The Jesuit Work Study College Prep in Los Angeles

Annual Report 2010-2011

Verbum Dei Seniors attend “The California Jesuit Excellence Tour.” A Word from our President

Dear Friends,

Bruce Juell, corporate chief executive, investment broker, consultant, venture capitalist, and friend of the Verb wrote a book a few years ago entitled The Retirement Activities Guide, Things To Do When Golf and Grandkids Aren’t Enough. An early chapter is named “First Things First” in which Bruce says you can’t find Fulfillment in retirement unless you “make sure that your Financial house is in as good a shape as it can be, that you are tend- ing to your health and Fitness, that your relationships with your Family and Friends are what they should be.”

Bruce’s advice works well for those in retirement, I’m sure, but also for all of us engaged in making Verbum Dei be the best place for the young men who come to us for a Catholic, Jesuit college-prep education – first things first.

As we celebrate our 50th year as a school and our tenth as a Cristo Rey school with the corporate work-study program, it is your generosity that is guaranteeing that our financial house is in order. The health and fitness of our academic program through the Cristo Rey Educational Enrichment Initiative and our partnership with the LMU School of Education has never been better. Under the leadership of our principal, our Dean of Student and Family Support, and our director of Corporate Work-Study and others we have initiated a number of bet- ter ways to communicate with our students’ families and have begun to offer various opportunities for parents/ guardians to meet each other and work together for the good of their sons; already a “family,” we are becoming friends.

First things first so that we can offer our students fulfillment – a chance to be safe, a chance to learn the dignity of work, a chance to get to college, a chance to discover their talents and match them up with the world’s needs – a chance to make a difference in their families, with their friends, and in our community.

Thank you for your prayers, your interest in what we are achieving, your encouragement, and your financial help.

God bless you!

William Muller, S.J. President A Word from our Board Chair

Dear Friends,

As an alumnus and the current Chairman of the Verbum Dei High School (“The Verb”) Board of Advisors, I am honored to offer you our 2011 Annual Report. As you may know, we begin our fiftieth year as a beacon of hope for higher learning in Watts and the surrounding communities. The Verb’s mission is to remain focused on giving under- served—both economically and academically— young gentlemen an opportunity to achieve their dreams of graduat- ing from college and living successful lives as men with and for others.

Students and their families quickly come to understand the importance of a college preparatory education, as it is a large part of school culture the moment they step onto the campus. Also, our students are immersed in our unique Corporate Work Study Program which provides an innovative hands-on experience in the world of commerce and in- dustry that not only helps them to support their educational costs, but often provides them a level of practical experi- ence which is often beyond many college graduates.

I am honored to report that during the last fiscal year Verbum Dei had several impressive achievements:

1) We developed a new ambitious program at the Verb: the Math and Science Enrichment Initiative (MSEI), a $500K project. MSEI will employ a comprehensive strategy, incorporating current best teaching practices, a partnership with LMU’s Center for Math and Science Teaching, the use of state of the art technology, innovative methodology, and updated curricula with the Verb math and science disciplines to position ourselves as a pipeline for young men of color to gain college acceptance, and be competitive in, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields and professions.

2) In keeping with our Catholic, Jesuit mission, all students have the opportunity to take part in student retreats at no cost to the students. We added an overnight freshmen retreat last year that was tremendously successful at bring- ing together the freshmen class for prayer and brotherhood. Sophomores and Juniors participate in one day retreats. All seniors have the opportunity to participate on the 3 day Kairos Retreat at Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center. Many graduates say that Kairos was the most powerful and memorable experience they had at Verbum Dei.

3) In June 2011, 100% of our graduating seniors were accepted into college—72% were accepted into four-year col- leges ranging from Georgetown, UCLA, Cal State LA, Howard, and Marist.

