THE URBAN SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO

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THE URBAN SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO
Mission Statement
The Urban School of San Francisco seeks to ignite a passion for learning, inspiring its students to become
self-motivated, enthusiastic participants in their education—both in high school and beyond.
2009-10 Annual Report
We are deeply grateful to the generous donors who supported The Urban School of San Francisco during
the fiscal year from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
of the information and listings in this report. Thank you to all our generous donors who made 2009-10 a banner
year for Urban. We are grateful for your investment in our mission and the people and programs that make our
school so special.
For additional copies of the 2009-10 Annual Report or more information about this publication, please contact
the Development Office at 415 626 2919.
Parents of Alumni: If your son or daughter no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please notify
Urban and provide updated contact information by emailing alumni@urbanschool.org or calling 415 626 2919.
This report is printed on recycled paper.
Contents
Report from the Board Chair and Head of School 3
2009-10 Board of Trustees
2009-10 Operating Budget
4
Report from the Parents’ Association
5
2009-10 Parent Board
The Annual Fund at Work
NEW! 100 for $100 Alumni Giving Circle
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THE URBAN ANNUAL REPORT 09|10
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Urban’s Blue Velvet Underground Auction
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Donor Spotlight: Karen Smith-McCune &
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Mike McCune
Endowment and Planned Giving
6
2009-10 Annual Fund Volunteers
Annual Fund Donor List
NEW! Urban’s True Blue Society
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16
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The Urban Legacy Circle
Class Endowment Funds
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Ways of Giving
30
2009-10 Faculty and Staff
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Report from
Head of School
and Board of
Trustees Chair
The 2009-10 school year has been
a banner year for Urban by all
accounts and measures. At the heart
of any educational enterprise are students
and teachers. A meaningful measure of
institutional success must begin with them.
At Urban it is the generous and authentic
engagement of students and teachers alike
in the learning process that forms the core
of the school’s mission: igniting a passion for
learning. Urban is proud of its outstanding
faculty who are nationally known for their
exceptional teaching. Urban teachers are
steeped in their disciplines, enthusiastic
about their subjects, and expert at the ways
that students learn. As a school that is in
high demand, Urban is also fortunate to
enroll students who are bright, creative,
diverse and talented.
Urban’s current strategic plan, Vision 2013:
Creating A Sustainable Future, reflects the
school’s commitment to institutional
improvement and constitutes its roadmap
for the future. Since its approval in 2008,
Urban has made considerable progress
implementing its six strategic initiatives:
education for the 21st century (including
environmental sustainability, enhanced
global awareness and service learning);
diversity and inclusion; accessibility;
facilities; working at Urban; and financial
sustainability.
In 2009-10 the school continued to add to
its course offerings with an environmental
focus, aiming to ensure that we graduate
students who are eco-literate and wise
stewards of the earth’s resources. Our
efforts to become a sustainable campus
have been focused on conserving resources,
maximizing operational efficiency, decreasing
our overall environmental impact, and
securing a LEED-EBOM (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design – Existing
Building Operations and Maintenance)
certification, which would make Urban one
of the first schools in the country to achieve
this designation.
Urban also continued to make progress
toward another key goal of Vision 2013—
ensuring accessibility to a broad range
of students and families in the Bay Area,
regardless of their ability to meet the full
cost of tuition. In 2009-10, the school
awarded $2 million in financial aid
(approximately 20 percent of our operating
budget) to 26 percent of our students.
As part of our education for the 21st
century initiative, the school also revised
the implementation of its service learning
program, incorporating more multicultural
education and emphasizing strategic
problem-solving and leadership development. A new course called Identity and
Ethnic Studies was launched for all incoming
freshman to provide the foundation for their
subsequent work in community service, as
well as the foundation for building a more
inclusive and equitable school community.
The foundation for Urban’s many successes
this past year rests on the incredibly generous
support and involvement of parents,
trustees, alumni and friends of the school.
We are pleased to report that the school
had another outstanding year of fundraising,
with contributed income reaching a new
record of $1,118,000 through the combination of the Annual Fund and the Auction.
We extend a special thanks to the 2009-10
Annual Fund Co-Chairs Charles Lesem and
Greg Cohelan, as well as to the Auction
Chair Jane Wolf, for their vigorous and
dedicated leadership.
Urban also enhanced its long-term financial
sustainability with a reinvigorated Class of
2010 endowment drive. Students, parents
and grandparents of the Class of 2010 set
the bar high for their Class Fund, raising
$140,000 toward Urban’s endowment—a
record for the school since launching senior
endowment funds in 2000. Congratulations
to the students in the Class of 2010 and
parent leaders for their success.
As outlined under the facilities initiative in
Vision 2013, the Board of Trustees is actively
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Report from Head of School
and Board of Trustees Chair
2009-10
Board of Trustees
continued from page 3
pursuing the acquisition and renovation of
an additional property in the neighborhood
to meet our needs for a larger gym and
theater. We are pleased to report that
nearly $1 million was secured in 2009-10
toward this effort and our endowment, and
we look forward to keeping you apprised of
our progress in this exciting new opportunity for the school.
In closing, we want to acknowledge our
parent volunteers who are the backbone
of the school. We are especially grateful
for the hard work of the Parent Board, led
so capably by co-chairs Frish Brandt and
Diane Welch.
Additionally, we want to thank our outgoing
trustees, Bing Gordon, Sara Hendrickson,
Anna Lee, Jamienne Studley and Leslie
Winick, who brought tremendous vision,
stewardship and leadership to the Board
of Trustees.
We are indeed fortunate that so many
individuals have chosen to invest so generously in Urban and for the faith they have in
the promise of this special school. We extend
our thanks to all of our supporters, and hope
you share our pride as you read this 2009-10
Annual Report.
Terry Gamble Boyer, Chair
Kathy Bole, Vice Chair
David Lahar, Vice Chair
Steve Melikian, Vice Chair
Glenn Shannon, Vice Chair
Joe Kwong (’71), Secretary
Sara Hendrickson, Treasurer
Mark Salkind (’70), Head of School
Frish Brandt,
Parent Board Representative
Hannah Brown (’11),
Student Representative
Michael Browne
Terry Gamble Boyer
Chair, Board of Trustees
Chapin (’10) and Anna (’13) Boyer
Steven Dinkelspiel (’74)
Frances Evens,
Faculty Representative
Michael Feldman
Mark Salkind (’70)
Head of School
Steven Fingerhood
Laura Fisher
Bing Gordon
Denise Wang Kline
Gary Lucas
2009-10 Operating Budget
Mike McCune
Steve Morris
Revenue$10,787,000
85% Tuition and Fees
Tuition and Fees 9,208,000
(net of $2 million in Financial Aid)
Peter Ross
9% Annual Fund
Geoffrey Sears
Annual Fund
929,000
4%
Other Revenue
427,000
2% Auction
Rebecca Shapiro,
Faculty Representative
Auction (net)189,000
Interest Income
Other Revenue
<1% Interest Income
34,000
Leo Stroe (’10),
Student Representative
Jamienne Studley
Expenses$10,787,000
Salaries and Benefits
7,040,000
Facilities and Transportation
1,017,000
Program Expenses
953,000
65% Salaries and Benefits
10% Facilities and Transportation
9% Program Expenses
7%Operations/
General Administration
Operations/
General Administration
767,000
Interest Expense
550,000
5%
Interest Expense
Capital Reserves
460,000
4%
Capital Reserves
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Aisha Toney (’95)
Leslie Winick
Douglas Wolf
Alex Wong
Eric Yopes
Report from
the Parents’
Association
In the Urban cosmos, I feel certain that
there are few things better than being an
Urban parent…other than being an Urban
student, or an Urban teacher, that is. But in
the world that we inhabit—those of us who
aren’t teachers or students—we have the
opportunity to embrace high school once
more, this time as parents.
Depending on where you are in your Urban
lifecycle, you may or may not remember all
of the questions, and some of the answers
that brought you here. Today I am writing
this note as a graduated parent looking
back at what Urban is and was. If you are
still in the thick of your Urban experience,
my council to you would be: dig in, swim
deep, throw your arms wide and expand
and explore because before you know it
you will be on the other side of it. This is it.
When I graduated from high school my
friend David wrote in my yearbook, “High
School is not a microcosm of the world,
it IS the world.” If we have any aspiration
of raising a generation of involved adults,
we ourselves must be involved. If we
have any hope to encourage community
building, we ourselves must be community
builders. The Urban Parents’ Association is
designed for this purpose—to give us all a
place to experience high school without our
students watching us….and without us
watching them.
Toward this goal, last year Diane Welch and
I, as Co-Presidents of the Parent Board,
brought the daily life, challenges and
highlights of Urban to the Parents’ Association meetings via presentations by teachers
and administrators—the very people who
are crafting our children’s high school
education. It is in this way that we could
experience what this education is about,
what we all work so hard to provide to our
teenagers, and why our participation matters.
These presentations informed us and
encouraged us to volunteer and to support
the many efforts that keep the school vibrant
and on the forefront of education, and in the
process, we met other parents with whom
we could share this experience, brief as it is.
I am deeply grateful to all the volunteers on
Urban’s Parent Board who took on leadership
roles and ensured that our meetings and
events throughout the year were inclusive,
accessible, welcoming and fun, including
the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Events,
Auction, Athletics Banquet, All-School Picnic,
Parent Class Potlucks and more. In addition,
parents came forward to support each other
through Diversity and Inclusion and Care and
Concern, as well as new, informal class
coffees for parents on Haight Street. From
helping with Open Houses to Commencement and everything in between, Urban
parents are an important part of the life
of the school.
Urban grows impressive young adults who
go out into the world taking each their own
piece (peace) of Urban with them. Being an
involved parent is your chance to be part of
the future – your future, your child’s future,
our shared future. Thank you to all the
Urban parents, past, present and future,
who together shape this incredible school
and community.
Frish Brandt
2008-2010 Co-President, Parent Board
August Fischer (’10)
2009-10
Parent Board
Parents’ Coalition
of Bay Area High
School Co-Chairs
Theresa Hong
Midge Wilson
Co-Presidents
Frish Brandt
Diane Welch
Secretary
Lance Raynor
Treasurer
Alison Brown
Admissions
Co-Chairs
Linda Lesem
Diane Olmstead
Nadia Ruimy
All-School Picnic
Co-Chairs
Linda Kropowensky
Ben Jacoby
David Rothman
Anne Steele
Auction Chair
Jane Wolf
Care & Concern
Committee
Co-Chairs
Pat Cole
Maureen Poxon
Diversity
Committee
Co-Chairs
Angie Fa
Anh Lê
Lindy McKnight
Greg Rice
eScrip Co-Chairs
Maria Cristini
Tess Goldman
Faculty/Staff
Appreciation
Co-Chairs
Diane Durst
David Magidson
Pam Mendelsohn
Sandy MontekoSherman
Nominating
Committee
Co-Chairs
Laura Klapper
Maureen Terris
Sports Committee
Co-Chairs
George Eddy
Tod Elkins
John O’Connell
Lauri Paul
Urban Wear
Co-Chairs
Jaemie Ballesteros Altman
Joey Altman
Craig Malaer
Volunteer
Coordinator
Co-Chairs
Mark Hydeman
Rose Newhouse
Freshman Class
Representatives
Peggy Barbieri
Karen Choy
Véronique
Fourment
Dee LaDuke
Warrington Parker
Kathy Williams
Sophomore Class
Representatives
Kerry Blacker
Suya ColoradoCaldwell
Jo Cummins
Katherine Seligman
Karen SmithMcCune
Junior Class
Representatives
Simone Echeguren
Ana González-Lane
Randall Kostick
Renata Miller
Lael Robertson
Senior Class
Representatives
Debra Gordon
Marsha Maytum
Lori Shannon
Tom Sicurella
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THE ANNUAL
FUND AT WORK
The theme of the 2009-10 Annual Fund campaign was a simple one—
It’s Fundamental—reflecting that the Annual Fund is the most important
giving opportunity at Urban and is critical to the school’s success, providing
nearly 10 percent of our operating budget. In addition, gifts to the Annual
Fund support critical work toward implementing and achieving our strategic
plan, Vision 2013: Creating a Sustainable Future.
