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Annual Report 2007-2008<br />
Independence<br />
Education<br />
<strong>through</strong><br />
COOKE CENTER for LEARNING and DEVELOPMENT
VISION STATEMENT<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> envisions a world where all children and adolescents with<br />
special needs are recognized as valued members of their communities and provided<br />
with the inclusive education necessary to assume the roles of their choosing.<br />
MISSION STATEMENT<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> collaborates with parents and professionals to provide inclusive<br />
educational programs for students with special needs, from early childhood to<br />
young adulthood. We also share our knowledge and skills with those committed<br />
to enhancing and supporting inclusive learning environments.<br />
VALUES<br />
We value:<br />
• Families as active partners in their children’s education<br />
• Commitment to serving children of diverse economic and cultural backgrounds<br />
• Collaborative working relationships<br />
• Instruction that begins with each student’s strengths and interests<br />
• Inclusion as an element of all educational programs<br />
• Learning experiences that children use beyond classroom walls<br />
• Instruction that integrates academics and therapeutic services<br />
ACCREDITATION<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> is proud to be accredited by the Middle States Association of<br />
Colleges and Schools and to be a member of the New York State Association of<br />
Independent Schools. The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy is registered as a high school<br />
with the New York Board of Regents and can award New York state diplomas.
Dear Friends,<br />
November 2008<br />
A <strong>Cooke</strong> education offers students many things:<br />
individualized academics, lasting friendships,<br />
opportunities for leadership, and a strong network<br />
of family support.<br />
But perhaps <strong>Cooke</strong>’s greatest offering is a path toward<br />
independence. In <strong>Cooke</strong>’s classrooms and out in the<br />
community, our students are discovering their strengths<br />
and passions so that they can determine for themselves<br />
a future that is truly theirs.<br />
From standards-based academics to inclusive arts<br />
and sports programs to real-world internships, <strong>Cooke</strong><br />
students learn every day how to tackle life’s challenges.<br />
In the pages of this report, we’ve shared with you some<br />
of the ways our students are forging their own paths.<br />
We are so grateful to you, our generous friends and<br />
donors. Your contributions support not only our students’<br />
independence, but <strong>Cooke</strong>’s financial independence as<br />
well. Together, we are helping our kids take their<br />
rightful place in the world.<br />
With our heartfelt thanks,<br />
Lon Jacobs Michael Termini, PsyD<br />
Chairman President
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Research shows that inclusive<br />
education is a highly effective<br />
model—particularly in the earliest<br />
years. Our preschool services take<br />
place in Manhattan and Brooklyn<br />
preschools so that children with<br />
special needs can grow and learn<br />
alongside their typically developing<br />
peers.<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong>’s signature preschool program<br />
is called Collaboration for<br />
Inclusion. It works in partnership<br />
with Head Start centers and<br />
daycare programs in some of<br />
New York’s most underserved<br />
communities. <strong>Cooke</strong> experts help<br />
identify children at risk for language<br />
and learning delays, while helping<br />
parents and teachers prepare all<br />
of their children for the challenges<br />
of kindergarten.<br />
PRESCHOOL
HARLEM CHILDREN’S ZONE<br />
This fall, we signed a contract with the<br />
nationally recognized Harlem Children’s Zone<br />
to provide education and therapeutic services in<br />
three of their Head Start and early childhood<br />
centers on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. HCZ<br />
approached us after seeing the good work we<br />
are conducting for other Head Start programs<br />
<strong>through</strong> Collaboration for Inclusion.<br />
CHOOSING THEIR OWN PATHS<br />
Four-year-old Robert knows he<br />
can focus better when he has<br />
something to hold in his hands.<br />
After coaching from his <strong>Cooke</strong><br />
teachers at West Harlem Head<br />
Start, he’s learned to grab a squeezeball<br />
during class time — completely on<br />
his own. “He’s taking it upon himself,” said<br />
teacher Dan Feinman, “to get his body the<br />
sensory input that he needs.” Now when<br />
he sits down with his classmates, he’s ready<br />
to learn.<br />
Collaboration for Inclusion is made possible thanks<br />
to generous, long-term leadership funding from the<br />
Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation. We<br />
are also grateful to the New York Community Trust,<br />
the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust<br />
and Independence Community Foundation for their<br />
additional, generous support of this important project.<br />
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LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL<br />
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Our lower and middle school<br />
students learn in <strong>Cooke</strong> classrooms<br />
in our general-education partner<br />
schools, where they are welcomed<br />
as part of the school community.<br />
Individual attention and small<br />
group learning allow children to<br />
grow according to their unique<br />
strengths. <strong>Cooke</strong> students join<br />
in general-education academic<br />
classes where appropriate, and<br />
participate in school-wide activities<br />
such as music, physical<br />
education and art.