4) Our students are committed to doing justice. We offer two Immersion/Social Justice trips throughout the year to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Mexico border. Additionally, students take part in two weekend “service plunges,” where they get the opportunity to serve the homeless in downtown and East LA and stand in solidarity with the home- less by staying overnight at homeless shelters. Our service and social justice club called Verb in Action is thriving and has just partnered with the LMU men’s service organization called Magis for mentoring and additional service oppor- tunities.

These accomplishments show that our program is working and making for a brighter future.

In closing, I would like to thank everyone who has supported the Verb mission to provide opportunities to those who are underserved yet willing to work hard to achieve all of their dreams. Specifically, I wish to thank the dedicated faculty, staff, volunteers, corporate sponsors, individual donors, and foundations.

Gratefully,

Kurt Hocker ‘84 Board Chair

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

Revenues: Tuition/Fees (including grant from Catholic Education Foundation) 439,000 Grant from Corporate Work-Study Program 1,200,000 Contributions (individual, corporate, foundation) 2,263,000 Other Income 383,000 4,285,000 Expenses: Education/Instruction 1,733,000 Administration 822,000 Student Activities and Support Services 669,000 Facilities and Maintenance 424,000 3,648,000 Contributions: Individual Gifts 794,000 Corporate Gifts 72,000 Foundation Grants 1,362,000 Gifts from Jesuit Communities 35,000 2,263,000 Total Cost of Education per Student: Average Tuition and Fees Paid/Aid 1,756 Average Tuition Assistance Grant 1,194 Average Scholarship Grant 6,842 Average Contribution from Work-Study Program 4,800 14,592

Tuition/Fees 2010/2011 Revenues Other Income (including grant 9% from Catholic Education Foundation)

Contributions 10% (individual, corporate, foundation) Grant from

53% Corporate Work

Study Program 28%

2010/2011 Expenses Facilities and Maintenance 12% Student Activities and Support Education and Services Instruction 18% 48%

Administration 22%

Education Report Card

School Total on Students on Students on Students on Students on Seniors Year Honor Roll Dean's List Principal's List President's List Scholar's Gaining GPA: 3.0 - 3.39 GPA: 3.4 - 3.69 GPA: 3.7 - 3.99 List College GPA: 4.0 - up Acceptances 2010- 2011 0.28% 17.00% 7.29% 3.64% 0.40% 100.00% 2009- 2010 0.16% 10.98% 2.27% 1.89% 0.40% 100.00%

“Despite implementing a much more rigorous College Readiness curriculum, we have had another wonderfully successful school year with increases in numbers of students on the Dean’s List, Principal’s List, and President’s List. And I am proud to say, we have had four years of one hundred percent of our seniors gaining acceptances into colleges and universities across the country. These achievements are possible because of the hard work, passion, and dedication of our faculty and staff.”

~ Daniel O’Connell, Ed.D. Principal

Corporate Work Study Program Report Card

School Students Students with Students with Year Fired/Pulled Good Marks Outstanding from Job Marks

2010-2011 0.40% 47.00% 44.00% 2009-2010 1.50% 41.00% 54.00%

“The Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) has had another great year. Given the increased attention the CWSP team gave individual students, we decreased our number of fired/pulled students to under a half of a percent. Struggling students received one-on-one coaching from their program coordinators as well as additional training on the job. Thus, students were encouraged and motivated to perform better at work.

We are working with our CWSP supervisors to use the students’ evaluations as a tool to provide feedback for growth rather than an evaluation of the student himself. Hence, we saw an increase in the number of students with good marks to 47 percent. While the percentage of students with outstanding marks decreased by 10 percent, we were pleased knowing that supervisors were providing information that reflected the students’ true performance without the fear of penalizing him. Students were meeting supervisor expectations and supervisors were giving students constructive criticism.”

