Meridian - The Magazine of Mirman School, 2013-2014

the magazine of mirman school 20132014
Mission Statement:
Mirman School is passionately committed to the education
of highly gifted children.
We are dedicated to:
academic excellence;
the social, emotional, and physical development of the student;
depth, complexity, and differentiation tailored
to each students needs and abilities;
and developing creatively productive and ethical world citizens.
mirman.org meridian 1
Credits
Contents
Mirman Schools Advancement Office

is pleased to present the Meridian and
Annual Report for 20132014.
Dan Vorenberg
Head of School
Joy Kliewer
Director of Advancement
Meridian
Noah Kaufman
Director of Annual Giving
and Alumni Relations
4 A Message from the Head of School
Geoffrey Gardner
Director of Communications
Alec Colantonio-Ray
Data and Advancement Coordinator
Feature Articles
Leslie Mirman Geffen
Alan Mirman
Marc Zachary 7883
Eric Gradman 8793
Frank Weeks
Design and Layout
Coopersmith Design
editorial
Ellen Brown
Dora Dalton
5 A Message from the Board Chair

Strategic Plan 20152018
9 Old School, New School

10 Mirman Students Build a Helping Hand
12 Two Bit Circus
14 Faculty Updates
16 Faculty Achievements and Reflections
18 20132014 Highlights
42 Alumni Notes and Highlights
46 Alumni Events and Involvement
48 The Impact of Giving
Printing
ColornetPress
On the cover:
Artwork by Alyssa Kam, US3
On the back cover:
Artwork by Ramona Otto
Annual Report
21 20132014 Annual Report

23 Why We Give
25 Finance and Advancement Reports
27 Annual Giving Statistics
28 Annual Giving
36 Endowed and Restricted Giving
38 Annual Giving Volunteers
39 Leadership
40 Matriculation List
A Message from the Head of School
As you open the pages of this years Meridian, it will not take long to glean
the themes of innovation and change.
The visuals and written narratives that follow are literary testaments to
the powerful intellectual and social restlessness that led to our visionary
founding 52 years ago.
Our ongoing initiatives, as outlined in the enclosed strategic plan, are
boldly designed to deepen our institutional identity and propel Mirman on
a continued path of innovation and excellence. Our commitment to match
Mirmans students unlimited potential with a purposeful and creative
curriculum can be viewed not only in and among these pages but, more
importantly, witnessed directly by a simple walk through our campus.
Few of the mechanisms that enable Mirman students to explore,
discover, and master our varied and challenging curriculum would be
institutionalized if not for the collective and generous support of our
families and friends who recognize that philanthropic support of Mirman
is an investment in our collective future.
I thank you all for taking the time to optically tour this sampling of who
we are and I offer my heartfelt appreciation to all of you who recognize the
specialness of our legacy and the possibilities that lay ahead.
A Message from the Board Chair
This has been an exciting and transformative year for Mirman and,
on behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank you for your
engagement and for your support for all that we are seeking to accomplish.
At the heart of our efforts is the commitment to ensuring that our
students are well prepared to not only enter but, more importantly, enrich
our world in their own unique way.
Our roadmap for the next few years, as outlined in the Strategic Plan,
is an ambitious one. With our visionary Head of School, dedicated Board
of Trustees, forward-thinking administrative leadership, talented faculty
and staff, committed parents, and hardworking volunteers, Mirman is well
poised to nurture the passions and dreams of its young people.
The Mirman Trustees feel privileged and humbled to be a part of this
pivotal chapter in Mirman's history.
Warmly,
Susan Berman, Ph.D.
Respectfully,
Dan Vorenberg
Forging Our Future, Living Our Legacy
In May 2014, Mirman School stakeholders gathered to identify and codify the thoughts, vision, and commentary
of the Mirman community in an effort to develop a blueprint that would define the next three years of strategic
institutional development for the school. We believe that the full community deserves an opportunity to contribute
to our ambitious agenda, so we are distributing our Board-approved plan in hopes that you will find
opportunities to engage with us as we work collectively to move Mirman School forward.
Strategic Area #1
Strategic Area #2
Strategic Area #3
Strategic Area #4
Strategic Area #5
Strategic Area #6
Define Mirmans
institutional identity.
deepen Community
connections.
Recruit and support

faculty and staff.
expand innovative
curriculum.
Create a contemporary
learning space.
Strive to ensure that our mission,

incorporating the values and educational
philosophy of our founders, reflects our
educational goals and vision, and at the
same time, increases awareness of our
institutional identity and impact, both
locally and nationally.
Articulate clear objectives and define,

where appropriate, new approaches
to ensure an inclusive, diverse, vibrant,
and connected community of learners,
families, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Promote, retain, and attract the

highest-qualified faculty and staff who
are empowered to advance and promote
Mirmans unique educational mission.
Develop and deliver an inspirational,

innovative, and integrated curriculum
for highly gifted students that is
personalized in a manner that ensures the
realization of each students full potential.
Actively implement and finance the

first phases of a fully approved Campus
Master Plan that ensures the creation
of the most contemporary learning
spaces serving the intellectual, kinesthetic,
and artistic development of our schools
unique and diverse learners.
DEVELOP A STRONG
FISCAL STRATEGY AND
ENDOWMENT PLAN.
Mirman School Strategic Plan 20152018
Mirmans Mission
Implementation
Review and, where appropriate,
refine and strengthen Mirmans
mission statement, goals, and
objectives to reflect the institutional
values and vision for the school.
Develop strategic messaging
methodologies, including a
comprehensive branding process,
that ensure that we fully and broadly
communicate Mirmans mission
and institutional values to both
internal and external constituents.
Community
Implementation
Create a standing Diversity Committee
within the Board to recommend both
policies and protocols that deepen
our community outreach and focus
our internal efforts on inclusion
and connectivity.
Identify and implement new avenues
of communication and interaction
that foster connectivity between both
on-campus and off-campus constituents.
Explore and define means of inclusion
and multiple perspectives with the goal of
embracing all voices in Mirmans culture.
Faculty and Staff
Implementation
Through the utilization of professional
publications and contacts, both regionally
and nationally, actively raise awareness
and promote the professional
opportunities available at Mirman.
Improve overall professional
compensation and benefits to ensure
Mirmans ability to retain and attract the
highest-quality teachers and leaders in
their respective fields.
Create and support a comprehensive
program of professional development
that encourages contemporary and
sophisticated curriculum design and
fosters collaboration between and among
Mirmans faculty and staff.
Program and Curriculum
Implementation
Design and implement a comprehensive
STEM curriculum that both inspires
and challenges all Mirman students,
across age levels, and recognizes the
necessity of creative thinking and
aesthetic value.
Campus and Facilities
Finances and Planning
Develop a comprehensive financial

plan that implements the strategic plan,
funds new initiatives, and expands
the endowment.
Implementation
Implementation
Analyze tuition with respect to providing

value while ensuring economic diversity.
Finalize the construction of the athletic

field and begin the process of exploring
facility expansion in the areas of STEM
and the performing and visual arts.
Assess our institutional capacity for

philanthropy to fund future programs
and capital projects.
Articulate and integrate a meaningful

and sophisticated curriculum that fully
supports the overall social and emotional
development of our unique and
diverse students.
Undertake the renovation of Mirmans

current facilities in line with the
Campus Master Plan to accommodate
the academic, after school, and
summer programs.
Ensure that a clearly articulated and

transparent curriculum is aligned
both horizontally and vertically and is
available for review by all institutional
stakeholders.
Assess institutional needs to

accommodate current and projected
enrollment, and to evaluate the
feasibility of a Mirman High School.
Explore alternate financing vehicles

such as long-term debt financing to
fund capital projects.
Old School, New School

by Marc Zachary 7883
Mirman School has been an important part of my life for over 35 years. When my family moved to
Los Angeles in 1978, a family friend suggested we look at Mirman. I still remember my interview with
Dr. and Mrs. Mirman. I certainly didnt know then how that brief meeting would change my life forever.
I was 8 years old. Lower School started with Room 6 and ended
with Room 4 (dont ask). I was the new kid, but everyone
was nice to me, and for the first time, I was challenged by my
schoolwork. Looking at the areas I pursued throughout my
academic and professional careermath, public speaking,
theatre, computer science, and moreit is clear that the
foundation for all of these passions was built at Mirman.
When our son Joel was born in 2003, it didnt occur to me
that he might attend Mirman. We had moved to an area with
good public schools, but when the preschool teachers were
having Joel read to the other kids, we realized that we needed
to consider other options. We described our son to admissions
officers at other schools, and they all said the same thing:
Talk to Mirman.
I still have flashbacks whenever Im on campus. When I
walk into the administration building, I half expect to find Mrs.
Martinez sitting behind the reception desk and to hear Dr. Sheila
Vaughn testing kids in her office to the left of the entrance. Im
still occasionally surprised to see the Upper School building (built
long after I graduated) and wonder why everything seems so
much smaller now.
As extraordinary an experience as my Mirman education was
so many years ago, I marvel at how far the school has come.
When I was a student, we had one Apple computerfor the
entire school. Now every student has their own MacBook that
they can use at school and home. In 1981, I was writing simple
low-res computer games, and in 2014, my son and his friends
are creating worlds in Minecraft and learning how to design and
code apps.
In the early 1980s, the school musicals had Mrs. Roz
Goldberg accompanying alone on piano. Now we have first-class
productions directed by Mr. Jeff Maynard, and the incomparable
Winter Concerts directed by Mr. Paul Kay. When I was at
Mirman, student presentations were done via the chalkboard,
with maybe a photo or two to pass around. Now all the kids
create dazzling PowerPoint and Keynote presentations and
display them on the interactive Promethean boards in every
classroom. In the early years of Mirman, there were no sports
teams. The biggest athletic event was the students vs. faculty
softball game before graduation. Now we have a variety of teams
in a growing Athletics Department, and many of the kids play
intramural sports throughout the year.
While we did have electives back in the day, I am amazed by

the plethora of choices the students have todayfrom computer
coding to film analysis to forensic science. My son also looks
forward every week to LEAP (Learning Enhancement and
Achievement Program), where he can learn to play the ukelele,
earn community service credits, or spend individualized time
with his teachers to work on a project or prepare for a test.
One thing has not changed over the past 35 years: the sense
of community. Some of my parents closest friends are those they
met while I was a student at Mirman, and I have no doubt that
some of ours will be those we see every week at school. My son,
in turn, is building enduring friendships with kids who engage
and inspire him.
Joel, now in Upper School 2, is thriving at Mirman. It gets
better every year, and I cant imagine him having gone to school
anywhere else. He loved the brand-new Camp Mirman over the
summer more than any other camp he has attended.
I have no idea what further academic and career choices
my son is going to make. What I do know is that whatever he
chooses to do, Mirman is preparing him in every waymind,
body, and spiritto succeed.
My business school graduating class at Stanford had 360
students, and three of them came from Mirman. Classmates were
amazed when they found this out: certainly no other primary
school had three kids in our class. What kind of school is this?,
they asked. The answer was simple: A very special one.
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
Marc and his son Joel, US2, on the first day of school.
A Functional, Affordable Prosthetic

A Robohand is made using 3-D composite printing
and stainless steel hardware. The necessary sheets
of medical-grade orthoplastic cost as little as $50.
A prototype (above) helped students work out the
kinks before creating the fully functioning hand
(pictured grasping an object below).
Using their existing joints, a Robohand wearer
can mechanically move the custom-made
prosthetic without motors or batteries. Wearers
can grip objects, use tools and scissors, and even
swim and bathe.
Mirman
Students
Build a
Helping Hand
By Dora Dalton
10
hen entrepreneur richard van as visited

