2021-2022

Annual Report

Detroit Country Day School

Dear family and friends of Detroit Country Day School,

Our "One Country Day" family remains strong as a result of the continued support from generous donors, alumni, parents, and friends of the school. The consistent dedication of our community to an environment in which our students can thrive in many different areas is always encouraging and profound. We feel honored to serve this community as leaders.

Interest from the broader community remains high at our school, especially in the elementary grades. Our Upper School students remain solid candidates in the college selection process and garner many remarkable arts, athletic, and academic accolades. Restructuring the admission office personnel this past year enhanced our ability to attract mission-aligned strong candidates who will thrive at DCDS, increasing the likelihood our students will continue to excel at the regional and national levels in these areas.

While our employee retention rate remains high, we have also had enormous success filling our vacancies and new roles by recruiting talented, skilled, diverse, and experienced professionals. These successes have allowed us to expand our learning support at the Lower School, add a college counselor, bolster support in our athletic operations, and expand our mental health programming for both students and faculty. We were even pleased to be able to offer several positions to alums.

We want to thank all of the donors in this year's annual report who recognize that contributions beyond tuition are essential for our school to maintain its reputation for excellence and stature in the community. These donations are critical to student life, financial aid, innovation and technology, and professional development. Our accomplishments would not be possible without our donors. The commitment to our students' education is truly inspiring.

Warm Regards,

Richard K. Dempsey
Richard K. Dempsey
Head of School,
Detroit Country Day School

Steve N. Kalkanis
Steve N. Kalkanis, MD '89
Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
Detroit Country Day School

F. ALDEN SHAW FOUNDERS' SOCIETY

F. Alden Shaw Founders' Society honors lifetime donors of $100,000 or more to Detroit Country Day School. Their generosity and leadership across multiple school initiatives demonstrate an active trust in the school's mission to provide a superior college preparatory education for the scholar, athlete, and artist.

Donor Stories // Making an Impact - DCDS parent and board member gives back in countless ways - Read More

Diamond $5 Million+

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Platinum $1 Million+

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Gold $500K+

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Silver $250K+

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Bronze $100K+

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Annual Giving

Mens Sana In Corpore Sano Society

The Mens Sana In Corpore Sano Society honors alumni, parents, faculty and staff, and friends who donate $1,000 or more in any given school year including but not limited to Annual Fund, capital efforts, endowments or more. With gratitude for gifts made between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022

Leaders

$100,000+

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Visionary

$25,000-$99,999

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Scholar

$10,000-$24,999

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Cornerstone

$5,000-$9,999

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Loyal

$2,500-$4,999

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Contributor

$1,000-$2,499

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Up To

$1,000

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Diamond $5 Million+

Anonymous (2)

Platinum $1 Million +

Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Terence E. Adderley
Blue & Gold Club
Mrs. Susan E. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Kojaian
Mr. Scott J. Seligman '69
The Skillman Foundation
William R. Angell Foundation

Gold $500K +

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Aaron
Mrs. Mary Beth Adderley
Sheri and Jonathan Boos
Earning 4 Learning
Nicole and Stephen Eisenberg
The Goldberg Family
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Skandalaris
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Stebbins
Kathy and Rick Wagoner
Marsha and Wayne Wheeler Family

Silver $250K +

Alex and Lil Erdeljan Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson J. Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cherney
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Cunnington
Denso International America, Inc.
Mr. Bharat Desai and Ms. Neerja Sethi
Mr. and Mrs. Max M. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher '69
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flint '30
General Motors Corporation
Mr. David Honigman '74
Dr. David Madgy
Drs. Teck Soo and Doris Tong
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Trott
Padma and Raj Vattikuti
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vermeulen
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whipple