NEW SPACES, SAME COOKE VALUES<br />
photo by Mark Bernal<br />
For the first time this year, all <strong>Cooke</strong> middle<br />
schoolers are learning under one roof at the<br />
School of the Blessed Sacrament, offering<br />
more social opportunities and community<br />
service options for the pre-teen set.<br />
And some of our little ones are now at Corpus<br />
Christi School on W. 121st Street, a new<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> partner. “We are thrilled to have <strong>Cooke</strong><br />
here,” said Dorothy Valla, the school’s principal.<br />
“The students are energizing,” she said. “And<br />
our teachers are pleased with the cooperative<br />
spirit that quickly developed between us and<br />
the <strong>Cooke</strong> staff.”<br />
CHOOSING THEIR OWN PATHS<br />
When Emily first came to <strong>Cooke</strong>,<br />
she struggled to climb the stairs<br />
to her third-floor classroom.<br />
But since she joined the New<br />
York Road Runners Mighty<br />
Milers program at school, all that<br />
has changed.<br />
During a six-mile outing last spring,<br />
Emily, who has Down syndrome, chose to<br />
join a group of walkers instead of taking the<br />
bus back to school. “My mom is going to be<br />
so proud of me,” she said, huffing and puffing<br />
as she made her way. A huge smile<br />
crossed her face when the kids beat the<br />
buses back. Said Site Supervisor Elizabeth<br />
Munz: “She just felt so good about herself.”<br />
In addition to the program grants listed elsewhere, we receive generous unrestricted<br />
grants from foundations and corporations. We are grateful to News Corporation,<br />
the Pinkerton Foundation and Starr Foundation for their extraordinary leadership<br />
grants to <strong>Cooke</strong>. This support, together with additional funding from many other<br />
generous donors, helps us continue delivering services to children and families<br />
who would not otherwise receive them.<br />
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The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy meets<br />
a critical need for high school<br />
students with disabilities, who<br />
do not have access to the same<br />
school choices as their generaleducation<br />
peers. In addition to<br />
standards-based academics, the<br />
Academy provides a typical high<br />
school lifestyle complete with<br />
arts and athletics, student<br />
government and school dances.<br />
From the day they enter as<br />
freshmen, teens begin preparing<br />
for an independent life after<br />
graduation. All students leave<br />
the Academy with a concrete<br />
plan for the future.<br />
COOKE CENTER ACADEMY
SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN…<br />
CCA teens can now prepare for apartment life<br />
in the school’s new Daily Living Lab, complete<br />
with three full kitchens and a laundry station.<br />
Lessons in the lab allow students to use their<br />
reading, math and problem-solving skills in<br />
preparing for independent living.<br />
CHOOSING THEIR OWN PATHS<br />
The Academy collaborates with dozens of<br />
community partners to offer students internships<br />
and other real-word educational<br />
experiences.<br />
Brittany enjoys working with<br />
children. “I like just getting to<br />
know them,” she said, “and seeing<br />
what their interests are.” She<br />
hopes her internship at West<br />
Harlem Head Start will lead to<br />
a similar job after high school, like<br />
several <strong>Cooke</strong> students before her.<br />
Kelvin interns at NewsCorp, where he’s<br />
learned to type, shred documents<br />
and use a copy machine. Here<br />
he’s seen holding his first paycheck.<br />
“It feels good to get paid<br />
for what you do!” he said, adding<br />
that he feels prepared to work in<br />
an office when he finishes school.<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> is enormously grateful for the leadership support<br />
of The Moody’s Foundation, which, since 2003, has<br />
helped us develop the Academy and serve increasing<br />
numbers of high school students. Our students, families<br />
and faculty also gratefully acknowledge the generous<br />
support of the Grace J. Fippinger Foundation, the<br />
American Express Foundation, the Children for<br />
Children Foundation, and the Adrian & Jessie<br />
Archbold Charitable Trust.<br />
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COOKE CENTER INSTITUTE<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> is grateful to the William E. Simon Foundation<br />
and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., for their generous support<br />
of the training and consultation services we provide to<br />
parents and schools <strong>through</strong> the <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Institute.<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Institute consolidates<br />
the various consulting,<br />
professional development and<br />
research initiatives that have been<br />
part of <strong>Cooke</strong> for many years.<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong>’s literacy, math and special<br />
education consultants work in<br />
parochial and charter schools and<br />
Head Start programs to create<br />
inclusive environments that serve<br />
children with and without disabilities.<br />
For our corporate partners, the<br />
Institute’s ACCESS project provides<br />
lunchtime workshops on current<br />
child development topics.<br />
We are pleased to report that<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> has tripled the number of<br />
schools where we consult this<br />
year. In many of these schools,<br />
we are finding quantifiable progress<br />
in student test scores. For instance,<br />
at one of our partner schools in<br />
Washington Heights, reading<br />
scores improved at every grade<br />
level, and fourth- and eighth-grade<br />
students had an 80 percent overall<br />
pass rate on standardized exams.
COOKE 21st ANNIVERSARY GALA 2008<br />
Spring Benefit Raises More Than $1 Million<br />
Through the generous contributions of our<br />
friends, the <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong>’s spring gala raised<br />
more than $1 million dollars to support our<br />
work with special needs children. The theme<br />
of the May 21 event was Supporting the Fund<br />
for Diversity, one of the three priorities of<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong>’s Road to Independence Campaign.<br />
Held at Cipriani 42nd Street, the gala honored<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> parent and longtime Board member<br />
Phyllis Saxe and media mogul Tom Freston.<br />
In her acceptance speech, Mrs. Saxe<br />
described searching for a kindergarten for<br />
her daughter Elana, now an 18-year-old<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy student who has<br />
cerebral palsy. One principal refused to even<br />
let her in for a tour. Another said Elana must<br />
be confined to her wheelchair at all times.<br />
“Then I found <strong>Cooke</strong>,” she said, proudly<br />
telling the crowd of 400 that Elana does yoga,<br />
shakes her pom-poms as a cheerleader, and<br />
works with horses at a Brooklyn stable. “And<br />
to this day Elana still walks with canes and does<br />
not use a wheelchair at school or on the bus.”<br />
FOX 5’s Ernie Anastos and Andrea Day<br />
emceed the event, which included a special<br />
performance by comedian Lewis Black.<br />
Mr. Freston received <strong>Cooke</strong>’s Road to Independence<br />
Award for the important, successful<br />
legal battle he waged on behalf of his son, and<br />
children with special needs everywhere.<br />
“This school provides students with all the<br />
hallmarks of a great special education,” he<br />
said in his acceptance speech, recalling his visit<br />
to the <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy in early May.<br />
“It was truly inspirational.”<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> is grateful to News Corporation for<br />
generously underwriting the event.
