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.

The Advancement Office

Jose Goncalves – A true visionary and our friend.

The Advancement and Marcom Offices

Matthew Wiggin

Anonymous

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

Colleen Murphy Babbitt '09

In honor of the network of OKS women

Laura Westerhold Baker '06

In memory of Jean Cosentino

Neilda Baron '77

For my mom, Hiawatha Goins-Baron

Ryan F. Barry ’19

Laura Sumas Barry '03

In honor of the Oak Knoll community, faculty and staff

Michael and Ellie Barry

Moriah Bauman

Katie Bernot '06

In honor of Will Cardell

Kerrin Black '98

In memory of Jenny Myers ’98
Bernadette Magnier Briand ’76
Sheila Brodbeck ’90 and Miro Pasic

The Burton Family (Beth Hartnett Burton ’96 and Allen)

Meredith Callahan ’04

Corey Cankes ’02

Katherine Caufield '08

For My mom! Julie Maguire Caufield ’79 – for sending me to Oak Knoll!

Dan and Mary Chambers

Colwin and Nicole Chester

Megan Donnelly Child '91

In honor of Oak Knoll School!

The Chobor Family

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 Hubschmann Dalebroux ’05

Katie Curran Darcy '92

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

Hafeez Saheed and Lisa Earle

In honor of Emma Saheed ’18

James Eck and Juliet Moyna Eck '87

In honor of Elizabeth Eck ’22

Kristen Ehinger ’04

Janice Emering

Christine Falcicchio ’93

Sofia Fernandez ’91

Clare Fieseler '02

In honor of Will Cardell

Stephen and Mary Ford

Renee Herman Garber '99

In memory of Maureen Pluvinage Ellinwood ’99

Olivia Gasser ’14

Tracey George ’02

Aurora-Yasmine Ghorab ’19

Mike Good and Ali Sumas Good '95

In honor of Mrs. Sue Hildebrandt – for always being a bright spot in everyone’s day.

Joseph and Kelly Greeves

Dana Gusmer Gruber ’83

Maureen Guadagno ’07

Ed & Roxane Halter

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

Barbara Herkner

In honor of my family Wordle group. What fun!

Mary Ellen Hettinger ’72

Barbara Higginson

The Hillabrant Family (Christian and Clare)

Meghan Hodgin

For the love and support of my parents, Marilyn and Larry Shapiro, who taught me to be confident, resilient, and never satisfied.

McCormick Horsey '20

For the class of 2020

Allison Hubschmann ’07

Elizabeth Jacobson ’12

Julia Jacobson ’06

Jim and Sally Jordan

Susie Murphy Kelly '94

All of my wonderful teachers at OKS

Jeffrey and Alycia Kelly

The Teachers and Administration of OKS

Meghan Brodbeck Kim '99

The Class of 1999
For all educators, especially my sister Elizabeth

The Kivler Family (Russell and Clarissa)

Robert Kravetz and Nina Qureshi

In honor of Giorgio Kravetz

Eileen Lambert

The Larson Family (Matthew and Jessica)

Maddy Lawler ’10

Raye Jean Leastman

My colleagues in Mulcahy Hall

Tara Leone '96

In honor of Tricia Bender Trego ’73

Lisa Levchuk

In honor of Mary Hoskins-Clark ’88 and Camille Burke ‘77

Tom and Maura Lezynski

Barbara Rafter Lindner

In honor of Kathy Bernegger Coughlin ’65

Lauren Featherston Lloyd ’06

Maryalyse Carter Lopian '05

In honor of Mary Lou Carter – The heartbeat of our family

The Marchisio Family

Catherine E. Marshall '89

To Oak Knoll- for expanding my understanding of others, myself, and the world …

Karen Schessler Mastrangeli '91

To all those who helped me realize I was a young woman of promise

Marcy Maxwell ’63

Kathryn McCarthy '14

In honor of Christina Sumas ’98

The McDermott Family (Cheryl and Ryan)

James McEvoy

In memory of my grandparents, Mac and Mary McDonald

The McGowan Family (Owen and Deborah)

In honor of the teachers and staff at OKS

James and Kimberly McPhail

In honor of Lauren McPhail ’25

Eileen McQuillan

Kristin and Kevin McPherson

In honor of Norma Delepine

Robert Mercogliano and Elizabeth Brodbeck Mercogliano '94

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!

Elizabeth Brodbeck Mercogliano '94

For the class of ’94

Jennifer Milnes ’99

Gloria Miranda

With gratitude to God for His love

Vincent Longo and Kjersten Moody

Todd Mooney

Kerry Moran ’13

Kieran and Diana Moran

In honor of Melissa Maskery-White, for always being there for the girls

Michael and Barbara Moran

Molly Moran ’11

The Motroni Family (Sue and Marcus)

In honor of Ms. Carlee Bennett

Sarah Pierson Mulhaul ’05

Bridget Butler Murphy ’20

Kaitlin Leyden Murphy '07

In honor of OKS- for being my home for 13 years

Mary Joan "Nonie" Murphy

In honor of Sue Hildebrandt

Maureen Murphy '11

In thanks for the friends and Family I made at Oak Knoll

Joan Smith Myers ’73

Margaret Nevistich ’92

Karen O'Connor Newman '70

In honor of Edna and Bill O’Connor and Peggy O’Connor Kirk ’66 ϯ

Michele Nitti-Zarr ’17

Silvana Pedra Nobre ’06

Mark and Jill Novara

In Honor of Melissa Nelson

Kathleen O’Connor ’14

Paul and Clarissa O'Hern

In honor of Nicole Johnston for inspiring Heather O’Hern ’21

The O'Malley Family (Kevin and Vanessa)

In honor of Olivia and the Class of 2022

Elizabeth O'Mara '86

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

Clara O'Mara '23

In honor of the Marcom office at OKS

Alison Pasciucco ’04

Turey and Henock Paulos

Janet and JD Pearce

In honor of Ms. Rebecca Mull for instilling a love of learning Latin in our daughter

Colleen and J.J. Pierson

In honor of Colleen O’Leary Pierson ’83

Laura Perillo

In honor of Maddie Schmidt

Cynthia Prewitt

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!

The Racich Family

To All of the amazing teachers and team at OKS who have been so amazing to our daughter this year – THANK YOU!!!

Kristine Santucci Rapport ’07

Linda and Richard Rafferty

Robert Redmond and Elise McDonough Redmond '77

In honor of the OKS Soccer Team

Sarah Slonaker Reed '94

The Reheis Family (Mike and Kara)

In honor of the outstanding educators and dedicated coaches of OKS

Dan Rodgers and Nicole Visceglia Rodgers ’91

In Memory of Linda Visceglia who started the OKS tradition in our family

Sara Rogers ’21

The Rubino Family (Vincent and Lucyanna)

Lauren Russo '04

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

Mary Kay Finnerty Samko ’72

Eileen Schmidt ’90

Mary Waddington Schmidt '65