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1955

KEN HANF writes, “For what it’s worth, I am alive and well in Sitges, on the coast of Spain below Barcelona.”

1962

HARRY MOSER and his Reshoring Initiative are collaborating with the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) to promote LeanShoringTM in which organizations can reduce domestic manufacturing costs by eliminating waste in their processes, including anything that does not provide value to the customer. In an article on the AME website, Harry said, “We are committed to changing the sourcing paradigm from ‘offshored is cheaper’ to ‘local reduces the total cost of ownership.’” In June, he participated in a Q&A with Today’s Medical Developments about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the reshoring effort and supply chains, especially for medical products. “When the COVID-19 pandemic ends,” he said, “America’s global supply chain must be replaced with local and national sourcing, but it won’t just be in health care. Other leading industries of focus include transportation equipment, appliances, plastic and rubber products, fabricated metal products, electronics, and apparel.” Later in the interview, he added, “When people reshore, they accept a higher U.S. cost, but reduction in overhead (inventory, travel, international property, etc.).” Harry urges any alumni who might influence company sourcing decisions to contact him for help at harry.moser@reshorenow.org.

1965

BOB DWYER writes, “The first words of today’s [June 21] sermon (live streamed on Facebook) at my parish church in Manhattan: ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.’ I felt like I was back in the North Avenue chapel.”

1967

GLENN HERRICK writes, “After graduating from Gordon College in Wenham, MA, my wife, Ruth, and I settled in Wenham, MA where I started a 30-year career at BayBank (now part of the Bank of America system). My wife, who also graduated from Gordon, was a teacher at the Hamilton-Wenham Regional Schools for 34 years. Over the years, I served the Town of Wenham in various capacities: Recreation Board and Finance Committee member as well as two three-year terms as a Selectman. I also was a member of the Wenham Auxiliary Police for many years. I coached a variety of youth and travel team sports, including baseball and soccer while, over time, serving as President of the local Little League, Youth Soccer, and Youth Hockey Organizations. With two children active in competitive swimming, I became a certified official and also served as a board member of New England USA Swimming. In 2007, we retired and relocated to a small Maine town called Old Town. We have a son, Timothy, who lives with his family in Hamilton, MA, and our daughter, Susan, lives near us here in Old Town with her family. Life is good. We love Maine!”

John Roll ‘73 has launched a new television series.

1973

JOHN ROLL recently launched a new 30-minute television series, Carolina Home Today, on WMBF in Myrtle Beach, SC. “After 40 years in the communications industry,” John writes, “it was time to take my show on the road.” He teamed up with his former WTNH (New Haven, CT) colleague Nancy Aborn Wuennemann for this series that tells compelling stories about home service providers in coastal South Carolina. Capitalizing on the area’s recent growth, each show provides a fast-paced, entertaining, and informative look at home trends, new home technology, and best practices in home continued on page 53

CLASS OF 1980

A Surprise Blessing

COMPILED BY LINDSAY LIOTTA FORNESS ’80, P ’11, ’14

The Class of 1980 Reunion Committee began to plan a terrific weekend of events both on and off the Pingry Campus in Basking Ridge, NJ. COVID-19 had other plans.

Our class has lost a parent to the disease, and many of our offspring have missed the end of their high school or college senior years and graduation ceremonies. Despite the disruption, the committee decided to plow ahead with a Zoom gathering on Saturday, May 16. We hoped for a decent showing—25 classmates, perhaps, for about a one-hour call. What we were blessed with was a three-hour-plus call with more than 55 people, including a handful of teachers. Here’s what we learned:

> Everyone hopes that we can reconvene in person next year, sharing the year with the Class of 1981.

> Perhaps we need to include a Zoom activity again next year, to include those who will find themselves unable to travel.

> The years have melted away and respect is abundant: respect for those who have chosen service in their professional or volunteer lives, respect for those who have forged unusual paths to happiness and self-enlightenment, and RESPECT for our Pingry teachers.

