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Mission Statement:
Mirman School is passionately committed to the education
of highly gifted children.
We are dedicated to:
academic excellence;
the social, emotional, and physical development of the student;
depth, complexity, and differentiation tailored
to each student’s needs and abilities;
and developing creatively productive and ethical world citizens.

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Credits
Mirman School’s Advancement Office
is pleased to present the 2015 Meridian
and Annual Report.
Dan Vorenberg
Head of School
Sue Mathews
Director of Advancement
Noah Kaufman
Director of Annual Giving
and Alumni Relations
Geoffrey Gardner
Director of Communications
Alec Colantonio-Ray
Data and Advancement Coordinator
FEATURE ARTICLES
Allie Ferguson
Anessa Karney ’77–’82
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Coopersmith Design
PRINTING
Colornet Press
PHOTOGRAPHY
Mathew Imaging
Jaimie Trueblood
Joshua Green
Karen Newman
On the cover/back cover:
A scene from the May 2015
production of Grease

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Mirman School
2014–2015 Annual Report
CONTENTS
Meridian
4 A Message from the Head of School
6 MirmanX: Shooting for the Moon
8 Building a True Learning Community
12 A Field of Dreams
14 eCybermission: Accomplished
15 Faculty and Staff Focus
16 Mirman Moments
18 Board of Trustees
42 Off to a Running Start: Iris Cong ’05–’13
44 Alumni Notes 2014–2015
50 Alumni Stay Connected
56 The Impact of Giving
Annual Report
21 2014–2015 Annual Report
23 Legacy of Giving: Anessa Karney ’77–’82
25 Finance and Advancement Reports
27 Annual Giving Statistics
28 Annual Giving Donors
36 Endowed and Restricted Giving
38 Annual Giving Volunteers
39 Leadership
40 Matriculation List
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A Message from the Head of School
It is hard to define a single year in the life of a school. Great educational
organizations do not simply let summervacation bracket their
institutional progress, and Mirman is no exception. The following pages
contain photographic and textual narratives of the innovative, artistic,
kinesthetic, and intellectual development of young children.
From our groundbreaking MirmanX program to our recent successes
on the new athletics field, Mirman continues to embody both renewal
and discovery in the hearts, bodies, and minds of our students.
Excellence and growth do, however, require considerable investment
in order for the ideas and initiatives of forward-thinking organizations
to take root. New programs, on-going professional development, and the
materials and resources that turn vision into reality require significant
philanthropic effort from the extended Mirman community.
It is therefore, with gratitude and heartfelt appreciation, that I thank
those listed in the Annual Report section for making the progress we see
in the front pages, and throughout our campus, possible every day here
at Mirman School.
DAN VORENBERG

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MirmanX: Shooting for the Moon
Google X—the tech company’s secret innovations lab—is
dedicated to “moonshot” projects such as teleportation
devices, driverless cars, and balloons that deliver Internet
to developing countries. Inspired bythe Google-esque
ambition he sees in classrooms at Mirman, the school’s
Director ofTechnology is launching MirmanX—a
collaborative, open-source program that will offer students
a socially aware platform from which to dream big. Michael
Taggart tells Meridian how encouraging students to bring
their boldest passion projects to life will empower them
to make real and lasting contributions to the world.
Tell us the story behind MirmanX.What was the genesis?
During my first year at Mirman, it became very clear to me that
students are doing more than just homework. Some are writing
their own novels or graphic novels, trying to write their own apps,
making video or board games, designing new products, or trying to
start businesses. Because of the nature of education, a lot of times
these passion projects don’t make it into the realm of school. This is
unfortunate. When students have strong ideas and they are ready
to bring them to fruition, how can their school assist them? That’s
the idea behind MirmanX: to help students achieve far-reaching
goals in an open-source environment supported by the school.
For the projects themselves, a high level of technical
complexity is something that we’re after because we want
students to be challenged above and beyond what they
already know. And then there’s that component of social
awareness: will the project benefit the community - a
family, the school, the city, or the planet - in some way.
What doyou mean byopen-source?
Imagine that your car breaks down but when you try to fix it,
you see a sticker from the manufacturer saying that you aren’t
allowed to open the hood. That’s problematic because you bought
the car and should have the freedom to repair, maintain, or
enhance it. That’s the philosophy of open-source software—you
can change and customize it to your needs.You can download
and use it free of charge, review and change the code, redistribute
it, and even recommit improvements back to the original project.
It’s a community-based paradigm of software development.
Is Mirman using open-source software now?
Absolutely. The entire stack that runs the mirman.org website—
the servers, webhost and design software—is open-source.
It couldn’t look as good as it does, orwork as well as it does,
without us having the freedom to modify it. Our entire back-end
infrastructure here on campus is based off of open-source Linux
servers.We’ve also been developing a lot of our own software.
We recently finished writing a bus-scheduling app where
teachers can use a tablet, such as an iPad, and check kids in and
out without having to carry binders of information around.
Howmanystudent projectswill be accepted
into the MirmanX program?
We’re going to limit the pool to 12 Upper School students on
a first come/first served situation, with three of those twelve
projects selected for completion. By applying, students whose
projects are not selected agree to work as part of a team to create a
chosen project - the idea being to put an emphasis on teamwork.
With guidance and accountability from our advisory council:
MonicaAjmera, Scott Becker’96–’99, Eric Bollens ’94–’03,
Ashley Felts ’92–’96, Geoffrey Gardner, Eric Gradman ’87–’93,
and Nick Greif ’95–’01, those students will work toward their
goals.We were very fortunate to receive start-up funding from
ChiefAdvisor Eric Bollens ’94–’03 and an anonymous donor
to launch the MirmanX program, so we will have the ability
to fully support these students and their ambitious dreams.
Canyou tell us about a past student project that
would have benefited from MirmanX?
Project Bubba has been a staple of our Innovation and Design
courses for a couple of years now. Our Director of Operations has a
neighborwhose dog was born without front legs. Using the Stanford
Design School design process and with a special focus on empathy,
students in the Innovation and Design course prototype prosthetics
for Bubba the dog. But while students can prototype, coming
up with a final product is difficult because of a lack of materials
and extra education. Students would need to know advanced
engineering, physics, and mathematics to determine what materials
would be appropriate to use. Then we would need the funds to
acquire those materials. The 3D printers that we currently have
are great, but the materials aren’t right for a project like this.
Do you think Mirman students have the
potential to be as innovative as tech companies
such as Google, given the resources?
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department, our Upper School 4 students are graduating with
skills that command six-figure salaries, and that’s out of middle
school. With more time and training, a lot of really amazing
things could happen. A major goal of MirmanX projects will
be a component of social awareness, of giving back to the
community. Not onlywill chosen projects have to be ambitious,
but they should speak to, or attempt to solve, some sort of
larger societal issue. If we focus on social awareness and the
empathy component, which tech companies don’t always
do, our students can potentially do some lasting good.
What new opportunities would MirmanX offer the students?
On the technical side, we will have the opportunity to build more
robust apps, develop software to a greater degree, and make
it all available to the public. If we create a mobile app, we can
submit it to the app store for Google Play or iOS. Some of that’s
happening already, but with limited resources and with limited
time. From a hardware perspective, the students will get to work
with materials and tools that they have not been able to use before:
laser cutters, carbon fiber, advanced robotics, and enhanced
3D printers. Then there’s the stuff that would be brand new to
us—authentic wearable electronics, 3D modeling, and Virtual
Reality—because we would have the materials to produce them
and the expertise to help bring those types of projects to fruition.
Is Mirman uniquely positioned to take
advantage of a program like MirmanX?
I don’t know of any other middle school that is launching a
program with this level of entrepreneurship and focus on
personal projects. There’s an ability to say “yes” to new things
at Mirman that simply doesn’t exist in other schools. In
places with longstanding cultures and traditional mindsets,
it’s harder to get a program like this off the ground. But this
moment of reexamining who we are as a school has created
fertile ground for innovative projects such as this.
What do you see as the long-term impact of
MirmanX for students and the school itself?
I would love Mirman to be known as the school that encourages
and facilitates the pursuit of student passions in meaningful and
lasting ways. The projects that come out of MirmanX will be the
sole intellectual property of the students. Whatever they create
belongs to them. It’s about encouraging freedom of exploration
and trusting students to do great things with that freedom.
I want our students to leave the MirmanX program thinking
that they got to do something special, that they gained skills that
theywouldn’t have gained otherwise, and became better people
for having participated. The value of working as part of a team
toward a common goal is the greatest part of it. We could talk about
technology all day long, but if you can learn to work as a strong
member of a team—there isn’t a better lesson we could teach.
What excites you the most about MirmanX?
I’m looking forward to working with the kids on these projects.
That’s probably the biggest part—celebrating students’ passions.
Another is using the considerable gifts not only of our students,
but of the school itself, the privileges that we have here, to make
the world a better place for everyone. What we accomplish here at
Mirman can become an example for schools across the country.
Follow the projects as they develop at mirman.org/mirmanx
Sabina Yampolsky, US4
Last year, Sabina designed a prototype back brace to help alleviate symptoms of
scoliosis. If her project is selected for the MirmanX program, she would be fully
supported to complete the development of her innovative design.

