Celebrating Community & Giving
The Summit - 2023-24
A Year of Achieving New Heights at Williams
Dear Members of The Williams School Community,
I am pleased to share with you our Annual Giving Report representing the record support we received throughout the past fiscal year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This report is our way of recognizing and thanking everyone for investing in The Williams School at every level. I am truly grateful for the amazing generosity our many donors have provided throughout the year.
As a School, we receive generous gifts from numerous donors – alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, parents, faculty and staff, students, trustees, corporations, foundations, and friends. Through this collective generosity, we exceeded our designated Annual Fund goal of $500,000, and our Annual Fund goal was a 20% increase from one year ago!
We remain committed to raising funds for the endowment; as of August 1st, our endowment was over $16 million. Each year, the Board of Trustees approves a minimal endowment draw to support the operations of the School. The bulk of your generous Annual Fund gifts provide the needed monies to support our talented and dedicated faculty and staff and the strong delivery of a great teaching and learning program, tuition assistance to our deserving students, and student life programs that enrich the lives of our fantastic students each day.
As many of you know, two of my favorite words are Thank You, and it gives me great pleasure to Thank each and every donor for choosing to support Williams by giving to the Annual Fund, our endowment, and/or attending the many spirited school-sponsored events held last year. If you are interested in reading more about these events, please refer to our trimester newsletter, The Peak. Your giving inspires, enhances, and strengthens all of us as we continue to live by The Williams School’s Mission and Core Values of Scholarship, Character, and Community. As ever, I am most thankful for your support.
Mark Fader
Head of School
Annual Giving Significantly Impacts Growth
Thank You to Our Donors
The Williams community continues to amaze us with its generosity year in and year out. We want to thank each and every one of you who help to make a difference in the lives of our students and faculty and ensure the School’s continued success. Your support has a profound impact on all that we do at Williams.
* = 20+ years of giving
$25,000+
Johl-Weissman Society
Kelly Angelini and Marissa Mathews P ’22
Anonymous *
Edward E. Ford Foundation
Jonathan Marston ’97 and Josie Marston
Monica C. Raynor P ’27, ’30
Lise Reardon and Atty. Robert Reardon, Jr. GP ’25, ’27 *
$10,000-$24,999
Founder's Circle
Regina Corso
Estate of Alice D. Bantly
Alan Gardiner and Sue Gardiner P ’21, ’21
Hope Giles ’83
Dr. Matthew Johnson ’98 and Letitia Johnson
The Keenan Family & The Kitchings Family
Dr. Andrew McKillop and Vivienne McKillop P ’23, ’25, ’28
Carol Milne and George M. Milne P ’92, GP ’24 *
Adam Milne ’92, P’ 24 *
Frances Hogan Steffian and John Steffian P ’22, ’27
Amy van der Velde ’85 *
Dwayne Xenelis and Melinda Xenelis P ’16, ’18, ’23, ’29
$5,000-$9,999
Colin S. Buell Associates
Bridget Ryan Berman and Roger Berman P ’19
Brian Bonner and Tania Bonner P ’19, ’22
Amy Celico ’87
Anonymous (3)
Katie Gingras and Patrick Gingras P ’26, ’29