Bronze $100K +

Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Adelson
Albert M. and Lyda M. Green Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Bahadur
Debbie and John Bamberger
Mr. James E. Barlett
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Barr, Jr. '86
Margie and Michael Brochert
Kurt and Noelle Cassel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Celani
Dr. Himabindu Chandrasekhar and Mr. Srikant Inampudi
Mr. Van E. Conway
The Edward E. Ford Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Farber
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Fish '90
Flint Ink Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fredrick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph J. Friedman '66
Mr. Martin Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Goodman
Dr. and Mrs. Clayton Hill Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Gorge
Mr. and Mrs. H. Samuel Greenawalt
Mr. Radhakrishnan Gurusamy and Ms. Genga Ramamoorthy
Betty and Jerry Hansen
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford H. Higgins, Sr.
Mrs. Reva G. Jacob and Mr. Robert B. Jacob '79
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kasprzyk
Kojaian Management Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Kughn
Matthew & Glenna Bevin Fund
Drs. Dan Lorimer and Laura DeLellis
McGregor Fund
Neena and Shrikant Mehta
The Meyer and Anna Prentis Family Foundation
Wayne R. and Diane E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Mosteller
Barbara and George Mrkonic
George E. and Susan Moran Murphy
Mr. Howard R. Neilson II
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker '91
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sappington
Mr. and Mrs. Enriko Sasson
Dr. and Mrs. Akshay Shah
Skandalaris Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stempel
The Trott Foundation
The Wallace Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Way
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Warren
Mr. Chris Webber '91
Gwen and S. Evan Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wilson, Jr. '42

Diamond $5 Million+

Anonymous (2)

Platinum $1 Million +

Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Terence E. Adderley
Blue & Gold Club
Mrs. Susan E. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Kojaian
Mr. Scott J. Seligman '69
The Skillman Foundation
William R. Angell Foundation

Gold $500K +

Silver $250K +

Bronze $100K +

Class of 2022

162 students
100% of seniors received admittance to at least one four-year college or university
1Q GPA 3.89 / 3Q 3.28
3.52 Mean GPA
18 National Merit Semifinalists
15 National Merit Commended Students

ADMISSIONS AT DCDS

Total enrollment reached a high of 1514 students
Total enrollment increased by 55 students from the previous school year
371 in the Lower School
515 in the Middle School
628 in the Upper School
55% boys & 45% girls
Our students are from over 105 different zip codes in Southeast Michigan

FACULTY & STAFF COMMUNITY

We hired 27 new full-time teachers
The pay increase for employees was 2%
In 2022, the school began a review of the compensation model to ensure equitable compensation and this process remains ongoing
All faculty and staff received a bonus in December 2021
Other improvements to the employee experience include the addition of Thanksgiving week off for all employees and summer hours

2021-2022 Revenue // $48,692,346

2021-2022 Expenses // $46,468,678

2021-2022 Donors // 806

2021-2022 Giving By Fund

2021-2022 Giving By Constituency

2021-2022 Gift Range

2021-2022 NAMED ENDOWED FUNDS

Endowment funds are an investment in the future. When you make a gift to the endowment, you are helping us to keep the tuition affordable, grow financial aid, develop new programs, recruit top-notch faculty, make capital improvements, and keep up with technology - all of which pay dividends to the school.

Academics Endowment Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Javed Ali
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. John Witucki

Arts Endowment Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Alderdice
Drs. Phillip and Sunita Przybylo

Athletics Endowment Fund

Mr. Ryan Sanders
Mrs. Colleen Triezenberg

Financial Aid Endowment Fund

Anonymous
The Boston Consulting Group, INC
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bray
Mr. Wayne R. Miller
Mr. Eric Totaro
Mr. David K. Zussman

Friends of the Arts Association Endowment

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Van Cleave

General Endowment Fund

Mr. Benjamin Friedman
Mr. Yusuf Hai and Ms. Amera Abdul-Hai
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Metrose
Mr. and Mrs. David Swanchara
Mr. Britton J. Theodoroff
Mr. Eric Totaro

