Fall 2018 Connections

FALL 

CONNECTIONS 2018 

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WHAT’S IN 

THIS ISSUE? 

School Snapshots 2 

Family Spotlight 3 

Focus on Faculty 4 

Campus Guests 5 

Focus on Students 6 

Community Life 8 

Oh, the Places 

They’ll Go! 12 

Alumni News 16 

2017-18 

Annual Report 18 

EDITOR Corinne Hayhurst 

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Amy Walters 

PHOTOGRAPHERS Matt Beardsley, John 

King Photography, Adam Lechner, Barb 

Eaton, Kathleen McNamara, Rhys Miller, 

and Seven Hills Faculty 

WRITERS Carolyn Cruz, Riki Gibson, Dan 

Murphy 

DESIGN RossTurnerDesign.com 

PRINTER Norco Printing 

THE SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL 

975 North San Carlos Drive 

Walnut Creek, CA 94598 

(925) 933-0666 

www.sevenhillsschool.org 

Message from the Head of School 

At Seven Hills we’ve settled 

into the routines of fall— 

students and teachers 

exercising curiosity and 

taking risks, learning and 

growing together—and I am 

reflecting on all that we have 

accomplished together. 

My third year at Seven Hills 

was one to remember, for 

sure. We introduced a new 

Lower School math curriculum 

(p. 6), new student electives 

in Middle School (p. 8), a 

new spring performing arts showcase (p. 9), new alumni opportunities (p. 16), and a 

new community lunch initiative (p. 25). With our unifying theme of “Building Community 

through Courageous Conversations,” we deepened our cultural competency work 

through our Parent Lecture Series (p. 5), Harvard’s #CommonGood Campaign and the 

NAIS AIM survey (p. 4). 

If I think back to my introduction to Seven Hills and the Head of School search 

process, one of my earliest charges has been to help our community advance our 

goal in building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Three years later, 

we are making real headway. In addition to cultural competency skills, the school’s 

commitment to socioeconomic diversity has grown, and we have increased our tuition 

assistance budget to serve qualified students who would not otherwise be able to 

attend Seven Hills. Having all kinds of diversity in our community ensures that our 

Ms. McNamara’s 

Photo Elective 

A highlight of my year was 

teaching a talented group 

of 8th grade students 

the art and science of 

photography during the 

newly-launched Middle 

School elective period. 

Here are a few samples 

of their work.

learning environment reflects the broader society and prepares our students for the 

challenges that lie ahead in high school, college, and beyond. 

This important inclusivity work is also in service to our school’s next strategic plan, 

Direction 60, which builds upon the groundwork laid in Approach 2020, and will serve 

as our strategic roadmap as we head toward our 60th anniversary in 2022. The plan will 

prioritize all aspects of our students’ education and Seven Hills’ long-term sustainability. 

I look forward to sharing Direction 60 with you later this year. 

All of the highlights in this issue—the learning, the discovery, and the joy—are 

supported by our generous community (p. 20). We continue to maintain more than 94 

percent parent participation in the Annual Fund, grow our endowment, and achieve 

record-breaking numbers at the auction (p. 28). This philanthropic momentum helps us 

plan for a bright future of innovative teaching and learning practices, the high quality 

of student life, and that overall emotional well-being of our students and all the adults. 

Thank you! 

I hope you enjoy this issue of Connections and that it inspires you to re-commit to our 

mission—as a parent, grandparent, alumnus, alumni parent, donor, or friend. All of us at 

Seven Hills are delighted to look back on these memories, and create some new ones 

throughout the year. 

With gratitude, 

Kathleen McNamara 

Head of School 

MISSION 

STATEMENT 

The Seven Hills 

School is a learning 

community with the 

mission to develop 

the intellect, engage 

the spirit, and 

foster respect for, 

and responsibility 

to, our world. 

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SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS: 2017-18 

$1,959 

raised at the 

Middle School 

taco sale for 

Puerto Rico 

hurricane 

victims 

7,069 

Book 

Checkouts 

1,286 eBook 

Checkouts 

from the 

Seven Hills library 

20 

二十 

years of the 

Japanese 

Exchange 

with Kita City 

13 FAMILIES 

IN NEED 

received holiday gifts from 

the PIA Support-a-Family 

80 

$114,000 raised for new lunch initiative at the SHS Auction 

9 

after school 

Middle School 

sports teams 

current parents, alumni, and alumni 

parents attended the first Career 

Pathways Networking Event 

in San Francisco 

1st place and 

3rd place at 

the Bay Area 

Robotics 

Competition 

22 

grade-level parent 

roundtables held 

399 

students at 

Seven Hills 

representing 

40 

ZIP codes 

220 

classroom visits for 

mindfulness practice 

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FAMILY SPOTLIGHT 

“We Want to Go There!” 

An Interview with the Shirazi/Thorner Families 

Three years ago, sisters Ameneh and Leyla Khosrovani and their 

husbands, Shervine Shirazi and Todd Thorner, were looking for 

a new school to meet the needs of their children and all of their 

unique personalities. They were searching for a school that would 

provide not only academics, but a well-rounded education. They 

knew that in the busy, scheduled world, having their children go to 

school together would allow the cousins—JJ (4th), Teymour (2nd), 

Noor (1st) Thorner, and Cami (5th) and Ryan (2nd) Shirazi—to 

spend more time together. 

Ameneh and Shervine first heard about Seven Hills through 

Shervine’s colleagues at Kaiser, who spoke highly about Seven 

Hills’ nurturing approach and whole child experience. The two 

families toured the school, and were drawn in by the campus, 

people, arts, sports, and robust calendar of school events. They 

remembered how the teachers were warm and the students 

looked to be engaged and thriving. “It was their approach to 

children,” says Leyla. “I could tell they weren’t just going to drill 

them academically, but would support their emotional and artistic 

needs.” They noticed artwork and quotes around the front office 

about being grateful for your blessings—a mantra they wanted 

their children exposed to. 

The tenets of gratitude, humility, and celebrating each blessing 

resonated deeply for Ameneh and Leyla, who had to travel 

through many counties after the Iranian revolution—having 

educational experiences in Vienna, Rome, South Africa, and 

England—before arriving in the United States as teens. It was 

important to them to find a global environment where their 

children could all experience academics together. 

As their Seven Hills journey began, both families modeled their 

value of giving back by quickly getting involved, whether serving 

lunch in Lower School or chaperoning class field trips. As they got 

to know the students and other volunteers in the school, they felt 

part of a family, part of a bigger picture. 

Now in their third year at Seven Hills, the two families continue 

to see positive growth in their children. From the way working 

with new mediums in art class brought out Ryan’s artistic side, 

to how Cami’s 4th grade teacher, Kirsten Woods, allowed each 

classmate to shine and build their confidence throughout the 

year. For Leyla, it’s the daily, special moments on campus, such 

as the way the students compete, yet cheer each other on, 

during Jump Rope for Heart. Both sisters reflect on the positive 

impact of the buddies program, and the way that children build 

their social interaction skills with a student of a different age and 

personality. It aligns with their family ethos of mutual respect, no 

matter one’s differences. 

Although the five cousins are in 1st-5th grades, their parents are 

especially excited for the exposure to different cultures during 

the Middle School international trips and especially the 8th grade 

Japanese exchange. With Seven Hills now a true family affair, 

Ameneh, Shervine, Leyla, and Todd are looking forward to even 

more growth in their children in the years to come. “We come 

from a tough educational experience, so we’re so grateful that 

education is a happy experience at Seven Hills. We want to go to 

school there!” says Ameneh. 

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FOCUS ON FACULTY 

Taking the Next Steps in Cultural Competency 

Seven Hills’ commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse 

learning environment for our students, parents, faculty, and staff 

is at the heart of our mission. Throughout the 2017-18 year, faculty 

and staff continued their deep-dive into cultural competency work 

with the theme of “Building Community through Courageous 

Conversations” and reflected on the questions: 

• What do we need to learn from and about each other? 

• What do we need to learn about ourselves? 

• What skills can we continue to build with cultural competency 

training? 

• How does the larger national climate impact us, our work, our 

own families, and families at Seven Hills? 

Expanding on the 2016-17 school year’s work of identifying our own 

“blind spots” and stereotypes, faculty and staff continued the shift 

from awareness to action as a learning community. 

Seven Hills believes this work is crucial to becoming culturally 

competent leaders, educators, and community leaders. As we lean 

into our areas for growth, we give each other the space and grace 

for candid, caring, courageous conversations to happen. 

Highlights from 2017-18 

• Over several training days with educational consultant Dr. Derrick 

Gay, faculty and staff explored their own values, attitudes, skills, 

and behaviors which enable effective work across cultures, and 

planned ways to expand their language and inclusivity. 

• Ten faculty members and administrators attended the National 

Association of Independent Schools’ People of Color Conference 

(PoCC) in Anaheim—the flagship event of NAIS’ commitment to 

equity in teaching and learning—packed with inspiring speakers, 

relevant workshops, and important identity work. 

• Seven Hills signed on as an early leader in Harvard’s Caring 

Schools #CommonGood Campaign, which mobilizes middle and 

high schools across the country to take action to help prepare 

young people to be citizens who create a better world. 

• To collect community feedback, Seven Hills engaged the 

entire community in the NAIS Assessment of Inclusion and 

Multiculturalism (AIM). This survey will provide the school with a 

deep understanding of the campus climate, with tangible data to 

measure progress and set goals. 

Inclusive book selections in 

The Julian Rettger Memorial Library 

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CAMPUS GUESTS 

Spreading Joy 

Singing everything from jazz standards 

to modern pop hits, the world’s oldest 

underclassman a cappella group—The 

Yale Spizzwinks—dazzled students at a 

K-8 assembly. Following their performance, 

the group spent time with 5th-8th grade 

students to answer questions about 

singing, Yale, and college life. 

