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2015 ANNUAL REPORT

COURAGE TO LEAD CHANGE

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Never before has it felt so important to connect young leaders, educators, and rising professionals while accelerating the impact they have on their communities. With sadness, this year we said goodbye much too soon to our beloved friend and mentor Wil Smith, who spent 15 summers inspiring and leading our Camp program, and countless time in between nurturing our Seeds. Wil’s legacy is enormous, and our community is stronger today because of it. Read more at www.seedsofpeace.org/wilWhether you are a Seed, donor, staff member, parent, friend, or champion of our mission—thank you. Our world is a better place today because of the committment of our community to reject the status quo and lead change.

DEAR FRIENDS,

Each year, I am astonished by the power and impact of our Seeds of Peace community, and I share this 2015 Annual Report with you with a deep sense of pride and gratitude. Gratitude to our thousands of Seeds and Educators who continue to fight for change with conviction, heart and compassion, and gratitude to you—our supporters—for believing in them and making our work possible.Not only did 2015 include inspiring and transformative Camp sessions and local leadership development programs, but it also featured the launch of the GATHER initiative. This new program set combines catalytic convenings and our first fellowships, and is designed to support our alumni and other changemakers working at the nexus of social innovation and conflict transformation.

LESLIE A. LEWIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PROGRAMS

Our Mission 4Developing Leaders Camp 6 Local Programs 8Accelerating Impact GATHER Convenings 10 GATHER Fellowships 12Engaging Schools & Communities 14Special Events 16Boards & Committees 42Staff 43

FINANCIALS

Financial Summary 1825th Anniversary Campaign 20Supporters by Level 22Seeds 30Parents of Seeds 32Counselors and Staff 33Powhatan Alumni 34 Corporations 34Foundations Organizations 36Gifts of Goods & Services 38Planned Giving 40

PHOTO AND COVER PORTRAITS BY MAGGIE SVOBODA

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Seeds of Peace inspires and cultivates new generations of global leaders in communities divided by conflict.

We equip them with the skills and relationships they need to accelerate social, economic, and political changes essential for peace.

OUR MISSION

Seeds of Peace’s approach focuses on three types of change: personal, interpersonal, and wider societal change.

Our leadership development model begins with a transformational camp session in Maine for exceptional young people and educators living in conflict. The program shifts attitudes and perceptions and builds respect and empathy.

OUR APPROACHOur approach continues through year-round local programs that strengthen

relationships and leadership capacities.

We then accelerate the impact and influence of our alumni who are challenging the ideologies, policies, and practices that perpetuate conflict.

Our network now encompasses over 6,000 alumni throughout the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and the United States who are uniquely positioned to lead change.

PHOTO BY MAGGIE SVOBODA


DEVELOPING LEADERSOur leadership programs begin at the Seeds of Peace Camp in Maine

CAMP DIALOGUE PROGRAMOver 300 teenagers and educators representing ten delegations engaged with each other across lines of conflict—sharing meals, living spaces, and learning experiences at the Seeds of Peace Camp in Maine.

The first session of Camp, attended by 110 camp-ers from across the state of Maine and from the city of Syracuse, New York, focused on divisions related to race and ethnicity, religion, economic and educational disparity, and other sources of prejudice and discrimination.

The Camp’s second session brought together 187 Afghans, Americans, Brits, Egyptians, Indians, Israelis, Jordanians, Pakistanis, and Palestinians. The teenagers were joined by 20 educators from the same delegations who completed a parallel program.

During daily dialogue sessions guided by profes-sional facilitators, campers confronted each other over competing historical narratives, shared per-sonal experiences of conflict, and tackled topics that fuel oppression, hatred, and violence in and between their communities.

As campers formed relationships and gained insights into the root issues that divide them, they built greater levels of trust, respect, and empathy. This in turn drove positive shifts in perceptions and attitudes captured in pre- and post-Camp surveys.

A select group of 49 returning campers from all ten delegations participated in an advanced dialogue program focused on leadership development and personal growth.

Before Camp, these returning campers researched organizations that are having an impact in their home communities and shared profiles of these groups with their peers. They also outlined ways to become involved with these nonprofits after Camp in order to start leading change at home.

28 hoursof facilitated dialogue

for every participant

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DEVELOPING LEADERSLeadership programs continue year-round in the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States

LOCAL PROGRAMSSeeds of Peace conducted over 100 local pro-grams for Seeds and Educators focused on key assets and abilities particularly valuable to emerg-ing leaders engaged in effective peacebuilding. Select 2015 highlights include:

• A weeklong ‘Paradigm Shifters’ program for Seeds from Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt held in Jordan that further developed their abili-ties to challenge the status quo in their communi-ties.

• Two interfaith camps designed to reduce sectar-ian stereotypes and led by, respectively, Pakistani Seeds in Lahore and Indian Seeds in Mumbai for a total of 95 young Muslims (Sunni and Shia), Chris-tians, Hindus, and Sikhs.

• A four-day intensive mediation and negotiation training for Palestinian and Israeli Seeds led by faculty from Harvard Law School and the founding director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program.

• School engagement by Maine Seeds through community dialogues and a Maine Youth Charter and Summit, addressing issues of race, education, policing, and immigration. Three Maine Seeds were honored by the American Civil Liberties Union for their work in their schools.

• A two-week Bayti experience in Israel and the West Bank for American Seeds aimed at giving them a deeper understanding of the many narra-tives of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

• A four-day multinarrative tour of Jerusalem for Is-raeli, Palestinian, and American Seeds that provid-ed them with a better appreciation for the multiple and complex narratives of the city’s residents.

100+ programsdesigned to develop effective leaders engaged in peacebuilding

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ACCELERATING IMPACT GATHER CONVENINGSSeeds of Peace launched the GATHER initiative in 2015. Through these convenings, Seeds of Peace invests in alumni and other changemakers who have the greatest potential to create wider social, political, and economic change.

GATHER and other seminars, workshops, and trainings provide spaces for young leaders, rising professionals, educators, and a broader move-ment of allies to come together across sectors and lines of conflict, sparking the connections and ideas that can catalyze change.

GATHER+962

In February, Seeds of Peace convened over 200 changemakers from 20+ countries at the Dead Sea in Jordan to take practical steps towards transforming conflict in and between their commu-nities.

Participants at GATHER+962 took part in skill building workshops and discussion panels fo-cused on the roles that business, entrepreneur-ship, media, technology and gender play in social change and conflict transformation.

The event concluded with an initiative pitch during which 20 participants shared and received feed-back on their ventures.

GATHER+971

In December, Seeds and other changemakers from across South Asia met at NYU-Abu Dhabi for GATHER+971.

The convening focused on advancing the role of women and girls in India, Pakistan, and Afghani-stan through education, the media, and increased economic opportunities and legal rights.

250 changemakersprimed to transform conflict

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ACCELERATING IMPACTFellowships

GATHER FELLOWSHIPSSeeds of Peace launched two fellowships in 2015 designed to support, accelerate, and amplify the high impact initiatives of 32 alumni and other changemakers working at the intersection of social change and conflict transformation.

The program represents a targeted investment in people and projects working for positive change in and between communities in conflict. It aims to propel fresh and innovative social change initi-atives into action by connecting fellows with the resources, technical support, and training needed to scale their work and impact.

As part of the year-long program, one group of fel-lows—educators, civic leaders, and artists—met in Cyprus for a week of education-based workshops, peer-to-peer learning sessions, trainings, and action planning. In cooperation with local part-ners, they also explored the conflict on the divided island. Over the course of the year, they took part in Seeds of Peace’s local programs for educators.

Another group of fellows convened in London to connect with world-class mentors and industry experts to help them advance their projects. The London leadership accelerator consisted of inten-sive networking, training, and action planning.

Projects supported by the Fellowship include:• The India-Pakistan History Project, which exposes students to multiple historical narratives. • Project Amal ou Salam, which works with displaced Syrian children.• Combatants for Peace, whose Palestinian-Israeli members are former fighters.• Rabbt, which seeks to build a more empathetic society in Pakistan.• The Jerusalem Youth Chorus, whose Israeli and Palestinian members meet for song and dialogue.

Learn more about these and other projects led by the 2015-16 Seeds of Peace Fellows at www.seedsofpeace.org/fellows

32 fellowsengaged in social change initiatives

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ENGAGING SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES

EDUCATOR PROGRAMSEducators play a critical role in long-term peace-building efforts, and for over 20 years, our staff has built a network of educators who support Seeds alumni at home and multiply Seeds of Peace’s impact through classrooms, schools, and communities.

Select 2015 program highlights include:

• A Seeds of Peace Camp session in Maine for educators from the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States, who then took part in local work-shops, meetings and listening tours back home.

• A three-day workshop in Jerusalem focused on dialogue for 30 Palestinian and Israeli educators from across Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel. The objectives of the workshop were to create a safe container for listening and meaningful, productive engagement, and to cultivate connection and resilience in the aftermath of the violent summer of 2014. • The launch of the Shijaeya Community Pro-ject in Gaza. The project organizes activities for hundreds of children, educators, and parents in a neighborhood of Gaza City devastated in the 2014 war. Starting with social support, this initiative grew into a sustainable community project—a precious peaceful learning environment that encourages free thinking, and instills life skills and ethics. • The Bara’em Al Salam Camp in Bethlehem, organized by Seeds of Peace Educators for 40 children, ages 10-12, including 13 from Gaza.

• Two workshops for over 70 Israeli and Palestinian educators in Jerusalem and Bethlehem on en-gaging trauma through the creative process and maintaining psychological well-being as educa-tors.

PHOTO BY MADELEINE PRYOR

A network of educators transforming conflict


Our supporters helped raise over $1.33 million in 2015 through dozens of events around the world.

Seeds of Peace celebrated its 22nd year of inspiring and equipping new leaders at the 2015 SPRING DINNER with over 450 supporters in New York City. NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell delivered the keynote address and received the John P. Wallach Peacemaker Award for her outstanding journalistic achievements and in recognition of her commitment to the inclusion of diverse perspectives.