Here are just a few of the many ways your support directly made a difference to the students,
teachers and programs at The Urban School each and every day.
Accessibility: Urban’s Vision 2013 strategic plan calls for increased accessibility, and toward
that, Urban awarded $2 million in financial aid (nearly 20 percent of our operating budget)
to 26 percent of our student body, a new record for the school.
Academic Programs: We continually strive to make Urban the best possible teaching and
learning environment. This year Urban added new classes to our ever-evolving and dynamic
curriculum, including Urban Advanced Studies (UAS) The Naturalist as Writer and UAS History
of South Asia: Part 2, as part of our efforts to increase the profile of environmental and global
studies—another goal of Vision 2013.
Urban also focused on revising our award-winning, four-year Service Learning Program.
A new six-week course was created for the freshman class on Identity and Ethnic Studies to
provide them with a solid foundation and framework to become self-aware, thoughtful and
engaged citizens in our world, and to prepare them for active and meaningful volunteerism
in the greater community as Urban students and alumni.
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VOLUNTEERS
Athletics: Teams are stronger than ever and school spirit is at an all-time high at Urban.
A few sporting highlights of the year include:
•
Sixty-four percent of Urban students participated on at least one team;
•
Urban’s lacrosse team, only in its second year at the school, won its first-ever playoff game;
•
The boys volleyball team qualified for the playoffs for the first time ever;
•
Girls softball was the season champ and advanced to the NCS semi-finals; and
•
Both boys and girls basketball teams qualified for the NCS tournament—the first time
in several years that both teams advanced that far in the same season. Go Blues!
Teachers: Supporting our incredible teachers with a broad array of professional development
opportunities is another key initiative of Vision 2013. This year, faculty pursued master’s
degrees in their disciplines at Stanford and Columbia, and nearly a third of the faculty
participated in collaborative curriculum development during the summer. Additionally,
teachers attended and presented at conferences both locally and nationally, providing them
with opportunities to network; to learn about new teaching strategies, digital tools and
assessment methods; and to remain well-informed and up-to-date regarding future trends
and challenges in education.
Community: Another goal for the school has been to build and sustain an inclusive and
welcoming environment for all our students, staff and faculty. Both the Board of Trustees
and Parent Board Diversity Committee have dedicated themselves to a new Inquiry
of Equity program, which seeks to ensure that everyone feels a part of this incredible
Urban community.
A very symbolic representation of the Urban community is exemplified in our 96 percent
current parent participation in the 2009-10 Annual Fund—a new high for Urban in recent
years, and the highest participation rate of peer Bay Area independent high schools.
From all of us at Urban, thank you for your important role in helping the school achieve our
goals with your investment and belief in our programs, students and teachers.
We would like to extend our deep
appreciation to all the volunteers
who worked on the Annual Fund,
and especially to our fantastic parent
co-chairs, Greg Cohelan and Charles
Lesem, as well as our wonderful
Class Captains. Their dedication and
leadership made a tremendous impact
on the success of this year’s campaign.
Parent Co-Chairs
Greg Cohelan
Charles Lesem
Parent Class
Captains
Class of 2010
Stuart Hanlon
Amelia Kaymen
Chris Marver
Eric Starr
Anne Steele
Caroline Kahn
Werboff
Class of 2011
Kathy Judkins
Susanne Lucas
Nancy Marks
Leslie Tyler
Jane Wolf
Class of 2012
Gordon Atkinson
Jan Waldman
Brown (’77)
Rob Klapper
John Mendelsohn
Janice Sears
Class of 2013
Aimee Brown
David Buzby
Bob Krinsky
Juana Schurman
Will Schutte
Bill Weihl
Grandparent
Chairs
Betty & Bob
Klausner
Former
Trustee Chair
Tom Angstadt
Alumni
Parent Chairs
Joe Kwong (’71)
Ellen Simons &
Bob Powell
Faculty Chair
Greg Monfils
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ANNUAL
FUND
Urban’s Annual Fund
reached unparalleled
heights this year, raising
an incredible $929,000
through generous
contributions from
trustees, parents, alums,
faculty, staff, students,
grandparents and other
family members.
We extend our deepest
gratitude to the following
individuals, foundations
and corporations for
their generous support
of Urban’s Annual Fund
during the 2009-10
school year.
(F/S) denotes Urban
Faculty and Staff
Leadership Support
Véronique Fourment &
Kate Hanson & Scott Ferguson
Presidio Pacesetters
($15,000+)
Robert Buehl
Mindy & James (‘79) Henderson
Amelia Kaymen & Eric Yopes
Devorah (‘80) & Ben Jacoby
Kathy Bole & Paul Klingenstein
Patrick Kenealy
Elizabeth Kerman-Morris &
Terry Gamble Boyer &
Nancy Kivelson & Tom Angstadt
Edward Morris
Peter Boyer
Sandy & Harlan Kleiman
Alejandra Longarini-Gutierrez &
Diane & Thomas Durst
Denise Wang Kline &
Alberto Gutierrez
Laura & John Fisher
Robert Kline
Lucy Mahaffey & Anno Langen
Ann & Gordon Getty
Linda & Charles Lesem
Nancy Marks & Steven Mitchel
Carol & Lenny Lieberman
Susanne & Gary Lucas
Marsha Maytum &
Ellen & James Niven
The Marver Family
William Leddy
Robina & John Riccitiello
Sylvia & Stephen Melikian
Pamela & John Mendelsohn
Rubina & Joseph Satriani
Lisa Mihaly (‘79) & Bill Weihl
Renata & Alex Miller
Durelle (‘81) & Alan Schacter
Sandra Monteko-Sherman &
Maureen & Bill Newlin
Joseph Sherman
Jonathan Ocker
Foghorn Philanthropists
($10,000+)
Sally & Gordon Atkinson
Leslie & Walter Burlock
Susan & Jeff Campbell
Eliza & Dean Cash
Mrs. Doris Fisher
Debra & Bing Gordon
Robert Kwong
Janet & Clyde Ostler
Diane Olmstead &
Rena Pasick & Stephen Garber
Matthew Slepin
Barbara Selbach &
Neil Fred Picciotto (‘93) &
Jeffrey Skelton
Lisa Eckstein
Lori & Glenn Shannon
Amy Quirk & Michael Lehmann
Gayle & Eric Starr
Mark Salkind (‘70) (F/S)
Patricia Tomlinson &
Juana Schurman &
Bennet Weintraub
Tony Ligamari
Lori Quinn &
Filling the Gap
Jeffrey Lowenthal
Janice & Geoffrey Sears
Barbary Coast Boosters
($2,560+)
Lydia & Douglas Shorenstein
Anonymous (3)
Karen Smith-McCune &
Holly Badgley (‘69) & Peter Stern
Mike McCune
Karen Barbour & David Sheff
Anne Thorson & Peter Ross
Maureen Blanc &
Leslie Tyler & Lawrence Less
George Brandt
Julie Westcott & David Lahar
Robin & Andy Bloch
Jane & Douglas Wolf
Mary Brady & Wm. Carey Cole
Aimee Brown
Golden Gate Givers
($5,000+)
Anonymous
Linda & Andrew Ach
Mary Austin & Brewster Kahle
Pam & Larry Baer
Karie Brown
Carol Caspe &
Nathan Nayman
Lisa & Matt Chanoff
Class of 2007 & 2012 Family
Pamela Rose Dinkelspiel &
Steven Dinkelspiel (‘74)
Shary Eiser &
Christopher Brown
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Kelly & Michael Browne
Cathy Carolan & Greg Cohelan
Kate Ditzler & Stuart Gasner
Julie & Scott Drummond
Simone & Alex Echeguren
Suzanne (‘73) (F/S) & Will Schutte
Julie & Charlie Siler
Claire Solot & Sinjin Bain
Ginny Stearns & Bob Isaacson
Michiko Tamate & Gary Weiss
Janet & David Taylor
Maureen & Michael (‘79) Terris
Victoria Traina-Polatnick &
David Polatnick
Susheela Vasan & David Buzby
Tina & John Verdoia
Melanie & Chip Vetter
Margaret & John Ware
Diane & Ken Welch
Allison Williams & Walter Cohen
Ann & Charles Wu
Barbro & George Eddy
Participation Support
eScrip
Cindy & Andrew Friedman
Panhandle Patrons
($1,000+)
Dr. Christine Glastonbury &
Anonymous (2)
Michael Feldman
Anita Adams
Tess & Mark Goldman
Carrie & Ben Assaf
Nonie Greene & Todd Werby
Beth Barker
Nicole Grindle & Noel Kaufman
Valerie Barth & Peter Wiley
Stuart Hanlon
Natalie Baszile &
Warrington Parker
Melissa & Richard Beames
Pat & Bill Mandel
Carol Rosenberg Berluti (‘78)
Wendy & W. Richard Bingham
Rhonda & Michael Clark
Ellen Simons & Robert Powell
Cathlin Milligan & Gregg Kleiner
Cynthia Claussen &
Sharman Spector-Angel &
Susan (F/S) & Tom Munn
James Wolfrom
Gary Angel
Kerry Blacker & John Murnane
Jamie & Mark Myers
Kathleen & Martin Cohn
Anne Steele
Kathy & Hill Branscomb
Julia Ng
Linda Collins
Jamienne Studley &
Toni & Philip Brooks
Vicki & Bruce Pate
Maria Cristini &
Gary Smith
Alison & Owen Brown
Lauri Paul & Mark Hamilton
Abrasha Staszewski
Leslie & Will Thompson
Susan Chang & Laurence Huang
Marti Phillips & James Bostwick
Sarah & Michael Duncan
Mr. & Mrs. Murry J. Waldman
Martha & Daniel Cliff
Katharine Phipps & Michael Ram
Angie Fa
Brittanie Williams
Dr. & Mrs. A.L. Colby
Barbara Pino & Evan Goldstein
Melanie Fife & Sandra Cook
Diana Witt
Melissa & Ted Congdon
Victoria Podesta &
Andrea & Tim Finn
Lilia & Michael Zeif
Robin Cooper &
Richard Ackerly
Jane Ganim &
Robert Harrison
An Jie & Spencer Raff
Lennart Ostergaard
Nina Dhadly & Kan Gill
Anne Regenstein & John Hefti
Eleanor Gong & Gary Louie
Jan Diamond & Steve Callow
Kimberly & Kyle (‘81) Reis
Susan Haldeman
Amy Eskin & Mitchell Shapson
Joanne Lew Riley & Rick Riley
Barbara Hancock
Carolyn Zecca Ferris &
Nadia Ruimy &
Ruth & Alfred Heller
Timothy Ferris
Linda Kropowensky
William Hyun
Steven Fingerhood
Cynthia Scott & Dennis Jaffe
Pauline Javier & Joseph Yick
Louise Fong & William Bonham
Robert Scott & Rick Lewis
Jane Kenner & Neil Morse
Dana Geller &
Ronna Stone & Tim Smith
Darrah & Jim Kimzey
Michael Immerman
Mrs. Sandy Sussman
Kathryn Krusen &
Annelise Goldberg &
Laura Tauber & Mark Henderson
Randall Kostick
Aaron Roland
Suzie Thorn Esq. &
Monica Lee & Jonathan Rapp
Ana González-Lane
Prof. Joe Thorn
Rachel Malina
Nina Grove & Ken Johnson
Kim & Andrew Todd
March Foundation
Carolyn & Robert Hall
Janet Traub (‘73)
Sophenia Maxwell
Barbara & Bill Hazen
Ning Wen
Elizabeth McDonald &
Lisa Himelstein &
Caroline Kahn Werboff &
Earl James
Laurence Goldberg
Lawrence Werboff
Marilyn & Charles S. Mechem, Jr.
