Many thanks to our generous donors!
English In Action is grateful to our supporters. Below is a list of individuals and organizations that gave in our 2019-2020 fiscal year. Listings represent cumulative giving for the year. Sponsors and supporters of our events are included separately below.
*Members of the English In Action American Dreamers group are indicated with an asterisk. American Dreamers have made a three-year commitment of $750, $1,500, $3,000, $5,000 (or more) per year. For more information, see englishinaction.org.
** In-kind
$30,000-$35,000
Anonymous**
Marx Family Advised Fund at Aspen Community Foundation (ACF)*
Susan Taylor & Rob Pew*
$20,000-$29,999
Aspen Community Foundation (ACF)
Pitkin County Health & Human Services
Pitkin County Library**
$10,000-$19,999
Julie, Jon & Oliver Fox-Rubin Jessica & John Fullerton
James P. & Brenda S. Grusecki Family Foundation
A.V. Hunter Trust
Melony & Adam Lewis Advised Fund at ACF*
Susan & Frederick Lodge*
The Louis & Harold Price Foundation Kelley & Mark Purnell
Jill Soffer & Steve Elder
Gail & Lenny “Boogie” Weinglass
$5,000-$9,999
The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright/ MAAK Foundation
City of Aspen
The Thrift Shop of Aspen
Jean Campbell & Patrick Morrissy*
Casey Concrete & Western Slope Materials*
Isa Catto & Daniel Shaw/ Catto Shaw Foundation
Chelsea & James Brundige
Caring for Community Fund
Stevie Gillman*
Diane Goldberg Hunckler & William Hunckler
Janny Goss & Dorothy Reed/ Thendara Foundation
Jody Guralnick
Jill & Curtis Kaufman
Nancy Magoon
James Maher & Polly Scott/ Maher Family Foundation
Marcie & Robert Musser Advised Fund at ACF*
Lynn Nichols & Jim Gilchrist*
Crawford Properties LLC* (see also sponsors)
Allen & Kelli Questrom*
Lynn Russell & D. Stone Davis
$3,000-$4,999
777 Investment Corporation
Alpine Valley Services** (see also sponsors)
Aspen Rotary Club
Patrick Curry*
EBF Cultural Diversity Fund at ACF
Julie Goldstein
Nance & Ramón José López*
Ann Nichols*
La Tricolor** (see also sponsors)
$1,000-$2,999
Anonymous
Aspen Skiing Company Family Fund at ACF
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Auld
Robert & Cara Barnes/The Magnolia Charitable Foundation
John & Chris Blair
Michal Brimm & Michael McVoy/ Ernst & Wilma Martens Foundation
CCY Architects
Kay & John Callison
John & Laurel Catto/ Alpenglow Foundation
Ruth Carver
Kim & Nick Coates
Julie Comins & Greg Pickrell*
Susan & Addison Gardner
Jane & Allen Grossman
Lori & Gary Harada*
Noelle & Cecil Hernandez
Jody & Andy Hecht*
Brian & Tracy Holcombe
Paul J. Hoenmans & Judith Zee Steinberg Advised Fund at ACF
Fred & Elli Iselin Foundation
Mike & Laura Kaplan Advised Fund at ACF
Carolyn & William Kane
Katie Kitchen & Paul Kovach*
James & Dianne Light
Karen B. Maloney & Robert J. Carpenter
Lee & Deborah Meisel*
Laurie Michaels Advised Fund at ACF
James & Kat Moser
Catherine O’Connell & Fred Venrick*
Blanca & Cavanaugh O’Leary
Candice Olson
Jeffrey Patterson
Yosefa & Craig Platt*
Barbara Reid & David Hyman*
Marc & Helen Rubenstein Philanthropic Fund
Linda Schuman
Erin Spiess/The David C. Hawley Foundation
Patti & George Stranahan
