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Our Donors

Heartfelt thanks to hundreds of individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits who have supported our work with cash, in-kind gifts, time, and talent.

Special thanks to our board of directors and to Don de Laski for their extraordinary commitment to our peacemaking mission. We remember Nancy de Laski for her kindness, intelligence, and concern for social justice, young people, and the arts.

Donors (January 1–December 31, 2009)

1002 Foundation

Anonymous (61)

Burton and Barbara Abrams

AM and Paul Abbott

Abeles Foundation

The Abell Foundation

Ann Aceves

Martha and Allan Ackerman, in honor of Leslie Nathanson and Hervey Juris

Caryl and Richard Actis-Grande

Nathalie Alberts

Ann Alexander and Richard Khanlian

Alfanoose Cafe

Alliance For Peacebuilding

Linda and Carl Alongi, in memory of Bessan, Aya, and Mayar Abuelaish

Alvin and Peggy Brown Foundation

Inbal Ben Ami

Richard G. and Janet Andre

Mary Ann Andrews

Nadia and Jim Anhalt

John and Polly Arango, in honor of Karen Meyers and Pat and Luis Stelzner

Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation

Karen Arnold

Frieda Arth

Arthur B. Schultz Foundation

Margaret Ater

Maya Aubrey, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Max and Diane August

Catherine Axen

Rosemary Bagioni and Thomas Brooks, in honor of Ginny Barsky

John and Donna Bailey

Patricia Bailey

Melanie Baise

Christine Bakalar, in honor of Leslie Nathanson Juris

Joan Brooks Baker and Margeaux, An Isis Fund, New Mexico Community Foundation

George Ball, in memory of Bessan, Aya, and Mayar Abuelaish

Mark Ballard, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Nicola Baptiste

Sue Barnum

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

Joyce Barrow, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Adam and Tanya Barsky, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Barbara and James Bascom

Ann Bates

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

Carol Anne Beck

Kay Beeley

Martin and Toni Beldock, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Cheryl Bell and Thierry Thelliz

Lisa T. Bemis

     in honor of Tammy

Leah Benderman

Joel Bennet and John Grover

Kirk and Debra Benton, United Way of Central New Mexico, in honor of Lamia Faruki

Susan and Lee Berk

Bruce Berlin

Robin Berman and Clem Wings, Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Barbara Bezdek

Paul L. and Ellen Biderman

Billie Blair and Gene Weisfeld

Marilie Blanchard

Gay Block and Malka Drucker, Houston Jewish Community Foundation

Tina Boradiansky

Marcia and Fred Bowman

Martha Braniff and David Rubenstein

Jeff and Mary Brannen

     in honor of Tobiah M. Brannen

Linda Braun

Liz Bremner and Karen Crow

Eleanor Brenner

Sandor Brent

Sanford and Jane Brickner Advised Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Althea Brimm, in memory of Bessan Abuelaish

Deborah Brin, Congregation Nahalat Shalom, in memory of Bessan Abuelaish

Judith and Harry Bristol

Sunny and Philip Brodsky, in honor of Carol Reichman-Cook

Lori Brody and Fabrizio Giovannini, in honor of Natalie and Barry Beller

Harold and Norma Brown

Barbara Lee Brown, Alvin and Peggy Brown Charitable Foundation

Mina Brunyate

William and Jane Buchsbaum

Sarah Bur

Nan Burke and Richard Overgaard

Cathy Butler

Jackie Butler

Tish Butler

Marilyn Butterstein, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Paul and Elissa Cahn

Jacqueline Calligan

Larry and Melissa Campbell

Caroline Cappel

Peggy Carr

Center For Educational Initiatives

Kathy Chambers and Marilyn Haring, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Donna Chamisa

     in honor of Sarada Challah Levenworth

Jo Chapman

Briggs Cheney

Lance and Kathy Chilton

Charnes Sy Chiu, M.D.