The evening, which netted over $1 million, featured three Seeds, who shared how Seeds of Peace has inspired them to work for change at home. Each spoke thoughtfully and compassionately about their journey as Seeds and the impact of their experiences.

From crossing bridges in New York and Mumbai, to climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and running marathons in Maine, BRIDGES TO PEACE 2015 saw Seeds, counselors, and supporters around the world come together to raise awareness about Seeds of Peace and funds for its programs.

Over 300 young professionals attended VOICES 2015 showcasing the impact of Seeds and Seeds of Peace Fellows. The event was held at New York City’s School of Visual Arts Theatre.

Negin Farsad hosted the evening, which also featured fellow comedians Dean Obeidallah, Rachel Feinstein, Hasan Minhaj, and Myq Kaplan. The event raised over $57,000 while highlighting the long-term impact of Seeds of Peace.

EVENTS raiseD

$1.33 M for Seeds of Peace in 2015

contributing

XX% of total revenue

PHOTO BY ROBBY VERONESI

SPECIAL EVENTSSupporters raising funds & awareness


2015 Supporters


$1M $2M $0

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USES OF FUNDS

20142013 $859,858

$468,609 2015 $483,630

20142013 $2,979,671

$2,702,303

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL POSITION

2015 $2,807,265

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

20142013 $2,119,813

$2,233,694 2015 $2,323,635

NET ASSETS

2% US programs$140,826

2% south asia programs $103,637

$3M

More detailed financial reports, including our 2015 audit, are available upon request. Please email [email protected] for details.

$3,022,711 $3,533,520

in-kind contributions

investment and other income

$11,151 $21,862

program revenue: camp fees and misc.

$631,016$852,410

government grants

special events (net)

$1,084,523 $1,134,256

$121,585$21,963

restricted contributions

$715,897 $511,634

20152014unrestricted

contributions

SOURCES OF FUNDS

TOTAL REVENUE

20142013

2015

20142013

2015

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$5,552,774 $5,924,757

$5,675,451 $6,038,638$6,296,248

$6,206,307

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

$451,755 $220,603

27% camp$1,666,372

18% multi-regional $1,120,178

16% management & admin $992,930

17% middleeast programs $1,039,215

10% fundraising$632,757

8% program administration

$510,397


impact on our alumni and the remarkable work they are undertaking.

RECRUIT GLOBAL STAFF Seeds of Peace aims to recruit and retain the most talented staff by offering competitive compensation and professional development opportunities.

ENSURE THE FUTURE OF THE CAMP EXPERIENCE We are building a significant endowment fund and reserve fund to ensure the continuity of Camp in Maine and local programs.

Between January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018 (six years), Seeds of Peace seeks to raise $40 million toward our overall goals. We have raised $24 million in charitable gifts, earned reve-nue, and new pledges, and thank the following individuals and organizations for participating in the campaign at a level of $50,000 or more (cumulatively) since 2013:

$250,000+Beth and David BloodEstate of Kathryn W. DavisShelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc.ExxonMobil CorporationMichelle Mercer and Bruce Golden

Leila M. StrausPeggy and David TannerNancy Reiss Tellem and Arn TellemJane and Robert TollJanet Wallach and Robert B. Menschel

$100,000 - $249,999Paula Blumenfeld and Joseph GantzDarcie A. Bundy and Kenneth P. Cohen, Esq.Carlson Wagonlit TravelConnecting Kids Heart 2 HeartHiba and Raed J. ElkhatibThe Moses Feldman Family FoundationSheryl and Jeff FlugThe Germanacos FoundationLois Perelson-Gross and Stewart GrossElizabeth S. and Steven GruberSally Mead Hands FoundationThe Bottle Crew / Joel E. JacobKiss My FaceCarolyn and Eugene MercyStuart MillerDoris and Eliot A. MinskerPershing Square FoundationTal and Ariel RecanatiEllen SolmsTiziana and Ramez SousouBarry SternlichtAmira and David StrasserTisch FoundationJake TollGeorge M. WeissJan R. and Barry Zubrow

$50,000 - $99,999Alpern Family Foundation, Inc.Pernilla and David AvitalMargaret and Paul Bernstein

Seeds of Peace 25th Anniversary Campaign

Seeds of Peace tomorrow: OUR STRATEGIC VISIONIn the face of some of the world’s most intractable conflicts, Seeds of Peace gives rise to new generations of leaders uniquely positioned to accelerate the social, economic, and political changes essential for peace.

We are now seeking the support of our closest contrib-utors—including individuals, foundations, corporations, government, and earned revenue—so that we can increase our investment in and accelerate the leadership of outstand-ing Seeds and Educators. As a result, Seeds of Peace will become a more nimble and high-impact organization.

As part of the 25th Anniversary Campaign, our Board of Directors and staff have identified seven strategic priorities:

SUSTAIN PROGRAM PARTICIPANT SELECTION The demand for spots at our Camp is unprecedented. In recent years, we have been able to accept only 5 percent of over 8,000 annual applicants. We seek to ensure that we are able to accept the most promising young leaders, while continuing to diversify each delegation to reflect the socie-ties from which they come.

STRENGTHEN OUR CORE LOCAL PROGRAMS To ensure that the work started at Camp takes root at home, Seeds participate in local programs throughout their high school years under the auspices of our regional operations in the Middle East. Expanded leadership development curriculum including dialogue, communications training, experiential learning on the core issues perpetuating con-

flict communities, and “Changemaker Projects” designed to support Seeds.

ACCELERATE THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR ALUMNI To enable their success, in 2015, Seeds of Peace launched the GATHER initiative, designed to accelerate the impact that Seeds, educators, and other changemakers are making, individually and collectively, in their societies. This profes-sional development effort includes a Fellowship Program, regular trainings and workshops in diverse fields, and annu-al GATHER events in diverse places throughout the Middle East and Europe.

EXPAND THE SCOPE OF OUR IMPACT Seeds of Peace has developed a deep bench of expertise and a model of impact that is recognized internationally. In the coming years, we plan to expand the United States pro-gram, codify our dialogue process, and create partnerships drawing from our curriculum and methods to allow us to continue to work in South Asia and explore new opportunities in Europe.

IMPROVE EVALUATION, IMPACT, AND STORYTELLING We are focusing on the use of proven methodologies and creative tools for tracking, measuring, and showcasing our

2017 2018

$24Mraised to date

2013 2014 2015

$40Mgoal by 2018

Between January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018, Seeds of Peace seeks to raise $40 million.

Blackstone Charitable FoundationCynthia and Scott BurnsContinental Grain FoundationMatthew P. CoureyChristine R. CoveyTina and Harvey CrosbyFive Together FoundationWendy P. Frieder and Samuel FriederCorinne and Daniel S. GoldmanBobbie and Thomas GottschalkDaniel GrossmanHarman Family FoundationThe John C. & Karyl Kay Hughes FoundationKCG Americas LLCDawn and David S. LehmannEmanuel and Pauline Lerner FoundationPaula and Peter LunderLinda and John MacDonaldLindsay and Aaron MillerGinny and Richard MoriartyMoser Family FoundationNora and James M. OrphanidesCharles Pratt & Company, LLCDonna M. and Jeremy PreddySamuel L. and Susan SamelsonSchiffman Family FoundationJan Solomon and Kenneth SimonsonSarika Singh and Vivek J. BantwalLisa Sotto and Bruce SaberJoan and C. Michael SperoStarwood Capital GroupEric J. SteinmannDiane TachmindjiNicki and Harold TannerToll BrothersUnited States Institute of PeaceBetsy Werthan and Bart R. SchwartzPaula Zahn and Paul FribourgAnonymous (3)

2016


2015 Supporters

$100,000 & above Beth and David BloodShelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc.ExxonMobil CorporationMichelle Mercer and Bruce GoldenPershing Square FoundationJane and Robert Toll FoundationVital Projects Fund, Inc.

$50,000 to $99,999 Blackstone Charitable FoundationDarcie A. Bundy and Kenneth P. Cohen, Esq.Carlson Wagonlit TravelThe Moses Feldman Family FoundationSteven and Elizabeth S. GruberHarman Family FoundationConnecting Kids Heart 2 HeartJohn and Linda MacDonaldTiziana and Ramez SousouLeila M. StrausPeggy and David TannerArn Tellem and Nancy Reiss TellemAnonymous

$25,000 to $49,999 Ethel and Philip Adelman Charitable FoundationAlpern Family Foundation, Inc.Amin and Rosy Badr El DinVivek J. Bantwal and Sarika SinghThe Bottle CrewContinental Grain FoundationThe Cozen O’Connor FoundationRaed J. and Hiba ElkhatibEstate of Abbie FreedmanEstate of Mary Honor RivinSheryl and Jeff FlugPaul Fribourg and Paula ZahnJoseph Gantz and Paula BlumenfeldThe Germanacos FoundationLois Perelson-Gross and Stewart GrossDaniel Grossman

The John C. & Karyl Kay Hughes FoundationKiss My FaceSally Mead Hands FoundationRobert B. MenschelCarolyn and Eugene MercyLindsay and Aaron MillerStuart MillerEliot A. and Doris MinskerLouise MurphyJames M. and Nora OrphanidesTal and Ariel RecanatiWilliam and Pat SarnoffSay Yes to Education FoundationEllen SolmsThe Sternlicht Family Foundation Inc.David and Amira StrasserDiane TachmindjiTD SecuritiesTisch Foundation, Inc.Toll BrothersJacob TollUnited States Institute of PeaceGeorge M. WeissBarry and Jan R. Zubrow

$10,000 to $24,999 Joy AmmermanJeffrey and Shari AronsonNadim AshiDavid and Pernilla AvitalScott and Sabrina BirnbaumBrazzaville FoundationBresky FoundationCynthia and Scott BurnsBritta Bushnell and Brent KesselCharina Foundation, Inc.Citigroup Payment ServicesCogan Family FoundationSam L. Cohen FoundationDr. and Mrs. Nick ColeMatthew P. CoureyChristine R. CoveyTina and Harvey CrosbyEGL Charitable Foundation