Teachers actually wanted to hear from us! We enjoyed the company of Peter Cowen (English), Steven Feder (French), Sharon Pastore (Math), Kevin Rooney (Middle School English), and Dean Sluyter (English). Given the country day format, these excellent teachers also coached, counseled, directed artistic endeavors, led overseas student trips, and more. JEFF ROCKS updated us on his water truck–related business and home location of Hickory, NC, but more importantly told us the great story of how Kevin Rooney saved a local private school. As the story goes, Jeff was invited to someone’s home to meet the newly selected Headmaster, one who not only needed to fill a vacancy, but who needed to help further create a young school and lead it into the future. Upon his arrival, Jeff saw this “outsider in a blazer and tie” who he then looked in the eye and said, “Mr. Rooney?” to Kevin’s “Mr. Rocks?” response! Kevin is credited with bringing “Pingry” quality and systems to this school and building a foundation for the school’s future success. Partially due to Kevin’s involvement, Jeff became a member of the school board and later its Chairman, making him Kevin’s boss for a short time!

JACK CORRADI—now known on the airwaves and professionally as Jack Rabid—began his career in music and journalism while still at Pingry. Now a married dad of an 8- and 12-year old, Jack parlayed his many student trips into New York City into the production of The Big Takeover bi-annual music magazine, music radio work, professional musician, and more. His story of Peter Cowen’s dedication is both touching and not unusual in Pingry lore. Jack explains that he arrived at Pingry from Summit Junior High and thought he knew how to write. Peter worked with Jack for many days from 3:00 p.m. on, and Jack credits his abilities today to that attention and patience. This sentiment was echoed by many, citing examples of Kevin Rooney’s work with Jon Vigman, Steven Feder’s introduction of language and culture (Mark Diamond), and Sharon Pastore’s ability to make math understandable.

TODD EISENBUD, from Miami, FL, where he lives with his wife (and teenage sweetheart), singled out Dean Sluyter for his book, Fearless, which Todd (and I) have given to friends and colleagues for its wonderful guidance. This thanks began a raucous remembrance of Dean’s, telling us about Steven Feder’s second calling as a realtor. Tied to this story, AMY EHRLICH PESKIN related her family’s very close connections to Steven Feder as well. Steven sold Dean his first house and counseled both the Sluyters and some Ehrlich children on the merits of DIY home improvement. Steven’s sales are credited with getting some Pingry teachers into the home ownership realm in communities that were being gentrified, thus helping provide homes as well as sound investments. Steven now lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL with his wife and two sets of twins—one 18 years old and the other 8 years old!

One of our AFS classmates was on the call! IMMA GUITART PERARNAU called in from Valencia, Spain and encouraged all to stay in touch with her once travel resumes. Imma is a travel agent and has had to live with coronavirus restrictions longer than any of us. She happily reported that Spain is beginning to re-open. We are so glad that Imma stayed up so late to celebrate!

Since storytelling would make this a novella, most of the remaining info is provided in bullet form. We had a few folks on the call who could not stay long enough to update everyone. They are: Marston Allen, Tom Ferry, Fred Hnat, Bart Zanelli, Greg Hockman, Paul Crooker, Scott Corwin, John Baxley, Lynn Apruzzese Tetrault, and Mark Payne. We missed hearing from you!

STEVEN BARG is retired as a Partner from Goldman Sachs, living in CT. “Life is good.”

JOHN BENT is an ENT in Bronxville, NY, working in an ICU during the pandemic. Thank you for your service, John!

Living almost adjacent to the Short Hills Campus, STEVE BRISGEL and his wife, like a few of us, have adult children “home again” during the pandemic.

Class Notes

CLIFF BRODER is happy in New Jersey with his family, all healthy and well.

JAN BROWN called in from Maryland and is enjoying this “home time” with her young daughter. Jan worked for Disney for 11 years; that would be interesting to hear more about!

KYLE COLEMAN lives with her wife, Linda, in Nutley, NJ and had photos to share from our teen years!

PAUL DENNISON worked for many years in Washington, D.C. with public agencies and is now happily back in New Jersey, where he’s active with the arts and other non-profit interests.

COPELAND ESCHENLAUER is in Minnesota and loving the professor life!

KAREN FAHERTY lives with her husband and quarantining kids at the Jersey Shore where she works as a psychologist in private practice.

A member of the Reunion Committee, JOSH GRADWOHL is living in Bucks County, PA and still working for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Josh is also active with Friends of the Delaware Canal and helps the group with carpentry.