Lexy and Patrick Clement

Clusiau Designs LLC

Madelin Coit, Alan Levin and Madelin Coit Endowment Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Evelyn Cole

Valerie Colville and Amelia Niereuberg, in honor of Isadora Porte

Congregation Beit Tikva

John Connell, in memory of Nahad Kanawati

J.V. Connors

Constance Costello

Edwin and Shirley Crow

Karen Crow

Sumilu Cue

Gail and Norman Cutler

     in honor of Leslie Nathanson and Hervey Juris

Michael Dan

David and Beth Davenport

Naomi and Ashley Davidoff

Alice and Houston Davis, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Ralph Davis, in honor of Debra Sugerman

Marianne DeGraaf, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Don and Nancy de Laski, The Delaski Family Foundation

Freya and Carl Diamond

Nancy Dickenson

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

Glenn Dickter and Lynn McKelvey

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

Joan Dier

William Dolnick and Rachel Abramson, in honor of Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Clara and David Dougherty

Catherine Downing

Elizabeth Dunham

Ellie Edelstein and Margie Edwards

Ardith Eicher

Nicol Eisenberg, Charles L. Read Foundation

Rob Elliot

Stuart Ellison, in honor of Leslie Nathanson Juris

Margaret Elliston

Judith and Joseph Englesberg

Doris Francis-Erhard and Louis Erhard

Joan and Eugene Farnum

Lamia Faruki

Majed T. Faruki

Alan H. Feldman

Rob and Ellyn Feldman

William Feldman

Patricia H. Ferguson

Bobbie Ferrell

William Fishbein and Donna Jaffe, in memory of Bessan Abuelaish

Susan Fitzpatrick, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Debbie Fleischaker

Alice and Alan Fleisher

Thomas and Nancy Florsheim

Robert and Nancy Fox

     in honor of Rebecca Crutchfield-Stoker and Alan Stoker

     in honor of Dottie Indyke and Diane Winters

Ellen Fox

Carol Franco and Kent Lineback

Daveed Frazier

     in memory of Bobby Newmyer

Karen Freeman

Lisa Freeman

Janet and Joel Friedberg, in honor of Dottie Indyke and Diane Winters

Steve Gaber, Gaber Family Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Jeff Gandel, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Timothy Gautchier, in honor of Liz Litchfield

Leah Gibbons, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Allen and Martha Gibbs

Rosalind and Lawrence Gibel

Phoebe Girard

Kennan Girdner and Jennifer Pruett

Dianna Glick

Robert Glick, in memory of Bessan Abuelaish

Deirdre Glober

Marvin Godner, M.D.

Paul Golding and Bonnie Ellinger

Wendy Goldberg, Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Don and Lorraine Goldman

Robert and Maria Goldstein, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Larry and Barbara Good

     in honor of Jo Cohen

Andrea and Jeffrey Goodman

Rebecca Gordon and Charles Buxbaum

     Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Wendy Graney, in honor of Isadora Porte

Marcelle Grant and Alan Brody

Rita Grant

Dolly Gray-Bussard

Jamie Greene, in honor of Ginny Barsky

John Greenspan, ALH Foundation

Teri Hackler

Barbara Hadley

     in memory of Sylvia and Al Abraham

Maria and Kurt Haegele, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Cynthia and Matthew Haiken, in honor of Isadora Porte

Nettie Hammond, in honor of Carwyn F. Hammond

Bonnie Hardwick, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Sharona Harel, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Grace and John T. Harrington Foundation

Harriet Harris

Harry's Roadhouse

John Hart Foundation

Brian Hartigan and Marjorie Gassner, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Renee Harwick

Susan Hayman

Barbara Hays

Suzanne Head, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Marjo Hebert

Michael Hecht and Charles Cummings, in honor of Celia Hecht

Rabbi Leonard Helman

Donna Spina and Robert Helmholz

Jill Heppenheimer

Pamela Herman

Judy and Mickey Herrmann

Barry Herskowitz and Colleen Carias

Honora Hillier

Sam and Gloria Hocking

Jeff Hodgen, in memory of Joy Hodgen

The Estate of Mary Beth Holley

Helenty Homans, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Anne and George Howard

Sam and Isabelle Hulsey

Catherine Hurst

Connie Hyman

Tova Indritz

Dottie Indyke

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

     in memory of Owen Gerson

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

Irving Indyke and Irene Cromartie

Jack Jackson, D.D.S. and Kathleen Sullivan, Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Andrea Jayson, in honor of Isadora Porte

Medora and James Jennings

Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Just Woke Up Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Mu Jing Lau

Margaret and Scott Jones, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Judy Jones

Leslie Nathanson and Hervey Juris

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

     in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

     in honor of Caren and Kenneth Kahn

Leslie Nathanson and Hervey Juris, Nathanson/Juris Family Fund, Santa Fe Community Fndtn

Stacy M. Kaber, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Laurie and Bruce Kaden

Kaiserman Company Inc.