Mirman School in January, what he set in motion
would reach through Mirman classrooms, all the
way to South America.
Mr. Van As lost the fingers on his right hand in a carpentry
accident in 2011. After learning about the high cost of
professionally made prosthetics, he set out to design and build
his own. This objective led him to long-distance collaborations
with other prosthetic innovators and, after several prototypes
and trial versions, the Robohand was borna functional
prosthetic made with a low-cost 3-D printer. Mr. Van As now
creates the advanced but inexpensive prosthetic limbs for
people around the world.
Hailing from South Africa, Mr. Van As was well aware of
the plight of people who have lost limbs in nearby African
nations, such as war-torn South Sudan, where poverty runs
deep and quality health care is often hard to come by. Now, he
reaches out to these communities to provide adults and children
with Robohandsand Robofingers and Roboarms and soon a
Robolegto help them regain functionality and quality of life.
He also provides them with the training needed to build and fit
Robohands for others. Indeed, the principle enable one, enable
many has become a cornerstone of the Robohand organization.
Robohand has received considerable publicity around the
world for its inspirational story and its pioneering technology.
That inspiration remained with several Mirman students who
heard Mr. Van As tell his story.
An Inspired Team
After seeing Mr. Van As presentation, Upper School 4 students
Lola Rice, Joelle Rubeli, Jackson Novick, and Ben Cakir wanted to
make a Robohand for someone in need.
All were students in Dr. Diane Flannerys Innovation and
Design Thinking class, which helps to foster students creativity
and problem-solving, with a vision spanning from the personal
and local to the global. An important facet of the innovation
class is empathy.
Part of designing things for people is understanding who it
is youre designing for, says Dr. Flannery. We spent time talking
about what it would feel like not to have a hand, and completed
exercises where the students couldnt use their hands, all to
answer the question: What does it feel like from that
persons perspective?
The students already had opportunities to get comfortable
with the schools new 3-D printers by making comps and simple
toys, so they were prepared to use the printers to solve a complex
real-world problem. Mirman parent and licensed architect Mr.
Frank Weeks offered to serve as their mentor. With all that in
place, the project seemed straightforward enough, but, like many
worthy goals, it presented a number of obstacles along the way.
One challenge: finding a suitable recipient. While Mr. Weeks
was corresponding with Mr. Van As to find a candidate in Africa
for the Robohand, Mirman technology assistant Ana Nallar
approached the team about her 10-year-old nephew, Andrs,
who lives in Bolivia and, due to a condition called amniotic band
syndrome, was born without fingers on one hand. The team grew
more enthusiastic as they learned more about Andrsthat he
loves to play guitar, the ways he must rely on others to complete
everyday tasks, and that his family had been unable to afford any
previously available prosthetics.
Now, however, the family could raise the relatively small
amount needed to purchase the necessary screws and sheets
of orthoplastic to create a Robohand. Atlanta-based Robohand
USA supplied the Mirman team with the necessary
medical-grade hardware.
Putting It Together
The Mirman students enthusiastically dove in. In weekly
meetings during LEAP time, the students learned tool safety
and began conducting printing tests to observe how the pieces
of the prosthetic hand fit together. They carefully configured the
accurate size and functionality that Andrs would need, printed
all of the elements, and worked together to build the hand.
The students got to experience firsthand the challenges
of making something that must continue to function day after
daylike prototyping a product, says Mr. Weeks. To address
the empathy component of the project, I kept reminding them as
they worked, that they were making something that would be a
very personal and intimate part of someones everyday life.
After many, many hours of work, through frustration and
achievement, trial and error, the team completed a Robohand
customized for Andrs on the day before their middle
school graduation.
In the process, they gained exceptionally useful skills, from
the practical to the technological: drilling, tapping, sanding, knot
tying, thread locking, latex application, forming orthoplastic (a
polyethylene used for medical applications), 3-D digitizing, and
3-D printing. They also forged a connection to a faraway family
and felt the gratification that the hand they had built would bring
joy to a guitar-playing boy. In June, Ms. Nallar delivered the
Robohand to her nephew in Bolivia.
From Kid to Canine
As news of their work spread, the team was soon asked to build
another prostheticthis time for Bubba, a friendly Chihuahua/
Jack Russell mix who was born with stubs for front legs. Through
the enthusiasm of animal lover Lola Rice, who convinced the
team that they could make the Robohand model work for a dog,
they spent the final weeks of the school year developing possible
solutions to improve Bubbas mobility, with help from Mirman
parent and veterinarian Dr. Jenny Johnson.
The work of the team from the class of 2014 is being continued
by the class of 2015 (who will also find another human recipient
to build a hand for this year). So, hang in there Bubbatheyre
working on it.
To learn more about Richard Van As and his incredible
organization, visit robohand.net.
Eric Gradman 8793artist, inventor,

programmer, fire dancer, and competitive
whistlertalks to the Meridian about his
time as a Mirman student and how he
fashioned a career out of making cool stuff.
What is Two Bit Circus?
Two Bit Circus is an engineering entertainment company. Were
inventors, performers, builders, and other amazing people, and
the company grew from our desire to do what we love, which is
making fun stuff. Options for out-of-home entertainment have
stagnated in the last couple of decades. You can go bowling,
see a movie, maybe play laser tag, but there just isnt much left.
Yet theres so much amazing technology available. We make
entertainment that hasnt been seen before and deliver it in
unexpected ways.
How are you getting kids engaged with science, technology,
engineering, arts, and math (STEAM)?
Before my co-founder, Brent Bushnell, and I founded Two Bit
Circus, we had a company where we made crazy inventions for
TV and advertising, including a Rube Goldberg machine for a
music video for the band OK GO, which got a lot of attention.
The things we were inventing were coming to the attention of
teachers and parents, who told us that we were inspiring their
kids and making engineering cool. We inspire kids to get excited
about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math because
were excited about science, technology, engineering, arts, and
math. We use them every day.
12
What is the STEAM Carnival?

The STEAM Carnival is an event aimed at kids and parents
that features lots of ways for kids to engage with technology.
Everyone who came to our first carnival in October had a great
time and got to play with amazing games. They learned about
design principles, basic fabrication, basic electronics. We tapped
into kids passion for things like fashion, art, and music. For
example, we had a musical instrument made with cameras, a
treadmill, and pieces of felt. Kids are attracted to it because they
love music, but they leave wondering how it was built. We also
had wearable technology, traditional carnival games turned on
their heads with technological twists, and interactive games of all
kinds. Our goal is that some of that will rub off, that kids will say,
I want to do that!
If you were advising our school on what training, tools, and
technology kids need, what would you tell us?
You already have cutting-edge modular classroom space as
part of your Innovation Lab, where all sorts of technologies are
available to kidsthats ideal. Dont constrain students with any
particular technology. Give them open-ended challenges and
then let them figure out how to do it and which tools are most
appropriate. Having a huge range of tools available gives people
a comfort level with picking up any one of them and making
something cool.
Can you tell us about some formative experiences

you had as a Mirman student?
I remember working with Mr. Michael Sewell in the computer
room, such as it was then. We programmed Logo and even
went to a Logo programming competition. We programmed
HyperCard to make interactive storiesit was a perfect tool
for tricking kids into learning programming! Those were very
formative programming experiences.
I took history with Mr. Darrel Lee, who later became interim
Head of School, and he had us do the most in-depth research
project. We learned how to find information, how to process it,
and how to synthesize it into something logical and readable.
Those were skills that have stuck with me, as has the name of
the ape we researchedAustralopithecus.
We were required to take theatre and I was not into it. I
begged and pleaded with our theater teacher, Mrs. Martha
Wheelock, not to have to be on stage, so she put me in charge
of tech theatreI was building sets, figuring out lighting, sound,
rigging, all the technical things that go into making a production.
It was awesome. Thats where a lot of my interest in creating
entertainment from the technical side began, and I use those
skills constantly. And though I had terrible stage fright then, now
Im a total ham and I perform in front of people all the time.
How did your experiences at Mirman help shape your

approach to artistic and intellectual challenges?
First, my parents gave me a lot of freedom to explore. Then,
Mirman really instilled me with creativity, a willingness to
explore, to follow my own ideas. We learn a lot of things in
school, but the lesson that lasts forever is how to figure out which
tool or skill you need and not be afraid of picking it up. Mirman
gave me the intellectual tools to get a deeper understanding of
things I was interested in and the freedom to figure it out in my
own way. From that time on, I wasnt scared to learn new skills.
Whats next for Two Bit Circus?
Were getting ready to take the carnival on the road; well be in
San Francisco next year. Were also developing our own 3-D,
360-degree, video-capture system and putting it in strange
places, like underwater, skydiving, and in race cars. Weve
created a haptic car that you get into while wearing the Oculus
Rift, a virtual reality headset, and you feel as though youre
driving down the street at 160 miles per houryou even feel the
wind in your face. Were also working on immersive story rooms
and all sorts of high-tech entertainment thats designed to blow
your mind. Theres a whole class of fun that lies beyond the
couch, and were exploring that.
Two Bit Circus is based in Los Angeles, where Eric, his co-founder,
Brent Bushnell, and their interdisciplinary team of artists,
engineers, and entrepreneurs develop spectacular productions
with the goal to inspire, engage, and reinvent the way people play.
Find out more at twobitcircus.com
Faculty Updates
Jimmy Lindsey
Mr. Jimmy Lindsey
joins the Physical
Education and Athletics
departments at Mirman
after serving as an
Exercise Specialist for
the Goldman Sachs
Corporate Wellness
program in New York
City. Prior to that,
Jimmy was head basketball coach at The School
at Columbia University for the Grade 7 Boys
team as well as Jr. Knicks coordinator for the
YMCA of Greater New York. He also taught
middle school mathematics in the South Bronx
for a bit.
Jimmy tells us, Im excited to teach at
Mirman School for several reasons. Ive always
liked to surround myself with individuals
who are smarter than medone! The creative
energy here is perfect for me because Im always
thinking and designing. He is also excited to
help develop a new vision for both the Athletics
and Physical Education programs here.
Brad Barry
Mr. Brad Barry joins us
this year as a Room 4
teacher. Before moving
to California this
summer, he was the
Head of the Elementary
School at ACE Academy
in Austin, Texas. ACE
serves a population of
gifted students, and
Brad says he really enjoyed working with
those kids.
Brad is excited to join Mirman. "First and
foremost, Im very excited that Ill be able to
continue working with highly gifted students.
Mirman also provides the opportunity to work
with teachers and administrators who are not
only dedicated to understanding and supporting
the needs of this population, but are pretty fun
to hang out with, too."
14
Daniel Sussman
As the incoming Head
of Lower School, Mr.
Daniel Sussman has
worked hard to prepare
for what promises
to be a dynamic
year of learning and
exploration. Daniel
comes to Mirman after
seven years as the
Lower School Principal of San Diego Jewish
Academy. Daniel held previous positions as
an assistant principal, a staff development
specialist, a curriculum writer, and as a
classroom teacher for gifted children in grades
K-5. Daniel earned a B.A. degree from McDaniel
College in Westminster, Maryland, and an M.A.
in Educational Leadership from The College of
Notre Dame in Baltimore.
Suzy Hertzberg
Our new Upper School
history teacher Mrs.
Suzy Hertzbergs
teaching career has
taken her to USCs
College of Letters, Arts,
and Sciences Writing
Program and Marshall
School of Business
Center for Management
Communication, to the Archer School for Girls,
and to Yeshiva University of Los Angeles High
School before arriving at Mirman.
Suzy tells us, Coming to Mirman is,
literally, coming home. Mirman nurtured and
shaped my two children and thus also nurtured
and shaped me, as a parent and an educator.
My son entered Mirman 20 years ago in what
is now Room 4. He thrived hereintellectually,
creatively, socially, and emotionallyas did my
daughter, who entered Room 1 when her brother
was a senior. As a teacher, I have held Mirman
as the gold standard for combining rigor with
rich opportunities for students to spread their
wings creatively, artistically, and academically.
Seora Gian Molero
Dr. Dena Scott

Our new School
Psychologist, Dr. Dena
Scott, has a doctorate
in Clinical Psychology
from the Wright
Institute in Berkeley.
She has worked with
programs focusing on
youth development in
settings ranging from
non-profit community-based organizations,
group homes, and public schools.
Dena tells us, "My greatest attraction to
Mirman was being able to work in a school
environment where I could access the children
and parents directly again. Also, in looking
at Mirman and the dedication to support the
whole child within a supportive and nurturing
environment, it was very exciting for me to
be able to walk onto a campus where children
could focus on learning.
Drew Brody
Mr. Drew Brody is
Mirmans new Math
Specialist, working with
kids from Rooms 1 up
to US 4. Drew is excited
to be here because, in
his words, The school
has been around long
enough that there's
a terrific foundation,
with some of the best and most experienced
teachers in L.A. At the same time, there's an
energy about what we're building that is usually
only found at brand-new schools. For my part,
it's an extraordinary opportunity to have faculty,
administration, and parents all on the same
page in support of making meaningful changes
to our math curriculum, and of doing so in ways
that build on our core strengths as a school
in conjunction with international standards
and the most current research on effective
mathematics education for the gifted.
Originally from
Venezuela, Seora Gian
Molero recently taught
Spanish at Exploring
Minds Montessori in
Los Angeles. Before
moving here, she was
an elementary school
teacher and also
taught a class in Social
Leadership at the university level.
Gian would like us to know: In my
classes I will try to cover all areas of learning a
new language. I will devote time to listening and
understanding, writing, reading, and math, but
mostly the development of the conversational
skills. We will have tons of project-based
activities to create a meaningful
learning environment.
Suzanna Zifkin
Our new Room 5
teacher, Mrs. Suzanna
Zifkin, previously
taught at Baker
Demonstration School,
in Wilmette, IL. During
her time at Baker, she
taught preschool, third
grade, and fourth grade.
What are Suzannas
favorite aspects of her job as a teacher? The
students and school community, of course!
When I was growing up, I swam competitively
and played water polo. I was always a part of a
team. Now that I'm a teacher, I still feel that I am
on a teamthe only difference is that now I am
one of the coaches.
Jeffery Flagg
Our new Upper School
Technology teacher,
Mr. Jeffery Flagg,
comes to us from Los
Encinos School where
he was the Director of
Academic Technology
for six years. Before
that, he spent 12 years
in technology and
creative design integration at SIATech Charter
High School, South Pasadena Unified, and La
Caada Unified School Districts.
Jeffery finds the atmosphere here at Mirman
to be "full of possibilities for challenging such
gifted minds." He is excited to work side by
side with talented and passionate educators,
and be a part of something new and progressive
when it comes to design/thinking projects. Not
just in Innovation and Design Thinkingthese
ideas can be spread into other disciplines for
integrated learning.
On June 5, the entire Mirman community came together to honor retiring

faculty members Ms. Ramona Otto, Seora Ana Genzon, and Mr. Darrel Lee
at the Mirman School Retiree Farewell. Alumni, students, parents, teachers,
family, and friends gathered to reminisce and celebrate the legacy of these
special teachers. One alumna traveled all the way from Australia to take part
in the festivities.
Dr. Joy Kliewer

