Lynk: Alumnae & Student Reception
Friday, November 18, 2016
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Below you will find profiles of alumnae registered for the evening networking reception with students participating in daylong site visits around Boston. Stickers and name tags will be shared at the reception check-in table for students to identify alumnae.
Questions? Call Jonencia Wood, senior director or programs, at 413-538-2738 or email jwood@mtholyoke.edu.
Alumnae Attendees:
Joanne Adamowicz ’73
Company: Goodnow Library
Title: Reference Librarian
Undergraduate Major(s): Religion
Other degree(s): MLS, Columbia University
Samrachana Adhikari ’11
Company: Harvard Medical School
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow-Biostatistics
Undergraduate Major(s): Economics; Mathematics
Kathryn Kinzel Ahnger-Pier ’08
Company: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Title: Epidemiologist
Specialization: Immunizations
Undergraduate Major(s): Biology
Laura Althoff ’92
Company: Althoff Consulting LLC
Title: Founder and Principle
Specialization: Organizational dynamics and change
Undergraduate Major(s): Theatre
Other degree(s): Masters in Social Work, Columbia University
Jessica Avery ’15
Company: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Title: Legislative Aide
Rachael Bonawitz ’05
Company: Boston University
Title: Assistant Professor
Specialization: Pediatrician/Global Health
Undergrauate Major(s): Biology
Diana Brassard ’90
Company: Shire Pharmaceutical Development
Title: Associate Director, External Partners
Undergradate Major(s): Biochemistry
Caralie Cahill ’08
Company: beep! Directed
Title: Client Manager
Undergraduate Major(s): Anthropology
Rose Carver ’14
Company: Public Financial Management
Title: Analyst
Specilization: Higher Education
Undergraduate Major(s): Economics; Spanish
Kysa Christie ’98
Undergraduate Major(s): Neuroscience and Behavior
Other degree(s): PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Southern California
Brenna Cogswell ’12
Company: Sonesta Hotels
Title: Loyalty Program Manager
Undergraduate Major(s): Anthropology
Alexandra Crean ’12
Company: Brenda G. Levy Associates
Title: Associate Attorney
Specilization: Estate planning and probate
Undergraduate Major(s): English; Geology
Elena Eimert ’15
Company: KJP Partners LLP
Title: Paralegal
Specilization: Affordable housing/nonprofit law
Jules Frank ’10
Company: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Title: Clinical Social Work Intern
Specilization: Clinical social work and macro social work
Other degree(s): MS Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Taylor Fuss ’11
Undergraduate Degree(s): Neuroscience and Behavior
Other educatinal instituions: Boston University School of Medicine
Zhihui Gao ’16
Company: Norfolk & Dedham Group
Title: Associate Research Analyst
Specilization: Property and casualty
Undergraduate Degrees(s): Music; Statistics
Shannon Dalton Giordano ’91
Company: Serendipity Social Media, Inc.
Title: President
Specilization: Social Media Marketing
Other degree(s): MA International Development, American University
Yunjung Han ’15
Undergraduate Major(s): Psychology; Education
Bianca Cerundolo Hebbel ’90
Company: American International Group, Inc.
