ReflectionsSTATEN ISLAND ACADEMY SPRING 2016 LETTER OF REFLECTION Reflections reetings from ! These are exhilarating experience. We want to ensure that we provide an optimum times at the Academy. Our faculty has decided to comprehensive support program that addresses the social, The Magazine of Staten Island Academy G adopt Design Thinking as a model for our students to emotional and academic challenges that our students are Spring 2016 develop the 21st century skills necessary for them to engage likely to encounter. Through individualized learning plans in their local community and in the world in ways that are in the resource center, we want to be sure to educate all of gratifying, stimulating and fun. With the adoption of this our children in the importance of self-advocacy as they design model, it is our hope to encourage curiosity and transition into college. Finally, we have set a goal to increase 2015 - 2016 Board of Trustees innovation. The Harvard Business Review magazine describes our current fund for financial aid so that we can provide Staten Island Academy 2016 the collective principles of Design as empathy with users, a access to every deserving young person of talent from the Marinella Ahmadi discipline of proto-typing and a tolerance for failure [that /New Jersey area who aspires to experience an MISSION STATEMENT Paul R. Ainslie will lead to discovery or rediscovery] through various trials Academy education, regardless of need. Victor P. Avis ’79, DDS, President and errors. It is the intention of this approach to give our Successful students — achieving their goals in Finally, I would like to close by sharing with you some James Barbaria students the proper tools to work in a responsive and school and in life — are at the heart of the learning inspirational remarks that Dan Master ’71 gave at last year’s Alan Bernstein flexible culture that will intentionally explore different community that is Staten Island Academy. An commencement exercise. Allow me to summarize. He told our independent, co-educational, college prep school Elizabeth Bifulco perspectives so that our children will learn to think students that they needed to learn two more lessons before they for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, the collaboratively and originally. The intent is to embrace Steven I. Caplan were to receive their diplomas. The first lesson was that the Academy provides an inspiring balance of interdisciplinary learning that will lead to problem solving, Albert R. Cauz, Head of School* Class of 2015 did not build the Staten Island Academy that intellectual challenge, exploration, service and to deep research, to teamwork, to strong presentation skills Cynara L. Coomer, MD they came to, and it is the responsibility of all graduates to help opportunity. Our students learn to be critical and to going beyond the classroom and into our Joseph D’Arco Vice President keep building the next Staten Island Academy. He stated that thinkers, ethical leaders and self-reliant problem communities, knowing that it will be mental agility and solvers, who are equipped to navigate a complex back in the 60’s neither he nor his parents were responsible for Sergey Guberman versatility that will grant them a life characterized by and ever-changing world. We prepare our students to Timothy Colton Harrison the buildings he enjoyed as a student at SIA. He noted that become life-long learners. Academy students find fulfillment and happiness. Anita Laremont, Secretary they were built by others, but it was his great fortune that these their own voices, develop their talents and raise As I write you, the Board of Trustees has adopted three new buildings were there for him and his parents just when he their aspirations. Staten Island Academy proudly Nathan Lev-Ari strategic goals for the Academy. One of them is to explore needed the school. He then exhorted these new alums, and all recognizes, respects and affirms the dignity and Angie Master the possibilities of a 21st century classroom building that alums for that matter, to accept the moral responsibility of worth of all members of our community. Lily D. McNair, Ph.D will be approximately 26,000 square feet and will be maintaining and building the next Staten Island Academy, so Nelson Minier characterized by having innovation labs, writable walls and that in the future when students and families need this school, DIVERSITY STATEMENT Joseph Anthony Puma, MD the flexibility to provide space for what we hope will be SIA will still be here for them . . . as it has been for every Staten Michelle Savino, Parents’ League President Rooted in the belief that diversity creates many dynamic interdisciplinary courses. We would like the Island Academy graduate in their time of need. Further, he excellence, Staten Island Academy welcomes a Frank Scarangello building to be energy efficient (maybe even LEED rated). It went on to ask: “Why should philanthropy be a responsibility multiplicity of voices and perspectives that Bharath Sithian ’04, Alumni Representative* will be an area on campus where connection, collaboration, for alumni? Because,” he said, “when you look at the faculty of includes, but is not limited to, ethnicity, gender, Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino, Treasurer science, technology, engineering, math, art and humanities Staten Island Academy, past and present—the heart of the race, religion, sexual orientation, family structure are laterally blended so that our students are engaged in institution—it is incumbent upon alumni to recognize those and economic backgrounds. We are committed to Honorary Trustees “big thinking” ideas. Through capstone-type experiences special teachers to whom you owe a debt that can never be a program that deepens understanding of our Vito V. Soranno afforded by this new building, we will ensure for future repaid, by supporting Staten Island Academy today and in the multicultural world and affirms inclusivity in and generations that Staten Island Academy is a school that future with your time, your money and your talents.” *Ex Officio outside the classroom. We expect members of our values curiosity over the simple compliance of coverage of Keep the Academy in your thoughts and in your hearts! community to engage in open and ongoing material; therefore, we will keep re-examining our program dialogue on diversity issues to promote awareness, so that the Academy will be in possession of a cutting-edge And please come by for a visit! understanding and respect and to use these curriculum for now and in the future. conversations as catalysts for individual and Sincerely, collective growth. To move beyond tolerance, we We have also set as a goal the enhancement for services in support and assist our students, faculty and the Patrick ’52 Academic Resource Center in order to better parents in successfully negotiating and embracing support students with all sorts of learning differences, so Albert R. Cauz the distinctive heritages, beliefs and differences that they will possess the self-awareness that will lead them Head of School that form our common humanity. to academic support and appreciate the fact that resiliency Staten Island Academy is an important part of achieving a well-balanced academic 1 contents

Message from the Head of the School 1 10th Anniversary of the House System 4 Memorial Garden and Tree Dedication 6 Celebrating Michael Shanley Jr. 8 Celebrating Mary Jean Strubel 9 Dr. John Peoples, Jr. ’50 10 Year in Athletics 2013-2014 12 Year in Athletics 2014-2015 14 Development Report 2013-2014 17 Development Report 2014-2015 34 Letter to Alumni 44 Class Notes 51 Alumni Gatherings and Get Togethers 58 Commencement 2014 60 Commencement 2015 62 Business Suits and Boxing Gloves 64

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he start of a new school year brings with it a host of fresh in the Sochi games and a desire to “have fun together.” And, Texperiences: new classroom teachers and textbooks, just last spring, the wildly popular Trivia Crack app made an changes in daily schedules, and exciting new relationships to appearance as a House competition. explore. For students in the Academy’s Upper School, a new While events still play a large role in the overall House school year also means the beginning of another season of program, a number of other components have developed participation in our House Program. As Coordinator of the over the years, which have significantly enhanced the House program since 2009, it is always an exciting time for me as I experience for the Upper School. Inspired by our Service watch the new school year unfold and wonder how our new Learning initiative, community service is now a major combination of Upper School students and faculty will impact year-end category, with Houses earning points for the its presence on campus. number of documented hours served, as well as for the Now in its second decade at SIA, the Academy’s House percentage of House members participating in a service Program provides unique opportunities for members of the endeavor. To encourage and acknowledge House Upper School community to share positive interaction at all enthusiasm, spirit points are awarded following every event. grade levels and in all academic disciplines and departments. Combined with GPA and attendance categories, these By participating in House activities and competitions, non-event classifications have helped the House program students and staff get to know each other in new ways and become a larger part of everyday Upper School life. share new experiences that go far beyond the classroom. To further enhance our program’s scope and effectiveness, I At the inception of the program in 2004, five Houses were was pleased to use our school’s prestigious Diamond Grant created, each named for a significant figure in Academy to explore House programs in England this past March. history. As a school, we are proud of the people and Travelling to Cheltenham, Bath and Cheshire gave me the traditions, which have shaped our development, and our unique opportunity to visit places where House programs House Program seeks to honor their lasting impact on our have been in existence for generations. It was a very school. Houses compete throughout the school year in a enlightening and enjoyable trip, and I came back with a host number of categories: athletic events such as House of new ideas that I am excited to implement in the months , soccer, and SAC Day contests; spirited ahead. I also returned with a wonderful sense of how far we competitions in House Jeopardy!; and artistic endeavors, have already come as a House Program, and how well we such as the annual House holiday decorating contest, which are moving forward. transforms our Commons with colorful representations of a Watching the program grow and evolve has been extremely variety of different holiday themes and traditions. All of these gratifying. Whereas, House discussions were once primarily events bring the entire Upper School together, providing a restricted to organizing and evaluating event competitions, safe, fun environment for enjoyable interaction and friendly conversation is now heard almost daily in the halls and competition. Over the years, the program has expanded its meeting spaces where Upper School students and faculty impact on the Upper School community, with events now congregate. More House t-shirts are being worn on campus being held nearly every month of the academic year. And an than ever before. House loyalty is readily apparent, and there ever-evolving curriculum, in direct response to student/faculty is always an electric anticipation in the air when we approach suggestions and interests, keeps the program current and our annual House Induction ceremony. It’s exciting to watch vibrant. Our “Family Feud” competition, now a House their interest and enthusiasm take hold, for it is only with the favorite, grew out of a teacher’s enjoyment of the television help and support of our entire school community (students game of her youth; in 2014, the Upper School hosted its own and faculty alike) that such progress has been made and will version of the Winter Olympics (complete with a cross- continue. Singer/songwriter Graham Nash once wrote, “Our country “crutch” skiing competition and a scooter relay race) House is a very, very, very fine House….” Couldn’t have said at the suggestion of an Upper School student with an interest it better myself.

4 5 Memorial Garden and Tree Dedication by Nicole Tolnes

n December 20, 2014, lost two of its O“Finest.” Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were killed in the line of duty during an unprovoked attack. Officer Ramos was also a member of the Staten Island Academy family. His eldest son, Justin, graduated in the Class of 2013. Albert R. Cauz, Head of School, pledged to support Justin and his family. The Class of 2013, with the full support of the Staten Island Academy community, set upon plans to dedicate a memorial to the fallen officers. Academy alumni, spearheaded by the Class of 2013, gathered together, with current students, faculty, friends and families and dedicated a memorial garden and stone bench in honor of Officer Ramos and Officer Liu. Justin Ramos’ fellow alumni, the Class of 2013, donated two blossoming plum trees, said to symbolize courage and hope, to represent the officers. In addition to the trees, the Class of 2014 donated memorial plaques, and the Class of 2015 donated a bench, making the space a soothing location to remember the sacrifice made by the officers who swore to protect us. Staten Island Academy was honored to present the memorial to the Ramos family, who attended the dedication which was held on May 30, 2015. Academy students performed, and Roger Ahern gave an address on behalf of the faculty. Fellow alumni, Jesse Clemente ’13 and Miguel Avvento ’14, also addressed the family and attendees. Please be sure to admire the garden on your next visit to the Academy and take a moment to remember Officers Ramos and Liu and thank all the officers of the NYPD for their dedication and sacrifice.

6 7 Celebrating... Michael Shanley, Jr. Mary Jean Strubel By Michael Shanley, III By Erin Kennedy At the 2013 Commencement Ceremony, the Academy congratulated and At the end of the 2014-15 school year, the faculty prepared for usual goodbyes applauded Michael Shanely, Jr. as he embarked on the next phase of his life – and well wishes for the summer, but for one member of faculty, it was a different retirement. We also celebrated that same year when his son, Michael Shanley, III farewell. Mary Jean Strubel, beloved teacher, mentor and friend to countless ’99 joined us. Jokes spread about how Mr. Shanley must have found the fountain teachers, students and alumni retired after 33 years of service to Staten Island of youth, but quickly Mr. Shanley, III had made his own mark on the Academy. Academy. Fast forward to the 2015-16 school year, just a little over a year since we bid him a “There are no words that can ever truly grasp what Mary Jean Strubel has meant fond farewell…“It has been an interesting start of the school year to say the least,” said to me, her colleagues and the children of the Academy,” said Erin Kennedy, Michael ’99, “I have been given the opportunity to teach alongside my father this year, Grade 1 Teacher. “She has played so many roles in each of our lives. She is a while Jamie Savino ’94 is on maternity leave, and the first thing people ask me is ‘Is it mother, grandmother, teacher, role model, mentor and most of all – friend.” weird working with your dad?’ To be honest, I always say ‘not at all!’” Mary Jean touched the lives of many, always encouraging, always dignified and always a presence. Regardless of their age, she challenged her students to reach Students in the Classes of ’22 and ’23 found it amusing to have Mr. Shanley and higher and to strive further. “Asking us to ‘remember her’ is silly because we Mr. Shanley as teachers, but they were also lucky to have one of the Academy’s will never be able to forget her. We will emulate her example, a personal goal of great educators. "Mr. Shanley helped me very much with my transition from mine,” said Erin. Middle School to Upper School,” said Dominick Tomasuolo ’15. “He was always a fair and good-hearted teacher and that's what made him one of my favorite At the Academy, we hope that in her retirement Mary Jean thinks of us often, teachers of all time.” embraces all the adventures that await and makes the most of each day - lessons she taught so well to so many. Mary Jean shaped and molded brilliant minds, Michael Shanley, Jr. is the embodiment of what Staten Island Academy represents, guided compassionate souls and generous spirits and will always be a member and his absence changed the makeup of the community. While his years of of our community. experience, knowledge, wisdom and generosity live on literally and figuratively in the hearts and minds of all the students he influenced. Luckily circumstances The Academy congratulates Mary Jean Strubel on her retirement and hopes she continue to evolve and he decided he wasn’t done yet after all. Mr. Shanley is back will visit often! on staff for the 2016 - 17 school year. “I am continuously amazed at how genuinely he affected the people around him,” said Michael ’99. The Academy is thrilled to have his influence continue a bit longer.

8 9 Dr. John Peoples, Jr. ’50 By Kate Meyer

e often tell our SIA graduates that the world is their began to take night courses at Johns Hopkins and realized he Woyster. John Peoples ’50 took the adage one step could make a living doing physics. He was eventually awarded further and made the universe his oyster, earning a doctorate a fellowship that led to a Masters and later a Ph.D. in Physics of philosophy in Physics and later specializing in particle from Columbia in 1966. astrophysics. His life looks a bit like a real life Big Bang Theory, Ultimately, he ended up at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois. Fermilab which Peoples praised as a pretty accurate description of housed America’s leading particle physics laboratory and sometimes “nerdy,” intelligent groups of people and scientists included a particle accelerator until the accelerator was closed figuring things out. down in 2011 . The particle accelerator at Fermilab was second Dr. Peoples came to the Academy in 1945, at the end of World only in size to the Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. War II, for high school. He recalls that he had been a rather Accelerators allow physicists to look for quarks and other “lazy” student and does not remember his years in public particles that make up matter, the fabric of the universe. From school as particularly interesting or stimulating. He thinks this 1971 to the present, Peoples has played a variety of roles at may have been a deciding factor as to why his father chose to Fermilab including director of the lab from 1989-1999. During enroll him at the Academy, where both his brother and sister his tenure as director, he upgraded the Fermilab collider and were already enrolled (Brian Peoples ’51 and Nancy Joyce ’58) helped keep the lab relevant, which required both technical and where his younger brother Dennis ’61 would follow. At and political expertise. He found the politics “tricky business” SIA, he became more engaged in science as a discipline and but just figured it out. In his years since 1999, Peoples has began to flourish in part because of the more careful attention worked on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which is a detailed from faculty. The small class sizes and academic strength of three-dimensional digital map of the Universe. the faculty also inspired him. In addition, he found himself With his vast experience and literally a universe of motivated by his classmates, who were bright and energetic knowledge, Peoples had some words of wisdom to impart students. He discovered their interests were more aligned with upon current Academy students and recent graduates. his own. They liked to learn. He enjoyed not just the science He said, “It is important for students to find a person that at the Academy but the entire liberal arts curriculum, including can be relied upon and then work hard. Pressure is more Latin and French. By his assessment, he was not as talented intense today than it was when I was in high school.” That as his brother or sister in athletics, but yet he pretty much support system can make all the difference for a student, played everything, helping to round out teams. and, today, the most talented people in various fields start at a much younger age. After graduating from Staten Island Academy in 1950, Peoples went on to earn a degree from Carnegie Institute of Peoples believes that going forward the most crucial issue Technology, which merged with Mellon Institute of Industrial of our time is civil rights. He was excited to learn about the Research in 1967 to form Carnegie Mellon. It is there that Academy’s financial aid commitment as it would ensure he became focused on science and earned a Bachelor of more equality by providing more students with an engaging Science in Engineering. At his first job at Martin Aircraft, now education. In the same vein, he was supportive of the PARC Lockheed Martin, Peoples and other employees started a club program. He is a proponent of technology but as he put it, whereby they taught themselves various things related to their “unless these gizmos that are invented are manned by good jobs. Here, he was exposed to and fell in love with physics. He citizens, the greatest technology, is not at its best use.” 10 11 2013-14 • In Review • Upper School

