foundation
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Ten High Achieving
Career Technical
Education Students
receive $100,000
in Scholarships
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op performing students who have committed themselves to the heavy demands
of new health care career paths received an
unprecedented commendation this year thanks to
the Grove Foundation’s High Achievers Scholarship,
which provided $10,000 scholarships each to 10
Career Technical Education students.
“It’s incredible,” said Genoa Fox, a former emergency medical technician and volunteer fire fighter
who aspires to work as a flight nurse. “It’s a dream
come true. I have worked so hard to put myself
through school. It’s a gift now to be able to focus on
my program, to not have to worry about working.
The ability to sleep is amazing. That doesn’t happen
if you’re getting off work at midnight and writing a
paper.”
Recipients in the nursing, radiologic technology,
and dental hygiene programs were recommended
by their instructors and will receive their funds over
a period of two years.
“In 20 years, I’ve never seen as large a scholarship,”
said Ann Smelzter, director of the Cabrillo Radiologic
Technology program. “It makes an impact, not only
on students, but on their families.”
It’s also an inspiring vote of confidence, the
recipients said.
“To have somebody who believes in what you’re
doing, that’s been huge,” said Jana Thomsen, a former
environmental educator who is a second year nursing
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Genoa Fox
Executive Message
“We are fortunate to live in such a generous community—a community which fully supports the belief that higher education is an important investment. The people of Santa Cruz County understand that donating to and supporting
Cabrillo College is signficantly improving the community overall.” — Rachel Wedeen, Foundation Board President
Barbara Samper and her family
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2 Cabrillo College Foundation Board of Directors
(front row) Brigid Simpkins, Carrie Birkhofer, Ed Banks, Michael Machado, Rachel Wedeen, Ken Haber, Diane Craddock, Renée Kilmer, Ofelia Garcia, Claire Biancalana, Jean Quinn. (back row) Brian King, Melinda Silverstein, Erik Johnson, Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Blaine Brokaw, Gary Reece, David Heald, Steve Snodgrass, Ramon Gomez, Carol
Schmidt, Pegi Ard, Rachael Spencer, Lee Duffus. Not pictured: Jess Brown, Richard Crocker, Greg Evans, Janet Heien, Steve John, Marie Landers, Victoria Lewis, Frank Minuti, Jr.,
Pamela Santacroce, and Susan True.
2010-2011 Foundation Achievements
$5,467,580 raised to support students and programs at Cabrillo College
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The most raised by the Cabrillo College Foundation and by any $3,398,761
raised
to support
students
and programs at Cabrillo College
California
Community
College
in 2009-10
4,711
donors
contributed
the median
gift was
4,263
donors
contributed
and and
the median
gift was
$40 $50
$13 million endowment, providing permanent funding for $45,857,263
raised
since
inception
scholarships
and
student
support
$16 million
endowment,
providing
permanent
funding for scholarships, $305,307
in scholarship
funds to
845 students
student support, and other programs
936 scholarships awarded, totaling $508,048 in student scholarships
onations for the 2010-11 academic year were $3,398,761,
contributing to a healthy
endowment of more than $16 million.
Over the last 10 years, the Foundation has
raised over $30 million for college initiatives, and Foundation fundraising continues to rank among the top 2 percent of the
112 community colleges in California. It is
a kind of giving that is transforming the
lives of students in need and shaping the
future of our unique community.
Despite ongoing Cabrillo College budget cuts, including a loss of more than 10
percent in state funding in just four years,
our nearly 50-year-old Foundation has
continued to support students through the
sustaining generosity of our community.
“In a period of severe economic uncertainty and continuing state budget cuts,
Cabrillo is especially fortunate to benefit
from strong community support,” says Rachel Wedeen, Foundation board president.
In this year’s Annual Report, we hope
you enjoy the personal victories of our students who have, with your help, managed
to overcome tremendous obstacles. They
include the High Achievers in technical career programs whose studies were buoyed
by the Grove Foundation’s generosity; CAP
graduate Cynthia Carranco, who is begin-
3 (from left) Rachel Wedeen, Cabrillo College Foundation Board President, Brian King, Cabrillo College President,
Melinda Silverstein, Foundation Executive Director
ning a new job this year at two alternative high schools; and Angelina Ornelaz,
an emancipated foster system teen who
received a $500 American Dream grant
from the Ow family. They each have been
inspired by your support and confidence
in their bright futures.
“As state funding of community colleges is based on enrollment, the college
has been extremely conscious of the
“I always look forward to hearing from people who are interested in supporting Cabrillo and our students. Please give me a call or drop by my office at the Sesnon House to chat.” — Melinda Silverstein, Executive Director
impact of increasing student fees and
maintaining core curriculum,” Wedeen
said. “Significant efforts have been made
to avoid trimming core classes, transfer
courses, job training and basic skills
courses. Enrollment remains especially
strong. Students and staff are heartened
by the levels of support they receive from
Foundation donors.”
Cabrillo College Foundation
Sesnon House, Second Floor
6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003
Phone: (831) 479-6338
Fax: (831) 477-5686
mesilver@cabrillo.edu
www.cabrillo.edu/associations/foundation/
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student. “This has made me super excited
to walk this path. It lets us breathe.”
The scholarships are made possible by
the Los Altos-based Grove Foundation, a
philanthropic organization founded 25
years ago by Andy and Eva Grove. The
Grove Career Training Program provides
funding to organizations and community college students on career training
pathways. Since 2006, the Grove Foundation has provided Cabrillo students with
$936,000 in support.
“The scholarships are recognizing that
there are many options for people out
there and these types of career choices
are just as respected and honored as going into a four-year program,” said Jaime
Kemmer, the Grove associate overseeing
the Career Training Program. “This scholarship is really transformational.”
4 High Achiever
Scholarships
for Career
Technical
Education
“It has made my life so much easier,”
said Meg King, 44, a second year nursing
student who started her journey into the
program five years ago while working in
the restaurant industry. She worked parttime during the summer handling medical
billing. “I was planning on working during
the school year, but it would’ve been
really difficult.”
Meg King and Jana Thomsen
Jana Thomsen
“I wanted a helping job,” said Jana Thomsen, 39, a second year nursing student who
formerly taught environmental science at
the elementary school level and worked as
a nanny. She spent the summer working as
a patient sitter in a San Jose hospital. The
scholarship allows for a more balanced life.
“It’s been highly encouraging academically
and obviously financially.”
Shannon Ellis
Raquel Nelson
Raquel Nelson, 27, began working as a
dental assistant when she was 19 and continued with a full-time job while taking her
prerequisite courses. She recently began her
second year in the dental hygiene program.
“It takes a lot of determination. I started
with basic math. I just worked really hard
and tried really hard to get good grades and
work at the same time. Working really hard
makes you appreciate things.”
Shannon Ellis
“We’ve been saving this whole time, but
it was going to be a big strain on the family,” said Shannon Ellis, 40, who hopes to
work in a periodontal practice. The dental
hygiene kit for new students costs thousands of dollars. “Getting the scholarship
means I’ve been able to add instruments
to help me and benefit patients,” she said.
“I’ve not had to worry about pressure on
the family.” The funding also helped Ellis
attend professional meetings with the
California Dental Hygienists’ Association
in Southern California. “The scholarship
benefits me in so many ways; it’s hard to
sum it up in just a few words.”
James Kelley
Raquel Nelson
Students Keep School at
the Forefront Thanks to the
Support of WES Donors
Meg King
“The scholarship is unbelievable,” said
James Kelley, 32, who spent the summer
as a full-time intern in an active radiology
department at a local hospital. He has
been able to cut his work obligations to
just 10 hours a week thanks to the scholarship. “It’s a huge load off my shoulders. I
don’t have to worry about how I am going
to pay for the upcoming semesters’ books,
school supplies, transportation, rent and
food. It’s a full-time job just doing the
program. I am honored that the Grove
Foundation found me deserving of the
scholarship.”
S
Jennifer Conway-Shwaiko and James Kelley
Jennifer Conway-Shwaiko
Jennifer Conway-Shwaiko, 41, was on
the waitlist for the radiologic technology
program for four years and almost had to
drop out due to financial concerns. A single
mother, she also cares for her mother and
her grandmother. “I wouldn’t have money
to pay for gas if I didn’t have this scholarship,” she said. Conway-Shwaiko spent the
summer on a full-time 10-week rotation
at St. Louise Regional Hospital in Salinas
where she has gotten hands-on training.
“For me, the High Achievers Scholarship means so much. It just takes that pressure off. It’s enough to get you by and, once we get jobs, we’ll be able to pay
our way by supporting others and giving back.”
ara Hemingway is a single mother and widow who had to postpone the nursing program last
year while she underwent cancer
treatments. “Life has been really challenging,” she said.
This year, however, with the help of
generous Women’s Educational Success
donors, she has been able to make it over
the hurdles of the full-time demands
of her second year in nursing. The WES
program, which provides students with
emergency grants to help them stay in
school, makes graduating in the spring a
less arduous journey.
Hemingway, a native of Mexico, grew
up in Capitola where her parents worked
hard to make sure their children received
an education. She waited almost four
years to get into the nursing program.
“I feel so blessed and grateful,” she said.
“Ever since I graduated from high school,
I’ve dreamed of Cabrillo. At 38, I’m finally
going to finish.” She hopes to work with
oncology patients.
The WES program was launched in
1997 by Peggy Downes Baskin and Rachael Spencer with 100 members, each
contributing $100. It provides emergency
cash grants of up to $750 to help cover
unexpected expenses such as text books,
a class uniform, or bus pass. Since its
inception, 974 grants totaling $193,642
have been disbursed. Last year, 126
women received grants totaling $30,000.
This year, $32,000 will be awarded.
The endowment received a significant Maria and Kelly Nesheim
boost this year from the estate of probate
WES co-chairs Linda Downing and
attorney Emily Maloney, who left WES
$216,000. “Emily was always involved in Barbara Canfield hope to raise even more
community groups that support women funds to help more women through WES
and people in need,” said Lucille Des Jar- for years to come.
“Meeting the women we have helped
dins, Maloney’s attorney.
In addition, Maria and Kelly Nesheim, and hearing their stories gives me a
who have previously supported Cabrillo feeling of thankfulness that I can assist
through their Rotary Club, gave $7,500 them in a very small way to achieve their
in matching grants for donations of $250 goals,” Canfield said. “The WES program
reinforces all our efforts toward improv- 5 or more.
“The WES program donation is a way ing the lives of women and girls in local
to connect with and contribute to the communities and throughout the world.”
health of the community,” said Kelly Nesheim.
“Mother Teresa makes reference to doing “Education is really the
small things with great love,” Downing foundation for helping
said. “The women of WES do just that a person move forward
in their life. Opening
and make such a difference for students. the doors and opening
The love we receive in turn is so powerful their awareness is so
that we are enthusiastically compelled
important.”
to continue.”
WES Best Friends: (first
row) Renée Kilmer, Barbara
Canfield (co-chair), Carrie
Birkhofer, Michele Bassi,
Diane Craddock. (second
row) Jennifer Hudspeth,
Pat Alvarez, Bunny Tavares,
Marilyn Calciano, Janet
Heien, Jane Godley, Linda
Israel, Cynthia Rees, Joan
Culver, Anina Van Alstine.
(third row) Ronda WilliamsKniffin, Linda Downing
(co-chair), Nancy Austin,
Cristina King, Pegi Ard, Jean
Quinn, and Rachael Spencer
(co-founder). Not pictured:
Claire Biancalana, Angela
Chesnut, Elizabeth Clifton,
Peggy Downes Baskin (cofounder), Bette Hirsch, Grace
Laurencin, Anne Lynn, and
Gail Michaelis-Ow.
