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ANNUAL REPORT 2016
OUR MISSION IS TO
INSPIRE
OUR COMMUNITY
TO LIFELONG
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP.
Dear
friends
of
Teatown
2016 has marked yet another year
in which Teatown has proudly
expanded its size, reach, and prominence in both the environmental
science and education communities.
I’d like to recognize some of the
major achievements made by the
Teatown community this year.
At 1,000 acres, Teatown is the
largest privately-owned preserve
in Westchester County.
Over 10,000 visitors hike our 15
miles of trails, and our educational
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For the year ending June 30, 2016
programs reach over 20,000 adults
and children each year.
We are launching a new visual
identity, reflected in the design of
this annual report.
As Teatown’s role in our community
has evolved, so must our ability to
reach our audience and accomplish
our mission in new and compelling
ways. This exciting transition helps
us do just that: inspire a new generation of environmental stewards, and
grow our community at home and
throughout the region.
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Teatown has expanded its
outstanding staff.
In 2016 we made two prestigious
appointments to our senior staff:
Dr. Amy Karpati as the Director of
Science and Programs, and Jane
Simoni Cooke as the Director of
Marketing and Development.
Teatown also welcomed three bilingual staff members including two
environmental educators and a
marketing coordinator. These new
appointments will allow Teatown to
expand its scope and impact in the
coming years.
The distinguished Teatown Environmental Science Academy
(TESA) celebrated its 4th year.
TESA, limited to twelve high school
students on a competitive basis, sees
each student complete an independent environmental research project
on the preserve.
Earlier this year, three TESA alumni
received recognition in the Intel
Science Talent Search, one of the
country’s top high school science
competitions. Two were semi-finalists and one was a finalist. Two of
the three projects were conducted
during the TESA program and
through continuation of the project
after the program ended.
Our environmental education
programs impacted over 2,400
under-resourced students.
Thanks to the generous support of
our community, our No Child Left
Inside (NCLI) scholarship program
has helped cover fees and transportation costs for districts that would
otherwise be unable to provide
these valuable education opportunities. In a time where connection to
nature has never been more critical to the future, we consider this
accomplishment invaluable.
Teatown hosted a record setting
EagleFest.
Over 4,000 visitors attended the
event this year! The educational bird
shows filled to overflow capacity
at each of the seven programs.
Our winter festival has been called
an “economic driver” by Senator
Terrence Murphy. The celebration
of the eagle’s return to the Hudson
Valley included more food options,
as well as live music for the first time.
All of this work would simply not
be possible without Teatown’s
generous donors, the dedicated
board, outstanding staff, and hardworking volunteers. I celebrate
the achievements we have made
this year, and look forward to the
continued success of this incredible
organization.
I invite you to visit Teatown: explore
its natural beauty, hike the trails,
attend the educational programs,
and join us in our mission to inspire
our community to lifelong environmental stewardship.
With gratitude,
Howard Permut
Board Chair
RESPONSIBLE
STEWARDSHIP
RELIES ON
FRIENDS
LIKE YOU.
We gratefully acknowledge
everyone who has made a gift
to support Teatown’s mission.
395
Number of charitable gifts
made to Teatown in 2016
Listed here and on the following
pages are all donors who contributed $100 or more between July
1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.
Multiyear donors, in italics, are
recognized at the full amount of
their pledge. This list does not
include gifts or pledges made
after June 30, 2016.
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724
Number of Teatown
members in 2016
$50,000+
Anonymous
Peter Ascoli
Land Trust Alliance
Natural Heritage Trust
Orinoco Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Reid and Marguerite Pitts
Rebecca and Arthur Samberg
David A. Swope
$25,000–$49,999
Michael Bakwin
Jim Blann
Con Edison
Cynthia Coudert & Brian Morris
Constance Curran
The Frog Rock Foundation
Dorothea Hale Swope
The Estate of Jessie J. Werner
(Continued on following pages)
Science &
Conservation
Habitat conservation
and restoration remain
at the core of who
Teatown is, and who we
have been for the past
50 years.