Anne Tobey*
Town of Basalt
Town of Carbondale
Natalie Travers*
Linda & Dennis Vaughn
Karen Wing
Maggie Woods
Alexandra Yajko & Donn Willins*
$500-$999
Lizbeth & John Adams
Alpine Bank** (see also sponsors)
Aspen Skiing Company** (see also sponsors)
Lara & Lenny Beaulieu*
Jorge Benitez
Gina Berko & David Fleisher
Sallie & Thomas Bernard
Jed Bernstein
Debra Brooke Paparo
Tim Brown
Richard Carter
Castaways Foundation
Katherine & David Chase
Lisa Chiles*
Mary Conover
Robert Cross
Shinta Damayanti & Ketut Siladarmawan
Robin Danell
Marcy & Leo Edelstein
Ted & Ruth Edmonds
Lane Feler
Cynthia Ferrara Goldsmith & Frank Goldsmith
Julie & Dan Feuerborn
David Floria*
Ellen Freedman & Auden Schendler
Barbara Fretz
Linda Girvin & Bill Lipsey
Amy & Barry Gordon*
Helene Gude & Gregor Kolpus*
Alexandra Halperin & Daniel Sadowsky*
Jennifer & Matt Hamilton*
Denise Hoogland*
George & Sandy Kahle/ The Kahle Foundation
Kahn Marker Family Advised Fund at ACF
Jane Kelly
Bridgette Kelly
Maureen Kinney & Scott Hicks
Rosemarie Lavender
Linda Lay
Dori & Robert Libson
Peter McBride Productions Giving Fund
Footsteps Marketing**
Diane Moore & Joel Sax
Diana Nelson
Nona Niland
Ann O’Brien
Dan Porterfield
Sara Ransford/The Arches Foundation
Catherine Reagan
Jane Rich
Lana Rizika
Yuani & Karen Ruiz*
Garry Schalla
Sophie Schlumberger/ Savage Excavation
Mimi Schlumberger
Barbara & Mark Schmidt
Sarah & Richard Shaw/BF Foundation
Sandra Smith
Katie & Michael Solondz
Sandy & Stephen Stay
Eden Steele & Bart Johnson*
Robin & Peter Van Domelen
Bob Ward
Jacque Whitsitt*
Fiona & Randy Woods
$250-$499
Anonymous
Kate Bacon & Chris Woods
Shelley Baker Supplee
Linda & Ken Bielinski
Nell & Bill Birk
Suzanne Bober
Deborah Bradford
John & Jean Burks
Jeffie Butler & Kevin Sheehan
Terri Caine
Charlie Cole
Sally Cole
Susan & John Cottle
Mary & Peter Delany
Diane Doolittle
Ellen & Matt Dube
Olivia & Jackson Emmer Advised Fund at ACF**
Sally Faison
Lynne Feigenbaum & Steven Wolff
Marilyn & Larry Fields
Mari Frankel
Barbara Gold
Angela Hanley & Danny Stone
Mary Ann & Jim Harris
Susan & Michael Hartnett
Bill & Kathy Hegberg
Sandy & Peter Johnson
Sarah & Ben Kelly
Kerry Kleisner
Ann & Tom C. Korologos
Martha F. Luttrell
Marjory Musgrave & Frank Peters
Linda Nathanson
Polly Pollard
Emily & Ken Ransford
Tim Riggins
Steven Rittvo/Rittvo Family Foundation
Susan Rutledge
Sheryl Sabandal & Sean Fick
Jennifer & Scott Scherer
Kim Scheuer
Bill Schoeberlein
Shelly Sheppick & Stu Urfrig
Steve Sievwright/YOU Travel Taupo
Mike & Margaret Simmons
Amy & Doug Throm
Donna & Tom Ward
$100-$249
Anonymous x5
Impact Advisors
Jo-Anne Ahrens
Jim Albert
Kathleen Albert
Thorsten Anderson
Tara Arcomano
Jonathan & Gayle Armytage
Elizabeth Ballinger
Mary Ballou
Denali Barron
Jessica Beaulieu
Skip Behrhorst & Donna Fisher
Virginia Irbaguen Belandria
Elizabeth Bell
Daniel Benavent
Christine Benedetti
Rob Benedetti & Maria Yurasek
Eleanor Bennett
Barbara Berger
Beth Berkeley
Susan Bernard
Nicole Birkhold
Mary & Greg Bright
Debbie & Marc Bruell
Elmer Canales
Michele & Jim Cardamone**
Judie Carroll
Michael Carron
Suzanne Caskey & John Keleher
James and Betsy Chaffin