A member of the Reunion Committee, HERB GRICE is living in New Jersey, working in IT, but also doing a great deal of community work for a shelter in Newark, NJ. If you are interested in helping Herb’s efforts gathering blankets, coats, or food, you can reach Herb at herb.grice@gmail.com.

DOROTHY HARBECK is an immigration judge and an adjunct professor at two law schools, Columbia and Rutgers. Dorothy and her wife live near the Jersey Shore, not too far from where she grew up!

BOB KAUFMAN works for McCormick Spices in Maryland, and there were requests for him to bring spices to our next reunion!

CLASS OF 1980

JENNI KNIGHT lives in Vermont and teaches reading to young children—a challenge any day, but especially in an online format. Although it is challenging, they are incredibly resilient!

JIM KOVACS is a Pingry parent and really enjoyed seeing teachers on our call.

NEIL KULICK liked being a lawyer, but truly loves being an English teacher.

ROB KUSHEN, previously an attorney with Human Rights Watch, enjoys “helping wealthy people give their money away.” Rob and his wife are Pingry parents.

SUSAN FOTI McCLANAHAN is in mental health services and has recently returned to doing more direct clinical work, which is a switch from her former type of practice. Susan and her husband recently purchased a vacation spot in the Denver, CO area, so she’s looking to re-connect with Pingry people there as well.

MAUREEN KELLY McLAUGHLIN and MIKE McLAUGHLIN were both on our call, from Basking Ridge, NJ where they live very close to campus. Both have been Pingry parents, to Connor ’12 and Lauren ’15. We send our condolences to them both on the loss of Mrs. McLaughlin (Pingry Teacher Emeritus, Grade 4) from COVID-19.

MICHAEL MIYAZAKI called in from Washington, D.C. where he participates in the arts when not at work. Michael and his husband are looking forward to a retirement in Palm Springs, CA in the not-so-distant future.

DAVID PERLMUTTER lives in Ridgefield CT, having recently moved from Chappaqua after 25 years. He has four children, three of whom are in college, and the other who graduated in 2016 now lives in Medellin. David works in commercial real estate and has a real estate technology start-up.

ROBIN POLLACK is happily retired after 35 years of teaching regular and special education. She is looking forward to traveling and fun once COVID disappears!

SUSAN QUINN is Director of the Ocean County Library System in Ocean County, NJ. The system has 21 branches and 500 staff, so Susan has quite the job as New Jersey re-opens services. GINNY MEBANE RADER called in from Menlo Park, CA, which sounded like it was a “bit ahead” of New Jersey in the mitigation of COVID-19.

BRAD ROTH is a Professor of Political Science and Law at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, and the author of books and journal articles about international law.

JIM “CHARLIE” SCHAEFER retired from politics and is still involved in banking. Charlie and his wife live in the Bahamas and New York City.

MARC SOMNOLET and his wife live in his childhood home in Westfield, NJ. They often travel to France and Mexico to see their families (his sister Karine ’82 lives in Paris). Both daughters are grown—one in New York City and one in Miami. Marc retired from 30-plus years in consumer products marketing and is an independent advisor to start-ups and an adjunct professor at NYU, which he loves!

A Reunion Committee member, DAVID STANTON lives in New Jersey and works in marketing. He stays in touch with Dean Sluyter and often attends meditation sessions with Dean in person and online.

JIM “UBI” WARE (the Ubi moniker is from a Latin class–inspired joke) is a neurologist in the Princeton, NJ area. Jim really loves his work and practices with Mark McLaughlin ’83. Jim also continues to stay involved with wrestling.

MARK WILF works with his family’s real estate company and the Minnesota Vikings. The Wilfs have been generous to Pingry and other non-profits as well.

BOB WITSENHAUSEN is a recording engineer in New Mexico. It was wonderful to see Bob after many years!

GAEL AMABILE ZIEMER lives in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and is in the mental health profession. Gael and her husband enjoy the arts and culture that Minneapolis/ St. Paul have to offer.

building. “It’s an infomercial on steroids,” according to John. He retired from Fox61 News (Hartford, CT) in April 2020 and is enjoying spending time at home in Hamden, CT with his wife, Paula, and their two daughters and two granddaughters.