Teatown Environmental
Science Academy
(TESA) continues to
nurture young
scientists
Eleven high school students from
seven Westchester schools and the
Hong Kong International School
attended the Teatown Environmental
Science Academy (TESA), a fieldbased course that teaches students
the tools and techniques scientists
use to study environmental issues.
TESA provides invaluable experience for students interested in the
environment by exposing them
to the techniques and technology
that scientists use to study today’s
pressing conservation issues.
Monitoring our changing
forests
To understand our changing forests
and the benefits of management,
Teatown scientists have installed
over a dozen plots for short-term
and long-term monitoring. Data
collected include tree species, diameter and canopy dieback; seedling
species, density and height; and
coverage of herbaceous plants. The
plots will be reevaluated every year.
Above: The Barred owl (Strix varia) is
one of our forest inhabitants.
$10,000–$24,999
Anonymous (2)
Barbara Abeles
Club Fit
John and Doon Foster
Joanne Landau and Fred Schwalb
Donald and Zaza Manocherian
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Monitoring survivability
and deer browse of red oak
seedlings
Teatown interns planted red oak
seedlings across the preserve to
monitor survivability and deer
browse. Half of the seedlings were
fenced to prevent deer browse. Over
the course of three months, 84% of
unfenced seedlings were browsed
by deer. Survivability of fenced
seedlings was high with a 92%
survival rate.
Laura and James Rosenwald
Marcia C. Saunders
St. Faith’s House Foundation
Lucy R. Waletzky, M.D.
$5,000–$9,999
Susan and John Cooney Jr.
Vicki and Fred Feiner
Anita and Michael Hegarty
Hudson River Foundation
Kids’ Club of Tarrytown
& Sleepy Hollow, Inc.
Theresa and Jim Kilman
Susan and Keith Kroeger
Pace University conducts
intensive field courses at
Teatown
Teatown continues to build relationships with Pace University’s
Environmental Studies and Science
department. The second year of
the intensive field course “Natural
History of the Hudson Valley”
focused on identification of egg
masses in vernal pools, spring
ephemerals, mammal snow tracking,
and identifying birds by sight and
sound.
$5,000–$9,999 (continued)
Cynthia and Jeffrey Manocherian
Kate and Howard Permut
Libbie and David Poppick
Eve Hart Rice, M.D.
Jamie Shenkman
and Chris Magadini
For the year ending June 30, 2016
Three TESA alum received recognition in the Intel Science Talent
Search, one of the country’s top high
school science competitions. Two
students were semi-finalists in the
competition, and one was a finalist.
Congratulations to these young
scientists!
David B. Thomas
Thomas and Carolyn Witt
Foundation, Inc.
Betsy Shaw Weiner
Peregrine Whittlesey
& Robert Timpson
Twink and Jim Wood
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Fisher research continues
Teatown’s fisher (Martes pennanti)
study took place in southern Westchester this year to continue our
ongoing research. No fisher were
detected in the southern part of the
County, but other wildlife such as
coyotes and fox were observed.
Teatown scientists present at
natural history conference
Teatown scientists presented their
work at the Northeastern Natural
History Conference in Springfield,
MA again this year. Work presented
included: “The Impacts of Beaver
(Castor canadensis) in Suburban
Ecosystems: Friend or Foe?” and
“Ecosystem Services and Preserve
Management: The Human
Dimensions.”
Environmental Monitoring
and Management Alliance
(EMMA) completes its
strategic planning process
This will help the group fulfill its
mission to develop a regionally-coordinated ecological monitoring
network that informs sustainable
management practices and natural
resource conservation through
scientific research while engaging
the public in environmental protection. In addition, Teatown received a
grant from the Land Trust Alliance to
grow EMMA’s research and education and outreach programs.