Liz & Mike Chapman
Susan Christman
Anne Clapper
Cathy Click
Ashley & Mike Connolly
Sam Corbin
Sue & Christopher Coyle
Allison & Art Daily
Stefanie Davis
Roxana Rogers De Sole
Jenny Desmond
Diane Dreher
Caroline Duell
Elyse Elliott & Jeremy Bernstein
Heather Exby
Claudio Feler
Beatriz Ferrufino & Raul Centeno
Jim Finch
Jill Fink
Sistie Fischer
Abril Flores
Cici Fox
Bill & Jane Frazer
Michael Fuller
Leslieann Gallagher
Hilary Garnsey
Deena Gerber
Lari Goode & Mark Fischer
Alison Gordon
Aubrey Gordon
Donna Grauer
Bill & Joyce Gruenberg
Nina & Matt Gworek
Wendy Hahn & Kent Whinnery
Rachel Hahn
Mary K. Hanley
Georgia & Andy Hanson
Kristen Henry
Marilyn Hill Harper
Will Hodges
Wendy Howard
Tracy Hritz
Judy & Nick Huston
Melissa & Rob Jankovsky
Ann Johnson
Deborah Jones & John Katzenberger
Betsy Key
Mary Jo Kimbrough
Nancy Klaiber
Chris Klingelheber
Ellen T. Knous
Kathryn Koch
Klaus Kocher
Lisa & Kurt Krass
Debbie & Gary Kreutzer
Karen Kribs
Lisa Lambert
Richard LaMee
Felicity Lodge
Eleanor Z. Lodge
Lindsay Lofaro
Louis’ Swiss Pastry
Julia Marshall
Juan Martinez
Kirsten Petre McDaniel
Holly McLain
Rebecca Mirsky
Gail Mizner
Elizabeth Mondry
Christine & Richard Montgomery
Mary Pat Mueller
Lori Mueller
Virginia Newton
Paula Nickell
Denise O’Connor
Steven & Lynn Okeson
Thea Okin
Ms. Diane Oshin & Dr. Sydney Mandelbaum
Buzz Patten
Bob & Marci Pattillo
Megan Perkins
Dan Perlman
Marjorie Perry
Jean Perry
Brooke A. Peterson Advised Fund at ACF
Hensley & James Peterson
Susan Philp
Lornaa Pickrell
Jayne & Bill Poss
Deborah Prinz
Jairo Ramirez Barahona
Jose Ramos & Norma Portillo
Miguel Revilla & Nohemi Diaz
Ellen Rieder
Eric Ringsby
Robert Ross
Jacqueline Russell
Mary & Loren Ryerson
Dyna Mei Sanchez
Carolyn Sauvage-Mar
Rachel Schmidt
Janet Schoeberlein
Richard Schoenberger
John Seybold
Christina & Bradford Sherman
Beth & Sloan Shoemaker
Ellen & Morton Silver
Phoenix Simms
Babette Sobel
Lorraine & Pat Spector
Clare Stocker
Shirley & Robert Stone
Lou & Raymond Stover
Steve Stunda
Kim & Michael Taets
Alexandra Tarika
Harry Teague
Laura Thielen & George Eldred
Robin Tolan
Paula & Bill Turner
Hayley Van Der Meer
Ruth & Bob Wade
Susan Walker
Diane Wallace
Polly Whitcomb
Lara & Marc Whitley/ The Brady Foundation
Cassidy Willey & Eric Lamb
Suzanne Wolff & Gary Tennenbaum
Maria Zelaya
Up to $99
Anonymous x6
Martha Aarons
Jamie Abbott
Eugenia Acevedo
Heidi & Erik Ahrenskeaff
Jessie Anderson
Ben Anderson
Gladys Arango Marcon
Laurin Arnold
Roberto Arundale
Kurt Bauer
Mitzi Beardsley
Cynthia Beaton
Dorothy Beehner
Amy Behrhorst
Janie Bennett
Vanessa & James Biebl
Clara Blakely
Rob & Sarah Blanchard
Rachel Bowler
Jefe Branham
Mayo Brown
Jessica Brown
Kimbo Brown-Schirato & Jason Schirato
Brenda Burkholder
Oni Butterfly
Ragnhild Risbo Caldwell
Catharine Calhoon
Lucia Campbell
Zenia Canas
Enid Ellis Carl
Melanie Carr
Eva Silvia Castillo
Gloria Castillo
Neri Cervantes & Nayeli Reveles
Georgia Chamberlain & John Foulkrod
Jose & Jill Chardiet
Hazzell Chevez & Gerson Manzano
Patricia Chew
Guadalupe Chiguil & Porfirio Revilla
Bert Chilson
Nicole Christianson
Laura Clasen
Jill Cohen
Alex Collins
Susan Conklin
Timothy Connolly