EOS FoundationFive Together FoundationLaurie and Jeffrey FranzWendy P. Frieder and Samuel FriederJoshua and Yvonne GoldfeinDaniel S. and Corinne GoldmanBobbie and Thomas GottschalkRachel GrassiDeborah T. and Jon GruelleJamie and Haim HandwerkerThe Charles E. Harwood TrustThe Aline and Leo Jacobsohn FoundationThe Jaharis Family FoundationWilliam Sloane Jelin FoundationDonald and Barbara JonasPatricia Kind Family FoundationAlan M. and Lauren KleinKRE Property Management Company, LLCRichard Kurnit and Diane KatzinMurray and Lee KushnerLandau Family FoundationThe Barbara and Frank Lieber Charitable TrustEvelyn Lipper and Bill SpeckThe Lunder FoundationSusan and Stephen MandelJane M. MasriRichard and Ronay MenschelRicardo MoraRichard and Ginny MoriartyMoser Family FoundationDeborah NewmyerOnnit Labs, LLCYoko Ono LennonDean PhillipsAbigail PollakRed Sea Venture PartnersMr. and Mrs. Richard ReissAlexandra S. and William H. RoedyBruce Saber and Lisa SottoSamuel L. and Susan SamelsonMichael and Diane SchachterDeborah and Howard ScherBart R. Schwartz and Betsy WerthanRony and Catherine ShimonyJan Solomon and Kenneth Simonson

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SIWAR (ISRAELIDELEGATION, 2009) At Camp, I found it difficult to

make sense of all the different views I was encountering. As a Palestinian living in Israel,

I found myself constantly look-ing for “truth” in the dialogue sessions. I felt torn between two worlds and felt as if I had to pick a side. Who I am and the way I define

myself changed in those three weeks at Camp. I gained the confidence to more comfortably identify myself as a Palestinian, and not other categories that have been imposed on me (Arab, Israeli, Arab-Israeli, ’48 Palestini-an, etc.). Things were difficult when I

returned home after Camp. I know that unfortunately the world looks nothing like Seeds of Peace. But I am motivated to do something about it. After Camp I chose to enroll in

an all-Jewish high school instead of a Palestinian one in my city. If there was a way to break stereo-types and influence others, this was it. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t easy being the first Palestinian ever to attend this school. Some

of my close friends who now visit me at my home had never met a Palestinian before. In those three years of high school I felt myself become more mature, and my mission was no longer about changing what others think, but about challenging them to con-sider other points of view as well. I knew there was more than one side to a story because I listened to people tell them, and I had to share this realization with others.Reflecting on my Seeds of

Peace experiences, I can truly say I’m more tolerant of oth-ers, less judgmental, and more considerate as a result. I try to listen first, and not to make assumptions about others. This

is something that has helped me in life in general, not solely while engaging in political conversa-tions. Through Seeds of Peace I met

a band named Heartbeat that brings together young people from different backgrounds to make music. Every time we perform, I feel

that I have delivered a message and that my voice is out there. I have found the way to peace-fully express my thoughts and feelings. Through Seeds of Peace my

world became wider, my family grew bigger, and I became more connected to and aware of what is happening around the world.

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2015 Supporters

Leslie Singer and Lawrence NoeHoward Sobel and Ileene A. SmithC. Michael and Joan SperoMichael and Claudia SpiesStarwood Capital GroupRam SundaramHarold and Estelle TannerDan R. and Sheryl TishmanBrigitte P. Trevidic and James M. WeinrottMarvin F. WeissbergSujatha and Kashif ZafarAnonymous (5)

$5,000 to $9,999Elaine S. and Hirschel B. AbelsonStephen M. and Anita B. AdelsonBernie and Elsie AidinoffBachmann Strauss Family Fund, Inc.Rana and Albert H. BaladiR. Derek and Bonnie BandeenAdam and Mahnaz I. BartosLinda and Leonard BerkowitzRichard A. BermanDeAnn Sarah BradySteven M. and Joy BunsonH & H Charitable Trust, Inc.Daniel CigmanThe Cirenza FamilyMichele and Martin CohenNoah ColemanThomas G. ConnollyStephen A. and Sandy CozenSuzanne C. CrilleyArie and Ida Crown MemorialCTC Foundation Inc.Melvin S. Cutler Charitable FoundationLeslie Dezer and Ricardo SalmonThe Don Yoder FoundationGeoffrey DraysonAsher DunnEmblemHealth Services, LLCLori Fields and Marlin Risinger, IIIColleen Foster and Chris CanavanBunny Freidus and John SteelPeter Gadwa

Gandyr Family FoundationMeredith J. and Joel L. GantcherGertie, Inc.Alan GinsburgBarry M. and Merle GinsburgMeg and Bennett GoodmanJay and Luetta GouldBradley Graham and Lissa MuscatineMyrna and Steve D. GreenbergThe Greene-Milstein Family FoundationEthan Grossman and Diane AmblerTim HarringtonTiffany and Marc HarrisClifford HartmanJerry HirschShelley E. HolmJ.M. Kaplan FundThe Rosalie Katz Family Foundation, Inc.Deborah and James KernKeyBank National AssociationBarbara KravitzAvi and Maya LaviScott LebovitzDavid A. and Ruth LevineAndrew and Marina LewinLodestar FoundationBob MacLeod and Steve ByckiewiczAlexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation’s Endowment FundBarbara and Joel MarcusGerald and Julie MarshallHelen and William Mazer FoundationAnne and Todd McCormackDebby and Daniel McGinnThe Million Dollar Round Table FoundationJonathan M. NadlerNational Basketball AssociationJerrold NewmanMeyer NigriPhilip O. OzuahThe Pannonia FoundationCarol and Jonathan PassmoreAmanda PeetPinion Street FoundationJordanna Polis Schutz

Precision PipingMarilyn and Michael RatnerJanet and Peter M. ReillyRobert Rivkin and Cindy MoelisDavid Rockefeller, Jr. and Susan RockefellerJudith Sandick, M.D. and David C. Nutt, Jr.William T. and Lea ScanlanEma Scheidel and Fouad SaadBarry and Dolly SegalJohn Shapiro and Shonni J. SilverbergMelanie and Michael SherwoodThe Smith Family Charitable TrustEva and Ofir Sonesh-KedarGhada SousouEsta StecherIrene and Bruce SteinbergMr. and Mrs. Thomas StraussSy Syms FoundationCathy Taub and Lowell FreibergElizabeth ThebaudAndrea L. Troyer and Daniel B. WeissAli Velshi and Lori WachsMr. and Mrs. Frank VoglAnya WeavingJane and John WellsRobert and Judith YarmuthWilliam and Susan YarmuthAnthony A. and Nanar YoseloffEric and Betsy ZayanderoudiIvy Zelman

$2,500 to $4,999 Alice Rowan Swanson FoundationCatherine M. Allegra and James M. TannerDavid AllenNorman and Jane AlpertThe Altschul FoundationAPCO WorldwideApple Lane FoundationLauren and Michael ArnoldEdward L. and Frances BarlowZvi and Dale BarzilayJoel S. and Shari BeckmanStanley and Marion BergmanRichard J. Braemer and Amy Finkel

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Aenne Brenninkmeyer Chene and Claude CheneNoreen and Kenneth A. BuckfireJoseph and Rosemary CaulfieldRichard and Christina ChanNicola J. and Humphrey CobboldJoan K. and Peter F. CohnCarole A. and W. Robert CoureyWendy Cromwell and Thomas J. StraussMiriam Daniel and Larry WolffCharles J. de Sieyes and Carol WardMr. and Mrs. Robert B. DowningCynthia and Robert DoyleCindy and David EdelsonBlair and Cheryl EffronEvercore Partners Services East LLCSenia E. FeinerRobert C. and Susan FeldmanFribourg Family FoundationGary and Ethel FurstJeremy S. Goldberg and Jenna ArnoldClaire and Ronald B. GordonSusan and Murray HaberHarmstieg Foundation, Inc.Harvey Family Charitable FoundationJill and Robert HertzbergMary D. and Robert J. HigginsDorothy HighlandDiane and Gary HirschAra K. and Rachel HovnanianStephanie and Jeffrey JacobsSherry Jacobson and Eugene ZuriffMichael E. JaglomSherry Kagan SegalMichael KavcakCharles and Jessica KibelMark Kusnetz and Leslie GimbelLinda B. and David LakhdhirDavid S. and Dawn LehmannRichard H. Levy and Lorraine GallardLaurie Lindenbaum and Robert HorneRonald and Rhona LubnerPeter J. LyonRobert and Marilyn MazurElizabeth McCanceMDC Holdings, Inc./

Richmond American Homes FoundationBruce H. and Abby MendelsohnArlene and Walter MeranzeSara MichlRuth Miller and Aaron & Lindsay Miller Philanthropic FundLarry A. and Carol MizelSusan and Tony MorrisLynda MylesPaul S. Nadler Family FoundationStephen A. Novick and Evan GalenMorris and Nancy OffitSarah B. and Peter O’HaganStephen and Harley OsmanCraig PackerWayne S. and Dorothy PattersonLiliane PeckNorman PeckKathleen PerellRobert RicciCrugie Riccio and Andrea DunhamSusan Ringo and Barry SonnenfeldJoseph RokaczGary and Karen RoseDiane G. RosenbergNancy S. RoskindWilliam RothsteinRuth Rowan and Brian SwansonRuggles Family FoundationJesse R. Ryan and Stephanie WahlstromJoseph and Anne RyanLeslie R. RyleeAndrew Sabin Family FoundationLaurie Salitan and Marc KushnerTorie Ross and James SchainuckGustavo Schwed and Lucy HarringtonPaul E. and Carolyn G. ShapiroSalim Shelby and Mary ElderWilliam and Nancy SimkissDonald E. SimonMary G. and Alok SinghJordan and Julie SolomonJudy SpuntMr. and Mrs. Michael SteinbergLenore Steiner and Perry LernerWarren Stieglitz and Carla Harman