Stewardship
Turn the page to see Stewardship
initiatives located on a Teatown map.
Cliffdale meadows
Invasive plant management
Following Teatown’s meadow
management plan, the Cliffdale
meadows were mowed in late
winter. Monitoring for the invasive
black swallowwort (Cynanchum louiseae) took place in early spring and
was controlled later in the season.
$2,500–$4,999
Donna Aristo
Michael Babick
Brooke and Tyler Beebe
David Rockefeller Fund
Earth Alterations, LLC
H.O.P.E. for Youth Foundation
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Three summer interns worked on
invasive plant management across
Teatown. Some of the species
controlled included oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii),
black swallowwort (Cynanchum louiseae) and oriental photinia (Photinia
villosa)
IBM International Foundation
Ziporah Janowski
& David Ettenberg
J. Stuart and Mary Mackintosh
Deborah Mehne
Bonnie and Robert Mongno
New York State Dept of
Environmental Conservation
Anne and Ed Papantonio
Clare Pierson & Peter Humphrey
Kat and Drew Saunders
Diane and Steven Skalak
Margo and Don Stever
Clockwise from top: Croton High
School Sophomore Class Service
Day; Pace University Make A
Difference Day; Pace University
students; PKF O’Connor Davies
volunteers; Ossining High School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
$1,000–$2,499
David J. Adams
Leslie Allen
April L. and James B. Benson
June and Roger Blanc
Lisa and Frank Brown
Julie and Jay Carter
For the year ending June 30, 2016
Connie and John Cioffi
Continental Building Products LLC
Sarah Dale & Gavino Olvera
Robert DeRito
John and Janet DeVito
Nancy and Peter Felcher
Lynn Fieldes Smith
& Jeffrey G. Smith
Steve and Fredi Friedman
Jan and Steve Golann
Dorian Goldman & Marvin Israelow
Betsy and Stephen Hunter
Janet Inskeep Benton
& David Shunter
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Mitigating beaver impacts
Teatown Lake dam
Staff and volunteers have wrapped
over 150 trees around the lakes to
reduce the number of trees removed
by beaver. Volunteers also fortified
the Wildflower Island fence to keep
beaver off of the Island and kept the
dam spillways clear of debris left by
beaver.
Restoring Wildflower Woods
Invasive plants continue to be
controlled in Wildflower Woods
as we work to restore the area to a
healthy forest habitat.
Teatown Lake dam’s embankment
was resurfaced to ensure dam integrity in the event of a flood.
Trail maintenance
All trails at Teatown, Kitchawan
Preserve, Briarcliff-Peekskill from
Spring Valley Road to Rte 134,
and Teatown-Kitchawan Trail were
inspected and regular maintenance
was performed monthly.
New in the trails
A new 600 foot segment of trail
opened on Twin Lakes Trail.
Two new 12-foot bridges were
installed on the trails we manage,
including one on Briarcliff-Peekskill
trail and one on Twin Lakes Trail.
A number of Teatown’s hiking trails
have been rerouted in order to
better protect sensitive habitats,
reduce fragmentation, avoid erosion,
and enhance hiker experience.
A 30-foot section of boardwalk
was repaired and 75 feet of trail
hardening with stone was installed
on the Lakeside and Twin Lakes
trails.
BLUEBERRY POND
Wildflower Is.
T E ATO W N L A K E
CLIFFDALE POND
CL I FFDA L E
FA RM
N AT U R E
CE N T E R
Raptor Loop
V E R N AY L A K E
Thoughtful and sound
stewardship of open
space is key to ensuring
regional sustainability.
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SHADOW LAKE
For the year ending June 30, 2016
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Education
Pictured below: Students from
Sarah Lawrence College prepare
to conduct stream studies at
Teatown. Our preserve serves
as a living, outdoor laboratory
for thousands of students and
campers each year.