Martha & Eliot Hudson
Tule & Scott West
Linda & Tony Meier
Stacey Kerreos
Donna Wiggins & Dan Schlager
Jonathan Melrod
Barbara & David Kimport
Kathy J. Williams
Greg Monfils (F/S) &
Jennifer King & Timothy Fredel
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander J. Wong
Tina Bruderer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert King
Laura & Rob Klapper
Jonathan Kleid (‘75) &
Robin Hampton
Susan & Peter Kools
Sharon & Bob Krinsky
Jonathan Kropf (‘99)
Terry & Mark Kuperschmid
Dee LaDuke & John Loomis
Lorie & Rande Larsen
Mr. & Mrs. Jude P. Laspa
Maribelle & Stephen Leavitt
Anna (F/S) & David Lee
Jennifer Lehr & Eric Gold
Agnes & James Lord
Page Street Blues
($500+)
Anonymous (4)
Steven Abrahams (‘87) &
Heidi Unruh
Laurie Barkin & Brian Brosnahan
Pamela Belluomini &
David Altman
Elizabeth & Lee Bendekgey
Doris Berman & Russell Berman
Joan & Barry Boothe
Frish Brandt
Laura Brumage & Jaime Willett
Pamela Calloway & Mark Smith
Nancy Chirinos (‘76)
Kate & Wesley Moore
Linda Moore &
Jonathan Howden
Sheila & Jack Nichols
Patricia Perkins &
Mark Hydeman
Joyce Polhamus &
Stuart Eckblad
Starr Porter
Shareen Punian & Deepak Puri
Nona & Hardeep Rai
Susan Rosen & Lance Raynor
Tracy Schaefer
Jan Schreiber & David Hudson
Alice & Christopher Semler
Haight Ashbury Helpers
($100+)
Anonymous (15)
Stephanie Abramovich &
Ian Epstein
Martha Fay Africa
Maria Luz Agudelo &
Jorge Bustamante
Jaemie & Joey Altman
John Amador-Whittier (‘79)
Jeremy Anderson (‘92)
Mary & Larry Anderson (F/S)
Caren Rosen Andrews (‘79)
Susan Ashcraft
Kristen Bailey (F/S) &
Kevin O’Connor
Phyllis A. &
Christian Baldenhofer
Grace & Noriel Bambilla
Peggy Barbieri &
David Rothman
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barbour
Lindsay Barrick (‘01)
Rebeka Barth (‘95)
Allison & John Bartlett
Isabelle Beekman &
Gary Fergus
Debbie Benrubi
Jennifer & Mike Berline
Eve Bernstein &
Alex Gersnowicz
Ms. Sandra Bienstock
Lock Bingham (‘98)
Clea Blockey (‘94)
Vennie Bobis & Erik Jendresen
Ken Boeri
Nancy & Richard Bohannon
Heather Boothe (‘90)
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ANNUAL
FUND
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Mrs. Nancy J. Bouton
Rita Fahrner
Susan Lee (F/S)
Janice Rodgers Bracken (‘69)
Margaret B. Fall
Erika Lenkert (‘85)
Chrisanne Bradley & Tod Elkins
Adam Fenn (‘01)
Courtney Levine (‘92)
Brisen (F/S) & Scott Brady
Marilee & Arthur Fenn
Barry Levinson (‘85)
Mary Jo & Harvie Branscomb
Donna Ficarrotta &
Arthur Levy
Carla & Peter Brooks
Michael Potepan
Sharon L. Litsky &
David Brown
Sarah Fisk, Ph.D (‘74)
Jan Waldman Brown (‘77) &
Jeffrey Brown
Victoria & David Fleishhacker
Peter Logan
Suzanne Forrest (F/S) &
Molley & Richard Lowry
Susan Browne
Robert Corkran
Sarah & John Lowry
Glynn & Richard Butterfield
Susan Fukuhara-Ju & Ray Ju
Joanne Madden & Ann Hood
Jessica Coffin Butterick (‘96)
Margaret & Russell Garvin
Elissa Matross &
Candy Cai & Edward Ku
Marcella Gates (‘95)
Richard Doctoroff
Kathleen Callahan (‘71)
Shira (‘95) & Jordan Gill
Jennifer & Dan Matz (F/S)
Karen Carlson &
Stephen Sugarman
Phyllis Goldsmith (‘71)
Kathleen Maxwell & Paul Sullam
Annie Gordon &
Robert May
Elsa Ceballos
Jonathan Howland (F/S)
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. McCune
William Cereske
Tom Gorman (‘00)
Liz McDonald & Tom Sicurella
Lisa Chadwick & Ian Schmidt
Elizabeth Goya-Morris &
Margo & Kevin McKinnon
Michael Chan (‘01)
Steve Morris
Lindy McKnight &
Wanda & Jon Chang
Charles Grant (‘71)
Erin Cunningham
Judy & Richard Chong
Lucy Gray & David Thomson
Joanne McLean & Aviv Nevo
Elizabeth Clarke (‘92)
Barbara Gregoratos (‘74)
Leah Meakin (‘87)
Fritz Clay
Patricia Gutierrez &
Jessica Mihaly (‘82)
Claude Clermont
Miguel Tamayo
Brendan Milburn (‘89)
Marcia Cohen & Jay Harris
Richard L. Harcourt
Mill Valley Market, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore
Congdon, Sr.
Joyce & Philip Harvey
Katya (‘89) & Jesse Miller
Lisa & Bennet Harvey
Lisa Conte & David Duncan
Mrs. Mercedes Miller
Wynne Hayakawa &
Andrew Cooper IV (‘00)
Shirley & Howard Miller
Robert Geshlider
Courtney Cooper (‘03)
Tina Milliken & Bill Castellon
Bonnie Hayes
Betsy & Chuck Cordes
Judy & Paul Minton
Jeanne Heath (‘90)
Frederick Cosentino (‘74)
Deborah Mintz &
Michele & Karl (‘75) Heisler
Peter Cudhea (‘76)
Michael Gorman
Bill Hirsh & Thompson Chambers
Jo Cummins & Barry Milgrom
Martha Abdulian Missirlian &
Annik Hirshen (‘88)
Melissa & Tancredi d’Amore
Donald Missirlian
Kadeidra Honey (‘99)
Charles Davis
Vida Moattar
Charles Howland
Emma Dinkelspiel (‘07)
Sherry Morse & John Maccabee
Adrienne & Kent Iglehart
Heather & Dwight Donovan
Alma Robinson Moses &
Thomas Johannessen (‘00)
Justin Dorham (‘05)
Toye Moses
Valarie & Kent Jonas
Ryan Drum
Miles Mulcare (‘00)
Jennie Kajiko & Gerard Jones
Joni Eisen & Chuck Bennett
Rebecca Mumma
Gabrielle Dobel Kashani (‘90)
Erin & Burl Enderlin
Diane Myrick & David Magidson
Manuela King & James Bradanini
Elena Engle (‘94)
Rose & Dale Newhouse
Jordan Kivelstadt (‘00)
Claire Ernst & Al Bedecarré
Leslie Nichols (’89)
J. Mira Kopell & Paul Holzman
Vittoria Esile-Issen &
Wendy Parkman (F/S) &
Fran & Herb Kurlan
Daniel Issen
John Rogers
Christine & Joseph (‘71) Kwong
Mr. & Mrs. Saul Eskin
Amy Hethcoat Pearson (‘92) &
Athena Lafferty
Frances Evens (F/S) &
Grant Ditzler
Jesse Pearson (‘92)
Ms. Karen Larsen
Stacy & Robert Pelfini
John F. Sampson
Mr. & Mrs. Jess Perez
Stacy Stone & Joseph Matulich
Patricia Perry & Stephen McPhee
Thomas Phillips (‘75)
Patricia Johnson
Elizabeth (‘74) & Larry Strain
Cable Car Contributors
($1+)
Dinah & Noah Stroe
Anonymous (11)
Brooke Kaufman
Nora Pirquet &
Inessa & Alex Svidler
Paul Alexander
Mrs. Eunice P. Kaymen
Raymond Froehlich
David Swig (‘02)
Greg Angilly (F/S)
Sandra Kent-Maurice
Irene & Samuel Pleasure
Margaret Takei-Gutierrez &
Gabriella Fracchia Archini (‘95)
Elizabeth Kert & Robert Solley
Kate & Steve Polevoi
Martin Gutierrez
Leisa Askew & Sunny Haire
Kari Kiernan (F/S)
Maureen Poxon & Edward Kline
Audrey Tcheng
Janet & Richard Babb
Emily Kimball (‘98)
Bonnie Preston & Bruce Conklin
Daniel Terris (‘76) &
Alison Brand (F/S)
Diane Blattner Kresal &
Charlotte Haas Prime (‘96)
Maggie Stern
Karen Bromley
Shawn Kresal
Pauline Proschan
Robert Thornton
Hannah Brown (‘11)
Bernice Kurtzner
Monica & Daniel Quattrin
Tonja & Bob Thruston
Jesse Brown (‘06)
Joe Kye (F/S)
Bobby Ramos (F/S)
Aisha (‘95) & Jeffery Toney
Temple Byars (‘96)
Anh Lê
Marielle Ramsay (‘00)
Andrew Towne (‘71)
Amanda Chapman (‘84)
Celine Lee & Joseph Chou
Shirley A. Reece
Justine Underhill (‘87)
Danielle Chavanon &
Hsiang Ning Sandy Lee
Kim & Greg Rice
Ana Veerathanongdech
Morton Beebe
Mrs. Enid Leff
Erin Roach & Howard Rosenfeld
Alex Volberding (‘99)
Torryne Choate
Howard Levin (F/S)
Patricia Robertson &
Beatrice von Schulthess &
Isabelle Chow (‘07)
Sarah (F/S) & Aaron Levin
Susan Ashton
Susan Scheer
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Cinti
Jacqueline Long
Ian Rosen (‘83)
LeRoy Votto (F/S) &
Julie & Robert Cinti
Ellen McKay (‘01) (F/S)
Gina Lopez Rosenberg &
Rebecca Rohrkaste
Sarah Clowes (F/S)
Jane Merschen
Mark Rosenberg
Rebecca Leventhal Walker (‘87)
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Coates
Amy W. Meyer
Sidney M. Russell
Christina & Robert Wallace
Pat Cole
Sharon Meyer (‘79)
Samuel Salkin
Karen Walter
James Connell
Julie Milburn
Peggy Salkind
Andrea & Stan Washburn
Arianne Dar
Patrick Murphy (‘88)
Caitlin Sargent (‘04)
Vicki Weatherford &
Deborah Dent-Samaké (F/S)
Anne Neill
Margaret Schrand
Doug Cooper
Yesenia Duarte
Liên B. Nguyên
William Schwartz
Carolyn Weil (‘76) &
Jennifer Durand & Steven Miller
Larissa Parson (F/S)
Lauren Scott (‘01)
Michael McDowell
Audrey & David Fielding
Henri Picciotto (F/S)
Mr. & Mrs. David Sears
David Weinstein (‘78) &
Isabel & Ken
Annie Reece (F/S)
Frances & Victor Seeto
Kathryn Halbrook
Garcia-Gonzales (F/S)
Anderson Reed (‘00)
Katherine Seligman &
Betsy Lurie Weis (‘75)
Margaret & James Gault
Courtney Rein (F/S)
David Heiden
Clio Belle Weisman (‘95)
Vasili Gavre-Wareham (‘98)
Brooke Roberts (F/S)
Anne Chapin Shepler (‘74)
Frankie Whitman
Johanna Goldschmid
Lael Robertson &
Mary Shields & Jack Hankin
Woodry Wiesner-Quadra &
LaShanda Greene (F/S)
Peter Walbridge
Elizabeth & Ronald Shigezumi
James Quadra
Sherrie (F/S) & Anthony
Molly Rogers (‘01)
Barbara Shragge
Laurie Williams (F/S) &
Groshong
Eric Rosenkrantz (‘79)
Daryl Smith