The Jills Management Inc.The McCance FoundationCarol and Joel TheaVeritable LPJanet WallachRachel WickJames and Elaine WolfensohnJessica YarmuthDouglas C. and Susan Yearley

$1,000 to $2,499 Bradley Abelow and Carolyn MurrayMagid and Linda AbrahamPatricia and Alan AbramsonDaniel H. and Jenna Park AdlerNancy and John AldermanCarolyn AltieriAltman Kazickas FoundationH.E. Maen Rashid AreikatJames M. and Marjorie E. ArshamAyaz AsafFarah Asemi and Hassan AlaghbandB&B FoundationLucas BabbittMartin and Irene BaderRichard and Kerri BartlettPeter and Katherine K. BenjaminBerkeley Research Group LLCMichael D. and Ruth M. BerryBeth and Michael Klein Charitable FoundationAmanda BlaineNancy & Robert S. Blank FoundationBarry and Lilia BloomDavid and Barbara J. BlumenthalSenator Richard and Cynthia BlumenthalEgmond BrenninkmeijerNicci BrenninkmeijerKareen and Peter BrighamCarolyn BrodyElise and Andrew R. BrownsteinRoger A. and Bryna M. BrushBucks County Artesian Well DrillersChristopher CampbellCare for God’s Creation


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Marilyn Carlson NelsonThe Sara Chait Memorial FoundationFrank and Janice P. CiceroDavid and Deborah L. CohenRobin CohenPeter A. and Elizabeth S. Cohn Foundation, Inc.Martin P. and Regina G. ConnorCathy A. Cramer and Ken GibbsPilar Crespi and Stephen RobertKevin and Annemarie CurninKatie Danziger and Steve HorowitzPeggy and Dick DanzigerNancy Troy de Wit and Wim de WitJane and Bill DonaldsonKenny and Jan A. DonnerScott J. DufresneJay DunitzMark and Patricia EaganEdgewood Properties, Inc.Basil Eggenschwyler and Lina KhayattMartha D. EhrenfeldLuisa M. EngelLois H. EnglandEnterprise Rent-A-CarAlan R. Epstein and Yvonne D. TroppAnn EricksonJohn and Deborah EvangelakosExxonMobil Foundation Matching Gift ProgramThe Fay J. Lindner FoundationMarjorie and Alexander FederbushFirestone Family FoundationJack and Marsha FirestoneLynne and Charlie UnimanKristin G. and Charles A. FloodCharlotte FordFrances and Jack Levy FoundationDan FrederickDonald P. FreedmanGary J. FreedsonBarbara H. FreitagAxel I. and Lauren FreudmannCharlotte Moss and Barry FriedbergShira FruchtmanThe Gant Family Foundation

Ron Garber and June ChengLoraine F. Gardner and Daniel DolginDouglas GarfinkelJennifer S. GarfinkelFarid GargourEllen S. GelboimZachary GidwitzLois Chiles and Richard GilderJan L. GilmanHoward GobsteinKim Golden and Jean SudaSylvia S. GoldenPeggy GoldmanDorothy and James GoodmanGoogleThe Samuel & Grace Gorlitz FoundationDouglas GreenJeffrey and Kim GreenbergSteven Greenberg and Avra GoldmanIra J. and Linda GreenblattVicki Gross and Jonathan LevineDavid B. GrossmanDavid D. and Mary F. GrumhausEllen and Matthew GuentherGuilford Publications, Inc.Bette-Ann A. GwathmeyDaniel Haber and Ellen CohenHassan S. HamdanLawrence HamdanLynn Harman and Philip ColtoffRichard T. and Linda HartmanHDH Wills Charitable TrustClifford B. Hendler and Deborah Neipris HendlerSally and Stephen HermanHiggins Family FoundationPeter K. and Roberta HirschStanley L. and Barbara HirschLouis R. and Candice A. HughesImagine PeaceMaxine IsaacsRabbi Richard Jacobs and Susan FreedmanThe JCT FoundationJJJ Family FoundationThe JMA Foundation

Joseph Wolf Group LLCJane and Robert JuliusRichard and Elizabeth KadinKahal B’Raira Congregation for Humanistic JudaismMyron M. Kaplan and Annette HollanderHerbert KasperJoel KatzJurate Kazickas and Roger AltmanGeorge A. and Martha B. KellnerDavid E. and Anne L. KendallJill KirshnerMerrick R. KleemanBeth and Michael KleinRobert I. and Nancy KohnLiliane KraussRichard KuhnSusanna Lachs and Dean S. AdlerJane LaffendHarriett LakeStacey and Curtis LaneThe Ronald & Jo Carole Lauder FoundationBruce LavineElanna and Andreas LazarMaryanne L. and Sander LehrerMaxime LemieuxFrances and Jack LevyLaurence R. and Stephanie LevyLaurence H. LewisRandall J. and Patricia LewisMichael and Cheryl LextonClaire LilienfieldThe Louis R. and Candice A. Hughes Charitable FoundationLois LowryMakoff Family FoundationPeter and Isabel MalkinMr. and Mrs. Harvey MallementRobert Malley and Caroline BrownMatthew Mallow and Ellen CheslerAnthony E. and Sally MannHelen and Carl B. MarbachThe Helen R and Harold C. Mayer FoundationJacquelyn Mayfield and Joseph PatuleiaMarc and Nora Mazur

COBI (AMERICANDELEGATION, 2006) My experience at Seeds has

improved the way I approach problem solving and has shaped my educational and professional trajectories. Through dialogue, I am bet-

ter able to understand others’ interests and work toward crea-tive solutions to difficult issues.

Seeds Camp also piqued my interest in the Middle East, and after my summer at Seeds, I began to study the Middle East in college. I have since worked for a Middle

East policy think tank and am currently studying public policy in graduate schoolWhen I entered college, I want-

ed other Americans to have the opportunity to engage with students in the Middle East. As a

result, I co-founded Dorm Room Diplomacy, an organization that uses online technology to foster mutual understanding between university students in the West and Middle East. Students from over 20 univer-

sities in the US and the Middle East have participated, and the organization continues to ex-pand quickly.

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Loretta M. McCarthy and David WashburnSandy and Edward H. MeyerMichael Dunitz Crisis Foundation, Inc.Neil and Siobhan MickelthwaiteThe Milken Family FoundationMindshift TechnologiesMort Mirghavameddin and Simona BachettiMonasse FoundationDavid and Lori MooreMorgan Stanley FoundationLaura Mosedale and Matt HorganAlexandra Munroe and Bob RosenkranzDaniel M. and Brooke NeidichNelco FoundationThe Nelson Family FoundationBebe NeuwirthScott and Wendy NewmanVirginia W. and James M. NewmyerDavid and Jane NovakLawrence and Melanie F. NussdorfRikesh PatelJulius PearlRoz and Ken PearlmanDeborah R. Peikes and Robert A. CohenMichael M. and Susan PerlLouis and Barbara PerlmutterThe Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower FoundationPhillips-Green Foundation, Inc.Thomas and Elizabeth PileggiAbigail Pogrebin and David ShapiroLucile and Maurice Pollak FundPritchard Family FoundationPatricia Raber MaxDebby Rager and Larry MalmDeborah Ratner Salzberg and Michael SalzbergNancy and Mark RatnerMr. and Mrs. Jay ReganMimi and Lorin ReisnerAlexandra RezaNataly and Toby RitterDavid RobinsonJames S. and Marcia B. RosenheimThe Rosenkranz FoundationMr. and Mrs. Charles Rosenthal

Barbara L. RosinRotary Club of Seminole LakeRonald and Marcia RubinNicholas SakellariadisJane and Munir SaltounJordan Saper and Jill RittmasterDavid Scanavino and Marisa Mazria KatzAnthony SchaefferKenneth and Loretta SchatzFredrick D. and Karen SchaufeldRobert and Sylvia Scher Charitable FoundationMark Schonberger and Nadine ShaoulEllen Schoninger and Efraim GrinbergLisbeth B. SchorrMark Schubin and Karen McLaughlinEd Schwarz and Sarah Jane JelinMarc and Nancie SchwarzmanLisa and Bernard SelzBoris SharapanAlex ShardlowLynn SherrGil ShivaAlan Shuch and Leslie HimmelLauren B. and Randy E. ShyAnise SingerSanford and Jill SirulnickJon J. Skillman and Luanne SelkDavid and Lois S. SlovikMatthew SlovikStephen and Meredith SnizekAbraham and Marian S. SofaerBruce SolomonDiane N. SolomonGerald SolomonSteven SolomonMatthew Sosnow and Sara TrillingSource of Hope FoundationTracey and Shanin SpecterLee and Stephanie SpiegelCourtney Spitz and Miriam GallardoJill SteinbergKevin SterlingRichard and Penny StevensLeonard W. and Patricia E. StoneRoger and Lee Strong

Robert and Judith StuchinerDavid C. and Carolyn StumpLynne TarnopolMr. and Mrs. Jeff TarrSheldon TeplerThe Schaufeld Family FoundationThe Toby and Nataly Ritter Family FoundationWerner ThiessenKevin Thurm and Suzanne SeidenBarbara TollTwelve Twenty-One FundTwo Twins Realty LLCLisa and Chris Van AllsburgCynthia K. and Lee VanceMary & James G. Wallach FoundationWallack Management Company, Inc.Roy S. WalzerVictor and Alla WeingartenBernard and Betty WerthanWheelock Street CapitalKatie WhiteCatherine WillsTommer WizanskyLeonard M. and Robin G. WolffAnne P. WongWilliam A. and Selina WoodsBassema YousefMiriam and Robert ZadekJudy Zankel and Norman BenzaquenMichael and Barbara ZimmermanAnonymous (3)

$500 to $999 Charles and Sandy AbookireClaire M. and Lawrence AidemE. Davies AllanMargret Joan AlpertJohn K. and Sharon B. AmdallLaura ApplebyApplied MaterialsChristine and John AshbyHerbert F. and Vicky AspburyJames and Pamela AwadJane M. Azia