BUILDING ON SUCCESS<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong>’s $10 Million Road to Independence Fundraising Campaign<br />
The Kresge Challenge<br />
The Road to Independence Campaign received a boost this year when the<br />
Kresge Foundation awarded <strong>Cooke</strong> a prestigious $750,000 challenge grant<br />
to complete the campaign. As of November 2008, <strong>Cooke</strong> has raised $8 million.<br />
Every gift that we receive prior to the challenge deadline of December 2009<br />
will bring us that much nearer to receiving Kresge’s award and reaching our<br />
final goal of $10 million.<br />
The goals of the Campaign are three-fold:<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy – Breaking New Ground<br />
Since the Campaign began, we have installed an elevator and improved<br />
handicapped accessibility at 60 MacDougal Street, home of the <strong>Cooke</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong> Academy. The Academy now boasts a Student <strong>Center</strong>, Daily<br />
Living Lab, and new therapy spaces. Looking ahead, our goals are to<br />
continue renovations at the Academy, including an arts studio, science<br />
lab, and technology lab.<br />
Fund for Diversity<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> remains committed to underserved populations and communities.<br />
From the beginning, we have made it a priority to serve any child who<br />
could benefit from our programs, regardless of the family’s financial<br />
circumstances. <strong>Cooke</strong> established the Fund for Diversity to bridge the<br />
time between the receipt of government tuition reimbursements and<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong>’s actual expenses. The Fund also allows us to provide needed<br />
services in schools that could not otherwise afford them.<br />
Fund for the Advancement of Inclusive Education<br />
The objectives of the Fund for the Advancement of Inclusive Education<br />
are to foster best practices for inclusive education. We do this <strong>through</strong><br />
providing professional development and consultation for teachers and<br />
parents; demonstrating the effectiveness of our programs <strong>through</strong><br />
applied research; and seeding the funding of new initiatives that have<br />
the potential to generate earned income and become self-sustaining.<br />
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<strong>Cooke</strong> is grateful for the support of the following donors to the Road to Independence Campaign.<br />
Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg<br />
ABS Charitable Foundation<br />
Altman Foundation<br />
American Express Company<br />
Anonymous (4)<br />
ASM Mechanical Systems<br />
Banner Family Fund<br />
Sheryl Barometre<br />
Marcia and Michael Beck<br />
Joanne Beltempo<br />
Bernard Family Charitable Fund<br />
Susan Bhyunn<br />
Ellen Bickal and Gary Bieber<br />
Kathleen and Chris Boak<br />
The Bok Family Foundation<br />
Valerie Boom and James Gunderson<br />
Dr. Naomi Bravmann<br />
and Dr. Andrew Martin<br />
Bridgemill Foundation<br />
Leslie and Fred Bright<br />
Anna and Thomas Bryan<br />
Harriett and Tom Burnett<br />
Family Foundation<br />
Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III<br />
Rita Calderon<br />
The Carson Family Charitable Trust<br />
<strong>Center</strong>view Partners<br />
CIT Group, Inc.<br />
Clermont Communications Group<br />
Deborah Cooper and Daniel Sternberg<br />
Georgina Cyrillien and Eric Edwards<br />
Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP<br />
Fred Demenus<br />
Carol and James Dillon<br />
Dreamworks<br />
June Eichbaum and Kenneth Wirfel<br />
Eric Federman<br />
Michelle Ferguson<br />
Forest City Ratner Companies<br />
Fox News<br />
John Gallin & Son.<br />
Maria and Ivan Galegos<br />
Carlie and Neal S. Garonzik<br />
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP<br />
E. Ann Gill and Robert Hempel<br />
Patricia Godoy<br />
Goldman Sachs<br />
Jennifer and Russell Gribbin<br />
As of 10/15/08<br />
Mario Gutierrez<br />
Marc Haas Foundation<br />
Ms. Haeng Eum Han<br />
and Mr. Jang Kyu Moon<br />
Hearst Corporation<br />
The Hearst Foundation<br />
Heckscher Foundation<br />
Christine and Kevin Hennessey<br />
Hill Holliday<br />
Hogan & Hartson, LLP<br />
Deborah and Edward Horowitz<br />
Robert Hughes<br />
Larry D. Hunter<br />
Hyde & Watson Foundation<br />
Frank Iannelli<br />
Hannah and Lon Jacobs<br />
Robert and Ardis James Foundation<br />
Leslie and Charles Jeffries<br />
JLS Industries<br />
Brenda and Peter Jordan<br />
JPMorganChase Bank<br />
Art Kerber<br />
Jonathan Knee<br />
Victor A. Kovner, Esq.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Leach<br />
Thomas H. Lee Capital, LLC<br />
Carol and Jack P. Levin<br />
Edward Levy<br />
Joseph Levy<br />
Anne-Marie and Peter Livoti<br />
L&L Holding Company<br />
Loeb and Loeb, LLP<br />
Ricki and Mitchell Lubart<br />
Maher Family Foundation<br />
Inez and William McMahon<br />
Mihoko Manabe and Edward Kim<br />
Maniatty Foundation<br />
Bernard J. McDonald<br />
Steven Medwid<br />
The Meguid Family<br />
Liske Mendoza<br />
Kyoko and Toshio Mikami<br />
Kate and Joel Millonzi<br />
Akiko Miyake<br />
The Moody’s Foundation<br />
Morgan Stanley Foundation<br />
MTV Networks<br />
NBC Universal<br />
News Corporation Foundation<br />
Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation<br />
Patricia Nooy and Roger W. Miller<br />
The Offensend Family Foundation<br />
O’Neal Family Foundation<br />
Louise M. Parent and John Casaly<br />
Patton Boggs<br />
Cindy and David Pinter<br />
Patria Portes<br />
Joseph R. Puskarz<br />
Mary Ann and Bruno Quinson<br />
Maria and Johnny Rahman<br />
Rattner Family Foundation<br />
Related Partners<br />
Susan and William Rifkin<br />