Dr. Joy Kliewer was
appointed Director
of Advancement at
Mirman School in 2013.
Joy oversees the
school's fundraising,
alumni and parent
relations, and
communications team.
She has spent two
decades in educational leadership, teaching, and
research. Joy previously served as Director of
Institutional Advancement at Fountain Valley
School of Colorado, Associate Vice President
for Advancement at Pitzer College, and Director
of Alumni and Donor Relations at Claremont
Graduate University, where she received her
Ph.D. in Higher Education.
Vladimir Duran
Mr. Vladimir Duran
joined the Upper School
Math Department in
2014. He has spent the
last five years teaching
high school math at the
Maybeck High School
in Berkeley. Vladimir
is completing his M.A.
in Mathematics at San
Francisco State and holds a B.A. in Mathematics
from University of California (UC) Berkeley.
Michael Taggart
Mr. Michael Taggert
joined Mirman as
Director of Technology
in the summer
of 2014. He most
recently served as the
Technology Director
at Princeton Academy
of the Sacred Heart in
Princeton, New Jersey.
Michael is a magna cum laude graduate
of Ursinus College and holds an M.Ed. from
the University of Pennsylvania. About his new
adventure at Mirman, Michael says, It's a rare
privilege to work with students in a culture that
so values curiosity and exploration. Moreover,
I'm thrilled to be part of a school with such a
rich heritage of excellence as well as amazing
capacity for growth. Mirman has the potential
to become a thought leader in education
technology, and I'm excited to contribute to
that future.
Faculty Achievements and Reflections

Mr. Norm Brennan, US Science
When I was notified that I was
a finalist for the California State
Science Fair Teacher of the
Year Award, I started to think
about how I would prepare for
the interview. This gave me the
opportunity to reflect upon my 20 years in education14
of them here as a teacher at Mirman.
Including science fair in my curriculum aligns with one
of my core beliefs of science instructionthe emphasis
is placed on the students. They are asked to become
active participants in their learning rather than passive
recipients in a lecture model of instruction. They bring their
own personal passions through topic selection and take
ownership for their education, driving the direction of
the curriculum.
This type of instruction involves a level of risk-taking by
the students. There can be no inquiry-based teaching if the
students do not feel comfortable enough to ask questions. It
is imperative that I create a safe and supportive classroom
environment that allows students to take the necessary
risks, to become active discoverers, to take ownership of
their learning.
The beauty of teaching is that each year is uniquewhile
the concepts remain the same, each group of students
brings with them a dynamic that is different from year to
year. Each year is uniqueand my passion for being in this
setting hasnt waned in 20 years.
Norm went on to win California State Science Fair Teacher
of the Year, in recognition of his outstanding commitment to
improving Mirmans science program.
Seora Giselle Grams, US Spanish
In 2014, I experienced my first graduating class that I had taught
from US1 through US4. I decided to go back in time and look
through the hundreds of pictures I had accumulated of my
students and made a collage of this class that I proudly posted
in my room. While I was looking at these pictures, I was amazed
at their journey, looking at their growth, remembering their falls
and triumphs. For one of our projects, my students created a
short Yearbook. One of the comments from my students read,
During our years at Mirman, profesora has taught us many
things about Spanish, but also about life in general. Well, I guess
that sentence sums it all up. Teachers have a great influence and
a great responsibility to teach the whole child, and I feel I have
accomplished that goal.
16
Ms. Wendy Samson, US English

Every year there are a few students who dig themselves a hole
in the beginning of the school year. They are still in the summer
swing of things and dont necessarily see the importance of
directions and deadlines and the like. One mention of the word
proofreading and they are remembering lazy days and the pursuit
of whimsy. One of these students was in my US1 class. After some
repeated intervention during the first few months of the school
year, she commenced an impressive transformation. Her effort
became consistent, she listened to directions, she responded to
feedback, and all of that enabled her to raise her grade 12%, which
is no small feat. I think often we become so fixated on a students
ultimate grade in a class that we forget that those grades are the
product of a years worth of work, and, even if that final grade is
not the one we might want, we need to focus on how that grade
reflects a childs concentrated effort. This particular child showed
great character. Her persistence and dedication over the long haul
of the last half of the school year prove we can all dramatically
improve. It is this student and her efforts that I am proud of, just
as much as I am proud of the student who received the holy grail
of a grade.
Ms. Stephanie Rourick and Ms. Mari Cueno-Araiza, Rooms 1
(below) The best part about teaching young children is observing
the unbelievable speed in which they learn, progress, and
improve. Each year, we are left with awe as we put together
student portfolios for Open House. Students write one-sentence
stories at most in September, but are ready to leave to go to
Room 2 by May writing stories with elaborate plots, integrating
impressive vocabulary, and utilizing amazing adjectives. While
these changes truly inspire us to keep planning interesting and
inventive lessons for our students, what drives us to come to
Mirman each day armed with new interesting facts and exciting
lessons are those moments when students start to realize their
potential: when students begin applying concepts to their daily
thinking. We love seeing the change and growth in our students
throughout the year.
Our Faculty Shines

During the Summer
Check out what some of Mirmans talented faculty were up to while school was out!
Ms. Mari Cueno-Araiza, Room 1
Ms. Cueno-Araiza began a Reading
Certification Program at UC Irvine and
completed two of the required courses.
Mrs. Jessica Crain, Room 5
Mrs. Crain took UCLA's Introduction
to Mindfulness course. The six-week
program provided insight into the basics
of how to develop tools and techniques
to support the social and emotional
growth and well-being of students.
Mrs. Crain also attended the
Responsive Classroom Summer
Institute at Westside Neighborhood
School. Responsive Classroom is a
research and evidence-based approach
to education that leads to greater
teacher effectiveness, higher student
achievement, and improved
school climate.
Mr. Michael Coleman and
Mr. Luis Rodriguez, Athletics
Mr. Coleman and Mr. Rodriguez headed
to a physical education conference
entitled Common Core, The Heart of the
Matter. This was a California Middle
School Physical Education Workshop at
Cal State Fullerton.
Dr. Diane Flannery,

Innovation and Design Thinking
Dr. Flannery took part in the Summer
Institute at the Torrance Center for
Creativity and Talent Development
at the University of Georgia College
of Education. The Institute explores
the principles of creative thinking as a
framework for curriculum development,
classroom teaching, and assessment.
Participants left with practical creative
strategies for enhancing their overall
classroom instruction.
Mr. Jeff Maynard,
Mr. Maynard directed Neil Simons
Broadway Bound at the La Mirada
Theatre of the Performing Arts. In
March 2014 he directed Meredith
Willsons The Music Man starring
Davis Gaines with Musical Theatre
West at The Carpenter Center for the
Performing Arts in Long Beach. Both
shows received excellent reviews and
Music Man was a sellout for its
entire run!
Mrs. Jacque Myers, Latin
Mrs. Myers was an instructor at the
Biduum Latinum Angelipolitanum (Los
Angeles Latin Weekend) held at the
Getty Villa. This event was designed for
students, teachers, and professors of
Latin, many of whom have learned to
read the language, but may have very
limited experience speaking it.
Mrs. Velear Schrupp, Librarian

Mrs. Shrupp honed her skills at the
American Library Association (ALA)
Conference. Librarians from all over
the world gathered to discuss topics
concerning the field of Library and
Information Science.
parent service league Events

Each year, PSLs volunteers organize a
wide range of engaging campus events
and activities! Mirman wouldnt be the
same school without their unending
support and generosity.
20132014 Highlights
Scholastic Arts Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards announced
their Gold Key winners on March 17, 2014.
Mirman had 23 regional Gold Key winners and
Joelle Rubeli, US4, won a Silver Medal at the
national level for her photography piece, "Which
One's the Clown?"
Start of Dans Tenure

It was certainly a new day at Mirman as
Head of School Dan Vorenberg kicked
off his first year by welcoming students
and their families back to campus.
3-D Printers Arrive at Mirman

Upper School students gained valuable
hands-on experience with Mirman's
new 3-D printers. Currently, Mirman
has six 3-D printers, serving both the
Upper and Lower Schools.
Vittorio Grigolo
serenades school
Renowned Italian tenor Vittorio
Grigolo gave a sensational and moving
performance at Mirman School.
Vittorio, a world-class opera star, has
performed at La Scala, the Royal Opera
House, the Metropolitan Opera New
York, Washington National Opera,
and now Mirman School. Thank you
to parent Wolfgang Puck for bringing
Vittorio to our school.
18
Concert Singers Sing

Anthem at Lakers game
Music Director Paul Kay led Mirmans
Upper School Concert Singers in a
stirring rendition of the national
anthem at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
Co-ed Volleyball Goes Undefeated

Our co-ed volleyball team spiked the competition
and served up win after win to go undefeated!
Winter Concert
Flurry of Fun
Brrr! The Mustang Choir and Concert
Singers gave us goosebumps with a
lively, rollicking winter performance
extravaganza.
Mirmans Visit to the White House Science Fair

A group of Mirman School alumni were selected to present at the 2014 White House
Science Fair on May 27. Johnny Berman 0413, Maya Flannery 0413, and Arjun
Mahajan 0512 developed a bracelet that senses when autistic children engage in
stereotypy, one of the most common behavioral issues for children with autism.
Choir in Montreal
Mirman School's Concert Singers, directed
by Mr. Paul Kay, performed at the Heritage
Festival in Montreal and won the Outstanding
Choral Award for the highest score of all
choirs participating in the competition. This is
particularly amazing considering that Mirman
was the only middle school choir in the festival.
US Science Fair
Display boards couldnt contain the
science this yearstudents constructed
a hydro-solar vehicle, experimented
with meat bacteria, and developed a
nav hat (above) that helps you
get around.
Columbia Scholastic Press

Association: Crown Award
Mirman Schools yearbook was one of eight middle school yearbooks
across the country to be recognized with a Scholastic Crown Award
by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The Crown Award is
the highest recognition given by Columbia University to a student
print and digital medium.
Midsummer/Jersey and
The Boy friend
Our Theatre Arts Department put on a
pair of riveting productions last year.
Midsummer/Jersey was a modern,
East Coast take on Shakespeare, while
The Boy Friend took us back to a 1920s
boarding school where everyone was
looking for love!
Camp Mirman
In our first-ever Camp Mirman,
counselors served up STEAM-based
enrichment classes and a wide range of
outdoor activities to all K-8 students.
Math Day
Figures, digits and pi! Math Day was
a delicious adventure in numerical
wizardry as both the Lower and
Upper Schools increased their math
knowledge by several factors.
on
N
A
S SOC I A L
E
O
G
!
Jo i n t h e
20
v
n
co
s
r
e
i
t
a
Mirman School
20132014 Annual report
mirman.org annual report 21
Why We Give
Leslie Mirman Geffen and Alan Mirman
Children of Mirman School founders Norman and Beverly Mirman
Growing up in the nurturing
and loving Mirman
household in the 1950s and
1960s, among the many
lessons that our parents
reinforced was to honor the
human instinctgrounded
in ethical, moral, and
religious tenetsto give
time and money to help the
common good. Although
Mirman School was founded
after we were beyond the
age to attend, a major focus
of attention during our teen years was the schoolit was our
parents new baby. From the days when students attended
school in our house, then at the converted motel on Pico Blvd.,
and finally at the glorious campus on Mulholland, our parents
devotion to excellence, abhorrence of complacency or mediocrity,
and desire to create a universe of opportunity for Mirman School
students were constant themes.
Our own children all attended Mirman School, and received
the benefits of this extraordinary attention to excellence. We
supported Annual Giving when we were parents of Mirman
School students primarily because we knew that it served a
crucial purpose, and our children would reap the rewards of our
contributions. Our children are grown now, but we continue to
support Annual Giving at Mirman School each year.
The support that comes from tuition ensures that our teachers
and administrators receive competitive salariescritically
important in view of the challenges presented to them daily
as educators of the highly gifted. Tuition also ensures that
our facilities and grounds are kept in top condition, that we
incorporate continual advances in technology and sustainability,
and that curricular materials are of the highest quality.
Why does the school need us to give more? Because we are
getting more. Much more.
The funds that come from Annual Giving allow the school
to venture outside the box to provide the extraordinary learning
opportunities that our children need and deserve. Annual Giving
allows us to take advantage of unique and cutting-edge learning
22
adventuresrobotics, entrepreneurship, inspirational speakers