Richard Lautze (F/S)
Yamilet Gutierrez &
Geoff Ruth (F/S)
Mariana Schwartz Smith (‘81)
Sean Williams (‘79)
Elmer Gonzalez
Amina Samaké (‘99)
Abby Snay & Edward Yelin
Midge Wilson
Emily Harrison (‘04)
Sandra & Dan Scanlan
Leisa & Michael Snyder
Tara Wilson (‘95) &
Derek Harwell (F/S)
David Shamszad (‘00)
Sharon & James Soong
Carlton Eichelberger
Sherry & David Healy
Brett Shannon (‘07)
Elizabeth Kropf Sparks (‘90)
Leslie Winick
Lori Hébert (F/S)
Cathleen Sheehan (F/S)
Paul Spiegel (‘74)
Jane Wong
Erica Hernandez (F/S)
Julia & Eduardo Sobalvarro
Jan Pool Stecher &
Nellie & Jim Worsley
Susan & Robert Hersey
Sylvia Spears
Joseph Stecher
Muriel & Kendall Young
Lulu Hoang & Cuong Tran
Ellen Speiser & Julio Leon
Elliot Steinberg
Igor Zagatsky (‘95) (F/S)
Theresa Hong &
Claudia Stern
Christina B. Stephens
Charene Zalis &
Stephen Kitlinski
Leo Stroe (‘10)
Peter Waldman (‘79)
Ariel Hyun
Lenora Swan
Kathy Judkins
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2009-10
ANNUAL
FUND
Hannah Tiblier-Weiss (‘98)
Lisa Himelstein &
Caroline Kahn Werboff &
Richard Valentine
Laurence Goldberg
Lawrence Werboff
Joan Vigliotta
Clarke Weatherspoon (F/S)
Brittanie Williams
Donna Williamson &
Patricia Johnson
Kathy J. Williams
Peter Thorp
Leslie Winick
Charlotte Worsley (F/S)
Patrick Kenealy
Jill & George Wynns
Stacey Kerreos
Kelli Yon (F/S)
J. Mira Kopell & Paul Holzman
Parent/Guardian Donors
Class of 2010 – 93%
Anonymous (7)
Linda & Andrew Ach
Peggy Barbieri &
David Rothman
Beth Barker
Melissa & Richard Beames
Debbie Benrubi
Vennie Bobis & Erik Jendresen
Peter Boyer
Frish Brandt
Eliza & Dean Cash
Elsa Ceballos
Lisa & Matt Chanoff
Cynthia Claussen &
James Wolfrom
Claude Clermont
Maria Cristini &
Abrasha Staszewski
Charles Davis
Vittoria Esile-Issen &
Daniel Issen
Andrea & Tim Finn
Laura & John Fisher
Tess & Mark Goldman
Annie Gordon &
Debra & Bing Gordon
Miguel Tamayo
Stuart Hanlon
Barbara & Bill Hazen
[ 12 ]
Athena Lafferty
Peter Logan
Alejandra Longarini-Gutierrez &
Alberto Gutierrez
Pat & Bill Mandel
The Marver Family
Robert May
Marsha Maytum &
William Leddy
Margo & Kevin McKinnon
Judy & Paul Minton
Vida Moattar
Joseph Sherman
Victoria Podesta &
Richard Ackerly
Joyce Polhamus &
Stuart Eckblad
Starr Porter
Barbara Selbach &
Jeffrey Skelton
Barbara Shragge
Gayle & Eric Starr
Anne Steele
Claudia Stern
Dinah & Noah Stroe
Lenora Swan
Bennet Weintraub
Class of 2011 – 99%
Anonymous (3)
Maria Luz Agudelo &
Jorge Bustamante
Paul Alexander
Carrie & Ben Assaf
Grace & Noriel Bambilla
Pamela Belluomini &
David Altman
Doris Berman & Russell Berman
Robin & Andy Bloch
Ken Boeri
Carla & Peter Brooks
Toni & Philip Brooks
Alison & Owen Brown
Cathy Carolan & Greg Cohelan
Martha & Daniel Cliff
Marcia Cohen & Jay Harris
Lisa Conte & David Duncan
Arianne Dar
Jan Diamond & Steve Callow
Amy Eskin & Mitchell Shapson
Donna Ficarrotta &
Michael Potepan
Ana González-Lane
Yamilet Gutierrez &
Elmer Gonzalez
Bonnie Hayes
Adrienne & Kent Iglehart
Kathy Judkins
Jennie Kajiko & Gerard Jones
Denise Wang Kline &
Robert Kline
Kathryn Krusen &
Randall Kostick
Class of 2012 – 96%
Terry & Mark Kuperschmid
Class of 2013 – 98%
The Marver Family
Anonymous (5)
Anonymous (8)
Elizabeth McDonald &
Jaemie & Joey Altman
Anh Lê
Susan Ashcraft
Earl James
Leisa Askew & Sunny Haire
Lindy McKnight &
Pam & Larry Baer
Erin Cunningham
Peggy Barbieri &
Karen Barbour & David Sheff
David Rothman
Kate & Wesley Moore
Deborah Mintz &
Natalie Baszile &
Linda Moore &
Allison & John Bartlett
Michael Gorman
Warrington Parker
Jonathan Howden
Elizabeth & Lee Bendekgey
Martha Abdulian Missirlian &
Maureen Blanc &
Donald Missirlian
George Brandt
Lauri Paul & Mark Hamilton
Chrisanne Bradley & Tod Elkins
Stacy & Robert Pelfini
Rose & Dale Newhouse
Peter Boyer
Patricia Perkins &
Liên B. Nguyên
Mary Brady & Wm. Carey Cole
Mark Hydeman
Jeffrey Brown
Jonathan Ocker
Aimee Brown
Karie Brown
Diane Olmstead &
Laura Brumage &
Amy Quirk & Michael Lehmann
Matthew Slepin
Jaime Willett
An Jie & Spencer Raff
Leslie & Walter Burlock
Kim & Greg Rice
Lisa Chadwick & Ian Schmidt
Lael Robertson &
Wanda & Jon Chang
Carol Caspe &
Peter Walbridge
Julie & Robert Cinti
Irene & Samuel Pleasure
Nathan Nayman
Rhonda & Michael Clark
Susan Chang &
Nadia Ruimy &
Erin Roach & Howard Rosenfeld
Laurence Huang
Linda Kropowensky
Fritz Clay
Sandra & Dan Scanlan
Lisa & Matt Chanoff
Jo Cummins & Barry Milgrom
Tracy Schaefer
Torryne Choate
Alice & Christopher Semler
Melissa & Tancredi d’Amore
Pat Cole
Yesenia Duarte
Katherine Seligman &
Linda Collins
Ellen Speiser & Julio Leon
Sarah & Michael Duncan
David Heiden
Angie Fa
Elizabeth & Ronald Shigezumi
Nina Dhadly & Kan Gill
Steven Fingerhood
Jennifer Durand &
Inessa & Alex Svidler
Louise Fong & William Bonham
Steven Miller
Jane Ganim &
Mike McCune
Shary Eiser &
Laura Tauber & Mark Henderson
Lennart Ostergaard
Christopher Brown
Stacy Stone & Joseph Matulich
Erin & Burl Enderlin
Robert Thornton
Margaret Takei-Gutierrez &
Claire Ernst & Al Bedecarré
Kim & Andrew Todd
Susan Haldeman
Martin Gutierrez
Rita Fahrner
Joyce & Philip Harvey
Melanie Fife & Sandra Cook
Tina & John Verdoia
Lisa & Bennet Harvey
Sherry & David Healy
Robert Buehl
Susan Scheer
Karen Walter
Bill Hirsh & Thompson Chambers
Ning Wen
Susan Fukuhara-Ju & Ray Ju
Diane & Ken Welch
Theresa Hong &
Dana Geller &
Tule & Scott West
Stephen Kitlinski
Woodry Wiesner-Quadra &
Michael Immerman
William Hyun
James Quadra
Ann & Gordon Getty
Jane & Douglas Wolf
Midge Wilson
Annelise Goldberg &
Manuela King &
Ann & Charles Wu
Aaron Roland
James Bradanini
Charene Zalis &
Lucy Gray & David Thomson
Laura & Rob Klapper
Peter Waldman (‘79)
[ 13 ]
2009-10
ANNUAL
FUND
Nicole Grindle &
Eunice Kaymen
Noel Kaufman
Juana Schurman &
Eva Yopes (‘05)
Tony Ligamari
Caroline Yopes (‘10)
Suzanne (‘73) (F/S) &
Miguel Tamayo
Will Schutte
Mr. & Mrs. Robert King
Wynne Hayakawa &
Barbara Shragge
Robert Geshlider
Julie & Charlie Siler
Lulu Hoang & Cuong Tran
Robert Kwong
David Polatnick
Lily Kwong (‘06)
Valarie & Kent Jonas
Richard Valentine
Huck Kwong (‘09)
Elizabeth Kerman-Morris &
Edward Morris
Vicki Weatherford &
Karen Larsen
Darrah & Jim Kimzey
Doug Cooper
Jennifer King & Timothy Fredel
Tule & Scott West
Diane Blattner Kresal &
Kathy J. Williams
Shawn Kresal
Diana Witt
Dee LaDuke & John Loomis
Celine Lee & Joseph Chou
Grandparent Donors
Duncan Magidson (‘12)
Xander Walbridge (‘09)
Celia Robertson (‘11)
Oona Robertson (‘11)
Mrs. Enid Leff
Cody Leff (‘11)
Mrs. Vera McCune
Louise McCune (‘09)
Emma McCune (‘12)
Anonymous
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barbour
Agnes & James Lord
Mechem, Jr.
Jasper Sheff (‘12)
May Congdon (‘13)
Ms. Sandra Bienstock
Linda & Tony Meier
Erica Blakesberg (‘14)
Jill Fisher (‘10)
Jonathan Melrod
Mary Jo & Harvie Branscomb
Mrs. Mercedes Miller
Margaret Branscomb (‘12)
Andrew Echeguren (‘11)
Cathlin Milligan &
David Brown
Gregg Kleiner
Jeremy Harvey-Brown (‘12)
Jacob Miller (‘11)
Judy & Paul Minton
Anthea Harvey-Brown (‘14)
Rebecca Mumma
Mariah Harvey-Brown (‘14)
Rachel Malina
Sophenia Maxwell
Ellen & James Niven
Nora Pirquet &
Grace & Alfred Cinti
Jason Cinti (‘12)
Raymond Froehlich
Aurita & Jack Coates
Kate & Steve Polevoi
Sam Ostler (‘10)
Maureen Poxon &
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore
Edward Kline
Congdon, Sr.
Bonnie Preston &
May Congdon (‘13)
Bruce Conklin
Lori Quinn & Jeffrey Lowenthal
Nona & Hardeep Rai
Georganne Conley (dec.)
Eli Dinkelspiel (‘14)
Anne Regenstein & John Hefti
Mr. & Mrs. Saul Eskin
Kim & Greg Rice
Isabel Eskin Shapson (‘11)
Ariel Hyun
Stephanie Hyun (‘12)
Ms. Bernice Kurtzner
Lucy Mahaffey & Anno Langen
[ 14 ]
Jessica King Fredel (‘13)
Marilyn & Charles S.
Julia Ng
Robert Lord (’13)
Mr. & Mrs. Jess Perez
Samantha Perez (‘13)
Hannah Sears (‘12)
Mrs. Sandy Sussman
Jacob Drummond (‘12)
Mrs. Audrey Tcheng
Jennifer Ware (‘11)
Suzie Thorn Esq. &
Prof. Joe Thorn
Tonja & Bob Thruston
Andrew Echeguren (‘11)
Gifts In Kind
Anna Waldman Brown (‘07)
Lisa Eckstein
In addition to monetary gifts,
In Honor of Georganne Conley
Albert Brown (‘12)
Google Gift Matching Program
Urban receives many contribu-
tions of goods and services
In Honor of Rose Burstein
Matching Gifts
Sony Electronics Inc.
that enhance our school and
Ariel Hyun
Thank you to the following
donors who doubled or tripled
The Ford Foundation
Jenna Waldman (‘12)
their dollars for Urban by
participating in their companies’
matching gifts programs.