Karen and Tom Robards<br />
Dr. Elsa Roe<br />
Luis Rosario<br />
Saban Family Foundation<br />
The Saxe Family<br />
Eileen Caulfield Schwab<br />
Susan and Gerald Schwartz<br />
Peter Jay Sharp Foundation<br />
Jamie Sildar<br />
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP<br />
Ted Sonde<br />
Audrey Ann Soto<br />
Bernard and Anne Spitzer Foundation<br />
Starr Foundation<br />
Lissa Steele and Vince Pisano<br />
Anthony Stewart<br />
Sharon Sullivan<br />
Michael Termini<br />
Patricia Thakkar<br />
Margie and Nate Thorne<br />
Time Warner, Inc.<br />
Katherine and Alan Trager<br />
Triarc Companies, Inc.<br />
UBS Securities<br />
Lee and Cynthia Vance Foundation<br />
Lisa and Javier Vega<br />
Viacom<br />
Vinson & Elkins, LLP<br />
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP<br />
White Flowers Foundation<br />
Ying Zhao and Henry Shao<br />
Barbara and Michael Zimmerman<br />
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Donors<br />
The following list acknowledges with<br />
sincere gratitude those individuals,<br />
foundations and corporations who<br />
contributed to the <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> during<br />
the period from July 1, 2007 <strong>through</strong><br />
June 30, 2008. We thank all of our<br />
longtime supporters and welcome<br />
new contributors to the <strong>Cooke</strong> family.<br />
CORPORATIONS<br />
AND FOUNDATIONS<br />
$250,000+<br />
The Moody’s Foundation<br />
News Corporation<br />
Starr Foundation<br />
$100,000 – $249,999<br />
The Hearst Foundation<br />
$50,000 – $99,999<br />
Marc Haas Foundation<br />
Hearst Corporation<br />
Hogan & Hartson LLP<br />
New York Community Trust<br />
Pinkerton Foundation<br />
$25,000 – $49,999<br />
Bank of America Foundation<br />
CIT Group Inc.<br />
Fox News Network<br />
Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel<br />
Foundation<br />
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.<br />
MTV Networks<br />
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$10,000 – $24,999<br />
American Express Company<br />
American Express Foundation<br />
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
<strong>Center</strong>view Partners<br />
CIBC World Markets Corp.<br />
Continental Grain Foundation<br />
Credit Suisse<br />
Dreamworks Animation<br />
Grace J. Fippinger Foundation<br />
Forest City Ratner Companies<br />
David Geffen Foundation<br />
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP<br />
Goldman Sachs & Co.<br />
Independence Community Foundation<br />
Katzenberg Foundation<br />
Leahey & Johnson PC<br />
L & L Holding Company, Inc.<br />
Microsoft Corporation<br />
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky<br />
Morgan Stanley Foundation<br />
NASDAQ OMX<br />
NBC Universal<br />
Related Partners, Inc.<br />
William E. Simon Foundation<br />
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher<br />
& Flom LLP<br />
Spielberg Family Living Trust<br />
UBS Securities<br />
Vinson & Elkins LLP<br />
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz<br />
Mary White and J. Christopher Flowers<br />
William Morris Agency<br />
$1,000 – $9,999<br />
Adrian and Jessie Archbold<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
Ariel Capital Management<br />
Assurant Foundation<br />
Children for Children Foundation<br />
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP<br />
Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust<br />
Samuel & Rae Eckman Foundation<br />
John Gallin & Son, Inc.<br />
Hamlin Capital Management<br />
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP<br />
Morgan Stanley<br />
Overbrook Foundation<br />
Sony Corporation of America<br />
INDIVIDUALS<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
$50,000+<br />
Rattner Family Foundation<br />
Susan and William Rifkin<br />
$25,000+<br />
Karen and Tom Robards<br />
Dr. Elsa Roe<br />
The Saxe Family<br />
$15,000+<br />
Wendy Banner and Geoff Wiener<br />
Marcia and Michael Beck<br />
Ellen Bickal and Gary Bieber<br />
Louise M. Parent and John Casaly<br />
June Eichbaum and Kenneth I. Wirfel<br />
Pat Nooy and Roger Miller<br />
Janet and David Offensend<br />
Cindy and David Pinter<br />
ANGELS<br />
$10,000+<br />
Susan Bhyunn<br />
Kathleen and Chris Boak<br />
Anna and Thomas Bryan<br />
Deborah Cooper and Daniel Sternberg<br />
Nancy Garvey and E. Stanley O’Neal<br />
Christine and Kevin Hennessey<br />
Hannah and Lon Jacobs<br />
Emma and William Keller<br />
The Meguid Family<br />
Sharon Sullivan<br />
Michael Termini<br />
BENEFACTORS<br />
$5,000 – $9,999<br />
Bruce Aust<br />
Valerie Boom and James Gunderson<br />
Dr. Naomi Bravmann<br />
and Dr. Andrew Martin<br />
Carol and James Dillon<br />
Christopher P. Gallo<br />
Carlie and Neal Garonzik<br />
Steven Gold<br />
Haeng Eum Han and Jang Kyu Moon<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Leach<br />
Thomas Lee<br />
Veronique and Robert Pittman<br />
Barbara and Griff Sexton<br />
Benjamin F. Stapleton, III<br />
Lissa Steele and Vince Pisano
PATRONS<br />
$2,500 – $4,999<br />
Ellen Agress and Jay Gerber<br />
Beth and Roger Ailes<br />
Harriet and Tom Burnett<br />
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugh Devlin<br />
Patricia Durkan<br />
Maria and Ivan Gallegos<br />
Charlotte and Gerrald Giblin<br />
Mary Francina Golden<br />
and Kenneth Handal<br />
Karen Hagberg and Mark Jackson<br />
Irving B. Kahn Foundation<br />
Mary Krueger and Peter Sullivan<br />
Rona J. Kurtz & Irving Weinstein<br />
Carol and Jack Levin<br />
Bud McDonald<br />
Carole Bayer Sager and Robert Daly<br />
Mary Ann and Arthur Siskind<br />
Lisa and Javier Vega<br />
Steven Volk<br />
Nicole and David Wachter<br />
Frederick Whittemore<br />
Shirley and Michael Wise<br />
SUPPORTERS<br />