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The mind of a highly gifted student may ‘connect the dots’
on a wide range of academic topics with impressive speed
and agility. Their limber engines can efficiently mow down
rows of algebra equations, or devise an innovative solution to
a scientific challenge, but at the end of the day, they are still
children striving to understand (and control) their own feelings
and emotions. Referred to as “Social and Emotional Learning,”
or SEL for short, this facet of education is often overlooked, and
more and more young adults are entering the world with social
and emotional skills that are lacking for their professional and
personal success. This can be especially true for gifted students,
so Mirman School took on the task of finding an SEL program
that would best serve this unique population of young thinkers.
“Social Emotional Learning is important to any school
community because it means that we are focusing not only
on supporting a student in achieving academic success, but
also on supporting students in becoming individuals who are
socially and emotionally healthy as they navigate within our
very complex world,” said Dr. Dena Scott, Mirman School
Psychologist. “When students are able to communicate and
work well with others, value differences, assume responsibility
for their actions, develop critical thinking and collaborative
skills, and improve their sense of self-worth through the process
of social and emotional learning, there has been a documented
increase in academic performance.”
After researching over 30 different programs, Tribes
Learning Communities stood out to Dr. Scott and Daniel
Sussman, Head of Lower School. Jeanne Gibbs is the founder
of Tribes Learning Communities and, as an educator and
researcher, she has been committed to examining the
complexities of education and developing a process to support
educating the whole child.
Building aTrue Learning Community
Mirman’s New Social and Emotional Learning Process Provides
Tools for Students to Understand and Manage TheirWell-Being.
“In the early 1970s, the Tribes process came into fruition as
educators and parents worked together to identify challenges
within the educational system and discoverways to more
effectively support student motivation,” said Daniel Sussman.
“Tribes Learning Communities is considered a long term
“process” that school communities adopt, and is not a formal
program or curriculum. We are excited to begin implementing
this new process with ouryoungest students this year.”
The fourTribes agreements form the cornerstone of the
process. They include attentive listening, appreciation/no
put-downs, the right to pass/right to participate, and mutual
respect. “These agreements are emphasized throughout
Mirman School as students interact with faculty, staff, coaches,
and administrators,” said Dr. Dena Scott. “There are various
Tribes related tools that will be introduced and modeled
through practice to also support the process of developing a
school that honors inclusion, influence, and community. It all
boils down to the fourTribes Agreements.”
CONSISTENTMESSAGING
Both Dr. Scott and Daniel Sussman agree that the most
important factor for a successful SEL process is that the
students hear consistent messaging throughout the day.
“By hearing the same language, two things happen. One,
a routine is established,” said Daniel Sussman. “This is
particularly important for elementary age students. Having a
clear understanding of expectations is very helpful. Mutual
respect should look the same in the art room as it does in the
homeroom class or out on the playground. Secondly, consistent
messaging helps build our community, whether students are
speaking with other students, faculty mentors, school staff,
or parent volunteers. One of the major benefits of adopting
this process is that we can integrate common language and
expectations from Rooms 1 through Upper School 4.”
Starting this year, Tribes is being introduced to students in
Rooms 1, and the process will build throughout their tenure at
Mirman School. The end goal is clear. “By the time students
leave Mirman in Upper School 3 or Upper School 4, they
will understand the benefits of being a helpful member of
their community, theywill have developed a terrific set of
friendships and relationships, and theywill know how to deal
with a really hard-to-understand child or adult that they may
come across in the years to come,” said Dr. Scott. “The Tribes
process may start at Mirman, but it will hopefully continue
influencing positive decisions for the rest of their lives.”

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THE 4 TRIBES
AGREEMENTS
We show kindness and respect.
We avoid negativity and mean remarks.
We have the right to share or
pass, while still participating.
We pay close attention to others and
let them know they have been heard.
We recognize and appreciate our
differences and similarities.

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Camp Mirman is a 6-week, day
camp perfect for Pre K-8th Grade
students that focuses on a wide
selection of fun, yet stimulating,
week-long STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art,
and Mathematics) classes.
We provide three distinct programs:
Mini-Mustangs (3-5 yr old), Junior
Camp (6-8 yr old), and Camp
Mustang (9-14 yr old).
Visit mirman.org/campmirman to
review class information and sign up!
Camp Mirman runs from June 20 – July 29, 2016

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Tilly Bagshawe-Nydes
and Robin Nydes
Jaynee and Eric Beckman
BelAir InvestmentAdvisors
Drs. Barry and Susan Berman
Darlene Boyd, Ed.D.
Karen and Ted Coyne
Claire Cui and Jason Peng
The Deshong Family
Rikard and Christine Ekstrand
Asma and Irfan Furniturewala
Eric and Nancy Garen
Ronit and Todd Gravori
The Hancock Family
Perla andAmiram Karney
The Karney Goldstein Family
Ginh and Mark Landecker
Jamie and Michael Lynton
Carol andWally Marks
JamesA.C. McDermott
and DeborahA. Cincotta
Mirman and Geffen Families
Michael J. Moody and
Jennifer L. Hinman
Yvette and Erich Nall
Susan and Drew Pauly
The Peace Family
Michael Phillips and
Juliana Maio
Platinum Equity, LLC
Gelila andWolfgang Puck
Beth Quillen Thomas
Kimberly and Dale Reed
The Robinov Family
Barbara and Jeffrey Rosenbaum
Alison and Larry Rosenthal
Leonard M. Ross and Family
The Schare Family
Dr. Steven S. Shin and
Mrs. Tiffani L. Shin
Rachel and Eric Stern
Aparna P. Sulé and RajV. Iyer
The Tausik Family
Lauren and BobbyTurner
DanVorenberg
Kate and ModiWiczyk
Nazila and MattYadegar
Gina and ChrisYoon
Vivian and Marc Zachary
THANKYOU!
Mirman School thanks these generous individuals
and families for making possible these improvements
to our athletics programs:
The value of playing a home game cannot be overstated. With
the crowd on your side, familiar surroundings, and the sense of
defending your school, there’s nothing quite like it. Prior to the
completion of Mirman’s new middle school regulation-sized
soccer/football field, the school’s Athletics Department was not
able to host home field games. Yet, after a multi-year fundraising
and planning effort led by the Board of Trustees’ Facilities
Committee, chaired by Mayee Futterman and Alex Wuo, and
in close partnership with Mirman School CFO David Royal, the
Kotzubei Family
Athletics Field finally
came to fruition in
time for the fall 2015
football season.
“The Kotzubei
Family share our
founder’s belief in
celebrating the whole
child,” said Susan
Berman, Board
Chair. “Quietly, and
with an open heart,
they made this
expansion possible.”
Mirman’s new
field is equipped
with natural turf that is watered with a 100% automatic irrigation
system, utilizing a smart controller, which senses weather
conditions and modifies the watering schedule accordingly. The
field itself utilizes Tifway II Bermuda turf, which is the most
drought tolerant species available for playing fields. Best suited for
Southern California’s warm climate, this turf will enable Mirman
School to minimize water usage as compared with other playfield
suitable turf species. Landscape areas outside of the playing
area will utilize mulch and a drought tolerant native grass mix.
In addition to the athletics field, many Mirman families
have provided funding and other support for a newAthletics
Department building and sports courts to be located on the eastern
side of campus. For the first time, Mirman will be able to host
home field games and hold simultaneous practices for its volleyball
and basketball teams. This will also allow for future expansion of
the school’s academic programs, classrooms, and other facilities.
“While we refer to this space as a field, it is much more than
that,” said Dan Vorenberg, Head of School. “Indeed, this is
the quintessential outdoor classroom—a place where some
of the most important Mirman lessons will be learned.”
“While we refer to this
space as a field, it is much
more than that,” said
Dan Vorenberg, Head
of School. “Indeed, this
is the quintessential
outdoor classroom – a
place where some of the
most important Mirman
lessons will be learned.”

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Dan Vorenberg and several lead donors gather
at the ribbon cutting celebration in October

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eCybermission:Accomplished
The water in the lower bucket is
clear and clean.
Science teacherArpa Ghazarian worked closelywith several teams of Mirman students
as they entered the 2015 eCybermission STEM competition, a nationally renowned
web-based Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics competition for
6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade teams. More than 7,000 teams from around the country
proposed a solution to a real problem in their community, and then competed for State,
Regional, and NationalAwards. eCybermission challenges students to explore how
Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics work in the world.
Two teams from Mirman –Team Infection Protection andTeam Hope2Others
– went all the wayto the National competition and were honored at the National
Judging and Educational Event (NJ&EE) awards luncheon in HuntValley, Maryland on
June 19, 2015. Both teams brought home top awards!
TEAM INFECTION
PROTECTION
Developed a better HazMat suit for
doctors and healthcare workers in
the field dealing with Ebola and other
diseases/epidemics.
RESULTS
• 1st Place State winners in 6th-grade
category; Regional Finalists
• STEM In-Action Grant Winners
($5,000 to continue their research)
• Team members: Rohan Madhogaria,
Rhea Madhogaria, Natalie Barnouw,
Siji Smolev
TEAM HOPE 2 OTHERS (H2O)
Designed a better and more natural
water filtration system using plants.
RESULTS
• 1st Place NationalWinners,
7th-grade category
• 1st Place State winners in 7th-grade
category; Regional Finalists
• Team members: Christina Lee,
Angela Lee, and Samantha Morris
About the Projects
Contaminated water is poured
into the upper bucket and moringa
paste is added and allowed to sit
for 1-2 hours allowing the sediment
to coagulate and aggregate at the
bottom of the upper bucket.
The funnel has a stopper attached
to a chain; the stopper prevents
water from dripping into the lower
bucket until the coagulation
process is complete.
The chain is pulled to remove the
stopper, allowing the water to pass
through the funnel containing gravel,
sand, and cheesecloth, which filter
the moringa-bacteria flocs.
The water in the lower bucket is
clear and clean.