Lower School students were delighted by 

internationally-acclaimed Unique Derique 

at April’s Green and White Day Assembly. 

A Berkeley native, Derique’s high-energy 

one-man act included traditional clown, 

juggling, and unicycle entertainment, as 

well as the African roots and rhythms of 

Hambone body percussion. 

Visiting Authors 

Authors of Fred Korematsu Speaks Up, 

Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi, joined 4th- 

8th grade students to discuss their story 

of a man who protested the Japanese 

Internment during World War II. The 

authors discussed Korematsu’s courage 

and tenacity in pursuing justice for those 

who had been wronged. 

Kindergarten-6th grade students enjoyed 

special library presentations from Laurie 

Ann Thompson, author of Emmanuel’s 

Dream and Be A Changemaker: How to 

Start Something That Matters. She shared 

reasons why stories matter for every one 

of us and inspired students to dream big 

through real-world examples of young 

people making a difference. 

Inspiring Parent Education 

Dr. Derrick Gay, educational consultant 

on diversity and global citizenship, has 

been featured in The New York Times, The 

Washington Post, NPR, 60 Minutes, and 

TEDx. Derrick kicked off the 2017-18 Parent 

Lecture Series by discussing the skills 

today’s children need to excel in our global 

society, and making the case for fostering 

cultural competency and empathy skills, at 

home and at school. 

Olympian, coach, and author Jason 

Dorland shared how it took a devastating 

loss at the 1988 Olympic Games to shatter 

his results-driven ways of thinking, and 

reshape his views on what it truly means to 

win in sport and in life. He challenged the 

audience to rethink traditional perspectives 

on high-performance, and explained how 

to achieve personal success with greater 

fulfillment and joy. 

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FOCUS ON STUDENTS 

Not a Math Brain, but a Math Mindset 

How often have you heard someone say, “I’m just not good at 

math?” Math negativity runs deep for many, but research shows 

that no one is born with a math brain. “Everyone can be good at 

math,” says Kellen Bothwell, Lower School math coordinator. “It’s 

about approaching math in the right way.” 

Hands-on, exploratory math curriculum at Seven Hills engages 

students from ECE to Middle School. Last September, the Lower 

School adopted a new math curriculum, Investigations 3, with an 

inquiry-based approach to teaching this creative subject. Long 

gone are the “kill and drill” days of timed tests, traditional teacher 

lectures, and students solving problems by themselves. Instead, 

lessons are student-driven, and students work collaboratively on 

open-ended, investigative learning tasks in a workshop style. 

Math classes are often fluid, 

differentiated small groups— 

students can transition from group 

to group based on their assignment, 

development, and effort. One of 

Seven Hills’ key goals is to build a 

mathematical mindset that helps 

children understand that there is more 

than one way to solve or approach 

a problem. Faculty celebrate when 

students share new ideas with their class. “I love seeing kids 

solve problems or show me things in a way I’ve never seen 

before,” says Middle School math teacher Stephanie Hough. 

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Seven Hills’ openended 

math program 

allows students to 

engage in project-based 

learning. Here are a few 

examples of students 

applying math concepts 

in “real world” situations. 

Math is Everywhere 

In ECE, play with numbers and shapes is central to 

building mathematical competence. To build their 

number sense, Rainbow and Red Barn students had 

daily experiences with counting, comparison, and 

quantity using everything from cubes and blocks for 

measuring to beats and rhythm during music. 

Tiny House, Big Learning 

In 4th grade, students discovered how important 

math is to construction and building as they 

embarked on a tiny house project. Using graph paper 

to plan, design, and build, students applied their 

understanding of units, dimensions, area, perimeter, 

and geometry to design a home of their own.

FOCUS ON STUDENTS 

Math at Seven Hills goes beyond 

calculations and emphasizes articulation 

of mathematical thinking. Teachers 

challenge their students to explain: How 

did you solve this problem? What do you 

notice? What do you wonder? With a 

focus on depth versus breadth, instead 

of 25 problems to solve, a student may 

have three richer problems that spark 

conversation. Students are often asked 

to explain their problem solving through technical writing—by 

communicating their own thought process in words, they make a 

stronger connection to the work. 

Most importantly, faculty focus on the process of learning, rather 

than the outcome, to help increase students’ growth mindset. 

Research pioneered by Carol Dweck found that students who 

believed that their ability and intelligence could grow and 

change outperformed those who thought that their ability was 

fixed. How we talk about math makes a difference—instead 

of saying “I’m not good at math,” students say, “I’m training 

my brain in math.” Mistakes are expected and respected as 

opportunities for discovery. 

Seven Hills will continue to invest in delivering outstanding math 

instruction and a joyful experience—reminding students that 

math understanding is not based on the brains they were born 

with, but their approach, potential, and opportunities to learn. 

Science, Math, and Sand 

During the science sandcastle unit in preparation 

for their annual Baker Beach field trip, 1st graders 

had hands-on experience noticing and speaking 

about cylinders, cubes, and apexes—expressing 

mathematical terms in a fun activity. 

Barbie Bungee! 

As part of their unit on linear equations, 7th grade 

students dropped “Barbie bungees” from the 

second floor of Hunt Hall to calculate distance and 

slope, graph the data, and create a line of best fit— 

mathematical modeling in action. 

“You’ve taught 

me to be 

a problem 

solver.” 

– Class of 

2018 graduate 

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COMMUNITY LIFE 

2nd graders share their 

family ancestry and 

traditions at their Cultural 

Connections Celebration. 

New Middle School Electives Promote 

Student Choice 

At the start of last year, the Middle School implemented 

a new rotating schedule for students, allowing for longer 

classes and more in-depth learning. Another advantage 

to the new schedule, Seven Hills was able to offer student 

elective classes for the first time, to increase student 

choice and voice into the overall learning experience. From 

magazine making, to “garden and egg,” to band and vocal 

ensemble, these weekly elective classes have become a 

popular opportunity to connect with faculty, with each other, 

and with a new passion. 

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All smiles 

before the 1st 

grade musical 

performance of 

Frog and Road. 

Revealing the Back to 

School auction theme with 

the help of the De La Salle 

Marching Band and 

Ethan Buckley ’16.


Honoring our veterans 

during the 7th grade trip 

to Washington, D.C. 

Working together to make the campus 

shine during Campus Beautification Day. 

Come one, come all, to 

the greatest Halloween 

Festival of all! 

An evening of celebration 

and connection at the All 

Community Parent Dinner. 

Inaugural Performing Arts Showcase a Success 

In May, Kindergarten through 8th grade students took the 

Hofmann Theatre stage at the Lesher Center for the Arts for an 

inaugural year-end performance for their families, teachers, and 

fellow students. Named “A Journey through the Arts,” the goal 

of the event was to celebrate the arc of the Seven Hills public 

speaking and performing arts curriculum over the years. With 

upbeat energy and varied performances, it was a true community 

celebration! 

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Run, run, as fast 

as you can — 

Kindergarteners catch 

the gingerbread man! 

Showing Jaguar 

pride at the 

Walnut Festival 

Twilight Parade. 

Teamwork, fun, and 

water abounds at 

Engage the Spirit. 

Eighth graders give Dr. 

Derrick Gay a behind the 

scenes tour of Seven Hills. 

Celebrating with 

heart during Jump 

Rope for Heart. 

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Our Japanese guests share their 

talents and culture with an exciting 

assembly performance.

Kindergarteners enter 

their first K-8 assembly 

through a tunnel of 8th 

grade arms. 

Closing out a year 

of joyful learning at 

the ECE carnival! 

Green Kids Plant Seeds of Change 

The Lower School Green Kids Committee and Middle School Environmental Group 

met during lunch throughout the year to plan and promote positive changes all 

around campus. The student-led clubs implemented a number of ideas last year to 

make Seven Hills all the more green: 

• Producing a PSA video describing the environmental effects of plastic straws and 

suggesting alternatives 

• Spearheading an effort to “bring your own fork” from home to encourage 

reusables 

• Diverting wax from the landfill by establishing a crayon collection site to send 

used crayons to the Crayon Initiative to repurpose for children in hospitals 

• Feeding vegetable scraps from lunch to classroom guinea pigs, rabbits, and 

campus chickens 

• Updating a plan to include additional and more convenient sorting stations in 

Hunt Hall 

• Adding wooden chopsticks to the lunch line, a compostable option, instead of 

plastic sporks 

• Creating a “Promises to our Planet” mural with parent volunteers, displayed 

at Evening of Art, Innovation & Greenstival, to invite guests to make a “green” 

commitment 

• Raising more than $500 for the Climate Museum through a Middle School lunch 

sale of homemade lemony items 

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OH, THE PLACES THEY’LL GO! 

Class of 2018 Receives Warm Send-Off at Graduation Ceremony 

Seven Hills bid a heartfelt farewell to the Class of 2018 at the community-wide graduation ceremony. As the music and ceremony began, 

the 50 graduating 8th grade students took their seats on the stage, more than ready for the adventures which lie ahead. 

Head of School Kathleen McNamara welcomed the morning audience of extended family and friends to the ceremony, congratulating 

students for service in student councils, excellence in academics, leadership, and community service, and thanking their parents for all 

they’ve added to the school community. She encouraged the graduates to keep Seven Hills close to their heart and remember the most 

important lessons they learned here. 

Finally, by unanimous declaration of the faculty and staff, the entire 8th grade was honored with the Distinguished Legacy Award, only 

bestowed twice in 22 years. Joining ranks with the Class of 2014, this class award honors exceptional effort, character, and mindset that 

reflect the school’s mission to “develop the intellect, engage the spirit and foster respect for, and responsibility to, our world.” A plaque 

will be placed in the Hunt Hall awards case for future classes to be inspired by their exceptional example. Congratulations Class of 2018! 