Heidi Unruh
Microsoft Giving Campaign
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Union Bank of California
Foundation
California HealthCare Foundation
Carol Caspe & Nathan Nayman
Wells Fargo Foundation
Karen & Andrew Choy
Bank of America
GAP Foundation
program. Our sincerest thanks
Hyun (‘12)
Kate Jessup (‘95)
In Memory of Joana
Frish Brandt
Bryar-Matons
Margaret Schrand
Muriel Cahn, on behalf of
Cathy Cahn (‘69)
Bank of America
Wachovia Foundation Matching
Gifts Program
Jordan Kivelstadt
Martha Kropf
Christopher McCall
Peter Posert (‘80)
Mrs. Enid Leff
Donors may choose to desig-
Dr. Francis J. Rigney
In Memory of Irwin Leff
nate special gifts to particular
Mark Salkind (’70) (F/S)
Suzanne (‘73) (F/S) &
programs, specific purchases,
faculty support or scholarships.
Will Schutte
Heidi Unruh
Jennifer Starkweather (F/S)
Tia Stoller & Drew Detsch
Mildred & Srini Vasan
Mr. & Mrs. A. Lee Follett
We extend our heartfelt thanks
Meghan (‘93) & Simon Forder
to the following donors for
remembering their friends and
Claudette Heisler & Mike Scott
loved ones with a gift to Urban.
Kate Jessup (‘95)
Jessica Justino & Bill Hancock
Levi Strauss Foundation
Carl Lucania (‘78)
Benjamin Naidus (‘01)
VISA International
Jamie & Mark Myers
In Honor of Harry Krinsky (‘13)
Restricted Gifts
Honor & Memorial Gifts
Fremont Group Foundation
In Memory of Rachel Kwong
First Republic Bank
Levi Strauss Foundation
Staff at Urban
Tina Bruderer
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Cynthia & Allen Koster
In Honor of the Outstanding
Community of Faculty and
Robert Kwong
Angela Brown
ClimateWorks Foundation
Susan & Peter Kools
Greg Monfils (F/S) &
Anonymous
In Honor of Stephanie
to the following donors.
Julie & Christopher (‘91) Ridley
Anonymous
In Honor of Samuel T. Alexander
Anonymous
In Honor of Mary Murphy
Andrea Scally (‘02) (F/S)
Anonymous
Patricia Tanttila &
In Honor of Rebecca Shapiro
Daniel Yansura
Anonymous
In Memory of Betty Bradley
Anonymous
In Memory of Cleanup
Pacific Gas & Electric
San Francisco
Mary Ellen (‘85) & Eric Petrich
Robin & Andy Bloch
Intel Foundation
In Memory of Lisa Olshansky
Karen Bromley
In Honor of Dorren
Rosenbaum (‘12)
Robert May
In Honor of Madeleine May (‘10)
Mrs. Vera McCune
In Honor of Emma Kaye
McCune (‘12)
Marilyn & Charles S.
Mechem, Jr.
In Honor of May Congdon (‘13)
In Honor of Jacob Miller (‘11)
Shirley Reece
In Memory of Scott Jaicks
In Honor of Hannah Sears (‘12)
Mrs. Sandy Sussman
In Honor of Jake
Drummond (‘12)
Lenora Swan
In Memory of Gary Swan
Kathy Williams
In Memory of Michael
J. Calhoun
In Honor of Kris Bailey
[ 15 ]
Campaign
2009-10
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Aisha Toney (‘95), President
Gabriella Fracchia Archini (‘95)
Elena Engle (‘94)
Meghan (Lynch) Forder (‘93)
This year, Urban’s Alumni Council launched a new fundraising program, 100 for
$100, to inspire 100 alums to make gifts of $100 or more in support of Urban’s
Annual Fund. Additionally, 15 alums stepped up to offer matching dollars to
encourage broader alumni support.
The 100 for $100 campaign was historic for Urban. Not only did 100+ generous
alums contribute nearly $22,500, but their contributions represent the most
amount ever raised by the alumni community in a single year. We are deeply
grateful to all our alumni donors for their inspiring support and participation.
Laura Fracchia-Riviello (‘80)
Jim Henderson (’79)
100 for $100
Alumni Campaign Donors
Steven Abrahams (‘87) & Heidi Unruh
Durelle Schacter (‘81)
Jeremy Anderson (‘92)
Tara Wilson (‘95)
Lindsay Barrick (‘01)
Kate Jessup (‘95)
Rebeka Barth (‘95)
Clea Blockey (‘94)
Jessica Coffin Butterick (‘96)
Kathleen Callahan (‘71)
Clockwise from top left:
Meghan (Lynch) Forder (‘93), Jody
Williams-DiPatri (’93), Ann Tsai (‘93),
Hung Dang (‘93) & Rhonda Ross (’93)
Danielle Chavanon (former French
teacher), Mark Salkind (’70) & Jonathan
Kleid (’75)
[ 16 ]
Michael Chan (‘01)
Nancy Traub Chirinos (‘76)
Elizabeth Clarke (‘92)
James Connell (‘72)
Temple Byars (’96) & Naomi Frank (’96)
Players in Urban’s Alumni vs. Student
Basketball Game
Adam Fenn (’01) & Michael Chan (’01)
Elena Engle (‘94)
Adam Fenn (‘01)
Sarah Fisk, Ph.D (‘74)
Meghan (‘93) & Simon Fordor
Marcella Gates (‘95)
Thomas Gorman (‘00)
Charles Grant (‘71)
Barbara Gregoratos (‘74)
Jeanne Heath (‘90)
Karl Heisler (‘75)
Annik Hirshen (‘88)
Kate Jessup (‘95)
Thomas Johannessen (‘00)
Gabrielle Dobel Kashani (‘90)
Jonathan Kleid (‘75) & Robin Hampton
Jonathan Kropf (‘99)
Erika Lenkert (‘85)
Barry Levinson (‘85)
Carl Lucania (‘78)
Leah Meakin (‘87)
Rebecca Leventhal Walker (‘87)
David Shamszad (’00)
Carolyn Weil (‘76) & Michael McDowell
Brett Shannon (’07)
Benjamin Naidus (‘01)
David Weinstein (‘78) & Kathryn Halbrook
Hannah Tiblier-Weiss (’01)
Leslie Nichols (‘89)
Clio Weisman (‘95)
Sean Williams (‘79)
Alumni Campaign Donors—
Current Parents and Trustees
Tara Wilson (‘95) & Carlton Eichelberger
Anonymous
Lisa Eckstein
Charlotte Haas Prime (‘96)
Alumni Participation Donors
Marielle Ramsay (‘00)
Gabriella Fracchia Archini (’95)
Jesse Brown (’06)
Temple Byars (’96)
Ian Rosen (‘83)
Amanda Chapman (’84)
Caitlin Sargent (‘04)
Isabelle Chow (’07)
Andrea Scally (‘02) (F/S)
Vasili Gavre-Wareham (’98)
Emily Harrison (’04)
Emily Kimball (’98)
Ellen McKay (’01) (F/S)
Sharon Meyer (’79)
Elizabeth Moses Strain (‘74) &
David Swig (‘02)
Patrick Murphy (’88)
Larry Strain
Dan Terris (‘76)
Anderson Reed (’00)
Molly Rogers (’01)
Aisha (‘95) & Jeffery Toney
Janet Traub (‘73)
Eric Rosenkrantz (’79)
Peter Waldman (‘79) & Charene Zalis
Amina Samaké (’99)
Jeffrey Brown
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Urban’s True Blue Society
Urban is proud to announce the formation of our True Blue Society, which
recognizes and honors those individuals who have shown exceptional loyalty
to Urban through their longtime and current support of the school. We extend
our sincere thanks to the following donors who have made gifts to Urban for
five or more consecutive years, including 2009-10. Their tradition of annual
giving to Urban is truly inspiring. We salute all our True Blue Society members!
25-Year+ Circle
Anonymous
Mrs. Nancy J. Bouton
Susan Browne
Karen Carlson & Stephen Sugarman
Mr. & Mrs. A. Lee Follett
Michele & Karl (‘75) Heisler
Sarah & John Lowry
Pauline Proschan
Peggy Salkind
Daniel Terris (‘76) & Maggie Stern
Carolyn Weil (‘76) & Michael McDowell
20-Year Circle
Nancy Chirinos (‘76)
Dr. & Mrs. A.L. Colby
Joan & Barry Boothe
Margaret B. Fall
Audrey & David Fielding
Sarah Fisk, Ph.D. (‘74)
Victoria & David Fleishhacker
Margaret & James Gault
Richard L. Harcourt
Miranda Heller
Sharon L. Litsky & John F. Sampson
Molley & Richard Lowry
Julie Milburn
Elliot Steinberg
Andrea & Stan Washburn
15-Year Circle
Linda & Andrew Ach
Phyllis A. & Christian Baldenhofer
Jan Waldman Brown (‘77) & Jeffrey Brown
James Connell (‘72)
Ryan Drum
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Suzanne Forrest (F/S) & Robert Corkran
Margaret & Russell Garvin
Sandra Kent-Maurice
Mr. & Mrs. Jude P. Laspa
Sharon Meyer (‘79)
Margaret Schrand
Anne Steele
Susan & David Terris
Leslie & Will Thompson
Nellie & Jim Worsley
Muriel & Kendall Young
10-Year Circle
Anonymous (2)
Steven Abrahams (‘87) & Heidi Unruh
Martha Fay Africa
Jennifer & Mike Berline
Eve Bernstein & Alex Gersnowicz
Wendy & W. Richard Bingham
Nancy & Richard Bohannon
Georganne Conley (dec.)
Robin Cooper & Robert Harrison
Joni Eisen & Chuck Bennett
Frances Evens (F/S) & Grant Ditzler
Marilee & Arthur Fenn
Ana González-Lane
Annie Gordon & Jonathan Howland (F/S)
Sherrie (F/S) & Anthony Groshong
Carolyn & Robert Hall
Claudette Heisler & Mike Scott
Susan & Robert Hersey
Barbara & David Kimport
Jonathan Kleid (‘75) & Robin Hampton
Robert Kwong
Maribelle & Stephen Leavitt
Mrs. Enid Leff
Joanne McLean & Aviv Nevo
Amy W. Meyer
Joseph Sherman
Alma Robinson Moses & Toye Moses
Jamie & Mark Myers
Sheila & Jack Nichols
Wendy Parkman (F/S) & John Rogers
Patricia Perry & Stephen McPhee
Monica & Daniel Quattrin
Gina Lopez Rosenberg & Mark Rosenberg
Sidney M. Russell
William Schwartz
Abby Snay & Edward Yelin
Sharon & James Soong
Bonnie & Michael St. James
Jan Pool Stecher & Jay Stecher
Christina B. Stephens
Patricia Tanttila & Daniel Yansura
Janet Traub (‘73)
Frankie Whitman
Laurie Williams (F/S) & Richard Lautze (F/S)
Jill & George Wynns
5-Year Circle
Anonymous (3)
Stephanie Abramovich & Ian Epstein
Anita Adams
Adelina Arcelona
Janet & Richard Babb
Kristen Bailey (F/S) & Kevin O’Connor
Isabelle Beekman & Gary Fergus
Alison & Owen Brown
Angela Brown
Eliza & Dean Cash
William Cereske
Danielle Chavanon & Morton Beebe
Pat Cole
Deborah Dent-Samaké (F/S)
Suzy Kellems Dominik
Adam Fenn (‘01)
Ann & Gordon Getty
Dr. Christine Glastonbury &
Michael Feldman
Johanna Goldschmid
Debra & Bing Gordon
Tom Gorman (‘00)
Barbara Hancock
Stuart Hanlon
Patricia Heller
Lisa Himelstein & Laurence Goldberg
Brooke Kaufman
Mrs. Eunice P. Kaymen
Jane Kenner & Neil Morse
Kari Kiernan (F/S)
Emily Kimball (‘98)
Laura & Rob Klapper
Denise Wang Kline & Robert Kline
Susan & Peter Kools
Fran & Herb Kurlan
Ms. Karen Larsen
Howard Levin (F/S)
Arthur Levy
Jacqueline Long
Mae & Richard Lucas
The Marver Family
Elissa Matross & Richard Doctoroff
Kathleen Maxwell & Paul Sullam
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. McCune
Leah Meakin (‘87)
Jane Merschen
Deborah Mintz & Michael Gorman
Greg Monfils (F/S) & Tina Bruderer
Patrick Murphy (‘88)
Anne Neill
Nancy & Michael O’Callaghan
The Paratore-O’Riordan Family
Vicki & Bruce Pate
Mary Ellen (‘85) & Eric Petrich
Neil Fred Picciotto (‘93) & Lisa Eckstein
Shirley Reece
Lael Robertson & Peter Walbridge
Patricia Robertson & Susan Ashton
Ian Rosen (‘83)
Geoff Ruth (F/S)
Amina Samaké (‘99)
Frances & Victor Seeto
Katherine Seligman & David Heiden
Ellen Simons & Robert Powell
Daryl Smith
Karen Smith-McCune & Mike McCune
Julia & Eduardo Sobalvarro
Sylvia Spears
Claudia Stern
Jamienne Studley & Gary Smith
Lenora Swan
Suzie Thorn Esq. & Prof. Joe Thorn
Ana Verrathanongdech
Joan Vigliotta
LeRoy Votto (F/S) & Rebecca Rohrkaste
David Weinstein (‘78) & Kathryn Halbrook
Tara Wilson (‘95) & Carlton Eichelberger
Donna Williamson & Peter Thorp
Leslie Winick
Sally & Steven Winn
Jane & Douglas Wolf
Jane Wong
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BLUE VELVET UNDERGROUND Auction channeled all the avant-
garde creativity and wit of the Warhol era at the school’s auction on March 20, 2010, at Bimbo’s 365
Club. This annual event is always a fantastic party and a wonderful gathering of our community in support
of Urban’s Financial Aid Program. Through the generosity of our underwriters, in-kind donations, donors
and auction bidders, this year’s event and Online Auction raised $264,000. This year marked our greatest
success in the Online Auction as we engaged more Urban bidders and expanded our fundraising reach
beyond the Urban community.