Ann Kathleen Cox
Andy Curtis
Deb Curtis**
Deb Cutter
Alice Davis
Lauren DeAre
Lisa DeLosso
Lawrence Denton
Cathy & Patrick Derby
Barbara Dills
Lisa Dimento
Mary S. Dominick
Christy Doyon
Dennis Dreher
Arlys Erickson
Kristi Farrell
Walker Fenton
Brayan Figueroa
Marguerite Flett
Karina Flores Rosales
Candice Forde
Bernice Forrest
Frances Freedman
Amy & Rob French
Irene Friedman
Heather Froelicher
Walter Gallacher
Noel Gannett
Talita Garcia
Sara Garton
Sheri Gaynor
Scott Gilbert
Elisa Gordon & Christopher Cronin
Krystina Greenwood
Jane Gross
Elaine Grossman
Jill Gruenberg
Fabiola Cruz Gutierrez
Varouj Hairabedian
Teresa Hall
David Hamilton
Bunny & John Harrison
Jane Hart
Robin Haugland
Carol & Jud Hawk
Jami Hayes
Connie Holcomb
Kathy Honea
Leslie Hopp
Elyse Hottel
Mark & Danielle Howard
Rita Hunter
Jewels Ivey
Susan Jenkins
Shael Johnson
Edward Jones
Edwin Kiley
Penelope Kinsman
Ali Kopinto
David Krause
Patty Kravitz
Nancy Kyner
Amy Laha
Cynthia Lamb
Denise Latousek
Sue Lavin
Marilyn & Henry Lee
Bowman Leigh
Eva Lemley
Denison Levy
Laurel Loeb
Amanda MacCamant
Kristina Mace
Alicia Magaña
Laura Makar
Fred Malo
Stephanie Malo
Arabella Marmolejo & Clímaco Sánchez
Margaret Mathers
John & Laurie McBride
Michele McClinton
Caren McCraken
Michael & Charlotte McLain
Shelly Merriam
Angelica & Sophia Mojarro
Katela Moran
Rosa Morfin
Esther Mountjoy
Lauren & Mark Munger
Jason & Contessa Munoz
Rebecca Musselman
JustGive-Great Nonprofits
Jennifer O’Keefe
Rosa Maria Orellana
Martha Ortega Perez
Margarita Ortiz
Dede Osborn
Connie Overton
Carol Pasternak
Kim Pederson
Sarah Pegler
Della Pegolotti
Carla & Eric Peltonen
Tom & Elizabeth Penzel
Montserrat Perez
Leah Perkins
Juliana Pfister
Catharine Pieck
Mallory Pisano
Juliette Pisano
Rebecca Polan
Renee Prince
Lee Pruitt
Jesus Ragazzo
Miriam Ramos
Kendall Reiley
Beverly Rento
Debra Rice
Terry Lott Richardson
Enid Ritchy
Judith Ritschard
Heather Rydell
Karen Ryman
Jarral Ryter
Michael J. Salyers
Ayelen Scarsini
Sydney Schalit
Suzanne Scheer
Judy Schramm
Lee Shainis
Melissa Shaw
Diane Sherman
Kara Silbernagel
Stephanie & Chuck Slosser
Jason Smith
Stephen Spicer
Alice Steindler
Brenda & Michael Stern
Jeannine Stickle
Andrea Suarez
Bill Sullivan
Megan Talarico
Catherine Tallmadge
Karin Teague
Gary Tennenbaum
Zeke Tiernan
Michael Tofel
Sarah Tory
Suzanne Tory
Tom Verry
Ellen Ellis Verry
Sandy Verry
Lucio Vigil
Ryan Waddick & Ainhoa Bujan
Carol Marie Wagner
Kellyn Wardell Johnson
Robin Waters
Cindy Wechter
Bill Weidman
Stephen Weiss
Beth & Pierre Wille
The Willes
Arturo Williams
Katrina Winograd
Margie Woods
Kim Worline
Laci & Dan Wright
Elizabeth Wysong
Sue & Ted Zislis
Honorary Gifts
In honor of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright - Kristen Henry
In honor of Chris Amini and Neil Ross - Ellen Rieder
In honor of Yanina Antilaf - Karin Teague
In honor of Nancy Flett - Marguerite Flett
In honor of the Ellen Freedman - Fran Freedman
In honor of Cecil & Noelle Hernandez - Allison & Art Daily
In honor of Julie Goldstein - Joyce and Bill Gruenberg
In honor of Barry and Amy Gordon -
Susan Conklin
Elisa Gordon & Christopher Cronin
Aubrey Gordon