Frank Orlando Financial Aid Endowment

Mr. Yusuf A. Hai and Ms. Amera A. Abdul-Hai
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Balowski
William Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Shane C. Battier
Mr. Scott C. Bertschy and Ms. Jeanne Hansen
Ms. Donna L. Cronberger
Ms. Andrea P. Desy Edrei
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duggan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duggan
Ms. Linda Engler
Ms. Casey Greb
Mr. Yusuf A. Hai and Ms. Amera A. Abdul-Hai
Mr. Scott C. Bertschy and Ms. Jeanne Hansen
Ms. Catherine A. Hayes
Mr. James Kogut and Ms. Caarin Hertzwig Kogut
Mrs. Barbara Hillman
Mr. and Mrs. Jason S. Hillman
Mr. Paul Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Humenny
Mr. Eric Keuffel
Mr. James Kogut and Ms. Caarin Hertzwig Kogut
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin K. Kyes
Mr. Jason G. LaRose
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Leib
Mr. and Dr. Scott Leman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Macavage
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCarthy
Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Sampson and Ms. Pamela McCree Sampson
Ms. Betsy Moss
Ms. Natalie M. Neaton
Mr. William Ogden
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orlando
Mr. Brian Packey
Mrs. Kelley Parise
Drs. Emanuel and Kandis Rivers
Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Sampson and Ms. Pamela McCree Sampson
Mr. Timothy J. Sennett
Mr. Anupam Sinha
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Toll
Mr. Jason L. Velez and Ms. Kerry C. Duggan
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Von Seeger
Drs. Gary and Dolly Weisserman
Mr. James S. Whitaker
Ms. Suzanne L. White
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Williams
Mrs. Jennifer Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Worsham

John Hurter Gordon III Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Alpena Power Resources LTD
Bluegrass Community Foundation
Bowden and Elaine Brown
Michael and Meaghan Daleski
Christopher Desana
Dr. Clayton Gordon
Mr. Gerald Hansen
Cynthia Huston
John and Jody Jennings
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jurkiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kern
Stephen and Kim Ladd
Christopher and Julie McCoy
Barbara McDougall
Dr. and Mrs. John McLaughlin
Keith Petherick
Allen and Ruth Reynolds
Mariette Seguin
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shurtz
Anil Schrikhande
Doug Smith
Jeff Smith
Karen Smith
Mrs. Milly Ann Stewart
Edward and Mary Stinson
Anne Whitelaw

Kevin Chang Memorial Endowment

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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beachum
Zeeshan Husain
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kenney
Drs. Manish Kesliker and Supak Sookkasikon
Drs. David S. and Jungho L. Kwon
Matthew & Glenna Bevin Fund
Mr. Neel Shah
Drs. Manish Kesliker and Supak Sookkasikon
Mr. and Mrs. Paul VanAntwerp
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Weisberg
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Zikowski

Kingsepp (Chris) Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Mr. Jon Kingsepp
Ms. Susan Kingsepp Ring
Stifel

Madgy Family Endowment

Healthy Heart & Vascular, PLLC

2021-2022 Restricted Funds

Brett Salamin Jr. Memorial Fund

Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beachum
Ms. Molly Borman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duggan
Mr. Yusuf Hai and Ms. Amera Abdul-Hai
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kalczynski
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kenney
Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews
Ms. Barbara McLaughlin and Mr. James Faile
Dr. and Mrs. John Munsell
Mr. Adriel L. Neely
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Salamin
Ms. Sydney Shanbrom
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Spizizen
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Zikowski

Christopher LeFlore Student Aid Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Abraham
Anonymous (3)
Mr. David A. Baker
Ms. Molly Borman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bray
Ms. Nicole Castillo
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cogliandro
Mr. Donald Corwin
Mr. and Mrs. Corey M. Curnutte
DCDS Men's Basketball
Mr. Steven G. Epstein and Mr. Hector Carrillo
Ms. Geralyn Gaines
Ms. Jessica J. Givan
Elizabeth Goldsberry
Mr. Yusuf Hai and Ms. Amera Abdul-Hai
Mr. and Mrs. David Hiemstra
Ms. Candise Hill
Kathy Hoffman
Mr. Kevin Hu and Ms. Jenny Zhao
Jennifer Jaramillo
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kalczynski
Dr. Jean Kowaleski
Kresge Foundation
Mr. Christopher I. LeFlore
Mrs. E. Olivia Lurie
Ms. Celeste Mahabir and Jason Blaukenship
Mr. Somerset Mavunga and Ms. Jamie Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Morton
Mr. Adriel L. Neely
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Felix Nyambio
Racquel Parsons
Ms. Lauren M. Penkala
Ms. Lindsay A. Penkala
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penkala
Mr. and Mrs. Huel Perkins
Venus Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reimer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riley
Mr. John Scott III and Dr. Sherryl Hinton-Scott
Stone Foundation of Michigan
Dr. Whitney D. and Mr. S. Eliot E. Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. S. Evan Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. John Torres
Sonja Underwood
Mr. Imad Zahr and Ms. Farah Abu-Jazar
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Zikowski