“I’ve learned that 

kindness, responsibility, 

and effort are far more 

valuable than the score I 

earn on a test.” 

– Grace Skepner ’18 

“Regardless of whether our travels occurred within 

the pages of a book or through new experiences 

outside the classroom (sometimes country), 

Seven Hills teaches us that the world needs love, 

empathy, and connection.” 

– Piper Fleming ’18 

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Class of 2018: High School Destinations 

Nyah Akoni, Carondelet 

Mateo Benavides, Bentley 

Jasenia Berkeley, Carondelet 

Chloe Bobila, Carondelet 

Michael Buhalis, De La Salle 

Christopher Butner, St. Andrew’s 

Johnathan Catterton, San Ramon Valley 

Ryan Chan, College Preparatory 

Michael Coke, De La Salle 

Kendall Craig, Athenian 

Carson Dalziel, Campolindo 

Davis Dow, San Ramon Valley 

Piper Fleming, Bentley 

Cole Foster, Bentley 

Rory Furstenthal, Head Royce 

Sydney Griscavage, College Preparatory 

Morgan Gutzwiller, Athenian 

Elliot Hawkins, San Ramon Valley 

Arden Hilal, College Preparatory 

John Hoover, De La Salle 

Andrew Howard, San Ramon Valley 

Evelyn Howard, San Ramon Valley 

Frederick Hughes, De La Salle 

Daniel Katari, College Preparatory 

Isabel Keith-Mahler, Carondelet 

Sana Khoury, Bentley 

Leslie Kwok, Head Royce 

Kalia Lai, College Preparatory 

Olivia Leighton, Carondelet 

Logan Lindberg, Campolindo 

Matthew Longstreet, San Ramon Valley 

Katharine Macomber, Bentley 

Madeline Macomber, Bentley 

Leo Marek, Athenian 

Islay Morrison, Carondelet 

Drake Nunez, De La Salle 

Mason Oetgen, Cate School 

Matthew Radell, Campolindo 

Olivia Rhee, Miramonte 

Steele Riter, De La Salle 

Jackson Rubiano, Bentley 

Emily Sandberg, Head Royce 

Naomi Seivold, Carondelet 

Timothy Shargel, Las Lomas 

Grace Skepner, Bentley 

Trevor Toma, De La Salle 

Aneesha Wijesuriya, Carondelet 

Richard Williams, Miramonte 

Madeline Woo, Bentley 

Natalie Yeung, College Preparatory 

A big thank you to Ryan Booth ’14, Izzy 

Baldacci ’14, Sofia Earle ’14, and Ishani 

Synghal ’11 for returning to share wisdom. 

Alumni Share Wisdom 

with the Class of 2018 

On the Friday prior to graduation, the 

8th grade class was welcomed into 

the Alumni Association at the Alumni 

Welcome Luncheon, a longstanding 

tradition. Four Seven Hills alumni 

returned to campus to offer sage 

advice for transitioning to high school, 

including, “don’t be afraid to ask 

questions,” “make a difference in your 

school by getting involved,” and “solve 

problems that others have been too 

afraid to dive into.” Most importantly, 

they shared perspective on what it 

means to be one of more than 1,000 

alumni of Seven Hills who are making 

a difference in the world. In closing 

the afternoon, Scott Espinosa-Brown 

encouraged the incoming alumni to 

stay involved, to give back, and to 

come visit and say hello. 

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The Class of 2014 Returns 

for Senior Send Off 

Class of 2014 College Destinations 

Seven Hills graduates from the Class of 2014 have big plans and are now in 

colleges and universities across the United States. 

MIDWEST 

Carleton College 

Indiana University 

Marion University 

Oberlin College 

Wheaton College 

NORTHEAST 

Brown University 

Columbia University 

Emerson College 

New York University 

Northeastern University 

Princeton University 

Swarthmore College 

University of Pennsylvania 

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Seven Hills welcomed back the Class 

of 2014 to congratulate them on their 

recent high school graduation and 

wish them well as they prepare for 

their next adventure. More than 30 

alumni, alumni parents, faculty and 

staff attended, sharing brunch as well 

as stories and catching up on college 

and gap year destinations. We look 

forward to staying in touch! 

WEST 

California Polytechnic State 

University, San Luis Obispo 

Diablo Valley College 

Lake Tahoe Community College 

Loyola Marymount University 

Saint Mary’s College of California 

San Diego State University 

Scripps College 

University of California, Berkeley 

University of California, Davis 

SOUTH 

University of California, 

Duke University 

Santa Barbara 

Southern Methodist University 

University of Nevada, 

University of Georgia 

Las Vegas 

Vanderbilt University 

University of Oregon 

University of San Francisco 

University of Southern California 

OVERSEAS 

The American University of Paris; University of St. Andrews, Scotland; The University of Edinburgh

ALUMNI EVENTS 

Alumni Celebrate their Jaguar Pride at All-Alumni Reunion 

Seventy alumni, alumni families, and faculty returned to campus for the annual All- 

Alumni Reunion. Festive green and white decor, a photo booth, faculty bartenders, and a 

delicious appetizer spread welcomed guests into Tenvold. Returning alumni ranged from 

1998 to the recently graduated Class of 2018. Sharing stories and memories, attendees 

also recognized Michael Sandberg for his 25 years of service as a Middle School history 

teacher. It was a social afternoon of connecting with old friends, and celebrating the 

bond as Seven Hills alumni who pave the way for future classes. 

Alumni Events: Save the Date 

Oct 27 Fall Happy Hour 

Dec 4 Career Pathways 

Networking Event (SF) 

Feb 1 Care Package Party 

Apr 6 Spring Happy Hour 

May 18 Class of 2015 

Senior Send Off 

May 31 Alumni Welcome 

Luncheon 

Jun 8 All-Alumni Reunion 

Career Pathways 

Networking Event 

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 

6:00 – 8:00pm 

San Francisco 

With special keynote by 

Amity Millhiser, Vice Chair 

and Chief Clients Officer, PwC 

Aunt to Toria ’15 and Amity ’17 Stahl 

See sevenhillsschool.org 

this fall for details. 

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ALUMNI EVENTS 

Career Pathways Networking Event 

Debuts in San Francisco 

Career Pathways Expands to Include 8th 

Grade and Alumni 

In the 2016-17 school year, Seven Hills launched the Career 

Pathways program to 6th grade students who had the 

opportunity to connect with Seven Hills parents and learn 

about a wide range of professions and careers. This past 

spring, the “career day style” event expanded to include 8th 

grade students and alumni guest speakers who leveraged their 

educational and professional experiences. 

The morning opened with keynote speaker, Amity Millhiser, Vice 

Chair and Chief Clients Officer for PwC and the aunt of alumni 

Toria ’15 and Amity ’17 Stahl. After the opening session, 6th 

graders had the opportunity to meet in panels with 20 parents 

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On November 28, 2017, The City Club of San Francisco was the 

backdrop for the debut of the first Career Pathways Networking 

event. More than 80 Seven Hills parents, alumni, alumni parents, 

faculty, and staff came together to make new connections and 

hear keynote speaker, Larry Scott, Pac-12 Commissioner and 

Seven Hills alumni parent of Alexander ’14, Sebastien ’16, and 

Alannah ’17. 

“We are excited to be expanding our Career Pathways program 

into San Francisco,” said Head of School Kathleen McNamara. 

“By bringing the event to San Francisco, we provide a forum for 

our alums, alumni parents, and current parents who work or live 

in the city to stay connected with one and other, and with the 

Seven Hills community.” 

The evening opened with cocktails and networking followed by 

a fireside chat and conversation with Commissioner Larry Scott 

who spoke about what his passion for tennis taught him and 

how it impacted his career in sports and leadership. Mr. Scott 

touched upon his career wins, mistakes, and risks. 

The night was a huge success in showcasing the strength of the 

Seven Hills community while expanding the Career Pathways 

program into San Francisco. We look forward to bringing the 

event back to San Francisco on December 4, 2018. 

and explore possible industries of interest—such as public 

affairs, social work, marketing, real estate, medicine, business, 

and entrepreneurship. Meanwhile, alumni spoke with 8th grade 

students and shared stories about education, soft skills, and 

their careers today. 

“Career Pathways is a great way for us to tap into the 

professional skill set and industry connections of our parents 

and alumni to support student learning,” said Amy Walters, 

Director of Development and Parent Relations. The growing 

program encouraged students to start thinking about what 

they are passionate about, what they are good at, and what the 

world needs them to do.

ALUMNI EVENTS 

Faculty met with alumni during 

the 7th grade trip to D.C. 

Stay Connected 

Be sure to follow Seven Hills on social media to 

get glimpses into campus life and find a growing 

network of Seven Hills parents and alumni. 

Alumni Connect Around the Country 

Last year’s alumni events brought together graduates and former teachers spanning 

several decades. From catching up at happy hours in Walnut Creek to Santa Monica and 

even Washington, D.C., alumni took advantage of many ways to stay engaged with Seven 

Hills. Many thanks to our faculty-led Alumni Council for staying in touch with our alumni! 

The Seven Hills School 

Seven Hills (for alumni) 

Seven Hills School 

Professionals 

@sevenhillswc 

@7HillsWC 

Alumni: 

Do You Have News to Share? 

Let us know what’s happening in your 

professional and personal life by 

submitting news to Carolyn Cruz 

at ccruz@sevenhillsschool.org. 

College Cupid Care Packages! 

Last winter, Seven Hills hosted its first alumni care package party. Alumni parents from 

the classes of 2012 and 2013 were invited to campus to assemble “Cupid Care Packages” 

for young alumni in college. Arriving just in time for Valentine’s Day, the boxes 

included homemade Valentines treats, notes from former teachers, and more. The 

morning was a time for parents to share stories and memories, while doing something 

fun for the children that brought them together. 

