Thank You for Keeping Our Mission in Motion!
The Shaker Schools Foundation is grateful for your support of our students and teachers. Help us close out the year on a high note with your gift to the Mission in Motion Annual Appeal. All donations are tax-deductible and can be made in honor or memory of a student, staff member, or loved one.
Donor Appreciation Report
Please take a moment to read about some of the success stories made possible by your support. Thank you for keeping our Mission in Motion!
Our Staff
Holly Coughlin, Executive Director
Laura Orazi, Director of Development
Erica Verderber, Senior Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Proe, Social Media and Marketing Associate
Megan Hanger, Development Associate
Sharon Galin, Alumni Liaison
Board of Trustees
Stasia Vavruska, President
Carter Strang, Vice President
Doug Wang, Treasurer
Cathy Zbanek, Secretary
Jennifer Lawry Adams
Eileen Anderson
Cathy Belk
Michael Bowen
Pawan K. Divakarla
Mark Freeman (Life Trustee)
David Glasner
Christopher Hunter
Cliff Mendelsohn
Dorothea Polster
Lisa Nersesian Richardson
Philip Rowland-Seymour
Carter Strang
Annette Tucker Sutherland
Brittany Webb
Advisory Committee
Anne Borchert, Co-chair
Nancy Karr, Co-chair
Joanie Adler
Jamie Babbit
Maxine Isaacs
Kathryn Jones
Peter Lawson Jones
Barb Miller
K.J. Montgomery
Chris Nance
Marjorie Newman
Zach Paris
Terry Pollack
Deborah Ratner, Emeritus
Ronald Ratner
Susan Ratner
Robin Weaver
Our Mission
The Shaker Schools Foundation provides resources to enrich the educational experiences of students of the Shaker Heights City Schools. The Shaker Schools Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Our History
Established in 1981, the Shaker Schools Foundation was one of the first in the nation to raise funds for a public school system. Since then, we have raised more than $6.5 million to support the tradition of excellence that sets the Shaker schools apart.
Through the robust support of individual donors, community partners, and grants from local and national foundations, we are able to make a difference in the lives of all Shaker students at every grade level throughout the District.