Lara BarakMichael Barza and Judith RobinsonJudith and Peter BaumJim and Susan BaumannDavid Baxter and Anne AndersonMichael Becker and Tee ScatuorchioMichael BekefiJeffrey G. BernsteinDeborah Bers and Denis McInerneyFred and Betty BialekLeon J. BijouJoan BinkowAviva and Charles BlaichmanMark W. and Joan BloomLauren Blum and Bill MertenEdward G. Boehne and Carol JerdanBob BordoneTerry and Denis BovinBradford White CorporationWade BrainerdJonathan Brandon and Harriet ScheftJohn BrenninkmeijerMargriet BrenninkmeijerBritani CorpHoward M. Brown and Barbara SegalRalph Brown, M.D. and Elaine KasmerTroy BrownTyler BrownDiane and Clyde BrownstoneLaurence N. ButlerRobert S. and Ann BuxbaumCamp PinecliffeLee CasperPhilip M. Cedar and Meryl F. Newman-CedarJudi B. CochranCharles H. and Sandra L. ColeMary and Frank C. CondellaHilary and Rupert CooperHoward CooperJohn CortapassoGerald B. and Daphna CramerEdgar M. and Elissa F. CullmanMichael DanickMarilyn DarlingLawrence Dash

Thilakshani DiasKen and Kathy DoctorHenry and Kathy DonnerAdrienne DrinkwaterLawrence H. DuboisNancy and Ira DuboisKenneth and Nancy DuffyJames DuncanThomas J. EarleyEastern PropaneElizabeth EhrenfeldEpping General DentistryAlexandra EsseyThe Estate of Carlotta AndersonWilliam H. and Anne EwingDr. and Mrs. Roy FeiferPeter E. FeinbergJames A. Feldman and Natalie WexlerMoses and Susan FeldmanCarol and John FinleyDavid and Sally FiresteinThe First Presbyterian ChurchNancy Fox and Jon EdwardsMatt FreedmanJudith Z. FriedmanMario J. GabelliAdam Gerson and Anne GoldsteinFrank GhaliWilliam GilliganThe Global Peace Building FoundationJocelyn and Aaron Goldberg-SchaibleDavid GoldenbergRoger and Cindy GoldsteinAnne Frances GoodrichDev GopalanCraig and Heidi GortonMr. and Mrs. Michael GrayPeggy Greenhut-GoldenVartan and Clare R. GregorianThe M.A. and Josephine Grisham FoundationJane GrossmanJanis GroundLisa Gruenberg and Martin CarmichaelJeffrey GuralSamantha Hajjar

Thomas and Holly HancockErin HarrisTimothy Hawkins, M.D.Rosalind HillHillary and Eric HirschhornCynthia B. HowlandBenjamin HurwitzMamoun M. and Susan HusseinIkariaJoann Intili and Edward KissamLaura JacksonPatricia Jackson and Will MillardJames Reinish and AssociatesAndre JasseJoan A. Binkow TrustLiisa JuntunenThe K A Zankel FoundationGregory and Cornelia KamedulskiLena KaplanGeorge W. and Barbara M. KarrGanesh KarunakaranKittamaqundi Community Inc. - Oliver’s Carriage HouseAndrew and Jennifer KosakRev. and Mrs. Armin H. KroehlerSeth KuglerKuhn Charitable Foundation TrustJoel KurtzbergCarol S. Lasser and Gary KornblithPaul E. and Meredith L. LaubinPatricia M. LawrenceMaggie Lear and Daniel R. KatzLenox Memorial Middle & High SchoolJackie and John LeoGary Levene and Deborah EisenbergSenator and Mrs. Carl LevinCarol G. and Peter J. LevinSteven and Susan LevkoffCaroline LevyJohn S. LevyRichard Lewis and Lois ScheinPamela LiebmanAnnabel and Manfred LindenbaumJeanne LinnesTom LippmanLoren and Robert London

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ZANA (KOSOVARDELEGATION, 2010) Seeds of Peace has had a sig-

nificant impact on the way that I lead my life, understand others and listen to different views. Through Seeds of Peace I was

able to meet with people from different conflict areas as well as the conflict at home in Kosovo. I feel empowered having had

the chance to learn, present my views and be listened to. While in some parts of the world, peace is far from our reach, our personal relationships provide an excel-lent foundation.Having such a meaningful

reconciliation experience with Seeds of Peace impacted my plans for educational and pro-fessional attainment. It is at Seeds of Peace that I decided I wanted to be among those who make change happen. I went on to study International

Studies at Graceland University and returned to Kosovo to serve in the government. It was a true privilege to be

serving in the Kosovo institutions when we declared independ-ence from Serbia. At the time, I

worked as Chief of Cabinet to the Deputy Prime Minister, who also served as Minister for Local Government. The government was engaged

in a major decentralization pro-ject to accommodate the needs and concerns of Kosovo’s ethnic communities in an Albanian ma-jority state.In a society in post-communism

and post-war transition, ethnic reconciliation—while welcome—proved difficult and lengthy. Having gone through Seeds of

Peace co-existence sessions and having built personal relation-ships, I believed reconciliation was possible. Three years later, in 2010, I

wrote my MA thesis at the John F. Kennedy School of Govern-ment at Harvard on political and institutional integration of Serbs in Kosovo. I went to Serbian localities

and spoke to the community members about integration. The life lived at the Seeds of Peace Camp had come to Kosovo. While reconciliation was not

complete, most people showed signs of respect for other com-munities.

Cherie LoustaunauRichard and Nancy K. LubinBrad Lupien and Jessica PressmanThomas Lyon and JoAnn KahnMAK Contracting Inc.Shahm Martini, M.D. and Lora CohenSandeep Mathrani and Ayesha Bulchandani-MathraniShira MazorBarbara and Al McConaghaJohn K. and Kristin O. McDonaldDouglas and Casey S. McKeownMelamed FoundationTod Mercy, IIICharlotte S. MetcalfAnders and Britt MikkelsenKristine MikkelsenMr. and Mrs. Nabeel MishalaniAmanda Moose and Edward LazarusBarbara MosesVirginia A. MulbergerJane E. and William M. MurrayDavid & Inez Myers FoundationRamy Nagy and Mia McCullyThomas NakashianNancy and Daniel NeffRobert J. and Ann R. NeumanJane R. Newman and Amy LangeNewmark Knight FrankDan H. and Alice NicolsonKristen and Amer NimrCharles O’BrienOperation KidsJoAnn OttmanBruce and Nicole PaisnerRobert and Beth ParahusMr. and Mrs. Alan PatricofStephen M. Peck and Judith Stern PeckAllan and Barbara PekorPerelson Weiner LLPSamuel S. and Ruth PerelsonRichard and Cynthia PerkinsMichal Petrzela and Natalia MehlmanHugh PhelpsNeil PigottRoy W. and Mary Pneuman

Michael Posner and Deborah KorzenikMichael B. and Eileen P. PosnickNancy PosnickDonna M. and Jeremy PreddyJennifer and Jeffrey PriceMr. and Mrs. Frederick PrinceAnthony and Jeanne Pritzker FoundationQuitobaquito FundArif and Gulzar RajanWilliam RamseyTawney RatnerArthur L. and Susan C. RebellJane ReeceJames ReinishJane N. and Harvey L. RichStephanie RivkinLarry D. and Caroline R. RoiJamie and Leila M. RomeLeslie RoseHelen and Eric RosenbergFran and Eric RosenfeldAllan Ruchman and Amy HorbarKoby SadanSteven Safyer and Paula MarcusAmer and Elisabeth SajedEvan Sakellarios and Harriet BlochNina SandlerBenjamin SannPaul M. and Ellen H. SaundersAlison SayerGail Schargel and William PowellPeggy and Henry SchleiffJudy and Bruce SchroffelHarvey SchusslerSecond Abraham S. and Fannie B. Levey FoundationDavid SeelerErin Segilia Chase and John ChaseFelice H. Shapiro and William E. CressJoan Blum ShayneAlice ShureRobert SilverSteven and Eileen SimmonsElinor M. SinerMargaret SkinnerCatherine Sloane and Ben Davis

Robert J. and Jodi SokoloffDonna J. SpectorStairmasterz, Inc.Clifford and Carla SteinMarilyn StemplerLauren and Lenny SternFrances I. StewartEric TannerMark TannerTaylor Wiseman & TaylorClergy of Temple IsraelThe Bovin Family FoundationThe Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. FoundationLaura TrupinPercy TurnerLori and Alan UngerUniversity Presbyterian ChurchVan Dyke Family Foundation, Inc.Peter and Georgia Van DykeJohn R. and Julia Ver PloegAnna Veyna and Ken ZankelDavid and Lori ViseOlive Watson and Joanna Grover-WatsonTeresa Weber and Scott LatzkyIrene M. and Lynn M. WeigelVicki and Ronald WeinerDindy WeinsteinThomas WelshSharon V. and Andrew WilliamsThe Winfield FoundationAudrey D. Young, Esq.Mark D. Young and Rachel A. CarrenSusan F. ZinderAnonymous (2)

SEEDSWhen Seeds lend their financial support, we are receiving gifts from those who know us best. Their contributions are a testament to the transformational experiences they have had at Camp and beyond. Nicolas T. AllenJessie E. Anderson

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Samantha M. BloomIlana Blumenfeld-GantzSarah I. BrajtbordElla BrandonEvan ChesterJay CohenSaraswati DahalOmar DreidiSarah L. A. ErwinQuinn EvangelakosMia FisherMichael GarberPerri GouldWynne GrahamMahmoud JabariAlia LahlouHannah LantosJulia LemleEldad LevyAlexa LiautaudEmily LondonAnthony MacleodMujib MashalRamy NagyDana NaorSofi T. NewmyerAhmed NofalMariam OuazarKatherine PollockMohamed N. RahmyDana C. ReillyEvan ReillyStephanie RivkinSamuel G. RuchmanZachary RuchmanLucas RushtonKoby SadanEthan SchechterDoron ShapirTal ShavitMatthew SlovikCatherine StrauchEric TannerRobert TannerNate UnimanSophie Warren