and programs, technological tools, and learning specialists. It
allows teachers to go beyond the usual curricular design and
to think big, to dream, to design new and innovative ways to
encourage and enrich their students lives. With Annual Giving
funds, teachers, administrators, and staff are given additional
professional development opportunities, and chances to share
their experience and expertise in working with the gifted with
other professionals. These programs and opportunities are critical
to the schools pursuit of its mission.
The two of us came from gifted programs in the Los Angeles
Unified School District. They were pullout programs, at most an
hour per weekand not much has changed since then. Many
schools, even private ones, still marginalize highly gifted students
and have minimal programs to meet their needs. One reason our
parents founded Mirman School was because they understood
that gifted children are not gifted for two hours a week or two
days a week; gifted children need a daily environment designed
specifically for them that is creative, continually evolving, geared
toward instilling in them the joy of learning, and that gives
them the support, understanding, and tools to make that joy a
permanent part of their lives.
We have been blessed to see the results of this life-changing
environment on our own children. They have grown to be
confident, productive, caring, creative, passionate learners,
determined to make the world a better place. Mirman School has
given them this lifelong gift.
Our parents came from public school backgrounds. It was
hard for them to ask for money, knowing that parents were
working hard just to pay tuition. Yet they understood that Annual
Giving would provide that extra margin of excellence that would
help gifted students reach their full potential, which would help
fulfill the schools mission in the deepest sense. The growth
of Annual Giving in recent years, guided by the passion and
commitment of the Mirman community, has helped make this
happen in a very concrete and meaningful way.
This is why we, personally, support Annual Giving and other
opportunities to contribute to the financial health of Mirman
School. Please join usfor your own children and for the children
who follow in their footsteps.
Finance and Advancement Reports

20132014
Finance and Investment Committee
Barbara Rosenbaum, Co-Chair
Allan Schare, Co-Chair
Claire Cui
Irfan Furniturewala
Howard Deshong
Modi Wiczyk
Susan Berman, ex officio
Operating Revenue:
Tuition and Fees
Operating Advancement
Ancillary Services
Interest, Investment Income
and Endowment Support of
Operations
$12,096,563
$9,714,579
$1,284,635
$625,861
$471,488
Advancement Committee
Deborah Beckmann Kotzubei, Chair
Anessa Karney
Alan Mirman
Susan Wolf
Susan Berman, ex officio
Operating Expenses:
Salary and Benefits
Curriculum
Financial Aid
Facilities
General and Administrative

$11,263,948
$6,802,620
$1,221,488
$1,033,099
$1,400,400
$806,341
Total Fundraising Revenue: $3,573,268

Operating Advancement:
$1,284,635
Annual Fund
$1,113,647
Parent Service League (PSL) $170,988

Capital Campaign
and Endowment:
Capital Campaign Gifts
Endowment Gifts
Endowment Earnings
$2,288,633
$1,723,751
$3,131
$561,751
24
Annual Giving Statistics

In the 20132014 school year, Mirman School achieved an industry-leading 99% parent participation rate,
with 100% of our Board of Trustees and employees also contributing to the Annual Giving fund. It is through
the work of our dedicated volunteers and the support of our community that Mirman School is able to uphold
the vision of our founders, and achieve our unique mission and goals. Mirman School greatly appreciates the
generosity of the parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, employees, and friends who devoted their
time, effort, and resources to the school.
Parent Participation Comparison

Mirman
99%
CAIS
86%
ESHA
83%
NAIS
67%
Employee Participation Comparison

Mirman
100%
CAIS
100%
ESHA
100%
NAIS
92%
CAIS California Association of Independent Schools

ESHA Elementary School Heads Association
NAIS National Association of Independent Schools
Areas of Support
During 20132014, donors to Mirman School were given the option of directing their annual gifts toward four
different areas of support: the area of greatest need, financial aid, academic programs, and faculty development.
The majority of donors chose to designate their gifts to the area of greatest need, allowing the school to allocate
funds where they will make the most impact. This chart illustrates the distribution of directed support as a
percentage of the total Annual Giving dollars raised.
Support
Area of Greatest Need
Academic Programs
Financial Aid
Faculty Development
26
84%
8%
5%
3%
Annual Giving
Donors by Recognition Gateways
LEGACY GATEWAY
($50,000+)
Brigitte and Donald Bren
The Diadames of the Child Care League
Christine and Rikard Ekstrand
The Musk Family
The Robinov Family
MIRMAN GATEWAY
($20,000$49,999)
Anonymous
Gelila and Wolfgang Puck
Rachel and Eric Stern
FOUNDERS GATEWAY
($10,000$19,999)
The Cincotta-McDermott Family
Karen and Ted Coyne
Claire Cui and Jason Peng
Jeannette and Howard Deshong
The Fluent Family
Asma and Irfan Furniturewala
Ronit and Todd Gravori
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hancock
The Karney Goldstein Family
Deborah and Jacob Kotzubei
The Landecker Family
Padma and Sushil Madhogarhia
Leslie and Brett Marley
Sunjoo Moon and Stephane Emeret
Zina and Peter Pistor
Jacklin Rad and Farshad Rastegar
Kimberly and Dale Reed
28
HEAD of school GATEWAY

($5,000$9,999)
Anonymous
Lori and Michael Aramian
Kimberly and Roy Ashton
Judy and John Bedrosian
Yu-Tsun and Marc Brown
Cynthia and Peter Csato
Lyre and David Fribourg
The Gordon Family
Charles Ho
Sandra Hoffman
Catherine and Albert Huang
The Kandler Family
Mrs. Sharmini and Dr. Kain Kumar
Learn Foundation
Sabina Lippman and Mark Jungers
Susanne Meline and John Francis
Nancy and Alan Mirman
Robyn and Dean Norris
Dr. and Mrs. James Peace, in memory of
Mr. and Mrs. James Peace Sr.
Anita and Michael Rice
Jacqui and Todd Rosen
The Saada Family
Azadeh and David Shladovsky
Blen and Amanuel Sima
Jody and Jacques Stambouli
Jaynee Strickstein-Beckman and
Eric Beckman
Aparna Sul and Raj Iyer
Nina and Yaniv Tepper
The Wallis Foundation
Jill Ward and Joshua Green
Jewels and Kiko Washington
Grace Wen and John Wang
Juan Wen and David Quinto
Wendy and Alex Wuo
The Yeh/Hsieh Family
Vivian and Marc Zachary
Mark S. Zucker
CAMPUS GATEWAY
($3,600$4,999)
Anonymous
Dr. Robert J. and Mrs. Andrews
Anna Barber
Janet and Alan Block
The Camacho Family
Kimberly and Michael Copeland
Leslie and Jonathan Fram
Tory Gong and Steve Newsom
The Gor Family
Sungmi Jung and David Moon
Tyler Kelly and Jay Belson
Mr. and Mrs. Kosten
Emily and Marc Levine, in honor of
Joshua and Kayla Levine
Debra and David Lewis
Julie and Giulio Maresca
The Morrell Family
Gregory Rovenger
Marcia and Bennett Schneir,
in memory of Dr. Mirman
Haleh and Howard Shapiro
Annie Suh and Paul Chung
April and David Tausik
Cynthia Watts Jen and Andrew Jen
The Zumbrunnen Family
Nataalia Rey and Leonard Ross

The Rhee Family
Shoko Sakai and Matthew Malkan
Derek Schneider and Wisdom Lu
Amrita Sen and Ravi Ahuja
Kimora Lee Simmons-Leissner and
Tim Leissner
Russell Simmons
The Stubbeman Family
Lauren and Bobby Turner
The Greene Family

The Gurudevan Family
The Haley Family
The Hirooka Family
Laura Jamt and Shawn Kuhne
Sonali and Dilip Jeste
Cassie and Joel Kam
Jung Kim and Danny Yoon
Mrs. Junga Kim and Dr. Steve Kim
The Klein Family
The Kurgan Family
Caroline and Paul Lee
Linda Linham and Ed Nicoletti
Davina and Edward Massey
The McBride Family
The McLeod Family
Chitra Mojtabai and
Clayton Townsend Family
The Motakef Family
Karen and Stephen Newman
Brenda and Glen Reynolds
The Saito Family
Natasha and Kamyar Shabani
Katherine and Daniel Spilo
Shafali Spurling Jeste,
in honor of Nischal Spurling
The Volokh Family
Dan Vorenberg
Ian C. Wiener
Lisa and Marc Yassinger
Azine and Dariush Youshaei
BENEFACTOR GATEWAY
($2,000$3,599)
Anonymous
Anonymous, in honor of Ms. Ellen Brown
Monica and Ashish Ajmera
The Berman Family
Jerome and Marilyn Bidinger,
in honor of Lilly Ray Stobo
Hilary Bidwell and Eric Weinberg,
in memory of Sue Weinberg
Cindy and Michael Bowse
The Cakir Family
Mia and Henry Capanna
Susie and Stephen Cha
Li Chen and Zhihang Chi
The Davidov Family
The Fattahi Family
Shaheen and David Felts
Robyn and Jonathan Fener,
in honor of Sydney and Jack Fener
Mayee and Marc Futterman
Mr. and Mrs. Eden and Nicola Gaha
Kalpa and Manu Gargi
Isla Garraway and David Shavelle
The Goldsmith Family
The Barnouw Family

Carol and Terry Becker
Ashley, Jann and Saul Berman

Drs. Ellie and Kamran Broukhim
Dr. and Mrs. Ramin Davidoff
Ms. Roxanne A. Davis and Mr. James A. Gavsie
Corinne Deurdulian and Donald Eknoyan
The Eidelman Family
Drs. Bonnie and Alex Freitas
Drs. Devi and Daniel Friedlich
Eric and Nancy Garen
Lois Grace Golde
Elli and Jonathan Goldrich
Leana Golubchik and Bill Cheng
Julie and Brian Goodman
Susan and David Heckerman
Jennifer Heitz Schulte
Christina Ho and Stephen Farkas
Angelina Huang and Behzad Razavi
Cary and Hillary Kim
Katie and Bill Kleiman, in honor of
Beverly and Norman Mirman
Shareena and Sagar Kumar
The Lancer Family
Jesse and Chad Langley
Seung Mi Lee and Joo Seo Kim
Lynn Lempert
The Marcus Family
Carol and Wally Marks
Deborah and Henry Mayhew
The Milam Family
Susan Murdock and Jim Sington
The Murray Family
Rashmi Nigam and Vic Parekh
The Oh Family
The Osovski Family
The Oxyzolou Family, in memory
of Vassilios Oxyzolou
PATRON GATEWAY
($1,000$1,999)
Anonymous
Lisa Anderson and Bill Colitre
The Anderson Family
AnnaLea and Evan Arnold
Dr. and Mrs. Scott D. Picker,

in memory of Joel S. Picker
Darcy and Jeff Pollack
Carrie and David Ring
Barbara and Jeffrey Rosenbaum
Allan and Laura Schare
The Shurman Family
Margaret Sigel and Michael Daugherty
Elizabeth and Michael Song Family
Rozalin and Houman Tehrani
Drs. Michelle To and Roger Lim
The Trajanovich Family
Connie and Victor Wang
June Wang and J. Lee
Dana and Jon Weisman
Sheila and Wally Weisman
The Wolf Family
Dana and Amir Yariv
Woo Ja Yoon and Moung Chun Yoon,
in honor of Eric Yoon
The Zaidel Family
DONOR GATEWAY
(up to $999)
Anonymous
Claire Abramowitz
Nahal Agahi
Nazy and Farid Amid
Tilly Bagshawe-Nydes and Robin Nydes
Barbara and Ted Barkow
Judith Baxter and Eleanor Mercado
Adrienne and John Beckmann,
in honor of Paul Kay
Brittany Beer Langer
Andrew Bloomgarden
George and Clarissa Borkowski
David Briggs
Leslie Mirman Geffen, in memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. Mirman
The Miron Family
Marilyn Miron
Jessica and Marc Mitchell
Vance Monet
Montaez-Garay Family
The Montenegro Family
The Moore Family
Mary and Alfred Moreno, in honor of
Nathaniel Moreno