Teatown continues to
be a regional leader in
quality environmental
education programs for
students.
8000
Number of students from
Westchester, Putnam, New
York City and Connecticut
schools who attended
outdoor science field trips at
Teatown that were aligned
with Common Core and NYS
Science Standards.
$1,000–$2,499 (continued)
Jack DeVito Foundation, Inc.
Alice and Douglas Kraus
L.L. Bean, Inc.
Sara Lee Schuptf & Axel Schupf
Catherine A. Ludden
Barbara and Roger Michaels
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Tashia and John Morgridge
Mirla and George Morrison
Patricia and James Murphy
New York Life Foundation
Jean and John Nonna
Richard O’Hanley
Paula Pace
The Prudential Foundation
Diane and Bill Pulleyblank
Monique Regard & Rick Duffy
Charles and Cheryl Roberto
Zita Rosenthal
Mimi Rosenwald
Stacy and Jonathan Satovsky
$1,000–$2,499 (continued)
Saw Mill River Audubon Society
Joanne and Robert Seebacher
Jason and Lisa Shaplen
Fauzia and Farhan Sharaff
Clinton Smith
Patricia Murphy & Adam Spilka
For the year ending June 30, 2016
Gerard L. and Mary Swope
John F. Swope
Sally Timpson
Patricia LoQuet & Larry Trachtenberg
MaryAnn and Hugh van Hengel
Elise Wagner & Robin Stout
Laura and David Whitlinger
Toyken Yee & David Hemmerling
$500–$999
Anonymous
Beverly and Stuart Aisenbrey
Mary Dale and Jeffrey Allen
Beth Beck
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Families, adults and
children engage with
nature through our
public programs.
20,000
Number of visitors that have
been engaged, educated
and inspired through public
programs to become active
environmental stewards.
Conversations on Conservation
Teatown continues to participate in
the coordination and presentation
of Conversations on Conservation,
a forum on current environmental
issues for civic leaders and the
general public. Topics included Bag
the Plastic, Sound Science on Long
Island Sound, and Westchester
County Airport Expansion.
Programs for Ossining families
Inspiring a love of
nature
Nature Girls
The second year of this innovative
program reached thirty 5th grade
girls in Tarrytown and Ossining
through a supportive environmental
program that fosters creativity,
science skills and inquiry.
570
Number of children that attended
our high energy Natural Science
Summer Day Camp. Campers
learned from conservation scientists, participated in citizen science
projects, investigated habitats from
swamps to meadows and enjoyed
free play in nature.
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2400
Teatown
For the year ending June 30, 2016
2
Nurtured by Nature
Number of students who
attended programs at Teatown
through No Child Left Inside,
which provides support for
under-resourced districts.
Scholarships are made
available to schools to cover
transportation costs or fee for
service.
$500–$999 (continued)
Maureen and Brian J. Fitzpatrick
John Gilbert
Jennifer and Patrick Graham
Melanie Dodson & David Granger
Mary Kaczmarek
Ellen and Fred Koelsch
Andy and Linda Brenner
Jennifer Carter
Leslie Cecil & Creighton Michael
Michelle and Mike Chiafulio
John Chow
Rudolph Fasciani, Jr.
Mary Breslin & Peter Feldman
At the Kathryn W. Davis RiverWalk Center in Sleepy Hollow, our
programs focused on river ecology
and watershed health.
Number of new part-time
bilingual educators at
Teatown, thanks to a grant
we received from the Land
Trust Alliance to support our
outreach to local communities.
We’re now better able to serve
students and audiences from
diverse backgrounds.
Through team building, self-discovery and explorations in nature,
girls developed confidence, made
new friends and delved deeply into
outdoor learning.
In the Ossining School District,
Teatown presented “Interactive
Saturdays,” family programs for Park
Early Elementary School: Animals
in Winter, and Hudson River Tales.
Our Hike with the Superintendent
brought out 60 families!