Parents of Alumni: 

Please Forward This Publication 

If your son or daughter no longer maintains a 

permanent address at your home, please notify 

Seven Hills of his/her new mailing and email 

address at ccruz@sevenhillschool.org. 

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2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT 

2018-19 

Board of Trustees 

BOARD MEMBERS 

Jamil Akoni 

Lisa Barnett Sween 

Patrick Blake 

Paul Deeringer 

Candace Fleming 

Laura Furstenthal 

John Gingrich 

Khira Griscavage 

Julie Gutzwiller 

Sameer Hilal 

Matthew Janopaul 

Alexandra Lee 

Mackenzie Lesher 

Patrick Lin 

Robert Little 

Matthew Macomber 

Gina Morris 

Annette O’Donnell-Butner 

Ronke Olatunji 

Julie Anne Springman Wickes ’98 

Seiyonne Suriyakumar ’02 

Kirsten Young 

A Message from the Board Chair 

It’s an exciting time at Seven Hills. 

As my wife, Melissa, and I reflect on our Seven 

Hills journey, we are thrilled to be a part of such a 

vibrant community. With our son, Holden, starting 

his sophomore year in high school; daughter, Arden, 

having graduated from Seven Hills in June ready to 

tackle high school; and as our third child, Hudson, 

enters Middle School, we are more grateful than ever 

for the inspiring teachers, dedicated staff, supportive 

friends, the amazing volunteers, and the growing 

community of families that make up the Seven Hills 

community. 

In anticipation of our upcoming 60th anniversary in 

2022, the Board of Trustees has been actively working with Kathleen on our next strategic 

plan, Direction 60, with a focus on program, places, people, and philanthropy. Kathleen has 

guided us through ways to enrich the experience for our students, and increase innovation 

in our programs. We have spent time developing a long-term vision for our campus master 

plan, looking at ways to modernize our spaces to align with curricular aspirations. We 

dedicated time to discussing cultural competency and evaluating how to increase all types 

of diversity in our community to create the optimal learning environment. 

We are constantly inspired by the generous spirit of the Seven Hills community. Keeping 

us well on track to meet our $5 million goal by 2020, the growing endowment is now 

contributing more than $200,000 to the annual operating budget. Your support, by 

contributing to the auction and Annual Fund, has also helped us implement several campus 

improvements including a new science room for the Lower School, technology upgrades in 

the theater, and new classroom furniture throughout the campus. In addition, it has laid the 

foundation for launching a much-anticipated new lunch program more consistently aligned 

with our educational philosophy and mission (p. 25). 

As I complete my eighth year as a trustee and final year as board chair, I am excited about 

all the possibilities that lie ahead for our outstanding school. Under Kathleen’s leadership 

and in partnership with board chair-elect, Matthew Janopaul, and a committed Board of 

Trustees, Seven Hills will continue to serve our students, our mission, and our community for 

many years to come. 

Warmly, 

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Sameer Hilal 

Chair, Board of Trustees

FINANCIALS 

OPERATING REVENUES 

Net Tuition 1 $9,346,886 86.0% 

Annual Fund 

and Auction 2 786,507 7.2% 

Other 560,768 5.2% 

Endowment Draw 177,021 1.6% 

Total $10,871,182 

1. Net Tuition does not include 

Tuition Assistance 

2. Does not include 

Raise the Paddle 

OPERATING EXPENSES 3 

Salaries and 

Benefits $7,933,721 75.7% 

Instructional 1,028,488 9.8% 

General and 

Administrative 291,014 2.8% 

Fundraising 171,479 1.6% 

Plant 451,498 4.3% 

Debt Service 610,321 5.8% 

Total $10,486,521 

3. Excludes non-cash 

depreciation/amortization 

$762,779 

$114,000 

$962,554 

Seven Hills is committed to enhancing the student 

experience at every turn while keeping tuition 

as low as possible. The Board of Trustees helps 

manage the school’s finances with the goal of 

supporting mission-driven growth and fiscal 

strength. 

The overall operating budget in 2017-18 was nearly 

$11 million. Faculty and staff salaries and benefits 

continued to account for more than 75 percent 

of the overall operating expenses, while tuition 

provided 86 percent of the overall operating 

revenue. Second to tuition, the Annual Fund and 

auction combined were the largest source of 

operating revenue. 

These numbers reflect pre-audited financials. Audit 

will be available upon request as of December 2018. 

Capital Projects and Maintenance: $281,103 

Note: capital expense is funded via operations, gifts, and reserves 

Endowment: $4,755,951 

Total Liabilities and Net Assets: $31,756,081 

2017-2018 GIVING SUMMARY 

Annual Giving 

Major Gifts/Initiatives* 

Endowment 

Auction 

TOTAL 

$39,931 

$316,450 

$181,000 

$600,685 

$1,138,066 

*Includes $114,450 for lunch initiative during Raise the Paddle. 

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 2017-18 

Planting Seeds of Kindness at Seven Hills 

Last year, the Kindness Rock Project at Seven Hills spread instant joy and gratitude throughout the community. Kick-started by our Extended 

Day program, children painted and decorated various river rocks and hid them around the campus. If you found a rock, the challenge was to 

either keep it for inspiration, or pass it along to someone who may need some extra encouragement. By sharing ideas, writing inspirational 

messages, and using their imagination, students will continue to plant seeds of kindness throughout the year. 

Thank YOU, our donors, for spreading your kindness throughout our school through your commitments and giving. Together, we create a joyful, 

engaging learning environment that prepares today’s students for academic success and a life of meaningful contributions and kindness! 

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of listings in this report. If we have made an error or omission, we sincerely apologize, 

and please bring it to the attention of the Development Office at (925) 933-0666. 

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Annual 

Fund 

Donors 

Hill’s Angels 

$30,000+ 

Robert and Renee Little 

Visionaries 

$20,000 - $29,999 

The Benevity Community 

Impact Fund 

Patrick and Alison Blake 

David and Emily Breach 

Leadership Circle 

$10,000 - $19,999 

Ryan and Nicole Brown 

George and 

Stephanie Buhalis 

Christopher and 

Annette Butner 

Fidelity Charitable 

Gift Fund 

John and 


Frederick Hughes, Jr. 

Fred and Noel Hughes 

Matthew and 

Marissa Janopaul 

Stephen and 


Eric and Megan Lindberg 

Delbert and 

Kimberly Stafford 

Corby and Heather Stead 

Giving Champs 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Gordon and Diana Baty 

BlackRock Matching 

Gift Program 

Chevron Matching 

Employee Funds 

A special thanks to the more than 400 parents, faculty, 

grandparents, alumni, alumni parents, and friends of 

the school, who supported the Seven Hills Annual 

Fund between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Gifts to 

the Annual Fund provide for every aspect of school 

life including our dynamic faculty, beautiful campus, 

and whole child program to benefit our inspiring and 

wonderful students. Thank you for your thoughtful and 

enthusiastic participation. 

Daniel and 

Lindsay Delaney 

Amber DeSilva 

David DeSilva 

John Gingrich and 

Christine Currie 

Google Inc. 

Employee Giving 

Robert and 

Wendy Greer 

John and 

Khira Griscavage 

Peter and Julie Gutzwiller 

Sameer and Melissa Hilal 

Wendy Jordan 

Scott and Lori Keith 

Conrad and Selena Lai 

Jim and 

Shannon Lanzone 

Patrick and Darlet Lin 

Matthew and 

Kamin Macomber 

Elizabeth Mahler and 

Pamela Keith 

Jonathan and 

Gillian Marek 

Kathleen McNamara and 

Jihad Mirza 

Jay and Julie Meissner 

Gregory Pilarowski and 

Anna Gai 

Yi Shi and Shangjie Zuo 

Steven and Susie Sovik 

Edward and 

Devra Struzenberg 

Patrick and Diane Suciu 

Arthur Woo and 

Emmelie Sabatte 

Wally and 

Kirsten Young 

Headmaster’s Circle 

$2,500 - $4,999 

Katherine Alberts and 

Lori Siegel 

Anonymous 

Simon Ashiku and 

Annette Chen 

Maximilian and 

Lori Auffhammer 

Bank of America Matching 

Gifts Program 

Jonathan and 

Kristin Butler 

Bret and Sarah Cameto 

Frank and 

Elizabeth Cassal 

Ewan and 

Alyson Chesser 

Paul Chua and 

Grace Chan 

Michael and Shirley Coke 

Warren and Erin Colbert 

Alex Copeland and 

Eileen Beall 

William Dutra 

Eric and Stéphanie Ebel 

Lee and 


John and Sabrina Foster 

Louis and 

Patricia Grossman 

Jay and 

Genevieve Gudebski 

Scot and Liann Hagey 

Barry and Sue Hoch 

Brett and 

Kymberly Johnson 

Charles and 

Lainie Johnson 

Thomas and Danielle Kahl 

Jeffrey and 

Nicole Kangas 

Mitch Kumagai and 

Deborah Podberesky 

Cornel and 

Alexandra Lee 

Eric and Karen Littell 

Kathleen Manning 

MasterCard Matching 

Gifts Program 

Drew and Kaeti McMillan 

Neil Menzies 

Morgan Stanley 

Ericka Nunez 

Stephen and 

Maggie Oetgen 

Parnassus Investments

Shami and Lori Patel 

David and 

Sylvia Pearlstein 

Jeffrey and Jessica Pozzi 

Paige Radell 

Scott Radell 

John and Julie Rhee 

Jeremy and Jennifer Rich 

Philipp Sack and 

Nikki Singh 

David and 

Anabelle Satterfield 

Schwab Charitable Fund 

Armin and Lisa Seifart 

Tanner Wickes and 

Julie Anne Springman 

Wickes ‘98 

Brooks and 

Michelle Stratmore 

Visa 

David and 

Joelle Weckerle 

Farhad Zamani and 

Georgina Jensen 

Benefactors 

$1,000 - $2,499 

Walter and 

Natasha Acuña 

Jamil and Cheryl Akoni 

Autodesk Inc. 