Maurice and Betty Katz

Andrew Kaufman

Rachel Kaufman and Rick Phillips

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

Asenath M. Kepler

Christine Kemper

Rosalie Kerr, in honor of Leslie Nathanson and Hervey Juris

Arjan Khalsa

Pritpal Khalsa

Richard Kincaid

Nancy King

Ro King

Holly J. Kinley

Albert Kissling

Myra Klenicki, in memory of Bessan, Aya, and Mayar Abuelaish

Jim and Sandra Klingeman

Louise V. Klok and Dean R. Gullixson, in memory of Mischa Lulu Ivory

Edward and Jean Knapp

Karen Kolbert

Daniel Kovnat

Paul and Ruth Kovnat

     in honor of Sarah Ehrman

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

Darrell and Vicky Kress

Bill and Joan Kuyper

Leslie La Kind

Carole LaRoche

Carolyn and Jean Lamuniere

Mary Lamy

Elizabeth and John Lang

Agnes Langdon, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Lannan Foundation

Barbara G. Lanning

Mary Leavitt

Jack and Ariel Leibowitz

Sherrie Levine

Barbara Levinson, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Audrey Lewis

C. Lighton

Jane Lipman

Laure Liverman

Renee Logan

Stephen and Linda Love

Jonathan Lowe, Video Magic

Sheilah and Kenneth Luke

Frances Lumbers, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Jan Lustig and John Blatt

Raymond Lyon, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Cathie Malach

Marie Malnar

Patrick Malone

Rebecca Malone

Ann and Robert Marcus

Alan Marks and Josie Lopez

Campbell Martin, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Elizabeth A. Martin

Mae Martinez

Ruth Barksdale Mason, in honor of Sam and Gloria Hocking

Kenneth Mayers

Dominique Mazeaud and Richard Miller

Effie and Tom McCullough

McCune Charitable Foundation

Karen McGrath

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

Anne McLaughlin

Mary Lynn and Vic McNallie

Barbara W. Mellers

Angela Merkert

Kilian Metcalf

Karen Meyers

Barbara and Clifford Miercort

Judy Mikkelsen

Fred and JJ Milder

     in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

David and Sherry Miller

Richard I. Miller

Thomas G. Miller

Bettina Milliken

Mindy Morrell

Ann Morrison

Lara and Ben Morrow

     in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Ann Morrison

Riette Mugleston

     in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Lisa Mullenneaux

William Multack

Sara Read Murphy and Gordon Earl Rupert

Tim and Kathy Murphy, in honor of Leslie Nathanson and Hervey Juris

Roisin Murray

Patrice Mutchnick, in honor of Ella Kirk

Edie Nadelhalf, Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Albert and Bernice H. Nathanson

     in memory of David L. Herson

     in memory of Harold Greenberg

     in memory of Gertrude B. Herson

     in memory of Stanley Polley

     in memory of Milton Silverman

Judith Naumburg

Molly Neuman, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Amelia Nierauberg and Valerie Colville, in honor of Isadora Porte

The Norma Green Family Foundation

Lara Nuer

Michael Nutkiewicz

Anastacia Nutt

Eileen O’Rourke

Jane Clayton Oakes

Jane Clayton Oakes and Joa Dattilo

Oil and Gas Business Solutions, Tom & Monique Black

Jason Ojalvo, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Joy Okman

Sigrid Olson

Susan Orchant, in honor of Isadora Porte

Anne L. Ortiz

Marilyn Ortiz

Linda Osborne

     in honor of Sabreen Loga

Gordon Owen, in honor of Marie Sovereign

Michael and Patricia Owens

Moira Ozias

     in honor of Rasha Diab

PNM Resources Foundation

Eliza Packard

Jean Padilla, in honor of Ginny Barsky

William and Karen Pardoe, in honor of Sam and Gloria Hocking

Marianna Parnas-Simpson, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Paul Paryski

Nancy Passikoff

Sheila Paterson and Dilys Evans

Libby S. and B. Wyckliffe Pattishall

     in honor of young leaders Baraa, Jwana, Liat, Rula, and May

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

Libby S. and B. Wyckliffe Pattishall Endowment Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Joyce Patton, in honor of Sam and Gloria Hocking

Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center

Susan L. Perley

Michal and Benny Perry

Michael Pertschuck

Pettus Foundation

Renate and Victor Popan

Gary Posner

Scott Powell

Fala Powers

Jan Pytel-Zak

Cheryl Qamar

Quail Roost Foundation, in memory of Bessan Abuelaish

Ruth Quinn

Daniel Raker, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Esther Rapoport

Debra Rappaport, in honor of Carol Reichman-Cook

Pattie Ravenheart

Lisa and Karl Ray

Roxanne Redlich

Carol Reichman-Cook

Resources For Change, Linda Siegle

Judy Richardson

Milton Richter, in honor of Lea and David Soifer

Tracy Pikhart Ritter

Claudia and Ivan Robbins, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Mimi Roberts, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Joan Robins, in memory of Bessan Abuelaish

Constance Robinson

Michael Roe

Kimberly and Jeffrey Rogers, in honor of Gloria Hocking

Sally and Donald Romig

Lia Lynn Rosen

Stanley Rosen

Patricia Rosenberg, in honor of Leslie Nathanson Juris

Richard Rosenstock and Mary Frei

Janet Rosenzwog

Regie Roth, in honor of Jane and Bill Buchsbaum

Walter Rothschild, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Mark Rudd

Belinda Ruffel

Rushing Dodson and Associates

Yvonne Russell, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Robert Sacks

Jan and Lois Safer

Saint Michael and All Angels Church

Robert Sacks

John Salamack

Joyce and Mohammad Salhoot

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

     in honor of Jesse Dickter

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

David and Ava Salman

Mary Anne and Allen Sanborn

Maureen Sanders

Sherry and Patrick Sandlin

Naomi Sandweiss

Santa Fe Waldorf High School

Steve Sawmelle, in memory of Bessan, Aya, and Mayar Abuelaish

David Scheinbaum and Janet Russek

Jane Schlesinger

Jacqueline A. and Richard Schmeal

Joel M. Schoenfield, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Romona Scholder

Trina Schroer

Sam and Jean Schuler

Elaine and Daniel Schwartz

Margaret Sears, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Marilyn Seckler and Ted Orr

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

Second Anonymous Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Robin Segal, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Lori Seligson

Sarah Sette

Laurence and Joan Shandler, in honor of Catherine and Jeoff Shandler

Frances Sugar Shankman

Raphael Shapiro and Angelina Vera

Kathryn Sherlock, in memory of Katherine Bryce

Janice Shindel

Carol Ann Shriver

Linda S. Siegle

Kristen Siemon

Abe and Marian Silver, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Ann and Marv Silver

Janis and Ronald Simon

Martha Simonsen

Tomas Singleton and Katherine Kaminsky

Robert H. Skamfer, in memory of Mildred

Myron and Dorothy Sloane

Forrest and Jean Smith, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Yuliya Smyk

Steve and Lozen Snyder

Sophia Circle, Santa Fe Community Foundation

Edy Sohmer, in honor of Ginny Barsky

David and Leo Soifer

Sam Sokolove and Eva Buchwald, Jewish Federation of New Mexico

     in honor of Jordy Trachtenberg

Olivia Solomon

Marie Sovereign

James Spigel and Dinorah Gutierrez, United Way of Central Northwest

Gail Stanford

Nancy and Harold Staves, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Patricia and Joe Stefanelli

Patricia Steindler

Patricia Stelzner

The Stempler Family Foundation

Nancy Stephens

Patricia Stephens and Daniel Madera

     in memory of Louis Azzato

     in memory of Margaret Azzato

Barbara Stephenson and Dan Vukelich

Judy Stevens and Nicolas Bollen

Stewart Stevens

Ruth and Charles Stiles, in honor of Ginny Barsky

William Strang

Betsy Strausberg

Betsy Strauss

Lydia Strong

Sarah and Albert Stuart

The Sulica Fund

Susan D. Summa

Esther and Michael Sutin

Darla Swanson

William Swift

Sonya Tannenbaum

     in honor of Dottie Indyke

Irenka Taurek

Margo Taylor

Mary Thomas, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Thornburg Charitable Foundation

Bill Thornton, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Mark and Amy Tilly

Bernie and Carol Toobin, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

D. Toor

Jordy Trachtenberg, Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Don and Marti Trammell

Paul Treatman, in memory of Rabbi Leon Klenicki

Jere and Harry Turner

Sharyn R. Udall

Jessica Ungerleider

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe

United Nations World Day of Peace, Interfaith Celebration

Unity Church of Mesilla Valley

Angie Vachio

Marian Vandersys, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Jana Ellen Varwig

Elizabeth Venitt

Don Victor, in honor of Leslie Nathanson Juris

Video Enterprises

Carrie Vogel, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Gentiana Voinescu, M.D.