$500–$999 (continued)
Marianna and Bill Beck
Bedford Audubon Society
Mary Anne and Peter Benedetto
Jan and Marty Blaire
Phyllis and Aaron Bock
Katherine and Berl M. Brechner
We’re engaging with
the larger community
through local outreach
and off-site learning.
Kathryn W. Davis RiverWalk Center
The fourth year of this program
reached an average of 123 students
during each of fifteen school visits.
To assist the four participating
Head Start centers in furthering
environmental awareness, Teatown
provided seasonal curriculum and
three resource boxes filled with
science tools and materials designed
to enhance the delivery of science
content.
Three hands-on teacher trainings
focused on using the materials in the
resource boxes and making connections to other areas of study.
Laura Kososki
Barbara Krohn
Ginny and John Loughlin
Naomi and Paul B. Marrow
Kathleen and Lawrence Pedowitz
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
Elizabeth R. and Rodney C. Pitts
Kathy and Jim Rittinger
Elizabeth Scholtz
Andy Seibert & Alejo Vietti
Rosie and Tom Shannon
Rita and Bill Sloan
Virginia Stillman & James Russell
Susan Swope
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Volunteers
So much of Teatown’s work
would not be possible without
our dedicated volunteers.
6676
2418
1020
Number of volunteer hours at
special events, such as EagleFest,
Pancake Brunch, Firehouse Chilli
Challenge and PlantFest.
$500–$999 (continued)
Oliver and Stefanie Technow
Cas and Stacey Trap
Drusilla van Hengel
Shobha Vanchiswar
Marc and Cami Weinstein
Yorktown Chamber of Commerce
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Raptor Group
12 members, 809 hours
Raptor volunteers commit to more
than a year of training to help care
for Teatown’s birds of prey and help
introduce our birds to the public.
Teens in Teatown (TNT)
23 members,1132 hours
Total number of
hours given by
our volunteers
Our committed group of teens are
actively involved in education, stewardship, animal care and assisting
at special events. They have been
nominated for a Volunteer New York
Volunteer Spirit Award!
Wildflower Island Guides
18 members, 638 hours
Number of volunteer
hours on stewardship
and trails. Volunteer
participants include Trail
Tramps, interns, corporate
and school groups.
442
Number of volunteers who
worked with us across all
projects.
$250–$499
Alison Alpin
Deborah Behler
Mary O’Neill Berry
Nancy Bloomgarden & Bill Bronner
Elizabeth Clarfeld
Cathleen Collins
Highlights from our
volunteer groups
Dan Colombini
Holly Crosbie-Foote
Jane and Walt Daniels
Edie Demas & Chuck Graef
Susan and Peter Diamond
EarthRise
Marcia Egger
Wildflower Island guides care for the
plants on the island and give tours.
This year, they have been helping
Leah Kennell, our Wildflower Island
Curator, manage beaver damage.
Nature Guides
14 members, 663 hours
Nature guides assist in teaching
school programs. This year, they
volunteered in approximately
30-40% of programs!
Volunteer awards
Distinguished Volunteer Award
Erica Kolbrener
Teens in Teatown (TNT)
Chris Werni
Nature Guide
Sarah Edwards
Raptor Group
Ponie Sheehan
Wildflower Island
Daria Gregg
Trails/Stewardship
Niall Fay and Joe Capozzi
Special Events
Darielle Rayner
Volunteer groups
Pace U, Mercy, Croton HS, Netsuite,
Keio Academy, Ossining HS, Con
Ed, NY Life, YAI, Community Based
Services, ARC of Westchester
Interns: Hackley, Yorktown,
Westlake, Hendrick Hudson
Clerical
1 volunteer & 1 group, 60 hours
Clerical volunteers assist in administrative and general office duties, as
well as in more specialized areas.