Guests began their evening with complimentary valet parking, delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.
After bidding on Super Silent wine items that included collections of rare wines and double magnums
of Napa’s finest, guests enjoyed the musical talents of Urban student musicians in the main dining room.
The exciting Live Auction took place during a delicious dinner paired with lovely wines, followed by
non-stop dancing to Bay Area favorite Pride & Joy!
The success of Urban’s Blue Velvet Underground would not have been possible without the support
of our community, and we extend our deepest appreciation to everyone who supported and participated
in this year’s event. We especially would like to recognize this year’s auction chair, Jane Wolf, and the
entire Auction Planning Committee for their leadership and commitment, which ensured the event’s success.
Also, we extend a debt of gratitude to the many parent and student volunteers who enthusiastically
dedicated their time and talent to staging this wonderful event.
Planning Committee
Student Volunteers
Jane Wolf, Chair
James Bostwick
Leslie Burlock
Chris Choate
Torryne Choate
Karen Choy
Greg Cohelan
Mark Lauden Crosley
Sarah Duncan
Simone Echeguren
Scott Foster
Tess Goldman
Evan Goldstein
Annie Gordon
LaShanda Greene (F/S)
Sherrie Groshong (F/S)
Stuart Hanlon
Bonnie Hayes
Mark Hydeman
Pauline Javier
Denise Wang Kline
Rebecca Mumma
Rose Newhouse
Maureen Poxon
Lori Quinn
Joe Yick
Igor Zagatsky (’95) (F/S)
Andrea Ceballos (‘10)
Dot Gasner (‘10)
Andrea Lauden (‘10)
Danica Lauden (‘10)
Lola Less (’11)
Sophie Lieberman (’10)
Dorren Rosenbaum (’12)
Virgil Taylor (’11)
Zoe Williams (’10)
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Opening Acts
Many thanks to the following
donors who supported Urban’s
important Financial Aid Program
through Urban’s Blue Velvet
Underground Auction
Linda & Andrew Ach
Pam & Larry Baer
Eliza & Dean Cash
Janet L. Holmgren
Denise Wang Kline &
Robert Kline
The Marver Family
Saint Agnes Church
Gayle & Eric Starr
Icons
Scenesters
Laura & John Fisher
Mike McCune
Jane & Douglas Wolf
Maureen Blanc &
George Brandt
Hood & Strong LLP
Jonathan Ocker
Parents’ Association of
The Urban School
Juana Schurman &
Tony Ligamari
Our Generous Donors
Headliners
Peter Boyer
Leslie & Buzz Burlock
Guest List
Plant Construction Company, L.P.
Pribuss Engineering, Inc.
Allison & Alex Wong
Faculty/Staff Tickets
Maureen Blanc & George Brandt
Karie Brown
Arianne Dar
Tess & Mark Goldman
Blair Heath
Rachel Malina
Kate & Wesley Moore
Linda Moore & Jonathan Howden
Lori Quinn & Jeffrey Lowenthal
Mike McCune
Ann & Charles Wu
Mark Salkind (’70) & Auction Chair Jane Wolf
Financial Aid Donations
Aiyana Al-Bakari (’95)
Wanda & Jon Chang
Babs & Saul Eskin
Rachel Malina
Kathleen & Andrew Mecca
Sharon Meyer (’79)
Patricia Perkins &
Mark Hydeman
Ann & Charles Wu
In-Kind Donations
Bimbo’s 365 Club
Ellen & James Niven
Propark America
Solstice Press
Stoller Design Group
Bar for the Bar
The bar tab was kindly underwritten by members of Urban’s
legal community.
Dwight C. Donovan
MBV Law Firm LLP
Amy Eskin
Hersh & Hersh
Barbara Gregoratos (’74)
Jones Day
Scott Ferguson
Jones Hall
Stuart Hanlon
Law Offices of Stuart Hanlon
Diane M. Lee
Catholic Healthcare West
Lawrence Less
Less & Weaver
Gary Louie
Law Offices of Gary Louie
John B. Lowry
McCutchen, Doyle,
Brown & Enersen
Linda Moore &
Jonathan Howden
Juana Schurman
Oracle Corp.
Tim Stewart
Flextronics International
Esta Swig
Law Offices of Esta S. Swig
Suzie Thorn, Esq.
Schapiro-Thorn Inc.
Fund-A-Need
Thank you to the following donors
who raised their paddle in support
of Urban’s Athletic and Physical
Activities Programs during the year’s
Fund-A-Need. The amazing generosity
from the Urban community helped
raise nearly $ 69,000 in support of all
students on athletic teams, in physical
activity classes and on outdoor trips.
Anonymous
Linda & Andrew Ach
Maria Luz Agudelo &
Jorge Bustamante
Susan Ashcraft
Pam & Larry Baer
Maureen Blanc & George Brandt
Terry Gamble Boyer & Peter Boyer
Janice Rodgers Bracken (’69)
Frish Brandt
Aimee Brown
Laura Brumage & Jaime Willett
Eliza & Dean Cash
Elsa Ceballos
Susan Chang & Laurence Huang
Tancredi d’Amore
Donna Ficarrotta &
Michael Potepan
Steven Fingerhood
Suzanne Forrest (F/S) &
Robert Corkran
Robert Buehl
Dana Geller & Michael Immerman
Ana González-Lane
Debra & Bing Gordon
Susan Haldeman
Stuart Hanlon
Miranda Heller
Annie Gordon &
Jonathan Howland
Kathy Judkins
Kate Kardos-Polevoi &
Steven Polevoi
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Top left: Peter Stern, Ann Hood & Joanne Madden; Bottom left: Carol Lieberman & Sophie (’10); Center: Guests dining with culinary celebrity Charles Phan
at the “In the Kitchen with a Master Chef,” one of the exciting live auction items; Right: Shareen Punian, Maureen Blanc, George Brandt & Deepak Puri
Manuela King &
James Bradanini
Laura & Rob Klapper
Kathy Klausner & Beni Strebel
Denise Wang Kline &
Robert Kline
Kathryn Krusen &
Randall Kostick
Sasha Laundy (F/S)
Stacy & Joseph Matulich
Linda Moore &
Jonathan Howden
Diane Myrick &
David Magidson
Meridith Oram (F/S)
Patricia Perkins &
Mark Hydeman
Joyce Polhamus &
Stuart Eckblad
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Lori Quinn &
Jeffrey Lowenthal
Susan Scheer &
Beatrice von Schulthess
Juana Schurman & Tony Ligamari
Kim & Andrew Todd
David Polatnick
LeRoy Votto (F/S) &
Rebecca Rohrkaste
Diane & Ken Welch
Kathy J. Williams
Megan Williams
Jane & Douglas Wolf
Auction Item Donors
Many thanks to the following
businesses, individuals and families
for their donations of goods and
services to the Live, Super Silent
and Online Auctions.
Anonymous
231 Ellsworth
Linda & Andrew Ach
Acquerello
A.C.T.
Maria Luz Agudelo &
Jorge Bustamante
The Ahwahnee Hotel
Alaya Boutique
Alioto’s Restaurant
All Access Napa Valley
Amoeba Music
Angela Somers Fitness Training
Greg Angilly (F/S)
Animal Farm Pet Hospital
Apan Wine Company
Apparatus Architecture
Asian Art Museum
Chris Askew
Lisa Askew, Fix Studios
Bacio Divino Cellars
Pam & Larry Baer
Barnett Vineyards
Allison Hoover Bartlett
Beach Blanket Babylon
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Betelnut
Birch
Bi-Rite Creamery
Bi-Rite Market
Bix
Blue Front Cafe
Bogle Vineyards
The Booksmith
Boulette’s Larder
Laura Box
Frish Brandt
Diana Brolly
Alison Brown
Burger Bar
Leslie & Buzz Burlock
Cain Vineyard
California Academy of Sciences
California Shakespeare Theater
California’s Great America
Campton Place Hotel
Canard-Duchene Champagne House
Carol Caspe-Nayman &
Nathan Nayman
CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen
Lisa Chadwick,
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Champagne Henriot
Chez Panisse
Chris Choate
Chocolate Covered
Chronicle Books
Bob Cinti, Ringolevio Salon
and Spa
Claremont Hotel, Club & Spa
The Club Donatello
Cole Hardware
College Match College
Consultants
Robin Cooper
Dr. Tancredi D’Amore
Delfina
Dema
Jan Diamond
Stephen L. Eddy
Electronic Arts
Emily Joubert
Home and Garden
Eric Schumacher Photography
The Exploratorium
Far Niente Winery
Farm Fresh To You
Fattoush
Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco
Laura & John Fisher
Fisher Vineyards
Suzanne Forrest (F/S)
Robert Buehl
Fraenkel Gallery
Frances
Funky Door Yoga Haight
Jane Ganim, Confetti Le Chocolatier
Dana Geller & Michael Immerman
Ann & Gordon Getty
Girlfriends Help
The Golden State Warriors
Joyce Goldstein
Debra & Bing Gordon
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Gray Line San Francisco Sightseeing
Great American Music Hall
Nicole Grindle, Pixar
Handlery Union Square Hotel
Kate Hanson, Uncoil Massage &
Bodywork
Hanzell Vineyards
Wynne Hayakawa
Terry Helm
Mindy & James (’79) Henderson
House of Prime Rib
Gail Horvath
The Hudson/Schreiber Family
Hyde Vineyards
Janet Moyer Landscaping
Jesse Freidin Photographer
Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography
Erica Kajdasz (F/S)
Mikko Kemppe
Claire Kessler-Bradner (‘99)
Kistler Vineyards
Jordan Kivelstadt (‘00), Pavo Wines
Laura & Rob Klapper
Kathy Klausner & Beni Strebel
The Kleid Design Group
Marney Kline (’13)
Liz Korman
La Boulange
La Rosa Vintage
La Spinetta
Richard Lautze (F/S)
Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters
MacRostie
Jay Magidson
Marin Theatre Company
Mary Small Photography
Melons Catering
Michael Merrill Design Studio
Michael Mina
Michele Joblin Acupuncture
Mission Cliffs
Drs. Martha Abdulian Missirlian &
Donald Missirlian
Rebecca Mumma
Nanskin
Nomads
Nopa
Nopalito
The Oakland A’s
Painted Pony Farm
Pet Camp
Peter Olivetti Photography
Charles Phan
Ali & Mark Pincus
Planet Granite
Podesta Construction Inc.