Financial Report

2021-2022 Revenue

$48,692,346

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2021-2022 Expenses

$46,468,678

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2021-2022 Giving By Constituency
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2021-2022 Giving By Fund
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2021-2022 Named Endowed Funds
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2021-2022 Gift Range
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2021-2022 Restricted Funds
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Giving Societies

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jonathan S. Aaron
Terrence Barr '86
Derek Batts
Radhakrishnan Gurusamy
Srikant Inampudi
Steve N. Kalkanis, MD '89
Danialle Karmanos
Robert Parker '91
Martin Rawls-Meehan '97
Michael Sappington
Andrea Siudara
Sabrina I. Smith-Campbell, Ph.D.
Donald Stebbins, Chair
Anne Weiner

Head of School

Richard K. Dempsey

ADVANCEMENT Team

Nikki London // Chief Advancement Officer
Denelle Cicotte // Advancement Operations Manager
Donna Cronberger // Advancement Administrative Assistant
Annie Gordon Thomas '06 // Director of Alumni Relations
Laura Korotkin // Director of Communications
Tina M. Blank '06 // Director of Philanthropy
Jay Vannatter // Creative Director

Earning 4 Learning Board

Mrs. Sanjib Atwal
Dr. Sherida DuBose Parsons
Mrs. Karin Elias
Mrs. Jennifer Farah
Mrs. Dorothy Hennessy
Dr. Carolyn Kidney
Mrs. Melissa D. Parambo
Mrs. Heather S. Ptasznik
Mrs. Janine Rinke
Mrs. Olivia P. Shouneyia
Mrs. Alexandra K. Upton, Co-President
Mrs. Anne S. Weiner
Mrs. Adrienne Zarghami, Co-President

Friends of the Arts Board

Mrs. Mary Aaron
Dr. Ami S. Antonucci
Mrs. Amy Bono
Mrs. Nicole Cornwell
Mrs. Jennifer E. Erickson
Mrs. Rani Jande
Mrs. Andrea Jenkins
Dr. Carolyn Kidney
Mrs. Christine A. Krempel
Mrs. Julie Martin
Mrs. Kristen P. Neugebohr
Mrs. Susan J. O'Callaghan
Mrs. Janine Rinke
Mrs. Mary Sadler
Dr. Miriam A. Samani
Mrs. Christine Sims
Mrs. Anna Singer
Mrs. Jessica M. Sjobring
Mrs. Julie S. Sosa
Mrs. Angela Spencer, President

Lower School Parents' Association

Mrs. Kerrie A. Binno
Mrs. Heidi Cooper
Mrs. Jennifer L. Curis
Mrs. Roxanne G. Daiza
Mrs. DaShaun D. Draper
Mrs. Lindsay M. El-Yussif
Ms. Emilie Fitch
Mrs. Jackie Giaier
Mrs. Leena Gupta
Prof. Athena Hall
Mrs. Sara E. Holdan
Mrs. Shelby Jarjosa
Mrs. Alexis Kiriluk, President
Mrs. Farrah M. Markus
Mrs. May Meslemani
Ms. Barbara M. Monaghan
Mrs. Kristen Pakideh
Mrs. Tara Parker
Dr. Anu S. Patel
Ms. Paige Rakolta Frisch
Mrs. Lauren Rakolta
Mrs. Stefani A. Scott
Mrs. Zenia Sendi
Mrs. Olivia P. Shouneyia
Mrs. Jessica M. Sjobring
Mrs. Michelle A. Smith
Mrs. Nicole Stassinopoulos
Mrs. Resmie Tuto

Middle School Parents' Association

Mrs. Jackie Albertie
Ms. Dorothy Appleman
Mrs. Nita Aquilina, President
Mrs. Jacquelynn R. Atley
Mrs. Jennifer L. Burdette
Mrs. Jennifer Cook
Mrs. Jennifer L. Curis
Mrs. DaShaun D. Draper
Mrs. Jennifer E. Erickson
Mrs. Jessica P. Gibson
Mrs. Amira Kalabat
Dr. Carolyn Kidney
Mrs. Alexis Kiriluk
Mrs. Eileen V. Kiriluk
Mrs. Danielle T. Kyriakoza
Ms. Lexa Leatherdale
Ms. Brenda R. Lundberg
Mrs. Leah M. MacMartin
Mrs. Krystelle Makharia
Mrs. Susan J. O'Callaghan
Mrs. Tara Parker
Mrs. Neely M. Slocum
Mrs. Kishna S. Tarver
Mrs. Cathleen S. Tice
Dr. Seetha Vakhariya