$1,000 – $2,499<br />
Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg<br />
Kathy and Jeffrey Baker<br />
Ellen Banner<br />
Lauren Baum and David Blythe<br />
Dorothy Beck<br />
Robert Begleiter and Diana Lopez<br />
Joan Beir<br />
Joanne and Robert Beltempo<br />
Lewis Black<br />
Robert Bodian<br />
Bridgemill Foundation<br />
Leslie and Frederick Bright<br />
William Brown Foundation<br />
Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III<br />
Ying Chao and Henry Shao<br />
Caroline and Guy De Chazal<br />
Daniel Cunningham<br />
John Curley<br />
Anne Dayton<br />
Lawrence Divney<br />
Melissa Drake<br />
Gay Ebers and Michael Franckowiak<br />
Maurice and Carol Feinberg<br />
Family Foundation<br />
Gail and Peter Ferris<br />
Tom Freston<br />
Jane Friedman<br />
Marilyn Friedman and Thomas Block<br />
Genie Gavenchak and Harvey Horowitz<br />
Janet and Alan Ginsberg<br />
Susan Glendon<br />
Patricia Godoy<br />
Heide and Simeon Gold<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Gross<br />
Barbara and Michael M. Gross<br />
Allen Grubman<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Heinberg<br />
Cory and Arthur Henkel<br />
Robert Hughes<br />
Larry D. Hunter<br />
Clifford and Marielena Hurvich<br />
Anita and Richard Inz<br />
Jennifer Jehn<br />
Lee Keating<br />
Michael Kleinerman<br />
Jonathan Knee<br />
Victor Kovner<br />
Judith and Lew Kramer<br />
Mary Krueger and Peter Sullivan<br />
Michele Kule-Korgood<br />
Tiffany LaBanca<br />
Frances and Jack Levy<br />
Gabrielle and Joseph Levy<br />
Margot and Edward Levy<br />
Anne-Marie and Peter Livoti<br />
Ricki and Mitchell Lubart<br />
Elinor Lubin<br />
Gail and Jeffrey MacKinnon<br />
Maher Family Foundation<br />
Roanne Mann and David Brodsky<br />
Robinson Markel<br />
Angela McGlowan/Political Strategies<br />
& Insights, LLC<br />
Valerie and Michael McKeever<br />
Deborah McLean and Keith Kearney<br />
Steven Medwid<br />
Mihoko Manabe and Edward Kim<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Meyers<br />
Kathy Miller<br />
Alexandra and Alan Murray<br />
John Nallen<br />
Char and Robert Nau<br />
Nancy and Daniel A. Neff<br />
Frances Ni<br />
Valerie and Richard T. O’Connell, Jr.<br />
Laura O’Leary and Michael Cleveland<br />
Jacqueline M. Osborn<br />
Catherine and Louis Paglia<br />
Joyce and Daniel Pariser<br />
Liz and Jeffrey Peek<br />
Stanley and Gloria Plesent<br />
Romulo Pontual<br />
Joseph Puskarz<br />
Maria and Johnny Rahman<br />
Dana and Alan Reis<br />
David Rosenbaum<br />
David Rosensweig<br />
Laurel Rossi and Joseph Filippone<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rotondi<br />
Howard J. Rubenstein<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III<br />
Patricia Schaefer and Tom Fahey<br />
Eileen Caulfield Schwab<br />
Florence and Ernest Scinto<br />
Jeffrey Sine<br />
Rose Marie and Kelly Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Smith<br />
Ted Sonde<br />
Sharon Stein<br />
John Sykes<br />
Marsha Tajima and Tom Wai-Shek<br />
Patricia Thakkar<br />
Katherine Trager<br />
John Train<br />
Rita Tuzon and Richard Stone<br />
Paula Wardynski<br />
Robert Watson<br />
Kathy and Mark Weiss<br />
Deborah Wetzler<br />
Serena and William Wiltshire<br />
Sarah Winkler and Simon Leopold<br />
Barbara and Michael Zimmerman<br />
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Donors<br />
FRIENDS<br />
to $999<br />
Lauren Abuaf<br />
Carmen Acevedo<br />
Robert Ackart<br />
Jonathan Aghravi<br />
Kimberly Albright<br />
and Michael Dow<br />
Alana Altmann<br />
Ambac Assurance Corporation<br />
Mark Amsterdam<br />
Michael Angus<br />
Daniel Armanios<br />
Sarah Armstrong<br />
Cindy and Robert Arnold<br />
Bailin, LLC<br />
Deborah Banner<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Henry<br />
Barkhorn, III<br />
Sheryl and Roger Barometre<br />
Julie Barraza<br />
Thomas Barry<br />
Elise Bartlett<br />
Susan and Arthur Bassin<br />
Janet Beck<br />
Katherine Beck<br />
Margo Beck<br />
Vicki Been and Richard Revesz<br />
Tracy Begley<br />
Andrew Benevento<br />
Vivian and Frank Bergonzi<br />
Jamal Bermudez<br />
Jed Best<br />
Andrew Bevan<br />
Janet Bickal<br />
Jean Bickal<br />
Paul Binder<br />
Frances and Leonard Blackman<br />
Alan Blumenfeld<br />
Beth and Bruce Bolander<br />
Bolder Staffing<br />
Stu Bondell and Sheryl Fengel<br />
Hilda Bondi<br />
Robert Bose<br />
Adelle Botticelli<br />
Jennifer Boyd<br />
Colin Brady<br />
Ludovica Brigatti<br />
Adam Briscoe<br />
Michael Bunder<br />
Nooy Bunnell and Michael Last<br />
Christopher Burke<br />
Lauren and William Burke<br />
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Marian and Francis Burke<br />
Preston Burnes<br />
Melissa Butler<br />
Caren Byrd<br />
Rita and Mike Calderon<br />
Mark Califano<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carballeira<br />
Paul Carlucci<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Chaney<br />
Angela Chapman<br />
Max Chapman<br />
Margaret Christakos<br />
Rachel Chubinsky<br />
Mary Clancy<br />
Lisanne Clapp<br />
Mireille and Philip Clapp<br />
Casey and Ellen Cogut<br />
Edward Colt<br />
Jane Condon<br />
and Kenneth Bartels<br />
Kevin Connell<br />
Anne and Francis Conroy<br />
Caren and<br />
Dr. Arturo Constantiner<br />
Construction Workers<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> Academy<br />
Matthew Conway<br />
Veronica Cook<br />
Oliver and Sheila Cromwell<br />
Walter Cummings<br />
Leigh Cuttino<br />
Georgina Cyrillien<br />
and Eric Edwards<br />
Dattner Architects<br />
Jelani Day<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas De Feis<br />
Karen and Anthony DeLorenzo<br />
Development Resource Group<br />
Susan and Chris Devlin<br />
Wallis Dolan<br />
C.B. and K.M. Dormire<br />
Johanna Droubay<br />
Amy Dudley<br />