~ Mrs. Cristina Cuellar-Villanueva Director of Operations, CWSP

OUR MISSION: Verbum Dei is a Catholic, Jesuit, college and career preparatory, complemented by our corporate internship program, serving young men of Watts and the surrounding communities who are economically and academically underserved. We develop self-confident gentlemen who are intellectually motivated, spiritual, contemplative, and courageous in their pursuit of a more humane and just world. 2010-2011 Honor Roll of Donors - In these pages, we are proud to recognize the cumulative giving of donors. As you read through this listing, know how grateful we the Verbum Dei Gentlemen are to each and everyone of you.

Von Der Ahe Foundation

Divine Word Society ($5,000 to $24,999) Allen Lund Anonymous Archer Norris AT&T Foundation California Province of the Society of Jesus Mr. and Mrs. John Cody Comerica Bank Daughters of Charity Foundation Edison International Foley & Lardner Mr. and Mrs. James Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gentzkow President’s Society ($250,000 and above) Girardi & Keese Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hamilton The Cedar Foundation Mr. James Clark and Ms. Kristen Hemenez The Jean Perkins Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tom Honoré Latham & Watkins LLP Legacy Society ($100,000 - $249,999) Lon V. Smith Foundation Louise Laraway Teal Foundation Catholic Education Foundation Loyola High School John and Dorothy Shea Foundation Loyola Marymount Jesuit Community Lincy Foundation Loyola Marymount University Weingart Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter Muller Pacific Western Foundation Principals’ Society ($50,000 to $99,999) Payden & Rygel PWH Educational Foundation Ahmanson Foundation Santa Clara Jesuit Community Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Smith Anonymous Specialty Family Foundation Bill Hannon Foundation Mr. Tom Swanson Ibrahim El-Hefni Technical Training Foundation Mr. Stephen Synott Harry Bronson & Edith R. Knapp Foundation Ms. Meriko Tamaki Mr. Howard Rumjahn The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation William H. Hannon Foundation Trust Company of the West Union Bank of California Ignatian Society ($25,000 to $49,999) Mr. Keith Warlick Watson Land Company Anonymous Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Western Asset Management Company John B. and Nelly Llanos Kilroy Foundation William H. Hannon Foundation George H. Mayr Foundation William R. and Virginia Hayden Foundation Rose Hills Foundation Wilson Meany Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith US Bank Eagle’s Nest ($1,000 to $4,999)