$250–$499 (continued)
Lori Ensinger and William Kuebler
Julie Evans & Leo Wiegman
Ann M. Fagan
George Fan
Deborah Benzil & Paul Finch
Mary Ann and Matthew George
For the year ending June 30, 2016
Kerry and Stephen Guihan
Holly T. Ross & Timothy P. Hartung
Laura and Robert Hartwig
Carey and Michael Hsieh
Barbara and John Hudock
Stephanie Lynn and Mark Kleiman
Mary Flood & John Ladd
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Financials
SUPPORT AND REVENUE
For the year ending June 30, 2016
Membership 2%
Interest & dividends 0%
Properties
& facilites rental 6%
2015*
$1,145,173
$354,240
$174,977
$1,674,390
$1,111,901
$361,053
$127,743
$1,600,697
Management & general
Fundraising
Support subtotal
Total expenses
$366,682
$223,002
$589,684
$2,264,074 $363,033
$201,567
$564,600
$2,165,297
NET GAINS (LOSSES)
$(103,387)
$(1,839)
YEAR END NET
$266,996
$596,165
Endowment value at 6/30/2016
$2,980,888
Total assets at 6/30/2016
$11,843,006
Education fees & Nature Store
Contributions
Special events (net)
Properties & facilities rental
Membership
Interest & dividends
Total support and revenue
EXPENSES: PROGRAMS
Environmental education at Teatown
Stewardship at Teatown
Regional conservation
Programs subtotal
Special events
(net) 11%
Education fees
& Nature Store 28%
2016*
Revenues
Contributions 53%
EXPENSES: SUPPORT
From investments and other assets
Fundraising 10%
Management
& general 16%
Expenses
Total program
expenses 74%
$744,177 $1,404,381 $278,012 $151,751 $55,023 $1,113 $2,634,457
$614,023
$1,754,704
$202,744
$137,885
$57,975
$(4,030)
$2,763,301
*Fiscal year for 2015 and 2016 ends on June 30
For a copy of the independent audit conducted by
Condon O’Meara McGinty & Donnelly LLP, contact
(914) 762-2912 x118.
$250–$499 (continued)
Peter and Silvia Last
Thomas G. Lemens
& Wallace F. Forbes
Kate and Michael Lombardi
Beth Maier & Robert Mack
Karen and John Magerlein
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Paul R. Mendelsohn
Karen and Charlie Menduni
Edward Mertz
Virginia and Timothy Millhiser
Richard W. Nagle
Cynthia and Abraham Ofer
Suzanne and George Olivier
Francis and Sakiko Parr
Steven Pecoraro
Larry Provost
Alison and Michael Putnam
Regeneron
Denise A. Rempe & Mark L. Wilson
Karen and John Rigney
Nancy and Paul Ross
Janet and Dom Rubbo
Joanne E. and Bruce G. Sheffler
Barbara Smith
Rachel and Tom Steinhardt
Beverley and Sabin Streeter
Susan and Charles Wanner
For the year ending June 30, 2016
Robert and Allyne Zorn
$100
Kristine and Greg Adams
Mark Anderson
Susan Anderson
Rochelle and Marc Auslander
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Banino
Sabina Barach
Jannette and Mark Barth
Yuriko and James Barton
Christine and Tymon Barwicz