Katherine Eberly<br />
Kyle Edgerton<br />
Jacyln Eisenberg<br />
Dan Elitzer<br />
Casey Emmett<br />
Billy English<br />
Peter Enzminger<br />
Deborah A. Farrington<br />
Denise Faulkner<br />
and Constanzo Tompkins<br />
Nan Fedak<br />
Stefanie Fedak<br />
Eric Federman<br />
Randi and Warren Feldman<br />
Michelle Ferguson<br />
Danielle Fernandez<br />
Esther Fernandez<br />
and Mario Gutierrez<br />
Joselyn Fine<br />
Harvey Fishbein<br />
Natasha Franck<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Freilich<br />
Richard Friedman<br />
and Marilyn Sande<br />
Volney Friedrich<br />
Helene Fromme<br />
Elaine and James Fuld<br />
Dudley Gaffin<br />
and Siegrid Raible<br />
Marcia and Paul Gardere<br />
Faith C. Gardiner<br />
GE Foundation<br />
Robin Gelburd and Alan Katz<br />
Gail and Roy Geronemus<br />
Art Giardiello<br />
Nancy and Christopher Giblin<br />
Christine and Alexander Gigante<br />
John Gillespie<br />
Benjamin Ginsberg<br />
Martha Glass<br />
Joyce Cornes Glassman<br />
Mary Rose Go<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Goldberg<br />
Kate Goldman<br />
Naomi Goldstein<br />
Gregory Golkin<br />
GoodSearch<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Goodwin<br />
Deb and Eric Goettsche<br />
Eliza Gray<br />
Jesse Green<br />
Jennifer and Russell Gribbin<br />
William Gridley<br />
Elizabeth Hadzima<br />
Patricia Hambrecht<br />
Maureen Hanlon<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John Helm<br />
Jacqueline and Robert Helpern<br />
Miriam Hendel<br />
and Sheldon Steiger<br />
Susan Hendel<br />
Zev Hendel<br />
Doug Herling<br />
Carol Hertling<br />
Julia Heymans<br />
Todd Hinckley<br />
Alexa Hirschfeld<br />
Nancy and Joel Hirschtritt<br />
William Holliday<br />
Janet Hon<br />
Etta Hong<br />
Deborah Chapin-Horowitz<br />
and Edward Horowitz<br />
Tscharner De Graffenried<br />
Hunter<br />
Anne Huntington<br />
Frank Iannelli<br />
Eileen and Peter Jachym<br />
Yardana and Andrew Jacobs<br />
Stephanie Jacqueney<br />
and Mark Edelstein<br />
Sharon H. Jacquet<br />
George Jamgochian<br />
John Jamgochian<br />
Leslie and Charles Jeffries<br />
Catherine John<br />
Alexander B. Johnson<br />
Brenda and Peter Jordan<br />
Shayle Kann<br />
Jonathan Kaplan<br />
Mark and Jennie Karpe<br />
Shelly and Michael Kassen<br />
Karen Katz<br />
Jane and John Kauffmann<br />
Stephen Kay and Susan R. Bloch<br />
Art Kerber<br />
Renee Khatami<br />
and John MacArthur<br />
Nahede Khosrovi<br />
Gita and Michael Kinney<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirch<br />
Michael R. Kleinerman<br />
Mark Kornfeld<br />
Matt Kroll<br />
Jackie and David Kuperschmid<br />
Sandy Mitchell-Kurz<br />
and Mitchell Kurz<br />
Joshua Kuvin<br />
Laura Laakso<br />
Judy Labuda<br />
Arlene Lacks<br />
James Lally<br />
Lucy Lamphere<br />
Cari Lang<br />
Dana and John Lang<br />
Evelyn Larios<br />
Nicole LaRosa<br />
Jesse Last
Alisa and Alan Leibowitz<br />
John Leslie<br />
Gina and Robert Levine<br />
Louise Levy<br />
Phillip H. Levy<br />
Ezra Lewis<br />
Geoff Lewis<br />
Michael Lindvall<br />
Jordan Lippner<br />
Leora Lipton<br />
Rachel and David Lipton<br />
Vicki Longo and Carl Eifler<br />
Sean Loughrey<br />
Madeleine Ludlow<br />
Mary Lumet<br />
Michelle Lung<br />
John Lupton<br />
Patricia and Patrick Lynch<br />
Lloyd Lynford<br />
Brian Maas<br />
Rosamund and Malcolm<br />
Mackinnon<br />
Samuel Madden<br />
Marjorie and Charles Malone<br />
Susie and Ken Mandelbaum<br />
Connie and Betty Maniatty<br />
Louis Manzo<br />
Francis and Louis Marinelli<br />
Janet Markoff<br />
and Alan Momeyer<br />
Alex Marton<br />
Mercedes Martinez<br />
Nancy and Marc Matles<br />
Christopher Matthews<br />
Anna Mattson-DiCecca<br />
Christina<br />
and Mark McDonnell<br />
Joseph McGeehin<br />
McGraw Hill Companies<br />
Rachel McGregor<br />
Nancy and Matthew McKenna<br />
Inez and William McMahon<br />
Barbara and David Meachin<br />
Andrea and Thomas Mendell<br />
Liske Mendoza<br />
Hunter Merghart<br />
Ryan Merola<br />
Frances Meyer<br />
Kyoko and Toshio Mikami<br />
Ian Miller<br />
Kate and Joel Millonzi<br />
Akiko Miyake<br />
Debra Morris<br />
Robert Morvillo<br />
Mary Munsch<br />
Elizabeth and William Munz<br />
Maureen and Mario Murialdo<br />
Renee and Mike Nachwalter<br />
Katharine Nadler<br />
Joan and Richard Nardi<br />
Danielle Novetsky<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nye<br />
Gregory J. O’Connell<br />
Eileen and William O’Connor<br />
Femke Oldham<br />
Christine O’Leary<br />
Anne M. O’Malley<br />
Erin O’Neill<br />
Gabrielle and Michael Palitz<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John Pancetti<br />
Joel Papernik<br />
Ashleigh Parsons<br />
Susan Parsons<br />
Amy Pasquariello<br />
Cindy Pearlman<br />
Penni Pearson<br />
Linda and Joseph Pehrson<br />
Mary and Edwin Peissis<br />
Emma Pena<br />
Jane Pennebaker<br />
Juan Perez<br />
Winston Perez<br />
Marsha Perkins<br />
Shannon Perotti<br />
Natalie Pica<br />
Robert Pincus<br />
Allison Pinter<br />
Susan and Robert Pitiger<br />
Leonard Plaia<br />
Play For Your Cause<br />
Suzanne Podberesky<br />
Tonya Pope<br />
Patria Portes<br />
Katherine Powell<br />
Lorraine L. Powers<br />
Susan Prober<br />
Shirley and Stanley Puskarz<br />
L. Christopher Quick<br />
Mary Ann and Bruno Quinson<br />
Elaine and Joseph R. Rackman<br />
Jasmina and Orhan Radoncic<br />
Jackie and Peter Rea<br />
Margaret and John Rehanek<br />
Abdel Reid<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reiss<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Restler<br />
Diego Reyes<br />
David Robards<br />
Woodford L. Robards<br />
Rona Roberts<br />
Susan Robinson<br />
Luis Rosario<br />
Cory Rosenthal<br />
Joan and Burt Ross<br />
Therese and Anthony Rossi<br />
Cynthia and Jerry Rothstein<br />