Girls Varsity Soccer Girls Junior Varsity Basketball • 2013 ACIS Regular Season Champions • 2013-2014 PSAA Participant • 2013 PSAA Regular Season Champions Girls Varsity Girls Varsity • 2014 AAIS Regular Season Champions • 2013 SICHSAA Regular Season Champions Staten Island Advance All-Stars Girls Varsity Basketball Girls Soccer Girls Lacrosse • 2013-2014 ACIS Regular Season and Playoff • Aurora Tormey ’14 • Samantha Avis ’13 Champions • Aurora Tormey ’14 • NYSAIS Finalist Girls Tennis • NYSFSSAA Finalist • Jillian Auteri ’16 Girls Basketball • Corinn Baggs ’16 Boys Varsity Basketball Boys Tennis • NYSAIS Participant • Christopher Auteri ’15

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Boys Varsity Volleyball Staten Island Advance All-Stars • 2015 PSAA Regular Season and Playoff Champions Girls Soccer Boys Volleyball • Jillian Auteri ’16 • Dominick Tomasuolo ’15 Girls Varsity • Ilana Levich ’15 • Connor Frascati ’16 • 2015 PSAA Regular Season and Playoff Champions Boys Tennis Girls Soccer Girls Varsity Basketball • Linda Jean Delfini ’15 • Christopher Auteri ’15 • 2014-15 NYSFSSAA State B’ Champions Girls Lacrosse Jaques Award Winner • Allison Gibbons ’17 Most Outstanding Player on Staten Girls Basketball Island • Samantha Spadaro ’15 • Corinn Baggs ’16

1414 15 Development Report Building on our Legacy; Securing a Bright Future

Humbled is the only way to describe serving as chairperson of that attracted over 100 attendees from throughout the United Staten Island Academy’s Development Committee - humbled States, with one alumna even traveling from France to attend! by the sincere commitment of truly dedicated students, Albert has set a new standard in outreach, creating a yearly parents, trustees, faculty, staff, families, friends and a visionary tradition of multiple gatherings at Merrick House to honor Head of School, who all work tirelessly to ensure that each those giving at the leadership level; to welcome new families, student has an exceptional educational experience. This Lower, Middle and Upper School families; and to celebrate extraordinary group of people give of their wisdom, time and the senior class with a pre-Geranium Ball reception. treasure to build on the legacy of the Academy, as the preeminent independent school in New York City. They The Annual Fund is an integral way for all in our community invest in the Academy in order that it fulfill its mission and to to support the innovative programs, individualized teaching, ensure a secure and nurturing environment for future small class sizes, athletics and arts activities at the Academy. It generations. is mission-critical philanthropy to SIA that allows us to provide a world-class education and experience for each and Development is at the heart of the Academy, arranging every child. Nearly 100% of faculty, staff and trustees support community-building events, coordinating fundraising efforts this fund, and many have embraced our “Culture of and maintaining a relationship with our many thousand Philanthropy” by making four-year pledges. alumni. At the core of these activities are people with a love of the school and vision for the future, carefully nurturing the We have many goals for 2015-2016. The Development Academy’s growth. This starts with the unwavering support of Committee will be working with all of you to help support Albert R. Cauz, Head of School, and Dr. Victor P. Avis ’79, the strong growth in enrollment at the Academy, to provide President of the Board of Trustees, along with Teresa Pelosi, financial aid to students in need, to expand the Patrick ’52 Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations. Through Academic Resource Center for students with different their efforts and the work of many volunteers, the Annual learning styles, and to create a Fund has grown each of the past three years, raising nearly 21st century facility to $400,000 in each of 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, both school encourage critical thinking, records. The annual Auction (Fire & Ice in 2014 and An team-building and Evening at Sea in 2015), chaired the past two years by parents incorporating technology and Michelle and Michael Savino ’88 and Joy and Frank environmental responsibility. Stapleton, continued to break records. These events contributed $350,000 to the Annual Fund over two years. I thank you all for your philanthropy and look forward Each year, Academy Day attendance and donations have to your generous support of the grown as we engage our greater community with fun themes, Annual Fund and our shared an Alumni tent reception (through the gracious financial growth initiatives. support of alumni) and our annual Alumni Soccer Game. In Sincerely, 2014, our Parents’ League hosted an “International Family Fun Night” to highlight the diversity in our community. Chaired last year by Michele Nicoletta and Sahar Rifi, this event had an overflowing crowd wearing fashions that Dr. Joseph A. Puma represented their heritage. In the fall of 2014, our alumni Chair, Development from the ’70s and ’80s gathered for a celebration on campus Committee 17 16 Financial Review

RevenueRevenue Expenses Revenue from Operating (Unrestricted) Operating Expenses

Tuition & Fees $7,827,697 Salaries $4,843,561 Summer Programs 1,094,593 Employee Benefits 1,514,620 Auxiliary Programs 55,883 Administrative and Fundraising 569,211 Annual Fund 230,696 Maintenance and Depreciation 558,428 Designated Gifts & Grants 27,500 Education Expenses 722,166 Restricted Giving 53,851 Utilities 295,053 Endowment Contributions 1,501 Summer Programs 164,243 Special Events (net of direct costs) 191,101 Summer Programs-Salaries, Investment Income 131,481 Benefits & Payroll Related 592,303 State Aid 115,087 Auxiliary Programs 78,394 Other Revenue 38,373 TOTAL $9,337,979 Parents' League Concession 19,077

TOTAL $ 9,786,840

2013-14 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 President Francis Gibbons Victor P. Avis ’79, DDS Vice President Sergey Guberman Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Treasurer Anita W. Laremont Anita Laremont Secretary Nathan Lev-Ari Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 Marinella Ahmadi David Ng Paul R. Ainslie Teresa Pelosi * Alan Bernstein Bharath Sithian ’04 * Albert R. Cauz * Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Cynara L. Coomer, MD Allan Weissglass Joseph D’Arco Ed Wiseman Joseph A. Dezio Denise Dutton HONORARY Dina Marie Filippini Vito V. Soranno * ex-officio

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Savino ’88 * Maria Elena Selznick Laurie and Joseph Turchiano * Mr. and Mrs. Damian Slattery ’76 Mr. Andrew Dash ’05 Mr. Scott Kolonko ’01 and Frank & Kim Scarangello Lenny Shats and Rita Shats The Urbanek Family ** Frank and Joy Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dash ** Ms. Paris Trataros ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tommasi Hong Shi Mr. Oleg Veksler Dominick and Nancy Tomasuolo Mr. Maxwell David ’08 Cathy M. La Plant Simon and Svetlana Shkolyar Alexander and Elena Vennikov Michael J. Tormey Mrs. Theresa Della Lana and Donald and Kathleen LaMastra * Mr. Bharath Sithian ’04 Verizon Foundation Neil Vanderbilt* Dr. David Della Lana ’91 * Mr. William Kearney and The Maroon and Gold Club The Smarsch Family Mr. and Dr. Voutsinas ** Alex and Beata Veksler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMarzo * Mrs. Caryn Land-Kearney ’71 $1,000.00 + Michael and Marietheresa Tisi Ed and Orly Wiseman * Alexander and Elena Vennikov Mr. Nikhil Dhingra ’04 Mrs. Carole Lanni Eric Zhou and Zoe Liu Dr. Jamshad Wyne and Mrs. Andrea Wyne Dr. and Mrs. Lee Waldman Mrs. Alice B. Diamond ** Susan S. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acquilano ** The Urbanek Family** Dr. Rachel Ward Kevin and Cynthia Dinkins Bill and Hasime Lika Lorenzo Ansuini and Raffaela Vartuli Eric Zhou and Zoe Liu Advocates $250.00 + Mr. Wayne Wendel ’75* Ms. Janice Earle MSW Janet Coles MacDonald * Dr. Ronald Avis Mrs. Patricia Potter Young ’60 Ingrid E. Ebanks Valentine and Renee Mancini * Mr. and Mrs. Grigory Baranovsky Partners $500.00 + Mr. Aaron Ahola and Mrs. Cara Goldberg Mr. John Ehnhuus and Mrs. Kathleen Shea Brian K. Manske Ralph and Maria Barone Ahola ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Escher ’80 Roman Mardakhaev and James and Elizabeth Bifulco Robert and Annamaria Annicharico Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Facciponti Jamiliya Simkheyeva Michael and Gina Caruso Ms. Angela M. Artale ** Vel Belushin and Tatiana Doubovaia Dr. Irene Faraci ’79 * Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mastromarino Mr. Albert R. Cauz and Dr. Bridget McCabe Dr. and Mrs. Paul Auteri ** The Borghese Family Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Fenley Dr. Charles P. Melone Dr. Cynara Coomer and Dr. Jonathan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barbarino ** Lauriann and Martin Castrogiovanni Vanessa Ferlito Mr. Peter Miller and Deitch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno * Steven Cross and Susan Daly Cross** Mr. Bruce Fischberg and Mrs. Gail Wood Miller ’60 Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano * Mr. and Mrs. William P. Casciani Mr. and Mrs. Chris Delfini Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Motley

20 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 21 Academy Fund continued Family of Funds

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Vaughn, III ’45 Ms. Emily F. D’Arco ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Kuhn, III The Nancy Avis Memorial Fund The Honorable Francis H. and Honorable The Vayner Family Mr. Michael DeCorato ’09 Ms. Gail Lagomarsino ’81 Varvaro-Vetere Family Mr. Ken DeLeon and Mr. and Mrs. Sam LeBlanc Dr. Ramin and Mrs. Marinella Ahmadi Dianne M. Powers Award for Excellence in Mr. Paul R. Ainslie and Kelly Vilar and Soraya Candelario Mrs. Suzana Palej-DeLeon Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Lefkovic the Sciences and Community Service Mrs. Anita Wachs * Ms. Jenna N. Dezio ’09 * Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lessing Mrs. Suzanne Stirn Ainslie ’72 Ms. Yvette Washington-Wheatley Mr. Zachary Diamond ’14 Mr. Joshua Lessing ’99 The Estate of Nancy Avis The Honorable Dianne M. Powers Mark Weissman and Richard Johnson Mrs. Penny Vanderbilt Dinger ’60 * Ms. Vivian Leung Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Mr. William D. Wiegand ’80 Ms. Catherine Dunning * Mr. Robert F. Lewis ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Marjorie Scheminger Wilson ’52 ** Jane U. Duru Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lewis ’52 Club Phila Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Wollney * Miss Catherine M. Eisengrein ’82 Yong K. Lin Mr. Bruce Fischberg and Dr. Ming Xia and Mrs. Leslie Lei Xu * Ms. Elise S. Faust Mr. James H. Longley, Jr. ’62 ** Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Yurily and Irina Zayonts Mr. James Fielding and Ms. Carly D. Machado ’02 Annette and Art Frevola Dr. Craig Horvat and Dr. Terri Rapp ’87 Saqib Zia and Amina Saqib Mrs. Laura Donovan Fielding ’86 Mr. Erik R. Manske ’10 Caroline Harrison ’82 and Timothy C. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Steinman Mr. Lawrence L. Flynn, II ’11 Catherine and Andrew Martin Nathan and Meirav Lev-Ari Randy and Lauren Franza Mr. Jonathon Schneider and Dr. Devorah Lieberman and Mr. Roger Auerbach Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Saccaro Friends $1.00 + Connor J. Frascati Ms. Erin Martin ’93 Liam K. Frascati Mr. Michael C. Massaroli ’12 Allan and Roberta Weissglass Foundation Rashed Abbas and Chuchi Pablico MIDN 2/C James Frevola ’11 Mr. Daniel L. M. Master, III ’17 Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Agoliati ’68 Mr. John Frey and Mrs. Margaret Mastromarino The Richard E. Diamond ’49 Mr. and Mrs. S. Fareed Ahmed ’86 Mrs. Marcia Lewis Frey ’51 * Molly Maugeri ’14 Faculty Enrichment Fund Ryu and Ayako Aizu Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Gabbett ’61 * Dr. and Mrs. Evan McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Justin H. Almeida Nan Gao and Hua Li Mr. Christopher G. Mikalauskas ’08 Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Mr. Bernard Althoff and Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. George * Eugene Mikhov and Karen Litvin The Staten Island Foundation Mrs. Peggy Pease Althoff ’55 * Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Dr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Morren ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Annicharico Mrs. Jane Morris Greene ’41 Melissa M. Morris Anonymous * Ann Greenfield Mr. and Mrs. Vadim Mostovoy The Laura Elliman Patrick ’52 Anonymous Arthur and Lana Grinev Sandra J. Munger ’54 Academic Resource Center Ms. Chelsea M. Aronica ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Grumbach ’73 * Mr. Brian Nagendra Dr. Robert Sorrentino and Mr. Richard Avvento Mr. Sean W. Hamilton ’13 Mr. Shawn Novak Mrs. Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Richard and Marie Avvento Mrs. Mary Harley Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Connor ’55 ** Mrs. Jayne Vozeolas John and Lori Baggs Mr. Brian Healy ’83 Jennifer and Eugene Overton Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bartlett Lori B. Hernandez Mr. Gilbert Parmele ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Becker Mr. Andrew Higgins and Mrs. Michael Ekin Pearson ’66 * The Bennett Family Mrs. Margot O’Brien Higgins ’83 Matthew Pelosi ’17 Mrs. Amelia M. Berton Mr. Daniel Hyland and Ms. Anna Prince ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Brandt P. Boidy Mrs. Pamela Deutsch Hyland ’86 Mr. Philip Prince ’12 The Bolbirer Family Mr. Shotaro Imazu ’08 Tabitha Pujol-Mitchell Friends $1.00 + (cont.) Ms. Jessica Borghese ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Irwin ’67 Ms. Susan Puttick Mr. and Mrs. George Bramwell Ms. Samantha H. Jakuboski ’14 Abu and Sushmita Rahman Ms. Tina M. Santino Miss Mollie M. Torras ’51 * Ms. Rose Bruno Ms. Margaret Kaltenmeier ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Norman Scarpulla ’60 * Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Turnbull ’49 Salvatore A. Cappiello Ms. Jaime Kantor Ms. Laura Rizzo Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider * Mr. Donald Tuski and Robert and Candice Casatelli Mrs. Marilyn Piel Keyser ’83 Mr. William D. Romaine ’66 Mr. and Mrs. David Shack Mrs. Louise Manske Tuski ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Casserly Mr. and Mrs. Donald Knies Mr. Bryan Rosen Kim M. Spagnola Wilson and Josephine Valera Mr. John P. Cibbarelli ’83 Mr. Akiko Koide Mr. Roy Russen and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin B. Spencer, Jr. ’49 Mrs. Margaret Van Nostrand ** Kevin and Carolyn Clark Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kolonko Mrs. Maritza Marmolejos Russen ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Springstead ** Ms. Jenny Y. Varela Mr. Jesse G. Clemente ’13 Mark and Yoleida Kong-Quee James and Rebecca Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Gary Strubel Mr. Robert M. Wainwright and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Contini Frank and Cecilia Kost Ms. Rachel Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tannucilli * Mrs. Nancy Crabtree Wainwright ’49 Steven and Jean Corbett Ms. Jessica A. Thompson Mrs. G. Gail Hicks Watson ’51 Dr. Deborah A. Coy ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tolnes Carlos and Galina Zamora Mr. William C. Crabtree ’54 **Denotes 10 or more consecutive years of donating Aurora W. Tormey ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zazzaro Ms. Ashley Dapolito ’09 *Denotes 5 or more consecutive years of donating

22 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 23 Special Gifts Trustees