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Faculty and Staff Focus
Rita Smith, Assistant Director ofAdmission/Director
of Extended Programs, and Arpa Ghazarian, US Science,
successfully managed the second year of Camp Mirman. Featuring
expanded STEAM-related activities over a 6 week run, Rita and
Arpa rose to the challenge and delivered a fun and enriching
experience for our day campers.
Jeff Maynard, Theatre Arts
From February through April 2015, Jeff was added to the USC
Theatre Faculty. He taught musical theatre and directed USC’s
big spring musical - Grease - while simultaneouslyworking with
Upper School students on our own production of Grease.
Wendy Samson, US English
During the 2015 summer break, Upper School English teacher,
Wendy Samson, received an NEH grant to study the Industrial
Revolution in Lowell, MA. The project was called Inventing
America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution. Mrs. Samson was
awarded the NEH grant afterwriting a compelling essay as part of
her application.
Jocelyn Balaban, Director of External Gifted Relations
In March 2015, Mirman’s biennial “Celebration of Women in
STEAM”was a huge success. The event began in 2009 under
the leadership of Jocelyn Balaban, Director of External Gifted
Relations, and provides a unique
opportunity for students to
engage with women who have
carved out careers doing what
they love in the fields of Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts,
and Mathematics (STEAM). It
was a chance for students to
interact and ask questions, and
walk away inspired or hopeful
about their own STEAM career
ambitions. Our guests included
Game Designers, Animators, Aerospace Engineers, and Doctors
from all avenues of medicine and research, to name just a few.
Over the summer, Mrs. Jessica Crain, Lower SchoolAdvisor,
Mr. Daniel Sussman, Head of Lower School; Mr. Jeffery Flag,
“We continue to see
tremendous results
from the students once
they understand these
challenging courses of
studywill lead them
down amazing paths in
life,” Ms. Balaban said.
Over the summer, Mrs. Jessica Crain, Lower School
Advisor, Mr. Daniel Sussman, Head of Lower School, and
Mr. Jeffery Flag, STEM Director, participated in Nueva's
Design Thinking Institute in San Francisco. Design
Thinking prepares students to solve large, complex,
cross-curricular, real-world problems by teaching them
effective ways of thinking and collaborating. They enjoyed
reconnecting with Mirman alum Austin Veseliza (’04–’13),
a Nueva sophomore and DT Institute student-leader!
While in San Francisco, they met with assisted/
augmented realityapplication engineer JonathanWeisbaum,
and were able to experiment with Google Glass, Google
Cardboard, Oculus Rift, and ODG R7 Smart Glasses while
learning about their implications for the future of education.
Norm Brennan, US Science
Upper School student Jahan Razavi and Science teacher Norm
Brennan were recipients of the Nuclear Society Student and
TeacherAwards presented at the Los Angeles County Science and
Engineering Fair. Jahan's project—titled "PyroVision: A Detection
System forWildfires"—serves as a wildfire detection system. Mr.
Brennan provided invaluable guidance as Jahan incorporated
temperature sensors, Arduino, Bluetooth transmission, and red
LEDs to detect vast temperature changes and wirelessly send this
information directly to the fire station.

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CELEBRATING CHILEAN
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Sep 26, 2014
Towards the beginning of the school
year, Mirman School welcomed a cadre
of Chilean "cueca" dancers to campus.
They helped introduce the students to
the sights, sounds, and tastes of this
unique South American nation.
K-MRN RADIO PREMIERES
Nov17, 2014
K-MRN is a student-produced
radio show that offers the latest in
Mustang sports, on-campus action,
entertainment, and special guests who
have the inside scoop on Mirman!
‘STEFANIE’ SAVESTHE
DAYINAMAGICAL
PRODUCTION
Jan 12, 2015
Mirman School's Theatre
Department got the NewYear
off to a great start with the
imaginative play Stefanie Hero!
Directed by Mr. Jeff Maynard,
our second US3 play of the
yearwas a technically complex
production. The set piece
highlight was an enormous
dragon puppet operated by a
team of five. The cast and crew
did a marvelous job!
FOOTBALLCHAMPS! OUR US3 & 4
SQUAD BRINGS HOMETHEWIN
Nov20, 2014
Our US3 & 4 football team ended the
season undefeated! Thanks to Coach
Sabu and all of the support from our
fans during their incredible playoff run
and championship game.
“ROBO MUSTANGS”TAKE ONTHE
FIRSTLEGO LEAGUE COMPETITION
Oct 10, 2014
A group of ten Mirman students teamed
up as the "Robo Mustangs" to take on a
major engineering challenge: the FIRST
LEGO League competition! FIRST
LEGO League (FLL) introduces younger
students to real-world engineering
challenges by building LEGO-based
robots to complete tasks on a thematic
playing surface. FLL teams, guided by
their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and, through the
process, learn to make positive contributions to society.
A'PEACH' OFAPRODUCTION
Dec 08, 2014
James and the Giant Peach delighted
audiences with 3 stellar performances.
Our student actors brought the cast
of wacky characters to life in a clever
re-imagining of the beloved story by
Roald Dahl.
OUR HOLIDAY
MUSIC PROGRAM
WASA'TAPESTRY'
OFWONDER
Dec 19, 2014
Before the holiday
break, our community
was treated to the
wonderful concert “A
Winter's Tapestry”
under the direction
of Music teacher, Mr.
Paul Kay. The program itself took place at the gorgeous Bel Air
Presbyterian Church. Featured numbers from the Mustang Chorus
and Concert Singers included “Allunde Alluya,” “Jingle Bells (Sort
Of),” “Let It Snow,” “Bande Hain Hum Uske” and more.
Mirman Moments
A few of the top Mirman Moments from 2014–2015. Keep up with the latest at mirman.org/news

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WRITERALJEAN SHARES HIDDEN
‘SIMPSONS’ MATH GAGS
Feb 04, 2015
Mirman parent, former math major
at Harvard, and show runner for The
Simpsons, Al Jean, gave our students
an inside look at how the long-running
animated series has incorporated
mathematics into its famous repertoire
of sight gags and ‘background humor.’
FAMILYOPEN HOUSE
BRINGS GENERATIONS
TOGETHER
May 08, 2015
The Mirman Family
Open House was an
amazing showcase of
student achievement!
Grandparents,
grandfriends,
mothers, fathers,
students, and siblings
gathered to celebrate
a year of learning and
accomplishment.
JUNIORVARSITYCHAMPS! US3 & 4
BASKETBALLGOES UNDEFEATED
Feb 26, 2015
Mirman's US3 & 4 Boys Basketball team
competed for the San Fernando Valley
Private School League JuniorVarsity
Championship. With a final score of
45–43, the team ended their season
undefeated. Congratulations to the
2014–2015 JuniorVarsity Champions!
CONCERTSINGERS STRIKE
'GOLD'ATHERITAGE
FESTIVAL
Apr 24, 2015
The Upper School Concert
Singers celebrated a victorious
win at the Heritage Festival of
Gold in Anaheim, California.
After a very rigorous
adjudication from esteemed
choral professionals, Donald
Brinegar, Co. A. Philip Waite
and David Stocker, the choir
received scores of 91, 91, and 91 - making Mirman’s Concert Singers one of
the top 4 choirs in the entire competition.
HONORINGTHE LIFEANDTIMES OF
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Mar 04, 2015
Students, faculty, and parents gathered to
celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday. A
troupe of characters, seemingly transported
from 16th century England to modern day
Los Angeles, magically appeared to take the
students on a Renaissance-inspired trip through
Shakespeare's life.
MIRMAN'S
SPRING FAIR
WAS SIMPLY
MARVELOUS!
Apr 27, 2015
This year's
Spring Fair
theme was
"Mirman
Marvels," and
everyone
got into the
spirit with superhero costumes, face
painting, and special attractions. The
Spring Fair serves as our biggest annual
fundraiser, and it really does take the
entire "village"—students, parents, and
faculty—to pull it off!
‘GREASE’ ISTHEWORD
May 29, 2015
Beautifully adapted foryounger
audiences, Grease was a kid friendly,
rollicking performance featuring
Mirman’s US4 students as Danny
Zucko, Sandy, Rizzo, Kenickie, and
their friends.
CELEBRATINGWOMEN IN STEAM
March 18, 2015
Mirman School welcomed over 30
female professionals to campus for
presentations on their successful
careers in Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
(STEAM) related fields. The event
introduces students to a diverse variety
of professionals who have carved out
careers doing what they love.

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Board of Trustees
BOARD CHAIR:
Dr. Susan Berman
Susan joined the Board of Trustees in 2011
and was elected Chair of the Board in
2014. She is COO of The Help Group, the
largest, most innovative and comprehensive
nonprofit of its kind in the United States
serving children, adolescents and young
adults with special needs. With commitment
and passion, Dr. Berman has been at the
forefront of establishing innovative day
school, residential and outpatient programs
for children with special needs for the past
three decades. Dr. Berman graduated summa
cum laude from Brandeis University in 1978
with a B.S. in Psychology and in 1983, received
her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the
California School of Professional Psychology.
She and her husband Barry live in Encino
and they have a daughter Laura, and sons
Andrew’96-‘03 and Jonathan ’04–’13.
ROLE OFTHE MIRMAN SCHOOL
BOARD OFTRUSTEES:
The Mirman Board of Trustees is a volunteer body that serves as the guardian of the
school’s mission and founding principles. Focusing on strategic issues and the long-
term well being of the school, the Board’s responsibility is to ensure that the mission
is appropriate, relevant, and vital to the community it serves. The Board monitors
the success of Mirman in fulfilling its mission and concentrates on major strategic
initiatives while leaving the school’s operational objectives to the Head of School
and administrative team. The Board and the Head of School work in partnership in
upholding these main principles to best serve Mirman.
MIRMAN SCHOOL
BOARD OFTRUSTEES
Susan Berman, Ph.D., Board Chair
Deborah Beckmann Kotzubei,
BoardVice Chair
Aparna Sulé, Chair Elect
Claire Cui
Mayee Futterman
Sharon Gavin
Jennifer Hinman
Anessa Karney’77–’82
Alan Mirman
Steven Oh
Erich Nall
James Peace
Kate Phillips-Wiczyk
Lauren Turner
Kiko Washington
Modi Wiczyk
Alex Wuo
Trustees Emeriti
Michael Agran
Marilyn McDaniel
Beverly Mirman, In Memorium
Dr. Norman Mirman, In Memorium
Ex Officio
Dan Vorenberg, Head of School