Peter Posert (‘80)
Quince
R & G Lounge
Bobby Ramos (F/S)
Anne Regenstein
Courtney Rein (F/S)
Restaurant Gary Danko
Antony Reyes (F/S)
Roberts Hardware
Rock Musick
Susan Rosen
Saintsbury Vineyard
Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco
San Francisco Fencer’s Club
The San Francisco Film Society
The San Francisco Giants
The San Jose Sharks
Seghesio Family Vineyards
Shafer Vineyards
Shreve & Company
Judy Sieber
The Slanted Door
Slim’s
Sonoma Country Store
Abrasha Staszewski
Louise Stroe
Swell Education
TableTopics
Terra Mia Ceramic Studio
Terrestra
Tiffany & Co.
Kim & Andew Todd,
diPietro Todd Salon
Tory Burch
Town Hall
David Polatnick, Traina
Dried Fruit
The Tropical Room
Tutor Corps
Vias Wine
Vintage a la Mode
Susan Scheer
LeRoy Votto (F/S) &
Rebecca Rohrkaste
Peter Waldman (’79)
Margaret Tcheng Ware
Clarke Weatherspoon (F/S)
Diane & Ken Welch
Wellington’s Wine Bar
Jane & Douglas Wolf
Wolf Family Vineyards
World Gym San Francisco
Yank Sing
ZD Wines
Zuni Cafe
Zynga
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Donor Spotlight:
Karen Smith-McCune and Mike McCune
Urban’s Director of Development Brisen Brady recently chatted with Karen and Mike about
their commitment to accessibility and education, and their creative use of a Charitable
Remainder Trust (CRT) to support Urban’s Financial Aid Program and endowment.
In September 2009, Karen and Mike
established The McCune Family Fund,
a named endowment fund in support
of financial aid, by designating Urban
as a beneficiary of their trust to
receive the annual payout of seven
percent to support tuition assistance.
Karen is the Co-President of Urban’s
Parents’ Association and Mike is a
member of Urban’s Board of Trustees.
They have two daughters, Louise (’09)
who is currently attending Columbia,
and Emma (’12) McCune.
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Brisen: Thank you again for your visionary
gift. Can you give us some background
on your CRT and how you came about
to include Urban as a beneficiary?
Mike: Over 20 years ago, we established
a CRT that provides a tax-exempt annual
payout for discretionary use and flexible
assignment of the remaining assets upon
our death (see side bar). We decided to
name Urban as the beneficiary of a portion
of this CRT and a corresponding percentage
of the annual payout. Over a long period
of time, these payouts will add up to a
sizable amount and, at some point in the
future, Urban will also have full access to
the designated proceeds from the corpus
of the trust.
Brisen: Had you considered planned
giving philanthropically before creating
this trust? Or was this something new?
It’s a really creative way to think about
supporting charities.
Mike: We set up the trust with named
beneficiaries, but hadn’t given thought
to use it in an active manner, such as this,
until recently. Since doing this for Urban,
we have made similar planned gifts for
a few other organizations.
Karen: We thought of naming Urban
as a beneficiary in our CRT in response
to a conversation that we had with Mark
[Salkind] and Glenn [Shannon]. We were
motivated to make a significant gift, and
wanted to do something in the present
as well as in the future. By giving Urban
an annual gift through the trust, we can
make an immediate difference, and
by naming Urban as a beneficiary, we
can ensure that Urban’s endowment is
supported later on as well.
Brisen: What inspired you to create
an endowed family fund with a focus
on accessibility?
Mike: A key interest of ours is that our
children and our children’s friends grow
up in environments that are diverse
and inclusive. We live in San Francisco
because it allows that value to shine. We
also see how the economic pressures in
the school system, especially the private
school system, are making it harder and
harder to achieve diversity and inclusion.
So, we want to do anything that we can
do to help enhance accessibility in the
way of scholarship assistance.
Karen: As for making it a family fund,
we want our girls to have a sense of
contribution to the school and to its
legacy in the future, since they have been
direct beneficiaries of its excellence.
Brisen: Why do you think supporting
Urban’s endowment, and in particular
endowment for accessibility, is important?
Karen: We want the school to be there
for our children’s children.
Mike: We also want the school to reflect
the diversity of San Francisco in as many
ways as possible. One way to enable
that is to provide financial assistance for
those who cannot afford it. Looking at
the projected demographics of families
and incomes in San Francisco, it’s clear
that the student body of the school will
become more and more homogeneous
in many ways, unless outreach efforts
and scholarship assistance programs
are in place.
Brisen: Changing direction a bit…what
impact has Urban had on you and your
daughters?
a label or identity. It gives students the
freedom to be both athletic and to try
something musical.
Karen: Well, we believe it has really
Brisen: Now that Louise is an alumna,
has your perspective on Urban and/or her
experience and education here changed?
helped them discover who they are as
adolescents and emerging young adults.
And I love the Urban parent community.
Families who choose a school like Urban
value intellectual curiosity and exploration. That appeals to us.
Mike: It’s taught them how to take in
the environment, how to integrate it,
and how to form thoughts, opinions and
directions in ways that I don’t think would
have otherwise been possible. It’s great.
Personally, I’ve found that the more I
learn about Urban, the more I like it and
the more I appreciate being a part of it.
Brisen: And your daughters have done
so many different things, from sports
to the arts, it seems like they have
participated in a broad array of Urban’s
offerings.
Karen: Yes. We had no idea that
Louise was so artistically inclined when
she started. And Emma is playing the
trumpet…who would have known!?
Brisen: What do you think it was about
Urban that empowered and inspired
them to branch out in those new
directions?
Mike: I think Urban allows for self-expres-
sion to be there and to be appreciated.
By virtue of the fact that everybody is
encouraged to participate in academic
classes, in the arts and in sports, it
allows students to take a range of risks
that they might not otherwise take…in
discussions and in actions and in choices
about what to do and how to spend
their time. I’ve really enjoyed watching
our girls develop that sense of exploration. It’s allowed them to assert their
own sense of personality and direction,
without us telling them what to do.
Karen: I also value the fact that
Karen: I think we are more focused on
how they can both stay engaged after
they leave, which is one of the reasons
we established a family fund to which they
can contribute over time. I know Louise
still feels very attached to the community.
Mike: Louise is much more on her own
in college, and she is making choices
and big decisions about what to do in
a very thoughtful manner. This gives me
great comfort, and I’m grateful to Urban
for giving her some of the tools to get
through this time. I hadn’t really thought
about that as being part of her high school
education until now.
What is a Charitable
Remainder Trust?
A CRT is a deferred/planned gift
that enables a donor to claim a
charitable income tax deduction when transferring assets to
establish the trust. A CRT can
provide tax-exempt fixed payment
amounts (Charitable Remainder
Annuity Trust), or fixed percentage
amounts (Charitable Remainder
Unitrust) each year during the term
of the trust to whomever the donor
chooses to receive the income,
including the donor. When the
trust ends, either based on life or
a number of years, the remaining
assets in the trust are given to the
designated charity or charities of
the donor’s choosing.
If you are interested in learning
more about CRTs or other planned
giving options, please contact your
lawyer or financial advisor.
the culture at Urban strives to avoid
having students be pigeonholed into
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Endowment
and Planned
Giving
Endowment Giving
Building a strong endowment is the best
way to ensure that today’s students, as well
as future generations, benefit from Urban’s
extraordinary teachers, outstanding
programs and diverse community. Urban’s
strategic plan, Vision 2013, calls for the
school to grow its endowment significantly
to ensure its long-term financial stability.
Donors who generously supported Urban’s
endowment this year are listed below.
Named Endowment Funds
Named endowment funds enable
generous donors to create a lasting
and meaningful legacy that reflects
their philanthropic priorities.
Urban Faculty Professional
Growth Fund
Virginia Coe and Michael Garland, parents
of Malcolm (’07), established this fund in
2007 in recognition of Urban’s extraordinary teachers. The fund underwrites
faculty training and professional growth
opportunities.
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The Bernice Ach Endowment Fund
Members and friends of the Ach family
established this fund in 1993 in honor of
Bernice Ach, one of Urban’s founders.
The fund supports activities and programs
that promote intellectual curiosity among
students, as well as teachers’ efforts in
this regard.
Linda & Andrew Ach
The McCune Family Fund
Karen Smith-McCune and Mike McCune,
parents of Louise (’09) and Emma (’12),
established this fund in 2009 through a
Charitable Remainder Trust. The fund
will support accessibility for deserving
students through financial aid, ensuring
that families with limited financial means
can attend Urban.
Karen Smith-McCune and
Mike McCune
Planned Giving
Accessibility Endowment Gifts
Funds support Urban’s growing Financial
Aid Program for families who otherwise
could not attend Urban.
Annelise Goldberg & Aaron Roland
The Merit and Carol Hancock
Memorial Fund
The William N. Hancock Family Fund
General Endowment
Funds support Urban’s unrestricted
endowment, enabling the school
to apply resources where they are
most needed.
The Urban Legacy
Members of The Urban Legacy have
chosen to support Urban’s endowment
by including Urban in their estate plans.
Their thoughtful and generous foresight
will leave a legacy for generations to come.
Ann Fay Barry
Tom Gorman (’00)
Chris Marver
John Sampson
Lori Hébert (F/S)
Mike McCune
Larissa Parson (F/S)
Jamienne Studley
Michael Chan (’01)
Nora Pirquet & Raymond Froehlich
Anderson Reed (’00)
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class Endowment fundS
Senior class endowment giving was started by parents in the Class of 2000 as a way to give back to Urban and leave a
meaningful legacy. In 2009, this effort was expanded to include students, grandparents and friends. The Class of 2010
raised a record $140,000 and achieved a new level of participation among students with 74 percent pledging $10 a year for
five years. Gifts to Class Endowment Funds are unrestricted and allow the school to allocate funds to the most pressing
needs and the greatest opportunities at any particular time.