Corporations/Matching Gifts Memorial and Honorary Gifts 100% Participation American Express Charitable Fund MaryEllen Branigan Marinella Ahmadi Friends of the Academy Bank America Foundation In honor of Albert R. Cauz Paul R. Ainslie Barclays Capital Victor P. Avis ’79, DDS Anonymous Bristol-Myers Squibb Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Alan Bernstein Ms. Rose Bruno IBM Corp. In memory of Robert H. Manske Albert R. Cauz Mr. and Mrs. Harold Drachman JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cynara L. Coomer, MD Mr. Akiko Koide Merck & Co., Inc. Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Joseph D’Arco Mr. Shimako K. Sussman Mizuho In memory of Douglas Fries ’85 Joseph A. Dezio Avid Designs, Inc. Morgan Stanley Community Denise Dutton Clean Swift Maintenance, Inc. Prudential Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Harold Drachman Dina Marie Filippini Educational Travel Consultants Reliable Office Systems In honor of Nelly and Vincent Dugan’83 Francis E. Gibbons Energy Control Services Richmond County Savings Foundation Sergey Guberman Moe’s All Star Camp Sony Corporation of America The Harrison Family Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Professional Boiler & Burner Cleaning, Inc. TIAA-CREF In memory of Robert H. Manske Anita W. Laremont Studio 75 Photography The Staten Island Foundation Nathan Lev-Ari Third Avenue Management, LLC Anne Glazebrook Kehoe ’49 Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 Tiffany & Co. In memory of John C. Fontaine David Ng UBS Inc. Teresa Pelosi Grandparents U.S. Bancorp Foundation Akiko Koide Bharath Sithian ’04 The Verizon Foundation In memory of Ronald Selznick Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Allan Weissglass Mrs. Camille Acquilano Denis P. & Carol A. Kelleher Foundations Mr. Shimako K. Sussman Ed Wiseman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Annicharico Charitable Foundation In memory of Ronald Selznick Dr. Ronald Avis Valentine and Renee Mancini Denis P. and Carol Kelleher Foundation Mr. Richard Avvento Mrs. Margaret Mastromarino Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc. Jayne Vozeolas Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bartlett Mrs. Margaret Van Nostrand Allan and Roberta Weissglass Foundation In memory of Dr. Spero Vozeolas Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Becker Mr. Rocco Osso Christopher Whitehouse Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Branigan, III Mrs. Grace Prendergast Mr. and Mrs. Jack Deitch Arlene Rand 2014 Campus Paver Campaign Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider Grants and Special Gifts Anonymous Mrs. Mary Harley Mr. John Ehnhuus and Mrs. Kathleen Shea The Concordia Foundation James and JoyAnn Barbaria Ms. Marie Hipps Mr. and Mrs. John Stapleton The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation Allan and Roberta Weissglass Foundation Ms. Yvette Washington-Wheatley Northfield Savings Bank David and Michele Bronzo Richmond County Savings Foundation Mr. Albert Cauz and Dr. Bridget McCabe Frank and Kim Scarangello Dr. Cynara Coomer and Dr. Jonathan Deitch Stop & Shop A+ for Schools Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano Target - Scholarship America Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Students The Lincoln Fund Timothy Harrison Eva N. Bartels ’14 The Michael Gordon Foundation Annette and Art Frevola Emily F. D’Arco ’14 The Staten Island Foundation Mrs. Anne Glazebrook Kehoe ’49 Zachary M. Diamond ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Mroczkowski ’61 Connor J. Frascati ’16 Ms. Joanna C. Myssura ’95 Liam K. Frascati ’18 Ms. Laura A. Parenti-Norden Alice D. Harrison ’14 Joseph and Terri Puma Samantha H. Jakuboski ’14 Eric Sackey and Irene Aniagyei-Sackey Mr. Daniel L. M. Master, III ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Hanim Syed Molly Maugeri ’14 Mr. Thomas M. Van Leeuwen and Matthew Pelosi ’17 Mrs. Sarah Nutt Van Leeuwen ’76 Ninghao (Sandy) Sha ’14 Kathleen A. Ward Aurora W. Tormey ’14 Mr. Wayne Wendel ’75

24 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 25 2013-14 Parents Former Faculty and Staff

Rashed Abbas and Chuchi Pablico Dr. Eric De La Cruz and Dr. Anna C. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 2013-14 Parents (cont.) Dr. J. Stevens Bean Nancy K. Kehoe ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acquilano Pavlides Melissa M. Morris Mrs. Patricia Bramwell Mr. and Mrs. Donald Knies Dr. Ramin and Mrs. Marinella Ahmadi The DeInnocentiis Family Mr. and Mrs. Vadim Mostovoy Alexander and Elena Vennikov Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Mr. Michael J. McGoldrick Mr. Paul R. Ainslie and Mrs. Suzanne Stirn Mr. and Mrs. Chris Delfini Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mastromarino Mr. and Dr. Voutsinas Mrs. Diane J. Hulse Mrs. Ellen Sheirr Ainslie ’72 Mr. Ken DeLeon and Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Motley The Vayner Family Mrs. Taube G. Import Mr. Wayne Wendel ’75 Mr. Alaid and Ms. Husain Mrs. Suzana Palej-DeLeon Latoya Murphy Varvaro-Vetere Family Mr. and Mrs. S. David Ali Kevin and Cynthia Dinkins The Massaroli Family Kelly Vilar and Soraya Candelario Mr. and Mrs. Justin H. Almeida Mr. and Mrs. Dutton Jan and Anna Minew Dr. and Mrs. Lee Waldman Robert and Annamaria Annicharico Ingrid E. Ebanks Nelson Minier Ms. Ward Anonymous (3) Mr. Vladimir Elgort and Dr. Stella Elgort James and Tiffany Montaruli Ed and Orly Wiseman The Arazi Family Ms. Deborah Falcone Glen & Arlette Morisano Dr. Jamshad and Mrs. Andrea Wyne Dr. and Mrs. Bartholomew K. Armah Ms. Vanessa Ferlito Michele Nicoletta Dr. Ming Xia and Mrs. Leslie Lei Xu Dr. and Mrs. Paul Auteri Charles and Kathleen Fodera Anthony and Jo Ann Nunez Carlos and Galina Zamora Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Ms. Laurie Frankel Shawn and Mary O’Hara Yurily and Irina Zayonts Richard and Marie Avvento Robyn Frascati Leslie E. O’Neal Geneve Eric Zhou and Zoe Liu The Barbaria Family Nan Gao and Hua Li Roseann Paladino Saqib Zia and Amina Saqib Ms. Jane M. Bartels Francis and Diane Gibbons Teresa and Vincent Pelosi André and Paula Boulay Mark and Irene Gladstein Lea and Scott Prendergast Captain J.C. Bravo Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Joseph and Terri Puma John and Lori Baggs Arthur and Lana Grinev Tabitha Pujol-Mitchell The Bennett Family Sergey and Viktoriya Guberman The Quintela Family Mrs. Amelia M. Berton Michael Guerette and Abu and Sushmita Rahman The Bolbirer Family Suzanee DeJesus Guerette Robert and Elizabeth Rhee Ms. Sheri Bayewunmi Michael Guo and Min Song Bassam and Sahar Rifi Antonio and Mary Bilbao Mr. Sergey Gusev and Ms. Olga Pagieva John and DonnaMarie Russo Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Bulger Hong Shi Stefano and Lisa Sadaoui Faculty and Staff Mr. and Mrs. Grigory Baranovsky The Hannan Family James and Rebecca Samuels Elizabeth and James Bifulco Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Dr. and Mrs. Muneeb Samma Isaac and Chandra Blake Timothy C. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Savino ’88 Mr. Michael Acquilano Mrs. Ann Greenfield Ms. Rachel Sanchez The Borghese Family Lori B. Hernandez Frank and Kim Scarangello Mr. Roger Ahern Mr. Arthur Grinev Ms. Tina Santino Todor Bourov and Bistra Lalova Jacqueline Hipps Dr. Lenny Shats and Dr. Rita Shats Mr. Justin H. Almeida Mrs. Dolores Hayes Mrs. Jamie R. Savino ’94 David and Michele Bronzo The Jakuboski Family Simon and Svetlana Shkolyar Anonymous Ms. Jaime Kantor Mrs. Laura Shack Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Dr. and Mrs. Sultan S. Khan Pavel Shmukler and Yuliya Gurevich Ms. Angela M. Artale Mrs. Erin Kennedy Mr. Michael J. Shanley, Jr. Vel Belushin and Tatiana Doubovaia John and Edyta Knobloch McKenley and Lorna Sloley Ms. Marissa Barbarino Mrs. Dominique Kuhn Mrs. Joan Springstead Salvatore A. Cappiello Adnan Khdair and Eman Al-Janabi The Smarsch Family Mr. Brandt P. Boidy Mr. Donald LaMastra Ms. Jacqueline A. Stevens Kevin and Carolyn Clark Nancy Konigsberg Robert Sorrentino and Mrs. MaryEllen Branigan Mrs. Whitney LeBlanc Mrs. Mary Jean Strubel Mr. and Mrs. Michael Caruso Donald and Kathleen LaMastra Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Mr. Christopher J. Bruno ’06 Ms. Patricia Malizia Mrs. Gerry Tannucilli Mr. Albert Cauz and Dr. Bridget McCabe Cathy M. La Plant Kim M. Spagnola Mr. Albert R. Cauz Mr. Brian K. Manske Ms. Jessica A. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno Vladyslav and Oksana Lendel Frank and Joy Stapleton Mrs. Mary Ann Carrion Mr. Michael Mazella ’90 Mrs. Nicole Tolnes Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Chan Nathan and Meirav Lev-Ari Mr. and Mrs. Syed Mrs. Diane Casserly Mr. Evan McGrath Mrs. Laurie Turchiano Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Crane, IV Bill and Hasime Lika Marek Teklinski and Ann Marie Mahoney Mrs. Marianne E. Contini Mrs. Susan McGrath Ms. Jenny Y. Varela Steven and Darragh Caplan Mr. Lin Michael and Marietheresa Tisi Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano Mrs. Kathleen Meyer Ms. Rachel Ward Keven and Mary Ann Carrion Wei Guo Lin and Cindy Chen Dominick and Nancy Tomasuolo Mr. Frank S. Crane Mr. Shawn Novak Ms. Yvette Washington-Wheatley Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. Castellano, Sr. Yong K. Lin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tommasi Mrs. Caroline S. Crane ’83 Mrs. Jennifer M. Overton Mr. Mark Weissman Salvatore and Lisa Cavalieri Eugene Mikhov and Karen Litvin Mr. Tormey Ms. Darlene Crowe Ms. Kristi Pfister Mr. Clayton D. Wollney Steven Cross and Susan Daly Cross James and Tammy Mahoney Kelly and Salvatore Trancucci, III Ms. Catherine Dunning Mrs. Lea Prendergast Mrs. NancyAnn Zazzaro Shen and Sunnie Dai Vincent Malerba and Irina Malerba Isolda Tsapok Ms. Janice Earle, MSW Ms. Susan Puttick Mr. Clayton D. Wollney Dr. Mudar Dalloul and Dr. Rimonda Roman Mardakhaev and Laurie and Joseph Turchiano Ms. Elise S. Faust Mr. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Mr. Shawn Young Dalloul Jamiliya Simkheyeva Neil and Eileen Valero Mrs. Annette Frevola Ms. Laura Rizzo Mrs. NancyAnn Zazzaro Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Catherine and Andrew Martin Oleg and Beata Veksler Mrs. Joan George Mr. Bryan Rosen

26 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 27 Alumni PALs (Parents of Alumni)

Mrs. Connie Reeves Klein ’62 Mr. Joseph Pidoriano ’82 2000’s Rashed Abbas and Chuchi Pablico Mrs. Carole Lanni 1940’s Mr. James H. Longley, Jr. ’62 Mr. Brendan Raughter ’82 Mr. Scott Kolonko ’01 Mr. and Mrs. S. David Ali Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Lefkovic Anonymous Mr. Walter Heldmann, Jr. ’63 Mrs. Maritza Marmolejos Russen ’82 Mr. Christopher McGovern ’01 Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lessing Mrs. Shirley Keopka Johnson ’40 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nadel ’63 Mr. John P. Cibbarelli ’83 Ms. Alexis C. Platis ’01 Dr. Ronald Avis Ms. Vivian Leung Mrs. Jane Morris Greene ’41 Neil Vanderbilt ’63 Mrs. Caroline Stirn Crane ’83 Ms. Paris Trataros ’01 Dr. Kumar and Dr. Sushila Balakrishnan Mr. Brian K. Manske Dr. Leonard M. Passano ’42 Mr. Thomas J. Carlisle ’64 Mrs. Jade Koplow D’Agostino ’83 Ms. Carly D. Machado ’02 Mrs. Roberta Balber The Massaroli Family Mr. Clifford E. Holtermann ’45 Ms. Janet Dolgin ’64 Mr. Vincent J. Dugan ’83 Mr. Anand Sithian ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barbarino Dr. Charles P. Melone Mr. George A. Vaughn, III ’45 Mr. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Mr. Brian Healy ’83 Ms. Suzanne Josette T. Nizza ’03 Ms. Jane M. Bartels Mr. Peter Miller and Mr. Robert F. Lewis ’48 Mr. Douglas Tornquist ’64 and Mrs. Margot O’Brien Higgins ’83 Mr. Bharath Sithian ’04 Dr. and Mrs. J. Stevens Bean Mrs. Gail Wood Miller ’60 Mrs. Anne Finlay Schenck ’48 Mrs. Bonnie Kallaman Tornquist ’64 Mrs. Marilyn Piel Keyser ’83 Mr. Andrew Dash ’05 Dr. and Mrs. Louis Besser Mr. David Ng and Ms. Joan Harrison Mrs. Anne Glazebrook Kehoe ’49 Mr. Eric Lenck ’65 Nancy K. Kehoe ’84 Mr. Christopher J. Bruno ’06 The Borghese Family Shawn and Mary O’Hara Mr. Calvin B. Spencer, Jr. ’49 Mrs. Michael Ekin Pearson ’66 Mrs. Allison J. Diamond Levasseur ’84 Mr. Jordan Carpenter ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Bulger Lea and Scott Prendergast Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Turnbull ’49 Mr. Paul Schneider ’66 Susan Loring Crane ’85 Mr. Maxwell David ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Prince Mrs. Nancy Crabtree Wainwright ’49 Barry L. Swick, M.D. ’66 Mr. Adam Pomerantz ’85 Mr. Shotaro Imazu ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno Ms. Susan Puttick Mr. Dean Irwin ’67 Mr. Richard E. Diamond, Jr. ’86 Mr. Christopher G. Mikalauskas ’08 Mr. and Mrs. William P. Casciani Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Dr. Glenn Agoliati ’68 Mrs. Laura Donovan Fielding ’86 Ms. Chelsea M. Aronica ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. Castellano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Richter Mr. David Hensley ’68 Mr. Sean Kelleher ’86 1950’s Mr. Michael A. Barbarino ’09 Amelio and Maria Chiarizia Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Saccaro Mrs. Janet Peel Schneider ’68 Mrs. Cara Goldberg Ahola ’87 Mr. Gilbert Parmele ’50 Ms. Ashley Dapolito ’09 Steven Cross and Susan Daly Cross Dr. and Mrs. Muneeb Samma Mr. Michael D. Savino ’88 Dr. John Peoples, Jr. ’50 Mr. Michael DeCorato ’09 Mr. Robert Cummings and Janet Peel Schneider ’68 and Mr. Christopher Trzaska ’88 John Tyler ’50 Ms. Jenna N. Dezio ’09 Mrs. Lisa Boies Cummings ’77 Paul Schneider ’66 Mrs. Joann Graboski Mostovoy ’89 Mrs. Marcia Lewis Frey ’51 1970’s Mr. Erik R. Manske ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Mr. and Mrs. David Shack Sean P. O’Sullivan, Esq. ’89 Miss Mollie M. Torras ’51 Mrs. Caryn Land-Kearney ’71 Mr. Lawrence L. Flynn, II ’11 Dr. Douglas DeCorato and Dr. Carolyn Dr. Bruce Sheirr and Mrs. Ellen Sheirr Mrs. G. Gail H. Hicks Watson ’51 Mrs. Suzanne Stirn Ainslie ’72 MIDN 2/C James Frevola ’11 Raia The Smarsch Family Mr. Stuart Lewis ’52 Mr. Anthony Galante ’72 1990’s Ms. Jessica Borghese ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dash Kim M. Spagnola Marjorie Scheminger Wilson ’52 Nancy Haugen Cowen ’73 Mr. Timothy C. Harrison ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMarzo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Springstead Sal DiRusso ’53 Susan Avis Fishler ’73 Mr. Michael Mazella ’90 Mr. Michael C. Massaroli ’12 Mr. and Joseph A. Dezio Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tobin Barbara Bilow DiRusso ’54 Ms. Lizanne Fontaine ’73 Mr. Stefan Contorno ’91 Mr. Philip Prince ’12 Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Costas N. Trataros Mr. William C. Crabtree ’54 Mrs. Kyle Nelson Galante ’73 Dr. David Della Lana ’91 Ms. Emilee A. Urbanek ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Facciponti Laurie and Joseph Turchiano Sandra J. Munger ’54 Mr. Steven B. Grumbach ’73 Mr. Haris Hot ’91 Mr. Jesse G. Clemente ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Fenley The Urbanek Family Mrs. Peggy Pease Althoff ’55 Mr. Marc P. Patrick ’74 Mr. James Saccaro ’91 Mr. Joseph E. D’Arco ’13 Annette and Art Frevola Neil and Eileen Valero Janet Coles MacDonald ’55 Mrs. Louise Manske Tuski ’74 Ms. Erin Martin ’93 Mr. Sean W. Hamilton ’13 Dina Marie Filippini Mr. and Dr. Voutsinas Mr. Brian O’Connor ’55 Mrs. Amy Gruber Phillips ’75 Ms. Margaret Kaltenmeier ’94 Ms. Anna Prince ’13 George and Lynne Fries Mrs. Anita Wachs Mr. L. Jerome Bolstein ’58 Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Mrs. Jamie R. Savino-Mazella ’94 Mr. John Urbanek ’13 Francis and Diane Gibbons Ms. Yvette Washington-Wheatley Linda Grubbe Gibney ’58 Mrs. Sarah Nutt Van Leeuwen ’76 Alphonso A. Scotti ’94 Mrs. Ann Greenfield Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Wollney Mr. James McNeil ’58 Mrs. Lisa Boies Cummings ’77 Mr. Timothy F. Thompson ’94 Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Ann Hartmann ’59 Ms. Susan G. Nutt ’77 Ms. Jennifer Boylan ’95 Timothy C. Harrison Dr. Mary Holland Johnson ’78 Mr. Julio V. Gambuto ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kolonko 1960’s Victor P. Avis, DDS ’79 Mr. Robert C. Kleinau ’96 Donald and Kathleen LaMastra Dr. Deborah A. Coy ’79 Mr. Gautham Rao ’96 Mrs. Penny Vanderbilt Dinger ’60 Dr. Irene Faraci ’79 Mrs. Vanessa Grigoli Nipoti ’97 S. Suzanne Huguenin ’60 Mrs. Diane Lagomarsino Kasprowitz ’79 Mr. Vikram Sithian ’97 Mr. Keith Johnson ’60 Mr. Craig Patrick ’79 Mr. Shaheen Tehrany ’97 Mr. Richard F. Larkin ’60 Mr. Edward J. Burke ’99 Mr. Joshua Lessing ’99 Mr. Gail Wood Miller ’60 1980’s Mr. F. Barry Mulligan ’60 Mr. Brian Nagendra ’99 Judith H. Sander ’60 Mrs. Lorraine Piccirillo Tobin ’80 Mr. Norman Scarpulla ’60 Mr. William D. Wiegand ’80 Mr. Robert G. Brown ’61 Lucy Kehoe Buggy ’81 Mr. Keith W. Gabbett ’61 Ms. Gail Lagomarsino ’81 Dr. Christopher J. Morren ’61 Mr. Jonathan D’Agostino, Esq. ’82 Mr. Harry P. Mroczkowski ’61 Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82