Bernard Alfs Anonymous Anonymous Bank of America Matching Gifts Ms. Beverly Banks Mr. and Mrs. Greg Barone Mr. Michael Bazdarich Ms. E. Joan Bear Mr. and Mrs. John Beare BNY Mellon West Mr. and Mrs. John Boken Mr. Charles Hauck Ms. Mary Bomba Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hosp Ms. Elia Bonino Hutto-Patterson Charitable Foundation Booth, Mitchel & Strange IBM Corporation Mr. Thomas Boyle and Ms. Wendy Lees Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jensen California Province of the Society of Jesus Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen & McKenna Mr. Robert Kerslake Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cassese KLM Foundation Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. Ms. Laura La Shelle Mr. Michael Chevedden Mr. and Mrs. Denis LaBonge City National Bank Mr. Richard Lasater Ms. Lucia Cleveland Vanderheyden George and Mary Ann Leal Foundation Ms. Janice Clifford Lewis Family Mr. Bernard Clougherty Mr. and Mrs. John Linfesty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Collins Mr. Todd Locicero Mr. Charles Davis Loyola House Jesuit Community Mr. and Mrs. R. Justin Dedeaux Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mackel Mr. Anthony De Lellis Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Majcher DIRECTV Matching Gift Center Mr. and Mrs. Mark Marquess Ms. Mary Dohn Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mason Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dooling Mr. and Mrs. Martin May Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dumesnil Ms. Lori McCreary Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McKenna Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dunn Ms. Betty McLaughlin Mr. Glenn Duval Mr. and Mrs. Murray McQueen Mr. Adolf Eitner Mr. Dan Medina Fairchild-Martindale Foundation Mr. Mitchell Milias Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Feit Mr. and Mrs. Dave Misch FIRST Ms. Holly Mitchell Fletcher Jones Foundation Mt. Carmel Alumni Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dan Florek Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nejasmich Mr. and Mrs. Brad Freer Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ness Friends of St. Lawrence New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Mel Gerstner Nike Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gianelli Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nuanes Mr. Hector Perez and Ms. Luz Gonzalez Dr. and Mrs. Theodore O’Connell Mr. Ronald Griffith Mr. Daniel O’Connor Mr. John Guerin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Perry Mr. Jim Hannon Mr. Horace A. Pete, Jr. Mr. Thomas Hanrahan QueensCare Family Clinics Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Harris Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ragland BNY Mellon West Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bonino Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown Mr. Charles Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. John Calvert Mr. and Mrs. Tom Casey Mr. and Mrs. Richard Celio Mr. and Mrs. John Cody Mr. and Mrs. Tom Condon Ms. Mary Coquillard Mr. and Mrs. Sam Coquillard Mr. William Costigan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Don Regan Mr. Leonardo Cruz Mr. Charles Rendler Mr. Frank Dohn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ricci Mr. Ralph Eidem Mr. Roy Rico Mr. and Mrs. Hall Evans Ryan Companies US, Inc. Mr. Danny Fontno Ms. Cathy Schleussner Ms. Susan Fox Mr. and Mrs. Chris Scibelli Mr. Jaime Garza Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Scott Gilbert Kelly Crowley & Jennet Mr. William Scott Grant Thorton LLP Ms. Terry Seidler Mr. Steven Harris Mr. Alex Sinkys Mr. Mark Henderson and Ms. Helen Chew Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Mr. Michael Hickey Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith Ms. Alexis Hoen Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith Ms. Elizabeth Horgan Ms. Carol Somerville Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Houston St. Lawrence of Brindisi School Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hurley Sullivan Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Jennett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Von Der Ahe Jesuit House Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Von Der