Bruce Goldstein and Lori Goldstein P ’12, ’16
Atty. Matthew Luxton and Patty Luxton P ’20, ’23
Adam Perl and Stephanie Perl P ’27, ’27
Kerry Potts and Tyler Potts P ’18, ’22, ’24
The Raynor Family
James Shea and Kristen Shea P ’21
Dr. Elizabeth Smith and Gregory Smith P ’27
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$2,500-$4,999
Legenda Circle
Ashby Anderson ’89
Dr. Constantin Carseli and Anca Bulgaru P ’24, ’29
Bradford Dolan and Courtney Minden P ’28
The Gelotte Family
Atty. Ronald Goldstein
Atty. Danielle Briggs Klee ’10 and Justin Klee ’09
Wright Palmer and Anna Maria Palmer GP ’22, ’24
Suzanne Podurgiel ’87 and Jon Godshall P ’24 *
Raytheon Company
Clint Reid and Meredith Ryan-Reid P ’29, ’31
Jon P. Rotolo and Lindsey L. Rotolo P ’27
Cheryl Sabetta and Eric Sabetta P ’21
$1,891-$2,499
1891 Society
Kara Dockery and William Dockery P ’26, ’29
Andy Grant and Nancy Grant P ’16
Douglas Jastremski and Mia Hammock P ’26
Lisa Walker and Robert Kaplan P ’21, ’23
Russell E. Learned ’86 and Allyson Cotton
Jen McCann and Shawn McCann P ’25
Leigh S. Morant and Dr. Ricardo D. Morant P ’24
$1,000-1,890
Thames Society
Gail Alofsin ’80 *
Anonymous (3)
Asim Ejaz and Ayesha Asim P ’26
David Cavicke ’80 and Mary Cavicke
Holly Cheeseman ’72 *
Luba Corso GP ’27, ’30
Dr. Christopher D’Arcy and Dr. Victoria Reyes-D’Arcy P ’20, ’21
Jewish Federation of Eastern CT
Mark Fader and Susan Fader P ’15, ’21, ’23 *
Craig Foisie P ’28, ’29
Beth Gagliardi and Thomas Gagliardi P ’24
Kerry Gallagher and Michael Gallagher P ’21, ’25
Sharon Gaudreau and Michael Gaudreau
Altin Gjonaj and Audorela Gjonaj P ’30
Jessica Dobratz and Nicholas Gorra P ’27
Carol Greco and Steven Greco P ’24
Craig Katko and Linda Grossman P ’25
Jane Hannon and David Hannon P ’06, ’09 *
Bruce Harvey and Stacy L. Harvey P ’24, ’27
Dongzhe He and Flora He P ’25
Carrie Legein-Holcombe and Mark Holcombe P ’24
Jared Killeen ’00
Dr. Andrew Kressley P ’16,’19
Bruce Lane *
Jennifer Liras and Spiros Liras P ’24, ’24
John Lord and Wendy Lord GP ’18, ’22, ’24
Dr. Joseph Madaus P ’15, ’18, ’21
Karen McQuiston and Kit McQuiston P ’27
Lenore Mariani Milner ’64 *
Curt Myers ’83 and Leslie Simons
Charles Pascal ’97
Mallika Patel and Nitiraj Patel P ’25, ’30
Alexander Pesarik and Kim Pesarik P ’28, ’30
Jennifer Podurgiel ’96
Charlotte Rea and Robert Fricker *
Atty. Kelly Reardon *
Elizabeth Sandri P ’17
Atty. David Sayet ’09
Atty. Bart Sayet ’76 and Lori Lindfors P ’03, ’07, ’09 *
Shelby Schavoir GP ’11, ’12, ’15
Colleen Shay ’93 and Atty. Kevin Shay P ’25, ’27 *
Angela Taylor and Dean Taylor P ’13, ’18, ’23
Hunter Tura ’90 *
<$999
Donors
Denise Acker P ’29
Atty. Wystan Ackerman `95 *
Jason Adler and Meredith Adler P’ 22, ’24
Marjorie Adler GP ’22, ’24
Carol Ahlijanian and Michael Ahlijanian P ’24
Carrie Alessio and Anthony Alessio
Kelly Alexander and Joe Alexander
Anonymous (5) *
Heather Anselmi P ’20, ’25
Suzanne Arcuni P ’24, ’25
Griffin Bach ’03
Ken Bailey and Linda Bailey GP ’30
Arlene Baker and Dr. Robert Baker GP ’22, ’24
Jonathan Ball ’99
Beechwood
Janelle Behm and Kevin Behm P ’25, ’27
Stephanie Belanger ’00
Cory Belgrade
Aymi Bennhoff and Greg Kuflik P ’24
Reese Berman ’19
Cara Biega P ’27
Kari Bieshelt
Claire Bloch ’84 *
Atty. Neal Bobruff ’76 and Jane Lassen Bobruff *
Elisabeth Bohlen and Frank Bohlen P ’90, GP ’25
Elaine Boissevain and Robert Boissevain GP ’24, ’25