Louise Belevich
Maggie and Frank Belloni
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Our supporters
$100 (continued from page 19)
Lesley Benedusi
Kim and Victor Bjorge
Joy and David Brenner
Theresa M. Broadway
Charles and Alice Bromley
Norma and James Burnette
Janet S. Cadwallader
Mary and Thomas Callaghan
Jean Cameron-Smith
Edward T. Canora
Nancy Carmichael
& Michael Washburn
Inge Ceunen
Julie and Frank Child
Jane and Barrett Clark
Thomas and Lisa Clemmens
John and Denise Clerkin
Donald Clifford
Bobbie Cochran & Steve Cook
Bonnie Coe Talluto
Elaine and Aaron Cohen
Marty and J. Peter Collins
Linda Cooper
Wanda Cope and William
A. Orton
Sarah Crichton & Lou Colasuonno
William Cruse & John Deuel
Orit and David Daly
Marilyn and Alex D’Ambrosio
Susan and Edward D. David
Christine Davies
Lia and Joe Del Toro
Philip Donnelly
Heather and Laurence DonohueGreene
Beth and Frank Dorsa
Valerie and David Doyle
Melanie Dupuis
Pamela and Douglas Edwards
Sally Emery
Joyce and Klaus Eppler
Mickie and Peter Eschweiler
June and Robert Farnham
Ruth Fisher
Diane and Eric Fishman
Nadine G. and
Robert J. Fletcher, IV
Lisa and Timothy Flynn
Jane Franke-Molner
Melissa and Todd Freebern
Hon. Sandy Galef
William Gannett
Barbara Gilbert
Michael and Clorissa Gioscia
Helyn Goldstein & John Ferebee
Kathryn and Gregg Gonzalez
Doris and David Goodnough
Gloria and Stephen Gorell
Natalie Gorlin
Jamie and Ann Grant
Suzanne and Neal Haber
Shoshana Hantman
Jane Harsha & Cesar Gonzales
Philip and Ellen Heidelberger
Joseph Helmer and Mary Dodds
Erica Heymann Douglas
Edward Honcharski
& Jean Chemay
Amy Hopkin & Daniel Ehlke
Brian Horton
Mary and James Houlihan
Lynn and Frank Huber
Mirry Hwang
Judy and Henry Jacobs
Dorothy and Paul Janis
Tal and Marc Janowitz
Hon. Michael Kaplowitz
Susan and Steven Karp
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Patricia Keesee
Arcadia Kocybala
Silvia Koner
Karen LaBonte & Mark Linehan
Carolyn and Craig Lancaster
Helene Bray & Bryan Lavery
Laurie N. Lechthaler
& Terrence P. Yanni
Jeanne and Roger Lemcke
Dolores Leonard
Dana Levenberg
& Stephen Hersh
Gloria and William Lewit
Kristina R. Lindbergh
& Robert Conte
Julie and Simon Lodge
Auralie and Chester Logan
Carrie and Brian Lownds
Lynn and Don Lucas
Jeanmarie Mahecha
Jacqueline and James Mann
Paula and John Markowitz
Linda Masson
Jessica and David McClosky
Christine McCluskey
Joseph A. Messing
Resa Mestel & Alan Fox
Barbara Miles
& Michael Rosenhack
Marilyn and Arnold Miller
Anne Mininberg
Lisa Minton
Lael Morgan & Brian Ackerman
Sara Morse Frankie
Mal and Lucille Nechis
Susan and Malcolm Netburn
Dennis Neuberger
Stephen and Elizabeth Nevin
Victor and Charlotte
Noerdlinger, Jr.