President’s Circle Donations
Top Last Year at $225,095
“President’s Circle funds help create a base of support, so the foundation can provide scholarships and fund programs within the divisions of the college. This helps the staff focus on carrying out its purpose: supporting students in need.” — Jess Brown, President’s Circle co-chair
P
6 resident’s Circle donors provide
critical operational funding, enabling the Foundation to offer
scholarships to students, provide support for student services, and educate
the community’s workforce.
“Cabrillo has played a significant
role in responding to the more competitive economic conditions and new
emerging industries in Santa Cruz,” said
Ceil Cirillo, outgoing President’s Circle
chair. “The response of the community
in demonstrating that commitment to
our young people through its funding
of the President’s Circle once again exceeded all previous years’ campaigns.”
President’s Circle contributors raised
a record $225,095 last year, and incoming
co-chairs Ted Burke and Jess Brown intend
to top that. This year, the Foundation is
introducing a new donation level, Presi-
Cabrillo College Foundation President’s Circle Members 2010 - 2011
Annual Members
$5,000+
Anonymous Donor
Randy & Janet Krassow
Esther & Gerry Levandoski
Rose Ann Mazzone & John Eicholz
Nello & Pamela Santacroce
Stephen & Gail Snodgrass
Mary Solari
Dorothy Wise
$2,500+
Ted Burke, Brian King, and Jess Brown
dent’s Plus ($1,500), which will include a
special treat.
“With the college and students in so
much more need this year, supporting
the President’s Circle at this next level is
a great way to leverage your dollars,” said
Burke, who hosted several events for prospective donors last year at Shadowbrook
Restaurant.
“People have gotten the education they
need to move on to different careers. There
is so much good that Cabrillo students do
in our community; it’s one of those things
you invest in even in tough times.”
•President’s Plus donors, those who give
$1,500 or more, will be members of
this new category. They will receive the
benefits listed above plus an invitation
to a fabulous luncheon at Don and Diane
Cooleys’ Circle P Ranch. Guests will spend
the afternoon enjoying great food and
drinks with fellow Cabrillo supporters,
hiking with Diane around her ranch,
hearing about its history, and visiting her
home filled with historical relics.
•Director Level donors ($2,500 or more)
will receive all the above benefits as well
as a magnificent Winemaker’s Dinner
created and served by advanced Cabrillo
Culinary students, who will be pairing the
gourmet meal with an array of wines at
the historic Sesnon House.
•President Level donors, those who
give $1,000 or more, are invited to the
President’s Holiday Party, a historical tour
led by beloved storyteller and historian
Sandy Lydon, and a Cabrillo Stage
musical and reception.
•Trustee Level donors ($5,000 or more)
will receive the above benefits in addition
to an intimate dinner at the home of
President Brian King and Cristina King.
•Leader Level donors ($10,000 or more)
will receive the above benefits plus a
Weekend Golf and Spa Retreat at the
Teháma Golf Club in Carmel hosted by Greg
and Mickey Evans. They will also have the
rare opportunity to be “College President
For A Day” with President Brian King.
President’s Circle Committee: (first row) Fred McPherson, Cathy Richards-Bradley, Linda Burroughs, Jess Brown (co-chair), Mary Blanchard, Kent Imai, Connie Brokaw. (second row) Keith McKenzie, Rachael Spencer, Mahlon Foote, Lee Duffus, Robin Sirakides. (third row) Kevin Rooney, Rowland Rebele, Ted Burke (co-chair), Diane Craddock, Blaine Brokaw.
(fourth row) Bud Rice, Theo Wierdsma, Hal Hyde, Brian King, and John Burroughs.
Not pictured: Ed Banks, Ceil Cirillo, Wally Dale, Greg and Mickey Evans,
Rocky Franich, Brian Herman, Steve John, Marie Landers, Gayle Ortiz,
William Ow, Peter Prindle, Pam Santacroce, Bob Shepherd, and Rachel Wedeen.
Claire Biancalana & Bill Kelsay
Harry & Mary Blanchard
William & Lupe Burgstrom
John & Linda Burroughs
Diane Craddock & David Hogye
Charles Canfield / Santa Cruz Seaside Company
Edwin & Jean Halbach
Stephanie & Jack Harkness
Brian & Patti Herman
Josie Little
James & Dorothy Miller
Porter Sesnon Foundation / Lee & Nell Cliff
Michael & Jean Quinn
Miles & Rosanne Reiter
Cathy Richards & Jack Bradley
Elio & Joy Rodoni
Edith Waters
Alan & Patricia Werba
$1,000+
Wayne & Jill Adachi
Philip & Robin Adkins
Michael & Toby Alexander
Walter & Janet Alexander
Kit Anderton
Joe & Kathy Appenrodt
Carlos & Jane Arcangeli
Pegi & Tom Ard
Edward & Kathleen Banks
William & Patricia Barton
Jack Baskin & Peggy Downes Baskin
Paul & Carol Berman
Carrie & Eric Birkhofer
Lindy & Robert Bixby
Borina Foundation
Blaine & Connie Brokaw
John & Sydney Brokaw
Jess & Laura Brown
Owen Brown
Priscilla Brown
George & Mary Elizabeth Bunch
Ted Burke
Drew & Marilyn Calciano
Barbara Canfield
Bill Cawley & Nancy Austin
Frederick & Kate Chen
Ceil Cirillo
Sara Clarenbach
Joanne Clever
Bill & Cloy Codiga
Susan Cony
Diane & Donald Cooley
Richard & Theresa Crocker
Bob & Sharon Culbertson
Bud & Martina Cummings
Wallace Dale
Jill & Dan Dion
Dwayne & Linda Downing
Lee & Emily Duffus
Geoff & Sandy Eisenberg
Charles & Sandra Eldridge
Mickey & Greg Evans
Kristin Fabos & Rye Livingston
Jack & Iris Farr
Michele Finch
Finkelman Family Foundation / Herb Finkelman & Edda Tusinac
Mahlon & Joel-Ann Foote
Donald & April Foster
Rocky & Judy Franich
Mabel French
Scott & Margaret French
Shirley & Eugene Friend
Gardner Grout Foundation
Mary Gaukel Forster & Les Forster
Geo. H. Wilson, Inc.
Nancy Gregg
Gerald & Joan Griffiths
Kay Haile
Joe & Marcella Hall
David & Jacqueline Heald
Janet Heien
Don & Nanette Henneuse
Donald & Diana Henrichsen
Russ & Mary Ann Hobbs
Carolyn Hyatt
Harold & Dorothy Hyde
Kent & Marie Imai
Robert & Marty Ingram
Ronald & Linda Israel
Mary James & George Cook
Steve & Lesa John
Founding President Robert E. Swenson’s Lifetime Supporters
Jack Baskin and Peggy Downes Baskin
Mark and Barbara Beck
California Wellness Foundation
Don and Diane Cooley
Richard and Theresa Crocker
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Dominican Hospital
Granite Construction
Graniterock
Gerald and Joan Griffiths
Grove Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hewlett-Packard Company
Harold and Dorothy Hyde
James Irvine Foundation
Erik & Judy Johnson
Harland & Therese Johnson
Stephen & Tami Joseph
Ton & Thelma Jue
Michael Jung & Gretchen Buesing-Jung
John & Yolanda Kane
Frances & Dean Kashino
Rich Keith & Donna Reyerson-Keith
Paula Kenyon & Peter Koronakos
Trisha & Brandon Kett
Renée Kilmer
Brian & Cristina King
Ted Kirkiles
Agata Konopka & Flavio Cheng
Karen & Charles Leigh-Wood
Victoria & David Lewis
Norman & Mary Kate Lezin
Michael & Nancy Machado
Joseph & Jean Marvin
Mike & Bertie McElroy
Keith & Della McKenzie
Karl & Joan Mertz
Mark Mesiti-Miller
Tom & Susana Meuldijk
Frank & Kate Miller
Robert Millslagle
Frank Minuti, Jr.
Bill & Karen Moncovich
Amy Newell
Cliff & Ruth Nichols
Linda & Bruce Nicholson
Harvey & Judy Nickelson
Ogimachi
Fane & Corie Opperman
Gayle & Joseph Ortiz
Manuel & Susan Osorio
Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer
William & Erica Ow
Helen Palmer
Rock Pfotenhauer & Linda Wilshusen
Peter & Rita Prindle
Alyce & Richard Prudden
Rowland & Patricia Rebele
Burton & Cynthia Rees
Dixie Rees
Albert Rice & Robbie Dunton
Deborah & Louis Salkind
Johannes Schimmel
Carol & Kirk Schmidt
Norman Schwartz & Mary Ellen Sullivan
Robert & Barbara Scott
Mark & Laurie Scurich
Tisha & Bill Scurich
Robert & Helen Shepherd
Melinda & Thomas Silverstein
Diane Simpson
Dale & Kathie Sinor
Robin & Greg Sirakides
Ginny Solari Mazry
Rachael Spencer & Kevin Rooney
Craig Rowell & Corinda Ray
Carol & Steve Spragens
Susan True
Rachel Wedeen
James & Carol Weisenstein
Theo & Julie Wierdsma
James & Sue Wilson
Max & Karen Wilson
Stanley & Lois Wolfberg
Peppy & Ron Woll
Nancy Woolf
*Donors who gave $100,000 cumulatively during Robert E. Swenson’s life (1918-2007)
Jeane Ley
Josie Little
Fred and Linda McPherson
George Ow and Gail Michaelis-Ow
Porter Sesnon Foundation
Rowland and Pat Rebele
Iris Rodgers
SD Trombetta Foundation
Barbara Samper
Erica Schilling
Elinor Shaffer
Paul and Pat Shirley
Bill and Brigid Simpkins
Phyllis Simpkins
Mary Solari
Rachael Spencer and Kevin Rooney
Union Bank of California
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
James and Karen Watson
Wells Fargo Foundation
7 President’s Circle Events
8 BURROUGHS SEAFOOD BOIL
In the picturesque backyard of Linda and John
Burroughs’ home, Cabrillo culinary students
served a delicious Southern seafood boil by
chefs Jack and Renee Chyle of Chez Renee.
President’s Circle high level donors looked out
at a panorama of the Boardwalk and Monterey
Bay and heard Charlie Canfield recall the days
his family lived in the same house. Back then, his
father, Laurence, used to call down to the Boardwalk to have the lights turned on to entertain
their guests. The Burroughs hosted a fun and
intimate evening with great friends.
Coming Events
Faculty Grants for Student Success Reception
November 17, 2011
President’s Holiday Reception
Honoring Heritage Club Members
December 2, 2011
Alan and Patricia Werba
Cathy Richards and Linda Hoff
Cabrillo Advancement Program (CAP)
Awards Ceremony
March 14, 2012
Women’s Educational Success Luncheon
HOLIDAY PARTY
President Brian King hosted the annual
holiday party for President’s Circle donors
and Cabrillo supporters, which featured a
multimedia faculty art exhibit and a time
to honor donors who made endowed
scholarship gifts of $15,000 or more
during the 50th Anniversary Endowed
Scholarship Campaign led by co-chairs
Rachael Spencer and Bruce McPherson.
With the help of hundreds of other donors, the campaign raised more than $1.4
million, far exceeding its original milliondollar goal. President’s Circle member
and Board member Jean Quinn provided
festive piano music for the party.