Marc Bokoff ’83 P ’09 *
Inez M. Bold
Bonner Electric
Nickolas Bonner ’19
Tristan Borer P ’24
Sarah Bradford ’11
Karl Bratin P ’07, ’09 *
Ross Bratin ’07
Captain (Ret.) Mark R. Breor and Patricia Breor P’ 04 *
Lauren Breor ’04 *
Susan Brodie P’ 08, ’11
Brenda Bergendahl Brostek ’78
Dr. Daniella Duke and Jeffrey Brown P ’14, ’14
Christie Burke and Dr. Jeremy Burke P ’27
William Burns
Joan Butler
Lisa Butler P ’26
Michael Byers
Johanna Calcagni ’87
Molly Callaghan and Dr. Thomas Callaghan GP ’21, ’24, ’25
Katherine Canning ’02
Stephen Carboni
Craig Cardwell and Margaret Cardwell GP ’28
Carlton Fields
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carpenter GP ’27
Sharon Carter ’64
Lee Cattanach ’11
Patrice Champagne and William Champagne GP ’26, ’31
Desiree Pearson and Robert Champagne P ’26, ’31
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Lee Chrisman ’03
Sarah Churchill ’83 *
Jessica Chynsky ’03
Donald Cipriani and Kathy Cipriani GP ’27
Dana M. Clark and Aaron Clark
Megan O’Donnell Clark ’86
Hannah Liverant Close ’98
Danielle Coccomo ’03
Louis Cohen *
Jan Colabelli and Jim Colabelli GP ’26, ’28
Virginia Colburn ’70 *
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
Carol Cone
David Connor and Margery Connor GP ’26, ’29
William Conrad
Alison Wilder Conrad
Jameson Cook ’08
Yolanda Cooper
Courtney M. Corkhill and Jeremy Corkhill P ’29, ’29
James Cote P ’24
Joseph Cote and Kathleen Cote P ’25
Maria Cote GP ’25
Derik Cowan ’93
Edward Cramer and Jenny Cramer P ’91, ’95, ’97
Kim Crisp
Denise Crissman and Lance Crissman
Mark Brian Daly
Andre Danford
Lorilee Darling and Robert Darling, Sr. P ‘ 22
Ardelle Darling GP ‘ 22
Heather Darnell ’03
Lee Davis ’84
Philip Decastro P ’30
Daniel DeGuire GP ’27
Pat DeGuire GP ’27
Joseph DeLaurentis and Susan DeLaurentis GP ’21, ’23
Joseph DeLaurentis ’21
Richard Delossantos
Heather Denman and Rodney Denman P ’19
Gretel DeRuiter ’83 *
Jim Desrosiers and Martha Desrosiers GP ’29, ’29
Diane Roseman Dimmock ’64
Dr. Amy Dooling P ’21
Martha Dow and Dr. Robert L. Dow P ’03, ’05
Laura Dow ’03
Kate Durie ’03
Athena Economou ’65 and Mr. Richard Economou *
Kurt Eichelberg
Karen Eisenbeiser
Rabbi Marc Ekstrand
Petra Elfstrom ’14
Patti Emanuel and Peter Emanuel *
Holger G. Ericsson III P ’25
Kimberly Esty ’84 and Atty. Miles Esty P’ 11
Frasier Esty ’09
Thomas Fader ’15
James Fader and JoAnn Fader GP ’15, ’21, ’23
Ellie Fader ’21
Phyllis Farley ’80 *
Jennifer Felix P ’24
Thomas J. Ferino
Mrs. and Mr. Julie A. Fetzer P ’28, P ’30
Brooke Field ’03
Avery Field ’08
LPL Financial
Heather Wright Fitzgerald ’03
Anne Fix ‘ 79 P ’15, ’18 *
Shannan Foat-Gelber
Rev. Jonathan Folts and Rev. Kimberly Folts P ’17, ’18, ’20
Atty. Eric Foster and Monique Foster P ’13, ’17
Jenner Foster ’13
Linda Foster ’75
Olivia Foster ’17
Edie Freeman and Richard Freeman P ’00, ’04
Stephanie Freeman ’00
Caleb T. Fricke ’14
Heather Frost and Robert Frost P ’22, ’24
Whitney Frost GP ’22, ’24
Matthew Frysinger ’22
Carol Gagliardi GP ’24
Elizabeth Gagliardi and Thomas GagliardiP ’24
Roxannah Gallagher GP ’21, ’25
Tom Garbati
Linda Garrettson GP ’27
Aidan Garrity ’14
Denise Garrity and Sean Garrity P ’09, ’14
The GE Foundation
Daniel F. Genovese ’23
Barbara Geoghegan ’03
Candice Georgiadis and Foti Georgiadis P ’24, ’27, ’27
Katherine Gibson and Scott Gibson P ’07, ’11
Adrienne Gibson ’83 *
Monica Gibson
Diane Gilman