Anonymous (5) 

Amir Axelrod and 

Sherry Wang-Axelrod 

Thomas and 

Gloria Beckett 

Alberto and Ana Bianchi 

Boater’s Insurance 

Agency, Inc. 

Altaf and 

Salimah Boghani 

Ilya Borovikov and 

Victoria Holcomb 

Bright Funds Foundation 

Dennis and 

Veronica Brinkmann 

Steven and 

Vanessa Capelli 

Cenovus Energy Inc. 

Ronald and Fannie Chan 

Combined Jewish 

Philanthropies 

Kevin Considine and 

Christine Paige 

Considine 

Amy Cupples 

Brian and Kristen D’Arcy 

Chris and 

Elizabeth Dawson 

Paul and 

Christa Deeringer 

Santosh and 

Eva Marie Dhanalal 

Imran and Regula Dhedhi 

Dolby Match Program 

Alexander and 

Samantha Duff 

Bejan and 

Torrey Farahbakhsh 

Michael and 

Katherine Gandy 

Juan Gaviria and 

Marcela Robledo 

Joel and Holly Grossman 

Karan and Ella Gupta 

Blake Haley and 

Christine Deakin 

Jonathan and 

Alyssa Harris 

Gene and Valerie Howard 

Tunghua and Yuyu Huang 

Robert and 

Barbara Jaspar 

Byongkook Kang and 

Helen Yoon 

Janet Katari 

Kevin and Michaela Katari 

Bryan and Jenifer Kester 

Peter and Tara Khoury 

Kenneth and Jennie Klein 

Neil and 

Patrice Konigsberg 

Brent and 

Rebecca Larson 

Jae Lee and 

Shireen Advani Lee 

Robert and Christine Lee 

Stan and Carol Lesher 

Norman and 

Mo Livermore 

Randall and 

Elizabeth Luskey 

Richard and 

Patricia Marcogliese 

Aimee Medeiros 

Milton and Edith Melczer 

Monsanto 

Langdon and 

Elizabeth Morris 

Amara Morrison 

Henri and Lorena Moudi 

Pacific Gas & Electric 

Pfizer 

Gregory and Liana Pope 

William Radtke and 

Tabitha Kix-Radtke 

Jonathan and 

Jennifer Rodde 

Phillip and Teri Rogers 

Rafi Rozbahani and 

Banafshe Nabizadeh 

George and Cheri Russell 

Salesforce.com 

Foundation 

Jay Saoud and 

Kristina Kramer 

Brian Scheinberg and 

Laura Pierson- 

Scheinberg 

Simerjit Singh and 

Harmol Raikhy 

Brad and Amy Skepner 

Leonard and Vy Spoto 

Robert and Rina Stanley 

Michael and 

Mercedes Stead 

Cynthia Stephenson- 

Catterton 

Brad Surak and 

Claudia Furtado 


Carrie Swany 

John Sween and 

Lisa Barnett Sween 

Morgan and Lisa Swiggett 

Carlo Tamburrino and 

Paulette Defalco 

Michael Tatara and 

Helen Kurtz 

Ian and Alexis Tawes 

Todd Thorner and 

Leyla Khosrovani 

Larry and Deveney Totten 

TRUiST 

UBS Financial 

Robert and Amy Walters 

Daniel and Barbara Wark 

Joshua and Tara Wellen 

Wellen Properties 

Wells Fargo Foundation 

Educational Matching 

Gifts Program 

Steven and Linda Wight 

Friends 

Up to $999 

Jeffrey and 

Heidi Abramson 

Nick Adamson and 

Carisa Harris Adamson 

Annie Allen 

Russell and Crystal Alpert 

Jason and 

Nicole Ambrose 

Anonymous (12) 

Rodolfo and Virginia Arias 

Pedro Babiak and 

Laura Lippow 

Gene and Alicia Bakkum 

Gretchen Bartzen 

Carol Beals 


Karen Begg 

Antonio and 

Seena Benavides 

Carlos and 

Domenica Benitez 

Brittany Berg 

Nicholas and Clare Bisho 

Blue Rocket 

Stephanie Bolanos 

Andrew and 

Kellen Bothwell 

Katie-Rose Breslin 

Brent and 

Christiane Brinkerhoff 

Norma Bristol/ 

Instrumental Music 

Program 

Samantha Buono 

2017-18 Faculty 

and Staff Donors 

In addition to their countless daily 

contributions to Seven Hills and our 

students, 100 percent of our faculty 

and staff supported the Annual Fund in 

2017-18. Thank you! 

Tanveer Alibhai 

Annie Allen 

Virginia Arias 


Michelle Barahona 

Karen Begg 

Brittany Berg 

Clare Bisho 

Stephanie Bolanos 



Christiane Brinkerhoff 

Norma Bristol 

Samantha Buono 

Kelly Cardella 

Michael Chamberlain 

Stephanie Chiang 

Kelley Cochran 

Cynthia Cogswell 

Carolyn Cruz 

Rebecca Cushing 

Cora Davidson 

Jason Davis 

Gerry Dunn-Gerardin 

Barbara Eaton 

Scott Espinosa-Brown 

Laurel Evans 

Tyler Flynn Rambo 

Deborah Frerk 

Riki Gibson 

Matti Gold 

Susanne Goldman 

Patty Gonser 

Christi Gotvald 

Ashley Gordon 

Corinne Hayhurst 

Katherine Henderson 

Jesus Hernandez 

Suzanne Hieke 

Stephanie Hough 

Kim Hughes 

Gina Hurley 

Katie Kreuser 

Nancy Lane 


Adam Lechner ’87 

Sarah Lewis 

Lisa Lindgren 

Shauna Maraccini 

Jenny Marcus 

Alisha Marsh 

Kelly McCargar 

Phil McFann 


Rhys Miller 

Jihad Mirza 

Zarko Morales 

Dan Murphy 

Carolyn Nelson 

Charlene O’Brien 

Nick Obando 

Tina Ory 

Heidi Plumb 

Megan Prieto 

Renee Ramig 

Generra Rocchi 

Dan Rogoff 

Mark Roquet 

Michael Sandberg 

Lauren Sanders 

Julie Scarpelli 

Karen Schulz 

Matt Shargel 

Deborah Shipherd 

Stephanie Sproul 

Katherine Stahl 

Cassidy Thompson 

Patti Turetzky 

Linden Van Wert 

Beth Wadsworth 

Amy Walters 

Alison Wash 

Mari Weiss 

Joanie Wills 

Kirsten Woods 

Ponce Yambao 

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2017-18 

Annual Fund 

Class Captains 

A special thanks to our Class Captains 

who shepherded our Annual Fund 

efforts in 2017-18 and helped us achieve 

an impressive 94 percent parent 

participation. Your enthusiasm is 

inspiring! 

Rainbow 

Red Barn 

K 

1st 

2nd 

3rd 

4th 

5th 

6th 

7th 

8th 

Annual Fund 

Parent Chair 

David Pearlstein 

Del Stafford 

Diana Baty 

Katie Alberts 

Julie and Jay Meissner 

Casey Conroy 


Jason Husk 

Casey Conroy 


Michael Gandy 

Vicky Holcomb 


Chip Johnson 

Bill Butner and Bil 

Sullivan Jones Butner 

Mark and Kelly Cardella 

Kimberly Carpenter 

Adrian Carrillo and 

Michelle Barahona 

Lucien and 

Lauren Cazenave 

Michael Chamberlain and 

Kathleen Jiménez 

Neil Meyer and 


Rick and May Chuarta 

Cisco Community 

Connection Matching 

Gifts Program 

The Clorox Company 

Foundation 

Daniel and 


William and 


Warren and Marie Colbert 

Casey Conroy and 

Diana Herrera-Conroy 

Dawn Craig and 

Teresa Brink 

Ryan and Nicole Crowley 

Carolyn Cruz 

Dan and 

Rebecca Cushing 

Cary and Kathleen Dalziel 

William and Linda Daniel 

Brad and Cora Davidson 

Davidson Educational 

Therapy & Consulting 

Jason and Lisa Davis 

Pamela Dayton 

Charles and 

Mevis Demarest 

Amish and Shilpa Doshi 

Thomas and 

Julie Ducharme 

John Thomas Earle ‘17 

Sofia Earle ‘14 

Richard and 

Barbara Eaton 

Danilo Ebias 

Peter and Sue Elkind 

Ken and Diana El-Sherif 

Scott and 

Katherine Espinosa- 

Brown 

Kurt and Sheryl Ettinger 

Paul and Laurel Evans 

Family Office 

Foundation, Inc. 

Vladimir Filonov and 

Maria Filonova 

James and 

Marcie Fitzsimmons 

Tyler and 

Jessica Flynn Rambo 

Deborah Frerk 

GAP, Inc. 

Anne Gartner 

General Electric 

Foundation 

Steve Gerardin and 

Gerry Dunn-Gerardin 

Greg Gholson and 

Katherine Henderson 

Sadegh and 

Narguess Ghorban 

Laury Glasgow 

Mark and 

Naomi Glasky 

David Godsoe and 

Renee Ramig 

Matti and Karen Gold 

Edward Goldberg and 

Larisa Genin 


Bob and Patty Gonser 

GoodAgent.org 

Mark and 


Brandon and 

Ashley Gordon 

Thomas and 

Valerie Greeley 

Doug and 

Susan Greenberg 

Jack and 

Marcia Greenberg 

Marc and 

Wendy Greenberg 

Benjamin and 

Joanna Grossman 

Warren and 

Peggy Gutzwiller 

Russell and Jane Hall 

Happy Valley 

ICF/DD-H Inc. 