September 21, 2012
Esther and Gerry Levandoski
Exclusive Events for President’s Circle Members
Betty Danner and Charles Canfield
Weekend golf and spa retreat, including dinner and a two-night stay at the exclusive Teháma Golf Club in Carmel, hosted by Greg and Mickey Evans
$10,000+ Members
Spring 2012
Sandy LYDON EVENT HISTORICAL TOUR
Cabrillo College emeritus faculty Sandy
Lydon and Capitola historian Carolyn Swift
led 80 adventurous President’s Circle members on a walking tour through Capitola’s
hidden paths and alleys, gamely navigating locked gates and enjoying tales of the
Rispin Mansion, the Venetian Court, and the
rich local history in the Capitola and Soquel
museums. Members enjoyed a savory lunch
at Shadowbrook Restaurant to complete
the day.
Randy and Janet Krassow
Intimate party at the home of Cabrillo
President Brian King and Cristina King
$5,000+ Members
May 2012
9 Harry and Mary Blanchard
Gourmet Winemaker’s Dinner created and served by Cabrillo Culinary students at the Sesnon House
$2,500 Members
Spring 2012
Mary Solari and Ginny Solari Mazry
SHADOWBROOK RECEPTIONS
Ted Burke, President’s Circle co-chair,
hosted several informational receptions at the Shadowbrook Restaurant, plying prospective President’s
Circle members with great food
and wine and providing an opportunity to meet President Brian King.
Hootenanny at the Cooleys’
Circle P Ranch
$1,500+ Members
June 22, 2012
Lupe and Bill Burgstrom
Historical Tour led by Sandy Lydon
$1,000+ Members
Spring 2012
Reception and Cabrillo Stage Musical
$1,000+ Members
July 2012
Pam and Nello Santacroce
Bill Kelsay and Claire Biancalana
Herb Finkelman and Edda Tusinac
Nell and Lee Cliff
Jean Dunn and Joel-Ann Foote
Cabrillo College Foundation 2010 Donors
Hallmark $150,000+
Partners $10,000+
The San Francisco Foundation
Pegi & Tom Ard
Khalid & Muschi Aziz
Sue Broadston
California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Peggy Downes Baskin & Jack Baskin
Merritt S. Duncan Trust
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Ken Haber
Josie Little
William & Terry Locke-Paddon
Edward & Debra Menges
Robert Millslagle
Garrett & Ruth Nichols
Mary Ratcliff
Timothy Riddle
Babak Sani & Carol Bisharat Sani
Bill & Brigid Simpkins
Claire Stakkestad
System Studies Incorporated
The Toole Charitable Foundation
Peter Weber
Wells Fargo Bank
Dick & Jill Wilson
Mrs. Floyd Younger
Legacy $100,000+
10 Robert Castagnola
Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital
The Grove Foundation
Guardians $25,000+
Associated Students of Cabrillo College
Student Senate
Borina Foundation
Joan Culver
Betty Dalziel
Gerald & Joan Griffiths
Esther & Gerry Levandoski
Ow Family Properties
SD Trombetta Foundation
Rachel Wedeen
*Deceased donors have been recognized in italics
Brigid and Bill Simpkins
Priscilla Brown and Cloy Codiga
Peggy Minier and Mary Ann Hobbs
Bob Shepherd and Emily Duffus
Helen Shepherd and Joanne Clever
Gail Michaelis-Ow, George Ow, Tori and Benjamin Ow
Leaders $5,000+
Carlos & Jane Arcangeli • Bank of America Foundation • Claire Biancalana & William Kelsay • Nancy Bradley • William & Lupe Burgstrom •
Janet Carnahan • Frederick & Kate Chen • Morris Cowen Trust • David Davis • Finkelman Family Charitable Foundation, Herb Finkelman & Edda
Tusinac • William Francis • Richard & De Anne Hart • Brian & Patti Herman • David & Katharine Hopkins • Pat & Howard Hudson • Roger Janow
• Erik & Judy Johnson • Thomas & Julie Kadavy • Carolyn Killefer • Randy & Janet Krassow • Adele Miller • Carolyn Nelson • Jeffrey Rice • Rotary
Club of Santa Cruz • Nello & Pamela Santacroce • Carol & Kirk Schmidt • Stephen & Gail Snodgrass • Mary Solari • Rachael Spencer & Kevin
Rooney • Frances Swenson • Universal Audio • Victor Veysey • Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County • Theo & Julie Wierdsma • Dorothy Wise •
Rene Wood & H. Dennis Sears
Directors $2,500+
Bay Federal Credit Union • Harry & Mary Blanchard • Calif. Retired Teacher Assoc. • Lee & Nell Cliff • Diane & Donald Cooley • Diane Craddock & David Hogye • Margaret O. DeSylvester Foundation • Darryl Dill & Marilyn Potash • Dwayne & Linda Downing • Shirley & Eugene Friend •
Edwin & Jean Halbach • Stephanie & Jack Harkness • Intel Foundation • Kurt Kniffin & Ronda Williams-Kniffin • Rose Ann Mazzone & John
Eicholz • Keith & Della McKenzie • James & Dorothy Miller • Amy Newell • Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust • Michael & Jean Quinn •
Rowland & Patricia Rebele • Miles & Rosanne Reiter • Elio & Joy Rodoni • Bruce & Phyllis Rosenblum • Robert & Barbara Scott • The Sharanam
Foundation • Rae Victor
Patrons $1,000+
ACEC-CA, Monterey Bay Area Chapter • Phillip & Robin Adkins • Martha Ainsworth • Michael & Toby Alexander • Walter & Janet Alexander •
The Alford Foundation, Inc. • Mike & Kalena Allard • American Association of University Women - Santa Cruz • American Public Works Association Monterey Bay Chapter • Kit Anderton • Nancy Austin & Bill Cawley • Harold & Rosemary Baker • Edward & Kathleen Banks • Ruth Barcelon • Sue
Barthol • William & Patricia Barton • Jack Baskin & Peggy Downes Baskin • Michele Bassi • Paul & Carol Berman • John & Gina Biondi • Carrie
& Eric Birkhofer • Bowman & Williams • Theresa & Robert Bradshaw • John & Sydney Brokaw • Jess & Laura Brown • Donald & Nancy Brown •
Owen Brown • George & Mary Elizabeth Bunch • John & Linda Burroughs • Drew & Marilyn Calciano • Barbara Canfield • David & Penny Chesluk
• Ceil Cirillo • Sara Clarenbach • Joanne Clever • Bill & Cloy Codiga • Community Printers • Susan Cony • Kathryn Cowan & Paul Shephard • Richard
& Theresa Crocker • Bob & Sharon Culbertson • Bud & Martina Cummings • Wallace Dale • Jill & Dan Dion • Lee & Emily Duffus • Kristin Fabos
& Rye Livingston • Jack & Iris Farr • Kenneth Fendorf & Joyce Anderson • Ronald & Pamela Fields • Michele Finch • Mahlon & Joel-Ann Foote •
Donald & April Foster • Rocky & Judy Franich • Mabel French • Scott & Margaret French • George & Nancy Gallucci • Gardner Grout Foundation
• Mary Gaukel Forster & Les Forster • Roger & Norma Gintert • Ramon & Juana Gomez • Edward Grochowski • William & Neva Hansen • David &
Jacqueline Heald • Janet Heien • Don & Nanette Henneuse • Donald & Diana Henrichsen • Susan Hoisington • Mary Hopkins • Carolyn Hyatt •
Harold & Dorothy Hyde • Kent & Marie Imai • Robert & Marty Ingram • Ronald & Linda Israel • Mary James & George Cook • Steve & Lesa John
• Harland & Therese Johnson • Stephen & Tami Joseph • Ton & Thelma Jue • Michael Jung & Gretchen Buesing-Jung • John & Yolanda Kane •
Frances & Dean Kashino • David Kaun • Rich Keith & Donna Reyerson-Keith • Elizabeth & Lucea Keller • Paula Kenyon & Peter Koronakos •
Trisha & Brandon Kett • Renée Kilmer • Ralph & Julie Kimball • Brian & Cristina King • Ted Kirkiles • Richard & Diane Klein • Agata Konopka &
Flavio Cheng • Brian & Sally Legakis • Karen & Charles Leigh-Wood • Victoria & David Lewis • Norman & Mary Kate Lezin • Karen Long•
Patti and Brian Herman
Mary Ann Carson, Jess Brown, Ceil Cirillo, and Dixie Rees
Steve and Carol Spragens
11 Michael & Nancy Machado • Jay Mahoney & Natasha Aziz • Gary & Kristi Manfre • Jana Marcus • Joseph & Jean Marvin • Marshall & Karen
Mathison • Georges & Dawn McCormick • Mike & Bertie McElroy • Karl & Joan Mertz • Mark Mesiti-Miller • Tom & Susana Meuldijk • Frank &
Kate Miller • Frank Minuti, Jr. • David & Kathy Moeller • Bill & Karen Moncovich • Lydia Morales • Moreno Petroleum Co. • Ann Morhauser • Lloyd
Nattkemper • Ned & Helen Nemacheck • Linda & Bruce Nicholson • Harvey & Judy Nickelson • Ogimachi • Fane & Corie Opperman • Dale
O’Rourke • Gayle & Joseph Ortiz • Joan Osborne • Manuel & Susan Osorio • Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer • P.E.O. Sisterhood/P.H. Chapter •
Personalized Tax Service • Rock Pfotenhauer & Linda Wilshusen • Peter & Rita Prindle • Alyce & Richard Prudden • Vera Pulido • Redtree Properties, L.P. • Burton & Cynthia Rees • Dixie Rees • Albert Rice & Robbie Dunton • Grant & Pamela Ring • Iris Rodgers • Joy & Rich Rohde • Jeffrey
& Debbie Roisman • Rotary Club of Scotts Valley • Robert & Joanne Rudolph • Deborah & Louis Salkind • Santa Cruz Host Lions Foundation
• Thomas & Brenda Schmida • Norman Schwartz & Mary Ellen Sullivan • Mark & Laurie Scurich • Robert & Helen Shepherd • Melinda & Thomas
Silverstein • Diane Simpson • Dale & Kathie Sinor • Topsy Smalley • Ginny Solari Mazry • Soroptimist Int’l of Santa Cruz • Carol & Steve Spragens
• Strategic Construction Management • Ellen Stuck • Succulent Gardens - The Growing Grounds • Julie Thiebaut • Keith & Cindy Waddell • Edith
Waters • Watsonville Coast Produce, Inc. • Watsonville Woman’s Club Foundation • Richard & Diane Watters • James & Carol Weisenstein •
Westcliff Foundation • Brad & Linda Wiles • Lela & Don Willet • Stanley & M. Joan Williams • James & Sue Wilson • Max & Karen Wilson • Thomas & Connie Wilson • Patricia Wolf • Stanley & Lois Wolfberg • Peppy & Ron Woll • Bruce & Rose Ann Woolpert
Associates $500+
Acclarent • American Association of University Women - Watsonville • Myra & William Angell • Barcelon Associates • Mark & Sandy Barcelon •
Russell & Anne Beggs • Janet Bell • Linda Bettencourt • Janice Bilbao • Pattie Blade • Steve & Debra Blessing • Robert & Nancy Bremner • California
Society of Professional Engineers • Morgan Chivers • Karen Cogswell • Frederic & Doreen Conte • Deborah Cottingham • Gerald Dannemiller,
D.D.S. • Deluxe Foods of Aptos • Dorothea Ditchfield • Charles & Sandra Eldridge • Mary Eves • Far Western Anthropological Research Group •
Terri Fette • Nancy & Fred Fischer • G. Hartzell & Son • Geo. H. Wilson, Inc. • Jane & David Godley • Graniterock • Jane Gregorius • Kate Gustavson
• Kimberly Hallinan • David & Kate Hartzell • Joseph & Edyth Henderson • John & Cheryl Henriksen • Michael & Linda Hopper • Peggy & Kenneth
Kaysen • Marcella Laddon • Ralph & Joan Lane • Catherine Larrick • Lisa Larsen-Keeler & Barry Keeler • Thomas Mader & Carla Christensen • David
& Carol Mann • Richard & Jean Manning • Robert & Marty Martin • Elenita Mathew • Rachel Mayo & Emilio Alvarado • Karen McCarty • Ray
McCawley • Robert Miller • Melody Mills • Monterey Bay Iris Society • Monterey Bay Master Gardeners • Herb & Merlyn Moreno • Donald & Ida
Mungai • Peter Odryna & Donna Jones • Laura Parks-Woolery & Alan Woolery • Annah Beth Peterson • Jettieve & Steve Plaskett • Rick & Robin
Polse • Mitchell & Barbara Resetar • Debra Robins & David Beck • Susan Rocha • Rotary Club of Capitola/Aptos • Craig Rowell & Corinda Ray
• Jozef Ruck & Donna Ito • Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists • Byron Servies • Robin & Greg
Sirakides • Louisa & Al Smith • Robert & Mary Squire • Barry & Stephanie Staley • Student Insurance • Bruce & Barbara Swenson • Roger & Keri
Swenson • Bunny Tavares • The Enamelist Society • Kent Thompson • Hal Thurston & Mary Swenson • Paula Towle • Sam & Lori Tuohey • Kimbra
Turley • Vibeke Van Der Hude • Francine & Mark Van Meter • Jerome & Robynn Walters • Michael & Priscilla Watson • Donald & Aldine Weygandt
Friends $100+
Jamie Abbott • Sami Abed • Eva Acosta & Sesario Escoto • Anne Adams • Thomas & Carol Adams • Efrain & Evelia Aguilar • Denise & Greg
Ahlstrom • George & Yoko Aihara • David & Erica Aitken • AJ’s Fuel & Food Mart, Inc. • Marcy Alancraig • Frances Albrecht • John & Peggy
Albrecht • Ronald & Barbara Jean Albright • Alyce Alexander • Judy Alexander • Carolyn Allansmith • Sandra Allen • Vince Allen • Lisa Allyn •
Rowland and Pat Rebele
Robin and Greg Sirakides
Frank Minuti, Jr.
