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2021 Inductees

Michael Campbell

Paul Denzer & Sue Bernstein

Julie Tafel Klaus

Anonymous

2018 Inductees

Lincoln Park Kindergarten & Preschool

2017 Inductees

Gary & Anne Vlk

Stacy Wells

Kathy & Charlie Wolf

2016 Inductees

Tasha Seitz & Alan Choyna

Nicholas & Robbin Schoewe

North Park University

2015 Inductees

College Park Athletic Club

Groupon, Inc.

Nancy O’Leary

Anonymous

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The below listing includes supporters from Spark Ventures’ 2021 fiscal year (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021).

Benefactor

$25,000 +

Paul Denzer & Sue Bernstein
Michael Campbell
Jean Janecek

Jennifer & Gregory Stephens
Julie Tafel Klaus
Charlie & Kathy Wolf

Innovator

$10,000 +

Bob Buford
Kevin & Julie Cook
Shankar & Renee Iyer
Andrea Moonsammy

Vallavbhai & Savitaben Patel Foundation
Kristen Seeger
Ida May Tafel

Steward

$5,000 +

Erwin & Nancy Aulis
Constance Benrud
Joe Meyer & Julie Bosen Meyer
William & Deborah Burfisher Foundation
Bob & Chie Curley
Marisa & Robert Daley

John & Susan Dewan
Elaine & Eric Hahn
Andrew Hastie
Jennifer Kim & Ben Hellweg
Amy Koman
Vicki & Jon Kraft

Craig & Monette Leva
Bruce & Susan Levin
Nancy O’Leary
Daniel Romano
Gary & Anne Vlk

Advocate

$2,500 +

Josephine Bahl
Sue Braun
Debbie & Sid Frisch
George & Ann Goldsmith
Cinnie & Frank Herr

Amy & Jason Jackman
Richard A. Johnson
McNeight Family Foundation
Stephen J. & Deirdre Nardi Charitable Foundation
Patricia O’Neil

Kathleen & Daniel Platt
Sonia & Jeff Semenchuk
Ken Offit & Emily Sonnenblick
Maury & Dina Tognarelli
James & Heather Yuratovac

Leader

$1,000 +

Christina Danielle Allen
Angela & John Ardis
Jerry & Karel Beck
Rebecca & Ron Bockstahler
Butch & Michele Burdick
John Cappetta
James Carroll
John & Sarah Cobb
Thomas J. Coltman Foundation
Daniel Condon
John Connor
David & Diane Corbett
Dale Dean
Greg & Maria Decker
Kelly Finzer
David Goldstein
Andy & Missy Greenberg
Ardi & Chuck Howard

Ann Howard
Terrie Thompson & Tim Jeffery
Russ Swatek & Diane Juray
Angela Kabbes
Emma & Jason Kaple
Maria Karas
Mary & Richard Kelly
Elizabeth Bower Kent
Jay Laabs
Alan & Charlotte Lewis
Craig & Lisa Lindemann
Clay & Elizabeth Macleod
Jeff Breaden & Lisa Madonia
Courtney & Jeff Marrone
Jeanne & Tim Mayes
Beth Newton
Arielle Nguyen

Jenny O’Neil Holland
Scott Carr & Marion Parr
Cindy Paul
Keith & Margi Pence
Lee & Ruth Price
Lisa Coolidge Roberts
Jeremy & Olivia Rollefson
Jennifer Sage
George Sreckovic
Deb Swenson
Paul Szalko & Denise Nedza Szalko
Judith Tigner
Lina Wei
Rick Farrell & Stacy Wells
Ceil Whitney
Robert Wolf
Paul Ybarra

Partner

$500 +

Nancy Ahrens
Andy & Elizabeth Armstrong
Ashley Bailey
Nancy Bailey
Barbara & Carl Balsam
Jaye & Kelly Barbeau
Trish Berry
Michael Braun
Tasha Seitz & Alan Choyna
Josh & Stephanie Coan
Stephanie Comer
Matt Leonard & Theresa Corrao
Christine & Feilim Coyle
Rob Craigie
Matthew & Sydnee DeJong
Jason & Sara Dippel
Shelly Drazba
Christian Zann & Amy Everard
Lori Foerster

Jim Stites & Susan Frazier-Stites
Grant Gochnauer
Krissy & Tim Hakanson
Alexander Hanna
Dave & Ann Healing
Lucy Jodlowska
Patty Martensen & Joel Kaphengst
Heather Keane
Kelly Keane
Becky & Jack Krasaeath
Bob & Lee Kuker
France Leclerc
Ana & Pat McCauley
Ellie Meyer
Jack Nolan
Susan Wood O’Leary
Jordan Beckley & Margaret O’Neil Beckley
Bob & Emily Peinsipp

