Pingry Welcomes New Employees JUAN ARGUELLO
MEGHAN BOROWICK
EMILY COOKE
YAN DAVYDOV
TIFFANY CHAN
LEAH CHARLES
DESTINY ESPER
Juan Arguello, Associate Director of Admission and Director of Tuition Assistance, brings years of expertise in tuition assistance, student financial services, and other enrollment-related areas to Pingry. Prior to Pingry, Mr. Arguello worked at Fordham University, Fairfield University, and State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College. Mr. Arguello earned undergraduate and master’s degrees at Fordham University. Meghan Borowick, Next Generation Giving and Engagement Associate, joined Pingry after four years in Seton Hall University’s Office of Student Engagement. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Seton Hall University. Tiffany Chan, Director of Strategic Initiatives, joined the Pingry community in May 2020 as a strategy consultant. She previously worked as a Senior Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company, leading high-performing senior teams through planning of and executing strategic plans, and supporting the development of growth-oriented teams. Ms. Chan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Leah Charles, Middle and Upper School Counselor, completed her internship as a school counselor in Clinton Township, working on social-emotional learning, and individual and group counseling. She received undergraduate and master’s degrees at Centenary University. Dr. Chester Chu, Upper School Science Teacher, has taught Honors Chemistry and AP Chemistry in central New Jersey. He also has over 10 years of experience teaching physics at both the high school and college levels. He enjoys helping students understand chemistry through humor and connections with their daily lives. Dr. Chu earned a B.S. in Chemistry, B.A. in Physics, and B.A. in Applied Mathematics at UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Physics at MIT, where he received the Buechner Student Teaching Award.
BRAD FADEM
DR. CHESTER CHU
DR. DAN FRIED
Emily Cooke, Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, comes to Pingry having worked for five years in the same role at the Roland Park Country School in Baltimore. During her tenure, she led several major marketing initiatives, including the launch of a refreshed visual identity and a new website. Ms. Cooke earned a B.A. in English Literature and Anthropology at Bucknell University. Yan Davydov, Grade 2 Teacher, comes to Pingry with extensive experience in elementary education, including his most recent eight-year tenure at the Ethical Culture School in Manhattan, where he taught Grades 2 and 3. Mr. Davydov holds a bachelor’s degree from the Macaulay Honors College at City University of New York (CUNY) at Baruch and an M.S.Ed. from Hunter College. Destiny Esper, Assistant Director of Communications, Internal, joins Pingry with extensive expertise in organizational leadership, communications and public relations, marketing, crisis communications, and social justice work. Prior to Pingry, she worked for the National University System as well as the New York City Department of Education. Ms. Esper graduated from Franklin College and National University. Brad Fadem, Office of Institutional Advancement Chief of Staff, joins Pingry after working for six years in the University of Pennsylvania’s Athletics Department. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston College. Dr. Dan Fried, Upper School Science Teacher, joins the Pingry community after serving as a member of Kean University and Saint Peter’s University’s chemistry faculty. Dr. Fried, who, prior to Pingry, developed a program to make college biochemistry more accessible to elementary school students across the globe, looks forward to teaching a new subject (biology). Dr. Fried holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Binghamton University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale University. T H E P I N G R Y R E V I E W | FA L L 2 0 2 1
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