The Morris Family
Lisa and Ronald Moy
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Murdock
The Nall Family
Shirley B. Newell, in honor of Julia Yariv
Frani J. Newman
Gregory and Stephanie Nortman
Holly Novick, in honor of Jackson
Tara Novick, in honor of Jackson
Lois OBrien
The Omotayo Family, in memory of
Goldie Harris
David K. and Joyce A. Oppenheim
Rene and Dorothy Osman
The Ostergrens
Robert Ouriel
Sirie Palmos
Mary and Bill Perry
Nick and Hillary Peterson
Claire Petrus
Linnea Pyne and Michael Jaeger
Deron Quon
Samantha Rawlins and Family
Linda Reynolds, in honor of
Zoe and Charlotte Reynolds
The Rider Family
Camille Roberts 13
Jeanne and William Roberts
The Rogers Family
The Roque Family
Chelsea W. Rosenthal
Robert, Genie, and Alec Rosenthal
Ted and Nadine Rosenthal
John Rubeli
The Rusmeepongskul-Arellano Family
Thomas Safran
Beatrice Samples, in honor of
Cooper Gower Samples
Melissa Saphier
The Saviano Family
Ariane and Ethan Sawyer
Pam and David Schaller
Fredi and Paul Seraydarian,
in honor of Beth, Mark, and Lia
Mark Seraydarian
The Shao Family
The Shek Family
David Shelley
Isaac Shladovsky
Rita Shladovsky, in honor of Jonas Shladovsky
Chao Shuo and Hsin Chang Huang,
in honor of Owen Huang
Devin Sidell, in memory of
Seor James Hinton
Ezabel and Dr. Benjamin Broukhim,

Blake and Tatiana Broukhim
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Buckley
David Carpenter
The Cespedes Family
Harold Cohen and Ann Van Dormolen
Joy and Phillip Cotton
Marta Cunningham and James Frain
Rachel Davies, in honor of Sage Miller
Gabrielle Davis
Rosalyn Davis, in honor of John T. West III
Alice De Guzman
The Demko Family
The Dietrich Family
Barbara Dischler
The Dobbs-LaPlante Family,
in memory of Mrs. Barbara E. LaPlante
The Donenfeld Family
Kathy Ebel and John Crooks
The Ekholm Family
The Etessami Family, in honor of Giselle
Shiva Falsafi and Rahim Shayegan
Lindsay Fisher Newlove
Marylou and James Francis,
in honor of J.P. Francis
Dr. and Mrs. David M. Fung
Chris Funk
Rebecca F. Ganz
Mariko and Todd Garfinkle, in memory
of Dr. Jack and Shirley Garfinkle
Svetlana Gayduk
Ms. Talia Geffen and Mr. Matthew Arnold,
in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Mirman
Bradley Gellman
Teri and Robert Geske
Elise and Michael Gold
The Gould Family
The Gower-Samples Family
Andrew Gradman
The Green Family
Nicholas Greif
The Hatch Family
Jonathan Heckerman
Robert Heckerman
Barbara Heitz
Jacqueline Hernandez
30
Joanna N. Huey
Kathryn E. Jackson
Ed, Yolanda, and Rebecca Jacobs

Dr. Jenny E. Johnson, V.M.D.
Dr. Leila Kaghazian and Dr. Jafar Adibi
Darlene Kaplan and Stephen Zuckerman
The Karambelas Family, in honor of Anthony
Natalie Karl
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Kase
Lynn and Michael Kaufman
Kimberly Kelly, Dara Ditsworth,
and Dahlia Ditsworth
Mr. and Mrs. Barnabas Kerekes
Erika and Michael Kerekes
Mary Kincaid
Shirley Kleiman
Gabriella and Stanley Kleinman,
in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Mirman
Gayla Kraetsch and Jeffrey Hartsough
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Juliet La Mers-Noble
Bellini Lacey
The Ladge Family
Nicole and Jeffrey Lake
Jim and Kris Langley, in honor of
Oliver Langley
Valerie Lau
Marc Lebovitz
Inge and Jim Ledahl
Carol and Gerold Libby
Rachel Madhogarhia
The Taylor Maffitt Family
Nicole Malick
Steven Marcus
Larissa Markevich and Igor Shlimovich
Magdalena and Mariusz Mazurek
Dr. D. McClain Mathews and
Mr. Terence Mathews
Lynn and Bryan McMullen
Caroline and Robert Meer
Daniel Meer
Elana Meer
Alan Meyerson
Ally Miller and Daniel Pehle
Dawn and Earle Miller
The Simshauser Family

The Sina Family
Beverly Sinclair
Kerry and Kevin Sinclair
Coral Sington
Kay Sloves and Matthew Newman,
in honor of Charlotte Newman
Ann Stark and Court Smith,
in honor of Sinclaire and Beckett Ledahl
The Stark and Ledahl Family
Quinn R. Stills
The Stobo Family
Mr. and Mrs. Joon and Young Y. Suh
Nancy and Eric Sussman
Helene and David Toomey
Brigitta Troy and Alden Lawrence
Elinor Turner
Gregory R. Urfrig
The Vaclavik Moreno Family
Patsy Vaclavik, in memory of Richard Vaclavik
Dr. Marina Vaysburd and
Dr. Henry Yampolsky
Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger
Dr. Eric Vilain
The Villarama Family
Yufen and Deji Wang, in honor
of Alyssa and Alexis Kam
Odetta and Terrence Watkins
Kenneth W. Weeks, Jr., in honor of
Finneas Manjarres Weeks and
Eames Manjarres Weeks
Weeks Family
Annabeth and Steven White
Gwendolyn and Carl White
The Willard Family
William and Sonia Pindler
Family Foundation
Susan and David Wolf
Shiho and Nobu Yamamoto
Miok and Michael Yoo
Alan Zachary
Anita Zamora and Jesse Rissman
The Zelkin Family
The Zeltser Family
Esther Zuckerman
Annual Giving
Catherine and Albert Huang

Laura Jamt and Shawn Kuhne
Dr. Jenny E. Johnson, V.M.D.
Sungmi Jung and David Moon
Dr. Leila Kaghazian and Dr. Jafar Adibi
Cassie and Joel Kam
The Kandler Family
The Karambelas Family, in honor of
Anthony
Tyler Kelly and Jay Belson
Erika and Michael Kerekes
Cary and Hillary Kim
Jung Kim and Danny Yoon
Mrs. Junga Kim and Dr. Steve Kim
The Klein Family
Mr. and Mrs. Kosten
Shareena and Sagar Kumar
Mrs. Sharmini and Dr. Kain Kumar
The Kurgan Family
Bellini Lacey
Nicole and Jeffrey Lake
The Lancer Family
The Landecker Family
Jesse and Chad Langley
Caroline and Paul Lee
Lynn Lempert
Emily and Marc Levine, in honor of
Joshua and Kayla Levine
Debra and David Lewis
Linda Linham and Ed Nicoletti
Sabina Lippman and Mark Jungers
Padma and Sushil Madhogarhia
The Marcus Family
Julie and Giulio Maresca
Larissa Markevich and Igor Shlimovich
Davina and Edward Massey
Magdalena and Mariusz Mazurek
The McBride Family
Dr. D. McClain Mathews and
Mr. Terence Mathews
The McLeod Family
Lynn and Bryan McMullen
Susanne Meline and John Francis
Alan Meyerson
The Milam Family
The Miron Family
Chitra Mojtabai and
Clayton Townsend Family
Montaez-Garay Family
The Montenegro Family
Sunjoo Moon and Stephane Emeret
The Moore Family
The Morrell Family
The Morris Family
The Motakef Family
Susan Murdock and Jim Sington
The Murray Family
The Musk Family
The Nall Family
Karen and Stephen Newman
Donors by Constituency
The Davidov Family

Ms. Roxanne A. Davis and Mr. James A. Gavsie
Rosalyn Davis, in honor of John T. West III
The Demko Family
Corinne Deurdulian and Donald Eknoyan
The Dietrich Family
The Dobbs-LaPlante Family, in memory of
Mrs. Barbara E. LaPlante
The Donenfeld Family
Kathy Ebel and John Crooks
The Eidelman Family
The Ekholm Family
The Etessami Family, in honor of Giselle
Shiva Falsafi and Rahim Shayegan
The Fattahi Family
Shaheen and David Felts
Robyn and Jonathan Fener, in honor of
Sydney and Jack Fener
The Fluent Family
Leslie and Jonathan Fram
Drs. Bonnie and Alex Freitas
Mayee and Marc Futterman
Mr. and Mrs. Eden and Nicola Gaha
Mariko and Todd Garfinkle, in memory
of Dr. Jack and Shirley Garfinkle
Kalpa and Manu Gargi
Isla Garraway and David Shavelle
Svetlana Gayduk
Teri and Robert Geske
Elli and Jonathan Goldrich
The Goldsmith Family
Leana Golubchik and Bill Cheng
Tory Gong and Steve Newsom
Julie and Brian Goodman
The Gor Family
The Gordon Family
The Gould Family
The Gower-Samples Family
Ronit and Todd Gravori
The Green Family
The Greene Family
The Gurudevan Family
The Haley Family
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hancock
Jennifer Heitz Schulte
The Hirooka Family
Christina Ho and Stephen Farkas
Angelina Huang and Behzad Razavi
Trustees
Anonymous
The Berman Family
Karen and Ted Coyne
The Nall Family
Dan Vorenberg
PARENTS
Anonymous
Nahal Agahi
Monica and Ashish Ajmera
Nazy and Farid Amid
The Anderson Family
Dr. Robert J. and Mrs. Andrews
Lori and Michael Aramian
32
AnnaLea and Evan Arnold

Kimberly and Roy Ashton
Tilly Bagshawe-Nydes and
Robin Nydes
Anna Barber
The Barnouw Family
Judith Baxter and Eleanor Mercado
Hilary Bidwell and Eric Weinberg,
in memory of Sue Weinberg
Janet and Alan Block
George and Clarissa Borkowski
Cindy and Michael Bowse
Brigitte and Donald Bren
David Briggs
Drs. Ellie and Kamran Broukhim
Yu-Tsun and Marc Brown
The Cakir Family
The Camacho Family
The Cespedes Family
Li Chen and Zhihang Chi
Kimberly and Michael Copeland
Joy and Phillip Cotton
Karen and Ted Coyne
Cynthia and Peter Csato
Marta Cunningham and James Frain
Dr. and Mrs. Ramin Davidoff
Rashmi Nigam and Vic Parekh

Robyn and Dean Norris
Holly Novick, in honor of Jackson
Tara Novick, in honor of Jackson
The Oh Family
The Omotayo Family,
in memory of Goldie Harris
The Osovski Family
The Ostergrens
Robert Ouriel
The Oxyzolou Family,
in memory of Vassilios Oxyzolou
Nick and Hillary Peterson
Dr. and Mrs. Scott D. Picker,
in memory of Joel S. Picker
Zina and Peter Pistor
Darcy and Jeff Pollack
Gelila and Wolfgang Puck
Linnea Pyne and Michael Jaeger
Kimberly and Dale Reed
Nataalia Rey and Leonard Ross
Brenda and Glen Reynolds
The Rhee Family
Anita and Michael Rice
The Rider Family
Carrie and David Ring
The Robinov Family
The Rogers Family
The Roque Family
Jacqui and Todd Rosen
Gregory Rovenger
John Rubeli
The Rusmeepongskul-Arellano Family
The Saada Family
The Saito Family
Shoko Sakai and Matthew Malkan
The Saviano Family
Pam and David Schaller
Derek Schneider and Wisdom Lu
Marcia and Bennett Schneir,
in memory of Dr. Mirman
Amrita Sen and Ravi Ahuja
Natasha and Kamyar Shabani
The Shao Family
Haleh and Howard Shapiro
The Shek Family
Azadeh and David Shladovsky
The Shurman Family
Margaret Sigel and Michael Daugherty
Blen and Amanuel Sima
Kimora Lee Simmons-Leissner and
Tim Leissner
Russell Simmons
The Sina Family
Elizabeth and Michael Song Family
Katherine and Daniel Spilo
Shafali Spurling Jeste, in honor of
Nischal Spurling
Jody and Jacques Stambouli
The Stark and Ledahl Family
Rachel and Eric Stern
Quinn R. Stills
The Stobo Family