Claudia Gilmartin ’56 *
Brian Gingras and Nancy Gingras
Norma Ginz GP ’24, ’25
Jacob Goldberg ’10
Marion Goodsell ’05
Frieda Gorra GP ’27
Nancy J. Gramolini
Hattie Grant ’16
Harriet Graves and Hubert Graves
Meredith P. Graves
Alan Greenberg and Sue Greenberg P ’25
Alice L. Groton and John M. Groton III P ’13
Elizabeth Gunn ’03
Beth Gunnell and Richard K. Gunnell, Jr. P ’05, ’09
Hagen
Amy Hambly and James P. Hambly P ’24
Dr. Margaret Hamilton ’80 *
Mrs. and Mr. Mia Hammock P ’26
William Heinzen
Linda Heller
Matthew Hemond ’97 *
Julie Worthen and Wendell Leon Hisle P ’16
Mr. Scott Hockford and Ms. Kate Reymundi *
Catherine Hodgkinson ’15
Carol Hogan GP ’22, ’27
Kerry Holmes ’82 and Matthew Holmes P ’08, ’11
Jeannette Iacobellis and John Iacobellis P ’23, ’26
Dr. Mary Scheimann and Thomas W. Iglehart P ’11, ’15
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang ’89 and Dr. Kyle Yi-Ling Yang
Lara Janssens ’03
Noah Jenkins ’14
Jean Jerbert ’65
Gwendolyn Jones GP ’14
Dr. Mary Ellen Jukoski and Dr. Matt McLoughlin
Susan Kales
Mark Kamercia and Tina Kamercia GP ’21, ’24
John Kanabis
Katherine Kaneko GP ’26
Amy Keane and Shaun Keane P ’27 *
Emily Sollars Kindberg ’08
John King
Jared Klee ’09 and Tess Williams ’09
Raymon Knoop and Tiffany Knoop P ’25
Tiffany Knoop P ’25
Dr. Gregory Knott and Dr. Suzuko M. Knott P ’26
James Knowlton ’20
Mr. and Mrs. James Kocaba P ’25
Dr. Renee Kohanski P ’20
Logan Kydd ’05 and Timothea Kydd
Jonathan Labaree ’81 *
Charles LaCour ’91 and Megan LaCour
Calvin LaFrance ’26
Beth Lapin
Nelcie Laurent P ’28
Remi Lavergne and Sophie Lavergne P ’28
Amanda L. Lawrence
Mike Lawton
Gerald Lee and Tricia Lee
Julia Leeming and Paul Leeming P ’30
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Leeming P ’30
Jacob Lefker ’09
Jeffrey F. Leonard P ’93
Maggie Leonard
Abby Carter and Douglas Levin P ’09, ’13
Gerri Lewis
Mickey Lewis
Anastasia Gilman Leyden ’99
Dr. Jie Yang and Dr. Ting Li P ’25
Debbie Liberty and William Liberty P ’22
John Lombardi III P ’20
Ivan Lopez Zavala and Yzage Baigts P ’27, ’27
Elizabeth Luchars ’87 and Jim Luchars
Lucas Lundgren ’03
Dr. Adriana Mackler
Bruce MacLeod and Connie MacLeod GP ’21
Patrick Madaus ’15
Angie Madura
Ernest Goodrich and Kathleen Maher P ’07
Alison Marcinek and Robert Marcinek P ’06, ’10, ’13 *
Lisa Marcus P ’24
Leah Marks ’96
Emily Maroni ’11
Bill Marston and Nancy Marston P ’97, ’98 *
Diane Martin
Rachel Martin
Stephanie Maryeski P ’26
Susan McCann GP ’25
Frederick McCarthy and Mary Ellen McCarthy P ’07
Elizabeth McClenahan
James McGill ’10
Jeff McGuinness and Megan McGuinness-Smith P ’26
Ellen McGuire and Atty. James McGuire P’ 97, ’01*
David McKosky and Kathy McKosky P ’08
Nancy McLoughlin P ’88, ’92 *
Mrs. and Mr. Kristina McLoughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Kit McQuiston P ’27
Meaghan Meachem ’99
Jodi Mendlinger and Peter Mendlinger P ’16, ’19
Jacqueline Meneo and Ron Michael Meneo Esq. P ’12, ’14
Robin Menzies ’05 and Logan Menzies
Brian Mezzi
Ms. Katherine Milke ’03
Courtney Minden
Mary Mirabito and Samuel Mirabito
Zoe Miranda
Bonita Mockler and Bruce McLeish P ’99
Marion Mollagen McFadden ’90 and Suzanne Mollagen McFadden
Emily Moore ’76
Elizabeth Morocco ’03
Michael Naysnerski P ’24
Claire Nelson ’11
Ms. Monica Nelson ’10
Edward Noble, Jr. and Tammy LeFoll P ’23, ’26
Jackie Ingram-Noniewicz and Paul Noniewicz P ’18
Tom Noniewicz