Ahe Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Dave Walsh Mr. Joseph Kearns Mr. John Watkins Ms. Anne Kelley Wells Fargo Foundation La Salle High School Mr. Scott Wendelin Mr. Craig Levra William H. Hannon Foundation Mr. Thomas Liautaud Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Whalen Ms. Gina Liberotti Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wimmer Mr. Peter Looker Ms. Jill Wondries Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Loscialpo Mr. Donald Woods Loyola High School Mr. and Mrs. Paul Workman Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mackel Ms. Rita Zimbaldi Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Malloy Ms. Debra Martin Blue and Gold Club ($500 to $999) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Mr. and Mrs. Jose Molina ABC 7 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moretti Mr. John Anglin Dr. and Mrs. Don Morgan Mr. and Mrs. J. Dennis Baker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrish Bank of America Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Mosich Fr. Peter Banks Munger, Tolles & Olson Mr. and Mrs. John Barganski Occidental Petroleum Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bender Mr. and Mrs. James O’Callahan Mr. Daniel O’Connor Mr. William L. Battles Mr. and Mrs. Ken Olsen Mr. John Bauman Mr. James Oswald Mr. Victor Bellaschi Mr. and Mrs. John Ottoboni Mr. Joseph Bevacqua Mr. and Mrs. Gary Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Donald Binder Mr. Joseph Piantadosi Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bisetti Mr. and Mrs. William Polkinghorn Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bishop Mr. and Mrs. James Prietto Blessed Sacrament Jesuit Community Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Proctor Ms. Alma Bonino Mr. Ralph Raulli Mr. Gregory Breen Mr. and Mrs. David Reed Mr. and Mrs. James J. Britsch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ross Ms. Joann M. Brock Mr. and Mrs. Jim Saake Mr. Lorenzo Brown Santa Clara Jesuit Community Mr. and Mrs. John Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scilacci Mr. Daniel Burschinger Mr. and Mrs. Mark Snashall The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in Mr. and Mrs. V. Patrick Straub honor of Christine Coxhill Mr. and Mrs. Chip Stuckmeyer Casa Luis Espinal Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stutts Mr. Michael J. Cassanego Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Sweeters Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Chambers The Sullivan Group Dr. James Chan Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Vinnedge Ms. Arleen Chance Dr. D. Jeffrey Weil Mr. Edward J. Coffey Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cole Mr. James Wise Mr. Keith M. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins Friends of Verbum Dei ($100 to $499) Ms. Agnes Colman Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Colorado Mr. and Mrs. Giulio Accornero Mr. Charles Cowley Mr. Richard T. Andrews Ms. Christine Coxhill Ms. Susan Argintar Mr. Stephen Crosley Mr. Rodney Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Jose Luis Cuellar-Villanueva Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barone Ms. Joy M. Curry Mr. Thomas Barron Dr. Hal C. Danzer Ms. Josefina Batres Mr. Devon Devilling Mr. and Mrs. David DeVito Dr. Patrick Dowling Mr. and Mrs. George Dugard Ms. Kathleen Duncan Mr. Peter Eastman Mr. Thomas Ecker Mr. Brent Edgecumbe Mr. Steven Edwards Ms. Sandra Eisenberg Mr. and Mrs. Adam Erdberg Ms. Teresa Esparza Mr. George Farmer Mr. Michael Feeley Mr. Erich Fertschneider Mr. and Mrs. Chris Feybush Mr. and Mrs. Bob Foster Ms. Joyce Foster Ms. Antoinette Fournier Mr. and Mrs. John Landers Ms. Claudia Larson Mr. and Mrs. David Larwood Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lawlor Mr. and Mrs. Edward Loftus Martha Lopez Mr. James Maechling Manresa Jesuit Community Mr. John Z. Martin Ms. Laurie Mavrokefalos Mr. Glen Mayer, ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Peter McAdam Mr. Eugene Fox Ms. Anne Marie McCauley Ms. Krista Frankovic Mr. Andrew McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Fredrick Ms. Mary McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Fumia Mr. Scott McPherson Mr. Luis Garces Mercury General Corporation Mr. Donald Garrard Dr. Robert Meth Mr. and Mrs. John Girardi Mr. Gary Meunier Mr. Brent