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Claire Cui
Claire joined the Mirman Board in 2013. As a retired
investor, she assists with Mirman’s fiduciary planning as
a member of the finance committee. Claire holds a B.S. in
Chemistry with Honors from UCLA, and a M.B.A. from
USC. She enjoys investing, reading, and hiking. Claire and
her husband Jason Peng live in Pacific Palisades with their
daughter Victoria (US1) and son Louis ’11–’14.
Mayee Futterman
New to the Board this year, Mayee is past President of
the Mirman PSL, and Co-Chair of the Board’s Facilities
Committee, where she helps manage the implementation
of Mirman’s Campus Master Plan. She is also currently a
Co-Chair of the Mirman Spring Fair. Mayee is a graduate
of the University of the Philippines School of Architecture
and the UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and
Urban Planning. She is co-founder of CIVIC Technologies,
and she is also co-founder and design principal of
Futterman & Associates Inc., which provides architectural,
urban design, planning, and geographical information
systems services. Mayee is an artist, teacher, and art
book editor specializing in Chinese Brush Painting. She
is the proud mother of US3 student Jake Futterman
and is married to Marc Futterman, an entrepreneur,
software developer, architect, and urban planner.
Sharon Perlmutter Gavin, Ph.D.
Sharon is a scientist who has worked in the technology
and entertainment industries. During her career, she
developed technology for Warner Bros., including the
critically acclaimed “Ultra Resolution” process used
to restore and improve the quality of classic films.
Sharon was granted 26 patents for her work and is a
published author of numerous technical papers. She
obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA,
where she received the Outstanding Senior Electrical
Engineering Award. She studied at Stanford University
as a National Science Foundation Fellowship recipient,
earning her M.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in
Statistics, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. She
serves on the board of several non-profit organizations,
including Connections for Children, the Santa Monica
Family YMCA, and the Rotary Club of Santa Monica.
She is also a graduate of the Riordan Leadership
Institute. Sharon and her husband, Andy, live in Pacific
Palisades and have a son, Alex, in Rm2 at Mirman.
Jennifer Hinman
Jennifer has been in the investment field for more than
25 years and is currently a Partner of the Capital Group
Companies, where she is a fixed income analyst with
research and investment responsibilities for gaming and
leisure, utilities and independent power producers, and
cell towers. Later this year, Jennifer will shift to a new
management role covering the administrative and research
associates within the CGC equity and fixed income
investment groups. She received her B.A. in Russian
Studies from Bucknell University, and pursued her M.B.A.
coursework at NYU. In addition to serving on Mirman’s
Board of Trustees, Jennifer is a volunteer soccer referee
for the local AYSO program. Jennifer and her husband,
Michael J. Moody, have lived in Los Angeles for 28 years.
They have two sons: Neil ’98–’06, who teaches English and
lives in Vietnam; and Christopher ’01–’10, who is a student
at Tufts University in Boston.
Anessa Karney ’77–‘82
Anessa Karney is starting her third year on the Mirman
Board of Trustees. She currently sits on the Trustees
and Policies and Procedures Committees, as well as on
the Advancement Committee. Anessa is a graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania and the University of
Pennsylvania Law School. She is a former corporate
attorney and practiced at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
She also has extensive experience managing political
campaigns. In addition to her board responsibilities at
Mirman, Anessa is on the Grant Screening Board of the
Everychild Foundation and sits on the Undergraduate
Financial Aid Council at Penn. Other board involvement
has included Jewish Family and Children Services and
the Holocaust Center of Northern California. Anessa is
a Mirman alumna, married to Stuart Goldstein, and the
proud mother of Mirman alumna Alexandra Goldstein
’09–‘13 and two current Mirman Upper School Students
(Justin and Kyra).
Deborah Beckmann Kotzubei
Debbie has been involved in K-12 education for the
past ten years. Following her career as a Mergers &
Acquisition attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell, she became
very interested in the field of education and completed
substantial graduate work in the field of Educational
Psychology with an emphasis on Gifted Education. Debbie
has been a member of the Board of Trustees at Mirman
School for the past six years, where she currently serves
as Vice-Chair of the Board and Chair of the Trustees
Committee. She has been a member of the California
Association for Gifted and the National Association for
Gifted Children where she has been an invited speaker at
their annual conference. She graduated magna cum laude
from Washington University with a B.A. in Economics and
Political Science and received her J.D. from Columbia Law
School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and
a member of Columbia Law Review. She and her husband
Jake are proud parents of Ben ’06–’12 and Natasha (US4).
Alan Mirman
Carrying on his parents’ legacy has kept Alan an active
member of Mirman’s Board of Trustees for many years.
When not focusing on his busy law practice specializing in
real estate, financial institutions, and business litigation,
Alan can be found working on several Mirman initiatives
including assessing our school mission, participating
in advancement efforts, and joining the conversation
about the future of Mirman. He holds a B.S. and J.D. from
UCLA. Alan sat on the Board of the Los Angeles Regional
Foodbank, as well as the UCLA Law School Board of
Directors; California Receivers Forum - Founding Board
member and the Rampage FC Board of Directors. Alan
and his wife Nancy live in Malibu, and have three sons:
Aaron ’91–’00, Zack ’94–’03, and Jesse ’97–‘04. He enjoys
traveling, golf, gardening, and reading.
Steven Oh
Steve is the Chief Operating Officer of TYT Network, a
leading digital media company specializing in news talk
content with over 3 billion views and 4 million subscribers
across multiple platforms, including YouTube, Hulu,
Facebook, Roku, AOL, and many others. Prior to joining
TYT, Steve was an attorney and an entrepreneur. He co-
founded Yoforia, a frozen yogurt chain in Georgia and the
Carolinas, and Exogear, a consumer technology company.
Steve was an associate at the law firm of Winston & Strawn
in New York City and at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Los
Angeles. He is a graduate of Cornell University and UCLA
School of Law. He lives in Studio City with his wife Mona
and daughters Amanda ’06–’13, Ally (US3) and Katie (Rm5).
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Erich C. Nall
Erich, known fondly as Coach E, is Owner and Founder of
Ultimate Transformations Training in Los Angeles. For more
than 20 years, he has been a prominent figure in the Los
Angeles community in health, fitness, and education. He
trains successful professional athletes, actors, models, and
lay people: both adults and youth. Erich is the author of “21
Days to Ultimate Health and Wellness,” an extension of his
goal to share the message of mental, spiritual, and physical
wellness with the world. His desire is for “every individual
to fall in love with the highest image of themselves.”
He is a certified strength and conditioning trainer, a
nutritionist, and holds his B.A. and M.B.A. in Business
and Economics. Erich chairs our Diversity Committee
and is parent to three Mirman alumnae daughters:
Tahirah ’00–’08, Kamilah ’02–’11, and Malaika ’05–’14.
Dr. James Peace
James is owner and physician of the Diabetic Eye Medical
Clinic. He is an active member of Mirman’s Board, and
serves as chair of the Audit Committee. James attended
the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill for pre-med,
where he also earned his medical degree. He is involved in
many local and national medical organizations, including
Chief of Staff of Olympia Hospital in Los Angeles. He
and his wife Monique live in Los Angeles and are proud
parents of James Peace III (Rm5).
Kate Phillips-Wiczyk
Kate is a native of Los Angeles. She received her B.A. from
the University of Michigan and her J.D. from New York
University School of Law. Kate practiced corporate law at
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City
and then moved back to Los Angeles, where she worked
as an attorney at the entertainment law firm Armstrong,
Hirsch, Jackoway, Tyerman & Wertheimer. After leaving
the legal profession, Kate also worked as a Sales and
Business Development Executive at Marquis Jet Partners.
Kate and her husband Modi have three children who
attend Mirman, Jacob (US1), Sloane (Rm2) and Jesse (Rm2).
This is her second year as a Trustee. She is also Chair of
the Advancement Committee and Co-Chair of the Capital
Campaign Committee. Kate is involved with various local
and national organizations such as Baby2Baby, Cedars
Sinai, and the CISLA Mentorship Program.
Aparna Sulé
Aparna Sulé is a corporate lawyer at Skadden, Arps. Her
practice focuses on structuring, negotiating and executing
complex financing transactions including leveraged
financings and corporate restructurings. Aparna has a J.D./
M.B.A from the University of Chicago and she graduated
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with
a double major in accounting and economics. Aparna is
on the Grant Screening Board and co-chairs the Policy
Committee of the Everychild Foundation which makes
grants to prototype projects in Los Angeles that have a
meaningful impact on the lives of children in need. She is
Chair of the Policies & Procedures Committee and serves
on the Audit Committee and Finance Committee. Aparna
and her husband Raj Iyer have 2 daughters at Mirman
School, Anika (US1) and Riya (Rm2).
Lauren Turner
Lauren is a graduate of The Wharton School, University
of Pennsylvania. Prior to that she attended Dana Hall
School, an independent girls school in the Boston area. Her
professional experience is in public relations, marketing,
and event planning for clients including Vanity Fair,
Newline Cinema, and MGM. Lauren left the workforce to
be a stay-at-home mother to her two children, including
Mirman alumnus Will ’09–‘15. She currently serves on the
Board of Planned Parenthood, has served on the Evergreen
Community Preschool and Everychild Foundation Boards,
and chaired committees at Brentwood School, where both
children currently attend. Lauren recently started a new
career as an interior designer, and is passionate about the
opportunity to serve on the Mirman Board of Trustees
during this exciting period of expansion and growth for
the school.
Kiko Washington
Kiko currently serves as Executive Vice President,
Worldwide Human Resources, Warner Bros.
Entertainment, a post to which he was promoted in
January 2009; he joined Warner Bros. in August 2000.
He came from parent company Time Warner, where he
served as Vice President, Human Resources Planning
and International Human Resources Management.
Prior to joining Time Warner, Kiko spent 15 years at
Home Box Office. Kiko graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School with a bachelor’s degree
in Economics. He lives in Santa Monica with his wife, son
Austin (Rm3) and daughter.
Modi Wiczyk
Modi Wiczyk a native of Long Island, New York. He
received his B.A. from Harvard College and his M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School. In 2005, Modi co-
founded and is Co-CEO of MRC, an independent film
and television studio based in Los Angeles, where he has
worked ever since. Modi and his wife Kate Phillips-Wiczyk
have three children who attend Mirman, Jacob (US1),
Sloane (Rm2) and Jesse (Rm2). This is his third year as a
Trustee. He also is Chairman of the Finance Committee
and serves on the Executive Committee.
Alex Wuo
Appointed a Senior Associate of Richard Meier & Partners
in 2012, Alex has designed, managed and collaborated on
projects ranging from museums and private residences to
hotels and high-rise buildings. Alex began with Richard
Meier & Partners in 1995 as a member of the Getty Center
Design Team and has also collaborated on the design
and development of several projects including the UCLA
Broad Art Center and the San Jose City Hall. Alex remains
connected to academia and has served as a guest critic and
juror at USC and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Alex earned his
Bachelor of Architecture from the University of California,
Berkeley, in 1995. He is a Registered Architect in California,
a member of the American Institute of Architects, and
a LEED Accredited Professional. Alex is co-chair of
Mirman’s Facilities Committee, where he helps manage
the implementation of Mirman’s Campus Master Plan.
He lives in LA with his wife Wendy, son Dylan (Rm4), and
daughter Sabrina (Rm2).