28 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 29 Fire & Ice Gala Auction

The Richmond County Country Club ballroom was the setting for an extraordinary and exciting evening of socializing, bidding Edible Arrangements Nancy Konigsberg Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Perpetua Inc. and dancing that was enjoyed by more than 220 of the Academy’s most generous supporters and guests. Our sincerest gratitude Ms. Deborah Falcone Julia Koniosis Teresa and Vincent Pelosi Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Steinman to the event co-chairs, Michelle and Michael Savino ’88, and Joy and Frank Stapleton for their tireless efforts in leading the Mr. Peter Falcone Mark and Yoleida Kong-Quee Ms. Kristi Pfister and Mr. James Mr. Alan C. Silverman committee and volunteers through months of preparation and planning to ensure a successful celebration for the Academy. Ms. Vanessa Ferlito Mr. and Mrs. Adam Korn Hill Kim Swanson Thank you to all who participated in any way! Dina Marie Filippini Frank and Cecilia Kost Mr. and Mrs. John Petrocelli Mr. Kevin W. Taflin and Flowers by Bernard LaMorte’s Service, Inc. Mr. Chip Phillips and Mrs. Daniela Campanile Taflin Auction Committee Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ainslie ’72 Amancia B. Castro Charles and Kathleen Fodera Cathy M. LaPlant Mrs. Amy Gruber Phillips ’75 ’88 Allan and Roberta Weissglass Foundation Lauriann and Martin Castrogiovanni Flynn & O’Hara Ms. Anita W. Laremont Mr. and Mrs. John Piazza Marek Teklinski and Ann Marie Robert and Annamaria Annicharico Mr. Albert Cauz and Dr. Bridget McCabe Mr. Peter Franchini Mr. and Mrs. James Large The Pillarella Family Mahoney Co-Chairs: Lorenzo Ansuini and Raffaela Vartuli Mr. Lenny Censi Michelle and Michael Savino ’88 Randy and Lauren Franza Mr. and Mrs. Sam LeBlanc Mrs. Dianne M. Powers Ms. Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio Dr. and Mrs. Bartholomew Armah Benton Christian and Wendy Cunningham Joy and Frank Stapleton Ms. Robin Frascati Nathan and Meirav Lev-Ari Lea and Scott Prendergast Mr. Timothy F. Thompson ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Paul Auteri Cognitos by Alex V. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Freudenstein Ms. Susan S. Lee Princess Travel Michael and Marietheresa Tisi Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Avena Mr. Michael Cohen Annette and Art Frevola Mr. James Current and Joseph and Terri Puma Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tolnes Committee Members: Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Dr. and Mrs. Ron Cohen Mr. Anthony Frustaci Ms. Karen Livornese ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Angela Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tommasi Patricia Auteri Avis Dental Steve Colin Mrs. Martha Gallo Lock Yard, , NY Raineri Jewelers The Tormey Family Kim and Victor Avis ’79 Dr. Kumar and Dr. Sushila Balakrishnan Colonial Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. George Mr. and Mrs. Marco Loffreno Arlene Rand Mr. Thomas Tramutola Maria Barone Mr. and Mrs. Grigory Baranovsky Comeau Group, Inc. Francis and Diane Gibbons Mrs. Sandra Lotz Nicola and Kathleen Regine Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Trancucci Alessandra Bush James and JoyAnn Barbaria Dr. Cynara Coomer and Dr. Jonathan Mark and Irene Gladstein Mr. David Luci Laura Rizzo Total Safety Consulting Doreen Calcagno Mr. Nicky Barone Deitch Goldmine Jewelers Ms. Claudia Maisonave Mr. and Mrs. John Russo Laurie and Joseph Turchiano Darragh Caplan Ralph and Maria Barone Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corigliano Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goetchius Mr. Kevin Maisonave Stefano and Lisa Sadaoui UBC- University Basketball Camp Rob Casatelli Barone Steel Fabricators Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Vincent Malerba and Irina Heather’s Salon 72 Anthony and Teresa Vasaturo Cynara Coomer Ms. Jane M. Bartels Ms. Mary Corigliano Sergey and Viktoriya Guberman Malerba Dr. and Mrs. Muneeb Samma Varvaro-Vetere Family Eileen Corigliano Dr. Maureen C. Becker and Mr. Frank S. Crane, IV and Michael Guerette and Michael and Ginny Mantello Mr. and Mrs. James Samuels Oleg and Beata Veksler Suzana Palej-DeLeon Ms. Dorothy Ferrante Mrs. Caroline Stirn Crane ’83 Suzanee DeJesus Guerette Marie’s Gourmet Mr. Michael Mazella ’90 and Mr. and Mrs. Vele Jane Duru Randel and Saundra Bence Curcio Luci & Associates PLLC Mr. Sergey Gusev and Ms. Olga Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Ms. Jamie Savino-Mazella ’94 Victory Choi’s Cleaners Inc. Deborah Falcone Frank and Anne Bennett Mr. Jonathan D’Agostino, Esq., ’82 and Pagieva Jr. ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Savino ’88 Traci Victoria Kathy Fodera James and Elizabeth Bifulco Mrs. Jade Koplow D’Agostino ’83 The Hannan Family Ms. Susan Irene Master ’68 Joseph Scalice Andrey and Anna Vishev Suzanee DeJesus Guerette Mr. Gennaro Bifulco ’95 and Shen and Sunnie Dai Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Brian and Christine McLoughlin Frank and Kim Scarangello Mr. John Visiano Jacqueline Hipps Ms. Shannon DiBenedetto Dr. Mudar Dalloul and Dr. Rimonda and Timothy C. Harrison Ms. Katheen Meyer Eve Behar Scotti and Alphonso Robert W. Vitali and Desiree Celia Kost Mr. and Mrs. Dean Billings Dalloul Mr. and Mrs. Michael Healy Nelson Minier A. Scotti ’94 Vitali Whitney LeBlanc Paul and Lynn Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hellstrom Mondial Tile & Stone, Inc. Maria Elena Selznick Denis and Lynne Voutsinas Angie Master Bocelli Restaurant Dr. Eric De La Cruz and Dr. Anna C. Ms. Karen L. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Vadim Mostovoy Michael Shanley, III Alexandra Voutsinas Tiffany Montaruli Mr. and Mrs. Borghese Pavlides Henegan Construction Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Motley Dr. Lenny Shats and Wagner College Kathy Regine Mr. and Mrs. Boulay Dr. Douglas DeCorato and Dr. Carolyn Jacqueline Hipps The Muro Family Dr. Rita Shats Dr. and Mrs. Lee Waldman Teresa Pelosi Todor Bourov and Bistra Lalova Raia Ms. Marie Hipps Mrs. Latoya Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sheirr ’91 Wagner College Jamie Savino ’94 Ms. Lisa Bova-Hiatt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeCrescenzo Historic Richmondtown Mrs. Eileen Muzio Shooting School Wall Street Access Colleen Sorrentino Mr. and Mrs. James Branigan, III The DeInnocentiis Family Ho’ Brah Mr. David Ng and Ms. Joan Short Stop Kathleen A. Ward John Spadaro Mr. and Mrs. Bulger Mr. Ken DeLeon and Mr. Scott Hovanyetz and Harrison Mr. Bharath Sithian ’04 Mark Weissman and Richard Gerry Tannucilli Buono Jewelers Mrs. Suzana Palej-DeLeon Mrs. Robin Savino Hovanyetz Michele Nicoletta McKenley and Lorna Sloley Johnson Nicole Tolnes Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Delfini ’95 Mr. Shawn Novak Mr. and Mrs. Steven Soren Ed and Orly Wiseman Antonella Tommasi Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno Mr. James DeMarco The Hurley Family Nucci’s on the Hill Robert Sorrentino and Dr. Jamshad Wyne and Mrs. Laurie Turchiano Ms. Allison Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMarzo Ms. Kerry A. Hyland Shawn and Mary O’Hara Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Andrea Wyne Zohara Zagouri Ms. Diane Campbell-Gannon Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeStefano The Jakuboski Family Osteria Del Circo John and Allison Spadaro Dr. Ming Xia and Mrs. Leslie Lei Mr. and Mrs. Vito A. Cannavo Deville Auto Collision Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Tal Kalif Roseann Paladino Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Xu Event Sponsors and Steven and Darragh Caplan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Dezio Mr. and Mrs. Rob Kasegrande Panda Sports Springstead Mr. and Mrs. Zamora Salvatore A. Cappiello Kevin and Cynthia Dinkins Moustafa Kassem and Yasmin Pandora Jewelry Frank and Joy Stapleton Mark and Marta Zawisny Attendees: Mr. Ronald Carara Dorfman Organization Ltd. Elgendy Mr. Michael Paplia Mr. and Mrs. John Stapleton Eric Zhou and Zoe Liu Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acquilano Carl Vincent Bini Memorial Fund Louis and Mary Dujmich Mr. and Mrs. Denis Kelleher Ms. Laura A. Parenti-Norden Staten Island Academy AF Bennett Salon Michael and Gina Caruso Ms. Catherine Dunning Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Kelleher ’86 Catering by John Pargie Staten Island Community Tennis A & J Produce Casa Belvedere Jane U. Duru Ms. Melinda Keller Mr. and Mrs. Mehran Parsa Center Mr. Roger Ahern Casale Jewelers Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dutton Kettle Black Partners in Sound Staten Island Yankees Dr. and Mrs. Ramin Ahmadi Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casatelli Mr. Vladimir Elgort and Dr. Stella Elgort Dr. and Mrs. Sultan S. Khan Dana and Kim Pascucci Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cascio Enhance Aesthetic Institute Mr. and Mrs. Knobloch Ms. Geralyn J. Paulsen Statewide Oil & Heating Co.,

30 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 31 Fundraising and Community Support Parents’ League 2013-2014

Many parents, friends and alumni of Staten Island Academy serve as volunteers on behalf of the Thank you to the many parents who offered their time and talents to volunteer at special events school. They are active participants in fundraising efforts and are a critical factor in the success and to support Academy programs. We are truly grateful that you are a part of the Staten Island of the Annual Fund. Our volunteers are involved with most aspects of giving to the Academy, Academy family! whether as chairpersons for community building events, Annual Giving Class Captains, leaders President Class Representatives and class representatives for our Parents’ League or serving on the board and various committees. Teresa Pelosi Pre-K Grade 6 We thank our dedicated volunteers who devote their time and resources to advance the Academy’s Vice President Catherine Malkova Lisitsyn Tanya Borghese Sahar Rifi Mira Finkelstein mission. Michelle Savino Kelly Vilar K Treasurer Alessandra Bush Grade 7 Volunteer Recognition Suzanee DeJesus Guerette Yolanda DeInnocentiis Joann Graboski Mostovoy ’89 Beata Veksler Secretary Grade 1 Suzana Palej-DeLeon JoyAnn Barbaria Grade 8 Volunteers Phonathon Volunteers Denise Dutton DonnaMarie Russo Annual Fund Class Captains Robert Annicharico Our gratitude to the members Marietheresa Tisi Daniela Campanile Taflin ’88 Athletic Team Assistants Jillian Auteri ’16 Buddy Families Morgan Avis ’15 of the following committees Grade 2 Grade 9 Alessandra Bush Angie Master Concession Stand Sales Victor P. Avis, DDS ’79 and groups: Irina Malerba Lorna Sloley Development Office Volunteers James Barbaria Library Assistants Elizabeth Bifulco • Welcome Back Barbecue Grade 3 Grade 10 Lower School Chaperones Andrew Bilbao ’16 • Academy Day - Fallapalooza Rimonda Dalloul Elizabeth Bifulco Plant Sale Help Tanya Borghese • Habitat for Humanity - Estee Waldman Joy Stapleton Parents’ League Nominating Committee Joseph Bronzo ’14 Carter Work Project Partnership Theater Production Assistants Madison Bulger ’15 Grade 4 Grade 11 Annual Book Fair Kevin Clark • Michele Nicoletta Patricia Auteri 2013-2014 Development Cynara L. Coomer, MD • Chili Cook-Off Elise Vetere Lynn Voutsinas Denise Dutton • International Family Fun Night Committee Deborah Falcone • Lower School Bingo Party Grade 5 Grade 12 Victor P. Avis ’79, DDS, Chair Romy Finkel ’17 • Geranium Ball Denise Dutton Arlette Morisano Alan Bernstein Connor Frascati ’16 Deborah Falcone Mary O’Hara Albert R. Cauz Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Cynara L. Coomer, MD Lisa Bova-Hiatt Deborah Falcone Jacqueline Hipps Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Nathan Lev-Ari Nathan Lev-Ari Michelle Mastromarino Patricia Malizia Tiffany Montaruli Teresa Pelosi Teresa Pelosi Joseph Anthony Puma, MD Lisa Sadaoui Bharath Sithian ’04 Michelle Savino Gerry Tannucilli Bharath Sithian ’04 Allan Weissglass Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino John Spadaro Joy Stapleton Laurie Turchiano Elise Vetere Dr. Lee Waldman

32 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 33 Financial Review 2014 - 2015

RevenueRevenue Expenses Revenue from Operating (Unrestricted) Operating Expenses

Tuition & Fees $ 7,749,500 Salaries $ 4,828,181 Summer Programs 1,275,833 Employee Benefits 1,584,554 Auxiliary Programs 73,936 Administrative and Fundraising 486,541 Annual Fund 263,429 Maintenance and Depreciation 544,105 Designated Gifts & Grants 18,500 Education Expenses 802,210 Restricted Giving 93,637 Utilities 240,870 Endowment Contributions 4,300 Summer Programs 186,343 Special Events (net of direct costs) 136,533 Summer Programs-Salaries, Investment Income 136,643 Benefits & Payroll Related 603,252 State Aid 126,953 Auxiliary Programs 87,563 Other Revenue 52,121 TOTAL $ 9,363,619 Parents' League Concession 15,137

TOTAL $ 9,946,522

2014-15 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Victor P. Avis ’79, DDS President Francis Gibbons Joseph D’Arco Vice President Sergey Guberman Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Treasurer Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Anita Laremont Secretary Nathan Lev-Ari Angie Master Marinella Ahmadi Nelson Minier Paul R. Ainslie Joseph Anthony Puma, MD James Barbaria Michelle Savino * Alan Bernstein Bharath Sithian ’04 * Elizabeth Bifulco Ed Wiseman Albert R. Cauz * Cynara L. Coomer, MD HONORARY Joseph A. Dezio Vito V. Soranno * ex-officio

34 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 35 Academy Fund 2014-2015