Robin Sirakides and Matty Manzo
Mary Elizabeth and George Bunch
Rock Pfotenhauer and Linda Wilshusen
12 Robbie Dunton and Bud Rice Renée Kilmer
George Cook and Mary James
Elizabeth Alpert • Ariba Alston-Williams & Anthony Williams • John & Betty Ann Altman • Pat Alvarez • Ronald Alves & Ursula Malynn • Susan
AmRhein • Ruben Anaya & Maria de Anaya • Alice Anderson • Leonard Anderson & Elke Maus • Michael Anderson • Kate Anderton • Andrew M.
Manville Insurance Agency • Tina Anecito • Jeanne & Melvin Angel • Ernest & Ruth Antolini • Judith & Art Anton • Pam Anton • Mieko Aono •
Joyce Aoyagi • William Aragona & Maggie Ivy • Archaeological Resource Mgmt. • Kathleen Archer Bowden & Jerry Bowden • Timothy Archer •
Kristin & Michael Ard • Manuel & Haller Ares • Robert & Brenda Armstrong • Elida Aron • Kevin & Mary Arthur • Lorraine Artinger • Robert &
Joyce Asmussen • Rodney & Mary Atchison • Rosalina Ayala • Lynda Ayres • Evelyn & Charles Azzarello • Alfonso Baca • Tatiana Bachuretz •
Stanley Baer • Winifred Baer • Louise Bagnall • Burt Bailey & Susan Smith • Bailey Properties, Inc. • Dennis Bailey-Fougnier • Lawrence Baker •
Leslie Baker • Mary Balletta • David & Martha Balogh • Lawrence Banducci & Consuelo Espana • Nick & Jan Barisich • Cheryl Barkey • Robert
Barmore • Douglas & Deanie Barr • Virginia Barr • Estela Barragan • Sharon Barrett • Brian & Maryann Barry • Ralph Bartholomew • Chaiym &
Shamaya Barton • Terri Basile • Elaine Baskin & Kenneth Krechmer • Marianne Baskin Gabriel Mejia & Fred Mejia • Paul & Georgia Bassen •
Thomas & Elizabeth Bastasch • Kevin & Debra Bateman • Claire Baum • Beach Street Sales, Inc. • Kaycee Beames • Marilyn Beasley • N. George &
Elizabeth Bechtel • Sylvia Bechtel • Donna Becker • Marilee & Steven Becker • Carole & Thomas Beckett • James & Kimberlin Beckett • Patricia
Beckwith • William Beecher • Helen Behar • Stephen & Leah Belair • Michelle Bellerjeau • Michael Bellew • Shirley & Dennis Beltram • Nannette
Benedict & Jeff Bernhardt • Jacob Benford & Julia Fields • Randall & Kay Lynn Benko • Kate Bentley • Mary Berg • George Bergna • Gary & Linda
Bergthold • Colleen Berlin-Timmons • Steven & Linda Bernard • Nancy Bernardi • Paula Bertinetti Kuty & David Kuty • Leila Biancalana • Big
Creek Timber Company • Vedat & Jacalyn Bilgutay • Charles & Patricia Bishop • Lindy & Robert Bixby • Craig & Susan Blackwell • Pat Blanchette •
Frank & Joyce Blaskovich • Megan Blind • Alan Blumberg • Janus Blume • Tom & Catherine Boardman • Catherine Bock • Ted & Carol Bockman •
Rick Boheler • Jeffery & Michelle Boisen • Erin Bond • Beverley Bontadelli • Laura Bontrager • David & Jane Boone • Elizabeth Bowlin • Robert &
Marilyn Bowman • Robert Bowman • Beverly Boyd • David & Leslie Bozzo • Nadine & Louis Branciforte • Sue Brandy • Frank & Joann Brau •
Bonnie Breda • Thomas & Polly Bredt • Marilyn Brenner • Michelle Breslin • Frank & Loreen Bridges • Ray Briggs • Mary Brobst • Rosemary
Brogan • Joe Brookshier • Al & Joan Brown • Heather Brown • Kyle & Marian Brown • Donald & Jean Brownell • Joyce Bruce • Susan Bruckner •
Daniela Bryan • Elizabeth Bryant & Kimberly Lawton • Hilary Bryant • Charles & Marilyn Brzozowski • Richard Buchanan • Debbie Bulger &
Richard Stover • John Bull & Pam Myatt • Ann & Bernard Bunn • Michael & Gail Burk • Ted Burke • Jack & Lori Burkett • Rene Burnelte • John &
Susan Burnett • Maria & Bruce Burnett • Elizabeth Burns • Michael Burns • Sarah Burns • Tom Burns & Eileen Leary • John Butler & Wendy Logan
• Judith Butler • Jason Byers • David & Shirlee Byrd • Cabrillo Threshers • California Giant, Inc. • William & Martha Callan • Jean Calvert • Evy
Cambridge • George & Betsy Cameron • Scot & Abby Campbell • Nancy & Ken Campeau • Rene Cannon • Steven Capasso • Sandy Carcello •
Federico Cardenas • Mary Cardenas • Cardiff Pest Control • Greg Carey & Audrey Kirk • Christophe & Penelope Carless • Denise & Thomas
Carlson • Carmat Collision Center • Matt & Renee Carpenter • Debra & Patrick Carroll • Mary Anne Carson • Patrick & Carla Carstens • Kathleen
Carter & Joseph Weiss • Carlos & Annette Casillas • Megan Caspers • Maria & Carlos Castillo • Janet Casto • Lorraine Casto • Barbara Castro •
Thomas Cavin • Pamela & Robert Ceglinski • Gordon & Mary Jane Chambers • Rebecca Champion • John Chandler & Wilma Marcus • Annie
Chapin • Orville & Virginia Chapman • Lee & Jamie Charter • Rafael & Rosalee Chavez • Uriel & Akemi Chee • Carina Chen • I-Ching Chen • Paul
Cheney • Penelope & Jack Cheney • Robert & Angela Chesnut • Marta Christensen • James & Angela Christmann • Judson Clark • Norm & Sue
Clark • Vickie Clements • Janis & Neil Clendon • Elizabeth Clifton • Jack & Marilyn Clifton • Janice Cockren & Teresa Ronsse • Karl Coffield • Steve
& Ann Cogliati • Spring & Justin Cogswell • Sandra Cohen • Dale & Christine Coke • Terra Collier-Young • Barbara Collins • Brian Collins • Blanca &
Louis Compoginis • Kenneth & Carolyn Conklin • Maria Connell • Christopher Connery & Mary Scott • Staff Sergeant Jason Connor • Elvira &
Virgilio Constantino • Christopher Contreras • Cathy Conway • Joan Cook • Michael Cook • Robert Cook • Larry & Diane Cooke • Rowland &
Marilyn Cooke • Arthur & Joan Cooley • Maggie & Robert Cooney • Bennett & Antoinette Coplan • James Corby • Sarah Corfield • Eugene &
Janice Corriden • Melyssa Cowles • Barbara Crafford • Jody Cramer • Diane Crawford • James & Joanne Creager • Peggy Crocker • Kathryn Crowe •
Gretchen Buesing-Jung and Michael Jung
Steve and Carol Spragens
Kathleen and Ed Banks Blaine and Connie Brokaw
Gayle and Joseph Ortiz
Nancy and Michael Machado
Stanley and Lois Wolfberg
Nancy Phelps and Julie Thiebaut
Keith and Della McKenzie
13 Tom and Pegi Ard
14 Rocky and Judy Franich
Jean and Joe Marvin
Liza Culick & Geralyn Migielicz • Kay & Gordon Cumming • Doris Currier • Patrick Cusack • Richard Dahl • Hal & Karlene Dahlmeier • Bill & Sally
Dauphin • Donald & Nancy Davies • Glen & Kathleen De Witt • Doug & Diane Deaver • John & Harriet Deck • Debra & James DeDiego • Cristy &
William Deich • Joan DeNeffe & Gary Silberstein • Patrick Dennehy • Chris DeRose • Amauri & Jeanette Devales • Persi Diaconis & Susan Holmes
• May Diaz • Veronica Diaz • John & Ann Dizikes • Carolyn Dobbins • Kent Dogey • Matthew Doll • Albert Dominguez • Grace Donatelli Sordo &
Mark Sordo • Gillian Dowling • Ann Draper • Carol Dressler • Nancy Drinkard • Michael & Ann Dufresne • Bill & Joan Dunn • Travers & Patricia
Durkee • Paul Dutra • Leslie Dye • Herb Eder & Nancy Woodling Eder • J. G. & Barbara Edgin • Mary Edmund • Jennifer & Gary Edwards • Linda
Egan • Michael & Margo Eggleston • Caroline & John Eiskamp • C. J. Elizabeth • Andrea Elling • Lowell & Janice Elliott • Jane Ellis • Robin Ellis •
Darlene Emmert • James Engelman • Juan & Patty Enriquez • Jesus & Cristina Escobar • Cecilia Espinola • Fred & Elsa Etcheverry • Bonnie Evans •
Kathryn Everts & Mark Smallwood • Victoria Fabbri • Doug & Dawn Faber • Ellen Farmer & Coleen Douglas • Ben & Ola Faus • Ilene Feinman &
Kenneth Welcher • Ernest & Dianne Fenn • Ava Ferguson • Kathleen Ferraro • Norma Ferrell • Kevin Fitzpatrick • Barbara Fivis • Corrine Flanagan
• Laura Flanders-Roush • Renelde Flatte • Brian Flebbe • Sergio & Rosalva Flores • Lisa & Lawrence Fluitt • Christine Flynn • Roger & Carolyn
Folmar • Leonard & Janice Foreman • Carol Foster • Elizabeth Fox • Ellen Fox • Debra Foxworthy • John & Nancy Franich • Mark & Joanne Frasca •
Freedom Body Shop • Joyce Freeman • Nancy French • Debra Frey • Meegan & Bruce Fritsma • David & Linda Frock • Edward & Seena Frost •
Dee Frye • Julio Fuentes • Peter Gaarn & Nancy Port-Gaarn • Alexander Gaguine • Jeffrey Gallagher • Charles Gallant • Daniel Garcia • Marie
Garcia • Mireya Garcia • Ofelia Garcia • Gloria Garing • Wanda Garner • William & Mary Garrison • Steven Gearing • James & Betty Geesman •
Cindy Geise • Richard & K. Teresa Gellis • Michelle Gentile • Jim & Lynda Gentry • Carol George • Kevin & Kimberly Gerrity • Justin Gies • Jeff &
Theresa Gilbert • Robert Gilbert • Nancy & Hugh Gill • Colleen Gilmartin • Shirley & Allen Ginzburg • James Glazier & Barbara Martin • Susana
Glina • Joann Godoy • Robert Goff & Eleanor Littman • Alan & Susan Goldstein • Hannah Goldstein • Laurie & Jerod Goldstein • Jack Gomez •
Sage Goncharoff • Socrates & Ramona Gonis • J. Jesus & Lorena Gonzalez • Good Shepherd Fellowship • Howard & Reka Goode • Nancy Gordon
• Jack & Joan Gorham • Barbara Goza Chemers & Martin Chemers • Jane Grady • Warren & Wendy Grande • Granite Construction Company •
Mark Grantham • Herbert & Lynne Greene • Lee Griffith • Laura Grinder • Karen Groppi • Mike & Pat Gross • Marc & Laura Grossman • Myron
Grossman & Skye Swanson • Susan Groth • Anthony & Catherine Guidon • Roberto Gwiazda & Ana Ravelo • Richard Hackbert • Mary Hagler •
