Council and Class Agents

Alumni Council

The Benjamin School Alumni Council represents all alumni to TBS leadership and provides essential feedback and insights. Members of The Alumni Council serve as an advocate for the school and further the mission of The Alumni Association. The council also supports the school's engagement initiatives to promote alumni networking, new student enrollment, institutional giving, and more. Council members are responsible for directing The Alumni Association and ensuring it is a sustainable program for the school.

Interested in becoming a member of The Council?
Contact Alumni Relations and Development Manager
Ashley B. Simmons at ashley.simmons@thebenjaminschool.org.

2025-2026

2025-26 Alumni Council Members

Darren Craft ‘04, President
Talbot Sutter ‘07, Vice-President
Kristin Aiello ‘04, Secretary
Colby Bradford ‘13
Susy Benjamin ‘87
Sam Cohen ‘04
Mike Curcio ‘95
Robert Dattolo ‘12
Lindsey Sachs Dodge ‘07
Sonny Gold ‘08
Justin Guerra ‘03
Max Kaye ‘10
Lindsay Reddington Nugent ‘11
Justin Roemer ‘02
Erika Strasser ‘09

Molly Stringer ‘95
Zoe Godown Sullivan ‘11

Honorary Members
Nan O’Leary ‘83
Matthew Brannon ‘03
Dr. Morgan Poncy ‘88
Tom Rooney ‘89
Brian K. Waxman ‘86

Ex-Officio Members
Juan Carlos Fanjul ‘93, Chief Development Officer
Dave Faus, Head of School
Jessy Fulford Padon ‘01, Director of Communications
Ashley Simmons Urena ‘05, Alumni Relations Manager

Class Agents

Class agents are members of The Benjamin School Alumni Council. Their main purpose is to establish and maintain contact between their classmates and The Benjamin School community by encouraging their active participation and support of the school.

If you would like to serve as a class agent, please contact Alumni Relations and Development Manager Ashley Simmons at ashley.simmons@thebenjaminschool.org .

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2025

Avi Gulati
David Frear, III
Leana Spada
2020-2024

2024
Margaret Smith

2023
Leo Byrne
Skylar Jones
Chloe Krul
Nicole Nicklaus
Holland Poncy
Charlie Spungin

2022
Logan Sorenson
Sydney Steiger
Jacob Steiger
Emeline Smith
Gerald Bissell

2021
Devyn Dyett
Cade Odom
Sid Jasti
Alexander Michelon
Nadia Poncy
Danai Makoni
Andrew Weisz
Skyler Zur

2020
Vinny and Nicky Amato
Phoebe Denenberg
Vance Hendryx
Nick Lama
Caroline Small
Jada Travis
Zander Valentini
Alexandra Walczak
2015-2019

2019
Daniela Garcia
Joshua Greene
Ainsley Malamala
McKenna Maxwell
Jack Poncy

2018
Robert Fournie
Kylie Kempe
Margaret Regnery
Acadia Rubin
Martin Weisz

2017
Christian Cropp
Hanna Jacobs
Jordan Mendelsohn
Zackary Rubiano
Brittany Silvester

2016
Julie Bicknell
Blake Henderson
Derek Packer
Lyndsey Peckham
Andrew Witmer

2015
Max Chesnes
Hannah Cogsil
Hannah Denenberg
Trevor Ross
2010-2014

2014
Nichole Cohen
Garrett Donaldson
Ellie Jamison
Casey Pearce
Jacqueline Phillips

2013
Hannah Gross
Lindsey Slavin
Brenna Tiano

2012
Meredith Anderson
Jamie Corey
Heather Doan

2011
Brittany Bigelow
Frank Cunningham
Rachel Kaslow
Eliza Williams
Michelle Winner

2010
Nano Anderson
Nicole Grabel
Max Horowitz
Brooke Johnson
2005-2009

2009
Kelly Ford
Kirby Kempe
Lexi Matte
Ali McCraney

2008
Tim Drevins
Katie Lotman
Kaye Schacter
Shohan Shetty

2007
Rajiv Asnani
J.B. Corey
Lindsay Sachs
Kristen Schooley

2006
Morgan Anderson
Francesca Antonucci
Rob Hayden
Brandi Rollins

2005
Sarah Davis
Rachael Ferris
Mallory McRoberts
Lauren Sachs
2000-2004

2004
Mercedes Anderson
Jacki Bideau

2003
Gabe Bedoya
Gabriella Filasky Arp

2002
Jordie Poncy
Katie Quaid

2001
Jessy Fulford Padon
Paige Maltby Bollenbacher

2000
Graig Mansfield
Benjamin Posner
1995-1999

1999
Christina Burigo McGowan
Lauren Craft

1998
Mike Ciklin
Christian Searcy

1997
Jeanmarie Burigo Connor
Ashley Craft Henry
Adrienne Poncy
Amanda Pierman

1996
Jason Pierman
Amanda Taylor

1995
Gilda Carrillo
1990-1994

1994
Kathryn Mackey Dillon
Emily Kresser

1993
Emily Withers Edwards

1992
Catherine Broadhead
Spencer Crowley

1990
Jennifer Coleman Ayers
1968-1989

1989
Bill McIllvaine
Tom Rooney

1987
Peter Cocotos

1983
Jana Pierman Barren
Tracy Masiello

1981
Aaron Paul Jackson

1980
Chelie Stingel Casey

1968 (NPBPS '68)
Andrew Terhune

Main Address & Lower/Middle School

11000 Ellison Wilson Road
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Ph: 561.626.3747

Upper School

4875 Grandiflora Road
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Ph: 561.472.5998

A premier PK3 - Grade 12 independent, coeducational day school with campuses in North Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens. Since 1960, The Benjamin School has provided a challenging college preparatory education to a diverse student body in a structured, nurturing community environment.

After hours emergency contact:
Leslie Downs/Chief Operating Officer
Ph: 561.657.0075 or 561.747.0585