Head's Leadership Council The Maroon and Gold Club Mr. and Mrs. William P. Casciani Michael Guerette and Suzanee DeJesus Keven and Mary Ann Carrion Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Marrero Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Chan * Guerette * Helen Chin Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mastromarino $10,000.00 + $1,000.00 + Shen and Sunnie Dai Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heldmann, Jr. ’63 * Mrs. Virginia Clark Ms. Kathleen Meyer Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 ** Anonymous Mr. Ken DeLeon and Mrs. Suzana Palej- Jacqueline Hipps Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Mr. Peter Miller and Mrs. Gail Wood Miller ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Dugan ’83 ** Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acquilano ** DeLeon Ms. Marie Hipps Mr. Frank S. Crane and Mrs. Caroline Jan and Anna Minew Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Timothy Ms. Angela M. Artale ** Mr. & Mrs. Peter DiNicola ’85 Moustafa Kassem and Yasmin Elgendy Stirn Crane ’83 * Samone Murphy C. Harrison ** Dr. Ronald Avis Mr. Sal DiRusso ’53 and Mrs. Barbara Nancy K. Kehoe ’84 * Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dash Ms. Laura A. Parenti-Norden Mrs. Donna Griffo-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barone Bilow DiRusso ’54 Adnan Khdair and Eman Al-Janabi Jose and Waisum DeLemos Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Connor ’55 ** Nelson Minier Mr. Christopher Boyle and Ms. Grace Ms. Deborah Falcone * Nancy Konigsberg * Mrs. Theresa Della Lana and Dr. David Mr. Rocco Osso * Acquafredda Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Larkin ’60 Ms. Anita W. Laremont Della Lana ’91 * Vincent and Christy Parlatore Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lenck ’65 The Massaroli Family * Mr. James DeMarco Dana and Kim Pascucci The Beacon Society Mr. and Mrs. Blerim Capric Wei Guo Lin and Cindy Chen Philip and Bonnie Mishen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMarzo * Mr. Craig Patrick ’79 * $5,000.00 + Michael and Gina Caruso Vincent Malerba and Irina Malerba Sean P. O’Sullivan, Esq. ’89 ** Dr. and Mrs. Louis F. DeSantis Mr. Marc P. Patrick ’74 Chun-Cheng Cheng and Yaping Mao Michael and Ginny Mantello Sharad and Shruti Ramesh Ms. Janice Earle MSW * Matthew Pelosi ’17 Anonymous * Dr. Cynara Coomer and Dr. Jonathan Network Agency, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Rapp ’64 * Ingrid E. Ebanks Ms. Kristi Pfister and Mr. James Hill * Mr. Albert R. Cauz and Dr. Bridget Deitch Mr. Michael Nisanov and Mrs. Daniela Nicola and Kathleen Regine Mr. John Ehnhuus and Mrs. Kathleen Shea Mr. Chip Phillips and Mrs. Amy Gruber McCabe Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano ** Nisan Bassam and Sahar Rifi Mr. Bruce Fischberg and Mrs. Cathy Avis Phillips ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dutton * The DeInnocentiis Family Mr. and Mrs. Scott Prendergast John and DonnaMarie Russo Fischberg ’76 Mr. Joseph Pidoriano ’82 Sergey and Viktoriya Guberman ** Mr. Matthew DeMarzo ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Savino Stefano and Lisa Sadaoui * Ms. Laurie Frankel Alejandro and Niberca Polo Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 ** Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Dezio ** Mrs. Jamie R. Savino-Mazella ’94 and Mr. Maria Elena Selznick George and Lynne Fries Mrs. Grace Prendergast Michele Nicoletta Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Diamond, Jr. ’86 * Michael Mazella ’90 ** Mr. Bharath Sithian ’04 Mr. Cecil M. Gabbett, III ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Prince ** Joseph and Terri Puma Mr. and Mrs. Seth D. Factor Dr. Lenny Shats and Dr. Rita Shats McKenley and Lorna Sloley Rowan O. Georges * Michael and Judith Pritchett Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Savino ’88 * Vanessa Ferlito Mr. Anand Sithian ’02 John and Allison Spadaro Linda Grubbe Gibney ’58 ** The Quintela Family Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tommasi Michael Guo and Min Song * The Urbanek Family ** Stop & Shop Isidore and Gelena Gotto Angelina Ramos Vladyslav and Oksana Lendel Anna Valdberg Dominick and Nancy Tomasuolo Joseph and Melissa Guido Mr. and Mrs. Samir Rifai Nathan and Meirav Lev-Ari Linda Vitale Neil Vanderbilt ’63 ** The Hannan Family Milan and Amy Rikic Wei Lu and Jing Zhu Mr. and Dr. Voutsinas ** Alexander and Elena Vennikov Ms. Alice D. Harrison ’14 Ms. Mary Pat Roggenburg ’72 The 1884 Club Mr. James McNeil ’58 ** Dr. Rachel Ward * Mark Weissman and Richard Johnson Mr. Timothy C. Harrison ’12 Eric Sackey and Irene Anagyei-Sackey Dr. and Mrs. John Peoples, Jr. ’50 ** Jerry and Sharon Wirick Ann and George Hartmann * Judith H. Sander ’60 * $2,500.00 + The Pillarella Family Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hayes Joseph and Mary Saputo Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Home Mr. and Mrs. David Shack Dr. Ramin and Mrs. Marinella Ahmadi * Mr. Adam Pomerantz ’85 and Ms. Joanne Advocates $250.00 + Supporters $100.00 + Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ainslie ** Robinson* Shuk L. Home Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shanley, III ’99 Mr. Scott Hovanyetz and Mrs. Robin Dr. Bruce Sheirr and Mrs. Ellen Sheirr ** Allan and Roberta Weissglass Foundation Mr. Stuart Richter ’54 Mrs. Camille Acquilano John N. Acquilano Savino-Hovanyetz ’95 Matthew and Samantha Smalls The Barbaria Family Dr. and Mrs. Muneeb Samma ** Dr. and Mrs. Bartholomew K. Armah Mr. Roger Ahern S. Suzanne Huguenin ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spadaro Ms. Jane M. Bartels Marc and Hillary Savino Dr. and Mrs. Louis Besser * Ryu and Ayako Aizu Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hulse ** Frank and Joy Stapleton James and Elizabeth Bifulco Hong Shi Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Blake Mrs. Joanne Alcamo Mr. Daniel Hyland and Mrs. Pamela Ms. Jacqueline A. Stevens Dr. Mudar Dalloul and Dr. Rimonda Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smarsch Ms. Lisa Bova-Hiatt Mr. and Mrs. Richard Annicharico Deutsch Hyland ’86 Marek Teklinski and Ann Marie Mahoney * Dalloul * Ms. Claudia Solis Steven and Darragh Caplan Mr. Christopher Auteri ’15 Mrs. Erin Kennedy Neil and Eileen Valero * Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco * Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turchiano * Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. Castellano, Sr. Richard and Marie Avvento Dr. and Mrs. Sultan S. Khan Mr. and Mrs. James W. Vaughn ’48 Dr. Douglas DeCorato and Dr. Carolyn Mr. Thomas M. Van Leeuwen and Mrs. Mr. Steven Cross and Mrs. Susan Daly Dr. Kumar and Dr. Sushila Balakrishnan Mr. Gary Klein and Mrs. Connie Reeves Varvaro-Vetere Family * Raia ** Sarah Nutt Van Leeuwen ’76 Cross ** Mrs. Roberta Balber Klein ’62 * Ms. Carmen Vicente-Quesada Francis and Diane Gibbons * Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiseman ** Dr. Eric De La Cruz and Dr. Anna C. Ms. Marissa Barbarino Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Landi Mrs. Jayne Vozeolas Qingmin Li Pavlides * Alex and Jacquie Berard Mr. and Mrs. James Large Mrs. Anita Wachs ** Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Pelosi * Partners $500.00 + Mr. and Mrs. C. Delfini Antonio and Mary Bilbao Mr. Robert Liander and Mrs. Maria Rusolo Mrs. G. Gail H. Hicks Watson ’51 Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Inc. * Kevin and Cynthia Dinkins Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Bisso, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Annicharico Vitaliy Lisitsyn and Catherine Malkova Ms. Danielle Wiseman ’15 Mr. Vladimir Elgort and Dr. Stella Elgort Victoria Bolbirer Dr. and Mrs. Paul Auteri ** Frank and Theresa Lombardo Marjorie Scheminger Wilson ’52 ** Dina Marie Filippini ** The Borghese Family Vel Belushin and Tatiana Doubovaia Janet Coles MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Wollney * Charles and Kathleen Fodera Mr. and Mrs. André Boulay Mr. Grigory and Mrs. Svetlana Baranovsky Vivek and Jennine Mahajan Carlos and Galina Zamora Annette and Art Frevola ** Mr. and Mrs. James Branigan, III ** David and Michele Bronzo Valentine and Renee Mancini * Mark and Marta Zawisny Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Mr. Joseph Bronzo ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno * Brian K. Manske * Saqib Zia and Amina Saqib Mr. Christopher J. Bruno ’06 *

36 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 37 Academy Fund con’t. Family of Funds

Friends $1.00 + Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Grumbach ’73 ** James and Rebecca Samuels The Nancy Avis Memorial Fund The Laura Elliman Patrick ’52 Samuel and Jayne Hamilton Ms. Rachel Sanchez Mr. Sean W. Hamilton ’13 Ms. Tina M. Santino Dr. and Mrs. Ramin Ahmadi Academic Resource Center Ms. Kimia S. Ahmadi ’15 Mr. Paul R. Ainslie and Mrs. Suzanne Stirn Ainslie ’72 Keith A. Artz Ronnie and Leslie Heath Frank and Kim Scarangello Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Timothy C. Harrison Ms. Samantha H. Jakuboski ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Scarpulla ’60 * Allan and Robert Weissglass Foundation Kenneth D. Smith ’47 and Dolly Lorey Smith ’50 Ms. Samantha E. Avis ’13 Dr. Ronald Avis Ms. Sydney R. Avis ’10 Ms. Jaime Kantor Mrs. Anne Finlay Schenck ’48 * Robert Sorrentino and Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Mrs. Anne Glazebrook Kehoe ’49 Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider Kimberly Avis and Dr. Victor P. Avis ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bach Ms. Jane Bartels Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bartlett * Mrs. Marilyn Piel Keyser ’83 * Gerard T. Scott Susan Gilman Nutt ’77 Mr. Maksim Kondrukevich and Mrs. Ms. Samantha Paige Spadaro ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Richmond County Saving Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bernstein * Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Mr. Paul Blanchard ’15 Varvara Radimushkina Mr. Michael Spagnola ’13 The Staten Island Foundation Ms. Sevasti C. Koniosis ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Springstead ** Mr. Bruce Fischberg and Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Mr. Nicholas Borghese ’15 Ms. Jamie Fishler Ms. Madison Kate Bulger ’15 Frank and Celia Kost Mr. and Mrs. John Stapleton Club Phila Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Kuhn, III Mr. and Mrs. Gary Strubel Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Timothy C. Harrison Mr. James Joseph Calandra ’15 Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Sam LeBlanc Carmen Sumner Dr. Devorah Lieberman and Mr. Roger Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cappiello Mr. Craig Horvat and Dr. Terri Lynn Rapp ’87 Susan S. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tolnes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cardinale Richmond County Savings Foundation Robert and Candice Casatelli Ms. Noa Lev-Ari ’14 Dominick James Tomasuolo ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lewis ’52 Ms. Mollie M. Torras ’51 * Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Saccaro The Janet C. Stirn Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Casserly The Staten Island Foundation Ben Chin Mr. James H. Longley, Jr. ’62 ** Mr. Daniel M. Turchiano ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 Ms. Amy Ciardiello ’13 Ms. Veronica Malabanan Lucchese ’15 John Tycenski and Laura Laviano Tycenski The Staten Island Foundation Kevin and Carolyn Clark Eloise Magenheim Mr. John Urbanek ’13 Catherine Martin Mr. Fidias Valera The Richard E. Diamond ’49 Ms. Jennifer Clemente The Honorable Francis H. and Honorable Mr. and Mrs. Charles Contini Ms. Emma Master ’15 Ms. Monica M. Valero ’14 Faculty Enrichment Fund Mr. William C. Crabtree ’54 Ms. Kelsey Anne McLoughlin ’15 Mrs. Margaret Van Nostrand Dianne M. Powers Award for Excellence in Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Ms. Claire R. Crane ’15 Eugene Mikhov and Karen Litvin Ms. Jenny Y. Varela Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 the Sciences and Community Service Mr. Robert Cummings and Mrs. Lisa Boies Mizuho Maria Vasaturo ’07 The Staten Island Foundation The Honorable Dianne M. Powers Cummings ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Moriarty Kelly Vilar and Soraya Candelario Mr. Paul Dapolito, IV ’12 James A. Morisano ’14 Ms. Alexandra Voutsinas ’15 Ms. Emily F. D’Arco ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Vadim Mostovoy Mr. William D. Wiegand ’80 Mr. Joseph E. D’Arco ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Motley Ms. Julia C. Xia ’15 Ms. Linda Jeane Delfini ’15 Sandra J. Munger ’54 Mr. Michael J. Duffy Latoya Murphy Ms. Catherine Dunning * Mr. Shawn Novak Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Elizondo Jennifer and Eugene Overton Ms. Elise S. Faust Ms. Jill K. Oxborough Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fleishman Dr. Leonard M. Passano 42 ** Ryan Fodera ’16 Mrs. Gloria Pelosi Robyn Frascati Ms. Anna Prince ’13 MIDN 2/C James Frevola ’11 Mr. Phillip Prince ’12 Mr. John Frey and Mrs. Marcia Lewis Frey Tabitha Pujol-Mitchell ’51 * Ms. Caroline Lee Puma ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Gabbett ’61 Mr. Vanda Regine Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. George ** Ms. Laura Rizzo Mr. Edward Graban Mr. William D. Romaine ’66 * Arthur and Lana Grinev Mr. Bryan Rosen Ms. Tatyana Grinev ’15 Mr. Roy Russen and Mrs. Maritza Marmolejos Russen ’82

**Denotes 10 or more consecutive years of donating *Denotes 5 or more consecutive years of donating

38 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 39 Special Gifts Trustees

Corporations/Matching Gifts Memorial and Honorary Gifts 100% Participation IBM Corporation MaryEllen Branigan Marinella Ahmadi JP Morgan Chase & Co. In honor of Albert R. Cauz Paul R. Ainslie Mizuho Victor P. Avis ’79, DDS Friends of the Academy Network Agency, Inc. Kenneth & Dorothea Smith James Barbaria Prudential Financial Inc. In memory of Laura Elliman Patrick ’52 Alan Bernstein Anonymous Richmond County Savings Foundation Elizabeth Bifulco Ms. Rose Bruno Sony Corporation of America George & Lynne Fries Albert R. Cauz Mr. and Mrs. Harold Drachman The Staten Island Foundation In memory of Douglas Fries ’85 Cynara L. Coomer, MD Mr. Akiko Koide Third Avenue Management, LLC Joseph D’Arco Mr. Shimako K. Sussman UBS Inc. Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Timothy C. Harrison Joseph A. Dezio Avid Designs, Inc. Wall Street Access In memory of Laura Elliman Patrick ’52 Francis Gibbons Clean Swift Maintenance, Inc. Sergey Guberman Educational Travel Consultants Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Energy Control Services Foundations Anita W. Laremont Moe’s All Star Camp Nathan Lev-Ari Allan and Roberta Weissglass Foundation Professional Boiler & Burner Cleaning, Inc. Angie Master Denis P. and Carol A. Kelleher Charitable Foundation Studio 75 Photography Nelson Minier Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Dr. Joseph Anthony Puma The Concordia Foundation Michelle Savino Bharath Sithian ’04 Grandparents Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Grants and Special Gifts Ed Wiseman Anonymous Mrs. Camille Acquilano Valentine and Renee Mancini Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Annicharico Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Marrero Brooklyn Home for Aged Men Dr. Ronald Avis Mr. Rocco Osso Conrad Schweizer Nurseries Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bartlett Mrs. Gloria Pelosi Emily’s Boutique Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cappiello Mrs. Grace Prendergast Richmond County Savings Bank Mrs. Virginia Clark Mr. Regine Joe Ryan Memorial Fund Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Rifai SIA Parents’ League Denis P. & Carol A. Kelleher Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Savino Staten Island Monuments Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider Stop & Shop A+ for Schools Mr. and Mrs. John Ehnhuus Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spadaro Target- Scholarship America Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fleishman Mr. and Mrs. John Stapleton The Concordia Foundation Ms. Marie Hipps Mr. Fidias Valera The Michael Gordon Foundation Mrs. Margaret Van Nostrand The Staten Island Foundation Wall Street Access Students

Kimia Ahmadi ’15 Kelsey Anne McLoughlin ’15 Erica Ashurova ’15 Caroline Lee Puma ’15 Christopher Auteri ’15 Samantha Paige Spadaro ’15 Paul Blanchard ’15 Dominick James Tomasuolo ’15 Nicholas Borghese ’15 Alexandra Voutsinas ’15 Madison Kate Bulger ’15 Danielle Wiseman ’15 James Joseph Calandra ’15 Julia C. Xia ’15 Claire Reid Crane ’15 Ryan C. D’Arco ’16 Linda Jeane Delfini ’15 Ryan Fodera ’16 Veronica Malabanan Lucchese ’15 Matthew Pelosi ’17 Emma Master ’15