1993

JENNIFER ALESSANDRA, Chief People Officer at Frontdoor and a former Academic All-American springboard and platform diver at USC, spoke at TEDx Memphis in February, delivering a speech titled “The Danger of Participation Trophies.” Having grown up as a competitive athlete, she recalls a time when a trophy was reserved for “top-level performance, mastering a skill—you know, victory,” whereas many of today’s children are receiving participation trophies that she feels are skewing their ability to differentiate between participation and achievement. Acknowledging that these trophies are intended to serve as positive reinforcement and to reward something other than winning, Jennifer still believes that “for rewards to work, they need to be earned” and that, “in an attempt to spare children the hurt that comes from failure, participation trophies rob kids of learning by losing.” Emphasizing that achievement, not empty praise, leads to self-esteem, she recommends that people practice losing and failing gracefully; practice reflection and build self-awareness, focusing on personal account-

TEDXMEMPHIS Jennifer Alessandra ‘93 speaking at TEDx Memphis about “The Danger of Participation Trophies.”

ability; and practice giving and receiving feedback so people can improve their skills.

1997

CATHERINE PFAFFENROTH and her husband David Higgs welcomed a son, Samuel, in January.

1998

MELANIE NAKAGAWA, Director of Climate Strategy at Princeville Capital, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE Institute), which raises awareness of the public benefits and opportunities of advanced energy. It is affiliated with AEE, a national association of businesses that make energy secure, clean, and affordable. In a press release, Melanie said, “The transition to secure, clean, afford-

Samuel, son of Catherine Pfaffenroth ’97.

able advanced energy requires both private investment and public leadership. AEE Institute has so much to offer decision makers in both realms, and I am happy to help in this effort.” At Princeville Capital, Melanie leads climate and sustainability investment strategy to invest in global companies delivering transformative technology solutions to climate change. Previously, she was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation at the U.S. Department of State.

1999

CAROLINE DIEMAR is the new Executive Director of Girls on the Run of NOVA (Northern Virginia), one of the largest independent affiliates of Girls on the Run International, a program for 8- to 13-year-old girls that promotes empowerment by teaching life skills.

Front row: Chris Franklin ‘96, Colin Bennett ‘96, and Thomas Diemar ‘96, P ‘24. Back row: Maggie Franklin, Jaclyn Bennett, and Lauren Gruel Diemar ‘96, P ‘24.

Class Notes

Lance Lin ’99, right, and Jared Levan during their wedding weekend in Napa.

According to a press release, Caroline has a wealth of experience advocating for the well-being of children. Prior to accepting this role, she served as a Director at Polaris, where she oversaw their National Human Trafficking Hotline. Caroline holds a B.A in Sociology from Duke University and an M.S. from Bank Street College of Education. “I am truly honored to be part of an organization that is transforming young girls’ lives and equipping them to thrive as they navigate life’s social pressures and challenges,” she said in the release.

LANCE LIN married Jared Levan on April 30, 2019 at City Hall in San Francisco. A few days later, they celebrated with a wedding weekend in Napa—the subject of a story and slideshow in Vogue this past June. The senior manager of communications at Apple, Lance has managed public relations for the fashion industry (working at Ralph Lauren and J. Crew) and was Fashion Editor at GQ magazine. His husband is an account manager at Impossible Foods, a food tech startup.

2006

ZACK CORDERO writes, “After four years on the faculty at Rice University, I’ve moved back north to join the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, where I’ll be working on additive manufacturing of novel materials and structures for spacecraft, such as shielding against micrometeoroids and orbital debris. My wife Margaret

KINDRED

and I have two young kids, Phoebe and Will, and we’re looking forward to being within driving distance of family. I’m always grateful for the Pingry teachers who encouraged my interest in science and who helped me hone my communication skills.”

2009

ANDREW BABBITT married Colleen Murphy on August 31, 2019 in Peapack-Gladstone, NJ. Pictured are Ian Martin-Katz ’09, Daniel Elkind ’09, Andrew Weinstock ’09, Brendan Burgdorf ’09, Matt Rybak ’09, Colleen Murphy Babbitt, Andrew Babbitt ’09, Giancarlo Riotto ’09, Conor Starr ’09, Cory Babcock ’09, Matthew Fechter ’09, Abigail DiGiorgio ’22, and Austin Lan ’07.