Amy WittJessica YarmuthMoira Yoe

PARENTS of SEEDSThe parents of Seeds recognize the extraordinary perspectives their daughters and sons have gained. Their generous support is central to our financial health. Bradley Abelow and Carolyn MurrayTom and Abby AbelsonMagid and Linda AbrahamDaniel H. and Jenna Park AdlerCatherine M. Allegra and James M. TannerChristine and John AshbyJames and Pamela AwadRana and Albert H. BaladiR. Derek and Bonnie BandeenJudith and Peter BaumJon Benson and Pamela W. LynnNancy BrajtbordJonathan Brandon and Harriet ScheftAenne Brenninkmeyer Chene and Claude CheneJeff and Wendy BrownJeff and Margaret BrownDarcie A. Bundy and Kenneth P. Cohen, Esq.Jeanne and Stuart BurdBritta Bushnell and Brent KesselJoseph and Rosemary CaulfieldFayth CentenoRichard and Christina ChanThe Cirenza FamilyPeter and Patricia CloseNicola J. and Humphrey CobboldDana S. and Neil CohenDavid and Deborah L. CohenErnest and Jill ColvinChristine R. CoveyCharles Crandall and Marian McGuireKevin and Annemarie CurninNancy Troy de Wit and Wim de WitLeslie Dezer and Ricardo Salmon

James R. and Eileen R. ErwinEmilio and Regina EstelaJohn and Deborah EvangelakosLori Fields and Marlin Risinger, IIILynne and Charlie UnimanSheryl and Jeff FlugLaura and Joe ForestWendy P. Frieder and Samuel FriederPaul Friedland and Page HerrlingerJoseph Gantz and Paula BlumenfeldStefany Gordon and Jethro EisensteinJeffrey GouldBradley Graham and Lissa MuscatineLois Perelson-Gross and Stewart GrossEllen and Matthew GuentherJohn-Paul and Colleen Haley-ReadJamie and Haim HandwerkerTiffany and Marc HarrisClifford B. Hendler and Deborah Neipris HendlerMatthew and Melissa HidekPeter K. and Roberta HirschHillary and Eric HirschhornHassan Syed Iftikhar and Alia AliStephanie and Jeffrey JacobsElaine and Steven JaharisNeil and Heather JamiesonNarayan Kaimal and Elissa GradPeter Katona and Dorothy Mermelstein KatonaDeborah and James KernTodd and Donna KorrenDean Krimmel and Barbara KrupnickDiana J. LaferDavid S. and Dawn LehmannMichael and Amy LevinsonMichael and Cheryl LextonJudith and Marty LiebmanRobert Malley and Caroline BrownGerald and Julie MarshallJane M. MasriDouglas and Casey S. McKeownRaymond and Martha MendozaMichelle Mercer and Bruce GoldenLindsay and Aaron MillerMelinda Molin, M.D. and William Fogel

Amanda Moose and Edward LazarusRichard and Ginny MoriartySean and Elizabeth MurphyJerrold NewmanDeborah NewmyerKristen and Amer NimrSarah B. and Peter O’HaganCarole Parker and John SmedleyLeticia Plate and Roy GermonJill E. and Gordon Lee PollockClara Porter and Daniel HollidayMichael Posner and Deborah KorzenikDonna M. and Jeremy PreddyBeth and Michael QuinlanArif and Gulzar RajanTal and Ariel RecanatiJanet and Peter M. ReillyMimi and Lorin ReisnerPhilip W. and Margaret ReitzSue and Jonathan ResnickRobert Rivkin and Cindy MoelisAlexandra S. and William H. RoedyBarbara L. RosinDeb Rothenberg and Rick PetersonAllan Ruchman and Amy HorbarBruce Saber and Lisa SottoLaurie Salitan and Marc KushnerJudith Sandick, M.D. and David C. Nutt, Jr.Jordan Saper and Jill RittmasterGail Schargel and William PowellDeborah and Howard ScherBart R. Schwartz and Betsy WerthanEd Schwarz and Sarah Jane JelinErin Segilia Chase and John ChaseSalim Shelby and Mary ElderSteven and Wendy ShenfeldMelanie and Michael SherwoodRony and Catherine ShimonyLeslie Singer and Lawrence NoeDavid and Lois S. SlovikHoward Sobel and Ileene A. SmithEva and Ofir Sonesh-KedarTheresa R. and Michael A. SteinIrene and Bruce SteinbergWilliam R. Stokes and Diane E. DoyenPatrick and Nancy Strauch

Geoffrey and Diana SturrEd Suslovic and Jennifer SouthardPeggy and David TannerCathy Taub and Lowell FreibergKevin Thurm and Suzanne SeidenBrigitte P. Trevidic and James M. WeinrottAli Velshi and Lori WachsDavid and Lori ViseJames Waldroop and Valerie L. ZimberDaniel R. Warren and Pamela JoyAnya WeavingDoug Wick and Lucy FisherAmbassador Frank G. WisnerGreg and Candice WrightRobert and Judith YarmuthAudrey D. Young, Esq.Sujatha and Kashif ZafarEric and Betsy ZayanderoudiStephen Zeldes and Judith RothBarry and Jan R. Zubrow

COUNSELORS & STAFF Watching the transformation of Seeds has a powerful impact on staff, many of whom are inspired to include Seeds of Peace in their personal giving. Rachel AbendrothPeggy AkersJessie E. AndersonEva G. ArmourAndrew M. ArshamCindy AverySumayya AyoubAeshna BadruzzamanShafik BahouAriana BarthFarah BdourHannah BelskyJethro BerkmanAdam J. BernsteinDeborah BicknellAmanda BlaineIlana Blumenfeld-Gantz

Sheera BornsteinNeta BorshanskySarah I. BrajtbordElla BrandonRachel BrophyAusten BrowerRalph Brown, M.D.James CampbellFayth CentenoJanice CohenJay CohenEmily CohnMichael CoulomMatthew P. CoureyRebecca CrosswaithJoel E. Davidson, Esq.Rodrigo de las CasasCharles J. de SieyesMatthew DevineOmar DreidiJason P. DruckerBen DurchslagCory EpsteinSarah L. A. ErwinGeorgia EtheridgeKate FitzpatrickConor FlynnRon GarberAlyson GellerKyle GibsonJeremy S. GoldbergSidney Goldman, M.D.Joshua GoldsmithNina GoodmanBobbie GottschalkPerri GouldWynne GrahamThomas HancockRebecca HankinBeth HartmanTimothy Hawkins, M.D.Anita B. JonesEric KapengaSusan KellyKatie Kelly-HankinKristin Kentopp

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MAHMOUD (PALESTINIAN DELEGATION, 2007) Seeds of Peace was the first

time I was able to meet the other side. Growing up in Hebron all I knew of Israelis was soldiers, set-tlers and curfews. At Camp, I met Israelis with whom I had common interests and common dreams. This started a process where I

took a new look at myself and my responsibility as a Palestini-an and a human to listen to oth-ers and try to understand them. I left Camp questioning, ‘How can I contribute to peace?’ As I began to answer this question, I began to see myself as a leader.I believed that I would con-

tribute to peace through my interests such as journalism and the media. I started to write and speak to others. They were single actions but, I acted. In 2011, when I was detained by the Israeli police and army while reporting on a protest in Hebron, Seeds of Peace proved to me that Israelis and Palestinians can be successful in working towards a common goal by coming together to demand my

release.Since Camp, I have worked

to promote the importance of listening and understanding each other in order to enable ourselves to share a better, more peaceful life. This life must be based on

understanding each others’ rights and duties as people who share the same land and the same future. I work to create this understanding through helping to enable teenagers and youth

to speak up about their opinions, learn new media and connect to global issues and youth in other parts of the world to create dialogue between cultures and nations.Currently, I am a Youth Ambas-

sador for the UK-based organi-zation Children of Peace where I write regular opinion pieces for various websites and serve as a member of the Israeli Palestinian Confederation’s board of direc-tors.

Sonja Kuftinec Aaron KurmanAlia LahlouHannah LantosPatricia M. LawrenceNed LazarusEldad LevyNick LewinLeslie A. LewinSamantha LinJacob MaddausLarry MalmMujib MashalKatie McCormackPatrick McGuireDavid MeshoulamMaren MessingJocelyn S. MitchellMelinda Molin, M.D.David MoserDaniel MosesRoss MudrickLuke MurphyMatthew B. NelsonSofi T. NewmyerGlenn PastoreMarni N. PearceLaura PerraultMiranda PhelpsRoy W. PneumanKatherine PollockMadeleine PryorDebby RagerKyle RatnerDavid ReckessShilpa ReddyClarke ReevesMelissa RicherStephanie RivkinJessica RohanRobert RovnerJesse R. RyanKrysta SadowskiJudith Sandick, M.D.Farley SawyerEthan Schechter

Tal ShavitSara SherrMatthew SimonsonSarah SladenMatthew SlovikEmma Sokoloff-RubinJordan SolomonMatthew SpearingRebekah J. SteinfeldAmanda StibelCatherine StrauchSuzy SureckEric TannerRobert TannerDiala ThaherJacob TollBenjamin TowbinKaren TuckerPercy TurnerDindy WeinsteinAlina Yavorovskaya

POWHATAN ALUMNIPowhatan alumni recognize that the spirit of Joel Bloom’s camp continues through Seeds of Peace. Stephen M. and Anita B. AdelsonJane Ira Bloom and Joe GrifasiMark W. and Joan BloomLawrence DashMichael L. and Laura DennisMoses and Susan FeldmanPhilip Friedman, Ph.D.Susan R. GoldbergSamuel and Irma KahnJoshua KonigsbergScott M. and Tyana KurtzSteve and Deirdre LewinTom LippmanPaul A. and Dorothy-Sue LotkeAnthony SchaefferEthan SchechterDonald M. and Polly SchwartzCharles and Merle ShonemanArn Tellem and Nancy Reiss Tellem