Sandy Wade

     in honor of Isadora Porte

Karen Walker

Joseph Walstad

Jack and Sue Warford

Elinor Warkentin, in honor of Bonnie Klein

Pat and Bob Wartell

Donna Watson, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Neil and Dotty Weber, in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

Adele Weinberg

Doug, Lynda and Nelly Weiser

Joan Weissman

Mary Wells

Wellspring Church

Carolyn West, in honor of Gloria Hocking

Sherry Wheaton

Allan and Myrna Wheeler, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Charles and Sylvia Wheeler, in honor of Ginny Barsky

William White and Anne Coller, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Peter Whitman and Susan Feiner

Jon Whitsell

Bill Wible

Robin Wiener

Dorian Wilkes

Ann Willcutt

Laban Wingert

Kathryn Wissel

Zoe Wolfe

Judy and Gene Wolkoff, in honor of Ginny Barsky

Edward and Toby Woll

Sharon Woods

Woods Design Builders, Inc.

Doris Yaffe

Jane and Daniel Yohalem

     in honor of Ginny Barsky

     in honor of Bobbie Ferrell

     in memory of Nahad Kanawati

Hannah Yohalem

Lisa Zahren

Melissa Zamites

Mary Zemon

Rosemary Zibart

Ellen Zieselman, in honor of Glenn Dickter

In-Kind Donors

Absolute Flooring and Interiors

Ace Hardware of Santa Fe

Albertson's, DeVargas Mall

Ruti Amit

Artisan/Santa Fe, Inc.

Karla Atkins

Max and Diane August

Backroad Pizza

Sue Barnum

Barbara and Lewis Barsky

Sharyn Bey

Heide Birck

Nan Brown

Cathy Maier Callanan Photography

The Candyman

Chef John Connell

Chocolate Maven Bakery and Café

Clafoutis French Bakery and Restaurant

Roger and Patricia Copple

David DeVary

Nancy Dickenson

Downtown Subscription

Eldorado Supermart

Firestik Studio

Rich Freedman

Grayling Group

Glenn Green Galleries

Donna Helmholz

Jill Heppenheimer

Pamela Herman

Gloria and Sam Hocking

Leslie Horne

Hotel Santa Fe

Esther Houston

IronStone Bank

Kaune Food Town

Marcia Keegan and Harmon Houghton

Kitchen Angels

Ilona Klein

Paul and Ruth Kovnat

Quinn Martin Productions

Mae Martinez

Mary Kate McIntosh

Mesa Steel

Karen Meyers

La Montanita Coop Food Market

Mu Du Noodles

Sally Murphy

Needle's Eye

Old Windmill Dairy

Olive Garden

Linda Osborne

Papa Murphy's

Libby and Wyck Pattishall

Payne's Nurseries and Greenhouses

Peace Pal

Pojoaque Valley Equipment

Pranzo Italian Grill

Victoria Rabinowe

Stanley Rosen

Sam's Club

Santa Fe Greenhouses

Santa Fe Hemp

Santa Fe Mountain Center

Santa Fe New Mexican

Santa Fe Opera

Santa Fe Spanish Table

David Scheinbaum

Smith's Food and Drug Stores

Pat and Luis Stelzner

Pat Stephens

Susan Suss public relations

Dick and LaNell Swantner

Chef Emily Swantner

Ten Thousand Waves

Trader Joe's

Valdes Art Supplies and Picture Frames

Chef Johnny Vee

Cheryl Vichness

Video Magic

Vitamin Cottage

Walgreen's

Jack and Sue Warford Photography

Donna Watson

Whole Foods Market

Joanne Wolfeld

Tony and Ed Woll

Mary Zemon

Marilyn Zumwalt


This list includes gifts between January 1 and December 31, 2009. We apologize for any errors. Please notify with corrections.

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