Alumni Events DEI SUMMER SERIES
DEI FALL SERIES
July 27: A Space to Listen Aug. 3: A Space to Share Aug. 10: A Space to Plan Lawrence Academy’s DEI Summer Series was created as space for our broader alumni community and aims to support participants in giving voice to their diverse experiences while at LA and as alumni. It is also intended to provide an opportunity for participants to Raquel Majeski, assistant obtain greater awareness of LA’s diversity head for equity and initiatives and commitments and encourage community life participants to leverage the power, connections, and insight established during the series to propel forward LA’s commitment to diversity.
As a part of the ongoing growth, education, and commitment around DEI at Lawrence Academy, we offered the following opportunities to all adult community members:
Oct. 7: DEI at LA – A Strategic View Dan Scheibe, head of school, and Raquel Majeski, assistant head for equity and community life, discussed LA’s strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The evening concluded with Meghan Smith, coordinator of DEI professional growth and practice, who led participants in a mindfulness practice.
The Summer Series is but one piece of LA’s broader effort to center the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion into our daily operations and sense of community, and to more fully energize LA’s commitment to recognize you for who you are and inspire you to take responsibility for who you want to become.
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Oct. 14: Fireside Chat with Irshad Manji Irshad Manji, author of Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times and the 2018 J. William Mees Visiting Scholar, addressed the importance of having moral courage and navigating courageous conversations.
SPORTS, PART TWO
Nov. 30 LA held its fourth virtual LA Career Panel, which featured a continuation of the profound sports career insights from LA alumni: Ben Lord ’57, Scott Brewitt ’82, Greg Rybarczyk ’86, and Julia Tesoro ’12. Alumni Council member Lindsay Howard ’00 moderated the discussion and posed a series of questions for the panelists. Panelists offered insights on building a solid network, willingness to be flexible and adaptable, thinking creatively, and working collaboratively. The panelists connected back to their LA education to emphasize their public speaking, presentation, research, and collaboration skills while working on labs, projects, athletic teams, or Winterim groups. Developing strong relationships and communication with their key constituents was another point of emphasis. Being able to analyze and make inferences from the available data are essential skills in advancing one’s career in the field of sports. The expertise shared by each of our panelists was sage advice for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the sports arena. Lindsay Howard ’00
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Ben Lord ’57, principal at Lord Advisory Group, LLC
Scott Brewitt ’82, vice president of digital partnerships at NESN
Greg Rybarczyk ’86, director, education and process analysis at the Boston Red Sox
Julia Tesoro ’12, activation specialist for the Chicago Cubs