Wool: A New Movement in Home Insulation

BY ANDREW LEGGE ’94, PETER BLANCHARD ’95, AND PHILIP WALSH ’93

Did you know you could insulate your house with wool? Thanks to Andrew Legge ’94, Peter Blanchard ’95, and Philip Walsh ’93, more and more people are learning that efficient home construction can be done with natural and sustainable materials. Their company Havelock Wool is at the forefront of this movement.

Founded by Andrew in 2014 to address growing consumer demand for high-performance, but also healthy-building, materials, Havelock Wool is steadily gaining more market share in the massive home insulation market. The idea behind the company came as Andrew, who worked in southeast Asia for six years, became more familiar with the wool industry in New Zealand and the widespread applications of wool.

“There seemed to be a glaring disparity between available products in the insulation market versus consumer demand for healthy, high-performance ones,” he says. “Wool’s properties as a natural insulator had the potential to fill the void, and extensive conversation with industry practitioners made it clear it was the right product for the market.”

A comparison to the whole and organic food movement sheds light on what is happening with emerging interests in healthy building. As awareness increases around the environmental impact of building materials, consumers are more interested in options that are healthy for them, their home, and the planet.

And as it turns out, sheep’s wool is an excellent home insulator, having evolved in nature’s R&D department for thousands of years. Not only does it have tremendous insulative properties, but it manages moisture and improves indoor air quality, something the mainstream insulation products cannot do (plus, it’s fire resistant and mold resistant, and greatly reduces sound transfer). Further, wool insulation’s carbon footprint is negligible. Wool is a natural byproduct of the lamb industry, and its manufacturing process is not carbon intensive, especially when compared to fiberglass, mineral wool, and spray foam. Hence, Havelock’s core value proposition: to make natural, high-performance insulation.

Havelock sources raw material from New Zealand because of the country’s abundant, consistent supply as well as its high standard in animal husbandry. As Andrew says, “New Zealand is the most sophisticated wool market, and that allows us to get the wool we want. Further, the kiwis are the best cleaners of wool in the world, and that’s really important because it guarantees a consistent, reliable, high-quality wool product.” Production occurs in Nevada.

The early days of Havelock Wool saw a struggle to convince builders and architects of the viability of the product and, still today, the “trade” is reluctant compared to the average homeowner. As a result, Havelock Wool brings its story directly to the end user through marketing efforts. This differentiated strategy is one of the key drivers behind the company’s growth. As Andrew puts it, “We continue to advocate for informed building material decisions and, as we like to say, ‘Don’t let your builder or architect be in charge of your health.’”

As the company grew, Peter Blanchard ’95 joined as a Director of Finance. With an M.B.A. in Sustainable Management and 10 years in finance, he has helped form the company’s financial strategy with an eye toward sustainable stewardship. And just last year, Philip Walsh ’93 joined as Head of Marketing. After a long career in finance, he felt compelled to join a company whose sole mission was not profit driven.

For more information, please visit havelockwool.com

Andrew Legge ’94 in the Havelock Wool plant.

Class Notes

Andrew Babbitt ’09 and Colleen Murphy Babbitt on their wedding day.

Connor McLaughlin ’12 at Drexel University College of Medicine in May.

2012

CONNOR McLAUGHLIN received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) in Philadelphia on May 15. He earned several accolades from the medical school, including the Department of Medicine Award for clinical excellence in medicine as well as the Elise Reid Carrington Prize, which honors a graduating senior who has demonstrated a high level of accomplishment, outstanding leadership, and service to the student body. He also graduated as a member of the DUCOM Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold Humanism Honor Society. He will continue his medical training in Philadelphia at his first-choice internal medicine residency program: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

2013

MICHAEL ARROM was highlighted in a September 30 story in American Songwriter for his work as a record producer for Haylee Joe’s “Norman Bates,” the debut single from her new Halloween-themed EP Nightmare. In the article, Michael says he had the fun challenge of incorporating elements of Bernard Herrmann’s score from Psycho “in ways that sounded timeless and authentic, yet refreshing.”

2016

JAMES BARKER, co-captain of Haverford College’s Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Team this past spring, was named to the 2020 Centennial Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Sportsmanship Team, which recognizes student-athletes who exemplify the values of respect, fairness, civility, honesty, and responsibility both on and off the field or playing surface. James also earned the honor for the indoor 2019-20 season. He was also named Second Team All-Centennial Conference following the 2019 indoor season, as he was part of a 4x800 meter relay squad that finished second, earning silver medals at the conference meet in Lancaster—the 7:59.7 time was the ninth-fastest in program history and only the fifth sub-eight minute showing this decade.