Judy North & Jack Billig
Novartis
Kathleen and John O’Connor
Ralph Odell
Peter H. and Christopher
W. Oden
Doris and Robert Olsen
Kyla and Paul O’Neill
Jeffrey Pasquerella
Erich Paulsen
Jennifer Pauly & Andrew
Simmons
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Pitts, II
Kevin and Rosemary Plunkett
Meri and Tom Pollak
Dianna and Chris Raxworthy
Susan and Elmer Richards
Rusticus Garden Club
Katherine Saenger
& Robert Walkup
Lynn and John Salmon
Ray and Gabriela Sanchez
Diana Saunders
Melanie and Drew Schaffran
Mikki Shaw & Peter Capek
Beverly and Bruce Shriver
Alana Smart & Allan Zeik Saidman
William Solodow
& Cornelia Schimert
Debra Spataro Egol & Lew Egol
Carolyn and Talbert Spence
Judy and Annabelle Stanley
John Sterba
Marti and John Stewart
Mary Swope
Geoff Thompson and Liz
Bracken-Thompson
Mary Ann and Kevin Tighe
Marjorie and Bruce Topman
Jacki Tutelman & Martin Bender
Jane McArthur Tuttle
Shari Vice & Kevin Scherer
Merry Anne and Glenn Vogt
Susan Walker & Peter Stand
Barbara Walker
Stephen and Maura Walsh
Janice Walters
Genie and Russ Watsky
Dana and Mark Wegman
Ingrid Weigel & Patrick Meere
Robyn and John Weingart
Shami Arslanian & Steve Weisbart
Barbara and Peter Westerink
Carla and Dave Wiltenburg
Lucy Swope Yarian & Stan Yarian
Michael Yoken
Christina Young & John Osborne
Elizabeth Zieglmeier
& Leslie Kelley
Staff
Board
Senior staff
Officers
Kevin Carter, Executive Director
Dianne Barron, Managing Director
Phyllis Bock, Director of Education
Diane DiVernieri, Director of Finance
Laura Elmore, Director of Marketing
Howard Permut, Chair
Joanne Landau, Vice Chair
Nancy Felcher, Vice Chair
Dorry Swope, Secretary
Edward D. David, Treasurer
Our team
Board of Trustees
Erin Baker, Animal Care Supervisor
& Environmental Educator
Lisa Baugh, Senior Environmental Educator
Terry Broadway, Weekend Receptionist
Alex Cochran, Land Steward
Millie Dellaquila, Administrative Assistant
Lindsay Booker, Animal Care
Leigh Draper, Preserve Manager
Jo Ann Gackstetter, AM Receptionist
Mary Haley, School Year Environmental
Educator
John Jackson, Ranger
Lisa Kelly, Animal Caretaker
Leah Kennell, Wildflower Island Curator
Jean Maiorano, Membership
& Development Associate
Sean O’Reilly, Weekend Maintainer
Marie Perry, Bilingual Environmental
Educator
Jan Phair, Weekend Receptionist
Maggie Pichura, Environmental Educator
Mike Reyes, Senior Maintainer
Sandy Rotella, PM Receptionist
Elissa Schilmeister, Environmental
Educator and Volunteer Coordinator
Hillary Siener, Manager of Science and
Stewardship Programs
Eva Thaddeus, Bilingual Science
Education Coordinator
Diane Uhle, Seasonal Gardener
Stephen Williams, Custodian
Barbara Abeles
Mike Bakwin
Jim Blann
Susan Cooney
Cynthia Coudert
Anita Hegarty Brian Horton Theresa Beach Kilman
Steven Pecoraro
Marguerite Pitts
Libbie Poppick
Charlie Roberto
Kat Saunders
Marcia C. Saunders
Jason Shaplen
Jamie Shenkman
Donald W. Stever
Glenn Vogt
ToyKen Yee
General Counsel
Clinton B. Smith
Honorary Trustes
Peter M. Ascoli
Emily Wood Crofoot
Lori Ensinger
John Marwell
Zita Rosenthal
Rebecca Samberg
David Swope
Geoffrey S. Thompson
Omissions
If we have inadvertently missed including your name,
please accept our apology and let us know about the
omission. We appreciate your support.
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Teatown 2016 Annual Report
For the year ending June 30, 2016
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Non-profit status
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Teatown is recognized as a 501(c) (3) charitable
organization under Federal Internal Revenue code.
Donations and contributions are tax deductible
according to IRS tax law.
This report is set in Avenir, a typeface created by the
Swiss designer Adrian Frutiger in 1988. Frutiger, who
died in 2015, considered Avenir—meaning future in
French—to be his finest work. Working on it, he wrote,
“I always had human nature in mind.”
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Teatown 2016 Annual Report
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Design services donated to Teatown.
Printed on Rolland Enviro100, an FSC-certified
recycled paper made of 100% post-consumer waste.
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