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MERITUS COLLEGE FUND<br />
MAKING COLLEGE COUNT<br />
CELEBRATION<br />
HONORING<br />
JASON MAYDEN<br />
DESINGER- IN- RESIDENCE, ACCEL PARTNERS<br />
CEO & FOUNDER, SUPER HEROIC
2 0 Y E A R S O F HIG HER A C HIEV E M ENT<br />
Since 1996, Meritus College Fund has empowered ambious young people from low-income<br />
communies around the Bay Area to succeed in college and excel in their futures. Impressively,<br />
88% of Meritus Scholars graduate from college, compared to just 26% of low-income students<br />
naonally.<br />
Meritus was founded with the belief that higher educaon has the power to transform lives.<br />
Your support of this event helps to provide our Scholars with access to the financial support,<br />
individualized advising, and career development resources they need to fully take advantage<br />
of their college experiences.<br />
“Meritus provided me with valuable knowledge,<br />
a generous scholarship, a chance to intern at City Hall,<br />
opportunities to connect with mentors, and much, much more.”<br />
- Victoria Chan, 2011 Meritus Scholar | 2015 UC Davis Graduate<br />
2016 M ERIT U S INSP IRAT I O N A W ARD<br />
The Inspiraon Award recognizes a community member who embodies the Meritus mission<br />
and champions the transformaonal impact of a college educaon. We are proud to honor<br />
Accel Partners Designer-in-Residence Jason Mayden, a vocal advocate for higher educaon<br />
who has achieved exceponal success in his educaon and career.
M AKING COLLEG E COUNT C ELEBRAT I O N<br />
H O N O RING<br />
J A SON M AYDEN<br />
D E S IGNER - I N-R E S I DENCE, A CCEL PA R TNERS<br />
C EO & F O U NDER, S UPE R HER O I C<br />
R ECIPIENT OF THE 2016 M E RIT U S I NSPIRAT I ON AWARD<br />
T U E S D AY, N O V E M BER 1 5 , 2016<br />
U CSF MISSI ON B AY | RUT TER CENTER | 1675 O W ENS S T R EET<br />
6:00 P. M . R ECEP T I ON | 7:00 P. M . DI NNER & P R O GRAM<br />
PARK ING A D JACENT TO VENU E<br />
EMCEE MICHAEL ISIP, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER, KQED<br />
EVENT CHAIRS JANIE RICHARDSON & JEN SWEENEY<br />
HOST COMMIT TEE CHAIRS SHEILA LARSEN, ISABEL MOORE & MAUREE JANE PERRY
YES!<br />
I will aend the<br />
2016 MERITUS MAKING COLLEGE COUNT CELEBRATION<br />
I would like to sponsor the event at the following level:<br />
Title Sponsor . ........ ...... $50,000+ (table for 10)<br />
Presentaon Sponsor . ....... $25,000 (table for 10)<br />
Visionary Sponsor . ......... . $15,000 (table for 10)<br />
Empowerment Sponsor . ...... $10,000 (table for 10)<br />
Achievement Sponsor . ....... $5,000 (table for 10)<br />
Success Sponsor . ....... ..... $2,500 (table for 10) ONLY 4 LEFT!<br />
I will purchase _____ cket(s) at $250 each<br />
I am unable to aend, but would like to support Meritus with my gi of $___________________<br />
VISIT MERITUS.ORG/CELEBRATION FOR MORE INFORMATION
MAKING COLLEGE COUNT CELEBRATION<br />
HOST COMMITTEE<br />
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY<br />
Jane Borg<br />
Lisa & Derek Kirkland<br />
Jen & Ryan Sweeney<br />
Visionary Sponsor<br />
Sheila & Thomas Larsen<br />
Gladys Thacher<br />
Nina Carroll<br />
Isabel & Tad Moore<br />
Susan & Marcello Todaro<br />
Beth & Andy Daecher<br />
Nancy & Bill Newmeyer<br />
Susan & Bill Oberndorf<br />
Diane B. Wilsey<br />
Mary & Michael Wolfe<br />
Empowerment Sponsor<br />
Alison & Jeremy Diessner<br />
Mauree Jane & Mark Perry<br />
Gerri & Richard Wong<br />
Linda Jo Fitz<br />
Janie & Weston Richardson<br />
Jacqueline Young<br />
Leslie & George Hume<br />
Tonia & Adam Karr<br />
Tracy Sedlock & Barnaby Walsh<br />
Maureen & Craig Sullivan<br />
Heather & Larry Yu<br />
Achievement Sponsor<br />
The William and Gretchen Kimball Fund<br />
Susan & Jim Swartz<br />
MERITUS COLLEGE FUND<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Mary Wolfe, Chair<br />
Luis Arellano<br />
Laura Bermudez<br />
Alison Bowe Diessner<br />
Sheila Larsen<br />
Kevin Lowry<br />
Abhay Parekh<br />
Janie Richardson<br />
Jen Sweeney<br />
Patrick Welsh<br />
Mona Zhao, 2008 Meritus Scholar<br />
ADVISORY COUNCIL<br />
Sheila Antrum<br />
Linden Berry<br />
Chris Boyd<br />
Carmen Castro-Franceschi<br />
Belva Davis<br />
Howard DeBow<br />
Bill Drypolcher<br />
Kathryn Hecht<br />
Tonia Karr<br />
Sy Kaufman<br />
Kate Kelly<br />
Mary Ann Mason<br />
Isabel Moore<br />
Frank Morrow<br />
Mauree Jane Perry<br />
Camilla Smith<br />
Liz Steyer<br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Diana M. Wolf<br />
FOUNDER<br />
Dr. Henry Safrit
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