Jim and Hali Hausmann 

Trevor and Oanh Hawkins 

Travis and 

Corinne Hayhurst 

William and Kim Hecht 

Stan and Sarah Helton 

Brian Hennessy ‘04 

Jesus and Lucy Hernandez 

Terence Heywood and 

Pamela Lesoganich- 

Heywood 

Andy and Suzanne Hieke 

Paul Ho 

James and Cara Hollis 

Dewey Horton and 

Ann Hatanaka 

Gabriel and 


Patrick and 

Kimberly Hughes 

Gina Hurley 

Jason and Anna Husk 

Richard and 

Jennifer James 

Matthew and 

Nicole Jeffers 

Thomas and 

Pauline Jeffers 

Matthew and 

Natalie Johns 

Katherine Jue 

Kaiser Permanente 

Community Giving 

Matching Gift Program 

Charles Killian and 

Michelle Watts Killian 

Steven and 

Rochelle Klein 

Kathryn Kreuser 

Raj and Rupy Krishnan 

Chalis Kuba 

William Kwok and 

Vivian Tan 

Carlton and 

Carrie La Cour 

Troy and Nancy Lane 

Ross and Olga Larner 

Adam ‘87 and 

Shannon Lechner 


Danette Leighton 

David Levin and 


Steve and Sarah Lewis 

Alexandr and Julia Lints 

Whitney Livermore ‘00 

Carla Lo Coco ‘92 

Carlos Lobo and 

Riki Gibson 

Harsha Madannavar and 

Deepa Bangalore 

Rajesh and 

Rujuta Manghani 

Matthew and 


Jennifer Marcus 

Robert Marcus 

Michael and Alisha Marsh 

Robert and 

Caroline Maruska 

Dave and Kelly McCargar 

John and 

Lindsay McCormick 

James McDonnell and 

Linda Margulies 

Philip McFann 

Joseph McKenna ‘04 

Miklos and 

Kathryn Melczer 

Jim and Roberta Merrion 

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Giving Levels 

How can you make a difference? 

*Hill’s Angels ($30,000+) 

*Visionaries ($20,000 to $29,999) 

*Leadership Circle ($10,000 to $19,999) 

*Giving Champs ($5,000 to $9,999) 

*Headmaster’s Circle ($2,500 to $4,999) 

Benefactors ($1,000 to $2,499) 

Friends (Up to $999) 

*We celebrate our donors who support Seven Hills with vitally important annual leadership 

gifts of $2,500 and above with special recognition. Your loyal and generous support provides 

a strong foundation for a thriving Annual Fund. 

2017-18 

Annual Giving 

Participation 

Board of 

Trustees 

100% 

Dan Michael and 

Lillian Leong 

Bill and Kristy Miller 

Neil and Rhys Miller 

Jason and Ginelle Mills 

John Anthony and 

Angela Miranda 

Clare Moore 

Zarko Morales 

Jason and Gina Morris 

Daniel Murphy 


Marygail Nelson 

Randall and Mary Nelson 

Frank and Natasha 

Nicholson-Bjerre 

Calin and Anca Niculescu 

Costin and 

Angela Niculescu 

John and 

Caroline Nolan 

Stacy Norman 

Bob and Kris Nunn 

Kerry and 

Charlene O’Brien 

Eniola and 

Aderonke Olatunji 

Douglas Spear and 

Isabelle Ord ‘86 

Jon and Tina Ory 

Oliver and Amy Parker 

Gregory and 

Claudine Penney 

Camile Pennix 

Michael and 

Ellen Peterson 

Piper Jaffray & Co. 

John and Hannah Pirone 

Heidi Plumb 

Joseph Pollock and 

Rebecca Demorest 

Nickolas and 

Megan Prieto 

Ralph Raulli 

Ingrid Ray 

Thomas and Linda Reiser 

Bill and Edie Richmond 

Generra and 

Nicole Rocchi 

Daniel Rogoff and 

Laura Cox 

Mark and 

Katherine Roquet 

Timothy and 

Jennifer Ruane 

Michael Rubiano 

Timothy and 

Katharine Rudd 

Amit Sachdeva and 

Rebecca Rubin 

Colin Safreed and 

Xochitl Gonzalez 

Safreed 

Matthew Sager and 

Amanda Ashton-Sager 

Michael and 

Stephanie Sandberg 

Michael and 

Lauren Sanders 

Edward Scherr and 

Shelly Pozzi 

Karen Schulz 

Steven Schwab 

Alfred and Laurel Seivold 

Matthew and 

Kristine Shargel 

Keith and 

Deborah Shipherd 

Shervine Shirazi and 

Ameneh Khosrovani 

Silicon Valley Bank 

Jonathan and Ali Singh 


Stephen and 

Katherine Stahl 

Jeff Steinberg and 

Kirsten Woods 

Diana Superfin 

Seiyonne Suriyakumar 

‘02 and Anika Shah 

Kristel Svansjo 

Magnus and 

Andree Svansjo 

The Steel Fund-Vanguard 

Charitable 

The Walt Disney 

Company Foundation 


Louay and Megan Toma 

Jeffrey and 

Michaela Traynor 

Harpreet and 

Anudeep Ubhi 

Andrew and 

Susan Ulvenes 

United Way 

of the Bay Area 


Geoffrey and 


Brian and Sophia Walsh 

Bob and Alison Wash 

Murray and Mari Weiss 

Dilantha and 

Manoja Wijesuriya 

Robinson and Joanie Wills 

Liesa Wise 

John and Lisa Woll 

Ponce and 

Lourdes Yambao 

Faculty 

& Staff 

100% 

Parents 

94% 

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Endowment Donors 

The Seven Hills endowment continues to grow with new gifts in 

honor of our beloved faculty and programs. Now surpassing $4.7 

million, the endowment is well on its way to reaching $5 million 

by 2020—a long term goal set by the Board of Trustees in 2014. 

This school year, the Seven Hills endowment provided more than 

$200,000 to the operational budget, reducing reliance on tuition 

and other sources of revenue. 

A special thanks to those listed below making an endowment 

gift in 2017-18 and to Kamin and Matt Macomber (parents of 

Maddie ’18, Kate ’18, and Ellie ’22) for leading the Class of 2018 

endowment initiative that raised nearly $40,000 towards this 

priority. Together with supporters from years past, you have 

created a lasting legacy for Seven Hills students and will benefit 

the school and its faculty for years to come. 

“The school’s leadership and faculty have inspired our children to 

develop skills to overcome obstacles, embrace the unfamiliar, and act 

compassionately. As a family, we have chosen to make a gift to the 

endowment in honor of our daughters’ time at Seven Hills.” 

- Kamin and Matt Macomber 

Named Endowment Funds 

Create Enduring Legacies 

Over the years, individuals and families have established named 

endowment funds that continue to provide for the school. Like 

contributions to the general endowment, these gifts are invested 

in perpetuity with a percentage of the interest earnings used 

each year for strategic priorities like professional development, 

program innovation, and tuition assistance. 

The Barlow Family 

Endowed Fund 

The Brown Family 

Endowed Fund 

The Butner Family 

Endowed Fund 

Deborah Jansen General 

Endowment Fund 

The Hennessy Family 

Endowed Scholarship Fund 

The Hilal Family 

Endowed Fund 

Jim Clark Former Trustees 


Joseph Family Minority 

Scholarship Fund 

Julian Rettger Fund for 

Emotional Well-Being 

Karen Malin Endowment for 

Professional Development 

Matthews Music Scholarship 

The Scott Espinosa-Brown 

Endowed Fund for 

Student Life, Leadership, 

and Service 

The William H. Miller 


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George and 


CDO, Inc. 


Sydney Delgado ’17 

Todd and Christine Dow 

Ken and Diana El-Sherif 

Fidelity Charitable 

Gift Fund 

Lee and Candace Fleming 

John and Sabrina Foster 

John and 


John and Khira Griscavage 

Thor and 

Christine Grossen 

The Hennessy Foundation 

Kevin and 

Elaine Hennessy 


Hitachi Vantara 

Tunghua and 

Yuyu Huang 

Matthew and 


Paul and 

Deborah Jansen 

Nahla Kareem ’25 

Janet Katari 

Jerry and Gayle Klusky 



Stephen and 


David Levin and 


Matthew and 


Elizabeth Mahler and 

Pamela Keith 

Neil Meyer and 




Stephen and 

Maggie Oetgen 

Toby Pontin and 

Jennifer Wilson 


Brad Surak and 

Claudia Furtado 

The Steel Fund- 

Vanguard Charitable 



JULIAN RETTGER 

FUND FOR 

EMOTIONAL 

WELL-BEING 

Julian Rettger graduated from Seven Hills in 

2003. His parents established Julian’s Fund 

for Emotional Well-Being in 2010, to honor 

Julian, who passed away in June of that 

year. Julian’s family has raised more than 

$500,000 through the fund to support the 

social and emotional well-being of students. 

Seven Hills has named the library in his honor 

because of his early and continuing passion 

for books. 

Mary Ann Gordon 

Kathleen Manning 

Philip B. Rettger and Diane Bell-Rettger 

Named funds are a meaningful way to create a permanent legacy 

for your family at Seven Hills and can be established with a minimum 

gift of $50,000. If you are interested in learning more, please contact 

Director of Development Amy Walters at awalters@sevenhillsschool.org 

or (925) 933-0666.

A Fresh Vision for School Lunch! 

During last spring’s auction, Kathleen McNamara introduced an 

exciting initiative—an integrated lunch program and improved 

community eating space to better serve the needs of our students 

and our community. 