40 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 41 2014-15 Parents 2014-15 Parents (cont.) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acquilano Dr. Eric De La Cruz and Dr. Anna C. Eugene Mikhov and Karen Litvin Dominick and Nancy Tomasuolo Dr. Ramin and Mrs. Marinella Ahmadi Pavlides Jan and Anna Minew Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tommasi Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ainslie The DeInnocentiis Family Nelson Minier John Tycenski and Laura Laviano Tycenski Ryu and Ayako Aizu Mr. Ken DeLeon and Mrs. Suzana Palej- Philip and Bonnie Mishen Anna Valdberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Annicharico DeLeon Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Moriarty Neil and Eileen Valero Dr. and Mrs. Bartholomew K. Armah Mr. and Mrs. C. Delfini Mr. and Mrs. Vadim Mostovoy Alexander and Elena Vennikov Dr. and Mrs. Paul Auteri Mr. & Mrs. Peter DiNicola ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Motley Varvaro-Vetere Family Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Kevin and Cynthia Dinkins Latoya Murphy Kelly Vilar and Soraya Candelario Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bach Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dutton Samone Murphy Mr. and Dr. Voutsinas The Barbaria Family Ingrid E. Ebanks Michele Nicoletta Jerry and Sharon Wirick Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barone Mr. Vladimir Elgort and Dr. Stella Elgort Mr. Michael Nisanov and Mrs. Daniela Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiseman Vel Belushin and Tatiana Doubovaia Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Elizondo Nisan Carlos and Galina Zamora Mr. Grigory Baranovsky and Mrs. Svetlana Mr. and Mrs. Seth D. Factor Jennifer and Eugene Overton Mark and Marta Zawisny Baranovsky Ms. Deborah Falcone Ms. Laura A. Parenti-Norden Saqib Zia and Amina Saqib Alex and Jacquie Berard Vanessa Ferlito Vincent and Christy Parlatore James and Elizabeth Bifulco Charles and Kathleen Fodera Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Pelosi Antonio and Mary Bilbao Ms. Laurie Frankel The Pillarella Family Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Bisso, III Robyn Frascati Alejandro and Niberca Polo Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Blake Rowan O. Georges Mr. and Mrs. Scott Prendergast Victoria Bolbirer Francis and Diane Gibbons Michael and Judith Pritchett The Borghese Family Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Tabitha Pujol-Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Andre Boulay Isidore and Gelena Gotto Joseph and Terri Puma Ms. Lisa Bova-Hiatt Arthur and Lana Grinev The Quintela Family Faculty and Staff Mr. Christopher Boyle and Ms. Grace Sergey and Viktoriya Guberman Sharad and Shruti Ramesh Acquafredda Michael Guerette and Suzanee DeJesus Angelina Ramos Mr. Michael Acquilano Mrs. Erin Kennedy Mr. Bryan Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Bulger Guerette Nicola and Kathleen Regine Mr. Roger Ahern Mrs. Dominique Kuhn Ms. Rachel Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Joseph and Melissa Guido Bassam and Sahar Rifi Anonymous Mr. Donald LaMastra Ms. Tina M. Santino Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno Michael Guo and Min Song Milan and Amy Rikic Ms. Angela M. Artale Mrs. Dina Large Mrs. Jamie R. Savino-Mazella ’94 Steven and Darragh Caplan The Hannan Family John and DonnaMarie Russo Ms. Marissa Barbarino Mrs. Whitney LeBlanc Mrs. Laura Shack Mr. and Mrs. Blerim Capric Ronnie and Leslie Heath Eric Sackey and Irene Aniagyei-Sackey Mrs. MaryEllen Branigan Mr. Brian K. Manske Mr. Michael Shanley ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cardinale Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hellstrom Stefano and Lisa Sadaoui Mr. Christopher J. Bruno ’06 Mr. Michael Mazella ’90 Mrs. Joan Springstead Keven and Mary Ann Carrion Jacqueline Hipps Dr. and Mrs. Muneeb Samma Mrs. Mary Ann Carrion Mrs. Kathleen Meyer Ms. Jacqueline A. Stevens Michael and Gina Caruso Moustafa Kassem and Yasmin Elgendy James and Rebecca Samuels Mrs. Diane Casserly Mr. Shawn Novak Mrs. Mary Jean Strubel Robert and Candice Casatelli Dr. and Mrs. Sultan S. Khan Joseph and Mary Saputo Mr. Albert Cauz Mrs. Jennifer Overton Mrs. Nicole Tolnes Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. Castellano, Sr. Adnan Khdair and Eman Al-Janabi Marc and Hillary Savino Ms. Jennifer Clemente Ms. Jill K. Oxborough Mrs. Laurie Turchiano Mr. Albert R. Cauz and Dr. Bridget Mr. Maksim Kondrukevich and Varvara Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Savino ’88 Mrs. Marianne Contini Mrs. Teresa Pelosi Ms. Jenny Y. Varela McCabe Radimushkina Frank and Kim Scarangello Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano Ms. Kristi Pfister Ms. Carmen Vicente-Quesada Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Chan Nancy Konigsberg Gerard T. Scott Mrs. Caroline Stirn Crane ’83 Mrs. Lea Prendergast Dr. Rachel Ward Kevin and Carolyn Clark Frank and Celia Kost Maria Elena Selznick Mr. Frank S. Crane Mr. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Mr. Mark Weissman Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Vladyslav and Oksana Lendel Dr. Lenny Shats and Dr. Rita Shats Mr. Michael J. Duffy Ms. Laura Rizzo Mr. Clayton D. Wollney Dr. Cynara Coomer and Dr. Jonathan Qingmin Li Hong Shi Ms. Catherine Dunning Deitch Mr. Robert Liander and Mrs. Maria Rusolo McKenley and Lorna Sloley Ms. Janice Earle MSW Mr. Frank S. Crane and Mrs. Caroline Wei Guo Lin and Cindy Chen Matthew and Samantha Smalls Ms. Elise S. Faust Stirn Crane ’83 Vitaliy Lisitsyn and Catherine Malkova Ms. Claudia Solis Mrs. Annette Frevola Former Faculty and Staff Mr. Steven Cross and Mrs. Susan Daly Eloise Magenheim Robert Sorrentino and Colleen Kelleher Mrs. Joan George Cross Vincent Malerba and Irina Malerba Sorrentino Mr. Edward Graban Shen and Sunnie Dai Michael and Ginny Mantello John and Allison Spadaro Mr. Arthur Grinev Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Dr. Mudar Dalloul and Dr. Rimonda Catherine Martin Frank and Joy Stapleton Mrs. Dolores Hayes Mrs. Diane J. Hulse Dalloul Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71 Marek Teklinski and Ann Marie Mahoney Ms. Jaime Kantor Nancy K. Kehoe ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mastromarino Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tolnes Mrs. Ellen Sheirr Mrs. Anita Wachs

42 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 43 Letter to Alumni Alumni

Dear Fellow Alumni: 1940’s 1970’s 1990’s Dr. Leonard M. Passano ’42 Mrs. Suzanne Stirn Ainslie ’72 Dr. David Della Lana ’91 I hope this letter finds you well! As a new school year has It’s also with great pride that I can also relay to you that the Mr. Kenneth D. Smith ’47 Ms. Mary Pat Roggenburg ’72 Mr. Michael Mazella ’90 recently begun, there is new life and vibrancy once again Board of Trustees has set the tone of leadership and Mrs. Anne Finlay Schenck ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Grumbach ’73 Mrs. Jamie R. Savino-Mazella ’94 Mr. James W. Vaughn ’48 Mr. Marc P. Patrick ’74 Mrs. Robin Savino-Hovanyetz ’95 filling the Staten Island Academy campus. Students, young commitment with100% participation already in this year’s Mrs. Anne Glazebrook Kehoe ’49 Mrs. Amy Gruber Phillips ’75 Mr. Michael Shanley, III ’99 and old, are anxious to come through the Academy’s doors to Annual Fund! Furthermore, each board member has also Mrs. Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 learn, bond with their fellow classmates and experience all of made firm pledges for the next four years to the Annual Mrs. Sarah Nutt Van Leeuwen ’76 the great offerings our school has to offer. Fund…an Academy first! Mrs. Lisa Boies Cummings ’77 1950’s Ms. Susan G. Nutt ’77 Thanks to the visionary leadership of our Head of School, I ask that all of us as alumni follow the Board of Trustees’ lead Dr. John Peoples, Jr. ’50 Dr. Victor P. Avis ’79 2000’s Albert R. Cauz, the Academy has never been in better shape. in this regard and that each of you think of an amount that Mrs. Marcia Lewis Frey ’51 Mr. Craig Patrick ’79 Mr. Anand Sithian ’02 Aside from our alma mater’s continued excellence in all you are comfortable giving, on a recurring monthly basis, as a Ms. Mollie M. Torras ’51 Mrs. G. Gail H. Hicks Watson ’51 Mr. Matthew DeMarzo ’04 aspects academic and extracurricular, I think more gift to the Annual Fund. It would not only send a message of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lewis ’52 Mr. Bharath Sithian ’04 remarkably, you will find that our sense of community commitment to the school, but it will further empower the Marjorie Scheminger Wilson ’52 Mr. Christopher J. Bruno ’06 amongst the students, faculty, staff, parents and trustees is sense of community already overcoming the school. Mr. William C. Crabtree ’54 Maria Vasaturo ’07 greater than it has ever been. Mr. Sal DiRusso ’53 So, I encourage you to please visit the website: Mrs. Barbara Bilow DiRusso ’54 Thankfully, that same sense of community is starting to build www.statenislandacademy.org and show your commitment to Sandra J. Munger ’54 amongst the alumni population as well. Last year, we the Academy and your fellow alumni by making your gift Mr. Stuart Richter ’54 Mr. Cecil M. Gabbett, III ’55 2010’s continued to take steps in the right direction to have a more today. Janet Coles MacDonald ’55 Ms. Sydney R. Avis ’10 active, vibrant, organized and engaged effort between the Mr. Brian O’Connor ’55 MIDN 2/C James Frevola ’11 Development Office and our Alumni amongst the alumni I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at an Linda Grubbe Gibney ’58 Mr. Paul Dapolito, IV ’12 themselves. In addition to our traditional Alumni alumni event in the near future! Go Tigers! Mr. James McNeil ’58 Mr. Timothy C. Harrison ’12 Mid-Winter Gathering, we welcomed all alumni to the Mrs. Ann Glasesel Hartmann ’59 Mr. Philip Prince ’12 Ms. Samantha E. Avis ’13 70s-80s reunion in the fall that was attended by over 100 Sincerely, Ms. Amy Ciardiello ’13 people. Old friends and classmates were delighted to get to see 1980’s Mr. Joseph E. D’Arco ’13 each other after many years and reminisced about shared Mr. Sean W. Hamilton ’13 1960’s Mr. William D. Wiegand ’80 experiences at the Academy. The event was a true indication Sevasti C. Koniosis ’13 Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Bharath Sithian ‘04 S. Suzanne Huguenin ’60 Ms. Anna Prince ’13 of a renewed level of alumni commitment. Mr. Joseph Pidoriano ’82 Mr. Richard F. Larkin ’60 Mr. Michael Spagnola ’13 Mrs. Maritza Marmolejos Russen ’82 Mrs. Gail Wood Miller ’60 Mr. John Urbanek ’13 With the new school year also comes a renewed, but welcome Mrs. Caroline Stirn Crane ’83 Judith H. Sander ’60 Mr. Joseph Bronzo ’14 challenge: the Annual Fund. Our students, faculty and staff Mr. Vincent J. Dugan ’83 Mr. Norman Scarpulla ’60 Ms. Emily F. D’Arco ’14 Mrs. Marilyn Piel Keyser ’83 depend on the funds from the Annual Fund every year to Mr. Keith W. Gabbett ’61 Ms. Alice D. Harrison ’14 Nancy K. Kehoe ’84 ensure that we can provide the best education, first-rate Mrs. Connie Reeves Klein ’62 Ms. Samantha H. Jakuboski ’14 Mr. Peter DiNicola ’85 extracurricular activities for athletics, the arts and off campus Mr. James H. Longley, Jr. ’62 Ms. Noa Lev-Ari ’14 Mr. Adam Pomerantz ’85 Mr. Walter Heldmann, Jr. ’63 James A. Morisano ’14 enrichment as well. Alumni, participation in the Annual Fund Mr. Richard E. Diamond, Jr. ’86 Neil Vanderbilt ’63 Mr. Daniel M. Turchiano ’14 is growing every year, but truthfully, our participation in this Mrs. Pamela Deutsch Hyland ’86 Mr. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Ms. Monica M. Valero ’14 regard needs to be more of a habit. It will show our Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lenck ’65 Dr. Terri Rapp ’87 commitment to the school that has given us so much and will Barry L. Swick, M.D. ’66 Mr. Michael D. Savino ’88 allow current and future students the same opportunities that Mrs. Joann Graboski Mostovoy ’89 Sean P. O’Sullivan, Esq. ’89 we had. As Academy alumni, we should always have in our minds the saying: “To whom much is given, much is expected.”

44 Staten Island Academy 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 45 PALs (Parents of Alumni) Fundraising and Community Support

Dr. Ronald Avis Francis and Diane Gibbons Many parents, friends and alumni of Staten Island Academy serve as volunteers on behalf of the Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 and Richard and Marie Avvento Timothy C. Harrison school. They are active participants in fundraising efforts and are a critical factor in the success of Dr. Kumar and Dr. Sushila Balakrishnan Mr. and Mrs. James Large the Annual Fund. Our volunteers are involved with most aspects of giving to the Academy, whether Mrs. Roberta Balber Nathan and Meirav Lev-Ari as chairpersons for community building events, Annual Giving Class Captains, leaders and class Dr. and Mrs. Louis Besser Brian K. Manske The Borghese Family The Massaroli Family representatives for our Parents’ League or serving on the Board and various committees. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Andre Boulay Mr. Peter Miller and Mrs. Gail Wood our dedicated volunteers who devote their time and resources to advance the Academy’s mission. David and Michele Bronzo Miller ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Bulger Mr. and Mrs. Scott Prendergast Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Prince Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Mr. and Mrs. William P. Casciani Dr. and Mrs. Muneeb Samma Volunteer Recognition Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. Castellano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Savino Mr. Steven Cross and Mrs. Susan Daly Mr. and Mrs. David Shack Cross Dr. Bruce Sheirr and Mrs. Ellen Sheirr 2014-2015 Development Phonathon Volunteers Mr. Robert Cummings and Mrs. Lisa Boies Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smarsch Committee Kim Avis Cummings ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Springstead Morgan Avis ’15 Chair: Dr. Joseph Anthony Puma Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turchiano Victor P. Avis, DDS ’79 Victor P. Avis, DDS ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dash The Urbanek Family Andrew Bilbao ’16 Alan Bernstein Dr. Douglas DeCorato and Dr. Carolyn Neil and Eileen Valero Joseph Bronzo ’14 Elizabeth Bifulco Raia Mr. and Dr. Voutsinas Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Albert R. Cauz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeMarzo Mrs. Jayne Vozeolas Jacqueline Hipps Cynara L. Coomer, MD Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Dezio Mrs. Anita Wachs Jahir Hipps ’17 Deborah Falcone Dina Marie Filippini Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Wollney Marie Hipps Sergey Guberman Annette and Art Frevola Joseph Anthony Puma Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 George and Lynne Fries Michelle Savino Nelson Minier Laura Shack Teresa Pelosi Bharath Sithian ’04 Michelle Savino Crystara Valera ’16 Bharath Sithian ’04 Friends of the Academy Laurie Turchiano

Mr. and Mrs. John Acquilano Mrs. Joanne Alcamo Mrs. and Mrs. Keith Artz Mr. and Mrs. Ben Chin Helen Chin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Home Mr. and Mrs. Shuk Home Mrs. Donna Griffo Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Landi Mr. and Mrs. Dana Pascucci Carmen Sumner Linda Vitale

46 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 47 Evening at Sea Auction & Dinner Party