Title: Senior Risk Analyst
Specilization: Professional Liability and Environmental
Undergraduate Degrees(s): Chemistry
Other degree(s): MS Chemistry
Brenda Hernandez ’04
Company: BU School of Law
Title: Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion
Other degree(s): JD, Pace Law School
Megan Herzog ’07
Company: Conservation Law Foundation
Title: Staff Attorney
Specilization: Environmental law
Other degree(s): Critical Social Thought; Russian Literature and Culture
Anh Hoang ’06
Undergraduate Major(s): Biochemistry
Yunnan Jiang ’09
Undergraduate Major(s): Biochemistry
Other educational institutions: Harvard Law School
Anna Kelly ’09
Company: Harvard University
Title: Executive Assistant
Munazza Khan ’14
Company: Crimson Hexagon
Title: Project Manager
Anna Labykina ’98
Company: Boston Lyric Opera
Title: Production/Technical Director
Undergraduate Major(s): Theatre
Other degree(s): MFA, Theatre Technology, University of Texas, Austin
Sonali Lappin ’11
Company: Indian American Forum for Political Education MA
Title: Vice President
Undergraduate Major(s): Politics
Ginny Layton-Leal ’80
Company: Longfellow Health Center
Title: Craniosacral/Massage Therapist
Specialization: Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, inflammation, PTSD
Undergraduate Major(s): French; Spanish
Other educational institutions: Tufts University
Johanna Ledley ’11
Company: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Title: Research Assistant
Specialization: Anesthesiology Department
Undergraduate Major(s): Neuroscience and Behavior
Other degree(s): Masters, Georgetown University
Tania Lee ’09
Company: Lasell College
Title: Instructional Technologist
Specialization: Online education
Undergraduate Major(s): Psychology and Education
Nancy Briggs Loderick ’79
Company: HBS Community Action Partners
Title: Board Member
Specialization: Consulting to nonprofits
Other degree(s): MBA, Harvard Business School
Ariela Lovett ’11
Undergraduate Major(s): Critical Social Thought; Spanish
Elisabeth Malin ’10
Company: Massachusetts General Hospital
Title: Revenue Account Cycle Manager
Other degree(s): Master of Science in Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Sarah Martin ’15
Company: Studio G Architects
Title: Marketing and Administrative Assistant
Undergraduate Major(s): English, Italian
Jessica McKenzie ’11
Company: bluebird bio
Title: Associate Scientist II
Specialization: Preclinical Stem Cell Research
Aminah McNulty ’14
Company: Brown, Richardson & Rowe, Inc.
Title: Marketing Coordinator
Specialization: Landscape Architecture
Janot Mendler de Suarez ’77
Company: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Title: Technical Advisor West Africa Focal Point
Undergraduate Major(s): Biology; Political Science/Government
Cathryn Mercier ’81
Company: Simmons College
Title: Professor/Director
Undergraduate Major(s): Psychology
Other degree(s): MA, MPhil, Simmons College; PHD, Boston Unversity
Courtney Moran ’07
Company: The Fletcher School Tufts University
Title: Graduate Student
Specialization: International law and diplomacy
Undergraduate Major(s): Politics
Jessica Morris ’15
Company: City of Boston
Title: Legislative Aide
Undergraduate Major(s): Gender Studies; Politics
Deirdre Daley Nectow ’82
Company:Cambridge Associates
Title: Managing Director
Specialization: Business Development
Undergraduate Major(s): Economics
Other degree(s): MBA, Chicago Booth
Aimee Debarbieri Poirier ’99
Company: Self-Employed
Title: Licensed Acupuncturist
Specialization: Cancer
Undergraduate Major(s): International Relations, Italian
Other degree(s): MA in Acupuncture, NESA
Alison Rogers ’12
Company: The Ripples Group
Title: Senior Consultant
Specialization: Management consulting
Marina Shishova ’08
Company: Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Title: DA
Susan Sikowitz Silberman ’75
Company: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Title: Director, Programming
Undergraduate Major(s): Art
Other degree(s): BS, Chemistry, MIT, Harvard School of Public Health, UMass-Amherst
Angie Simonello ’97
Company: Flex Pharma
Title: VP, Corporate Development and Program Management
Specialization: Biotechnology
Other degree(s): MS, Drug Regulatory Affairs and Health Policy
Maybeth Soverino ’01
Company: Lando & Anastasi
Title: Business Development Manager
Specialization: Marketing/Business development
Other degree(s): Politics
Suprawee Tepsuporn ’05
Company: Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Title: Assistant Director and Career Coach
Undergraduate Major(s): Biology
Margaret Wiss ’16
Company: The Harvard Ballet Company
Title: Guest Choreographer
Specialization: Dance
Han Xu ’12
Other degree(s): MA European Studies, Harvard University
Tianzhou Ye ’13
Company: Barnstable High School
Title: Latin Teacher
Undergraduate Major(s): Classics; History
Jean Zeiler ’85
Company: Murphy Hesse Toomey & Lehane
Title: Attorney
Specialization: Labor and employment
Undergraduate Major(s): Psychology
Other degree(s): JD, University of Georgia
November 10, 2016