Charger Commons - a beautiful, new, two-story, 60,000 square foot building serves all Shorecrest students from The Experiential School to our seniors, and as a meeting place for the whole community. The building houses Shorecrest’s first-ever kitchen and dining rooms with indoor and outdoor seating, The Experiential School classrooms and playgrounds, Lower School Library and Media Center, the Clinic and the Wonder Studio.
From the outside, Charger Commons has become the centerpiece of our campus, but as you walk upstairs you see that the second floor awaits. Students and faculty are utilizing portables and temporary flex spaces for classrooms as they patiently await the finished transformation of our campus.
After a strategic pause in construction last March due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shorecrest Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to move forward with the completion of the second floor of Charger Commons and the construction of the Weiss Family Pavilion.
With physical distancing and smaller groups now the norm, space on campus is at a premium. Completing the second floor of Charger Commons will provide Shorecrest with more flexible, open and safe indoor learning spaces. The Weiss Family Pavilion will allow for outdoor classes, gatherings and performances. The Board of Trustees is working diligently with the Health and Safety Task Force to ensure that our current and future needs are fulfilled with the completion of this project, in the safest possible manner.
Case for Support


Campaign Progress:
Total committed: $12,156,600
Funds Raised by Community $9,517,570.00
Funds Invested by Shorecrest $2,639,030.00
(This section under Construction)
Campaign Timeline
March 2018: Announcement of Transform Campaign
The Shorecrest community gathered for the launch of the Transform Campaign. A photo composite of the new building was revealed.
May 2018: Demolition
The generosity of 78 early donors made the launch of Transform and plans for Charger Commons possible. The community gathered for spray painting and to watch the initial demolition.
Summer 2018: Groundbreaking
When the school year began in August 2018, the shell of a new building had taken shape.
Fall 2018: Construction
Construction continued throughout the school year on the first floor of the building.
February 2019: Milestone Celebration of Charger Commons
The name Charger Commons was revealed. Transform’s earliest donors, Tom Andrews and Jennifer Vesper, and the Sher and Conroy families, honored Shorecrest’s long-time Headmaster as the namesake of The Mike Murphy Experiential School building.
March 2019: Opening of Charger Commons First Floor
A ribbon cutting celebrated the opening of the first floor of the new 60,000 square foot facility, which features two Dining Rooms, a new Library and Technology Center, a Clinic, The Wonder Studio, the Mike Murphy Experiential School and playscapes.
August 2019: Exterior Improvements
Completion of the Lower School playscape, organic gardens and greenspaces. Families and staff remark that the campus has never looked better.
November 2019: A Night to Rise
Over 200 community members gathered for a celebration in the shell space on the second floor of Charger Commons. Attendees got a peek of what will be available once Transform is completed.
January 2020: Growing Supporters
More than 300 donors joined Transform during this phase of the campaign.
What is Next: The Second Floor Awaits!
The second floor of Charger Commons build-out will complete the centerpiece of our campus in summer 2021. Starting in the 2021-22 school year, this space will provide our community with necessary programmatic spaces and classrooms and an administrative wing. Check out the Construction Corner section on the Advancement page of Ebytes (Shorecrest's online newsletter), to see the progress of the second floor.
Future Projects: The Power of Capital Giving
Capital Giving has the power to transform an institution by building community and igniting innovation. Whether funding essential facilities like The Mike Murphy Experiential School and Charger Commons, or renovating current spaces to best fit our current needs — capital gifts ensure that Shorecrest remains strong for generations to come.