Jaynee Strickstein-Beckman and
Eric Beckman
The Stubbeman Family
Annie Suh and Paul Chung
April and David Tausik
Rozalin and Houman Tehrani
Nina and Yaniv Tepper
Drs. Michelle To and Roger Lim
The Trajanovich Family
Lauren and Bobby Turner
The Vaclavik Moreno Family
Dr. Marina Vaysburd and
Dr. Henry Yampolsky
Dr. Eric Vilain
The Villarama Family
The Volokh Family
June Wang and J. Lee
Jill Ward and Joshua Green
Jewels and Kiko Washington
Odetta and Terrence Watkins
Cynthia Watts Jen and Andrew Jen
Weeks Family
Dana and Jon Weisman
Grace Wen and John Wang
Juan Wen and David Quinto
Annabeth and Steven White
Ian C. Wiener
The Willard Family
The Wolf Family
Wendy and Alex Wuo
Dana and Amir Yariv
Lisa and Marc Yassinger
The Yeh/Hsieh Family
Miok and Michael Yoo
Azine and Dariush Youshaei
The Zaidel Family
Anita Zamora and Jesse Rissman
The Zelkin Family
The Zeltser Family
Mark S. Zucker
The Zumbrunnen Family
Alumni
Anonymous
Claire Abramowitz
Brittany Beer Langer
Ashley Berman
Andrew Bloomgarden
Blake and Tatiana Broukhim
David Carpenter
Gabrielle Davis
Dara and Dahlia Ditsworth
Lindsay Fisher Newlove
Rebecca F. Ganz
Mariko and Todd Garfinkle, in memory of
Dr. Jack and Shirley Garfinkle
Ms. Talia Geffen and Mr. Matthew Arnold,
in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Mirman
Bradley Gellman
Andrew Gradman
Lana Graham
Nicholas Greif
Tess 05 and Michael Hatch 13
Jonathan Heckerman
Robert Heckerman
Joanna N. Huey
Rebecca Jacobs
Natalie Karl
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Juliet La Mers-Noble
Valerie Lau
Marc Lebovitz
Rachel Madhogarhia
Nicole Malick
Steven Marcus
Daniel Meer
Elana Meer
Ally Miller and Daniel Pehle
Dawn and Earle Miller
Jessica and Marc Mitchell
Vance Monet
Gregory and Stephanie Nortman
Sirie Palmos
Claire Petrus
Deron Quon
Samantha Rawlins
Camille Roberts 13
Alec Rosenthal
Chelsea W. Rosenthal
Melissa Saphier
Ariane and Ethan Sawyer
Mark Seraydarian
David Shelley
Devin Sidell, in memory of
Seor James Hinton
Kerry and Kevin Sinclair
Gregory R. Urfrig
The Volokh Family
Alan Zachary
Esther Zuckerman
Faculty and Staff

Anonymous
Gladys Avila
Elaha Bahadori
Peter and Vanessa Brady
Norm Brennan
Ellen Brown
Jessica Butterfield
Michael Coleman
Jessica and Jared Crain
Mari Cueno-Araiza
Joshua Dahn
Alison H. Denner
Karin Durup
Alison Elliott
Elyssa Evans
Craig Fine
Diane Flannery
Samantha Fuszara
Jennifer Gaillard
Geoffrey Gardner
Ana Genzon
Aida Gharapetian
Veronica Gonzales
Lana Graham
Giselle Grams
Shaina House
Sarah Jensen Harte
Noah Kaufman
Paul Kay
Toy and Marc Kelly
Joy Kliewer
Seamus Landry
Jackie and Darrel Lee
Lucy Leonardi
Mr. and Mrs. David Lutzky
Jeff Maynard
Valerie Mazzanti
Sheila McHugh Simmons
DeAnn Michiels
Jacque Myers
Ann Marie Nagel
Ana Sofia Nallar-Zuleta
Jennifer Ordoez
Ramona and Steve Otto
Ronna Perel
Carlo Reyes
Becky Riley Fisher and Michael Fisher
Ken Roberts
Luis Rodriguez
Stephanie Rourick
Lurie and David Royal
Judith Sacks
Cassandra Salazar
Wendy Samson
Naomi Schatz
Lacy Schmidt
Mike Sewell
Rita Anne Smith
Veronica Stensby
Shannon Stevens
Romulo and Cornelia Tecson
Schuyler Thomas
Latu Tupou
Eva Vega-Olds and Grant Olds
Dan Vorenberg
Tracy Walker
Jamie Weissmann
Michelle Weng
Annick and Larry Wiener
Guang Yu Yuan
Marjorie Zinman
Past Parents
Anonymous
Anonymous, in honor of Ms. Ellen Brown
Carol and Terry Becker
Jann and Saul Berman
The Berman Family
Ezabel and Dr. Benjamin Broukhim,
Susie and Stephen Cha
Rachel Davies, in honor of Sage Miller
Barbara Dischler
Diane Flannery
Dr. and Mrs. David M. Fung
Chris Funk
Eric and Nancy Garen
Elise and Michael Gold
Lois Grace Golde
The Hatch Family
Susan and David Heckerman
Jacqueline Hernandez
Ed and Yolanda Jacobs
Darlene Kaplan and Stephen Zuckerman
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Kase
Lynn and Michael Kaufman
Kimberly Kelly
Shirley Kleiman
Gabriella and Stanley Kleinman,
in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Mirman
Gayla Kraetsch and Jeffrey Hartsough
The Ladge Family
Seung Mi Lee and Joo Seo Kim
Carol and Gerold Libby
Caroline and Robert Meer
Lisa and Ronald Moy
34
The Rawlins Family

Jeanne and William Roberts
Robert and Genie Rosenthal
Ted and Nadine Rosenthal
Thomas Safran
Fredi and Paul Seraydarian,
in honor of Beth, Mark, and Lia
The Simshauser Family
Nancy and Eric Sussman
The Taylor Maffitt Family
Helene and David Toomey
Elinor Turner
Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger
Connie and Victor Wang
William and Sonia Pindler
Family Foundation
Susan and David Wolf
Shiho and Nobu Yamamoto
GrandParents
Anonymous
Barbara and Ted Barkow
Adrienne and John Beckmann,
in honor of Paul Kay
Judy and John Bedrosian
Jerome and Marilyn Bidinger,
in honor of Lilly Ray Stobo
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Buckley
Harold Cohen and Ann Van Dormolen
Alice De Guzman
Marylou and James Francis,
in honor of J.P. Francis
Barbara Heitz
Charles Ho
Sandra Hoffman
Kathryn E. Jackson
Sonali and Dilip Jeste
Mr. and Mrs. Barnabas Kerekes
Mary Kincaid
Shirley Kleiman
Jim and Kris Langley, in honor of
Oliver Langley
Inge and Jim Ledahl
Deborah and Henry Mayhew
Marilyn Miron
Mary and Alfred Moreno, in honor of
Nathaniel Moreno
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Murdock
Shirley B. Newell, in honor of Julia Yariv
Frani J. Newman
Lois OBrien
David K. and Joyce A. Oppenheim
Rene and Dorothy Osman
Mary and Bill Perry
Linda Reynolds, in honor of
Zoe and Charlotte Reynolds
Beatrice Samples, in honor of
Cooper Gower Samples
Isaac Shladovsky
Rita Shladovsky, in honor of Jonas Shladovsky
Chao Shuo and Hsin Chang Huang,
in honor of Owen Huang
Beverly Sinclair
Coral Sington
Kay Sloves and Matthew Newman,
in honor of Charlotte Newman
Ann Stark and Court Smith, in honor of
Sinclaire and Beckett Ledahl
Mr. and Mrs. Joon and Young Y. Suh
Brigitta Troy and Alden Lawrence
Patsy Vaclavik, in memory of
Richard Vaclavik
Yufen and Deji Wang, in honor of
Alyssa and Alexis Kam
Kenneth W. Weeks, Jr., in honor of
Finneas Manjarres Weeks and
Eames Manjarres Weeks
Sheila and Wally Weisman
Gwendolyn and Carl White
Woo Ja Yoon and Moung Chun Yoon,
in honor of Eric Yoon
Businesses
Abacus Diagnostics
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Bank of the West
Boeing Matching Gifts Program
California Community Foundation
Capital Group Companies
Culver City Motor Cars, Inc.
Deshong Family Living Trust
Deutsche Bank Securities
The Diadames of the Child Care League
Donald Bren Foundation
Edison International
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
First Pacific Advisors LLC
The Fuller Foundation
IBM Matching Grants Program
Karisma Foundation
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Foundation
Learn Foundation
The Lovedale Trust
Medtronic
Musk Foundation
Network for Good
Northrop Grumman Foundation
Salesforce.com
Schwab Charitable Fund
Sony Pictures
Time Warner
University Sports Medicine &
Orthopedic Surgery
The Wallis Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
William and Sonia Pindler Family
Foundation
Donors with 59 consecutive years of giving

Donors with 10+ consecutive years of giving
Alumni donors
Matching gift donors
Endowed and Restricted Giving
DR. NORMAN J. AND BEVERLY M. MIRMAN

ENDOWED MEMORIAL FUND
Established in honor of the founders of Mirman School, the
Dr. Norman J. and Beverly M. Mirman Endowed Memorial Fund
reflects the Mirmans commitment to developing the campus as a
beautiful natural setting, which inspires the intellectual, creative,
physical, and emotional growth of the children at Mirman School.
This endowment provides necessary funds for the continued
beautification and enhancement of the physical campus as an
extension of the schools educational space and mission.
Deborah Davis, in honor of Leslie Mirman Geffen
Sirie Palmos 7987
Ken Roberts
FACULTY PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT ENDOWMENT
Established by the Mirman School Board of Trustees in 2006,
the Faculty Professional Enrichment Endowment provides funds
annually for professional development opportunities for Mirman
School faculty.
GREAT TEACHERS OF MIRMAN SCHOOL
ENDOWED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND
This fund supports ongoing professional development
opportunities for Mirman School faculty, while also honoring
inductees of Mirman Schools wall of Great Teachers.
MCDANIEL FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2006 with a grant from the Flora L. Thornton
Foundation, the McDaniel Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
honors the legacy of Marilyn and Glen McDaniels commitment
to Mirman School.
MIRMAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established by the Mirman School Board of Trustees in 2006, this
fund provides financial aid to qualified students who might not
otherwise be able to attend Mirman School.
SHERWINDT FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Founded in 2007 by Mr. Jed Sherwindt and Ms. Joanna Gardner,
the Sherwindt Family Endowed Scholarship Fund provides
financial assistance to Mirman School students in perpetuity.
STACY PHILLIPS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
This fund supports female students at Mirman School who come
from socioeconomically disadvantaged single-parent families.
Anonymous
Judith Bain, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Leah M. Bishop and Gary M. Yale, in honor of Stacy's birthday
Sara Chenetz, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Libby Gill
Karen and Thomas Higgins
Hollye and Jeff Jacobs
Jennifer and Rodger Landau
Tricia and Roy Nelson
Stacy D. Phillips, in honor of her children,
Alison Bloomgarden and Andrew Bloomgarden
Mark and Lisa Schwartz Charitable Fund,
in honor of Stacy Phillips
Lisa Specht, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Jocelyn Tetel, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Eleanor and Barry Weinstock
RESTRICTED GIFTS
Anonymous
Scott Becker 9699
Bat-Ami and Gerald Cohen
Diane Deshong
Ann Korban
THE RICHARD A. BOOLOOTIAN

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2005, gifts to this fund honor Dr. Richard
Boolootians 30-plus years of dedication to Mirman School.
36
Annual Giving Volunteers
Chairs
Vivian and Marc Zachary 7883
Lower School Chairs
Upper School Chairs
Mona and Steve Oh
Team Leaders
Andrea Berloff
Deborah Cincotta
Kamran Fattahi
Lyre Fribourg
Leana Golubchik
Junga Kim
Melissa Larsen Ekholm
Davina Massey
Sushil Madhogarhia
Robyn Norris
Marcia Schneir
Coordinators
Ravi Ahuja
Lori Aramian
Annalea Arnold
Kimberly Ashton
Jaynee Beckman
Dominique Cespedes
Cynthia Csato
Laurie Deer
Jamie Donenfeld
Stephane Emeret
Christina Erickson
Kamran Fattahi
Laura Fisher
Marc Futterman
Faisal Gill
Julie Goodman
Chrissy Hsieh
Elizabeth Kim
Bill Kleiman 7079
Marina Kosten
Yassi Lancer
Renelle LaPlante
David and Debra Lewis
Sabina Lippman
Wisdom Lu
Julissa McBride
Ian Moffitt
Chitra Mojtabai
Kelly and Rosalyn Morrell
Zina Pistor
Brenda Reynolds
Glen Reynolds
Howard Shapiro
Annie Suh
Yu-Tsun Tseng-Brown
Kathryn Vaclavik
Dana Weisman
Oren Zaidel
PSL President
Annabeth White
PSL Vice President
Mayee Futterman
Faculty and Staff Liasons
Jocelyn Balaban
Paul Kay
Leadership
20132014
Board of Trustees
Susan Berman, Chair
Karen Bedrosian Coyne
Claire Cui
Howard Deshong
Irfan Furniturewala
Anessa Karney 7782
Deborah Beckmann Kotzubei
Wally Marks
Alan Mirman
Yvette Nall
James Peace
Barbara Rosenbaum
Allan Schare
Dan Vorenberg, ex officio
Modi Wiczyk
20132014
Alumni Council
Lisa Anderson 7684
Jocelyn Balaban
Jennifer Goldstein Barnes 8086
Talia Geffen 8897
Nicholas Greif 9501
Anessa Karney 7782
Bill Kleiman 7079
Brittany Beer Langer, 9097
Marc Mitchell 8290
Kevin Sinclair 8997
Reagan Smith Smutny, 9200
Kristy Wu 9396
20132014
Senior Administrators
Dan Vorenberg
Head of School
Jocelyn Balaban
Interim Head of Lower School;
Director of External Gifted
Relations/Administrative Liaison
Thank you to all of our

donors and volunteers
for their participation,
generosity, and ongoing
support of our students.
Alison Denner
Assistant to the Head of School
Becky Riley Fisher
Director of Admissions
Joy Kliewer
Grant Olds
Director of Information Technology
David Royal
Chief Financial Officer
Sheila Simmons
Assistant Head of School/Head
of Upper School
20142015
Office of Advancement
Joy Kliewer
Noah Kaufman
Director of Annual Giving
and Alumni Relations
Geoffrey Gardner
Director of Communications
Alec Colantonio-Ray
Data and Advancement Coordinator
If your name has been accidentally omitted, misspelled, or listed under an incorrect heading, please notify us by calling (310) 476-2868.
38
Matriculation List
Mirman School students

entered the following
schools in 20142015
Mirman School alumni

entered the following
colleges and universities
in 20142015
The Archer School for Girls

