Big Give Donors
On May 17, 2022, the Oak Knoll community came together to raise $110,555 during the school’s annual giving day, The Big Give. Throughout the day, community members were invited to support the school by thanking a person who has made a difference to them over the past year. In just 24 hours, 232 Oak Knoll community members, past and present, made gifts in honor of loved ones near and dear to their hearts. Click on our donors’ names below to read their messages of gratitude.
- Jose Goncalves – A true visionary and our friend.
- Matthew Wiggin
- For my friends and colleagues in Mulcahy
- Honoring my parents for their support and love
- The wonderful Friendships I made at Oak Knoll!
- Maureen Pluvinage Ellinwood ’99
- In honor of Selma Hannan
- A Proud OKS Parent – OKS Lacrosse and the Parents’ Association
- To the amazing teachers and administrators of Oak Knoll
- Thanks for giving my daughter the best year ever!
- In honor of Jeff Schroeder and his years of service to OKS
- In honor of the class of 2024
- The Advancement Office of OKS
- In honor of Patricia Cepparulo
- In honor of All-Girls Education
- In memory of Amy Lynn Miller
- Nickolas and Maria Agathis
- Rosanne Alessi
- The Archer Family (Brian and Gina)
- Mary Claire Armstrong ’11
- Elizabeth Armstrong ’14
- Laura Baker ’06
- For my mom, Hiawatha Goins-Baron
- Ryan F. Barry ’19
- Michael and Ellie Barry
- Moriah Bauman ’11
- In honor of Will Cardell
- In memory of Jenny Myers
- Bernadette Magnier Briand ’76
- Sheila Brodbeck ’90 and Miro Pasic
- For Mrs. Wilson, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Grimes, and Mrs. Nelson. Thank you for all your help and hard work in making this a great school year for Sean and Drew!
- For the class of ’94
- The Burton Family (Beth ’96 and Allen)
- Meredith Callahan ’04
- Corey Cankes ’02
- For My mom! Julie Maguire Caufield ’79 – for sending me to Oak Knoll!
- Dan and Mary Chambers
- Colwin and Nicole Chester
- In honor of Oak Knoll School!
- In honor of Audrey Rose Chobor ’22
- Andrea Chu ’10
- Kathy Coughlin ’65
- Mary Cummings ’07
- Katie Cummings Siegfried ’03
- Katie Curtin ’04
- Christine Koch D’Agostino ’99
- Courtney Dalebroux Hubschmann ’05
- Allison Hubschmann ’07
- In honor of my late mother, Barbara Curran
- Jana DaSilva
- Alyson Young De Soto ’06
- Elizabeth Denehy ’18
- Keith and Sherry Donovan
- Keelan Happel Dunn ’04
- Jennifer Redmond Dunn ’04
- In honor of Emma Saheed ’18
- In honor of Elizabeth Eck ’22
- Kristen Ehinger ’04
- Janice Emering
- Christine Falcicchio ’93
- Sofia Fernandez ’91
- In honor of Will Cardell
- Mary Kay Finnerty Samko ’72
- Stephen and Mary Ford
- In memory of Maureen Pluvinage Ellinwood ’99
- Olivia Gasser ’14
- Tracey George ’02
- Aurora-Yasmine Ghorab ’19
- In honor of Mrs. Sue Hildebrandt – for always being a bright spot in everyone’s day.
- Dana Gusmer Gruber ’83
- Maureen Guadagno ’07
- In honor of Carlee Bennett and Patti Cepparulo – two amazing influences over Tara’s life over during her 13 years at OKS
- Kathy Keyes Hart ’70
- The Healy Family (Fergus and Alice)
- Kenneth Rand and Lynn Hendricks Rand
- In honor of my family Wordle group. What fun!
- Mary Ellen Hettinger ’72
- Barbara Higginson
- The Hillabrant Family (Christian and Clare)
For the love and support of my parents, Marilyn and Larry Shapiro, who taught me to be confident, resilient, and never satisfied.