Donor Testimonials
Supporters
$1,000,000-$1,999,999
Jennifer Vesper and Tom Andrews
$250,000-$499,999
Art Buser and Pam Greacen '84
Tara '96 and Cory Gaffney '95
Gary Hess and Trevor Burgess
Donna and Tim Main
Jan and Craig Sher
Robin and Tom Wood
$200,000-$249,999
Nadia and Jim Bunn
Andrew and Meredith Wollowick Cooper '96
Sarah and Augie Ribeiro
Margaret and Bert Smith '76
$150,000-$199,999
Will and Stacy Sher Conroy '00
Kim and Hutch Craig '89
Nikki and Paul Pagano
$100,000-$149,999
Lorna and Forbes Alexander Helen and Chris Barrott Carley and Adam Befeler Jennifer and Darla Browning-Hutton Lauren and Doug Carlan Susan and Ron Diner Linda Edwards Jeff Freedman |
Donna and Tom Gaffney Tarja Takki-Halttunen and Mika Haltunnen Halton Company April and Court James '92 Zeina and Steve Kropf Jessica and Jeffrey Lowe Hilary and Patrick Marston Tom Nelson |
Lisa and John Peck Gail and Fred Razook Paul Reilly Allen and Janet* Root H '16 SAGE Dining Services, Inc. Elizabeth and David Samuelson Barbara Sansone Kari and Jim Sickling |
$75,000-$99,999
Andi and Tom Mullins |
$50,000-$74,999
Anonymous (1) Anne and Steve Anderson Laure and Daryl Blume Roger Broderick Molly and James Camp Michele and James DiMartino Lani and Peter Ford Matt Frey and Anne Michelle Reilly Frey '02 Natalie and Scott Gebicke Kris Grant and Family |
Jeannine and Jim* Hascall Nancy and Frank Hursey Darby '88 and Ming Jung '88 Marilyn and Allan Katz Cristin Keane Mike Keane Ginger and Mark Lettelleir '87 Levitt & Prasatthong, DDS, PA The Marcin Family Claudia Larrain and Matt Mosk Liz Smith and Chip Newton |
Dan Prasatthong '84 Debbie and Brent Sembler Shorecrest Community Association Andrea and Matt Silverman Josh Smith Corrie '90 and Bill Stover '90 Ali and Kevin Tralins Beth and Michael Vivio Gina and Mike White Ashley and Michael Wuliger |
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous (2) Charlene Hosseini and Tony Aboud Natalie and Marshall Ames Maureen Ayral Kris and Mike Brengs Joel, Kay, Chas and JB Bronstein Jenna '99 and Michael Cibran '95 Diana and Marshall Craig Christi and Jay DeGeare Beth and Eric Diner '91 Emily and Tash Elwyn Angela and Jim Estes Vanissa Ma and John Floto Danielle and James Flynn Joan Forrest |
Chris and Marc Fratello Donna and Felix Fudge '78 Michelle and Jason Green Lisa and Greg Hahn Krista Waitz and Mark Halliwell Patty Ann and Eric Hamblen Mary and Charley Harris Amy and Donagh Herlihy Troy and Judy Stanton Holland '78 Jennifer and Sean Kelly Karen and Matthew King Kristin and Dennis Leary Jennifer and Paul Manfrey Kelley and Brooks Matheson |
Leslie and Jay Mathews Tiffany and John Ofenloch Karen and Don Peterson Martha and Chas Reynolds '81 Valerie and Gerry Rice Mary Anne Reilly and Ross Roeder Maya and Brahmesh Siva Johnathan Stanton Christy and Jason Stross '96 Allison and Rose Trowbridge Jen and Alon Varsha Heather and Bob Whirley Sherry Williams Sally and Bob Willis '77 Laurie and Scott Wisotsky |
$10,000-$24,999
BCH Mechanical, L.L.C. Cecilia Bueno-Canizares and George Canizares Jennifer and Mark Casanta Doug and Maureen Cohn Whitney Singer and Jon Daou Stephanie and Kevin Dyer Jen DesRuisseau and Arom Evans Toni Jeffrey-Fort and Kenyon Fort Amy and Lee Friedman Krista and Ron Gillis Grant Family Alumni- Jamie '04, Alex '14, and Sam '15 |
Margie and James Green Maribel and Jack Hawkins Jenny and Steve Hufford Shelby and Chris Jones Miko and Jon Kepko Diane and Rob Klingel Heather and Rob Klingel Clark and Monica Bridgeford Mason '88 Elayne and Isaac McKinney Karen Moore Robin and Mike Murphy |
Marc and Laurie Slomka Reiskind '83 Lila and Brenton Ross Peggy Crawford and Josh Rovin Bebe and Michael Schulman Grant and Laura Sansone Shaw '97 Sandy and Mike Slomka Michele Sobota Steve Sobota Lorraine and Scott Thorpe Julie and John White Vivian and Steve Wilsey |
Up to $9,999