Robert and Jane TollJohn L. Warshow

CORPORATIONSThese corporations have made an investment of at least $500 in our changemakers. APCO WorldwideApplied MaterialsBerkeley Research Group LLCBlackstone Charitable FoundationBradford White CorporationBritani CorpBucks County Artesian Well DrillersCarlson Wagonlit TravelCitigroup Payment ServicesContinental Grain FoundationDelta Air LinesDonner Properties, Inc.Eastern PropaneEdgewood Properties, Inc.EmblemHealth Services, LLCEnterprise Holdings FoundationEnterprise Rent-A-CarEpping General DentistryEvercore Partners Services East LLCExxonMobil CorporationExxonMobil Foundation Matching Gift ProgramGeorge Weiss Associates, Inc.Gertie, Inc.Greenhut Galleries of Maine, Inc.Guilford Publications, Inc.IkariaJames Reinish and AssociatesJoseph Wolf Group LLCKeyBank National AssociationKiss My FaceKRE Property Management Company, LLCMAK Contracting Inc.MDC Holdings, Inc./ Richmond American Homes FoundationMindshift TechnologiesMorgan Stanley FoundationNational Basketball Association

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MEENAKSHI (EDUCATOR, 2010) The India-Pakistan conflict

was a big part of my childhood narrative. For my family, “the other”—Pakistan and the people who lived there—were the ene-my who had brought this suffer-ing upon them.In all of these conversations on

the partition, I never heard what happened to the “other side.” Somewhere in hearing all these stories, and in the demonizing of the other, my young mind had shut off to hearing anything about the “other side.” These feelings of hatred for the other were further fueled and justified by the media, and the history that I was taught in school.This is the narrative that I car-

ried when I moved to study in the US and I met someone from Pakistan for the first time, Anila. In the process of our conversa-tions we began to engage in deep and difficult conversations about our histories and came to a conclusion that just as we needed each other to continue the conflict, we needed each other to make peace.

In 2001, Anila and I were both invited to support the Seeds of Peace South Asia initiative. Each summer, we would witness the interactions between the Indian and Pakistani Seeds at Camp. We saw them passionately argu-ing about whose version of his-tory was right and at the same time, building strong friendships with each other.The interactions and conver-

sations of the Seeds with each other on the 1947 Partition of Punjab became the topic of my doctoral dissertation. I want-ed to explore how these Seeds understand the event as a fourth generation after Partition, and

how they perceive the other in these interactions. I conducted this research with the Indian and Pakistani Seeds who had attend-ed the Seeds of Peace Camp between 2001 and 2005. In my research I found that the Seeds from both sides, struggled with navigating their identities be-tween the new friendships that they formed at Camp, with the enemy other, and their notion of patriotism and loyalty to their country.While they did not reach any

agreement on the political nar-rative of the conflict, when they shared personal narrative; the family stories of loss and suffer-ing during Partition, there was a sense of connectedness and reaching out to the other side.I was convinced that if we had

to transform the existing narra-tive of conflict between the two countries, a history textbook reform that included the narra-tive of the other side, facilitated face-to-face interactions and ex-changes between the two sides, and support from like-minded adults and educators in both countries will be critical. This is what I have dedicated myself to as an educator.

Newmark Knight FrankOrphanides & AssociatesPaltel Perelson Weiner LLPPrecision PipingRed Sea Venture PartnersStairmasterz, Inc.Starwood Capital GroupTaylor Wiseman & TaylorTD SecuritiesThe Bottle CrewThe Cozen O’Connor FoundationThe Jills Management Inc.Toll BrothersTwo Twins Realty LLCVeritable LPWallack Management Company, Inc.Wheelock Street Capital

FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONSSeeds of Peace finds a common purpose with the following foundations’ and organizations’ dedication to youth empowerment and is grateful for their support of $500 or more in 2015. Abelow Family FoundationEthel and Philip Adelman Charitable FoundationAlice Rowan Swanson FoundationAlpern Family Foundation, Inc.The Alpert Family FoundationAltman Kazickas FoundationThe Altschul FoundationApple Lane FoundationThe Jeffrey H. and Shari L. Aronson Family FoundationB&B FoundationBachmann Strauss Family Fund, Inc.The Baumann Family FoundationThe Beckman Family FoundationThe Benjamin Peace Foundation, Inc.Beth and Michael Klein

Charitable FoundationNancy & Robert S. Blank FoundationThe Blum Family FoundationBresky FoundationCarolyn S. Brody Family FoundationThe Elise and Andrew Brownstein Charitable TrustBrownstone Family FoundationCamp PinecliffeCare for God’s CreationThe Sara Chait Memorial FoundationCharina Foundation, Inc.H & H Charitable Trust, Inc.Cogan Family FoundationSam L. Cohen FoundationPeter A. and Elizabeth S. Cohn Foundation, Inc.Connecting Kids Heart 2 HeartThe Gerald and Daphna Cramer Family Foundation, Inc.Tina and Harvey Crosby / Crosby Family FoundationArie and Ida Crown MemorialCTC Foundation Inc.Melvin S. Cutler Charitable FoundationThe Gerard and Ruth Daniel Foundation Inc.Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc.The Don Yoder FoundationEGL Charitable FoundationEOS FoundationEstate of Abbie FreedmanThe Estate of Carlotta AndersonEstate of Mary Honor RivinThe Fay J. Lindner FoundationFederbush Family FoundationThe Moses Feldman Family FoundationFirestone Family FoundationThe First Presbyterian ChurchFive Together FoundationFrances and Jack Levy FoundationFribourg Family FoundationGandyr Family FoundationThe Gant Family FoundationThe Jack Gantz Foundation, Inc.The Germanacos Foundation

Gilder FoundationGinsburg Family Foundation, Inc.The Global Peace Building FoundationThe Samuel & Grace Gorlitz FoundationThe Stuart S. & Byrdie Gould FoundationThe Greene-Milstein Family FoundationThe M.A. and Josephine Grisham FoundationD & M Grumhaus FundHarman Family FoundationHarmstieg Foundation, Inc.Harvey Family Charitable FoundationThe Charles E. Harwood TrustHDH Wills Charitable TrustHiggins Family FoundationHighland-Mills FoundationThe John C. & Karyl Kay Hughes FoundationImagine PeaceJ.M. Kaplan FundThe Aline and Leo Jacobsohn FoundationSimon and Marie Jaglom Foundation, Inc.The Jaharis Family FoundationThe JCT FoundationWilliam Sloane Jelin FoundationJJJ Family FoundationThe JMA FoundationJoan A. Binkow TrustThe K A Zankel FoundationKahal B’Raira Congregation for Humanistic JudaismThe Rosalie Katz Family Foundation, Inc.The Katzin FoundationKesher Fund of the Cohen-Fruchtman-Krieger Family, Inc.Patricia Kind Family FoundationKittamaqundi Community Inc. - Oliver’s Carriage HouseThe Lenore & Howard Klein Foundation, Inc.Kuhn Charitable Foundation TrustLandau Family FoundationThe Ronald & Jo Carole Lauder FoundationLenox Memorial Middle & High SchoolThe Barbara and Frank Lieber Charitable TrustLodestar Foundation

Foundations & Organizations EDUCATOR PROFILE


2015 Supporters

IDDO (ISRAELIDELEGATION, 1997) I grew up with Seeds of Peace

and with the firm conviction that a better understanding of the other side can lead to a peace-ful way of life and point of view. I was active politically before

Seeds, but after my first expe-rience at Camp, one could say that I understood the necessi-ty of such activity better than others. This feeling has grown stronger over the years.I try, because of Seeds of

Peace, to be a person who

listens more, though sometimes it is very hard. Seeds of Peace satisfies part of my curiosity about the Palestinian world, at the same time, triggers more questions about our conflict and about my culture as well.I teach civics, history, and

Arabic at a public Jewish high school in Jerusalem. Education is the No. 1 place to influence my society to become more open, more tolerant, and less violent, especially towards Palestinians. In my classes, I try to replace the hate some kids have for any-thing that has to do with Arabs with an understanding of Arabic

language, culture, politics, and life.Seeds of Peace has made me a

better teacher. I bring my expe-riences throughout the years in Seeds of Peace into my class-rooms. My students get to hear about a variety of narratives and voices. I also bring to my classrooms new techniques and methods that I learned and am still learning in Seeds of Peace, as a facilitator and an educator. But most important of all, I try to pass from Seeds of Peace to my classrooms a sense of hope and commitment to that hope.”

The Louis R. and Candice A. Hughes Charitable FoundationThe Lunder FoundationJohn & Linda MacDonald FoundationAlexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation’s Endowment FundMakoff Family FoundationThe Malkin Fund, Inc.The Helen R. and Harold C. Mayer FoundationHelen and William Mazer FoundationThe Mazur Family FoundationSally Mead Hands FoundationMelamed FoundationThe Robert and Joyce Menschel Family FoundationEdward & Sandra Meyer FoundationMichael Dunitz Crisis Foundation, Inc.The Milken Family FoundationRuth Miller and Aaron & Lindsay Miller Philanthropic FundMiller Family FoundationThe Million Dollar Round Table FoundationMonasse FoundationMoser Family FoundationDavid & Inez Myers FoundationPaul S. Nadler Family FoundationDaniel M. Neidich and Brooke Garber Neidich FoundationNelco FoundationThe Nelson Family FoundationJane R. Newman Charitable TrustNewman-Tanner FoundationNoe Singer Family FundOperation KidsThe Pannonia FoundationThe Perlmutter Family FoundationPershing Square FoundationThe Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower FoundationPhelps Family FoundationThe Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of MinnesotaPhillips-Green Foundation, Inc.Pinion Street Foundation

Lucile and Maurice Pollak FundPosnick Family FoundationPritchard Family FoundationAnthony and Jeanne Pritzker FoundationQuitobaquito FundRecanati FoundationThe Reiss Family FoundationMarian and Eva Rokacz Family Foundation TrustThe Rosenkranz FoundationRotary Club of Seminole LakeRuggles Family FoundationAndrew Sabin Family FoundationSay Yes to Education FoundationScheidel FoundationRobert and Sylvia Scher Charitable FoundationSchonberger Family FoundationSecond Abraham S. and Fannie B. Levey FoundationThe Selz Foundation, Inc.Shapiro-Silverberg FoundationSusan Stein Shiva FoundationThe Shuch Family FoundationSimmons Family FoundationThe Lucille Ellis Simon FoundationThe Smith Family Charitable TrustSource of Hope FoundationThe Sternlicht Family Foundation Inc.Leila & Melville Straus Charitable TrustStrong Foundation of New YorkSy Syms FoundationClergy of Temple IsraelThe Bovin Family FoundationThe McCance FoundationThe Melvin S. Cutler Charitable FoundationThe Schaufeld Family FoundationThe Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. FoundationThe Toby and Nataly Ritter Family FoundationTisch Foundation, Inc.The Robert and Jane Toll FoundationTwelve Twenty-One FundUnited States Institute of PeaceUniversity Presbyterian ChurchVan Dyke Family Foundation, Inc.