Goodwin Microsoft Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. William Griggs Mr. Bryan Milinovich Mr. and Mrs. Javier Guerena Mr. and Mrs. Norman Miller Mr. Gabriel Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. David Mojica Ms. Jeanne Hadley Mr. Mike Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. John F. Haggerty Mr. and Mrs. Martin Morehart Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Morrison Mr. Michael Hart Mr. Daniel Jerome Muller Dr. and Mrs. Tony Heaney Mr. Jeffrey Muller Ms. Llana Henderson Mr. Andy Murr Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Higgins Ms. Madelyn M. Murray Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hill Mr. Joseph C. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hines Mr. Naeem Nawaz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmquist Ms. Jeanne Neville Ms. Karen Ho’o-Wilkins Ms. Lisa Nevins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Horgan Mr. John P. Newman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Howard Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norman Mr. Brian Hoye Ms. Mary Lee Norman Ms. Sally Hughes Mr. and Mrs. William O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. William Husak Mr. Kevin O’Brien Ms. Tisa Jackson Mr. Brendan O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jakubowski Mr. William O’Connor Jesuit Community Mr. and Mrs. Merl Odenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johantgen Mr. David Ogren Mr. Tom Johnston Mr. Michael Olsen Ms. Anita Jones Ms. Suzanne V. Opdyke Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Juell Ms. Vilma K. Pallette Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly Mr. SA Bud Pascale Mr. Harvey Kibel Ms. Joan Payden Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Knoll Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peck Mr. and Mrs. Vern Knudson Mr. Trajan Perez Mr. Russell Kurihara Mr. John Petersen Ms. Yvonne La Marre C. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Theo Lacy Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pichardo, ‘67 Dr. and Mrs. James Poletti Mr. Scott Wood Mr. and Mrs. S. Robert Polito Mr. and Mrs. Willard M. Wood Ms. Heather Preimesberger Mr. and Mrs. Mark Woodward Ms. Anne Presti Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Prietto Mrs. Mari Olsen Woodward Mr. Brandan Raney Ms. Mary C. Woodward Mr. Fred B. Reimer Mr. and Mrs. Henry Workman Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rench Mr. and Mrs. William Zant Mr. Raul Rey Mr. Mark Zielinski Mr. and Mrs. Edson Rood Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rover Friends of the Eagle ($1 to $99) Ms. Lana Ruffing Mr. Ronald Russo Ms. Sheila Adams Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanders Ms. Frances Algya Mr. Joseph Scheid Ms. Artiz M. Alsandor Mr. Jerome Schmit Mr. and Mrs. Luis Andrade Mr. Larry Scott Anonymous Mr. Joseph B. Scudiero Anonymous Mr. John Sharpe Mr. Joseph Assad Ms. Mary Shea Mr. William Bagley, Jr. Mr. James G. Shontere Mr. John Baker Mr. and Mrs. Gary Silver Mr. Bernard Bannan Ms. Christine Sisley Mr. Robert J. Barnett Ms. Michaeline T. Skibinski Mr. Gregory Billups Mr. Lawrence Snapp Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bonino-Britsch Sony Pictures Entertainment Mr. Brad Boyd St. Martin de Porres-Knights of Columbus Council 5006 Mr. Michael Braun St. Raphael School Mr. and Mrs. John H. Brink Ms. Jessye R. Stafford B. Burgos Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stambuk Mr. Morgan Zo Callahan Ms. Bernadine Stolar Mr. Victor Cancino Mr. Guy Stone Mr. Kurt Cardoza Mr. Peter Sullivan Mr. Stephen R. Carle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Cathcart Mr. Edward Summers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cherry Ms. Lisa Swartz Mr. Rodney Chin Mr. Edward Ternan Ms. Adriana Colback Ms. Diane Renee Thomas Mr. Gregory Conley Ms. Cristy Townsend Ms. Mary Pat Cooper Mr. Charles Trudeau Mr. Adam P. Countee Mr. Michael A Tynan Underground Films Mr. Leonard Valenzuela Mr. John D. Vandevelde Mr. Paul A. Vert Mr. Richard Villa Mr. Ken Vils Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Viola Mrs. Kathy Walton Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward Ms. Debbie Wasson Mr. Robert Watson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Widera Ms. Loretta Crater Ms. Mary G. Morley Mr. William