SMA 2026 GALA
Starlight DISCO Dreams

Presented by 
The Diamond Reserve

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Cocktail Hour starts at 5:30 PM in the Community Center
The Gala will be start at 6:30 p.m. in Bishop Evans Sports Center

The Gala is St. Mary's Academy's biggest fundraising event of the year, and directly supports tuition assistance. It allows SMA to continue the good work of educating and preparing a diverse body of SMA students to be powerful agents of change. About 20% of the student body receives tuition assistance.

This fun-filled, adults-only event includes a hosted happy hour with a signature cocktail, a silent auction known to ignite some cutthroat bidding wars, a delectable three-course dinner, games, an action-packed Live Auction, and Paddle Raise hosted on our very own SMA campus!

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor 

Faith Sponsors

Carol Mansfield Schlessman '76 and Gary Schlessman
Five Peaks Capital Group, the Prieto Yun Family, the Evans Family & Saha Psychiatry, LLC

Community Sponsors
The Carroll Family
Davis Family Charitable Trust

Justice Sponsors

Heather Cornelissen
Loretto Community
Natural Grocers
Bron Tapes, Buildr Health, Chasing Windmills, Emendo Law & The Youthinator Skin Studio
The Hofmann Family and The Straw Family
Lara Stepneski-Mintz '02 and Cliff Mintz

Respect Sponsors

Desta Asfaw and Rob Folena 
Authentic Treks
Rita and George Bottjer
Lan Chen and Joe Keller
Occasions Catering

Janet, Meghan, and Michael O’Halloran

Faculty Sponsors

Anonymous
Sara and Jason Cooper
Brittney and Sean Frye
Rebecca Givens
Logan Hennessey
Meghan Holmes
Kathryn McNamee
Melissa and David Murphy
Jennifer and Jim Paton
Anna and Robert Pierini
Diana Rael
Paige and Jeff Reberry
Andrea Stanton
Sweet Nola

Corporate Sponsors

BCLP - Gold Sponsor
Esters Neighborhood Pub - Gold Sponsor
Tricor Group - Gold Sponsor
Cherry Hills Medicine - Silver Sponsor
Fife Luneau, PC - Silver Sponsor
NexVue Exteriors - Silver Sponsor
PakMail - Bronze Sponsor
Senior Helpers Littleton - Bronze Sponsor

1864 Society Members
John and Emily Albright
Anonymous Donors
Roger and Janice Brown
Paul Carney and Lovisa Taylor
The Converse Family
The Donahue Foundation
The Emmerich Family
The Hopper Family
The Miller Family
The Mounsey Family
The Obering Family
The Prieto Yun Family
The Rechtin Family
The Riopelle Family
The Rupp Family
The Scarlett Family
Gary and Carol Schlessman '76
Dave and Julia Simon
Greg Sissel and Therese Ivancovich
The Testwuide Family
Pete Titsworth and Gretchen Eppler
Sandor Weiss and Minyi Du
Chad and Lisa Williams
Mike and Vivian Williams