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Mirman School
2014–2015 Annual Report

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MIRMAN.ORG ANNUAL REPORT 23
Legacy of Giving
BY ANESSA KARNEY ’77–’82
Mirman has played an important role in my life for almost forty
years. I remember well entering Mirman back in 1977 as a shy
six year old. Ms. Welch was my teacher and two of my closest
friendships to this day were formed in her class. I had arrived on
a small, intimate, safe campus where over time I began to thrive
and develop a persona all my own. Frankly, looking back, my
experiences at Mirman laid the foundation for all that followed.
I was inspired and encouraged to develop my own voice by
teachers like Ms. Rubin and Mr. Lee who taught me to stand
up for what I believed in. I remember Mr. Lee’s class where we
played a daily political trivia game. In 1980, we staged a mock
election where we dressed up as the presidential candidates
and learned everything we could about the campaigns and their
positions. Mr. Lee in particular opened my eyes to the world
around me. He taught me that caring about current events
matters and explained why I should be reading the newspaper
each day. That early interest in politics and government led
me down a life-long path that included managing a political
campaign in Philadelphia while still a student in college followed
by my work on several other campaigns as well as on Capitol Hill.
I credit Mirman with igniting in me a passion for politics and for
providing a safe, nurturing environment where I found my voice
and the confidence to stand up and support both causes and
individuals I believed in.
Fast forward thirty years and I find myself back at Mirman as
a current parent to Justin (US2) and Kyra (US1) and to one alum,
Alex, a current ninth grader (pictured top right). My husband and
I had been living in the Bay Area and moved back to Los Angeles
several years ago in large part so my own children could benefit
from the kind of transformative and unique education I was so
fortunate to receive here. Just as I was inspired by Mr. Lee and
so many others, I see on a daily basis the way my kids are being
stimulated by teachers like Mr. Brady and Mr. Taggart. Mirman
taught me how to be an active, engaged learner and I am forever
grateful. As a parent there is no greater satisfaction than seeing
those same qualities now being nurtured in my own children.
While the Mirman of today may look different from the
school I attended, Mirman remains the same warm, stimulating,
and engaging community that I remember and cherish. I am
grateful every day for the education my children are receiving
and believe that Mirman is better positioned now than ever
before to develop the great minds of the future. At its core,
Mirman is committed to educating each child to reach his or
her maximum potential. Yet, there are unbelievably exciting
changes taking place every day. Between ongoing innovations
like Promethean boards and the one-to-one laptop program, as
well as the amazing Innovation Lab, Mirman is always thinking
ahead to what our students will need to know to succeed in the
rapidly changing 21st Century. When I was a student back in the
1970s, we were delighted to use different colored chalk on our
blackboards and felt lucky to experiment with the one PC on our
campus. Today, everywhere you look our students are tackling
cutting edge issues, supervised and inspired by teachers utilizing
technology and the best resources available. I look back fondly on
my “acting” debut in the Room 4 production of “Free to Be You
and Me,” but it does not come close to the breathtaking musical
and theatrical productions staged today by Mr. Maynard and Mr.
Kay. To see how far Mirman has come in academics, performing
arts, and athletics inspires and amazes me.
To that end, I believe strongly in investing and giving back
to the school that has given so much to my family and I. In
addition to the time I spend volunteering – Mirman has the
most wonderful group of parent volunteers – my husband and
I make this school a top philanthropic priority. We know full
well that tuition does not cover all of the compelling, innovative
programs Mirman seeks to develop and strengthen and this
campus needs our support to ensure it will continue to thrive for
all our future students. For my family, giving back financially is
the most gratifying way to honor a school that has done so much
for us. I could not be more proud to support this great institution.
With everyone’s support I know the future of our school will be
brighter than ever.
Anessa on the first day of the 1981–82 school year (pictured left)

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MIRMAN.ORG ANNUAL REPORT 25
2014–2015
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Modi Wiczyk, Chair
Claire Cui
Irfan Furniturewala
Jennifer Hinman
Allan Schare
Aparna Sulé
Susan Berman, ex officio
ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE
Anessa Karney ’77–’82, Chair
Deborah Beckmann Kotzubei
Alan Mirman
Leslie Mirman Geffen
Lauren Turner
Kate Wiczyk
Susan Wolf
Susan Berman, ex officio
TOTAL FUNDRAISING REVENUE: $2,031,311
Operating Advancement: $1,286,109
Annual Fund $1,145,808
Parent Service League $140,301
Capital Campaign $745,202
And Endowment:
Capital Campaign Gifts $719,618
Endowment Gifts $2,918
Endowment Earnings $22,666
OPERATING REVENUE: $12,699,292
Tuition and Fees $10,675,613
Operating Advancement $1,286,109
Ancillary Services $683,089
Interest, Investment Income, $54,481
and Endowment Support of
Operations
OPERATING EXPENSES: $12,298,280
Salary and Benefits $7,261,931
Curriculum $1,330,403
Financial Aid $972,464
Facilities $1,521,405
General and Administrative $1,212,077
Finance and Advancement Reports

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MIRMAN.ORG ANNUAL REPORT 27
High parent participation in Annual Giving proclaims a strong
message of support in our school community, and beyond. In
the 2014-2015 school year, Mirman School achieved an industry-
leading 99% parent participation rate, with 100% of our Board of
Trustees and employees also contributing to the Annual Giving
campaign. Teams of dedicated volunteers and the generosity of
our community make it possible for Mirman School students
to soar to even greater heights. Mirman School very much
appreciates the support and participation of the parents, alumni,
parents of alumni, grandparents, employees, and friends who
devoted their time, effort, and resources to the school.
Annual Giving Statistics
AREAS OF SUPPORT
During 2014-2015, donors to Mirman School were given the
option of directing their annual gifts toward four different areas
of support: the area of greatest need, financial aid, academic
programs, and faculty development. The majority of donors chose
to designate their gifts to the area of greatest need, allowing the
school to allocate funds where they will make the most impact.
This chart illustrates the distribution of directed support as a
percentage of total Annual Giving donations received.
CAIS – California Association of Independent Schools
ESHA – Elementary School Heads Association
NAIS – National Association of Independent Schools
Area of Greatest Need 82%
Academic Programs 10%
Financial Aid 6%
Faculty Development 2%
PARENT PARTICIPATION COMPARISON
SUPPORT
EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION COMPARISON
99%
100%
87%
100%
84%
100%
68%
94%

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Annual Giving Donors
DONORS BY RECOGNITION GATEWAYS
LEGACY GATEWAY
($50,000+)
Brigitte and Donald Bren ★
The Diadames of the Child Care League ★
Christine and Rikard Ekstrand
MIRMAN GATEWAY
($20,000–$49,999)
Joseph Drown Foundation
Anessa Karney and Stuart Goldstein ★🎓
Deborah and Jacob Kotzubei ★
The Robinov Family
Eric and Rachel Stern ★
Lauren and Bobby Turner ★
Kate and Modi Wiczyk
FOUNDERS’ GATEWAY
($10,000–$19,999)
Tilly Bagshawe-Nydes and Robin Nydes
Yu-Tsun and Marc Brown
Deborah Cincotta and Jim McDermott ★
Karen and Ted Coyne ★
Claire Cui and Jason Peng
Jeannette and Howard Deshong ★
The Fluent Family
Lyre and David Fribourg ★🎓
Asma and Irfan Furniturewala ★
Andrew and Sharon Gavin
Ronit and Todd Gravori ★
Leilani and Richard Grinold,
in honor of BenjaminWeinberg
Ginh and Mark Landecker
Padma and Sushil Madhogarhia ★
Matthew Malkan and Shoko Sakai
Zina and Peter Pistor ★
Wolfgang and Gelila Puck
Jacklin Rad and Farshad Rastegar
Kimberly and Dale Reed
Derek Schneider and Wisdom Lu ★
Amrita Sen and Ravi Ahuja
Karen and Ben Sherwood
Blen and Amanuel Sima
Kimora Lee Simmons-Leissner and
Tim Leissner - Goldman Sachs Gives
The Stubbeman Family
Aparna Sulé and Raj Iyer ★
Wallis Foundation
HEAD OF SCHOOL GATEWAY
($5,000–$9,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous, in memory of Dr. Mirman
Monica and Ashish Ajmera
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews
The Hoffman Chande Family
Peter and Cynthia Csato ★
Laura and Zach Fisher
Gisela and Jeff Friedman
Delara and Kourosh Ghassemieh
The Gordon Family ★
The Gurudevan Family
Charles Ho
Sandra Hoffman
Catherine and Albert Huang
The Kandler Family ★
Seung Mi Lee and Joo Seo Kim ★
Sagar and Shareena Kumar
Mrs. Sharmini and Dr. Kain Kumar ★
Jin and Jennifer Lee
Debra and David Lewis
Sabina Lippman and Mark Jungers
The McBride Family
Alan and Nancy Mirman ★
Robyn and Dean Norris ★
Ozturk/Padmanabhan Family
Dr. and Mrs. James Peace, in memory
of James and Constance Peace Sr.
Marc and Leanna Primiani
David Quinto ★
Nataalia Rey and Leonard Ross ★
Anita and Michael Rice
Jacqui and Todd Rosen ★
Layne and Kyle Rosen
Azadeh and David Shladovsky ★
Dan and Katie Spilo
Jody and Jacques Stambouli
Jaynee Strickstein-Beckman and
Eric Beckman, in honor of Analea Beckman,
Marlo Beckman, and DanVorenberg ★
The Tausik Family ★
Tepper Family ★
Jewels and Kiko Washington
Grace Wen and John Wang ★
Wendy and Alex Wuo
The Yeh/Hsieh Family ★
Vivian and Marc Zachary ★🎓
Mark S. Zucker ★
CAMPUS GATEWAY
($3,600–$4,999)
Anonymous
Jerome and Marilyn Bidinger,
in honor of Lilly Ray Stobo
Janet and Alan Block
Kimberly and Michael Copeland ★
The Fener Family, in honor of
Sydney and Jack ★
The Fram Family ★
Kalpa and Manu Gargi
Tory Gong and Steve Newsom
The Moon Family
The Morrell Family
The Saada Family
Howard and Haleh Shapiro
von Firley-Butler Family
The Zumbrunnen Family ★