An Evening at Sea, held at the Vanderbilt at South Beach, was a perfect backdrop for the Academy’s 39th Auction. Auction Dina Marie Filippini Mr. Michael Lata Thomas Palumbo Robert Sorrentino and Colleen Mr. Bruce Fischberg and Mrs. Mrs. Claudine Lee Ms. Laura A. Parenti-Norden Kelleher Sorrentino Chairs, Michelle and Michael Savino ’88 and Joy and Frank Stapleton, along with our amazing auction committee, treated our Cathy Avis Fischberg ’76 Vladyslav and Oksana Lendel Mr. and Mrs. Mehran Parsa John and Allison Spadaro 250 guests to a smooth sailing voyage full of excitement and surprises. Susan Avis Fishler ’73 Nathan and Meirav Lev-Ari Dana and Kim Pascucci Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spadaro Flowers by Bernard Mr. Robert Liander and Mrs. Matthew Pelosi ’17 Kim M. Spagnola Event Committee Mr. Houshyar Alishahi ’82 Mr. Albert R. Cauz and Dr. Bridget McCabe Flynn & O’Hara Maria Rusolo Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Pelosi Mr. Thomas Spinelli All Affairs Ms. Jennifer Clemente Charles and Kathleen Fodera Bonnie Licursi Edmond and Mayuko Perpetua Joan Springstead Co-Captains: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Althoff ’77 Mr. Anthony Coco Ms. Laurie Frankel Vitaliy Lisitsyn and Catherine Lynn Pershing Frank and Joy Stapleton Amazing Amusements Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Michelle and Michael Savino ’88 Randy and Lauren Franza Malkova Ms. Kristie Pfister Mr. and Mrs. John Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Anello Mr. Steve Colin Joy and Frank Stapleton Annette and Art Frevola Mr. and Mrs. Marco Loffreno Mr. Chip Phillips and Mrs. Amy Staten Island Heart Imaging, P.C. Anndra Neen Colonial Funeral Home Fuggetta Contracting Corp. Logowear Gruber Phillips ’75 Staten Island Yankees Crew: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Anello Comeau Group, Inc. Mark and Irene Gladstein Frank and Theresa Lombardo The Pillarella Family Statewide Oil & Heating Co.Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Annicharico Dr. Cynara Coomer and Dr. Jonathan Deitch Gerald Peters Goldmine Joseph Lombardo Alejandro and Niberca Polo Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Steinman Grace Acquafredda Lorenzo Ansuini and Raffaela Vartuli Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corigiliano Patricia Auteri Francis and Diane Gibbons Lord and Taylor Pool Therapists Staten Island Monuments Mr. Marvin Arce Ms. Eileen F. Corigliano Max and Alla Glezer Vivek and Jennine Mahajan Stacey Porazzo Mr. Kevin W. Taflin and Mrs. Kim Avis Ms. Angela M. Artale Mr. Frank S. Crane and Mrs. Caroline Stirn Svetlana Baranovsky Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goetchius Mr. Kevin Maisonave Mrs. Dianne M. Powers Daniela Campanile Taflin ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Atamanuk Crane ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Vincent Malerba and Irina Mr. and Mrs. Scott Prendergast Marek Teklinski and Ann Marie Maria Barone Mr. Auerbach Shen and Sunnie Dai Elizabeth Bifulco Isidore and Gelena Gotto Malerba Prestige Printing Mahoney Dr. and Mrs. Paul Auteri Dr. Mudar Dalloul and Dr. Rimonda Dalloul Sergey and Viktoriya Guberman Michael and Ginny Mantello Ms. Ericka Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Theurer Darragh Caplan Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Avena Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D’Arco Gina Caruso Michael Guerette and Suzanee Roman Mardakhaev and Jamiliya Michael and Judith Pritchett Mr. Timothy F. Thompson ’94 Avis Dental Mr. Irving David and Mrs. Elizabeth David DeJesus Guerette Simkheyeva Angelo Puma Michael and Marietheresa Tisi Rob Casatelli Kimberly Avis and Victor P. Avis ’79 Anthony M. De Fazio Eileen Corigliano Mr. Anthony Guglieri Catherine Martin Joseph and Terri Puma Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tolnes Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bach Victor De Fazio Joseph and Melissa Guido The Massaroli Family Vincent Puma Dominick and Nancy Tomasuolo Michele Elizondo Mr. and Mrs. Grigory Baranovsky Dr. Eric De La Cruz and Dr. Anna C. Deborah Falcone The Hannan Family Mrs. Beverley Massey The Quintela Family Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tommasi Mr. and Mrs. James J. Barbaria Pavlides Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Raineri Jewelers Salvatore and Kelly Trancucci, III Jeanette Garramone-Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barone Dr. Douglas DeCorato and Dr. Carolyn Raia Theresa Lombardo and Timothy C. Harrison Master, Jr. ’71 Angelina Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Tricorico Barone Steel Fabricators Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeCrescenzo Ronnie and Leslie Heath Meridian Plate Glass Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Rapp ’64 Troost Brothers Angie Master Ms. Jane M. Bartels Anthony J. DeFazio Teresa Pelosi Heather’s Salon 72 Mauro Graphics Doreen Reddy Total Safety Consulting Beginning Steps To Success The DeInnocentiis Family Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hellstrom Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mazella Nicola and Kathleen Regine Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turchiano Dianne M. Powers The Bennett Family Mr. Ken DeLeon and Mrs. Suzana Palej- Kathy Regine Ms. Karen L. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Reliable Office Systems Inc. John Tycenski and Laura Laviano Bensonhurst Insurance Agency, Inc. DeLeon Ms. Marie Hipps McDonald, Jr. Robert and Elizabeth Rhee Tycenski DonnaMarie Russo Alex and Jacquie Berard Mr. and Mrs. C. Delfini Hillary Savino Historic Richmondtown Brian and Christine McLoughlin Ms. Luisa Riera Neil and Eileen Valero James and Elizabeth Bifulco Mr. James DeMarco Marguerite Holton Ms. Kathleen Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Samir Rifai Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Veksler Laura Shack Antonio and Mary Bilbao Mr. Matthew DeMarzo ’04 Colleen Kelleher Sorrentino Ho’ Brah Jan and Anna Minew Bassam and Sahar Rifi Varvaro-Vetere Family Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Bisso, III Dental Labratory Group Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hovanyetz Nelson Minier Milan and Amy Rikic Richard Vezzuto John Spadaro Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Blake Remy DeVito Nicole Tolnes Interior Metal Moe’s All Star Camp John Russo Victory Choi’s Cleaners Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Dezio Mr. and Mrs. Dean Irwin ’67 Mondial Tiles & Stone, Inc. John and DonnaMarie Russo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Vigilante Laurie Turchiano Mr. and Mrs. Louis Boffa ’66 Mrs. Alice B. Diamond Zohara Zagouri Island Charter Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Moriarty Stefano and Lisa Sadaoui Linda Vitale Ms. Lisa Bova-Hiatt Mr. & Mrs. Peter DiNicola ’85 Frank Jags Mr. and Mrs. Vadim Mostovoy Danielle Saenz Robert W. Vitali and Desiree Event Sponsors and Mr. Christopher Boyle and Ms. Grace Kevin and Cynthia Dinkins Moustafa Kassem and Yasmin Andrew Murino James and Rebecca Samuels Vitali Acquafredda Dorfman Organization Ltd. Elgendy The Muro Family Ms. Tina Santino Wall Street Access Attendees: Ms. Rose Bruno Ms. Catherine Dunning Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Kelleher ’86 Latoya Murphy Joseph and Mary Saputo Kathleen A. Ward 8121 Realty LLC Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bush ’87 Jane Duru Kiddie Academy-Great Kills Richard Muzio Marc and Hillary Savino Gabe Weber Mr. and Mrs. Jerucham Abramov Louis L. Buttermark & Sons, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dutton Scott Kimelman My Yellow Boots Design Studio Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Savino ’88 Mark Weissman and Richard Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acquilano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calcagno Early Start Early Intervention Program Carlos Kneler Network Agency Joseph Scalice Johnson AF Bennett Salon Steven and Darragh Caplan Mr. Vladimir Elgort and Dr. Stella Elgort John and Edyta Knobloch Michele Nicoletta Scaran Oil Service Co., Inc. Jerry and Sharon Wirick Parveen and Ritu Aggarwal Salvatore A. Cappiello Mr. and Mrs. Elizondo Mark and Yoleida Kong-Quee Mr. Michael Nisanov and Mrs. Frank and Kim Scarangello Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiseman Mr. Roger Ahern Mr. Ronald Carara Danielle Esposito Nancy Konigsberg Daniela Nisan Maria Elena Selznick Dr. Jamshad Wyne and Mrs. Dr. Ramin and Mrs. Marinella Ahmadi Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cardinale Mr. and Mrs. Seth D. Factor Frank and Celia Kost Mr. Asif Noor and Ms. Rashida Mrs. Laura Shack Andrea Wyne Marinella Ahmadi, Registered Dietitian Elissa and Glenn Carpenter Ms. Deborah Falcone Krispy Pizza Haroon Mr. Kenneth Sheirr ’91 Alexander and Anna Yavorsky and Nutritionist Mike and Gina Caruso Mr. Peter Falcone Michael Kuharsk Nucci’s on the Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sica Carlos and Galina Zamora Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ainslie Robert and Candice Casatelli Dr. Irene Faraci ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lambert De La Cruz and Shats Obstetrics Mr. Bharath Sithian ’04 Mark and Marta Zawisny Ryu and Ayako Aizu Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cascio Fast Signs-Forest Ave. Ms. Anita W. Laremont & Gynecology McKenley and Lorna Sloley Mr. and Mrs. Clem Alcamo Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Casserly Mr. David Fazio Mr. and Mrs. James Large Mary and Shawn O’Hara Ms. Claudia Solis

48 Staten Island Academy 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 49 Parents’ League 2014-2015 Class Notes

n an age of digital sharing, there are many ways to keep in touch with Academy classmates, but there’s Thank you to the many parents who offered their time and talents to volunteer at special events Inothing better than reading through a photo-filled “newsy” class notes section. We encourage you to keep and to support Academy programs. We are truly grateful that you are a part of the Staten Island us informed, send us your news, family photos, reunion plans, etc. Academy family! More importantly, please take a moment to send us your current mailing address and recent contact President Class Representatives information. There’s so much news to share with you, but it is incredibly wasteful to have mailings sent to inactive addresses. Help us confirm contact information by calling Teresa Pelosi at 718.303.7812 or Michelle Savino Pre-K3 Grade 6 e-mailing [email protected] with updates. Thank you! Vice President Heba Nassef Gore Deborah Falcone Maria Elena Selznick Teresa Pelosi Pre-K4 Catherine Malkova Grade 7 Treasurer Svetlana Baranovsky Beata Veksler K Sahar Rifi Grade 8 Secretary Maria Barone Joy Stapleton Grade 1 Marta Zawisny Yolanda DeInnocentiis Grade 9 Grade 2 Giovanna Acquilano JoyAnn Barbaria Darragh Caplan Denise Dutton Marietheresa Tisi Grade 10 Kathy Regine Grade 3 Lorna Sloley Michelle Mastromarino Latoya Murphy Grade 11 Patricia Auteri “Silent Moves” by Michael Ekin Pearson ’66. Grade 4 Kim Scarangello Michael Ekin Pearson ’66 reports that she and husband John Gruber ’70 outside Dongan Hall, circa. 1960. Nancy Konigsberg Grade 12 Bob are enjoying life on coastal South Carolina—although Kevin Maisonave “artists never really retire.” Michael is a partner in a co-op art Vicki Bulger Grade 5 Cindy Dinkins gallery as well as a traveling workshop instructor. In addition Chandra Blake Allison Spadaro to producing many commissioned paintings, she also Jeanette Garramone-Gonzalez designed a book cover that was released last summer. “Grandkids, travels with my husband, and old friends all make life 50 years after SIA full and wonderful!” Our gratitude to the members of the following committees and groups:

• Welcome Back Barbecue • Concession Stand • Lower School Scavenger Hunt • Geranium Ball • Academy Day • Development Volunteers • Academy Fund Class Captains • Library Assistants • Athletic Team Assistants • Lower School Class Assistants • Lower School Bingo Party • Chaperones • Book Fair • Nominating Committee • International Family Fun Night • Student Volunteers Karen Henderson ’63 with grandson Connor Stapleton ’16. • An Evening at Sea Auction • Theater Production Volunteers Karen Henderson ’63 has enjoyed sharing the campus with her grandson, senior Connor Stapleton ’16. Karen still recalls Headmaster Harold Merrick affectionately calling her “Tiger.” Former Head of School J. Stevens Bean congratulates Keith Johnson ’60.

50 Staten Island Academy 51 Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 was elected to the Board James Melillo '02 married Lindsay McArthur on April 30, of Trustees at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Staten 2016 in Woodbury, LI. The celebration also brought together Island Advance Publisher remarked, “The Metropolitan is the a gathering of friends from the Class of 2002. greatest museum in the world, but it is also a museum for all Lindsey Greenfield ’06 received her PsyD in School-Clinical five boroughs of the City of New York…and I hope to build Child Psychology at Pace University. Following her connections between the Museum and our community.” postdoctoral fellowship, Lindsey eventually hopes to work in Tim Thompson ’94 earned an advanced certificate in school a private practice serving children and adolescents. In building and district leadership in January from Hunter addition to thanking many of her amazing Academy teachers, College, en route to becoming a public school leader. she would especially like to give a shout out to Mr. Ahern, “who inspired me to seek out Psychology as a major. I Christina Caruso ’96 married “the man of her dreams, remember the first book we read, No Language But a Cry, Michael Clerico,” in Palm Springs, California. A destination which really captivated me and solidified my decision.” wedding held on the grounds of The Parker Hotel, the ceremony featured many former Academy students including: Summer Farris ’96, Andre Lutfy ’98 with Christina’s sister, Grace Caruso Lutfy ’98 and Anita Greco May 30, 2015 Alumni Reunion. Classes represented: 1960, 2004, 2005, ’96 with her sons Aidan Morpus ’28 and Kaelan Morpus 2006, 2014 with Albert R. Cauz, Head of School. ’29 serving as ring bearers.

Lizanne Fontaine ’73 serves as the Director of Health Christina Caruso ’96, her husband Michael Clerico, Grace Caruso Lufty ’98 Services at Care for the Homeless, which has been providing and Andre Lufty ’96. social services and medical care to homeless men, women, Michael Shanley ’99 has been captivating his Grade 5 & 6 and children for more than 30 years. In a recent issue of New students in Middle School science since he returned to the York University College of Nursing Magazine, Fontaine In Memoriam Academy to teach in 2014, and he has quite a following admitted that “this might be the best chance they’ve had for Grace Valentine Burns Pouch Sloan ’29 off-campus as one of the Island’s celebrated birding a long time to get complete, thoughtful and compassionate Mavis Lupton ’37 enthusiasts. Recently, Michael was quoted in for his involvement with the Staten Island Museum’s care,” adding that she has “infinite respect for how people Isabelle Auriema Phillips ’40 cope in a very challenging world and infinite gratitude for not event Moth Night: Return to the Woods at the Greenbelt having to be in that situation.” William Downing ’41 Nature Center. Robert W. Krause ’41 We are thrilled that Nicole Shack Donofrio ’03 recently Mr. Davis Phillip ’48 joined the faculty of Staten Island Academy as a Grade 1 Alan Kreb ’55 teacher as well as Dawn Guerriero ’93, who has returned to Mark Greenfield, Lindsey Greenfield ’06 and proud mom Ann Greenfield. F. Barry Mulligan ’60 our Upper School after 16 years teaching English at Monsignor Farrell. Chaya Coppersmith ’07 recently started a new job at Richard Pudge Pouch ’60 59E59 Theaters, a modern theater complex, which houses Keith Johnson ’60 We are saddened to report that after a brief battle with brain three stages and presents the New York premieres of Janet Swift ’61 cancer, Jeff Nelson passed away in May, 2015. Jeff was a Off-Broadway productions from across the and lifelong educator who served as Athletic Director at Foothill around the world. Dennis Peoples ’61 Country Day School after he and his wife Susan Nelson left James Longley ’62 Staten Island Academy for the Webb School in California. An Linda Arasino Thompson ’63 avid sports fan, golfer and tennis player, Jeff was also a William Crowe ’64 devoted family man and friend to many teachers still here at school. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Ellen Kramer ’65 Max ’95 and Damian ’97 and grandson Rivers. Gasper Geppy LaFata ’65 Matthew LaFata ’67 Ms. Sherilyn J. Snider ’68 Liz Fontaine ’73 with former , Michael Bloomberg. Douglas Fries ’85 Keith Windmiller ’79 writes from Sautee, Georgia where he Gary Russo, III ’88 is the pastor of Nacoochee United Methodist Church. “My wife Lori and I have three children, two in college and the Michael A. Frazer ’98 other is a sophomore in high school. After graduating from Susan Pouch Burns college, I became an athletic trainer for a decade before Jeffrey Nelson (former faculty) attending seminary at Emory University. I enjoyed my years at SIA and will always treasure the education I received there.” Former faculty Jeffrey Nelson Chaya Coppersmith ’07 with President Bill Clinton. 52 53 Congratulations to Dylan Bulger ’09 who recently became a Joseph Turchiano ’11 graduated from Princeton University member of the New York Police Department. with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in the field of Computer Science. He relocated to Chicago, IL in September 2015 for a position as a Service Delivery Engineer. Having graduated from Bridgeport University, Casey Bray ’11 is currently in medical school at the American University of Antigua. Casey was recently featured in a commercial by Champion Athleticwear highlighting athletes who exemplify their #RealChampion movement. The campaign celebrates the athlete’s can-do attitude and love for fitness. Champion’s Director of Marketing adds, “We wanted to celebrate Casey because she is not motivated by professional reasons but personal ones.” Casey Bray ’11 with Mr. Frank Crane on a visit to campus.

Dylan Bulger ’09 with sister Madison Bulger ’15 at his NYC Police Academy James Melillo ’02 celebrating at his wedding with other members of the Class of Graduation. 2002. Stefanie Taflin ’10 is a nurse at New York Presbyterian Nick Voutsinas ’08 recently graduated from SUNY Hospital. Downstate College of Medicine, having completed the 7-year BS/MD program at The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical After finishing his masters degree in Medieval Studies, Education. “I am currently doing my intern year of internal Joseph Shack ’11 completed another degree in Welsh and medicine at Staten Island University Hospital and will be Celtic studies from Cardiff University in Wales. Joseph is beginning my radiology residency at Mount Sinai Medical currently working on his PhD in Celtic languages and Center.” literature at Harvard University. Jamie Chyat ’09 graduated from the Massachusetts College Following his graduation from the United States Naval Academy of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, earning a master’s in with a degree in English, Ensign James Frevola ’11 is now Physician Assistant Studies before continuing in trauma or training as a Naval Flight Officer in Pensacola, FL. His general surgery. responsibilities in the Aviation Warfare Community will include navigation, weapons systems operation and control of elements over the electronic spectrum aboard our nation’s premier war-fighting aircraft. Having been involved in the Academy’s theater program for years, James continued his dramatic participation in Annapolis, writing and directing an award- winning original play entitled Habits. Congratulations James! Clockwise from top left: Henry James son of James Lucania ’97, Alyson Bruno with dad Christopher Bruno ’06, Christopher Emmanuel Dezio (and proud grandparents), Your Academy family is proud of all your accomplishments and Jamie Savino-Mazella ’94 and daughter Lily, Emma and Olivia Shack, daughters of Nicole Shack ’03, Scott Kolonko ’01, Paris Trataros ’01 and daughter Abigail. we thank you for your continued service to our country. Welcome to the World Lily Elizabeth, daughter of Michael Mazella ’90 Ellen Devine Barrett, daughter of Megan Thompson ’99 and Jamie Savino-Mazella ’94 Christopher Emmanuel, son of Christopher Dezio’99 Ryan Nicholas Baldino, son of Nicole Carp ’93 Abigail Kolonko, daughter of Scott Kolonko’01 Valentina Trasatti, daughter of Rosanna Ventrone ’95 and Paris Trataros ’01 Reis Uzun, son of Burak Uzun ’96 & Ciyo Mikami ’96 Olivia Claire Donofrio, daughter of Nicole Shack ’03 Blake Edward McNamara, son of Shawn Norton’96 Charles Anthony Watley, son of Erica Vasaturo ’04 Jamie Chyat ‘09 Henry James, son of James Lucania ’97 Alyson Marie, daughter of Chris Bruno ’06

James Frevola ’11 with future alumni Connor Frascati ’16 54 55 Alumni Siblings Alumni Faculty Sharing advice and best wishes

Joe Turchiano ’11 to brother Dan Turchiano ’14 Sydney Avis ’10 to sisters Sam Avis ’12 and Morgan Avis ’14 Nicholas Voutsinas ’08 to sister Alexandra Voutsinas ’15 Some Graduates Just Can't Leave!