Brendan O’Donnell ’78
Candy Ogland and Dr. Olaf Ogland P ’14
Ahmet Onat and Sarah Onat
David Otfinoski and Maria Otfinoski P ’09, ’12
James Palmer and Maria Giese P ’22, ’24
Amy C. Palmer P ’27
Ms. Barbara Parish *
Elizabeth Parkinson
Basil and Gaurang Patel P ’24
Gilbert Patterson ’03
Carmela Patton ’28
Nadezhda Pencheva P ’29
Nathan Perkins
Mrs. and Mr. Kim Pesarik
Dominion Foundation Matching Gift Program
Dina Petrosky and James Petrosky P ’20
Sara Qua and Tony Piccirillo P ’06, ’09
Claudia Pine-Simon ’65
Kathleen Piper ’59
Susan Podgurski
Dr. Benjamin Podurgiel and Suzanne Podurgiel GP ’24
Nikki Polidori ’93 P ’21, ’24, ’27
Brad Porter and Melissa Porter *
Janis Potts GP ’18, ’22, ’24
Todd Pozefsky
Dmitri Rabin ’96
Paul Rabinovich ’03
Helen Elperina and Michael Rabinovich P ’96, ’03
Joanne Rafferty ’66
Chelsea Rallis
Megan Raymond ’90 and Pete Raymond P ’25
Dr. Paul Raymond and Terry Raymond P ’90, GP ’25
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Remmert P ’28
Riley Richards ’09
Jeffrey Riley
Anni and Jonathan Rodgers P ’26
Gretchen Romilly
Suzanne Rothman P ’23
Maureen Rotolo and Dr. Peter Rotolo GP ’27
Cristina Ruales P ’29, ’29
Brenda Ruhe and Jerry Ruhe P ’24
Bridget M. Rutherford ’95
Jim Ryan
Gabriel Ryan ’09
Paula Sandridge
Rebekah Sawyer and Will Sawyer P ’31
Marcia Schaller ’76 *
Kiana Scruggs ’98
Bethany Seidel P ’15, ’17, ’21
Sage Shanley ’03
Daixi Shen ’20
Miles Sherman ’10
Atty. Victor Sherman P ’10, ’12, ’12
Atty. Larry Shipman
Mary Simpson and Peter Simpson
Matthew Simpson ’03
Christopher Smith
Elizabeth Smith P ’27
Nicholas Smith ’14
Donna-Ann Smith
Eliza Smith ’06 and Merrick Smith V ’08
Sarah Conrad Smythe
Amye Soboleski and Jeremy Soboleski and P ’28
Tobias Spitz ’03
Andrew Sprouse ’03
Jack Squillacote and Kristen Squillacote P ’28
Joseph Squillacote and Nancy Squillacote GP ’28
Dr. Matthew Stern ’07
Thomas Strickland ’90
Perry Susskind P ’26
Christa Swenson-Cardwell P ’28
Eric Swenson and Polly Swenson GP ’28
Kan Tanabe and Linda Tanabe P ’18, ’25
Hana Tanabe ’18
Mario Tarazona and Maximiliana Berrospi
Thomas Taylor P ’29
Madry Temple
The Paradise Agency, LLC
Andrew Tomlinson and Carrie Tomlinson P ’26, ’30
Deirdre Towers ’69
Dr. Jim Trammell and Kathleen Trammell P ’10, ’12
Carol Vahlstrom ’65 *
Meagan Vaitses
Martha Veranth ’68 and John Veranth *
Diane M. Viets
Roger Wakeman ’03
Fawn Walker and Ric Ricci
Tricia Walsh
Dorothy Wang and Gregory Bailey P ’30
Heather Waters
Bryan Watts
Sarah Watts ’04
Huntington Welch ’14
Joan Wiles P ’08
Christopher Wiles ’08
Catharine Moffett and Christie Williams
Veraliz Williams
Cody Williams ’11
Debra Wilson ’90
Jill Wilson
Thomas Woessner
Taicheng Wu ’19
Carolyn Xenelis ’18
Caibin Xu P ’27
Haipeng Yan ’19
Junhan Yang ’22
Alexandra Zablocki ’08
Jenny Zaborowski P ’24
Nadene Zack ’89
Benjamin Zemmel ’05 and Michelle Thomas
Tekla Zweir and Ben Kane P ’21, P ’24
Janney Montgonery Scott LLC
Stay Engaged!
The 24-25 school year has begun, and we look forward to sharing with you often our continuous growth and accomplishments. We encourage you to reference our social media channels and digital communications throughout the year for updates on our progress:
Alumni Events
We also encourage you to engage with us! Following are important events and activities to look forward to in the coming months.
- Sept.23Seattle, WA
- Sept.24Denver, CO
- Nov.29Alumni Soccer Game