Friends of the Arts

The general purposes and objectives of Friends of the Arts are to support and promote the Fine and Performing Arts curriculum, activities and programs of the students attending Detroit Country Day School, and to encourage the continued development and growth of nationally recognized programs. The Friends of the Arts Association encourages support of endeavors and programs through active annual membership by parents, friends, alumni, employees and students, and additional contributions.

2020 - 2021 Membership

Life Members

Dr. and Mrs. Todd Aho
Mr. Leslie Alexander, II
Ms. Taylor M. Alexander
Mr. Jay A. Alix
Mr. Craig Beyrand
     and Dr. Marie Delewsky
Drs. Devindergil Bhangu
     and Raminder Rai
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Boos
Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Bourget
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brodie
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cherney
Dr. and Mrs. Subir Chowdhury
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Coakley
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eisenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Erjavac
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Farber
Ms. Teri L. Fenner
Drs. Mark and Lynn Frikker
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gallette
Major and Mrs. Alex Garn
Mr. Carl D. Gilmer-Hill, Esq.
Dr. and Mrs. Clayton Hill Gordon
Mr. Radhakrishnan Gurusamy
     and Ms. Genga Ramamoorthy
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Henderson
Ms. Jennifer Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kasprzyk
Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre Kemper
Ms. Elizabeth J. Kuhn
Mr. John W. Kuhn
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kuhn
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mascarenas
Mr. and Mrs. Rakesh Mehta
Mr. and Mrs. Sean A. Metrose
Mr. George E. Murphy
     and Ms. Susan M. Murphy
Mr. Jeffrey M. Nahan
     and Ms. Annette DePetris
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Niederhofer
Mr. and Mrs. James Ninowski, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Ohryn
Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Patil
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penkala
Ms. Mindy Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rinke
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Scott, Jr.
Mrs. Judy Schwarzer
Mr. and Mrs. Glen P. Shilling
Mr. Seth Shilling
     and Dr. Christa Shilling
Mr. Randall Shoemaker
     and Dr. Anne M. Guyot
Mr. and Mrs. David Skolnik
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stanton
Mrs. Patricia Stempel
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Wagner
Mr. William B. Williams
     and Ms. Jacqueline A. DeCosmo
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Worpell

Life Builders

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Alexander
Mr. Heath and Mrs. Mindy Doerr
Ms. Anne Sandoval

Ovation

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cornwell
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jonna
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rifkin
Mr. and Mrs. Lars A. Sjobring
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Zikowski

Benefactor

Drs. John V. and Ami S. Antonucci
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Farah
Mr. Santiago Gomez-Gurza
and Ms. Patricia Gomez-Valdez
Mr. Andrew Jonna
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice D. Latham
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nystrom
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene N. O'Callaghan
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ross
Drs. John and Miriam Samani
Mr. and Mrs. James Simasko
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Spencer
Dr. and Mrs. Mark R. Williams

Patron

Ms. Amy Bono
Dr. Peter Bono
Mr. Salam Chaudhary
and Ms. Meredith Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. James Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Denha
Dr.Raymond Fowkes
Drs. Jared Galle and Carolyn Kidney
Mrs. Natalie C. Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martin
Mrs. Nd Mrs. Oren Neugebohr
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sadler
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Singer
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Solomon
Dr. and Mrs. Julio Sosa
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Tarver
Drs. Jeremy Wolfe and Maria Woodward

Artisan

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cook
Ms. Sophia M. Gallette
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Soble
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Upton
Mr. Peter Gallette II
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Sims

Employee and Student

Ms. Sarah Galle
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Leitao
Ms. Denise Liberty
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kenney
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Kitchen
Ms. Jenna Scott
Mr. Daniel Upton
Ms. Elizabeth Upton

Honorary

Mrs. Marcia Bearden
Mr. and Mrs. Alton C. Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Suomela
Mr. and Mrs. Reese C. Zantop

Arts Faculty

Executive Director of Visual & Communications Arts
Jim Davis

Upper School
Visual Arts	Susan Lucas	Photography, Computer Graphics, Mixed Media
	Jiro Masuda	Department Chair of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts; Jewelry/Metals
	Kathleen Robinson	Painting, Drawing, Textiles, Fashion Design, AP Art History
	John Schwartz	Ceramics, Sculpture

Performing and Communication Arts	Stacey Bowen	Orchestra, Honors Chamber Music Ensemble
	Jim Davis	Theatre
	Phil Harmer	Theatre, Production Manager
	Lesley Kay	Dance
	Ruth Kay	Public Speaking, Debate, and Forensics
	Kelly Munsell	Dance
	Jonathan Napper	Jacket Big Band
	Alan Oliphant	Band, Jacket Big Band, Music Theory, Orchestra, Woodwind Ensemble
	Brett Salamin	Film
	Justin Velic	Band, Jacket Big Band, Music Theory, Percussion Ensemble
	Ronald Weiler II	Vocal Music

Middle School
Visual Arts	Nancy Jenkins	Visual Art
	Sarah Kitchen	Co-Department Chair, Visual Art
	Aaron Kuehne	Visual Art

Performing and Communications	Stacey Bowen	Co-Department Chair, Orchestra
	Roxana Han	General Music, 4th and 5th Grade Choir
	Chelsey Larsen	Speech, Theatre, Forensics
	Kelly Munsell	Dance
	Jonathan Napper	Band
	Justin Velic	Percussion Specialist
	Ronald Weiler II	Vocal Music

Lower School
Visual Arts	Melissa Arts	Visual Art

Performing Arts	Stacey Bowen	3rd Grade Strings
	Laura Branham	General Music
	Bonnie Mirbach	Keyboard
	Nyssa Rabinowitz	K-2nd Grade Strings

Grants

FOA grants from 2020-202 to the school:

Lower School
Matching funds fro individual music packets
Visiting artist and student workshop
Art display boards

Middle School
Art display boards
Professional cutting boards
Digital video camera for Sting Media Club
Renard 51 bassoon

Upper School
Psarianos viola and a pair of tubas
Ceramics 3D printer and two pottery wheels
Film studio video and lighting equipment
3D glass showcases

All Schools
Maestro conductors podium in Seligman Family Performing Arts Center
VIVID campaign support