Robert & Ashley Halderman • Sharon Hale • Anna Lorene Hall • Patricia Hall • Scott & Lynette Hamby • Joseph & Mary Hammer • Ann & Curt
Hammill • Herrick & Julie Hanks • Vance & Jo Ann Hansen • Ronald Hargis • Dawne Harman & Gary Dubinsky • William Harmon • Richard Harrah
• Crista Harrington • Julie Harris • Paul Harvell • Andrew Haskins • James & Kathleen Hatfield • Sundee Haut • Joe & Jeanne Hayashi • Marilyn
Hays • Melissa & Greg Henderson • Steven & Leslie Henderson • Paul & Audrenne Henry • Cipriano & Veronica Hernandez • Deanna Hernandez •
Aukjen Herrick • Sheldon Hertz • Mira Hess & Tim Beckman • Wendy Hess & Lucas Grams • Peter & Peggy Hesse • Walter & Joy Hickey • Hildebrand
& Sons, Inc. • Henry & Galen Hilgard • Eileen & Dave Hill • William Hill • Julian Hills • Joseph & Bette Hirsch • Ron & Evelyn Hirsch • Alvin &
Jocelyn Hittle • Laura Hiura • Linda Hoff • Laura Hofmeister • Patricia Hogan • Alan & Denise Holbert • William Holloway • Sherry Holm • James &
Barbara Holman • Robert Holman • Lawrence Hoppis • Michelle Horton • Christopher Hourigan • Laura Howard • Jennifer & Dennis Hudspeth •
Rebecca Huiras • John Hunt & Teresa Clayton • Christine Hyde • Marilyn Hyde • Rosemarie Imazio • Abundia Imbat • Barbara & Stella Ingman •
Mark & Rosalie Ingram • Frank Iodiano • Paul Isaacson • Deborah Israel • Antonios Issa • Michele Ivaldi • J. H. Herz Family Foundation • Leonard
Jackel • Stephen & Barbara Jackel • Cindy Jackson & James Hillgren • Karen Jackson & Kenneth Johnson • Keith & Gail Jackson • Theodore
Jacobsen • Marcus Jager & Annette Mello • Shannon Jamarck • Michael & Jean Jani • Ann & Dobie Jenkins • Charlotte & Donald Jensen • Jerry’s
Sports • Chuck Johnson • Marilyn Johnson • Scott & Cynthia Johnson • David & Susan Jones • Judy B. Jones • Jeanne & David Jorgensen •
Jostens • Janet Kamiya • Mark & Maureen Kane • Rebecca Kane • Doug & Gwen Kaplan • Lloyd & Joan Kapp • Steve & Susan Karon • Leslie Karst
& Robin McDuff • Tiffany Karwick • Jana Kast-Davids • Bob Katz & Leola Lapides • KBK Insurance Agency • Patrice Keet • Kalman & Judy Kele •
Cheryl Keller Brooks • Stacey & John Keller • William Kellerman • Timothy Kelly & Margaret Lacey • Richard & Doris Kessell • Michele & Robert
Mahlon and Joel-Ann Foote, Karen and Charles Leigh-Wood
Les Forster and Mary Gaukel Forster
Emily Duffus, Kent and Marie Imai, and Lee Duffus
Karl and Joan Mertz
Linda and John Burroughs, Jack and Stephanie Harkness
Jean and Michael Quinn
Kibrick • Jacqueline & John Kiely • King Insurance Services • Thomas King • Bob & Sandra Kinzie • Kim Kirchner • Naomi Kirschenbaum • Susan
Kitchen • Alisa Klaus • Honorata Knight • George & Diane Koenig • Susan Koerber • Gary Kohler & Kathleen Lyons • Kokoro No Gakko • Marilyn &
Kenneth Koll • Gerald Kondo • Stanley & Linda Kosciolek • Rosalie Kraft • Lynda Kreutzkampf • Barbara Kriz • Jonathan Krupp & Delia Schalansky
Krupp • Reed & Nancy Kuratomi • Frank La Haye • Barry Lajoie • Oswald & Asa Lake • Julie Lambert • Gladys & Stephen Land • Robert Lanza • A.
Earle Lapp • Cecile Lariviere • Donald Larkin & Maria Freeman • Linda Larkin & Harold Widom • Mary Larkin • Margaret Larson • Sally Larter • Las
Animas Concrete • Robert Latham • Paul & Donna Lauesen • Natalie & Peter Laughlin • Grace Laurencin • Amy Lauta • Linda Lawler & John
Benvenuto • Mark Lawsen • Chad Le Fever & Veronica Gallagher • Brenda Leach • Pat Leddy • Ledyard Company • Denise Lee • Donna Lee •
Kenneth & Ilene Lee • Stephen & Carolyn Lee • Katrina Leestma • Joseph Leibovitz • Gordon & Barbara Leighton • Jennifer Lemon • Nancy
Lenox • Fabian Leonor • Keith & Florence Lesar • Mark Levesque • Jocelyn Levy • Robley Levy • Nadia Lewis • Robert Ley & Nancy Twohig Ley •
Lifespan • Geoff & Martha Lightfoot • Tom & Tracy Ligon • Michael Lillis & Heather Morse • Denise Lim • John Linkletter • Ikey Little • Liduvina
Lizarde • Maria Lobato • Robert & Janet Lockwood • Cameron Logan & Jean Burton Logan • Jean Anne Logan • James Logsdon • Darrell Long •
Jeffrey & Debra Long • Susan Lonnblad • Ben & Ilse Lopes • Francisca Lopez • Nancy Loshkajian • Ted Louv • Amy Love & Marilee Robinson •
William & Janet Lovell • Rodney & Rachel Lowe • Rubi Lowy & Yonat Michaelov • Kristine Luken • Patrick Luma • Margerie Lund • Michael Luther
• David & Sally Lyng • Anne Lynn • Robert & Renae MacAulay • Nancy & Michael Machado • Ruth Macias de Escoto • Manuel Macias • Sandy
Mackay & Nancy Van Deusen • Dana & Kay Mackenzie • Kent & Christine Madsen • Karen Madura • Julie & Kirk Maehl • Christina Maffia • Jay
Mahoney • George & Harriet Mainis • Calisto Maldonado • Beth & John Mangan • Marc & Susan Mangel • Brenda & Bobby Mann • Manning
Development, Inc. • John & Kathleen Manning • Barry & Kathleen Marchisio • Nancy Marez • Karl & Randa Marhenke • Brian Maridon • Lynda
Marin & Charles Stein • Teresa Markofer • Barry Marks & Julia Lorraine • James & Christina Martin • Victor Martin & Amy Glover Martin • John &
Megan Martinelli • Fidencia & David Martinez • Jonathan Maslow • Lisa Maslow • Dominic & Karen Massaro • Daniel Matteson • Max Builders,
Inc. • Donald & Sharon Maxwell • Mary Jo May • Joseph & Vicki Mayer • MBI Real Estate LLC • Kathryn McBride • Kelli McCain • Judith McCall •
Marsha McCarthy • David McCavitt & Nora Daludado McCavitt • Loree McCawley & Raymond Schmidt • Charles & Loretta McCollum • Mary &
Gary McConnell • Sean & Anita McCoy • Virginia McDermott • Michael & Sally McGannon • W. Scott & Leslie McGilvray • Heidi McGough • Julie McGowan • Amy McGuire • David & Virginia McGuire • Lyn McGurrin-Reed • Guy McIlroy • Jody McKellar & John Ahner • James & Diane
Mclaughlin • George & Sally McLeod • Joanne McLeod • Ginger McNally & Matt Murphy • Clark McPherson & Karen Van Groningen • Don &
Patti McPherson • Fred & Linda McPherson • J. Pat & Mary McQuillan • Nancy & John Mead • Ronald Meck & Angela Liu • Paul & Carolyn
Mecozzi • Leticia Medina • Rosaura Medina • Donna Mekis • Annette & Alvaro Melendrez • William Menchine & Alicia Stanton • Gabriela & Jorge
Mendez • Gary Merrill & Donna Becker • Nancy Merritt • Jerry & Alice Mesloh • Jane Michaelis • Gail Michaelis-Ow • Jack & Hila Michaelsen •
Ronald Milhoan • Nada Miljkovic & Matt Ammann • Owen & Anne Miller • Lester & Martha Miller • Michele Miller • Russel & Brenda Miller •
Shane & Gina Miller • Wendy & Christopher Miller • Daniel Mills • Jeanne Milnes • Katharine Minott • Sephy Flores • Don & Toni Moccia • Roger &
Guadalupe Mock • Peter Moeck • Wendy Molin • John Monroe • Charles Mons & Jan Ledoux • Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Market • Monterey
Bay Nursery • Geronimo & Elva Montes • Montevalle Women’s Group • Alexander & Marian Monto • Moore & Miller Insurance • Joan & Leonard
Moore • Linda Moore • Sandi & David Moore • Felipe Morales • Robert & Deanna Morden • Kenneth & Velma Morena • Fidelia Moreno • Daniel
Morgali & Michelle Anderson • Elizabeth Morgan • Barbara Morrell • John & Phyllis Morris • Lorraine Morris • Rick & Emily Morris • Gretchen
Morris-Coffey • Charlotte Morrison • Douglas & Ilene Morrison • Dania Moss • Heather Mowbray • Richard & Patricia Moyer • Isabel Munoz •
Mattie & James Murakami • Dan Murphy • Catherine Murray • Dale & Robin Murray • Richard & Patricia Muzzio • Mary Myers • Billy & Perla Najman •
Marlene & Burton Nanus • Ignacio & Maribel Narez • Jack & Kathleen Navarez • Ruth Nedelsky • James Nee • Debbie & Jeff Neely • Kerry Nehls •
Edith Nelson • Edward Nelson • Jess & Patty Nelson • Annette Nemes • New Leaf Community Markets • Nancy Nichols • Kristine Nickel & Jeff
Gray • Erin Nickerson • Henry & Nancy Niles • Charles & Susan Nissen • Katherine Niven • Alicia Noble • Casey Noland • Varn & Nancy Nolf •
Victoria and David Lewis
Dick and Theresa Crocker
Jane and Carlos Arcangeli
15 foundation
FOUNDATION
Board of Directors
2011-2012
President
Rachel Wedeen
Matthew and Shawn Koue and David Hogye and Diane Craddock
Donna Zeil, Claudine Wildman, and Susan True
Darryl Dill and Marilyn Potash
Gerry and Joan Griffiths
Richard Keith, Donna Reyerson-Keith, Mary and Harry Blanchard
Vice President
Edward K. Banks
16 Isaac Norteye • North Bay Ford • Mark & Alta Northcutt • Josh & Jan Novic • Michael O’Boy • Ocean Honda • Margaret O’Connor • Carl & E. Grace
Olin • Michael & Vickie Oliver • Dave & Michelle Olson • Henry & Gale Olson • Laura Olson & Spencer Wanner • Stephanie O’Mara & Karalee
Richter • Victoria O’Neill • Amber Opdyke & Ted Carbone • Randall & Victoria Ortland • David & Evelyn Osteraas • Ann Ostermann • Debra Owen
• P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter SP • P.E.O. Sisterhood/J.B. Chapter • P.V.B. & Associates • K. Pacheco • Laurie Pacheco • Carlos & Esther Palacios •