- For the class of 2020
- Elizabeth Jacobson ’12
- Julia Jacobson ’06
- Jim and Sally Jordan
- Joseph and Kelly Greeves
- All of my wonderful teachers at OKS
- The Teachers and Administration of OKS
- The Class of 1999
- For all educators, especially my sister Elizabeth
- The Kivler Family (Russell and Clarissa)
- In honor of Giorgio Kravetz
- Eileen Lambert
- The Larson Family (Matthew and Jessica)
- Kaitlyn Lauber ’04
- Maddy Lawler ’10
- My colleagues in Mulcahy Hall
- In honor of Tricia Bender Trego
- In honor of Mary Hoskins Clark and Camille Burke ‘77
- In honor of OKS- for being my home for 13 years
- Tom and Maura Lezynski
- In honor of Kathy Bernegger Coughlin ’65
- Lauren Lloyd (Featherston) ’06
- In honor of Mary Lou Carter – The heartbeat of our family
- The Marchisio Family
To Oak Knoll- for expanding my understanding of others, myself, and the world …
- To all those who helped me realize I was a young woman of promise
- Marcy Maxwell ’63
- In honor of Christina Sumas ’98
- The McDermott Family (Cheryl and Ryan)
- In memory of my grandparents, Mac and Mary McDonald
- In honor of the teachers and staff at OKS
- In honor of Lauren McPhail ’25
- In honor of Norma Delepine
- Eileen McQuillan
- Jennifer Milnes ’99
- With gratitude to God for His love
- Vincent Longo and Kjersten Moody
- Todd Mooney
- In honor of Melissa Maskery-White, for always being there for the girls
- Molly Moran ’11
- Kerri Moran ’13
- Michael and Barbara Moran
- In honor of Ms. Carlee Bennett
- In honor of Sue Hildebrandt
- In thanks for the friends and Family I made at Oak Knoll
- Bridget Butler Murphy ’20
- In honor of the network of OKS women
- Joan Smith Myers ’73
- Margaret Nevistich ’92
- In honor of Esna and Bill O’Connor and Peggy O’Connor Kirk
- Kerry Newman Sullivan ’91
- Michele Nitti-Zarr ’17
- Silvana Pedra Nobre ’06
- In Honor of Melissa Nelson
- Colleen O’Keefe Schroeder ’04
- Kathleen O’Connor ’14
- In honor of Nicole Johnston for inspiring Heather O’Hern ’21
- In honor of Olivia and the Class of 2022
- In honor of Maria Alvarez – We miss you!
- In honor of the Parents’ Association – Thank you for all you do!
- For Clara’s teachers – Lisa, Sean, Joseph, Sara, Nicole, and Jen
- In memory – Amy Lynn Miller
- In honor of the Marcom office at OKS
- Alison Pasciucco ’04
- Turey and Henock Paulos
- In honor of Ms. Rebecca Mull for instilling a love of learning Latin in our daughter
- Sarah Pierson Mulhaul ’05
- In honor of Colleen O’Leary Pierson ’83
- In honor of Maddie Schmidt
- Honoring Ann Marie Heckmann ’79, outgoing Alumnae/i Assn. President, and Laura Sumas-Barry ’03, incoming Alumnae/i Assn President and the entire Alumnae Assn. board for their commitment to our School and its mission. Thank you!
- To All of the amazing teachers and team at OKS who have been so amazing to our daughter this year – THANK YOU!!!
- Linda and Richard Rafferty
- In honor of the OKS Soccer Team
- Sarah Slonaker Reed ’94
- In honor of the outstanding educators and dedicated coaches of OKS
- In Memory of Linda Visceglia who started the OKS tradition in our family
- Sara Rogers ’21
- The Rubino Family (Vincent and Lucyanna)
- In honor of Mr. Will Cardell. He embodies the best of OKS. Whether I needed help with math or wanted to practice calligraphy, Mr. Cardell was welcoming, encouraging, and patient. He is truly one of the best educators I have ever encountered.
- Emma Saheed ’18
- Kristine Santucci Rapport ’07
- Eileen Schmidt ’90
- In honor of Joan Shepack Maher ’68
- Mary and Anthony Sciarillo
- The Siedem Family
- Grace Siegfried
- Kyle Siegfried
- Ashley Simpson ’03
- Ilyssa McIntyre Smith ’08
- Alisia Nolan and Richard Sosa
- Mark and Christine Spies
- Morgan Spies ’18
- Christopher and Lynn Stebbings
- In memory of Jenny Myers ’98. The kindest friend, teammate and sweetest soul
- In honor of the faculty and staff of OKS
- In honor of the Oak Knoll community, faculty and staff
- Matt and Sara Sykes
- Debra Tarowsky
- In honor of Rita Kentz, US Teacher and my grandmother
- Maria Tsettos
- In honor of Mary Lou Carter, a true gift to the world!
- In honor of the class of ’91, my lifelong and closest friends
- With gratitude for the blessing of this amazing OKS Community
- The Security Team at Oak Knoll
- Bridget O’Keefe Weeks ’06
- In honor of Sharon Hanley-Collins
- In memory of Jean Cosentino
- John and Lori Westerhold
- Linda Whalen
- Jessica McBride Whitsitt ’05
- Katherine Westerhold White ’05
- In honor of Kaitlin Wincko
- The Zaleck Family (Craig and Mariellen)