Aim High 25th Anniversary Gala

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Aim High's Silver Anniversary Gala: 25 Years of Magic

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Thank You, Aim High Community!

Aim High's 25th Anniversary Gala raised more than $330,000 in ticket sales and sponsorships and nearly $1 million in 5-year pledges toward our Vision 2015 Campaign.

Thanks to all of the guests, hosts, sponsors, teachers, graduates, parents and community supporters who made our 25th Anniversary celebration so special.

To request a copy of the evening's program, email mjavor@aimhigh.org.

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Special thanks to our speakers:

Sam Chaltain, Keynote Address
Malia Cohen, Emcee
Glenn Shannon, Gala Co-Chair
Alec Lee, Co-Founder and Executive Director
Zoe Duskin, former Teacher and Site Director
Iris Bonilla, Graduate
Jesse Escobar, Graduate and Teacher
Michelle Cody, Graduate and Teacher
Dakarai Griffin, Graduate and Teacher

View video of the evening's speakers at Aim High's Youtube Channel.

Gala Co-Chairs

Lara Druyan and Tom Stuart
Hope and Stephen Pilch
Lori and Glenn Shannon

Honorary Committee

Roberta Achtenberg & Susan A. Shain	Kathy Kwan
The Honorable Barbara Boxer	The Honorable Edwin Lee, Mayor of San Francisco
Mark Chandler	Dan’l Lewin
Milton Chen	Vincent Matthews, Superintendent of Schools, San Jose Unified School District
David Chiu, San Francisco Board of Supervisors	Hydra Mendoza, San Francisco Board of Education
Malia Cohen, San Francisco Board of Supervisors	The Honorable George Miller, (CA-7)
The Honorable Anna Eshoo, (CA-14)	The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
Sandra Fewer, San Francisco Board of Education	The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, (CA-8)
The Honorable John Garamendi, (CA-7)	The Honorable Jean Quan, Mayor of Oakland
Carlos Garcia, Superintendent of Schools, San Francisco Unified School District	Lydia & Doug Shorenstein
Chris & Warren Hellman	Anita & Steve Westly
	Michelle Yee & Reid Hoffman

Host Committee

Kellie & Steve Abreu
Susan & Al Adams
Douglas Ahlers
Amy & Ben Alamar
Joan Boyle & Larry Weiss
Terry Gamble Boyer & Peter Boyer
Michael Breen & Catherine Scott
Patty & Steve Brown
Travis Brownley & Liz Katz
Ciara Coleman & James Harris
Michon Coleman
Laura Cox & Jay Cohen
Joanna & Steve Davenport
Rajiv Dev & Erin Bailey Dev
Jennifer & Cree Edwards
Steve & Carol Elliott
Martha & Bob Falkenberg
Laura Foulke
Kristin & Dave Gannon
Cherlyn & Tom Hart
Miranda Heller & Mark Salkind
Robert Herr
Molly & Jock Hooper

Melinda & Kevin Johnson
Alicia & James Kalamas
Christina & Larry Kane
Denise Wang-Kline & Robert Kline
Liz & Marty Korman
Martha Kropf
Hallie & Justin Label
Susan & Mark Lampert
Susan & Alec Lee
Karen Leshner
Anne & Colin Lind
Virginia Lopez
Adriana Lopez Vermut & Aaron Vermut
Roger Low
Anne & Andy Mathieson
Cindy & John McCullagh
Stephanie & Bill Mellin
Karan Merry
Betsy & Bill Miller
Kathleen Murray & Arthur Perkins
Steve Pigeon
Lynn & Edward Poole
Meredith & Scott Raney

Suzanne & Matt Reno
Robina & John Riccitiello
Veronica & Adolfo Riedel
Michelle & Adam Rifkin
Brian & Katie Rogers
David Roseman
Peter Ross & Anne Thorson
Shannon & Matt Schnuck
Jan & Myron Scholes
The Geoffrey & Janice Sears Family
Hildy Shandell
David Simpson
Carolyn & Stephen Spitz
Eric Temple
Marney & Patrick Tenney
Sandra & John Thompson
Leslie & Frank van Veenendaal
Dale & Bruce Wheeler
Ted & Lisa Williams
Caroline Wood
Kimberly & Scott Wu
Sandra Yuen & Lawrence Shore
Tracy & Keith Zaky
Shafia Zaloom & Brian Neece

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In-Kind Contributions and Special Thanks
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Tom Hart	Cindy Testa-McCullagh	Lorraine Zuno
Todd Lavine	Joan Boyle	Grady Jung
John A. DeLuca, Ph.D	Jim Watson & Tomas Tucker	Shannon Schnuck