Helen Palmer • Palo Alto Medical Foundation Santa Cruz • Jo-Ann Panzardi • Catarino & Cesarea Pardo • Aaron Parker • David & Susan Parker •
Timothy Parker & Patricia Bennett • Carolyn Parks & Forrest Cook • Mark Parreira • Donald & Alberta Parson • Laura Pascal • Victor & Grace
Patino • Joseph & Rosemary Pavese • Greg & Suke Pavlovich • Andy Payne • Reynaldo & Nancy Perez • Sally Perkins • Deanne Pernell • Maude
Pervere & Samuel Miller • John Petersen • Susan Petersen • Thomas Pettengill • Thomas & Ann Pettigrew • George & Diane Pettinger • Delwyn
& Meri Pezzoni • Paul & Jean Pfotenhauer • Kristin Pfotenhauer-Sharp & Patrick Sharp • Millard & Barbara Phelps • Nancy Phelps • Barry Phillips
& Andrea Woodworth • Roger & Celeste Phillips • Tonee Picard • Tom & Kathleen Pickett • Ann Pinkham • Jennifer Pittman • Danny & Karen
Pollock • Mary Polo • Raneta Pomeroy • Francisco Ponce & Leticia Gonzales-Ponce • Julio Porro & Jennifer Hastings • Lynlae Positeri • Patricia &
Andy Poulos • Helen Power & Dean Dubbe • Precision Physical Therapy & Fitness • Sylvia Prescott Forsyth • John & Maren Presleigh • Robert
Prikazsky & Dean Prikazsky-Macintosh • Ellen Primack • Rhonda & Scott Prunella • Russell & Kris Pugh • Diane Putnam • Tracy Putnam • Joyce
Cacy Quinn • Paula & Robert Quinn • Ruth Rabinowitz • Radiology Medical Group • Carlos & Carol Raines • Leslee Rainey Audyski • Daryl &
Jeanne Ramsey • Edward & Laura Ramsey • Mark Ramsey • Nancy Raney • Kyleene Rangel • Morgan Rankin • Betty & William Ranney • Kevin
Rasmussen • Anne Ratto • Jim Rauh & Kelly Grant • Michael & Virginia Redmon • Angelina Reed • Terilynn Reese • Margery Regalado-Rodriguez
& Frank Rodriguez • Brad & Nedia Reid • Judy & John Reisdorf • Pamela Reitsma • David & Karen Renbarger • David Renkens • Mauricio Reyes •
George & Mary Reynolds • Carolyn Reynolds-Ortiz & Charles Ortiz • Barry & Mary Rhein • Debby Rhoads • Joel Ricca • Lloyd & Sandra Rice •
Cathy Richards & Jack Bradley • Gloria Rios • William Roach • Allan Robb • Helen Roberts • Mark & Alisa Roberts • Susan Roberts • Diane Robey •
Alan & Christina Robin • Phelps Robinson • Rocket Farms • Jean Rodriguez • Mary J. Rodriguez • Phil Rodriguez • Elaine Rohlfes • Paul Rohrer •
Christine Rohrkemper • Vera Romandia • Georg Romero & Margaret Loos • Michael Romero • Chris & Kristine Ronzano • David & Gayle Rorvik •
Dennis Rose & Holita Cotillon-Rose • Mark Rosen • Eleanor & Hans Rosenast • Kenneth & Millie Rossiter • Eldon & Susan Roth • Donald & Diana
Rothman • Torin & Sandy Rotstein • Richard Roullard & Diane Bouchet • Rosemary Rovick • Andrea & Gary Rowe • Mary Rowe • Gael Roziere •
James Ruiz • Mary Ellen Rusch • John & Enid Rusev • Cynthia Rusham & John Ryan • Russell E. Gross, Real Estate, Inc. • Frederick & Tammy Rust •
S. Martinelli & Company • Edmund & Norma Sacks • Shaun Saffen • Ferados Salih • Orsolya Salzberg • Fahimeh & Vali Samadani • John San
Agustin • Grimaldo Sanchez & Maria Sanchez-Lara • Peter & Sandra Sanford • Santa Cruz Association of Realtors Inc • Santa Cruz Baseball
School • Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, Inc • Patricia Santana • Dinah & Gary Sapia • David Scalcini & Delores Quinanes • Jeffery &
Tyanne Scaletti • Scarborough Lumber • Roger & Kate Schafer • Carl Schaper • Robert Schellentrager • Patrick Scheufler • Dave Schmitz •
William & Cynthia Schuette • Dougald Scott & Virginia Morgan Scott • Robert & Janice Scott • Letitia Scott-Curtis • Tisha & Bill Scurich • Allen
Searson • Daniel & Lynette Sedenquist • Lorraine Seelig • Marc & Francoise Seftel • Harvey Segall • Boris & Briana Seibert • Cary Seiden • Linda
& Roderick Seigle • Ronald & Cynthia Sekkel • Mary Selby • William & Marilyn Selby • Anna Seliskar • Peggy Seltz • Gretchen Sentry • Teresa
Sesma Meyers • Stephen & Carol Shapiro • Mark & Janet Sharron • Dennis & Sharon Sheehan • Nancy Sherrod • Chiyeko Shikuma • Sandie & F.
Wells Shoemaker • Suzanne Shynne • Kris Sidman-Gale & Jacob Sidman • Susanna Silvas • Silver Spur Restaurant, Inc. • Lalu Simcik • Patrick &
Julie Simmons • Tom & Geri Simmons • Oscar Simo & Michelle King • John & Susan Simpson • Allen & Marjorie Siverson • Tauby Skinner • Jason
Skurpski • Lee Slaff • Sue Slater • Imogene Slaughter • Darell Slotton • Jeffrey Smedberg • Ann Smeltzer • James & Barbara Smith • Janice Smith
• Michael & Leslie Smith • Richard & Joyce Smith • Steven & Kristin Smith • Neil Smyth & Maria Castro • Sharon Sneddon • Julia Snow • Jeffrey &
Dora Solinas • Thomas Sourisseau • Michael & Berdell Spellman • Brian Spencer • Jack & Geneva Sperow • Lawrence & Rosalie Spingola • Mary
Spire • Valerie Sprecher • John & Christine Stalder • Elsie & Ron Staley • Ann Stark • Kate Staveland • Arthur Stein • Mimi Stein • Rozann Stenshoel •
David Heald, Melinda Silverstein, and Ken Haber
Joyce Anderson and Kenneth Fendorf, Richard and Judy Zscheile
Frances and Dean Kashino
David Stevenson • Kenneth Stewart • Gerald Still & Deborah Homan • Gabrielle Stocker • Marion Stoops & Monica Gordon • Sheree Storm • John & Elisabet Stow • Dana Strickland • Duane & Iris Strong • Susan
Struck • Wayne Strum • Steve Strunk • Richard & Carole Stubendorff • Jessica Stucky • Robert & Juliette
Suhr • Dale Summer-Busch • Sun Shops on the Beach • Suncrest Nurseries Inc. • John & Gail Surbridge •
Seth Suresh • Surf City Santa Cruz Kiwanis Foundation • Wilbert & Blanche Sutter • Larry & Judith Swanson
• Ariadne Symons & Michael Zaballos • Michael Taay • Ronald & Barbara Taft • Richard Talmadge • Kenneth
& Alice Tanimoto • Candace Tanner • William & Jean Tarr • Gregory Tarsy • Sue & Bob Tasner • Kathryn &
Patrick Tatro • Donald & Deleese Taylor • Thomas Thacher & Susan Nerton • William Thanos • The Robert &
Joan Murphy Family Foundation • Gary Thelander • Judy & Peter Thibodeau • Richard & Nancy Thigpen •
Arturo & Teresa Thomae • Adam Thomas • Gerald & Bonny Thomas • Ken Thomas & Elizabeth Schilling •
Britton & Suzanne Thompson • Valerie Tisone • Johna Tolch • Farzin & Elizabeth Torbati • David & Kathy
Toriumi • Ron Trathen & Joan Miller • Remco & Sibille Treffkorn • David Trevino • Donna & Rod Trombly •
Lonnie Truax & Ian MacGregor • Tiffany Trustman • Audrey Twisselman • Dave & Polly Uher • Sherman
Unell • Herman A. Utter • Uyeda Ventures Consignment Auction • Sal & Gloria Valencia • Anina Van Alstine
• Richard Van Auken & Joy Cooper Van Auken • Robert & Eunice Van der Linden • Janice Van Dorn • Ruth &
Jason Van Sciver • Grady & Marla VanCleve • Jean Vandevort • Jeffrey & Liese Varenkamp • Buena Vega
Heredia & Hilda Vega • Gerardo Velazquez & Nancy Stucker • Luis Vidal • Frances & Frank Vitulli • Steven &
Heidi Vollers • James Volpe • Steven & Terri Vomvolakis • Jack Von Euw • Cheryl & Kenneth Wagner • Laura
Waldren & R. Lee Fitzsimmons • Mary Jo Walker & Kevin Collins • Timothy & Elizabeth Walsh • Michael
Walton & Deborah Burns Walton • Scott Walton • Peter & Christine Wang • Denise Ward • Donald & Marilyn
Ward • Warren Knox Roofing • Mary Warren • Doug Warrilow • Richard & Phyllis Wasserstrom • Harold &
Beverly Watts • Tom & Mary Webb • Christopher Weber • Alice Weigel • Steve Weisser & Vicki Lowell •
Alyson Weldon • James & Courtney Welles • Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign • Geoffrey Wells •
Gordon Wells • Larry & Linda Wendell • Mary Wessling • Jan & Mark West • Jo Westbrook • Susan & Nels
Westman • Sandra W. • Kanda Whaley • Charleston & Doreen White • Doris White & Tim Price • W &
Georgeann White • Gregory Whitley • Lawrence & Frances Whitney • Gary Whizin • Whole Foods Market •
Thomas & Karen Wichelmann • Robert & Susan Wilbur • Jeanne Wilchar • Claudine & Charles Wildman •
Carol Wilhelmy • Jennifer Wilkinson • William J Codiga Family Foundation • Ernest Williams & Sandra Benz
Williams • Karame Williams • Wayne Williams • Linda Williamson • Willie Yahiro Insurance • Larry Wilson •
Peter Wilson & Mary Ann Cobb • William & Beverly Winchell • W. Todd & Corinne Wipke • Danielle Wiskerson
• Jeff & Denise Witt • Joann Witt • Ed Wodzienski • Robert Woerner • Joseph & Bonnie Wolf • Joey & Kendra
Wolfe • Jean Wolff • Larry Wolfsen & Diane Meyer-Wolfsen • Keith & Cheryl Wolhar • Georgina Wong •
Timothy & Joanne Woods • Carolyn Woolston • Meredith & Deborah Wright • Stephen Wright • Xiao-Bi Xie
& Hourong Song • Hisao & Setsuko Yamanishi • Bradley Yearous • Mark & Michele Young • Stephen & Mimi
Young • Jan & Margaret Ysselstein • John Yung • Corda Zajac • Candelaria Zuniga & Juan Roque
Secretary
Diane Craddock
Chief Financial Officer
Michael W. Machado
Past President
David Heald
Community
Representatives
Pegi Ard
Claire Biancalana
Carrie Birkhofer
Blaine Brokaw
Jess Brown
Richard L. Crocker
Lee Duffus
Greg Evans
Ramon Gomez
Ken Haber
Janet Heien
Steve John
Erik R. Johnson
Marie Landers
Frank Minuti, Jr.