Parents were invited to imagine a new and improved lunch 

program with onsite food service, nutritious and sustainable menus 

prepared on-campus daily, a renovated commercial-grade Tenvold 

kitchen, expanded indoor and outdoor seating, and additional 

multipurpose space—all to connect the community, promote 

healthy choices, and align with Seven Hills’ green values. 

Over the summer, construction began on the new Student 

Commons, to create additional seating space adjacent to 

Tenvold. By the first day of school, parents were gathering on the 

completed patio together and students were utilizing its extra 

learning space. Over the coming months, the Commons will also 

feature beautiful furniture, shading, benches, planters, and gardens. 

The school’s new food-service partner will be announced this fall. 

Seven Hills looks forward to embracing sustainable practices 

and offering fresh cooked-from-scratch meals later in this school 

year. Thank you to all donors for your generosity during Raise 

the Paddle at the auction, and for your contributions toward this 

welcomed initiative to rethink how we “do lunch” on campus— 

building strong bodies and sharp minds to nourish a brighter 

future for our students. 

Why Change the Lunch 

Offerings at Seven Hills? 

For Health 

“Farm to Tenvold”—healthy food made 

from scratch right here on campus 

For Connection 

expanded indoor and outdoor space 

to eat together and connect 

For Sustainability 

local, seasonal products using 

environmentally sound practices 

For Learning 

nutrition education and opportunities 

for students to grow their own food 

For Integrity 

an honest lunch program that aligns 

with our whole-child philosophy 

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Hills 

Angels in 

Perpetuity 

Jeffrey and 

Heidi Abramson 

Ian Agol ‘82 and 

Michelle McGuinness 

Annie Allen 

Robert Allen 

Susan Alonso 

Brian Atwood and 

Lynn Edminster 

Mathew and 

Sarah Bakulich 

Kelly and Carrie Barlow 


Sebastian and Renee Bea 

Brad and Shiva Berman 

Patrick and Alison Blake 

Parke and 

Victoria Boneysteele 

Kevin Booth 

David and Emily Breach 

David and Kim Bridges 

Robert† and Alice 

Bridges Foundation 

Ryan and Nicole Brown 

George and 



Annette Butner 

Philae Carver 

Mark Fosbury and 

Kristin Castagno 

James and 

Françoise Cervantes 

John† and 

Susan Chapman 

Adam and Carol Chase 

Chung-Cheng and 

Jen-Kuei Chen 

James and Kathy Clark 

Ronald and Susan Codd 

Stephen Cohn and 

Rose Anne Critchfield 


Alex Copeland and 

Eileen Beall 

The Copeland Family 

John and 

Debby Cunningham 

Mary Dalsin-Mills 

Steve and 

Celeste Danglade 

Charles and 

Nancy Deschane 

Amber DeSilva 

David DeSilva 

Scott and 

Deborah DeVries 

Robert Dolinko and 

Laurie Bronson 

Todd and Christine Dow 

Joseph and Holly Eiden 

Irwin and Vivian Eskanos 

Ira and Pamela Finch 

Charles Fiske and 

Karen Leo 

David and Jessie Flatt 

Roger and 

Madeline Fleischmann 

John and 


Bob Gallo 

Sandra Gallo 

Ravikanth Ganapavarapu 

Shrikant and Ira Garde 

W. Philip and 

June Gardner 

In recognition of their enduring 

commitment to Seven Hills, we celebrate 

the Hills Angels donors who, over time, 

have cumulatively contributed $25,000 

or more to the Annual Fund. Your loyal 

and generous support has fueled our 

innovative, mission-driven approach to 

educating students for nearly 60 years. 

Kimberly Gilmore 

John Gingrich and 

Christine Currie 

Anthony Giordano and 

Theresa Klinger 

Charles and Alexis Glavin 

Kent and Diana Godfrey 

Bruce and 

Barbara Goodman 

Dan and Linda Gordon 

Richard and Lori Green 

Stephen and 

Katy Gronowski 

Thor and 

Christine Grossen 

Kenneth and 

Jeanifer Grullon 


John and 

Wendy Hammergren 

Michael Han and 

Annie Hahn 

Terence Heywood and 

Pamela Lesoganich- 

Heywood 


Diane Horton 

Abraham and 

Deanna Hsieh 

Frederick Hughes, Jr. 

Fred and Noel Hughes 

James and Laura Hulburd 

Robert Ishii and 

Nancy Wallace 

Matthew and 


Paul and Deborah Jansen 

Thomas and 

Mary Anne Jorde 

Matthew and 

Melissa Jose 

Sheldon Kahn and 

Sarah Liron 

Joseph and 

Odette Kardek 

Ross and Amy Kari 

Janet Katari 

Kevin and Michaela Katari 

Jerry and Carolina Katz 

Mitchell and Karen Kay 

George and 

Bonnie Kennedy 

Larry and Julie Kirsch 

Steven and 

Rochelle Klein 

Bob Kliger 

Stuart and Anne Knowles 

Benjamin and 

Judy Kronick 

Jim and 

Shannon Lanzone 

David and Traci Lardner 

Ari and Sheryl Lauer 

Henry and 

Jennifer Leingang 

Stephen and 



Michael and 

Sherrie Littlejohn 

Norman and Mo Livermore 

Jeffrey and 

Jennifer Loomis 

David and Connie Lowe 

James and Shari Lucas 

John Lyngaas and 

Linda Noel 

Matthew and 


Steve and Beth Marini 

Mark and Mindee Mastrov 

Pat Matthews and 

Patti Paulson 

Scott and Tomi Matthews 

Stephen and 

Nancy McCarthy 

Wendy McDermott 

James McDonnell and 

Linda Margulies 

Kevin McGuirk 

Daniel and Marina Miller 


James and Dorothy Mills 

Sam Mills 

Tom and Julia Miner 

Abraham Mintz and 

Catherine Cutler 

Langdon and 

Elizabeth Morris 

Paul and Diane Morton 

Clarence and Irene Mou 

William and 

Frances Myers 

Brian and Patricia Napper 

Subhendu Narayan and 

Kavitha Rao-Narayan 

John and Ruth Nelson 

Brent and 

Elizabeth Nomura 

David and Sally Nosal 

Stephen and 

Maggie Oetgen 

Peter and 

Isabelle Op de Beeck 

Ralph Pais and 

Gayl Huston 

Charles and 

Adelaide Park 

Shami and Lori Patel 

Jerome and Jane Perez 

Eric and Amy Peterson 

Joseph and Toni Petite 

Scott Pipo and 

Gloria Pickhover 

Michelle Place 

Joseph and 

Rosalia Polizzi 

Ingrid Ray 

Christine Riley 

Geoffrey and 

Lesleen Riley 

Susan Rogers 

Andrew and Jinny Rudd 

Fred and Susan Safipour 

Edward Scherr and 

Shelly Pozzi 

Steven Schwab 

Larry and Cybille Scott 

Carl Shapiro 

Mark Shapiro and 

Roberta Goldberg 

Brian and 

Michelle Sharpes 

Murray and 

Christine Sheldon 

Philip Simon and 

Terry Neben 


Elizabeth Solomon 

Corby and Heather Stead 

Ronald and Caryn Suber 

Patrick and 

Teresa Sullivan 

Suri and 

Rushika Suriyakumar 

Bahman and 

Mardjan Taheripour 

Ronald and Robyn Taylor 

Larry and 

Deveney Totten 

Christopher Trinkus 

Richard and 

Karen Walker 

Michael and Maria Walton 

Dennis and Bonnie Wells 

Tom and Marla Williams 

Keith and Susan Wilson 

Douglas and Joyce Wing 

Bruce Woods and 

Nancy Frary-Woods 

Glen and Elisa Yeung 

Roy and Cathy Yih 

Mark and Shawn Young 

Wally and Kirsten Young 

† deceased 

New Hills Angels Member

Ways to Make a Difference 

Heritage Society 

We recognize members of The Heritage Society who have included 

Seven Hills in their estate plans. Through their thoughtful planning, 

members of the Heritage Society are providing for the future of the 

school. Thank you for your vision and commitment. 

Pete Babiak and Laura Lippow 

Parents of Steven Babiak ’07 

and Sydney Babiak ’11 


Director of Development 

(1995–2012) 

Brad and Shiva Berman 

Parents of Daniela Berman ’05 

Jon and Lisa Blake 

Parents of Adam Blake ’11 

and Andrew Blake ’12 

John† and Susan Chapman 

Parents of Chris Chapman ’03 

and Emma Chapman ’05 

Jim and Laura Hulburd 

Parents of Alanna Hulburd ’06 

and Kyle Hulburd ’09 

Paul and Deborah Jansen 

Parents of Ben Jansen ’03 

and Nicholas Jansen ’05 

Thomas and Mary Ann Jorde 

Parents of Kevin Jorde ’01 

and Christopher Jorde ’03 

Joel King 

Director of Finance and 

Operations (2000–2011) 

Jim and Karen Malin 

Head of Lower School 

(1992–2013) 


Head of School 

(2015–present) 

Dan and Marina Miller 

Parents of Marshall Miller ’01 


Headmaster (1992–2015) 

Parents of Hennessy Miller ’04 

and Keenan Miller ’08 

Abraham Mintz and 

Catherine Cutler 

Parents of Elizabeth Mintz ’13 

and Zachary Mintz ’12 

Philip Rettger 

Parent of Julian Rettger ’03† 


Faculty member since 1975, 

Librarian (1976–2015), Green 

Ombudsman (2015–present) 

John and Alice Villanueva 

Parents of Amber Villanueva ’96 

and Erica Villanueva ’99 

† deceased 

If you have included Seven Hills in your will or trust or are interested 

in learning more about how to do so, please contact Director of 

Development Amy Walters at awalters@sevenhillsschool.org or 

(925) 933-0666. 