After graduation, Joe studied Computer Science at Princeton “My sister Sam is pursuing an art degree, and I know that This summer Nicholas will start his Radiology Residency at We're so thrilled that many alumni of Staten Island Academy University. He recently relocated to Chicago. When he the basics can seem tedious and at times just annoying the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. choose to come back and visit. Some even choose to come graduated, younger brother Dan was a freshman. Joe and suffocating, but push through, and it’ll only deepen Despite a busy schedule, he took time to give some advice back and stay! This year, we have eight alumni in our faculty. said, “Dan is a very intelligent person, and he is often more your knowledge and understanding,” said Sydney. “I think to future graduates. “Staten Island Academy taught all of They bring not only their knowledge, but an appreciation informed than me in certain areas of computer science. He’s deciding to become an artist is one of the most wonderful you important lessons not just in the classroom but in life as for the kind of education the Academy provides. Their fond pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette and terrifying things someone can do.” Youngest sister well. You have had great memories and made long lasting memories of days spent on campus fuel their desire to make College, and I wish him the best of luck in his college days." Morgan hasn’t declared a major yet. “That’s totally fine,” said friendships. That being said, never long for the high school sure future generations of students keep the tradition going Sydney, “It takes people years to figure it out. My advice take days. Make each phase of your life better than the last one.” Jessica Borghese ’12 to brother Nicholas Borghese ’15 and maybe return to share their memories with yet another your time and find something that you love and feel absolute “I am so proud to see my little sister, Alexandra, join the generation! That's part of the Staten Island Academy legacy! Jessie reflected on her own first year at college and she passion for.” “As for me,” said Sydney, “I’m not sure what’s Academy Alumni family,” said Nicholas. “Twenty-one years thought of her brother Nicky starting his. “Live in the moment, next, but I can’t wait to figure it out.” ago, my parents enrolled me at the Academy. Seven years and don't be afraid to take chances. I hope you have many later, my sister joined. I like to think we both left our marks of the same experiences that I did. I hope you make friends there in our own way.” that encourage you and respect you.” And what better words between siblings than the reminder that family is always waiting. “This is the time where you figure out who you are. Just remember that you are loved.”

2015-16 Alumni Faculty: Left to right (standing): Michael Shanley, III ’99, Sydney ’10 at her college graduation with her family. M. Peter Rapp ’64, Christopher Bruno ’06, Michael Mazella ’90. Left to right (sitting): Nicole Shack Donofrio ’03, Dawn Guerrero ’93 , Caroline Crane ’83, Jamie Savino ’94. Joseph D’Arco 13 to sister Emily D’Arco ’14 Alexandra Voutsinas ’15 and Nicholas Voutsinas ’08. As his sister Emily prepared to leave for Georgetown, Joseph shared this bit of wisdom mixed with the smallest amount of sibling rivalry. “Emily, good luck on the Hilltop! So much Jessica Borghese ’12, Sara Borghese ’20 and Nicholas Borghese ’15 awaits you at Georgetown University. I know you will thrive and succeed in whatever road you decide to travel down. No Bridget O’Hara ’12 to sister Deirdre O’Hara ’14 better place for someone as great as you to learn and grow. Bridget O’Hara will graduate from the University of Notre While we still argue about who's smarter, I can't be more Dame this year. When Deidre graduated from the Academy, proud of you! You earned it, Valedictorian 2014!” she gave her sister great advice. “Put yourself out there, Staten Island Academy is a big family, and when you graduate, you remain in that family. For some, there is a legacy, a try new things and meet new people! College is full of genuine family tradition that is carried on through generations. It’s heartwarming to see siblings support each other. College is opportunities both socially and academically.” Bridget a new adventure. Try. Grow. Learn. Take chances. Find your passion. Find yourself! Continued best of luck to our alumni, who advised Deidre to get involved in her first semester to help are starting careers, graduate school or sophomore year in college. Wherever you are in your journey, Staten Island Academy her figure out what would interest her long term. will always be your family!

56 57 Alumni Gatherings and Get Togethers

58 59 Awards During the Commencement ceremony, the following seniors were presented with these special awards: • The Mills Memorial Medal: James Morisano • The Nancy Avis Memorial Medal: Aurora Tormey • The House Cup: Merrick House • Excellence in Art: Joshua Vayner • Excellence in Computer Science: Daniel Matthew Turchiano • Excellence in English: Leyla Adali • Excellence in French: Emily F. D’Arco • Excellence in History: Alice Harrison • Excellence in Latin: Emily F. D’Arco • Excellence in Mathematics: Daniel Matthew Turchiano • Excellence in Music: Andrea De Vito • Excellence in Spanish: Samantha Helena Jakuboski • The Dr. Albert L. Patrick Award for Excellence in Science: Deirdre Harley O’Hara • The Richard E. Diamond Award for Journalism: Samantha Helena Jakuboski • The Jack J. Boies Award: Noa’ Lev-Ari • The Robert Crooks Stanley Citizenship Award: Nicholas Arthur Smarsch • The Borough President’s Achievement Award: André Boulay and Andrea DeVito 2014 • The Alumni Scholarship Medal: Deirdre Harley O’Hara Commencement • The J. Stevens Bean Faculty Award: Zijue (Cartland) Zhou • The Trustees’ Medal: Emily F. D’Arco • The Head of School Medal: Deirdre Harley O’Hara • The Virginia T. Kearns Award for Outstanding Service: O.J. Buck Gymnasium welcomed 41 extraordinary graduates, their parents, friends and Staten Joseph Ralph Bronzo The Island Academy faculty for the 126th Annual Commencement exercises on June 13, 2014. • The Congressional Civic Leadership Award: Following the invocation from Rabbi Dr. Judah Newberger of the Congregation B’nai Israel of Staten Island, Zachary Michael Diamond Deirdre Harley O’Hara welcomed the assembly of guests and introduced the faculty speaker, Mr. Frank • The Richard S. Wolter Award: Whitney LeBlanc Crane, Upper School Director. During the ceremony, Ann Greenfield, Grade 4 Teacher, received an Academy chair for her 20 years of service to our community. Members of the Class of 2014 will represent The Student Address was given by Daniel Matthew Turchiano and Emilio Berton introduced the Keynote the Academy at these colleges and universities: Speaker, Academy alumni Sarah Kate Ellis ’89, President and CEO of GLAAD. The Farewell Address was Adelphi University New York University (3) given by Joseph Bronzo. Allegheny College Pace University Barnard College Rhodes College The distinguished student speakers’ cumulative experience mirrored that of the Class of 2014, yet each Boston College (2) Rutgers University (2) brought to the podium a unique Academy experience marked with individual successes on the courts, in Brandeis University St. Louis University classrooms, leadership and service to the community, and as role models to underclassmen: Deirdre, SAC California State University, Fullerton Stevens Institute of Technology president and three-sport athlete who excelled in science; Daniel, a leader in the arts department, on the stage Carnegie Mellon University Susquehanna University and with Something Musical, with a passion for problem solving; Emilio, campus leader and citizen whose College of Staten Island (CUNY) (2) Tulane University Dartmouth College University at Albany (SUNY) actions earned him respect and fostered confidence is his peers; and Joseph, whose enthusiastic support of Fordham University (2) University of California at Irvine all things Academy made him a perfect ambassador for Admissions and Head Delegate for the Model UN, George Washington University University of Miami where he won numerous awards. Georgetown University University of Rochester Juniata College University of Vermont (2) Kenyon College University of Virginia Lafayette College (2) Wagner College (2) 60 Marist College Washington University in St. Louis 61 Awards During the Commencement ceremony, the following seniors were presented with these special awards: • The Mills Memorial Medal: Christopher Paul Auteri. • The Nancy Avis Memorial Medal: Sadé Robbie Dinkins. • House Cup 2014 – 2015: Partington House • Excellence in Art: Maria Alexandra Vennikov • Excellence in Computer Science: Nicholas Matthew Borghese • Excellence in English: Claire Reid Crane • Excellence in French: Zijing Lei • Excellence in History: Claire Reid Crane • Excellence in Latin: Emma Aubin Master • Excellence in Mathematics: Paul Joseph Blanchard • Excellence in Music: Julia Xia • Excellence in Spanish: Claire Reid Crane • The Dr. Albert L. Patrick Award for Excellence in Science: Emma Aubin Master • The Richard E. Diamond Award for Journalism: Julia Xia • The Jack J. Boies Award: Danielle Keren Wiseman • The Robert Crooks Stanley Citizenship Award: Claire Reid Crane • The Maria Sollitto Memorial Student Achievement Award: Commencement Danielle Keren Wiseman • The Alumni Scholarship Medal: Emma Aubin Master a beautiful June day, 36 seniors processed across the front of campus and initiated a new Commencement • The J. Stevens Bean Faculty Award: Linda Jeane Delfini On tradition: touching the nose of the Tiger statue in the front circle before continuing on to the stage in front • The Trustees’ Medal: Emma Aubin Master of Haugen Hall. • The Head of School Medal: Emma Aubin Master • The Virginia T. Kearns Award for Outstanding Service: The ceremony was marked with notable speeches given by several seniors – each with a unique path that brought Julia Xia them to and through Staten Island Academy and each exemplifying why we are “the place to do it all.” Senior, • The Richard S. Wolter Award: Dina Large Veronica Lucchese, who commuted from the Rockaways every morning, delivered the invocation. The welcome and faculty speaker introduction was given by Dominick J. Tomasuolo, who joined the Academy in Grade 9 and has been a campus leader and model citizen. Emma Aubin Master, a lifer, gave the Student Address. The top scholar in her class, Emma was a National Merit Scholarship winner. Claire Reid Crane, also a lifer, introduced the Keynote Speaker, Dereck Whittenburg, Director of Player Members of the Class of 2015 will represent Development, North Carolina State University. Claire was president of the senior class and on the leadership team of the Academy at these colleges and universities: the Model United Nations club. The student farewell address was given by Akash D. Das, President of the Student Barnard College Seton Hall University (2) Advisory Council. Erica Polina Ashurova concluded the program by giving the benediction. Erica was a member of Boston College (2) Smith College the Citizenship Panel where her integrity and strong character strengthened our community. Boston University Springfield College CUNY Baruch College St. Francis College Joining these inspirational student speakers were addresses from Michael A. Acquilano, Director of College Duke University Stanford University Guidance, and the alumni address from Daniel L. Master, Jr. ’71. Dr. Victor P. Avis, President of the Board of George Washington University University of Colorado – Boulder Trustees, presented Caroline Diamond Harrison ’82 with an engraved crystal bowl to honor her for her years of Harvey Mudd College University of Connecticut service to the Board of Trustees. Hobart & William Smith Colleges University of Miami (3) Hofstra University University of Pennsylvania The Primus Medal, the highest recognition the Academy can bestow upon a member of the Staten Island Lehigh University University of Richmond community, was awarded by the Board of Trustees to Linda and Irwin Steinman. Middlebury College University of Scranton Head of School Albert R. Cauz was pleased to recognize Eileen Corigliano and Annette Frevola for 20 years of Monmouth University University of Wisconsin - Madison service to the Academy. Having completed thirty-three years of meritorious service to the Academy, an honorary New York University Vassar College diploma was awarded to Mary Jean Strubel. Penn State University Wagner College (2) Pratt Institute Whittier College 62 Rollins College 63 rides and in the locker room. I remember him going up against fought in the Daily News Golden Gloves and the New York the best big men in the ACIS and battling them every night. Metros. He has fought in and won the Long Island Amateur He and Steve Richter were our Twin Towers back then. I smile Championships tournament, the New York Tournament and when I think back to James’ teams. They were good teams the Pure Bread Boxing Tournament. He will be competing and a lot of fun to coach.” nationally for the first time this year and doing the Olympic Trial Like most Academy students past and present, James Qualifiers in Tennessee in October 2015. remembers running from the classroom, to the fields and then Finance consultant by day, boxer by night. All of this makes on to the stage each and every day. He loved every minute him feel complete. James’ success in all areas of his life stems of it; even when leaving campus some nights as late as from positive role models at the Academy, in the world of 10:00 PM, he couldn’t wait to come back. James sang with finance and in the boxing gyms. Something Musical and was part of every play; he still lights up James says, “I am probably not going to be a world champion when talking about having the spotlight on him in his Grade 8 boxer but I have learned a great deal from boxing, and when performance of Once Upon a Mattress. I hang up my gloves, I look forward to training kids, helping He has fought in the Daily News Golden Gloves and the New York Metros. He has fought in and won the Long Island Amateur Championships tournament, the New York Tournament, the Pure Bread Boxing Tournament and competed in the Olympic Trial Qualifiers in Tennessee in October 2015. Business Suits by Day, After graduation in 2004, James headed off to Ryder University them develop their skill for boxing, confidence and the and received his Bachelor of Science in Finance. Although he importance of fitness like my coaches have done for me.” was only in New Jersey for college, James really appreciated Boxing Trunks & Gloves by Night James hopes to come back to the Academy this year and living away from home for the first time. He feels that his do some training sessions with our students, focused on involvement in many Academy courses and activities really finance, fitness and the boxing techniques, certainly a unique James Ling, Academy Lifer, Class of 2004, prepared him well for college academically and with time- combination, just like James. Like Lennox Lewis once said, “In management. Investment Consultant and Boxer boxing, you create a strategy to beat each new opponent; it By Eileen Corigliano As a young alum, James attended our annual Academy is just like chess.” James wants to share this strategy not only Staten Island Academy was a second home to James Ling. a great sense of humor, which contributed to a really good reunion and met Vincent J. Dugan ’83. They talked finance with Academy students but children throughout Staten Island. Not just because he spent 14 years on our campus, but atmosphere for learning.” and the next thing you know, Mr. Dugan got James his first job I like to believe that knowing James as an Academy student and introduced him to his career! because he loved every minute of his experience. James’ James truly enjoyed being on the soccer and and now, he lives his life as Muhammad Ali once said, “Don’t count the days. Make every day count.” family was also invested in the Academy. His sister Rachel is teams, not only playing and developing his skills in these James currently lives in Manhattan and is working with UBS also a lifer and Class of 2007. His parents Sally and Edmund sports, but building friendships with his peers and learning Global Asset Management. He says he loves his job, the Sadly Sally Ling passed played active roles in our community: Sally, his mother, from the positive role models of his coaches. As I spoke challenge and the people he gets to work with each day. His away this February. dutifully worked at the school’s snack stand and proudly to James, he could fondly recall big wins, challenging company goes beyond investments; they build strong client She will be served as our Parents’ League Vice President 2002-2003 competitions and fun bus rides. Michael Mazella, English relationships – both areas that play to James’ strengths. remembered and President from 2003-2005. Chair and Interim Athletic Director, then James’ basketball James was set – great education and a wonderful job; fondly as a James looks back on his classes as an Academy student coach says, “James was always the gentle giant. I always however, he was struggling with his fitness and had developed loving mother, fondly. He did not consider himself a science student but wanted him to have a mean streak on the court, but that poor habits. He wanted to feel better physically and looked wife, sister, truly enjoyed taking science at the Academy, especially just wasn’t his style. On the court, he really came into his into boxing. Now, thanks to boxing, not only is James fit, he nurse and Psychology with Mr. Ahern. James says, “I loved Mr. Ahern; own during his junior and senior year. He had a quick first eats well and feels great! James can be found at the New York tremendous he had a great way of explaining things and not unlike all step for a big man, and he was not afraid to step away Athletic Club as a member of their boxing team and Bed Stuy supporter of the of my Academy teachers, he really cared about me.” Mr. from the basket and shoot a jump shot. James was one of Boxing Club in Brooklyn. He works out, trains and competes Academy. Ahern states “James was eager and attentive in class with my favorite players who always kept the team laughing on on a regular basis in the 201 lb. heavyweight division. He has

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