Lori Rothstein<br />
Allen Royce<br />
Nan and Howard J. Rubin<br />
Isaac Rugg<br />
Kasey Russell<br />
Thomas Russell<br />
Janet and Peter Saint Germain<br />
Stephanie Sambeat<br />
Tina Santiago<br />
Nike Schlesinger<br />
Scott Schneider<br />
Schoolpop.com<br />
Jonathan Schwartz<br />
Suzanne and Gerald Schwartz<br />
Mr. and Mrs. H. Marshall<br />
Schwarz<br />
Elizabeth and Anthony Schulte<br />
Carol Sedwick<br />
and Michael Patrick<br />
Rachel and William Segal<br />
Sarah Senbahar<br />
Christopher Seneca<br />
Lisa and Andrew Setos<br />
Elizabeth Sheridan<br />
Jean and John Sheridan<br />
Shadiah Sigala<br />
Jamie Sildar<br />
Kathryn Simic<br />
Alessandra Simons<br />
Marcia and Stuart Sindell<br />
Allison Smith<br />
Joanne and Kenneth Sold<br />
Elizabeth and Bill Sorenson<br />
Audrey Ann Soto<br />
Dorothy Stapleton<br />
Flora Steckler<br />
Judith and Charles Steinberg<br />
Catherine and David Steinmann<br />
Sterling Engineering Services<br />
Anthony Stewart<br />
Nancy Stillpass<br />
Kiminia and Samuel Stowers<br />
Michelle H. Green<br />
and Robert B. Stulberg<br />
Every effort has been made to ensure that all of our supporters are included in this list and the names and categories are correct.<br />
Regrettably, errors do occasionally occur and we appreciate your bringing them to our attention.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William Stutt<br />
Blanka and Jan Suchanek<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swain<br />
Susan Taussig<br />
Alexander Tischenko<br />
Charles Tokieda<br />
Virginia Trainor<br />
Joan and Norman Treistman<br />
Cheryl Tuttle<br />
Sarah Tysoe<br />
United Way of NYC<br />
Urban Strategies<br />
Eunice Valdivia<br />
Miriam and Mark Varian<br />
Tucker Veenis<br />
Gregory Vernick<br />
Kathleen & Michael Voldstad<br />
Elizabeth and Geza<br />
Von Habsburg<br />
RWA Vose<br />
Karen and David Waltuck<br />
Alison Ward<br />
Julie and Stuart Warmflash<br />
Barry Washor<br />
Kathleen and William Weigel<br />
Laurie and David Weiner<br />
Diana Weldon<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Weldon<br />
Tina Wells<br />
George Wendler<br />
Daniel Wershow<br />
Marshall Wheeler<br />
Matthew Whipple<br />
Nicole Whittle<br />
Jodi Widerski<br />
Carmelita Wiggins<br />
Leah and Robert Wilcox<br />
Emily Williams<br />
Paul Williams<br />
Susan and Samuel Williams<br />
Donna Williams-Pettaway<br />
Ruth Wilson and Colin Howell<br />
Jayne and Jay Wiprovnick<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James Woods<br />
Adam Yokell<br />
Benjamin Yost<br />
Cynthia and Henry Zachary<br />
Tobi Zauberman<br />
Matthew Zedler<br />
Elliot Zeisel<br />
Aaron Zimmerman<br />
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<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Community Partners<br />
Thank you to the following community partners who have provided <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
students with opportunities for internships, community service and off-site education.<br />
Abbodanza's Pizza<br />
American Museum of Natural History<br />
Amy Ruth's Restaurant<br />
Animal Care and Control<br />
Apollo Theatre<br />
Associated Supermarket<br />
Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger<br />
Big Onion Walking Tours<br />
Bowery Garden<br />
Bronx Zoo<br />
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens<br />
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue<br />
Cabrini <strong>Center</strong> for Nursing<br />
and Rehabilitation<br />
Capoeira Angola performance<br />
Chanterelle Restaurant<br />
CommunityWorks<br />
Coney Island Astroland Park<br />
Dancing Danny<br />
Earth School<br />
Ellis Island<br />
Empire State Building<br />
Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire Station<br />
Fire Lotus Zen Buddhist Temple<br />
Greenwich Village Society for<br />
Historic Preservation<br />
Habitat for Humanity<br />
Harper Collins<br />
Home Depot<br />
Hudson River Museum<br />
Hudson River Park Trust<br />
Islamic Cultural <strong>Center</strong><br />
Jewish Museum<br />
Kensington Stables<br />
Kids in the Game<br />
Law Office of Hogan and Hartson<br />
Law Office of Lauren Baum<br />
Liberty Science <strong>Center</strong><br />
Lower East Side Tenement Museum<br />
Mahayana Chinese Buddhist Temple<br />
Metropolitan Museum of Art<br />
Murray’s Cheese<br />
Museum of Chinese in the Americas<br />
Museum of Modern Art<br />
Museum of Natural History<br />
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New York Botanical Gardens<br />
New York Container Terminal<br />
New York Hall of Science<br />
New York Public Library<br />
New York Tenements Museum<br />
New York Transit Museum<br />
Newark Museum<br />
News Corporation<br />
New-York Historical Society<br />
NYC Parks Department,<br />
Urban Park Rangers<br />
Paley <strong>Center</strong> for Media<br />
Philipsburg Manor<br />
Premiere Radio<br />
Prospect Park<br />
Queens Botanic Gardens<br />
Queens Museum of Art<br />
Sanatan Dharma Mandir<br />
School of the Blessed Sacrament<br />
Smithsonian Museum of the<br />
American Indian<br />
South Street Seaport Museum<br />
(NY Unearthed)<br />
Sports Illustrated<br />
St. Anthony's Church<br />
St. Patrick's Cathedral<br />
Stamford Farm and Nature <strong>Center</strong><br />
Staten Island Children's Museum<br />
Statue of Liberty<br />
Studio Museum of Harlem<br />
The Cloisters<br />
TheatreWorks<br />
Top of the Rock<br />
UBS<br />
United Nations<br />
Varick Street Post Office<br />
WEME Health and Nutrition —<br />
Cards for the Elderly<br />
West Harlem Head Start<br />
Westchester Materials Recovery <strong>Center</strong><br />
Yorkville Common Pantry<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Partner Schools<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> staff provides education and<br />