Brentwood School
California State University, Los Angeles
Early Entrance Program
Campbell Hall
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Garfield High School, Seattle
Harvard-Westlake School
Marlborough School
Marymount High School
Milken Community Schools
Palisades Charter High School
Paul Revere Charter Middle School
Phillips Academy, Andover
Phillips Exeter Academy
The Thacher School
Viewpoint School
Windward School
Barnard College, Columbia University (1)

California Institute of Technology (1)
California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo (1)
California State University, Northridge (1)
Carnegie Mellon University (1)
Dartmouth College (1)
New York University (1)
Northwestern University (3)
Stanford University (4)
Syracuse University (1)
Tufts University (2)
Tulane University (1)
University of Alabama (1)
The University of British Columbia (1)
University of California, Berkeley (1)
University of California, Davis (1)
University of California, Merced (1)

The University of Chicago (1)
University of Miami (1)
University of Michigan (1)
University of Southern California (2)
University of Virginia (1)
Vanderbilt University (1)
Washington University (2)
Washington University in St. Louis (1)
Wesleyan University (1)
Williams College (1)
Yale University (3)
Graduating Class 2014

40
Alumni Notes and Highlights

20132014
Endre Balogh 6567
has enjoyed a long
career as a concert
violinist, performing
in some of the most
prestigious venues of
the world as a soloist
and chamber musician.
He also enjoys a
flourishing career as a
fine-art photographer, portrait photographer,
and graphic designer.
Jamie Altshule
7582 is an
Educational Consultant
and Founder of
Academic Success, Inc.,
an academic coaching
and test prep company.
Academic Success is
dedicated to providing
outstanding in-home
coaches to support every type of student while
empowering parents with customized feedback
after each session.
Benjamin Karney
7680 is a professor
of social psychology
and co-director of the
Relationship Institute
at UCLA. For the past
20 years, he has been
studying marriage and
intimate relationships,
focusing in particular
on how couples maintain intimacy under
conditions of stress. In February, his book Love
Me Slender: How Smart Couples Team Up to
Lose Weight, Exercise More, and Stay Healthy
Together was published by Touchstone/Simon
& Schuster.
Anessa Karney 7782, is mother of three
children: two Mirman students, and one
alumna. Following careers practicing labor
and employment law, and working in politics
on Capitol Hill and in New York City, Anessa
spends much of her time giving back to her
community, namely her alma mater as a
member of the Mirman Board of Trustees,
the Chair of the Advancement Committee,
Co-Chair of the School's Capital Campaign,
and a member of the Alumni Council.
42
Alex Levine 7881

currently holds
appointments in
the departments of
Physics & Astronomy,
Chemistry and
Biochemistry, and
Biomathematics at
UCLA. He is also the
director of the UCLA
Center for Biological Physics.
Devin Sidell 8592

is an actress currently
living and working
in Los Angeles. Her
recent appearances
include NBCs Parks
and Recreation with
Amy Poehler, About
A Boy with Minnie
Driver, and FXs Anger
Management with Charlie Sheen.
Alex Cohen 7886 is co-host of KPCCs Take

Two and former host of All Things Considered.
Alex is an award-winning journalist and
roller derby maverick. Earlier this year she
interviewed fellow alumnus actor Crispin
Glover about his career and role in the film
Bag Man.
Jens Erik Gould 8794 was interviewed

on MSNBCs The Cycle about his series
Bravery Tapes. Jens hosts and produces the
show, which profiles people who perform
acts of courage.
Alan Zachary 8086,

has been writing
with his collaborator
Michael Weiner
since high school. He
co-wrote First Date,
a romantic comedy
musical that played
on Broadway in 2013.
His musical Twice
Charmed will celebrate its 10th anniversary
on the Disney Cruise Line in 2015. His newest
show, Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees,
plays daily at "The Wizarding World of Harry
Potter" at Universal Studios Florida.
Kari Neumeyer 8187 has published Bark
and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training
Mistakes, a memoir about raising a German
shepherd named Isis. The book was a finalist in
the 2013 Pacific Northwest Writers Association
literary contest.
Chris Yeh 8286
co-authored The
Alliance: Managing
Talent in the Networked
Age with LinkedIn
founder Reid Hoffman
and entrepreneur
Ben Casnocha. Chris
invests, mentors, and
writes about startups in
Silicon Valley.
Adam Frank 8795 has been living in New

York since 2001. After 10 years in the art world,
he opened Cochinita, a Mexican restaurant in
Brooklyn. He opened his second location in
Manhattans Lower East Side this past May.
This past summer,
Lana Graham 8895
relocated to Arizona
with her husband,
where she will
continue her teaching
career. For the last five
years, she has been
inspired by many of
her former teachers as
an Assistant Teacher at Mirman School. She
will be moving on to teach fourth grade Math
and Social Studies classes. Although she is
sad to leave Mirman, it will always be her
second home.
Earlier this year Daria
Somers 8896 played
Giunone in La Calisto
with Pacific Opera
Project at the Ebell
Club in Highland Park.
This past summer, she
performed Butterfly
in Puccinis Madama
Butterfly with High
Desert Opera in Colorado. In the fall she also
sang Violetta in Verdis La Traviata with
Heartland Opera Theatre in Joplin, MO.
Jessica Scillieri Smith 9098 is living in

Canton, NY, where she is Senior Extension
Veterinarian with Cornell University. She
manages a regional laboratory, which is part
of the Veterinary Schools Animal Health
Diagnostic Lab, and specializes in bovine
mastitis and milk quality.
(Stephanie) Rosalyn
Mitchell 9099
is currently living
in London, where
she acts, writes,
and edits. Recently,
she performed in a
repertory season of
three obscure Jacobean
plays, two of which
had never been produced before; she also shot
a short film and has another coming up. When
she isnt acting, she occasionally writes for
Examiner.com about Shakespeare quotes and
their relevance in modern life.
Yoni Geffen 9199 taught for 6 years in the
Denver, CO, school system and co-founded
First Ascenders, which takes inner-city
youth rock climbing to build motivation,
perseverance, and other life skills. Yoni has
been hard at work creating the Adventure
Forward Service Corps, the countrys first
service corps that integrates academic support,
mentoring, and experiential adventure
education for underserved youth.
Ashley Felts 9296 is a Digital Strategist at
PMK*BNC, an entertainment public relations
firm based in Los Angeles.
This past spring,
Elizabeth Nicole
Abrams (pka LIZ)
9299 released a
critically acclaimed
seven-track EP on
Mad Decent titled Just
Like You, including
Dont Say (feat. Tyga)
and All Them Boys.
LIZ recently toured with Charli XCX, opened
for Blondie at this years SXSW, and is a part
of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack on
a track titled Thats My Man (produced by
Pharrell Williams). LIZ is currently working
on her debut full-length album, which will be
released on Sony/Columbia Records.
Monica Steinberg
9201 is in her final
semester in pursuit of
an M.A. in Art Business
from Sothebys
Institute of Art and
Claremont Graduate
University. Monica
has been working in
the art world since
moving back to Los Angeles and is currently
interning at Ovation TV, a television network
dedicated to the arts. Monica looks to combine
her passion for art and her interest in the
entertainment industry, while completing her
masters project this semester.
Vance Monet 9398 joined the Navy in 2012.
Currently living in Everett, Washington, 2014
will mark his last year of service. He has fond
memories of playing D and non-D on the
green board at the playground and getting into
trouble for playing too long after school.
Mattias Lehman
9403 has been
writing about e-sports
and game design for
the last two years,
with a focus on League
of Legends. He is
currently working
at Riot Games as an
e-sports journalist,
but he hopes to work in game design in the
future, whether it be in creative content or
competitive balance.
Adrienne Sabety 9598 recently received a
National Science Foundation grant that will
help support her Ph.D. studies in economics
and health policy at Harvard University. She
is currently a research analyst at the National
Bureau of Economic Research in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
After a four-month
backpacking trip
through Southeast
Asia, Nick Greif
9501, joined Los
Angeles Mayor Eric
Garcettis Office
covering economic
policy and the
aerospace, bioscience,
and health sectors. He currently lives with his
girlfriend in Palms, CA, where he sits on the
Neighborhood Council.
Thomas Kotcheff 9501 is currently pursuing

a Doctorate of Musical Arts in composition at
the University of Southern California. During
their renowned summer event, Thomas
received the Hermitage Prize, presented by
the Hermitage Artist Retreat and its partner,
the Aspen Music Festival and School. The
award is given annually to a composition
student participating in the summer program
at the Susan and Ford Schumann Center
for Composition Studies with the American
Academy of Conducting at Aspen.
Ben Bram 9502
is co-founder and
director of A Cappella
Academy, a summer
music intensive for
high school students.
Ben graduated
from USC and has
been doing vocal
arrangements and
coaching for The Sing-Off, Pitch Perfect,
and Glee, as well as for the popular vocal
group Pentatonix.
Ariadne Greif 9699
is an opera singer
based in New York.
After a fun-filled
spring, which included
a residency at Mirman
on tour with the
chamber music group
SHUFFLE in April, she
premiered a new song
cycle by Albert Behar at John Zorns The Stone,
and starred in the Georg Friedrich Haas opera
Atthis at The Kitchen in New York in June.
She has also performed in Ottawa, Israel,
and Spain.
Emily Thomas 9605
has been attending The
University of the Arts
in London since 2010.
She studied Illustration
for two years and is
currently enjoying a
course in Set Design
for Film.
Katie Liptrap 9706 graduated Phi Beta
Kappa from UC Irvine with a major in
Psychology and minor in Education. She is
a behavioral specialist and researcher at the
Childhood Development Center, a lab school
under the auspices of the UCI School of
Medicine. She is engaged to her longtime love
Ayllon Giladi.
Having graduated from

NYU this past May,
Cathryn Shelton
9706 spent the
summer backpacking
through Central
America. This was
the third summer
Cathryn has devoted to
traveling. She has seen
over 20 countries in the last four years.
After graduating from
UC Irvine with B.A.
degrees in Psychology
and Japanese, Katrina
Leonoudakis 9805
moved to Japan to
teach English with
the JET Programme.
Currently living in a
tiny mountain village
near Mt. Fuji, she plans to return to the U.S.
soon to attend Kent State University to pursue
an M.A. in Japanese Translation.
Jared Spile 9903
is in his fifth year at
UC Berkeley. Jared
currently handles the
social media activity
for Wecudos, a San
Francisco start-up
company. He produces
music under the name
Brother Board and has
had the opportunity to perform alongside a
number of EDM artists including Pete Tong,
Adrian Lux, and 3LAU.
Jacqueline Hernandez 9908 is currently
studying abroad in Brisbane, Australia. She is
also a recurring guest DJ and co-commentator
on Wonder World, a natural science-oriented
program on Australias oldest FM community
radio station, 4ZZZ.
Michael Richman
9908 is living in
Munich for a year to
study German culture,
language, and music.
As a double major in
German and Music at
Lewis & Clark College,
he will be attending
both the University of
Munich and the prestigious Musikhochschule.
44
This year Brandon