Jean Tschohl Quinn
Pamela Santacroce
Carol Schmidt
Brigid Simpkins
Steve Snodgrass
17 College Trustee
Representatives
Gary Reece
Rachael A. Spencer
Susan True
College Staff
Representatives
Brian King
President
*Deceased donors have been recognized in italics
Victoria Lewis
Vice President/Administrative Services
Dale and Kathie Sinor, Bruce and Mary McPherson, Jess and Laura Brown
Rachel Wedeen and Julie Thiebaut
Renée M. Kilmer
Vice President/Instruction
Dennis Bailey-Fougnier
Vice President/Student Services
Ofelia Garcia
Faculty Representative
Director Emeritus
Wm. F. Locke-Paddon
Executive Director
Melinda Silverstein
CAP Endowment Grows
with Levandoski Gift
T
hanks in large part to the steady encouragement and
guidance of the Cabrillo Advancement Program (CAP),
Cynthia Carranco, 27, just completed a master’s degree in
counselor education and started a new job counseling youth at
the local alternative high school she once attended.
“My passion is working with these stu- business management.
dents,” she said. “I absolutely love working She learned about colwith them.”
lege during CAP SumCarranco is
mer Institutes and she
one of a growlearned to give back to
ing family of
the community. “Now
students who
I’m a tutor at my old
have been
middle school,” said
Brian King, Gerry and Esther Levandoski, and CAP student
shepherded
Chavez. “Some of them
through midwill be the first generthing, not just for the kids getting into
dle and high
ation in their family to go to college too.”
school by a
The success of CAP students has been CAP but for others as well. They would
dedicated CAP Cynthia Carranco
aided by two decades of community begin to see that college wasn’t beyond
coordinator/counselor and a team of generosity. Last year, Gerry and Esther their means and their abilities.”
18 It is this kind of program that is needed
Cabrillo student tutors and mentors. Levandoski, former local school teachers
Through collaboration with six middle and President’s Circle members, gave gen- throughout the country, says Levandoski.
schools and five high schools in Santa Cruz erously to the CAP endowment, which has “Hispanics are the single largest minority
in the U.S. If those Hispanic kids aren’t
County, the 20 year old drop-out preven- now grown to over $2.3 million.
tion program, headed by Liz Dominguez,
Gerry Levandoski, a retired college- going to college, then what does that say
aims to increase the number of low in- bound coordinator and literacy coach at about the future of our country?”
After 20 years, Liz said she is still awed
come students at Cabrillo College.
E.A. Hall Middle School, said he saw the
Participants attend a number of col- impact of CAP first-hand. “Most of these by her students’ struggles and determinalege preparatory activities such as a kids and their families never really thought tion. “Every student is a success story,” she
summer leadership institute, after-school that college was an option for them. Hav- said. “Some, more than others, have hard
tutoring, and field trips with guest speak- ing someone like Liz come in and try to challenges to overcome with the single
ers. Upon high school graduation and change that thinking and to actually see goal of graduating high school and
enrollment at Cabrillo, CAP students earn kids getting scholarships was a positive attending college.”
a $1,000 scholarship (plus interest) and
thanks to the Barbara Samper Foundation, 2011 CAP Summer Institute Participants
a $1,000 scholarship is available
for their second
year. CAP students refer to
Barbara Samper
as “la madrina”
or the godmother of CAP, as she
Yesenia Chavez
continues to follow students’ progress, rejoicing with each
accomplishment. Often, these students
are the first in their families to attend
college.
Yesenia Chavez, 19, who works during
the summer at a pizza parlor, is studying
Faculty Grant Boosts Student
Access to MESA Lectures
T
he more you see math, the easier
it is to do math, says civil engineering student Adriane Garcia,
who is benefitting from a new initiative
in the Mathematics, Engineering, and
Science Achievement (MESA) program
to provide easy online access to past lectures and accompanying notes with the
purchase of a few smart pens.
Smart pens digitally record printed
notes while at the same time recording
a synchronized audio file of the lecture
or discussion in the classroom. After the
notes and lecture are uploaded to the
MESA website, students can click on any
part of the written notes and hear the
lecture that was happening at the time.
“We are bombarded with a lot of
information in a short period of time, so
students find it very helpful to revisit the
lectures and see the actual notes,” said
Garcia, 32. Garcia, who has a learning disability, said the pencasts also fill a recent
gap in assistance that was created by the
loss of paid student note-takers due to
budget cuts.
MESA director, Sue Tappero, paid
for four smart pens through the Faculty Grants for Student Success program,
which provides instructors with grants of
$600-$5,000 for the purchase of classroom
equipment, to support course work, and
pay for costs for presenting at conferences. Each semester, she loans the pens
to students in exchange for their notetaking commitment in key classes. Once
the information is uploaded to the MESA
site, students can replay a session as many
times as needed.
“They can be sure to have a much
more robust understanding of the class,”
Tappero said.
This year, the Faculty Grants for Student Success endowment will provide
$20,205 in faculty grants. There is over
$54,000 available to faculty and staff each
year through three faculty and staff specific
endowment programs at the Foundation.
19 Gates and Carnegie Grants Help ACE Research
and Launch Expansion
S
tudent Senate President Charlotte Achen, who once
struggled in school, discovered her passion for public
speaking and leadership during an immersion semester of
self-discovery and skill-building in the
Academy for College Excellence (ACE),
an accelerated learning program for
underprepared college students that
has earned national attention.
Founding announced a 12-month
ACE director $250,000 grant to preand instructor pare ACE for a nationDiego James wide launch.
Navarro helped
Since its inception in 2002, 1,850
her learn to students have attended 74 ACE cohorts
persevere, said on 11 campuses at eight colleges. More
24-year-old Achen, who re-established her than 400 instructors, administrators, and
academic footing and put her leadership staff—including 100 from Cabrillo—have
skills to work in numerous campus activi- attended the ACE professional developties. “I became dedicated,” she said.
ment training.
This year, ACE received a $400,000
“As data is collected and analyzed over
grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates the next two years, there is hope that new
Foundation to further evaluate the impact insights will emerge to expand current
of the ACE program on a broader scale. thinking about what types of programs
In June, the Carnegie Corp. of New York meet the educational needs of different
Gates Cabrillo Leadership Team: (back row) Brian King,
Brock Grubb (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Craig
Hayward, Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Vicki Fabbri, Melinda
Silverstein, Jim Knickerbocker, Rock Pfotenhauer. (front row)
Diego Navarro, Suzanne Walsh (Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation), Renée Kilmer and Victoria Lewis.
types of students,” Navarro said. “There is
also interest in the potential of this tool to
identify the true size of the nation’s developmental education population.”
Achen, who plans to transfer to a
four-year college to study sociology,
recently helped her mother enroll in the
ACE program.
Castagnola
Family Leaves
Legacy of
Culinary Scholarships
D
20 uring the long hours spent in
the kitchen cooking up baked
goods or working in the local
butchery, Jessica Fitz, 25, imagines her
dream job: setting up a culinary camp
for young adults and adults with cancer.
Fitz is an exceptional culinary student
who has received the Castagnola Family
Cabrillo College Culinary Arts Scholarship in honor of Al, Bob, Renee, and Fred
Castagnola, longtime supporters of
Cabrillo’s culinary
program.
Robert Castagnola, who was
involved with his
family restaurant
for many years
with his brother
Robert Castagnola
Al and his parents,
Fred and Renee, helped restore the Ses-
non House kitchen
about 15 years ago.
He provided numerous annual scholarships over the years. Al
passed away in 1988.
Robert passed away
last year, bequeathing
$375,000 toward an
endowed scholarship
to support Cabrillo
culinary students. The
endowment will annually award $15,000
in culinary scholarships in perpetuity.
The C a s t a g n o l a
Room in the Sesnon Eric Carlon and Jessica Fitz
House is named in
ter with an associate of science degree in
honor of the family.
For many students like Fitz, who re- Culinary Arts, loves preparing all kinds of
ceived the $500 scholarship, the stipend desserts – trifles, pastries, and cakes. The
defrayed the costly task of setting up their scholarship, he said, will go toward a new
food processor or blender. Carlon said he
own kitchens.
“My family doesn’t have a lot of money can’t wait to learn more.
and it’s expensive,” she said. Fitz plans to
“These instructors have really transfer to San Jose State University to
set high standards and helped study Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality
Management.
me not only as a cook, but as “The scholarship helped me do what
a person. Through this program I wanted to do and will help me reach my
I’ve gained more confidence in goal of setting up a cancer camp.”
This year, Eric Carlon, 28, received a
— Eric Carlon
myself.”
$500 Castagnola scholarship. Carlon, who
is graduating at the end of the fall semes-
Cabrillo College Foundation Heritage Club
T
he Heritage Club honors those who have included a gift to Cabrillo College in their estate plans. Heritage Club
members leave a lasting legacy to support Cabrillo College students for generations to come, ensuring a brighter future for
education in Santa Cruz county.
Cornelia S. Ackley
Dick and Lani Adams
Robert Agrella
John M. and Betty Ann Altman
Dr. Werner Barasch
Sharon Barrett
Greta Bell
Colleen Berlin-Timmons
Carol Berman
Charles and Lil Blakely
Jack and Helen Boone
Patricia Bowden
Barbara Briley
Sue Broadston
Douglas Brown
Stephen W. Brown
William and Lupe Burgstrom
John and Linda Burroughs
Max and Marion Caldwell
Mary Frances Callantine
Al and Robert Castagnola
Frederick Chen, M.D.