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BENEFACTOR GATEWAY
($2,000–$3,599)
Anonymous
Lori and Michael Aramian
Judith Baxter and Eleanor Mercado ★
The Berman Family ★
The Bowse Family
Bukata-Maslow Family
Susie and Stephen Cha ★
Paul Chung and Annie Suh ★
The Davidov Family ★
Stephane Emeret and Sunjoo Moon,
in honor of Jaesan Emeret
Gabriel Esparza and Mina Pacheco Nazemi
Kathy and Kamran Fattahi
Felts Family
Bran Ferren and Robyn Low
Larry and Nu Furst
Mayee and Marc Futterman ★
Dr. Jeff Goldsmith and Mrs. Michelle Morrow ★
Julie and Brian Goodman ★
The Haley Family ★
Harkin Goodrich Family
Hinman-Moody Family
Jamét-Kuhne Family
Sonali and Dilip Jeste
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kam, in honor
of Alyssa and Alexis Kam
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Kim ★
Velma and Bill King, in memory of
Vanessa Suzanne King
The Kosten Family ★
Kurgan Family
Yassi and Justin Lancer
The Maresca Family
Davina and Edward Massey ★
Carlo and Rebecca Mattoni 🎓
The McLeod Family
Chitra F. Mojtabai and Clayton Townsend ★
Motakef Family
Narayan Family
Karen and Stephen Newman
The Oh Family ★
The Oxyzolou Family, in memory of Marika
and Vasilis Oxyzolou and Kleanthis Tillos ★
Deron Quon 🎓
Glen and Brenda Reynolds ★
Gregory Rovenger ★
The Saito Family
Kamyar and Natasha Shabani
Elizabeth and Michael Song
The Volokh Family 🎓
Dan Vorenberg
Cynthia Watts Jen and Andrew Jen ★
Ian C. Wiener ★
Lisa and Marc Yassinger
Mr. and Mrs. Dariush Youshaei
PATRON GATEWAY
($1,000–$1,999)
Anonymous
Bobbie Andelson Heck 🎓
Lisa Anderson and Bill Colitre ★🎓
Sam Anderson Family ★
AnnaLea and Evan Arnold
Bailhe Family
Anna Barber
The Barnouw Family
Carol and Terry Becker
Ashley, Jann, and Saul Berman ★🎓
Bidwell-Weinberg Family
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ALUMNI
Anonymous
Claire Abramowitz ’95-’00
Bobbie Andelson Heck ’86-’92
Lisa Anderson ’76-’84 and Bill Colitre ★
Brittany Beer Langer ’90-’97
Ashley Berman ’90-’98
Andrew Bloomgarden ’95-’02
Krisena ’92-’94 and Scott Borenstein
Iris Cong ’05-’13
Gabrielle Davis ’95-’99
Amita Devi Pentakota ’01-’08
Gregory Engel ’80-’83
Lyre and David Fribourg ’78-’81 ★
Drs. Devi and Daniel Friedlich ’78-’84
Rebecca F. Ganz ’84-’91
Mariko and Todd Garfinkle ’64-’69, in memory
of Dr. Jack and Shirley Garfinkle ★
Ms. Talia Geffen ’88-’97 and Mr. Matthew
Arnold, in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Mirman
Yoni Geffen ’91-’99, in memory of
Dr. Norman and Beverly Mirman
Nick Greif ’95-’01
Michael Hatch ’03-’13
Tess Hatch ’98-’05
Jonathan Heckerman ’08-’09
Robert Heckerman ’08-’13
Joanna N. Huey ’91-’96 ★
Bryan Kaplan ’85-’93
Natalie Karl ’95-’02
Anessa Karney ’77-’82 and Stuart Goldstein ★
Katie and Bill Kleiman ’70-’79, in honor of
Darrel Lee ★
Chloe Korban ’97-’06
Valerie Lau ’93-’97
Marc Lebovitz ’81-’90
Rachel Madhogarhia ’10-’13
Carlo ’80-’88 and Rebecca Mattoni
Elana Meer ’00-’07 ★
Ally Miller Pehle ’77-’82, in memory of
Dr. Mirman
Dawn and Earle Miller ’70-’73
Marc ’82-’90 and Jessica Mitchell ★
Crystal Moon ’01-’06
Gregory ’84-’90 and Stephanie Nortman
Deron Quon ’82-’86
Matthew Raab ’95-’98, in memory of
Bernard Raab
Camille B. Roberts ’04-’13
Alec Rosenthal ’11-’12
Chelsea W. Rosenthal ’89-’94 ★
Ethan Sawyer ’84-’88 ★
Lia Seraydarian ’99-’06
Alastair Shearman ’92-’98
Devin Sidell ’85-’92 ★
Kerry and Kevin Sinclair ’90-’97 ★
Gregory Urfrig ’82-’89 and Family
Eugene Volokh ’76-’78 and Family
Alan ’80-’86 and Jenny Zachary
Vivian and Marc Zachary ’78-’83 ★
Michael Zaks ’01-’07
Sabrina Zaks ’02-’09
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Jori and Daniel Sussman
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Dan Vorenberg
Michelle Weng
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PAST PARENTS
Anonymous
Bailhe Family
Carol and Terry Becker
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Barbara and Jeffrey Rosenbaum ★
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Ted and Nadine Rosenthal
Thomas Safran ★
Michael Saphier and Dona Heller
Jim Sington and Susan Murdock ★
Helene and David Toomey ★
Carole and Donald Urfrig
Cookie Valente
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Connie and Victor Wang
Cynthia Watts Jen and Andrew Jen ★
Wernig Family
Robert and Penny White
William and Sonia Pindler
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Nobu and Shiho Yamamoto, in honor of
Kent Yamamoto ★
GRANDPARENTS AND FRIENDS
Anonymous
Anonymous, in honor of Elle Nicoletti
Barbara and Ted Barkow, in honor of
Elena Saviano ★
Adrienne and John Beckmann, in honor of
Jeff Maynard
Myra and Howard Berloff, in honor of
Dashiell and Sasha
Jerome and Marilyn Bidinger, in honor of
Lilly Ray Stobo
Jacob and Harriet Block
Darlene Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Buckley
Ann and Gerald Fener
Ray and Lorraine Friedman
Donald and Irene Gavin
Leilani and Richard Grinold, in honor of
BenjaminWeinberg
Barbara Heitz ★
Charles Ho
Sandra Hoffman
Chao Shuo and Hsin Chang Huang, in honor of
Owen and Cara Huang
Kathryn E. Jackson ★
Sonali and Dilip Jeste
Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Kerekes ★
Judith and Michael Berliner
The Berman Family ★
Jann and Saul Berman ★
Frank and Betty Birney
Craig Bloomgarden
Kris and Jay Calvert
Susie and Stephen Cha ★
Drs. Jing Chang and Jason Cong
Rachel Davies, in honor of Sage Miller
Barbara Dischler
Diane Flannery ★
Dr. and Mrs. David M. Fung ★
Chris Funk
Patricia and Tomas Ganz
Lois Grace Golde ★
Carolyn and Scott Hampton
Gayla and Jeffrey Hartsough, in honor of
Cohort 2003
The Hatch Family ★
Susan and David Heckerman ★
Suzy Hertzberg
Hinman-Moody Family
Ed and Yolanda Jacobs ★
Darlene Kaplan and Steve Zuckerman
Michael and Lynn Kaufman
Velma and Bill King, in memory of
Vanessa Suzanne King
Shirley Kleiman ★
Todd and Beth Klein
Gabriella and Stanley Kleinman, in memory of
Nicolas Korda ★
Korban Family, in honor of Chloe Korban
Carol and Gerold Libby
Lockman Family
Caroline and Robert Meer ★
Alan and Nancy Mirman ★
Leslie Mirman Geffen, in memory of
Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. Mirman ★
The Montenegro Family ★
Lisa and Ronald Moy ★
The Nall Family ★
Trina and Frank Nuovo
The Petrus Family ★
Dr. Kelly Phelan
The Rawlins Family
William and Jeanne Roberts ★
Mary C. Kincaid
Shirley Kleiman ★
Jim and Kris Langley
Inge and Jim Ledahl
Veena and Suresh Manchanda
Alfred and Mary Moreno, in honor of
Nathaniel and Sofia Moreno
Frani Newman, in honor of Charlotte Newman
Linda Reynolds, in honor of
Zoe and Charlotte Reynolds
Beverly Sinclair
Kay Sloves and Matthew Newman,
in honor of Charlotte Newman
Mee-Lee and Warren Szeto
Patsy Vaclavik, in honor of Nathaniel and Sofia
Moreno, in memory of Dr. Richard Vaclavik
Gwendolyn and Carl White
Patricia Wilkie
Richard Wishner
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HopSkipDrive
Joseph Drown Foundation
Karisma Foundation ⚑
Pentera Trust Company Limited
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation ⚑
Salesforce.com ⚑
Schwab Charitable Fund
Time Warner ★⚑
Toyota Financial Services
Making Life Easier Fund ⚑
University Sports Medicine and
Orthopedic Surgery
William and Sonia Pindler
Family Foundation ★
Wallis Foundation
The Walt Disney Company ⚑
ZaneDev, LLC
★ Donors with 5–9 consecutive years of giving
★ Donors with 10+ consecutive years of giving
🎓 Alumni donors
⚑ Matching gift donors

