Class Note 2014
Issue
May - Jun 2018
Hello, ’14s! I hope you all are well and enjoying the spring! We have some great news from our classmates, so let’s get to it!
James Lin is finishing up his master’s in public administration with a focus in environmental science and policy at Columbia University. He has worked on various client-focused projects during his study and is expected to work for the New York City mayor’s office or in the public sector after graduation. Congrats, James!
Morgan Curtis writes in, “In these times of intersecting crises, I’m grateful to wake up and contribute each day at Canticle Farm, an interracial, intergenerational, interfaith urban farm and intentional community in East Oakland, California. I’ve also been working for three years now with SustainUS, a national network of youth climate justice activists. This year I am organizing the California Allegory Youth Fellowship, an opportunity for young artists and organizers from the frontlines of the climate crisis in California to bring their stories to the Global Climate Action Summit. The question most alive for me right now is: How, amidst our work resisting the systems of oppressions that bind us, do we enact our visions of liberation in the here and now?”
Alison Polton-Simon recently started a new job working as a software engineer at Angaza in San Francisco. At Angaza, she’ll be working to expand access to solar energy and other clean technologies in areas without grid electricity.
After spending three months last summer cycling across Europe from Scotland to Poland, Eric Waskowicz joined the American Academy of Family Physicians in Washington, D.C., as a legislative and policy strategist in their state health policy office.
Lauren Jenny moved from her hometown of Boston to Dallas in January. After working in finance for three years, she is excited to join Compass Real Estate, a technology-driven real estate firm.
Katie Randolph recently joined the BlackRock digital wealth team. In her new role she facilitates strategic partnerships between BlackRock’s technology platforms (most notably its robo-advisor) and other financial institutions.
Jane Cavalier has returned to the Museum of Modern Art as a curatorial assistant in the department of drawings and prints. Having worked there in 2016-17 as the Modern Women’s Fund 12-month intern, Jane eagerly continues developing MoMA’s collection and exhibition program.
Last, I write with the news about the passing this past fall of two of our classmates, Hunter Foraker and Caleb Ladue. Our deepest condolences are with their families and friends. I have seen some beautiful tributes to Caleb and Hunter from many of you; I know our class will miss these two vibrant and kind individuals very much.
Thank you to all of those who wrote in. I look forward to hearing from more of you as the year progresses. Sending the very best wishes.
—Jessica Womack, 8 Spring St., Princeton, NJ 08542; jrwomack1991@gmail.com
James Lin is finishing up his master’s in public administration with a focus in environmental science and policy at Columbia University. He has worked on various client-focused projects during his study and is expected to work for the New York City mayor’s office or in the public sector after graduation. Congrats, James!
Morgan Curtis writes in, “In these times of intersecting crises, I’m grateful to wake up and contribute each day at Canticle Farm, an interracial, intergenerational, interfaith urban farm and intentional community in East Oakland, California. I’ve also been working for three years now with SustainUS, a national network of youth climate justice activists. This year I am organizing the California Allegory Youth Fellowship, an opportunity for young artists and organizers from the frontlines of the climate crisis in California to bring their stories to the Global Climate Action Summit. The question most alive for me right now is: How, amidst our work resisting the systems of oppressions that bind us, do we enact our visions of liberation in the here and now?”
Alison Polton-Simon recently started a new job working as a software engineer at Angaza in San Francisco. At Angaza, she’ll be working to expand access to solar energy and other clean technologies in areas without grid electricity.
After spending three months last summer cycling across Europe from Scotland to Poland, Eric Waskowicz joined the American Academy of Family Physicians in Washington, D.C., as a legislative and policy strategist in their state health policy office.
Lauren Jenny moved from her hometown of Boston to Dallas in January. After working in finance for three years, she is excited to join Compass Real Estate, a technology-driven real estate firm.
Katie Randolph recently joined the BlackRock digital wealth team. In her new role she facilitates strategic partnerships between BlackRock’s technology platforms (most notably its robo-advisor) and other financial institutions.
Jane Cavalier has returned to the Museum of Modern Art as a curatorial assistant in the department of drawings and prints. Having worked there in 2016-17 as the Modern Women’s Fund 12-month intern, Jane eagerly continues developing MoMA’s collection and exhibition program.
Last, I write with the news about the passing this past fall of two of our classmates, Hunter Foraker and Caleb Ladue. Our deepest condolences are with their families and friends. I have seen some beautiful tributes to Caleb and Hunter from many of you; I know our class will miss these two vibrant and kind individuals very much.
Thank you to all of those who wrote in. I look forward to hearing from more of you as the year progresses. Sending the very best wishes.
—Jessica Womack, 8 Spring St., Princeton, NJ 08542; jrwomack1991@gmail.com