Davis Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Mulvihill Ms. Sharon M. DeBriere Dr. Theodore O’Connell, III Ms. Amanda del Pozo Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O’Hearn Mr. Kevin J. Delaney Mr. Paul Ordinario Mr. Anthony Delfino Ms. Inez Pace Mr. Richard Dickinson Ms. Louise Peralta Mr. and Mrs. Jon Dietz Ms. Rosa Livy Perez Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Dugan Mrs. Melissa Pettus Ms. Gina Dyson Ralphs Ms. Lydia Mae Edwards Mr. Stanley G. Robertson Ms. Rosemary I. Erlinger Mr. Joseph Rubio Mr. Seth W. Evenson Deann Saar Ms. Helene T. Feder Ms. Estelle Sakabinos Ms. Anne Marie Floyd Mr. Manuel Sanchez Mr. Gerald Ford Mr. Michael C. Schaller Ms. Betty Fox Mr. Richard Scuderi Ms. Judith Friedman-Rudzki Ms. Elli Shen Woo Mr. Art Garcia Ms. Emilie R. Small Mr. Willie Gauff Ms. Jessica Smith Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Giambrone Mr. William K. Smith Ms. Wendy Gladney Mr. and Mrs. Pat Studstill Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Godfrey Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Sullivan Ms. Monica Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Sweeney Mr. Mark Hall Target Mr. and Mrs. Owen P. Hall, Jr. Ms. Alma J. Terwiske Akiko Hayata Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Trobough Mr. and Mrs. David C. Heppell Mr. Gilbert Vallejo Mr. Michael D. Hill Ms. Eleanor van Hest Mr. Don Hoffman Mr. Matt Vigil Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hookstratten Ms. Wendy Waldron Mr. Ivan D. Hornbecker Mr. John Winnek Mr. Paul Hosch Ms. Peggy L. Wright Loyna Howard Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wright Mr. Michael Howard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yanicak Mr. Osborn L. Hurston Ms. Carolyn Zippilli Mr. Paul Isley Ms. Ann M. Zisser S. Johnson Ms. Samantha Jones In Kind Gifts Mr. Barry Kelley Mr. Thomas W. Kemp 7 for all Mankind Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kirchen The Battaglini Winery Mr. Gary Kulper Beartrap Canyon Vineyards Mr. Brian D. LaBonge Mr. Christopher Blomquist Mr. Lawrence Lacombe Mr. Joe Curtin Ms. Mary Melissa Lanchantin Frank Depietro & Sons Ms. Maria Luna-Ramirez The Dixon Family Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mazzatta The Duncan Family Ms. Kathleen L. McChesney Ms. Sara Fisher Ms. Etika Mesulama Friends of Verbum Dei Ms. Shirley Miller Ms. Sara Griggs Ms. Adriana Montero Mr. and Mrs. Tony Heaney Ms. Peggy Morgan Herzfeld & Rubin, LLP Homeboy Industries Mr. Anthony Delfino Mr. Bob Huston Mr. Harvey R. Kibel J’s Jewelry & Watches Mr. and Mrs. S. Robert Polito Das Jesson Jioni Jua Gifts in Honor Of Mr. Bob Kizu In honor of Selim Bassoul Ms. Liz Kizu Mr. Lawrence Snapp Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Laubach Ms. Gina Liberotti In honor of Logan Dalla Betta Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lightbourn Mr. Charles Hauck Mr. and Mrs. John Linfesty Marley Machjer-The Party Goddess In honor of Jeff Bonino-Britsch Ms. Judy Majcher Ms. Elia Bonino Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martinez Mr. Murray McQueen In honor of Christine Coxhill Mr. and Mrs. Mike Moretti The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Peggy Morgan In honor of Denis LaBonge The Murray Family Mr. Anthony L. Cole Nike Mr. Kevin O’Brien In honor of Fr. Gerald Lewis, S.V.D. Dr. Theodore O’Connell, III Lewis Family Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Hora Mr. William Payden In honor of Cathy MacCarthy Payden & Rygel Mr. Lawrence Snapp Mr. Michael Perrin Mr. and Mrs. Michel Perrin In honor of John Shea Ms. Heather Preimesberger Mrs. Melissa Pettus Red Light PR In honor of Michael Smith Mr. and Mrs. DJ Reed Ms. Sally Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Chris Scibelli In honor of Warren Wimmer Ms. Dion Smotherman Ms. Anita B. Jones Sullivan Vineyard Mr. Jim Wise It is with a great sense of gratitude and appreciation that Verbum Ms. Elli Woo Dei High School acknowledges the generosity of our many bene- factors who have invested in Verbum Dei. The above list reflects Tribute Giving donations made between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information. Memorial Gifts Please contact Stephanie Andrade @ (323) 564-6651, Ext. 5110 or [email protected] if you discover an error. In memory of John Monahan Ms. Alma J. Terwiske