Jackson Artis ’16 Joins the Princeton Board of Trustees

A member of Princeton University’s Class of 2020, JACKSON ARTIS was elected this spring—from a field of 28 candidates—to serve a four-year term as a Young Alumni Trustee (YAT) on Princeton’s Board of Trustees (to ensure that the board always includes four members with recent experience as undergraduates, one student in the graduating class is chosen to serve a four-year term). The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering major, who also has certificates in Chinese Language Studies and Robotics and Intelligent Systems, is working at AGI, a Pennsylvania-based software company that works in aerospace, defense, and telecommunications. He is also pursuing a Master’s degree in Space Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here, he shares why he sought the YAT role and what he hopes to accomplish:

“I decided to run for this position to try and help improve Princeton on behalf of those who have no desire to stay involved with the university as a result of their negative experiences. As a result of my experience as a Pingry lifer, the culture of Old Northeastern Private Schools was familiar. This familiarity prevented the cultural challenges and hardships of a school like Princeton from catching me off guard, and so I was able to spend most of my time enjoying what the institution had to offer. Some of my best friends, however, did not have that same familiarity, and so spent a lot of their time adjusting to those same cultural challenges. Rightfully so, they are not too invested in spending more time and energy trying to make changes to an environment that harmed them. While a lot of the issues they faced are emblematic of old, elite schools in America, some of them were Princeton-specific. To me, it felt selfish and irresponsible to passively acknowledge that I had been able to enjoy my time while my friends did not simply because of the circumstances of where and when I was born. I felt like I should invest my time after graduating working to help bring the voices and experiences I had heard to the table in order to help make Princeton a more inclusive space.

As a Young Alumni Trustee (YAT), I have the same privileges and responsibilities as all of the other Board members. What’s been really reassuring and encouraging to learn is that official privileges and responsibilities of YATs are the same in practice as they are on paper. YATs and non-YATs alike have all made it clear that my presence on the Board is appreciated and valued. I am not there as a token or as an appeasement to the current student body and newest alumni. In addition to being part of two sub-committees—Student Life/Health/Athletics and Public Affairs—I will also be present for and contribute to meetings of the full Board, which take place five times a year and during which we discuss broader school issues. Similar to the other Trustees, I am expected to read briefings, data, and analysis, as well offer insight and informed opinions about whatever is being discussed.

Even during this short period of time that I’ve officially been part of the Board, it is clear to me that schools typically deal with the same general issues and how those issues apply to the school specifically. Because of that, the two main issues that Princeton’s Board is currently focused on are in line with the two issues America is dealing with: racial equity and COVID-19. Our

FELICITY AUDET, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, CLASS OF 2022

President, Christopher Eisgruber, put out a statement earlier this summer discussing how the university is very invested in pursuing anti-racism and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work. This is no small feat and is also an issue that manifests uniquely in Princeton for a variety of reasons. On the other hand, COVID-19 is, obviously, a worldwide concern. The university, which is currently operating in a fully remote capacity, is focused on doing their best to provide support and top-quality education to the student body throughout this pandemic. In both situations, we’re searching for the exit to a dark tunnel with no light and no map. The difficulty is daunting but not enough to dissuade us from the work. What’s more, the scope of both are, at the risk of understatement, quite large, so I imagine considerations for both issues will seep into most, if not all, of our conversations.

Princeton is an old school and change takes a while. I’m only one person. That’s not a defeatist statement, just an acknowledgment of reality—to think that the most meaningful change could be affected by me alone in four years is naive and a little bit arrogant. More than anything, I want to make sure that the voices and feelings and opinions of those who were hurt during their time at Princeton as a result of systemic issues are brought to the table. That’s a small thing that I know I can achieve in four years. Beyond that? I want to be able to say that I’ve done the work to help create a clear path for those voices and experiences to flow into this space, and I want to be able to say that I’ve figured out a path to continue to bring those voices and experiences to the conversation after I’ve left the Board. Even having grown up in a school environment that’s similar to Princeton, I still have a lot to learn, and I hope I’m able to learn enough so that I can continue to help support and fight for those who need it after my term ends.”