Fong 0913
participated in the
North American
Computational
Linguistics Olympiad,
a contest in which
students learn
about the diversity
and consistency of
language, while exercising logic skills by
solving linguistic puzzles. Brandons
open- round score was in the top 10 percent
and qualified him for the invitational round.
He is currently a junior at Kent School
in Connecticut.
Ryan Navi 0003 recently accepted an offer
to work at KKR Asset Management in San
Francisco, starting July 2015.
Sarah StegmanWise
0004 currently
attends UCLA where
she is pursuing her B.S.
in Anthropology. She
is highly involved both
on and off campus,
working as a Brain
Coach, serving on
the executive board
of a prestigious mentoring organization, and
competing nationally for the UCLA figure
skating team. Upon graduation, she plans to
attend medical school and dreams of becoming
the team doctor for the U.S. Womens National
Soccer Team.
Jackie Altschuld
0107 has completed
her freshman year at
the University of San
Diego. She plays on the
womens soccer team
where she started in all
20 matches at defense,
tallied seven points,
which tied for
third-best on team, scored two goals, and
tallied three assists. She was recently named
rookie of the year, co-defender of the year, and
a team captain.
Samantha Rawlins
0107 received the
prestigious honor
of being selected
as a member of the
2014 NASA Student
Ambassador Virtual
Community. As one
of only 105 student
ambassadors selected
from hundreds of NASA interns representing
29 states and 67 universities, Samantha will
engage undergraduate and graduate students
in NASA science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM). Together with her
fellow ambassadors, Samantha will collaborate
with (and inspire) her peers, make professional
connections, and represent NASA to the public.
Michael Zaks 0107 is currently studying
Math and Economics at Columbia University.
He plans to graduate in May of 2017 and has
an interest in finance.
Divya Siddarth
0108 was named
by Society for Science
and the Public as one
of its semifinalists in
the Intel Science Talent
Search. This science
competition is one of
the most prestigious in
the country. She will
receive a $1,000 scholarship for her original
research. Divya is a student at
Harvard-Westlake.
Solange Etessami 0109 and Elana Zeltser
0009 volunteered their time at Mirman
School where they worked backstage with
hair and makeup for this past years musical
production of The Boyfriend.
Adam Schare 0110
is in his freshman year
at Tulane University in
New Orleans. This past
summer, he interned
at Sander Moses
Production company
in Hollywood, where
he worked primarily on
social media outreach
for CBS new legal drama Reckless. Adam plans
to study Environmental Biology with minors in
Marine Science and possibly Film at Tulane.
Nick Lieberman 0208 and Alexander

Tsebelis 0508 recently released a music
video for an up-and-coming Los Angeles
rapper through their newly formed production
company, Ready Made Pictures. Ready Made
Pictures is currently expanding to represent
and produce the work of new directors creating
commercial, web-based content.
This past summer,
Nicholas Abouzeid
0209 worked at two
internshipsone at a
real estate development
firm, and another
at an aerospace
parts manufacturer.
He is also leading
a team to plan an
entrepreneurial incubator at
Harvard-Westlake.
Nicole Haley Cohen
0210 recently
appeared as Sydney
on ABCs The Middle,
and has three national
commercials currently
running: Clorox, PNC
Bank, and Nike. She is
a freshman at UCLA,
and is the writer/
director of the short film, The Clockmakers (in
production). Check out her original song on
iTunes, Gone.
Chloe Gauthier 0211 is in her senior year
at Chaminade College Preparatory, further
developing her creative talents by taking AP
Studio Art and 3-D Design classes. This past
summer, Chloe thoroughly enjoyed being a
Camp Mirman counselor, working alongside
the teachers who once taught her. She also
continues her active volunteer support of
blindness-prevention programs.
Veronica Irwin 0211
is in her senior year
at Notre Dame High
School where she has
started a STEAM Club
inspired by Ms. Jocelyn
Balabans STEAM and
Women in Math and
Science programs.
This past summer, she
participated in a research fellowship at the
UCLA Neuroscience Department, studying
stem cell recovery in ischemic strokes. She
looks forward to continuing medical research
at the university and professional levels.
On May 27, Johnny Berman 0413, Maya

Flannery 0413, and Arjun Mahajan 0512
participated in the White House Science
Fair, where they presented their
award-winning Innovation in Autism
project. This project, conducted while the
students were attending Mirman, developed
a bracelet that autonomously senses when
children are engaging in stereotypy, a common
behavior in autism. The bracelet responds with
vibration, cueing the child to stop engaging
in that behavior. Innovation in Autism won
first place in the 2012 eCYBERMISSION
competition and was recognized as a Regional
Finalist in the Google Science Fair. Prior to the
science fair, Jonathan Berman was interviewed
by KPCC.
Luca Pistor 0713,

is Founder and
Co-Director of
JSES (Junior Social
Entrepreneurs
Summit). Luca created
a week-long summer
day camp for students
11 to 16 years old, taught
by professors from
USCs Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial
Studies and Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab.
Whether attending to be inspired, or to realize
a fully formed idea, each JSES student will
complete a business concept plan, learn
a project pitch, gain mentor support, and
have fun!
This past summer, Emery Kerekes 0413

studied at Kinhaven Music School, a
non-profit organization located in the rolling
green hills of Weston, Vermont, that fosters
high-level music-making experiences.
Maisie Lynton 0811

is an active volunteer
for United in Harmony,
a foundation that
focuses on bringing
new opportunities to
impoverished children
in Los Angeles. She
both plans events
throughout the
year and is a counselor at the foundations
sleepaway camp in the summer.
Declan Saviano 0413

joined Mirman Schools
IT department as a
summer intern. He also
attended Astro Camp,
practiced the sport of
squash, and took an
online Advanced Java
Programming course
with the Johns Hopkins
Center for Talented Youth.
Emma Wernig 0512
was one of only five
students under the age
of 18 to be accepted
to the international
Summer Campus
program at the Royal
Danish Academy of
Music in Copenhagen,
Denmark. The program
involves intense viola studies with the RDAM
string department chair and violist
Tim Fredriksen.
Have your own alumni note to share?

Email alumni@mirman.org with your
achievements, accolades, and updates.
Wed love to hear from you!
s
t
n
e
v
E
i
n
t
n
m
e
u
m
Al
e
v
l
o
v
n
I
and
nberg,
Scho ol Dan Vore
ds joi ne d He ad of
lty,
cu
fa
an
Al um ni an d fr ien
irm
M
Geffen, an d
RMAN
MI
ie
sl
Le
ni
e
Tr us te
19 fo r ou r Al um
an d st af f on Ju ne
th e
at
s
fo rmer facu lty,
n an d me mo rie
an even ing of fu
.
les
Summer M ixe r:
ge
An
t Mus eum in Lo s
Craf t an d Fo lk Ar
ber of the cham ber

Ariadne Gre if 9699, a mem
ed for a delighted
mus ic grou p SHUFFLE, perf orm
last Apr il.
ence
Mir man Sch ool audi
d
d s jo ine
n d f r ie n
a
i
n
m
ir
lu
a
Ch
an a
, B o a rd
6, M ir m
O n Ap r il
Voren berg lum n us S cott
n
a
D
l
o
o
a
S ch
t
os t and
He ad o f
o duc t s a
n, a n d h
p r is e Pr
r
Ber ma
e
t
and
n
n
r
a
E
e
s
Su
ive m ix
e s ide n t,
f o r m at
, Vic e Pr
in
the
d
o
n
t
a
n
n
Beck er
addit io
f or a f u
In
r,
.
e
n
g
a
r
t
in
t
d
S ch r
t ing o ve
M a nh a
e p re s e n
id t o w n
r
e
M
c
an
n
in
m
a
h
ir
d
lu n c
a t te n
e ts of M
a lum n i in
y, t wo s
0
r
o
3
t
r
is
e
h
v
o
man
p re s e n t.
s o f M ir
le we re
40 ye a r
o ne u nc
d
n
a
s
t
re n
g r a n dp a
Esther Z u
ck er man
9504 an
Saph ier 9
d Melis sa
902 re tu
rned to M
sp ec ia l vi si
ir m an fo r
t w it h Ms.
a
Jo ce ly n Ba
pick up som
la ba n an d
e co ol M ir m
to
an appa re l.
Alum n i re tu
rned to M
ir m an fo r
Spr ing Fa ir
ou r an n ua l
on Apr il 26
PSL
. Th is ye ar
M ardi G ra
s th eme w
s!
as
Fo urte en a
lum n i v ol un
te ered th ei
co un se lo rs
r ti me a s
fo r C am p
M ir m a n a
to th e succ
n d co n tr ib
es s of it s
u te d
in aug ura l
se ss io n .
r. Pe te r
cuss ion w ith M
8996 led a dis
e ke y
th
of
ct
Josh Lockman
bje
class on th e su
ies
ud
St
al
ob
se as,
Gl
Brad ys
n is facing over
a administ ratio
am
Ob
e
st.
th
s
Ea
ge
le
ch al len
d th e Midd
rt he rn Af ric a an
spec ific al ly in No
On M
ay 10,
a lum n
f or t h
i jo ine
e annu
d Ms .
a l Re v
Jo cel
lo n R u
y n Ba
n /Wa
laban
lk f o r
Wome
n.
Alumni men
tors Saba
Amid 05
Berman 0
13, Johnny
413, Ben
K
otzubei 0
Arjun Ma
612, and
hajan 05
12 vo lun
time to wor
te ered th ei
k w it h ou r
r
first-e ve r M
Rob ot ic s te
ir m an S ch oo
am and prep
l
are th em fo
r compe ti ti
on .
89
an d Greg Urfr ig 82
Dav id Ulick 8284
rm an
Mi
l
nua
An
judge the
ret urned to cam pus to
Scienc e Fai r.
3
lan Saviano 041
Over the summe r, Dec
nt.
me
art
dep
rm an IT
interned wi th the Mi
mb er of the team!
me
e
abl
alu
inv
an
s
He wa
epti on reun ited alum ni

Our High Sch ool Graduates Rec
h thei r former
ol
graduati ng from high scho wit
was had by all,
time
good
A
teachers and clas smates.
of Matbal l!
e
gam
ptu
rom
imp
an
which inclu ded
46
4 sch ool yea r, alumn i

Dur ing the 2013201
our
to cam pus to attend
enj oye d com ing bac k
ts,
cer
con
le
rab
mo
me
ren ow ned sch ool plays,
.
ces
an d live ly sch ool dan
Our an
nu
b ro ugh a l Alum n i T
h ank s
t a lum
g
n i f ro
t o c e le
m a ll o i v ing Bre a k
b r a te
f as t
ve r b a
and gi
ck to c
ve t h a
am p us
f r ie n d
n
k
s
f or go
s, te ac
od foo
h e rs, a
d,
nd f un
!
or Leadership Dinner last

At our Annual Giv ing Don
97 spo ke pas sion ate ly
90
ir
spr ing , Kev in Sincla
imp act of giv ing .
abo ut the imp ort ance and
The Impact of Giving

Your support ensures that the incredible abilities
of our unique population are nurtured, challenged,
and never limited.

INNOVATIVE
DESIGN CLASSES
A program to teach students the

principles of 3-D modeling, rapid
prototyping, and design thinking.
LEAP
In the Learning Enhancement and

Achievement Program, students
are challenged to pursue their
passions, like analyzing the brain,
exploring entrepreneurism, or
studying Greek.
48
Dan Vorenberg, Head of School
FACULTY
ATHLETICS
FINANCIAL AID
Please make
your gift or
pledge today!
Remarkable faculty who are

thought leaders in their fields,
committed to the academic,
social, and emotional
well-being of children.
Financial aid opportunities for

our students who are unique,
curious, creative, and passionate
about learning.
Our expanding athletic program

features 23 teams in 5 different
sports, new approaches to
training, and additions to our
coaching staff.
mirman.org/makeagift
16180 Mulholland Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-2868
mirman.org
prsrt std
u.s. postage
paid
los angeles, ca
permit no. 1494

Meridian - The Magazine of Mirman School, 2013-2014

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Meridian - The Magazine of Mirman School, 2013-2014

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

the magazine of mirman school 20132014

Mirman Schools Advancement Office

4 A Message from the Head of School

5 A Message from the Board Chair

9 Old School, New School

21 20132014 Annual Report

A Message from the Head of School

A Message from the Board Chair

Susan Berman, Ph.D.

Forging Our Future, Living Our Legacy

Recruit and support

Strive to ensure that our mission,

Articulate clear objectives and define,

Promote, retain, and attract the

Develop and deliver an inspirational,

Actively implement and finance the

Mirman School Strategic Plan 20152018

Faculty and Staff

Program and Curriculum

Campus and Facilities

Finances and Planning

Develop a comprehensive financial

Analyze tuition with respect to providing

Finalize the construction of the athletic

Assess our institutional capacity for

Articulate and integrate a meaningful

Undertake the renovation of Mirmans

Ensure that a clearly articulated and

Assess institutional needs to

Explore alternate financing vehicles

Old School, New School

While we did have electives back in the day, I am amazed by

A Functional, Affordable Prosthetic

hen entrepreneur richard van as visited

Eric Gradman 8793artist, inventor,

What is the STEAM Carnival?

Can you tell us about some formative experiences

How did your experiences at Mirman help shape your

Seora Gian Molero

Dr. Dena Scott

On June 5, the entire Mirman community came together to honor retiring

Dr. Joy Kliewer

Faculty Achievements and Reflections

Ms. Wendy Samson, US English

Our Faculty Shines

Dr. Diane Flannery,

Mrs. Velear Schrupp, Librarian

parent service league Events

Start of Dans Tenure

3-D Printers Arrive at Mirman

Concert Singers Sing

Co-ed Volleyball Goes Undefeated

Mirmans Visit to the White House Science Fair

Columbia Scholastic Press

20132014 Annual report

mirman.org annual report 21

adventuresrobotics, entrepreneurship, inspirational speakers

mirman.org annual report 23

Finance and Advancement Reports

Total Fundraising Revenue: $3,573,268

mirman.org annual report 25

Annual Giving Statistics

Parent Participation Comparison

Employee Participation Comparison