In memory of Paula Ogren Mr. David Ogren

In memory of Platoon 2252 Ret: USMC MSGT Horace A. Pete, Jr.

In memory of Rev. Frank Shigo, S.V.D. Mr. Richard Dickinson

In memory of Andrew Zimbaldi Frances Algya 2010/2011 Corporate Partners

Organization Students Active Since Organization Students Active Since

Aerospace Corporation 4 2006 Manatt Phelps & Phillips 4 2010 Allen Lund Company, Inc. 4 2007 Merle Norman Cosmetics 4 2003 Archer Norris PLC 3 2005 Morris Polich & Purdy LLP 4 2004 Bank of the West 4 2003 Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 4 2002 Belkin International, Inc. 4 2002 Nike 4 2006 Bingham McCutchen LLP 4 2002 O’Melveny & Myers LLP 4 2002 BNY Mellon 2 2009 Operating Engineers Funds 4 2004 Bob Smith Toyota 4 2007 Payden & Rygel 8 2002 Booth Mitchel & Strange LLP 1 2009 QueensCare Family Clinics 4 2006 Broadway Federal Bank 4 2009 Robie & Matthai PC 4 2002 Brookfield Properties 4 2008 Shea Properties 4 2006 Buchalter Nemer PLC 4 2005 Sidley Austin LLP 4 2003 California Science Center 12 2009 Sony Pictures Entertainment 4 2009 The Capital Group Companies 4 2010 Southern California Edison 8 2006 Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, St. Joseph’s Center 1 2008 Franzen & McKenna 2 2008 Stanislawski & Harrison CPA’s 1 2008 CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 4 2002 The Sullivan Group 4 2003 Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. 3 2008 Thomas Properties Group, Inc. 4 2004 Cooperative of American Trust Company of the West 4 2004 Physicians, Inc. 1 2005 Underground Films 1 2009 Creative Channel Services, LLC 4 2009 Union Bank 12 2002 Crowell & Moring LLP 1 2002 University of Southern California 4 2009 Deloitte & Touche LLP 2 2002 US Bank 6 2004 Ernst & Young 4 2002 USC Institute for First Legal Network Services 4 2010 Creative Technologies 4 2008 Foley & Lardner LLP 4 2004 Venice Family Clinic 3 2005 Friends of California Wells Fargo Bank 4 2010 African American Museum 2 2002 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 4 2009 Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley Western Asset Management 4 2007 & Jennett LLP 4 2002 Winston & Strawn LLP 4 2004 Girardi & Keese 4 2002 Hennigan Bennett & Dorman LLP 4 2002 Herbalife International 4 2003 Jefferies & Company, Inc. 2 2005 Jones Lang LaSalle 2 2008 Mr. Richard W. Lasater II Keenan & Associates 2 2003 Partner of Foley & Lardner Kirkland & Ellis LLP 4 2004 with Graduate Jesse Viera, ‘11. LA’s Best 1 2005 Jesse worked at Foley & Lard- Latham & Watkins LLP 4 2002 ner during his four years at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell 2 2003 Verbum Dei. Loyola Law School 4 2008 Loyola Marymount University 4 2002 Macerich Co. 4 2006 2010/2011 Verbum Dei High School Board of Advisors

Chairperson of the Board Kurt Hocker – Union Bank

Mr. Medgar Boston Alumnus Mrs. Beth Polito, Psy.D Archdiocese of Los Angeles Mr. Guy Candido US Bank Mr. Omer Simeon HTM Rev. Peter Filice, S.J. Loyola Jesuit Community Mr. Charlie Smith Thomas Properties Mr. Peter Godfrey Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett Mrs. Patty Smith

Rev. Greg Goethals, S.J. Mr. Tom Swanson Loyola High School Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Mr. Jim Hannon Mr. Steve Synott Ferrazzi Greenlight Alliance for College Ready Public Schools

Mr. Larry Mackel Mr. Rich Vanis Mackel Associates Archer Norris

Rev. Michael Mandala, S.J. Mr. Keith Warlick Blessed Sacrament Church Hamburger Hamlet

Ms. Debra Martin Mr. John Watkins Loyola Law School John F. Watkins Associates

Ms. Michelle McGinnis Mr. Scott Wendelin Los Angeles City Attorney Bernstein Global Wealth Management

Mr. Dan Medina Mrs. Kathy Whalen Capital Knowledge Wolfe Wyman

Ms. Holly Mitchell Crystal Stairs

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