Jeanne & Jeff Plaisted
Sarah Poppa
Tumsheen Qureshi
Stephanie Rogers
Karen Schrepferman
Amanda Shadoin
Sara Silzle
Anne & Darren Snyder
Ronald Steeves
Steve Steinberg
Julie Meredith & Bill Strickland
Cheryl Sturm
Caroline & John Trube
Kiva & Matt Vaughn
Cassandra Wade
Michael Wade
John & Nancy Williams
Chris & Erin Wolf

Friend

$250 +

Carol & Tom Barnett
Stacy Bates
Alexis & Jason Beckwith
Brian & Cynthia Benner
Ron & Barbara Breaden
Alison Burkhart
Mary Campbell
Ellen Carson
Alex Putt & Molly Curley
Ann & Todd Daly
Kelly & Zach Dicken
Bert & Susan Dickson
Thomas Dierenfeld
Susan Faurot
Terese Fernandez
Alexandria & John Ferry
Chris & Mary Fifield
Melissa Fischer
Chad Gabriel
Ashley Gagnon
Greg & Julie Goldstein

Elizabeth Gubrud Howe
Marquita Hanus
Kristin House
MC & Ryan Jeffery
Dick & Linda Johnson
Brittany Karpierz
Kathleen Katz
Judy Keller
Lindsay Kenney
Heather Kracik
Janet Larson
Heather Lax
Michele Mahoney
Karen & Rick Noble
Teddy O’Neil
Christine Olson
Yashvant Patel
Susan Peinsipp
Carrie Hessler Radelet
Anisha & Dipti Ravichandran

Sylvia & Vinod Rodrigo
Pamela Ross
Sharill Rossol
Juliana Schafer
Lee Sjoquist
Kitsy Smith
Linda & Scott Smith
Keith & Peggy Stamm
James Stewart
Linda & Stephen Tacchi
Stefanie & Thomas Teeling
Terri Thomas
Nick Van Stedum
Paige Vanosky
Pat Velghe
Greg & Keren Weiss
McCormick Wolf
Beth Woodward
Wayne Zinc & Connie Wright-Zink
Joanna Zvirbulis

Supporter

$100 +

Griffin Abel
Roseanna Ander
Dave & Shiela Aronson
Brian & Halle Bargar
Matthew Bedella
Stuart Bernstein
Patti Boni
Thomas Bransfield
Lesley Brindle
Deborah Buckley
AJ Chedrick
Linda Cibula
Mary Conaty
Lynnette Cozzolino
Kevin Dawson
Daniel Dean
Michael Doherty
Kari Economou
Molly Eldredge
Ann Merle Feldman
David Feldman
Gayle Ford
Jill & Ron Foster
Amy & Kevin Fox
Polyana Frangetto
Debbie Garner
Elizabeth Gilligan
Mary Joan Gilmour
Laura Glatthorn
Billy Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Joan Greenbaum
Steven Greenstein

Paul Groshko
John & Michele Hanley
Veronica Hastings
Katie Heath Parker
Beth Hofmann
Tina Ingall
Andrew Janecek
Charlie Johnson
Holly & Jeffery Johnson
Alison Jung
Anna Kornesczuk
Alyssa & Ryan Kosanic
Rachel Louise Krupsky
Timothy Kuhny
Enrique Lopez
Sarah Lou Stuart
Alyson Marguerat
John Matthews
David McConnell
Julie McDonald
Marcia McDonnell
Bob Meyerhoff
Rita & Tim Moore
Elaine Murphy
Brian Murtha
Raelyn Nicholson
Nilwona Nowlin
Ryan O’Toole
Jill Peters
Robert & Sherie Philpott
Lee Pike

Simone Platt
Patrice Prentice
Stacey Quast
Cindy & Pat Quinn
Swarna Rao
Mary Raser
Liza Raser-Chedrick
Dave & Peggy Reese
Nelida Rodriguez
Rosanne Rosen
Harriet & Ron Seymore
Sharron Seymour
Julie Shaw
Chris Stibbs
Kristen Sudnik
Michelle Tacchi
Gwyn Thomas
Carol Thompson
Kristina Uelsmann
Christa Unangst
Luke Van Engen
Sue Van Stedum
Penelope Vargas
Karen Ventura
Peggy Wagener
Richard Walczak
Jason Weaver
Vicki Westlake
Darren Wight
Craig & Wendee Woodson
Elizabeth Younce