Ceil Cirillo
Joan Cook
George W. Couch III
Kathryn Cowan and Paul Shephard
Diane Craddock
Fern Cruz
Mary Cunningham and Bart Kent
Wally Dale
Betty Dalziel
Marshall G. and Sabrina Delk
Berenice DePew
Darryl Dill
Nancy Drinkard
Lee and Emily Duffus
Merritt S. Duncan
Marguerite Fling
Elizabeth Foster
Rocky and Judy Franich
Jim and Dolores Graefe
Nancy Gregg
Jane Gregorius
Angelo and Beverly Grova
Tila Guerrero
Ken Haber
M. C. Haman
Herrick and Julie Hanks
Richard and DeAnne Hart
Harry Held
Josephine Holohan
Marilyn L. Horjes
Sheila R. Hough
John and Mary Lou Hurd
Harold A. Hyde
Helen Irwin
Millard and Elizabeth Irwin
Roger Janow
Longstanding
Commitment to Cabrillo
Becomes a Legacy
Joe and Jean Marvin name Cabrillo Foundation
in their estate plans
A
fter the tumult of the 60s in Berkeley, athletic instructor and coach Joe Marvin landed at Cabrillo College, a
small, young community institution where he enjoyed
the last 19 years of his career with his wife Jean. Eventually
their three children passed through the college as well.
“Cabrillo was very, very good to us,” he annual golf tournasaid recently. Although he retired in 1989, ment for Athletics since 1989. “Cabrillo is an outstanding educational
Joe and his wife, Jean, have continued to They have also established
institution for the people who live in
play an integral role in supporting the the Marvin Family Athletic En— Jean Marvin
this area.”
college. They have stayed involved by dowed Scholarship to support
supporting the Foundation and working athletes going on to four-year
on numerous athletic-related campaigns, colleges.
For Joe, who taught physical education member, is serving on the newly formed
such as the stadium committee that spearand
coached football and track and field, Cabrillo College Sports Hall of Fame 21 headed the effort to renovate the bleachers and press box. Their decision to name the college was just a great place to teach, Committee.
The couple incorporated the Cabrillo
the Cabrillo Foundation in their estate plan he said. Not only was the young administration visionary and well-respected in the Foundation in their estate plans. “Jean
is one way to create a lasting legacy.
While employed at Cabrillo, Joe made community, but he had the opportunity to and I talked it over with our family and
payroll deduction gifts to the Athletic coach five championship football teams in we made this decision some time ago,” Joe
Department Endowed fund. The couple, the 70s. “It was an experience in my 35- said. “We’ve had a trust since 1991 and this
long-time supporters of the Seahawks year coaching career that I really enjoyed.” is important to us.”
Joe, who is past president of the
Circle, Women’s Educational Success, and
the President’s Circle, have paid for at least California Community College Football
four student players to participate in the Coaches Association and a Hall of Fame
Harland and Therese Johnson
Walter Francis Johnson
Evelyn Kaslow
Peggy Kaysen
Ragnhild B. Kemme
Richard and Diane Klein
James and Velma Leask
Sam and Lisa Leask
Bill and Luanna Lee
Robert Leet-Corday
Lionel and Catherine Lenox
Albert Leoni
Paul and Anne Levin
Jocelyn Levy
Les and Jeane Ley
Martha A. Lipsanen
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Little
William F. Locke-Paddon
Robert and Janet Lockwood
Sandy Lydon
Richard Dagget Lynde
Emily Maloney
Dave and Carol Mann
Joseph and Jean Marvin
Joseph McGarry
Fred and Linda McPherson
Louella Mehne
Richard and Yedida Merrill
Karl and Joan Mertz
Sandra Mock
Rick and Ruth Moe
Charles Mons and Jan Ledoux
John F. Morgan
Elliott and Trudy Mozée
Elice E. Neubauer
Amy Newell
Garrett C. and Ruth Nichols
Dale O’Rourke
Zoe Ann Orr
Fred and Helen Palmer
Rena Perlino
Dorothy Perry
John and Norma Petersen
Thomas and Deborah Peterson
Richard and Alyce Prudden
Vera Pulido
Reynaldo Ramirez
Edward and Alpeda P. Rampone
Mickey and Elaine Rebecchi
Rowland and Pat Rebele
Gary Reece
Irma Rhodes
Bud and Lisa Rice
Esther L. Rice
John A. and
Mary Barrins Roberts
Bernice Robertson
Dr. J. Arthur and Iris Rodgers
Erica Schilling
Ben Schneider
Daphne Sgarlato
Elinor and Keith Shaffer
Madeleine Silber
Melinda and Thomas Silverstein
Alan and Phyllis Simpkins
Dale and Kathie Sinor
Mr. Robert C. Slawinski
Alan J. and Barbara M. Smith
Gertrude Snibley
Tom Sourisseau
Rachael Spencer and Kevin Rooney
Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Spodick
Carl Stancil
Jack and Wendy Stevens
Robert and Frances Swenson
Julie Thiebaut
Al and Barbara Tosta
Vermont Triebig
Margo Trombetta
Johna and Lee Vanderpool
Miguel Vasquez, M.D. and Ann Carroll, M.D.
Edith Waddell
John Walker and Mary Altier
Rachel Wedeen
Alice Weisenberger
Lura White
Theo and Julie Wierdsma
Wm. and P. A. Winterhalder
Gladys Wishard
Floyd and Millie Younger
Sharon Younger
Alice Zecher
*Deceased donors have been recognized in italics
Meet Some Cabrillo Scholarship Recipients
Contributing to Cabrillo College
“The Cabrillo College Foundation has made its mark in our community as a reliable, well-run, and highly accountable organization—evident in the 4,000 to 5,000 donors who donate to it every year. The CCF has raised on average $2.9 million a year for the past decade, raising even more in the some of the most turbulent economic times. This year was no exception, with nearly $3.4 million in donations received that provide direct support to Cabrillo College and its students.”
— Michael W. Machado, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
22 Total Net Assets and Endowment Growth
1990-2011
Total Gifts 1990-2011
$6M
$5M
$4M
$3M
$2M
$1M
$0
$20M
$18M
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99*
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04**
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
T
his Annual Report features some of the ways
Cabrillo College supporters have given to the college. The Cabrillo College Foundation welcomes
outright gifts of cash, securities, and property. Gifts may also
be pledged over time. We offer a variety of deferred giving
options, including charitable remainder trusts, securities
transfers, gift annuities, life insurance gifts, and bequests.
The Cabrillo College Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
organization and all contributions are tax deductible to
the extent allowed by law.
*1998 = $85M Bond Measure
$16M
$14M
2010-11 Direct Support to Cabrillo College
Total: $3,435,422*
$12M
**2004 = $118.5M Bond Measure
2010-11 Source of Private Funds
Total: $3,398,761
$10M
$8M
$6M
$4M
Scholarships
47%
$2M
Student Services
and
Program Support
43%
$0
1990
1995
2000
2005
Total Net Assets
Endowment
“Some courses were
challenging and time
consuming but my
professors were
approachable and
they wanted me
to succeed.
It really feels
like one
big family.”
2011
Corporations
10%
Faculty and
Department
Support
10%
Individuals
48%
Foundations
42%
“Cabrillo is
great for the
community,
a school
that cares
about its
students’
success.”
“Alex” Chuiko
Political Science
Alex, 25, a native of Kiev, Ukraine, is a political science major and treasurer of the student council. He advises new students to establish solid
relationships with their instructors and not to be afraid to ask questions
after class. He plans to transfer to a four-year college next year. He received
the Cabrillo College Faculty English Division Awards, the Cabrillo College
Student Senate Leadership Endowed Scholarship, and the Jack and Lillie
Chiorini Endowed Scholarship.
Laleia Milan
Nursing
Laleia Milan, 29, has a bachelor’s degree in health science with a minor in
anthropology. After graduating from the nursing program at the end of
the year, she plans to transfer to a four-year college to earn a California
public health certificate. She was awarded the Mary Frances Callantine
Endowed Scholarship, the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Award, and the Santa
Cruz Business and Professional Women’s Club Endowed Scholarship.
“Cabrillo is
“Before
coming to
“My experience
at Cabrillo, I wasn’t Cabrillo College
sure what I wanted has opened my
to do. I want to life
toinwonderful
teach
a community
opportunities.
college
for sure Everyone
here isbe
and
this would
my first
place of very
encouraging
choice.
”
and supportive.
“I love being in a classroom at Cabrillo.I was one
of the youngest students but there was a real
diversity of people. Cabrillo professors provided a lot of support when I needed it.”
I feel very lucky.”
* Includes new gifts and annual endowment payout
Sophia VanKlootwyk-Forde
Leonardo “Lenny” Cruz
Sophia, 19, arrived at Cabrillo in eighth grade and the following year began
a program to earn her high school diploma while working toward an associate degree. A member of the Honors Transfer Program, she is applying
to UCLA and hopes to eventually earn a graduate degree. She received the
Cabrillo College Student Senate Nonendowed Scholarship and the Sheila
Hough Re-entry Endowed Scholarship, as well as the Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation scholarship, a private national merit scholarship.
Lenny, 23, who is active in the student senate as well as many other student clubs, tutors other students in Spanish and works part-time in the
Student Activities Center. He plans to pursue a degree in environmental
engineering and hopes to one day become a college instructor. He is
the recipient of the Jack and Lillie Chiorini Endowed Scholarship and
the Jo Emmett and Margaret Jennings Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Urban Planning
For more information on supporting Cabrillo College, please contact:
Melinda Silverstein, Executive Director
Cabrillo College Foundation
6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003
Phone: (831) 479-6338
Fax: (831) 477-5686
mesilver@cabrillo.edu
www.cabrillo.edu/associations/foundation
Environmental Engineering
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23 Non-profit
Organization
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24 Ow Family provides 80 students with
American Dream
Scholarships
F
or Angelina Ornelaz, who struggled
to hold on to her dreams while
growing up in the foster care system, the Ow family’s American Dream
Scholarship helped her get closer to her
college degree. She hopes to eventually
help other children who may feel alone in
a troubled system.
“I have been a dependent of the court
since I was four
years old,” she
said. “Life hasn’t
been easy for me.
But the hardship
of being a foster
child has made
me stronger. I have
learned to never Angelina Ornelaz
give up on my
dreams and to always challenge myself to do
better.”
This year the Ow family, generous longtime supporters of the Cabrillo College mission, provided 80 students (the most ever
awarded) with $500 scholarships. Since 1989,
George Ow, Jr. and his family have awarded
more than $313,000 to 713 graduating high
school students coming to Cabrillo College.
Ow Family with American Dream Scholarship Recipients
“Our family believes in these young students. There is an old Chinese adage: plan for one year, plant grain; plan for ten years, plant trees; plan for 100 years, educate the people.
Our investment in these students is bettering our community — George Ow, Jr.
and our future.” The American Dream Scholarship program has focused on local ethnic minority
and disadvantaged high school seniors.
Ruby Robledo, 18, studied in the video academy
at Watsonville High School and aspires to be an actor
in Spanish language programs. She also plans to get
a degree in the medical field, however, to be sure she
can support herself. Still healing from the death of her
father two years ago, Ruby says the American Dream
grant will help with college expenses.
“George Ow, Jr.’s philanthropy and work in diversity
earned him statewide recognition in 2001 when he received the John W. Rice Diversity Award for his conRuby Robledo
tribution toward advancing faculty and staff diversity
and student equity in the California Community Colleges,” said Brian King, Cabrillo
College president. “His long-standing generosity, commitment to diversity, and
vision continues to help build our community in so many ways.”