In honor of Susan Lodge -
Jane & Allen Grossman
Linda Lay
Jeffrey Patterson
In honor of Lupe Melendez - Sarah Kelly
In honor of Patty Moratays - Mark Tye
In honor of Ann Nichols - Nance & Ramón José López
In honor of Lynn Nichols -
Kay and John Callison
Gloria Castillo
Carson Gilchrist
Jim Gilchrist
Julie Goldstein
Nance & Ramón José López
Lauren & Mark Munger
Ann Nichols
Nayeli Reveles
Stephen & Karen Spicer
In honor of Cathy O'Connell - Ann O'Brien
In honor of Ellen Rieder - Polly Pollard
In honor of Geeta Shukla - Lisa De Losso
In honor of Caroline Tory - Suzanne Tory
In honor of Betty Unger - Cindy Wechter
In honor of Tom Verry -
Mitzi Beardsley
Jefe Branham
Jessica Brown
Ragnhild Risbo
Caldwell Enid
Ellis Carl
Sam Corbin
Arlys Erickson
Walker Fenton
Connie Holcomb
Jewels Ivey
Eva Lemley
Esther Mountjoy
Jarral Ryter
Michael J. Salyers
Rachel Schmidt
Bill Sullivan
Gary Tennenbaum
Michael Tofel
Ellen Ellis Verry
Sandy Verry
Carol Marie Wagner
In honor of Maria Zelaya - Nell & Bill Birk
In memory of Chris Faison - Trish Chew
In memory of Jack Real - Sue Lavin
In memory of Libby Sullivan - Stephanie & Chuck Slosser
In Kind Donations
A Sign in Time
Aspen Skiing Company
Mary Ballou
Michele Cardamone
Jocelyn Durrance
Helene Gude
Pitkin County Library
Footsteps Marketing
Lynn Nichols
Cathy O'Connell
Janet Schoeberlein
Alpine Valley Services
Phat Thai
La Tricolor
BUSINESS EVENT SPONSORSHIPS
We also thank the many individuals who purchased tickets to our 2019-2020 events!
** Indicates in-kind sponsors
$5,000+
Alpine Bank
Aspen Times**
Mountain Chalet Aspen
Umbrella Roofing
$1,000-$4,999
Alchemy Audio Visual**
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty
Aspen Public Radio**
Alpine Valley Services**
Bethel Party Rentals**
Coldwell Banker Mason Morse
Crawford Properties, LLC (see also donors)
Daly Property Services
Fifth Generation/Tito’s Handmade Vodka**
Frias Properties of Aspen
The Gant**
Harriman Construction
Hendrickson Construction
La Tricolor**
Local Spirits**
Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel
Reese Henry & Company
Rimkus Real Estate Company
Town of Basalt
Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez
$500-$999
Aspen Alps Condominiums
Aspen Daily News**
Aspen Tile & Bath Gallery
Harrington Smith**
Heirlooms
KDNK**
Jaywalker Lodge
Panaderia San Miguel**
Savage Excavation
Steeplechase Construction
We-Cycle**
$250-$499
Blue Tent Marketing
Brian Smith CPA
Escape Garden Design
Louis’ Swiss Pastry (see also donors)
Red Onion
Regan Construction
Serranos Marble & Granite
Smith Immigration
Vectra Bank
$100-$249
A+ Accounting
Aspen Medical Care
Basalt Quick Lube
El Montañes**
Mt. Daly Enterprises
Under $100
Wolf Gensch Construction
Prize Donations for Fiesta de Tamales
Alpine Bank**
Aspen Skiing Company**
CC’s Café**
El Pollo Rico**
Element 47**
Garcia’s Market**
Glenwood Cavern Adventure Park**
Gloria’s Ropa y Calsado para La Familia**
Hacienda Jalisco**
Hollyann**
Hotel Colorado**
iPro Center**
Mi Casita**
Movieland**
The Little Nell**
Obermeyer**
Valley Meats La Carniceria**
Wienerstube**
Willits General Store**
Please forgive any omissions or errors.