Class of 2010 Endowment Fund
Volunteers
Many thanks to the following generous donors for their thoughtful gifts to the Class of 2010
Endowment Fund:
Students
Sara Ach (‘10)
Anonymous (2)
Stacey Kerreos
Medina Clermont (‘10)
Anonymous, in Memory
Zander Eckblad (‘10)
Amrit Khalsa (‘10)
Lucy Finn (‘10)
of Bernice Ach
Anneli Eddy (‘10)
Miriam & Abbas Khoshnevissan
August Fischer (‘10)
Anonymous,
Barbro & George Eddy,
Mrs. Sui Kwong,
Jill Fisher (‘10)
in Memory of
in Honor of Anneli Eddy (‘10)
in Honor of Dana S. Lee (’10)
Jackson Goldberg (‘10)
Michael J. Calhoun
Lucy Finn (‘10)
Athena Lafferty
Rudy Henriquez (‘10)
Anonymous,
August Fischer (‘10)
Andrea Lauden (‘10)
Andrew Leddy (‘10)
in Honor of Andrew
Jill Fisher (‘10)
Danica Lauden (‘10)
Lizzie Logan (‘10)
Leddy (‘10)
Laura & John Fisher
Andrew Leddy (‘10)
Haley Pacheco (‘10)
Anonymous,
Mrs. Doris Fisher,
Jane Winter Leddy &
Leo Stroe (‘10)
on Behalf of Martin
in Honor of Jill Fisher (’10)
John Barnes Leddy,
Evan Tomlinson
Lindsey (‘10)
Cynthia Franco (‘10)
in Honor of Andrew Leddy (‘10)
Weintraub (‘10)
Linda & Andrew Ach
Kate Gamble (‘10)
Zoe Williams (‘10)
Becca Atkinson (‘10)
The Gamble Family, in
Dana Lee (‘10)
Honor of Kate Gamble (‘10)
Mrs. Helen Lee,
Rebecca Beames (‘10)
Manny Garber (‘10)
in Honor of Dana S. Lee (‘10)
Debbie Benrubi
Dot Gasner (‘10)
Jackson Goldberg (‘10)
Sophie Lieberman (‘10)
Sandra & Benjamin Bole,
Matt Goldman (‘10)
Martin Lindsey (‘10)
in Honor of Henry
Tess & Mark Goldman
Lizzie Logan (‘10)
Klingenstein (‘10)
Allegra Gordon (‘10)
Peter Logan
Taylor Bostwick (‘10)
Annie Gordon &
Patricia Mandel
Chapin Boyer (‘10)
Robyn Mandel (‘10)
Debra & Bing Gordon
The Marver Family
Peter Boyer
Fred Gordon
Julia Marver (‘10)
Frish Brandt
Sebastian Gutierrez (‘10)
Clockwise from top left: James
Scopa, Anne Kenner, Michael
Snyder, Leisa Snyder, Susanne
Lucas & Luke Lucas at their
Senior Parent Potluck in May
2009
Madeleine May (‘10)
Jordan Calhoun (‘10)
Rory Hanlon (‘10)
Marsha Maytum & William Leddy
Eliza & Dean Cash
Stuart Hanlon, in Honor of
Sam Cash (‘10)
Kathleen Ryan
Margo & Kevin McKinnon,
Lisa & Matt Chanoff
Emma Hazen (‘10)
on Behalf of the Class of 2010
Claude Clermont
Rudy Henriquez (‘10)
Linda & Tony Meier,
Sam Tygiel (‘09), Spike Gallup
(‘09) & Jack Detsch (‘09) at the
Recent Grad Reunion
Medina Clermont (‘10)
Noah Howland (‘10)
in Honor of Jill Fisher (‘10)
Maria Cristini &
Jessica Minton (‘10)
Abrasha Staszewski
Judy & Paul Minton
Hayden Davis (‘10)
Mrs. Eunice Kaymen, in Honor
Vida Moattar
of Caroline Yopes (’10)
Parents
Frish Brandt
Stuart Hanlon
Amelia Kaymen
Chris Marver
Anne Steele
Eric Yopes
Class of 2010 getting ready
to cross the bridge during
Trip Week
Joseph Sherman
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Colton Scott (‘10)
Morgen Warner (‘10)
Sam Ostler (‘10)
Barbara Selbach &
Dinah & Noah Stroe
Evan Tomlinson Weintraub (‘10)
Haley Pacheco (‘10)
Jeffrey Skelton
Leo Stroe (‘10)
Adrienne Shannon (‘10)
Lenora Swan
Brittanie Williams
Marti Phillips & Jim Bostwick
Spencer Terris (‘10)
Zoe Williams (‘10)
Victoria Podesta &
Austin Sherman (‘10)
Susan & David Terris,
Leslie Winick,
Richard Ackerly
Barbara Shragge
in Honor of Spencer Terris (‘10)
in Honor of Ms. Dot
Mikhael Porter (‘10)
Alex Sicurella (‘10)
Beth & Rick Thurber
Winick Gasner (‘10)
Erick Reyna (‘10)
Tobyn Smith (‘10)
Savannah Woods (‘10)
Laura Rothman (‘10)
Jimmy Stack (‘10)
Bennet Weintraub
Caroline Yopes (‘10)
Emma Schacter (‘10)
Dimitri Staszewski (‘10)
Joann & Claude Turpin,
JT Yu-Rehem (‘10)
Noah Schlager (‘10)
Anne Steele
in Honor of Talia Benattar (‘10)
Class of 2009 Endowment Fund
Volunteers
Many thanks to the following generous donors for their thoughtful gifts to the Class of 2009
Endowment Fund during the 2009-10 school year:
ALUMNI
Nora Badiner (’09)
Anonymous
David Boddy (’09)
Jeanne McPhee (’09)
ALUMNI Parents
Betsy Dodd
Patricia Perry
Patricia Heller,
Doreen Provost & Laci Belcsak
Adelina Arcelona
in Honor of A Great Class
Alex Roncal (‘09)
Nora Badiner (‘09)
Martha Kools (‘09)
Sally Scopa (‘09)
Katie Bentivoglio (‘09)
Huck Kwong (‘09)
Bonnie & Michael St. James
David Boddy (‘09)
Nora Lalle (‘09)
Antonia Brooks (‘09)
Mae & Richard Lucas
Chandler Tang (‘09)
Emma Cornwell (‘09)
Jeanne McPhee (‘09)
Sam Tygiel (‘09)
Brittan Dean (‘09)
Connor O’Callaghan (‘09)
Louisa & Gene Van
Jack Detsch (‘09)
Nancy & Michael O’Callaghan
Phoebe Winn (‘09)
Suzy Kellems Dominik
The Paratore-O’Riordan Family
Sally & Steven Winn
Jared Gropp (‘09)
Caitlin Pierce (‘09)
Tommy Wong (‘09)
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Ways of Giving
All gifts are vital to the support of The Urban School of San Francisco’s annual, capital and endowment needs.
Below you will find information on our giving programs and some of the methods by which you can make a gift.
Cash or Credit Card
Current gifts are always appreciated and
are tax deductible to the fullest extent as
permitted by law. Urban accepts American Express, MasterCard and Visa.
Online Giving
Giving is easy and secure on our website
at www.urbanschool.org/giving.
Matching Gifts
Many companies will match or multiply
their employees’ donations to Urban.
To see if your company qualifies, contact
the Human Resources Department,
Community Relations Department or
company foundation.
Securities
If you hold securities that would incur
a tax on capital gains if sold, your
outright gift to Urban could mean
significant savings. You obtain a tax
deduction for the full market value of
the gift, and you may avoid a tax on the
increase in value.
Memorial and Honor Gifts
Urban gratefully recognizes gifts made
in memory or in honor of friends, family
or faculty members, or to acknowledge
a birthday, graduation or other
significant event.
eScrip
eScrip is an easy fundraising program that
everyone in the community can participate
in. Sign up your grocery club cards, credit
cards, and debit/ATM cards and a portion
of your purchases at participating businesses will be donated back to Urban. To
join, go to www.urbanschool.org/support.
Planned Giving Opportunities
Planned Giving offers donors a variety
of vehicles to make meaningful gifts to
Urban’s endowment through bequests,
trusts, life insurance policies, retirement
plans and more. In many cases donors
may also receive significant tax and
income benefits.
Urban Legacy Society
The Urban Legacy recognizes and
honors parents, alumni, grandparents
and friends who have included the
school in their estate plans. Urban’s
Planned Giving Program provides a
variety of ways to make a planned gift
that does not deplete lifetime assets
and, in some cases, can furnish
additional income and significant tax
deductions. Below is a list of options
you may wish to consider when making
a gift to Urban.
Bequests
A gift provided in your will may be a
percentage of your estate, the residual
of the estate, a certain item or a specific
dollar amount. Estate taxes may be
reduced by a bequest to Urban.
Charitable Remainder Trust
This trust provides either a fixed or
variable income for you and your family.
Part of the trust qualifies for an income
tax deduction and at the death of the
last beneficiary, the assets of the trust
are distributed to Urban.
Charitable Lead Trust
This trust allows you to pass on assets
to family members with significant
estate and gift tax savings while
allowing Urban to benefit from the
income for the duration of the trust.
Gifts of Real Estate
A gift of real estate provides considerable tax benefits. You also have the
option of retaining the right to occupy
the property for life or even to receive
the income it generates.
Gifts of Life Insurance or
Pension Benefits
A gift of life insurance allows you to
contribute a previously acquired policy
that may no longer be needed for its
initial purpose and realize tax benefits.
Urban may also be named as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, company
pension or profit-sharing plan, or of a
private fund such as an IRA, Keogh or
tax-sheltered annuity.
We appreciate your interest in and support of The Urban School of San Francisco. Your attorney or financial planner can provide
additional information on how these ways of giving apply to your specific situation. If you are interested in learning more about
these gift opportunities for you and Urban, please contact the Development Office at 415 626 2919.
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2009-10
Faculty
and Staff
Mark Salkind (‘70)
Head of School
Brandon Adams
Choral Director
Kirk Hamilton
Javier Lopez
Antony Reyes
Jazz Band- Lab
Facilities/Maintenance
Language- Spanish
Derek Harwell
Meghan Mahoney
Brooke Roberts
Director of Outdoor Trips,
Math
History
Cal Studies
Jessica Martinez
Geoff Ruth
Lori Hébert
Science Lab Assistant
Science Department Chair
Language- French,
Dan Matz
Parisa Safa
11th/12th Grade Dean, History
Math
Ellen McKay (‘01)
Andrea Scally (‘02)
Assistant Director of
Receptionist
Development
Leslie Schaffer
Greg Monfils
Afternoon Receptionist
9th/10th Grade Dean, English
Sara Schonwald
Beatrice Motamedi
Director of Service Learning
Newspaper Advisor
Margot Schou
Susan Munn
Math
Director of Finance and
Suzanne Schutte (’73)
9th Grade Project Lead
Erica Hernandez
Larry Anderson
Admissions Associate,
Facilities Manager
Outreach Coordinator
Greg Angilly
Jonathan Howland
Director of Athletics
Dean of Faculty, English
Kristen Bailey
Tómas Jacquez
Director of Communications
Language- Spanish,
Brisen Brady
10th Grade Project Lead
Director of Development
Erica Kajdasz
Alison Brand
Assistant Director of Athletics
Assistant Director of
Tilda Kapuya
Development
English Department Chair
Sarah Clowes
Alex Kelly
Science
Chamber Orchestra Director
Mercedes Coyle
Kari Kiernan
Technology Support Specialist
Assistant to the Head of School
Sarah Crockett
John-Elliot Kirk
Math
Choral Assistant
Deborah Dent-Samaké
Kaern Kreyling
History
School Counselor
Jennifer Epstein
Joe Kye
Health Education
English Teaching Fellow
Frances Evens
Sasha Laundy
Drama
Science
Arnaud Finet
Language- French
Operations
Associate Director of
Dan Murphy
College Counseling
History, English
Rebecca Shapiro
Mary Murphy
History Department Chair
Science
Cathleen Sheehan
Scott Nelson
English
Math
Algis Sodonis
Meridith Oram
Science
Language- Spanish
Steve Speier
Wendy Parkman
Language Department Chair,
Drama, Circus Arts
Spanish
Larissa Parson
Jennifer Starkweather
English
Art
Monique Perry
LeRoy Votto
Registrar, Assistant to Head
History
Richard Lautze
for Academics
Math
Clarke Weatherspoon
Henri Picciotto
History
Suzanne Forrest
Anna Lee
Math Department Chair
Assistant Head for Academics
Director of Leadership Giving
Laurie Williams
Bobby Ramos
Learning Services Coordinator
Scott Foster
Susan Lee
Director of Admissions
Jazz Band
Director of College Counseling
Charlotte Worsley
Kate Randall
Assistant Head for
Ken Garcia-Gonzales
Howard Levin
Art Department Chair
Student Life
Dean of Multicultural Life
Director of Technology
Annie Reece
Kelli Yon
LaShanda Greene
Sarah Levin
Assistant Director of Admissions
Visual Arts
Controller
Librarian
Courtney Rein
Igor Zagatsky (‘95)
Sherrie Groshong
Xiaorong Li
English
Systems Administrator
Assistant Business Manager
Language- Mandarin
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The Urban Community magazine has moved online! To read the Fall 2010 issue, please visit
www.urbanschool.org/fall2010UC. Feature stories include a look at Urban’s Strategic Plan,
Vision 2013: Creating a Sustainable Future, new programs, classes and activities on Environmental
Sustainability, and our groundbreaking 100 for $100 program for alumni.
Sav e the date
October 21-22, 2011
Please mark your calendars and plan to join fellow alums and teachers
for a variety of fun and inclusive activities. Special Saturday evening
celebrations are being planned for the classes of ‘01, ‘91, ‘81 and ‘71
in honor of their graduation anniversaries.
Hope to see you there!

THE URBAN SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO

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