consultation services in the following sites,<br />
located <strong>through</strong>out Manhattan, Brooklyn<br />
and the Bronx.<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> School Sites<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> at Ascension<br />
Lower School<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> at Blessed Sacrament<br />
Middle School<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> at Corpus Christi<br />
Lower School<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> at Our Lady of Pompeii<br />
Lower School<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy<br />
High School<br />
Puerto Rican Family Institute<br />
West Harlem Head Start<br />
Learning <strong>Center</strong>s<br />
Ascension School<br />
School of the Blessed Sacrament<br />
Our Lady Queen of Angels<br />
St. Ann School<br />
Consultation & Training Sites<br />
Ascension School<br />
Brevoort Children’s <strong>Center</strong><br />
Cleaveland Day Care<br />
Christ the King School<br />
Ecumenical Community<br />
Development Organization<br />
Girls Prep Charter School<br />
Goddard Riverside Head Start<br />
Harlem Link Charter School<br />
Holy Cross School<br />
Holy Family School<br />
Harlem Children’s Zone<br />
Hyde Leadership Charter School<br />
Immaculate Conception (151st St.)<br />
Immaculate Conception School<br />
(Gun Hill Rd.)<br />
Incarnation School<br />
Mount Ararat<br />
Mount Carmel / Holy Rosary School<br />
Nat Azarow Day Care<br />
Our Lady of Lourdes School<br />
Puerto Rican Family Institute<br />
Sacred Heart School<br />
Santa Maria School<br />
St. Anselm School
St. Athanasius School<br />
St. Augustine School<br />
St. James School<br />
St. Jerome School<br />
St. Joseph School<br />
St. Luke School<br />
St. Margaret Mary School<br />
St. Mark the Evangelist School<br />
School of the Blessed Sacrament<br />
Sumner Children’s <strong>Center</strong><br />
Tompkins Children’s School<br />
Urban Strategies<br />
West Harlem Head Start<br />
Preschool Services<br />
Acorn School<br />
Aquadila Day Care<br />
Ascension School<br />
Brevoort Children’s <strong>Center</strong><br />
Brotherhood Synagogue<br />
Brownstone School<br />
Chabad Early Learning <strong>Center</strong><br />
Children’s Corner Day Care <strong>Center</strong><br />
City and Country School<br />
Cleaveland Day Care<br />
Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School<br />
Columbus Preschool & Gym<br />
Faith Hope & Charity<br />
Family and Life <strong>Center</strong> at Mt. Aarot<br />
Harlem Children’s Zone<br />
Hernando Desoto School<br />
Jewish Community <strong>Center</strong> of Manhattan<br />
McDonough Street Head Start<br />
Morningside Montessori School<br />
Nat Azarow Day Care<br />
Park Avenue Christian Church Day School<br />
Park Place Day Care<br />
Preschool of America<br />
Preschool for the Arts<br />
Puerto Rican Family Institute<br />
Rodeph Sholom School<br />
Shirley Chisolm Day Care<br />
St. John’s Family <strong>Center</strong><br />
St. Mark’s Head Start<br />
Stephen Wise Nursery School<br />
Sumner Children’s <strong>Center</strong><br />
Tabernacle Day Care<br />
Temple Israel Nursery School<br />
Tompkins Children’s <strong>Center</strong><br />
Urban Strategies<br />
West Harlem Head Start<br />
Financial<br />
Highlights<br />
Design: The Blank Page, Inc.<br />
Photography: Laura Dwight<br />
Printing: Capital Offset Company<br />
Year Ended June 30, 2008<br />
REVENUE<br />
Education and Consultation Fees $ 10,618,000<br />
Annual Fund, Grants & Special Events 1,679,000<br />
TOTAL REVENUE $ 12,297,000<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Personnel $ 9,936,000<br />
Other than Personnel 2,372,000<br />
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 12,308,000<br />
SOURCES OF REVENUE<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Education and<br />
Consultation Fees<br />
86%<br />
Personnel<br />
81%<br />
Annual Fund, Grants<br />
and Special Events<br />
14%<br />
Other than Personnel<br />
19%
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<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Lawrence A. Jacobs<br />
Chairman<br />
Karen P. Robards<br />
Chair Emerita<br />
Kenneth I. Wirfel, Esq.<br />
Vice Chairman<br />
Michael D. Beck, Esq.<br />
Treasurer<br />
Kathleen B. Boak<br />
Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III<br />
Michelle R. Ferguson<br />
Christine Hennessey<br />
Roger Miller<br />
Louise M. Parent, Esq.<br />
Dr. Elsa Roe<br />
Phyllis K. Saxe, Esq.<br />
Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Esq.<br />
Katherine J. Trager, Esq.<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Senior Staff<br />
Michael Termini, PsyD<br />
President<br />
Joyce Pariser<br />
Vice President, Finance<br />
and Administration<br />
Deborah E. Cooper, Esq.<br />
Vice President and General Counsel<br />
Veronica Cook<br />
Head, Lower and Middle School<br />
Susan Devlin<br />
Assistant Head, Preschool<br />
Billy English<br />
Director of Admissions<br />
Marcia Gardère<br />
Director, <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Institute<br />
Danielle Helfand<br />
Assistant Head, Middle School<br />
Mary Munsch<br />
Head, <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy<br />
Patti Schaefer<br />
Director, Institutional Advancement<br />
Kathryn Simic<br />
Director, Family and<br />
Community Services<br />
Francis Tabone<br />
Assistant Head, <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy<br />
Tina Wells<br />
Head, Preschool<br />
COOKE CENTER for LEARNING and DEVELOPMENT<br />
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 730 New York, NY 10115 212.280.4473 fax: 212.280.4477<br />
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