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Endowed and Restricted Giving
DR. NORMAN J. AND BEVERLY M. MIRMAN
ENDOWED MEMORIAL FUND
Established in honor of the founders of Mirman School, the Dr.
Norman J. and Beverly M. Mirman Endowed Memorial Fund
reflects the Mirmans’ commitment to developing the campus as a
beautiful natural setting, which inspires the intellectual, creative,
physical, and emotional growth of the children at Mirman School.
This endowment provides necessary funds for the continued
beautification and enhancement of the physical campus as an
extension of the school’s educational space and mission.
Nancy and Dick Curry, in memory of Joyce A. Kresa
FACULTY PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT ENDOWMENT
Established by the Mirman School Board of Trustees in 2006, the
Faculty Professional Enrichment Endowment provides funds
annually for professional development opportunities for Mirman
School faculty.
MIRMAN SCHOOL ENDOWED
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND
This fund supports ongoing professional development
opportunities for Mirman School faculty, while also honoring
the extraordinary educators and institutional leaders who have
dedicated years of service to Mirman School.
MCDANIEL FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2006, with a grant from the Flora L. Thornton
Foundation, the McDaniel Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
honors the legacy of Marilyn and Glen McDaniel’s commitment
to Mirman School.
MIRMAN SCHOOL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established by the Mirman School Board of Trustees in 2006,
this fund provides financial aid to qualified students who might
otherwise be unable to afford a Mirman School education.
THE RICHARD A. BOOLOOTIAN
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2005, gifts to this fund honor Dr. Richard
Boolootian’s 30-plus years of dedication to Mirman School.
SHERWINDT FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Founded in 2007 by Mr. Jed Sherwindt and Ms. Joanna Gardner,
the Sherwindt Family Endowed Scholarship Fund will provide
financial assistance to Mirman School students in perpetuity.
STACY PHILLIPS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
This fund supports female students at Mirman School who come
from socio-economically disadvantaged single-parent families.
Anonymous, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Judith Bain, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Karen and Thomas Higginsin, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Cathy Kirkpatrick
Marsha Kwalwasser, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Edith Matthai, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Miriam Muscarolas and Grant Abramson, in honor
of Stacy Phillips
Stacy Phillips ★
Mark and Lisa Schwartz
Charles Sena
Emese Tardy-Green
Jocelyn Tetel, in honor of Stacy Phillips
Susan and David Wolf, in honor of Stacy Phillips

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GLYNELL S. BARNES MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND
The Glynell S. Barnes Memorial Library Fund is dedicated to
the loving memory of Glynell S. Barnes and in recognition of
her involvement with establishing the Mirman School Library.
Gifts to this fund support the purchase of books, periodicals and
electronic educational resources for the library.
Canard Barnes ’75–’79 and Jennifer Goldstein Barnes ’80–’86 🎓
Alex Levine ’78–’81, in memory of Mrs. Barnes 🎓
INNOVATION LAB
Directed gifts to our Innovation Lab support this highly
collaborative and cutting edge maker space. Technology
resources provided by this fund allow our students to delve
into 3-D modeling, analysis, electronic experimentation, and
sophisticated programming.
Anonymous
PERFORMING ARTS
Music and theater arts remain cherished traditions, a legacy of
Dr. and Mrs. Mirman. Directed gifts to our music and theater
departments support not only the musical instruments, production
resources, and materials that we need to put on our complex plays,
musicals, and concerts, but the children, our performers and artists,
who thrive on the Mirman stage and beyond.
Anonymous
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is a primary
focus of Mirman’s curriculum, with innovations in technology,
including robotics, scientific discovery, and mathematical
inquiry, at the heart of our teaching and learning community.
Gifts directed to our STEM program support these efforts.
Scott Becker ’96–’99 🎓

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Annual Giving Volunteers
CHAIRS
Mona and Steve Oh
LOWER SCHOOL CHAIRS
Andrea Berloff and Drew Filus
UPPER SCHOOL CHAIRS
Leslie and Brett Marley
TEAM LEADERS
Deborah Cincotta
Kamran Fattahi
Lyre Fribourg
Leana Golubchik
Junga Kim
Melissa Larsen Ekholm
David Lewis
Debra Lewis
Sushil Madhogarhia
Davina Massey
Robyn Norris
Marcia Schneir
COORDINATORS
AnnaLea Arnold
Jaynee Beckman
Dominique Cespedes
Alicia Coppola Jones
Cynthia Csato
Laura Davidov
Laurie Deer
Stephane Emeret
Shaheen Felts
Laura Fisher
David Fribourg ’78–’81
Lawrence Furst
Marc Futterman
Chrissy Hsieh
Alison Kandler
Bill Kleiman ’70–’79
Marina Kosten
Aarti Kumar
Sharmini Kumar
Yassi Lancer
Renelle LaPlante
Sabina Lippman
Wisdom Lu
Julissa McBride
Ian Moffitt
Chitra Mojtabai
Kelly Morrell
Rosalyn Morrell
Dean Norris
Zina Pistor
Jacklin Rad
Farshad Rastegar
Glen Reynolds
Jennifer Schulte
Howard Shapiro
Michael Song
Daniel Spilo
Annie Suh
Tonya Tooley
Yu-Tsun Tseng-Brown
Kathryn Vaclavik
Dana Weisman
Oren Zaidel
Boris Zelkin
PSL PRESIDENT
Mayee Futterman
PSL VICE PRESIDENT
Chrissy Hsieh
FACULTY AND STAFF LIAISONS
Jocelyn Balaban
Paul Kay

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Leadership
2014–2015
BOARD OFTRUSTEES
Deborah Beckmann Kotzubei
Susan Berman, Chair
Claire Cui
Irfan Furniturewala
Jennifer Hinman
Anessa Karney ’77–’82
Alan Mirman
Erich Nall
James Peace
Aparna Sulé
Lauren Turner
Dan Vorenberg, ex officio
Modi Wiczyk
Alex Wuo
2014–2015
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Nicholas Abouzeid ’02–’09
Saba Amid ’05–’13
Jocelyn Balaban
Brittany Beer Langer ’90–’97
Eric Bollens ’94–’03
Ashley Felts ’92–’96
Talia Geffen ’88–’97
Jennifer Goldstein Barnes ’80–’86
Nicholas Greif ’95–’01
Anessa Karney ’77–’82
Bill Kleiman ’70–’79
Chloe Korban ’97–’06
Leslie Mirman Geffen
Marc Mitchell ’82–’90
Gizelle Pera ’96–’03
Kevin Sinclair ’89–’97
David Ulick ’74–’84
2014–2015
SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS
Dan Vorenberg
Head of School
Jocelyn Balaban
Director of External Gifted
Relations/Administrative Liaison
Alison Denner
Assistant to the Head of School
Joy Kliewer
Director of Advancement
Jen Liggitt
Director of Admissions
David Royal
Chief Financial Officer
Sheila Simmons
Assistant Head of School/Head of
Upper School
Daniel Sussman
Head of Lower School
Michael Taggart
Director of Technology
2015–2016
OFFICE OFADVANCEMENT
Sue Mathews
Director of Advancement
Noah Kaufman
Director of Annual Giving
and Alumni Relations
Geoffrey Gardner
Director of Communications
Alec Colantonio-Ray
Data and Advancement Coordinator
We would like to express our
deepest gratitude for the
dedication and generosity
of our volunteers, in all
its forms. Thank you for
partnering with us in pursuit
of our mission and goals.
If your name has been accidentally omitted, misspelled, or listed under an incorrect heading, please notify us by calling (310) 476-2868.

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Matriculation List
MIRMAN SCHOOL STUDENTS
ENTERED THE FOLLOWING
SCHOOLS IN 2015–2016
Brentwood School
Buckley School
Corpus Christi High School
Crossroads School
CSULA Early Entrance Program
Flintridge Preparatory School
Groton School
Harvard-Westlake
John Adams Middle School
Lawrenceville School
Marlborough School
Milken Community High School
New Roads School
North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet
Notre Dame High School
Oaks Christian High School
Palisades Charter High School
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Phillips Academy Andover
Phillips Exeter Academy
Santa Monica High School
Taft High School
MIRMAN SCHOOLALUMNI
ENTERED THE FOLLOWING
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
IN 2015–2016
Babson College (1)
Bard College (1)
Barnard College (1)
Brown University (1)
Columbia University (1)
Duke University (1)
Gonzaga University (1)
Harvard University (1)
Loyola Marymount University (1)
Middlebury College (1)
New York University (2)
Northwestern University (1)
Occidental College (1)
Pepperdine University (1)
Pomona College (1)
Princeton (1)
Reed College (2)
Rice University (1)
Stanford University (2)
Tulane University (1)
University of Arizona (1)
University of California, Berkeley (2)
University of California, Santa Barbara (1)
University of Denver (1)
University of Michigan (1)
University of Pennsylvania (5)
University of Southern California (2)
Vanderbilt University (2)
Wharton School of Business,
University of Pennyslvania (1)
Graduating Class 2015Class of 2015 celebrates their victory in the Seniors vs Faculty Speedaway game.