Upper School Parents' Association

Dr. Laurece D. Abraham, President
Mr. Stephen L. Anderson
Mrs. Amy Bono
Mrs. Yijing H. Brentano
Mrs. Jennifer L. Burdette
Ms. Yu (Nicole) Chen
Dr. Yisun Cheng
Dr. Renita B. Clark
Dr. Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller
Mrs. Christina Endrud
Mrs. Carmen Fakhoury
Mrs. Natalie C. Garrett
Mrs. Rashida Handy
Mrs. Dorothy B. Hennessy
Mrs. Tegan A. Higgins
Dr. Carolyn Kidney
Mrs. Christine A. Krempel
Mrs. Sheri Maibach
Ms. Vivian D. Malleck
Mrs. Claudia M. McKany
Mrs. Susan J. O'Callaghan
Ms. Genga Ramamoorthy
Mrs. Samira Rao
Mrs. Jessica Ross
Dr. Bernice Sessa
Dr. Sabrina Smith-Campbell
Mrs. Julie S. Sosa
Mrs. Alexandra K. Upton
Mrs. Adrienne Zarghami

Blue & Gold Club

Mr. Jonathan Aaron
Mr. Daniel Cornwell, President
Mr. Zaid Elia
Mr. Alfred Fisher, IV
Dr. Abdul Halabi
Mr. Mitchell Henderson
Mr. Scott Jacobson
Mr. Jason Jarjosa
Mr. Robert Kasprzyk
Mr. Brian McKeen
Mr. Sean A. Metrose
Mr. Marc Pachla
Mr. Jeff Stanton
Mr. David Thewes
Mr. Karl Zimmermann

2021 Alumni Association

Mrs. Autumn Alderdice
Mr. Javed Ali
Mr. David A. Baker
Joseph Michael Bamberger
Mr. Tom J. Berman
Ms. Molly Borman
Mrs. Erika L. Bryant
Ms. Jen Cantwell
Ms. Shreya Chalasani
Mrs. E Elizabeth Curnutte
Mr. Christopher M. D'Angelo
Ms. Kandis G. Davis-Castagna
Mrs. Evelyn S. De La Cruz
Mr. Mihir S. Dekhne
Ms. Andrea P. Desy Edrei
Mr. Bradley M. Dock
Mr. Dwight S. Edwards
Mr. Benjamin W. Erjavac
Kelsey Fay
John F. Federspiel
Mr. Benjamin Friedman
Ms. Geralyn N. Gaines
Mr. Joshua J. Gibert
Mrs. Carol Gillow Giles
Ms. Jessica J. Givan
Mr. Carl Guething
Mr. Keegan M. Haines
Mr. Richard A. Hasse
Ms. Candise Hill
Ms. Andrea Hofley Yuhn
Mr. Damon Jones Davie
Dr. Aza Khaghany
Ms. Karina W. Khalife-Mass
Ms. Pranadhi Koradia
Mr. Joseph P. McCarthy
Dr. Stephen M. Modell
Mr. Adriel L. Neely
Ms. Courtney R. Nichol, President
Ms. Mona A. Patel
Dr. Mark T. Peters, II
Mr. Nicholas A. Prys
Khushboo Sanjay Rami
John Daniel Rochow
Mr. John G. Rogers
Mr. Ryan J. Sanders
Mr. Rajesh Senapati
Mr. Timothy J. Sennett
Ms. Sydney Shanbrom
Mr. Jeffrey P. Straus
Mr. Britton J. Theodoroff
Ms. Sarah G. Thomas
Mrs. Colleen P. Triezenberg
Mr. Tod H. Williams
Mr. Yuan Xiao
Ms. Jordan K. Yagiela
Mr. David K. Zussman

Our Community

Members listed for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year

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