Our mission calls us to build a foundation that creates a lifelong 

love of learning. We accomplish this goal in partnership with our 

extended community through three primary fundraising efforts. 

Join us! 

ANNUAL FUND 

The Annual Fund is the school’s cornerstone fundraising effort each and 

every year. The Annual Fund is part of the school’s operating budget 

and thus provides yearly and essential resources above and beyond 

tuition. Gifts directly support the many things you love most about the 

school, from hands-on-learning opportunities to our talented faculty. 

AUCTION 

The school’s annual auction is a fun community-building event that 

also raises vital funds for student programs and the endowment. 

Mark your calendars for this year’s auction, Saturday, March 23, 

2019. This treasured tradition is a fantastic way to connect with 

other families while supporting the school. 

ENDOWMENT 

Gifts to the endowment provide for the school’s long-term financial 

health. While the Annual Fund is put to use immediately, the 

endowment is invested in perpetuity with interest earnings used 

each year to sustain our programs and support strategic initiatives. 

How to Make a Gift 

There are a variety of ways to make a gift 

to the school including: 

Gifts of cash 

Appreciated securities 

Corporate matching gifts 

Bequests, real estate, 

or other planned gifts 

Gifts in kind 

You can also make a gift online at: 

sevenhillsschool.schoolforms.org/give, or by mail. 

Checks should be made out to 

The Seven Hills School and sent to: 

The Development Office • The Seven Hills School 



Questions? Contact Director of Development 

Amy Walters at awalters@sevenhillsschool.org 

or (925) 933-0666. 

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Gametime! 

On March 24, parents, faculty, staff, and friends were welcomed 

Back to School for an evening of collegiate fun at the annual Seven 

Hills auction. The evening events unfolded with a tailgate party 

under the tent with cocktails, appetizers, and a silent auction. The 

De La Salle High School marching band led the way with an honorroll 

worthy performance to kick off the night, as guests made their 

way to Hunt Hall for dinner and live auction. 

It was an A+ evening for Seven Hills with 

325 guests in attendance and more than 

$375,000 raised, including $114,000 for 

the new school lunch initiative. 

“Our school auction is the most anticipated event of the year where 

our parents can come together for a fun evening out,” said auction 

co-chair, Nikki Brown (parent of Caroline ’21, Sloan ’22, Turner 

’25, and Palmer ’27). “It’s a wonderful community builder on all 

levels that draws upon a wide array of parent talents—solicitation 

of donations, sponsorships, marketing, and décor to produce an 

amazing evening of philanthropy and community.” 

A huge thank you to our dedicated co-chairs, Nikki Brown and 

Ryan Crowley, for leading the way in making it all happen! And, 

thank you to all of the parents who put in countless volunteer 

hours, sponsored the event, donated items, and came out to bid. 

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Auction Co-Chairs 

Nikki Brown and 

Ryan Crowley 

Committee 


Domenica Benitez 

Ana Bianchi 

Emily Breach 

Nick Bisho 


Bret Cameto 

Kristen D’Arcy 

Wendy Greer 

Jennifer James 


Alex Lee 

Steve Lesher 

Patrick Lin 

Renee Little 

Aimee Medeiros 

Cheri Russell 

Del Stafford 

Heather Stead 

Lisa Swiggett 

Erica Obando 

Lexi Tawes 

Board Liaisons 

Patrick Lin and 

Matt Macomber 

Auction 

Coordinator 

Riki Gibson 

Table Host 

Sponsors 

The Greeks 

Breach and Little Families 

Pam Keith and 

Beth Mahler 

Glee Faculty 

Sponsorship 


Janet Katari 

Dan Michael and 

Lillian Leong 


Robert and Amy Walters 



Corporate and 

Business Sponsors 

Master’s 

Del Monte 

First Republic Bank 

Salient Technology 

Solutions 

Bachelor’s 

Flavor Insights 

Servco Foundation 

Associate’s 

Farmers & Merchant Bank 

Certificate 

Clancy & Diaz, LLP 

Cupples Design Studio 

Foster Interstate 

Media, Inc. 

Monvera Glass Décor 

Modus 

Pillar Legal P.C. 

Tilden Properties 

vCom 

Student 

Alliant Services 

Heuther Insurance 

Union Bank 

Item Donations 

360 Medical Weight Loss 

Specialists 

Nick Adamson and 


Adventure Day Camp 

Katherine Alberts and 

Lori Siegel 

Tanveer Alibhai 

Annie Allen 

Aloha Mind Math 

American Eagle Outfitters 

American Paintball Park 

Maximilian and 


Aurora Organic Spray Tan 

Gordon and Diana Baty 

Randy and 

Darlene Bennett, 

SMC Men’s Basketball 

Alberto and Ana Bianchi 

Nick and Clare Bisho 

Blackhawk Country Club 

Blow Dry Bar 

Board & Brush 

Creative Studio 



Norma Bristol 

Ryan and Nikki Brown 

George and 


Chris and Annette Butner 

C & M Party Rental 

Canvas & Cabernet 

Kelly Cardella 

Frank and Elizabeth Cassal 

Lucien and 

Lauren Cazenave 



Coffee Shop 

William and 


CorePower Yoga 

Corners Tavern 

Amy Cupples 

Brian and Kristen D’Arcy 

Davidson & Licht 

Jason Davis 

Del Amigo Pool 

Association 

Diablo Country Club 

Drybar 

The Dutra Family 

Eighth Grade Parents 

Encore Gym 

Enhanced by Amelia 

Scott and 

Katherine Espinosa- 

Brown 

Laurel Evans 

Exploratorium 

Tyler Flynn Rambo 

Four Seasons Photography 

Forma Gym 

Fraiche Catering 

Nick Gartner 


Gott’s Roadside 


Ashley Gould 

John and Khira Griscavage 

Benjamin and 

Joanna Grossman 

Louis and Patti Grossman 

Jay and Jenn Gudebski 


Kathy Henderson 

Suzanne Hieke 


Gina Hurley 

Jason and Anna Husk 

Matthew and 


Kallie Jo Photography 

Katrina Rozelle 

Pamela Keith and 

Elizabeth Mahler 

Kendra Scott 

Peter and Tara Khoury 

Chalis Kuba 

Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa 

Nancy Lane 

Jim and Shannon Lanzone 

Lareen Fender’s The Ballet 

School Performing Arts 


Laura Cottril Photography 

Dr. Timothy Leach, MD 

Adam Lechner 

Cornel and Alex Lee 



Lemonade 

Steve and 


Sarah Lewis 

Limitless Escape Games 

Livermore 

Eric and Megan Lindberg 


Veena Lohia 

Luna Loca 


Jennifer Marcus 

Alisha Marsh 

Kelly McCargar 

Peggy McCormick 

Philip McFann 

Drew and Kaeti McMillan 

Kathleen McNamara and 

Jihad Mirza 

MoMo’s Walnut Creek 

Mountain Camp 

Mountain Meadow Ranch 

Moraga Country Club 

Kevin Moylan and 

Rania Berkeley 

Napa Valley Festival 

Association 


Nordstrom Walnut Creek 

Oakland Zoo 

Tina Ory 

Parksmart Regional 

Parking Inc. 

Party City 

Perfect Puppy 

Preparatory Academy 

Piatti Restaurant 

John and Hannah Pirone 

Heidi Plumb 

Pat Pollizzi 

Jeffrey and Jessica Pozzi 

Megan Prieto 

PRIMA Restaurant 

Q-Zar Laser Tag 

Gray and Brenda Reavis 

Jeremy and Jennifer Rich 

Round Hill Country Club 

San Francisco Premium 

Outlets 


Karen Schulz 

Larry and Cybille Scott 

Seven Hills Girl Scout 

Junior Troop 33835 

Matthew Shargel 

Shone Asset Management 


SkinSpirit 

Sky High Sports 

Ken Slater 

SoulCycle 



Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 

John and Diane Suciu 

Susie Cakes 

Hillary Swiggett 

Tesla Factory Tours 

The Art of Living 

The Art Room 91 

The Bar Method 



Board of Trustees 

The Ultimate Field House 

The Woodhouse Day Spa 


Treasure Island 

Sailing Center 

UCSF/UCB Ergonomics 

Research and Graduate 

Training Program 



Alison Wash 

Mari Weiss 

Wheel Kids Bicycle Club 

Joanie Wills 

Kirsten Woods 

SHS XD Team 

Zachary’s Chicago Pizza 

SAVE THE DATE 

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2018-19 Events 

October 11 All Community 

Parent Dinner 

December 4 Career Pathways 

Networking Event 

January 18 Applications 

Deadline 

March 23 Auction 

April 3 Evening of Art, 

Innovation & Greenstival 

May 3 Grandparents & VIP Day 

June 6 

Graduation 

June 8 All Alumni Reunion 




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At Seven Hills, we believe that... 

Every child deserves a 

whole child 

education 

that balances academic 

excellence with social and 

emotional development. 

Learning 

is joyful. 

Through an integrated 

and experiential 

program, students are 

taught compassion, 

agency, and 

collaboration. 

Passionate 

and creative 

faculty 

challenge, nurture, and 

inspire each child. 

Our vibrant 

community 

is connected by over five 

decades of service and 

lifelong learning. 

Our commitment to 

diversity 

and 

inclusion 

fosters cultural 

competency and global 

understanding. 

Our 

beautiful, 

natural 

campus 

provides unique 

opportunities for student 

engagement, innovation, 

and wonder. 

Effective 

stewardship 

of our financial, physical, 

and philanthropic 

resources is a shared 

responsibility. 

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- Seven Beliefs for Seven Hills 

Statement of Educational Philosophy, 2017

Fall 2018 Connections

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