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Off to a Running Start
Mirman alumna Iris Cong is used to being younger than everyone
else in the classroom. Already a junior at UCLA at only 15 years
old, Iris exudes wisdom and confidence far beyond what her age
implies—and she credits her time at Mirman for giving her a head
start at chasing her dreams.
FROM MIRMANTO UCLA
During her time at Mirman, it quickly became obvious to Iris’
Lower School teachers that she was ready for challenges beyond
her grade level. With their encouragement and support, Iris
moved ahead quickly by skipping several grades in math. Doing so
allowed her to, among other things, challenge herself by taking AP
Calculus BC, an achievement almost unheard of for an 11-year-old.
“Most teachers I’ve talked to were surprised that I was allowed to
take Calculus that young,” she says. “But Dr. Mirman’s philosophy
that special students should be given special opportunities is
deeply embedded within the school,” says Iris.
Mirman is one of the onlyschools in the countrythat offers
individualized Calculus courses for middle-school students.Taking
advanced classeswhen shewas readyand notwhen her age
dictated helped catapult Iris to earlyadmissions at UCLA. “The push
that I got from myteachers at Mirman reallyallowed me to shine,”
says Iris. “Iwouldn’t have gotten into UCLAearlywithout that.”
Enrolling in college at age 13 has allowed Iris the advantage of
time, which is useful because she wants to earn multiple degrees
in more than one discipline. “There aren’t that many people
who can master two different subjects and be able to work at the
intersection of those fields,” she says. “I chose computer science to
major in first because it’s a perfect subject to apply to something
else—from computational medicine to quantum computing.”
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
Thanks to her mathematical acumen, Iris was a natural fit
for the Mirman math team and landed an early spot as a Lower
School student. One of her proudest moments was competing
in the Don Bosco Math Competition for the first time. “I had just
moved ahead two grades in math so I was nervous,” she says.
“But I ranked in the top five at Mirman and our team got second
place. I received a medal on stage and that gave me tremendous
confidence and motivation.”
In addition to winning a medal, Iris learned important lessons
and gained valuable experience during those first competitions
that prepared her to compete at the university level. “I learned
early that I won’t always know how to solve every problem right off
the bat and that I need to be patient and persevere,” she says.
Perseverance pays off, as is evidenced by Iris’ stellar performance
in the William Putnam Math Competition in 2014. Out of 4,320
students from 577 universities who competed in the prestigious
annual competition, Iris ranked 260 overall. Within her UCLA
team of 29 students, she placed fourth—well ahead of seniors at
the university, proving that one’s age is an irrelevant numberwhen
it comes to mathematics.
CITIZEN OFTHEWORLD
Iris credits Mirman for more than math, though—she drew
inspiration from English, Latin, history, and choir, in particular.
One of her favorite memories is of traveling with the choir to Reno,
NV for the International Choral Festival where the group had the
chance to meet choirs from all over the world, including Indonesia.
“It was my first exposure to different cultures through school and it
opened me up to not only the people directly around me, but also
around the world,” she says.
Empowered by that early experience, Iris traveled to Beijing
this past summer for an internship at the Center for Quantum
Information. Under the tutelage of the prestigious Turing-award-
winning ProfessorAndrew C. Yao and the highly distinguished
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow Professor Luming Duan, she conducted
research on the development
of algorithms that would run
a quantum computer—even
though she was technically too
young for the program.
“The other interns were all
grad level students,” says Iris.
“But I didn’t feel out of place
because we were studying the
same things. One of them didn’t
even know I was 15 until we
went on a weekend trip and I
bought a half-price ticket for
being under 16.”
IRIS CONG ’05–’13

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As with her teachers at Mirman, ProfessorYao, Dean of the
Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, saw great
potential in Iris regardless of heryoung age. “I think ProfessorYao
has a philosophy similar to Dr. Mirman,” she says. “He saw me as
a special case and decided that it would be worthwhile to allow me
an early start.”
The internship was hugely impactful for Iris, exposing her
to academic research for the first time, fueling within her a
desire to pursue interdisciplinary study, and opening her eyes
to international collaboration. The research paper she authored
during her time in Beijing is currently available online at
arxiv.org, an e-print library maintained by Cornell, and she is
planning on submitting it to one of the American Physical Society
journals as well. “I always want to be learning about new frontiers
and advances,” she says.
This insatiable passion for knowledge was born at Mirman
and bolstered by crucial skills she learned there, such as study
habits, time management, and teacher interaction. Iris credits the
planner she was taught to keep in year three for helping her budget
and balance her time wisely now that she’s in college. And she
credits small class sizes at Mirman for illustrating the benefits of
forming close relationships with teachers. “I never felt intimidated
to approach my teachers at Mirman after class or during recess
with questions or independent projects,” she says. “I apply that at
UCLA by always taking advantage of my professors’ office hours,
something which has helped me gain a lot more from my classes.”
Whatever fields of study Iris chooses to focus on in the future, the
running start she got at Mirman will undoubtedly serve herwell.
“I reallywant to be an interdisciplinary professor at a university—
maybe a joint appointment with two different departments,” she
says. “At only 15, I have plenty of time to make that happen.”

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Tulani Bridgewater-
Kowalski ’77–’84 runs
DDB Productions,
Inc. and Bridgewater |
Artists | Management.
With over two decades
of entertainment
industry experience
in music, film, and
television, she
currently produces albums, and domestic and
international tours, while managing her roster
of award-winning clients: Dee Dee Bridgewater,
Irvin Mayfield Jr., and Theo Croker. Tulani
lives in Los Angeles with her husband,
their two children, and a very furry dog.
Danelle Fisher, M.D. ’78–’83 is a pediatrician
in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. She
began practicing in 2001 at Westchester
Pediatrics, a private practice which she now
owns. She and her husband Marshall have
a “precocious” three-year-old son named
Joseph. She enjoys reconnecting with many
of her fellow classmates from Mirman and
spending time with them and their families.
Michael Kaz
’80-’84 is the founder
of Glossop's Syrup,
a manufacturer of
premium bar products
that are available
online and in retailers
around the country.
Michael started
Glossop's in 2013 with
a line of six bar syrups. Currently he is
building the Glossop's brand and expanding
into other cocktail related products, including
bottled craft cocktails. After graduating from
Harvard School in 1990, Michael earned
a degree in Creative Writing from USC.
Marc Lebovitz ’81–’90 founded tech startup,
Adornably, along with Mirman alumni Sterling
Newton ’81–’90 and Vicharin (Pebbles) Vadakan
’81–’87. Adornably helps people virtually design
their home decorwith photorealistic augmented
reality. Prior to Adornably, Marc founded
TechForward, which made it possible to
upgrade consumer electronics in an easier, more
affordable, and environmentally responsible
way. TechForward was funded by New
Enterprise Associates and First Round Capital,
and was acquired by SquareTrade in 2012.
Alumni Notes 2014–2015
Artist Jessica Dunne
’63–’64 was awarded a
Visual Arts Fellowship
at the Virginia Center
for the Creative Arts
this past January. Last
year, she displayed
herwork as part of
Print Facets: Five
Centuries of Printing,
at the Curator Gallery in NewYork City.
Jessica’s work was also included in the Kala
Artists’Annual Exhibition in Berkeley, CA
from October through December of 2014.
In addition to art showings, Jessica was
published in The Woods Were Never Quiet,
Stories by Monique Wentzel with drawings
by Jessica Dunne, a limited edition letterpress
book byThe Book Club of California. She
was also invited to create a spit-bite aquatint
etching for the Al Mutanabbi Street Starts
Here project, an international group of
printmakers creating work to address the
2007 bombing of Al Mutanabbi Street in
Baghdad. The project, Absence and Presence,
will be shown in the US, the UK, the Middle
East, and North Africa through 2017.
A long and
multidisciplinary
career took Karen
McBride ’68–’71 from
a UCLA geochemistry
lab to field mapping
in the Himalayas, to
the movie industry,
and then to the space
business. A born
manager, she gave a determining contribution
to the Phoenix Lander mission, the first NASA
mission to land in the polar regions of Mars. In
more recent years she managed a large number
of science and technology programs at NASA
headquarters, but her heart always remained on
Mars. She is the author and co-author of a large
number of papers, the most recent ones dealing
with the paleo rivers and lakes on Mars. Her
new passion is Europa, a moon circling Jupiter.
DavidEdelsohn’72–’81
is a member of the GNU
Compiler Collection
(GCC) project. GCC is
the system compiler
for Linux, used to
run systems from
Google and Facebook
to the NewYork
Stock Exchange. As
a member of the GCC Steering Committee,
David accepted the 2014 ACM SIGPLAN
Programming Languages Software Award on
behalf of the community at the PLDI 2014
conference this past summer. David currently
works in the Research Division of IBM.
David Kukoff’s ’72–’78
first novel, “Children
of the Canyon,”was
published last year
by Rare Bird Lit.
The protagonist in
the story attends a
school very much like
Mirman. David is a
graduate of Columbia
University and UCLA Film School. He has
five produced film credits to his name and
has written for every studio and network
in Hollywood. He has also taught film and
television writing at Northwestern University,
where he made the Faculty Honor Roll in his
first year, has been a guest lecturer at UCLA’s
Faculty Lecture Series at Lake Arrowhead,
and has served as a guest editor for UK-based
academic publisher, Palgrave MacMillan.
JamieAltshule
’75–’82, Educational
Consultant and
Founder of Academic
Success, Inc., Jamie
brought her expertise
to Mirman School with
an ISEE prep class for
the Upper Level test.
Along with teaching
classes, Academic Success provides outstanding
in-home coaches to support students, while
empowering parents with customized feedback
after each session. Jamie is thrilled to be
“back at school” on the Mirman campus.