The Lee and Cynthia Vance FoundationThe Vise FoundationVital Projects Fund, Inc.The Vogl FoundationMary & James G. Wallach FoundationAlbert and Bessie Warner FundThe Winfield FoundationWolfensohn Family FoundationBarry L. and Jan R. Zubrow Foundation

GIFTS OF GOODS & SERVICES305 FitnessStephen M. and Anita B. AdelsonCindy AveryBeth and David BloodRalph Brown, M.D. and Elaine KasmerCity Winery (NYC)Comodo RestaurantMatthew P. CoureyCharles J. de Sieyes and Carol WardDelta Air LinesSheryl and Jeff FlugGK FramingSidney Goldman, M.D.Timothy Hawkins, M.D.Hilton Boston Logan AirportKristin KentoppKiss My FaceLos Angeles ClippersMcKay WilliamsonMindshift TechnologiesMulhollandNational Basketball AssociationNimble FitnessPanfotoPasserby FilmsPhilip O. OzuahPaltel Robert RovnerJudith Sandick, M.D. and David C. Nutt, Jr.STATE BagsToll BrothersUK Tennis Association (UKTA)Watch What Happens Live

Gifts of Goods & Services SEEDS PROFILE


Planned Giving

Contributing to Seeds of Peace during one’s lifetime has an immediate impact on the success and effectiveness of the organization. A gift provided in an estate plan acknowledges a very special commitment that helps assure that the mis-sion of the organization will endure. A planned gift reaffirms the belief that peace is possible and, with ongoing steward-ship, sustainable.

You can express your appreciation for excellence in leadership by making a bequest to Seeds of Peace. There is no minimum amount for a planned gift. It can be as simple as including a set sum in your will or trust, can include gifts of real estate or other valuables, or can be designated through retirement funds or life insurance.

Gifts and bequests are deductible under the federal income, estate, and gift tax laws. Inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence.

If you would like information on estate planning structures or would like to learn what others have done, members of our staff and board are available to work with you and your financial advisors. Inquiries can be sent to Jason Drucker at (212) 573-8048 or [email protected].

Planned gifts are your last testament to the values you cherish. Thank you to all who are considering this incredibly special means of giving. All gifts, great and small, are truly appreciated.

Samuel J. Bellin*

Macky Bennett*

Paul Bernstein

Rosalind Biskind*

Kathryn W. Davis*

Ethel K. Duritz*

Sue Carol Francis*

Dan Frederick

Abbie Freedman*

Bobbie and Thomas Gottschalk

Helen R. Grace*

Dorothy Day Horowitz*

Ellen Kagan*

Betty Jo Lowe Krout*

Eugene and Carolyn Mercy

Arnold Nestle*

Ruth Plotnick*

Charlotte W. Ritter*

Mary Honor Rivin*

Alice Soref

C. Michael and Joan Spero

Martin I. Small*

Stella Vogel*

Anonymous (3)

*Deceased

IN RECOGNITION

Global Leadership Council

Angela Homsi (GLC Chair)

CORPORATE & THOUGHT LEADERS COMMITEEE

Leen Al-Alami (Co-Chair)

Andrew Cedar (Co-Chair)

Aner Ben-Ami

Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal

Johan Berggren

Robert Bordone

Aenne Brenninkmeyer Chene

Lisa Cirenza

Erin Segilia Chase

Fadi Elsalameen

Malvina Goldfeld

Dan Grossman

Lois Perelson-Gross

Deborah Pevenstein

Ned Lazarus

Devon Maalouf

Bob MacLeod

Julie Mandell

Jane Masri

Jennifer Miller

Eric Norberg

Amera Otaifa

Donna Preddy

Koby Sadan

Ahmad Shami

Jordan Solomon

Anna Tunkel

ALUMNI & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITEEE

Ron Garber (Co-Chair)

Jessica Yarmuth (Co-Chair)

Lara Barak

Jay Cohen

Rebecca Garland

Marcus Goldbas

Perri Gould

Amer Kamal

Shira Mazor

Misha Mehrel

Zoe Mercer-Golden

Adam Nofal

Ben Pollard

Dana Reilly

Stephanie Rivkin

Jesse R. Ryan

Boris Sharapan

Eric Tanner

Jacob Toll

The Global Leadership Council and its two committees—Alumni & Young Professionals, and Corporate & Thought Leaders—champion Seeds of Peace’s critical work and helps grow the footprint of the organization.

The Council includes Seeds and Seed parents, longstanding donors, and select members of the global business and philanthropic community.

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Mohammed IsleemeDirector, Middle East Programs

Mostafa IsmailsCoordinator, Middle East Programs

Imran KhanDirector, Pakistani Programs

Eias KhatibsCoordinator, Middle East Programs

Danny MetzlCo-Director, Facilitation

Daniel MosesDirector, Educator Programs

Mohammed NasserEddinsDirector, Middle East Programs

Efrat PelegProgram Coordinator, Middle East

Maayan PolegsDirector, Middle East Programs

Eyal RonderChief Officer, Legal & Business Affairs, Tel Aviv

Raffoul SaadehAlumni Outreach & Programs Manager

Eddie SamuelsAccountant, Tel Aviv

Bahman ShahieProgram Coordinator, Afghanistan

Yael ShalemAccountant, Jerusalem

MIDDLE EAST & SOUTH ASIA Lubna Al QudwaCoordinator, Gaza Program

Mirna AnsarisAssistant, Camp/Office

Tha’er AbdallahAccountant, Ramallah

Farhat AgbariaCo-Director, Facilitation

Orlando ArellanoTeam Leader, Multinational Programs and Strategy

Farah BadoureProgram Coordinator, Middle East

Claire Dibsi AyedChief Officer, Legal & Business Affairs

Jonah FisherDirector, GATHER

Sagar GangurdeDirector, Indian Programs

Ashraf GhandourManager, GATHER Community

Amna GhaniAccountant, Lahore

Kyle GibsonDeputy Director, Global Strategy & Programs

Maria IrelandCoordinator, Educator Programs

FOUNDER John Wallach (1943-2002)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORLeslie A. Lewin

sDenotes Seed serving on staffeDenotes Educator serving on staff

Hussein SheikhBookkeeper, Lahore

Omar TayeheDirector, Middle East Programs

Kiran WaliOffice Manager, Lahore

Uraib ZalatimoTeam Leader, Middle East Operations

US & UKBibi AlliCoordinator, Human Resources & Administrative

Eva ArmourDirector, Global Strategy & Programs

Awista AyubDirector, South Asia Programs

Sarah BrajtbordsUS-Based Programs Manager

Fayth CentenoSenior Manager, Global Human Resources & Administration

Jason P. DruckerDirector, Development & External Relations

Francis EdouardFinancial Reporting Accountant

Caitlin GolubDatabase Associate

Rowena HillBusiness Affairs Officer

Seeds of Peace Staff

Catherine JosephAccounting Manager

Eric KapengaDirector, Communications

Ross MudrickSenior Manager, Development

Glenn PastoreDirector, Grounds & Maintenance

Marni PearceSenior Database Manager

Madeleine PryorManager, Communications Content

Clarke ReevesAssociate, Programs and Events

Diala Saadeh-ThaherLondon Representative

Manu SharmaSenior Manager, Development

Salonee ShresthaAccounting Assistant

Mark TsiglerStaff Accountant

Dindy WeinsteinDirector, Individual Philanthropy

Timothy P. WilsonSenior Advisor & Director, Maine Seeds Program

Alina YavorovskayaExecutive Vice President, Finance & Administration, CFO

Board of Directors

Peggy E. Tanner (Chair)

Matthew Courey (Vice Chair)

Christine R. Covey (Secretary)

Samuel L. Samelson (Treasurer)

David Avital

Amin Badr-El-Din

Vivek Bantwal

Richard Berman

Scott Birnbaum

Beth Blood

Cynthia Baker Burns

Raed Elkhatib

Joseph Gantz

Jeremy Goldberg

Bobbie Gottschalk

Steven B. Gruber

Joel E. Jacob

Michelle Mercer

Lindsay Miller

Tal Recanati

Deborah Lafer Scher

Tiziana Sousou

C. Michael Spero

David Strasser

Sen. George Mitchell

Her Majesty Queen Noor

Leila M. Straus

Sebastian Stubbe

Arn Tellem

Nancy Reiss Tellem

Jane Toll

Robert Toll

Ali Velshi

Janet Wallach

Sandra S. Wijnberg

Eugene Mercy Jr. (Emeritus)

Paul Bernstein (Emeritus)

James Orphanides (Emeritus)

Mrs. Kathryn W. Davis (1907-2013)

H.E. Shimon Peres

Dr. Sa’eb Erekat

T.H. George H. W. Bush

T.H. William Jefferson Clinton

Advisory Board

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