WINGED LION SOCIETY
Established in 1999, the Winged Lion Society honors and celebrates the philanthropy of those individuals whose Lion’s Pride Fund (Annual Fund) gifts to the St. Mark’s Campus total $1,500 or more each year. The individuals and organizations listed below at the Benefactor and above levels are recognized for their leadership and strong commitment to St. Mark’s Campus.
Eleanor and Kendall Bryan
Frances and Alex Graham '00
Jess & Brewster J. Durkee Foundation
Meta and Hugh Magevney
Annie and George Egan
Diane Graham
Angeline and Jim Treace
Linda Alexander
Kelly and Mark Anderson
Lindsey and Quinn Barton
Kelli and Charles Chunn '98
Angela and Christian Cummings
Margaret and Dink Foerster
Laura and Billy Howell
Emily and William Magevney '00
Elizabeth Rodriguez and Eric Sauvageau
Mark Schnitzius
Shelley and Wayne Williford
The Foerster Family - Featured Grandparents
Dink Foerster has been a member of the Episcopal community for the past 70 years. He was instrumental in helping to acquire the property where both Episcopal School of Jacksonville and Episcopal School of Jacksonville, St. Mark's Campus reside today. He was a founder of Episcopal School of Jacksonville and was President of the Jacksonville Bar Association.
Margaret was one of the St. Mark's Episcopal Day School's founding faculty members. Her previous teaching career included teaching at Holiday Hill Elementary School and Ortega School. She also produced and hosted an instructional television program on the history of Jacksonville, "Your Town and Mine." She has been a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church for over 50 years.
Margaret and Dink are extremely proud of their children and grandchildren: David Foerster, Jr., Margaret Foerster Bratton '75, Michael Clements Foerster '80, Amy Foerster Lyerly '84, John McIlwaine Lyerly '83, Caroline Foerster Hammond '94, John McIlwaine Lyerly, Jr. '18, Caroline Vason Lyerly '20, Emily Grace Hammond '25, and Anna Wendel Hammond '29.
Kate and John Bazylewicz
Margaret and Wirt Beard
Mary Helen and Charles Cauthen
Sara and Rick Culbreth
Kay and Michael Fellows
Holland and Charles Gibbs '87
Ruth and Harvey Granger
Karie and Joe Kovacocy
Elaine Martinez-Koziol and Jason Koziol
Josh Longmire
Anne and Randall Mann
Seana and Matt McAfee
Holly and Terry Miller
Phil and Raymur Walton Rachels '85
Marieka and Dervent Richards
Beverly and Tim Sleeth
Mary Jane and Jay Trimble
Chris and Chloe Wood
Susan and Ricky Wood
Richards Family - Featured First Time Donors
Marieka and Dervent Richards enrolled their daughter, Jayda '26, in fifth grade at St. Mark's Episcopal Day School in 2018. During the past two years, the family has volunteered and generously supported the school in so many ways. Marieka was the Chair of the 2019-2020 Fall Festival and is currently serving on the A Vision for Art Committee. Dervent prepared and served spaghetti at the 2020 Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run Spaghetti Dinner and helped with the Fall Festival. Jayda ‘26 is currently in the seventh grade on the Munnerlyn Campus and is cheering and planning to play basketball. Her brother, Matthew, is an honor student at Paxon School for Advanced Studies where he plays football. In addition, he spends time volunteering with young men who are on the autism spectrum to include them in athletic programs. Marieka is a Real Estate Agent with The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), a non-profit community advocacy and homeownership organization. Dervent is a Regional Facility Manager for City Facilities Management. He also coaches Riverside Presbyterian Church basketball and has been a soccer coach for the past ten seasons with the Westside Soccer Club.
Richards Family - Featured First Time Donors
Marieka and Dervent Richards enrolled their daughter, Jayda '26, in fifth grade at St. Mark's Episcopal Day School in 2018. During the past two years, the family has volunteered and generously supported the school in so many ways. Marieka was the Chair of the 2019-2020 Fall Festival and is currently serving on the A Vision for Art Committee. Dervent prepared and served spaghetti at the 2020 Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run Spaghetti Dinner and helped with the Fall Festival. Jayda ‘26 is currently in the seventh grade on the Munnerlyn Campus and is cheering and planning to play basketball. Her brother, Matthew, is an honor student at Paxon School for Advanced Studies where he plays football. In addition, he spends time volunteering with young men who are on the autism spectrum to include them in athletic programs. Marieka is a Real Estate Agent with The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), a non-profit community advocacy and homeownership organization. Dervent is a Regional Facility Manager for City Facilities Management. He also coaches Riverside Presbyterian Church basketball and has been a soccer coach for the past ten seasons with the Westside Soccer Club.