Anonymous (2) Rebecca Armacost Cathy Burkert and Emily Arthur Sam Aspinwall Sharon and Eric Bailey Nick Banko Anna and Bill Baralt Trudi and Richard Barry Christine and Ron Barton Irina Beliaeva and Dmitry Baschinsky BA Beatty Louisa and Mark Benjamin Rosemary and Fred Berger Debbie and Jody Berner Mardi and Kevin Bessolo Lisa Bianco Jackie and Mark Bircher Aliza and Chaim Bloom Jane and Charlie Boarman Norm Bungard April Cabral Ashley and Frank Casano Darrel Christian Dawn and Mark Chronister Ace Padian and James Click Amy and William Cobb Mary Lee and Fred Coble Helen Cook-Consoni and Rudy Consoni Lorie and Jose Cura Raffi and Brian Darrow Sue Dattilo Janet and Greg Davis Jeanne and Hunt Davis Erika and Luciano Deangelo Katy Deegan Maggie Doley Janice and Mike Donahue Samantha and William Drake Cheryl Lee and Steven Duprè Sandy and Jay Epstein '84 Tami Evans Diane and Chris Ewing Adrianne Finley Odell and Rich Odell Tara and Matt Florell Ian Foster The Free Family Deborah and David Gatherum Nicole and Dave Gaus JP Getting '01 Stephanie Slavick and Joe Gierlach Dotty Gill Rosalind and Michael Gillis Steven and Meredith Razook Granese '93 Rochelle and Reid Graves '00 Mary and Ken Gruber Elizabeth Hallock and David Wishner Bobbie and Casey Harrington Valarie Nussbaum-Harris and Laurie Harris '82 Ron Heller Marjorie Hess Sarah, Derrick, and Jack Heyl Leah Carlson and Alex Hodges Jane and David Hodgson Joan Hollifield Melanie and Ron Hollis |
Alison Hounshell William Hounshell Mandy and Lucas Howell Kim and Lee Hudson Karyn and Sal Ingrande Angel Novikov-Jank and Wolfgang Jank Ande and Eric Johnson Heidi Joswig Marti Collins and Peter Katcha Julie and Scott Klavans Sebnem and Kamil Koc Tyler and Chris Kornatowski Denise and Kenneth Kowalski Lindsey and Patrick Lamb Leigh and Michael LaRosa Catalina and Nicholas Laryngakis Heather Lavender Kori Locicero and Alexander Lavoie Winnie and Dick Leary Whitney and Geoff LeCain Ken Leiner Joan and Harry Lerner Lauryn and Darren Leverenz Trish and Bill Loughery Kristen Maddox Brailee '29, Dalton '31 and Rigsby '31 Mantooth Mindy Yergin and Jason Margolin Lynne Flanagan and Ernest Marquez Jodi Maslaney Jean and George Matz Katie and Scott McCray Kathy and Mark McKeage '79 Inga and Michael Mendelsohn Ben Meng Julie Meyer Michael Millonzi Chris Moore '16 Courtney Moore '17 Margaret and Jonathan Morgan Fatima Morlando Patches Morris Paul and Colleen Morris Tony Napodano Sidy Ndiaye Sandra and Robert Nelke Mary Jo Nelson Kathy and Ted Newman Rebecca Nowak Suzy and Ray Olson Bruce and Stacy Orloff Miriam and Todd Pardoll Danielle Parrott Paul C Jensen Attorney at Law LLC Maggie and Daniel Penello Jennifer and Justin Phelps Debbie and Michael Picker Cynna and Scott Plantz Tricia and Alex Plotkin Dulani and Benjamin Porter Mitchell Posk Allen Powell Jeremy Reiskind '13 Sabine and Patrick Richard |
Elizabeth and Tom Richmond Erin and Perry Ross Faye and Alan Roth Tarja Koskela and Ernest Saasto Kathy and Rick Sanders Kathy and Joe Saunders Tati and Mike Sax Meghan and Erich Schneider Natalia and Greg Schratwieser Tanya and Doug Seely Patricia and Michael Serbanos '92 James Sewell Daniel Kim and Sue Shin '94 Anna Lapidus and Dima Simkin Carolyn Sloss '85 Connie and Brian Smith Michelle and Burks Smith Ashley Rhodes-Courter and Erick Smith Michelle and Greg Smith Smith & Casady Inc. Kristin and Tony Sochet Dan and Natalie Peck Spada '96 Durga and Leor Sptaru Robbie and Jon Specter Barbara Stewart Julie and Charles Stewart Amna and Greg Stoici Anna and John Stoner Elizabeth Sudderth Lizzy and Steven Sussman Tampa Bay Trane Tampa Winsupply Nancy and Tom Thomas Alice and Jim Thompson Tom Barrow Co Denise and Paul Tomey Eve and Vello Toomepuu Martin Traber Tanya and TJ Tucker Dominique and Chris Tuleen Leah Udwin Joanne Lee and Ethan Updike Bill Van Law Mercedes and Eric-Paul van Woerkom Kristi Aussner and Nathan Vonderheide Nicole Chandler and Nicolai Vuxinic Mark Walker Karen and Skip Wallace Bibby Weiss Carol and Norm Welch Sam Wells '07 Suzanne Wells Kristin and Brian White Thuy La and Stephen Wilcox Lynn and Lee Williamson Nancy and Donald Wilson Lisa and Warren Wylie Kathy Xie Linda and Andy Zolper Eva Zwack |
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For more information about Transform contact Michael Gillis, Director of Advancement, at mgillis@shorecrest.org.