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How to Stand Out as a Candidate for Nonprofit Jobs
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | MD
1stGenYale Invites You to: “How to Stand Out as a Candidate for Nonprofit Jobs”
This webinar will provide participants with an opportunity to hear from search firm professionals who work with nonprofit senior leadership and boards to fill top jobs in the nonprofit sector. Our program is open to all Yale alumni & students across all schools, and Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) members. The event is co-sponsored by the Yale Office of Career Strategy and YANA.
Panelists:

Michele Counter, Principle, DHR Global, https://www.dhrglobal.com/consultant/michele-counter/
Jennifer Dunlap, Co-Founder, DRiWaterstone, https://waterstonehc.com/driwaterstonehc/team/jennifer-m-dunlap/
Melissa Madzel, Managing Partner, Axis Talent Partners,https://www.axistalentpartners.com/axis-talent-partners-staff/2022/3/3/melissa-madzel-managing-director
Ken Rich, Partner, Boyden, https://www.boyden.com/ken-rich/index.html

Moderators:

Robyn Acampora, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Service Careers, https://ocs.yale.edu/blog/author/robyn-acamporayale-edu/
Michael Watson, Employee Experience Advisor, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, https://1stgenyale.org/watson

Topics will include:

How to increase the chances that you will be contacted by a search firm regarding nonprofit opportunities.
What senior leaders and boards are looking for in candidates.
How to position yourself for a career in the nonprofit sector if you are employed in another field of work.
How Yale’s Office of Career Strategy can assist you in your search for nonprofit employment opportunities.

Questions: 1stGenYale@1stgenyale.org

Founders Series: Advancing Peace, Education, Community Impact, and Working Waterfronts
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | MD
Join us for conversations with Yale alumni who have successfully founded nonprofit organizations to effect change.
Featuring:

Jeremy Chiappetta (SOM ’02), co-founder Blackstone Valley Prep (blackstonevalleyprep.org)
Nimisha Ganesh (YC ‘2015), co-founder Genunity (genunity.org)
Yvonne Lodico (Div ‘09), founder Grace Initiative Global (grace-initiative.org)
Rebecca Rundquist (MEM ’02), founder, Frank Knight Foundation (frankknightfoundation.org), team member, Sea Meadow Marine Foundation (seameadow.org)

Speaker Bios | Invitation

Yale Night at the Climate Museum Pop-Up in Soho
2022-12-02 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Climate Museum Pop-Up, 120 Wooster St, Soho, NY, United States
Join us for a special look at the Climate Museum’s new
interactive exhibition—a show designed to inspire action
on climate change. The exhibition premieres artist David
Opdyke’s Someday, all this, a major new work featuring
hundreds of hand-modified postcards arranged in a
powerful mural, uniting the artwork with surprising social
science and opportunities for meaningful action.
Artist David Opdyke and Climate Museum director
Miranda Massie will join us to provide commentary and
to answer questions. Refreshments will be served.

YANA Holiday Get-Together
2022-12-07 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | MD
We hope you can join us on Wednesday, Dec. 7 for an evening of celebration and networking! Come meet fellow members of the YANA community to explore career areas or share resources and ideas.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday, December 7 | 7:30 PM EDT
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Denver Area Get-Together
2022-12-08 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Junction Food & Drink, 2000 South Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO, 80222, United States
Denver Area Get-Together (in-person)
Rachel Littman ’91, the YANA Executive Director, will be in Denver on Thursday, December 8th. Her visit is a good opportunity for us to get together for the first time since COVID began. We are planning on having an informal event: an opportunity for you to meet Rachel and hear an update on YANA, as well as get to know fellow Yalies (and friends) in the area. This will be a joint event by the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance & the Colorado Yale Association, and we encourage you to bring any guests who are interested in social impact.
We hope to see you on the 8th!
Thursday, December 8 | 5:30 PM MT
Junction Food & Drink
Colorado Center
2000 South Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222
All welcome to attend
Notes:

Junction is located in Colorado Center near the crossroads of S. Colorado Blvd & I-25
Closest RTD Light Rail stop is Colorado Station
Website & offerings: junctionfoodanddrink.com
All food & drink paid by attendees

Exploring International Opportunities in Public Service
2022-12-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High Street, New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
Exploring International Opportunities in Public Service
Want to pursue a career in public service outside the United States? Join Yale alumni and staff for a lunch (hybrid panel) to discuss how to gain international jobs or internships in public service. What skills are international employers looking for? What challenges are there working outside the United States? What steps can you take while at Yale to get a job in another country in public service?
Friday, December 9th, 2022
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Dwight Hall Library (67 High St, New Haven) or on Zoom
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The panelists include:

Chendan Yan ’18 M.E.M., Senior Associate, Climate Finance, European Climate Foundation (Antwerp, Belgium)
Michelle Rosenthal ’05, Independent Social Impact Consultant and former Professional Development Manager at McKinsey & Company
Emma Rose, Associate Director of Fellowships, Yale Center for International & Professional Experience

Lunch will be provided. RSVP is optional, but helps us plan the event.
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Tour of "Photographic Justice: A Tribute to Corky Lee"
2022-12-15 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Hon. Charles P. Sifton Gallery on the first floor of US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, 11201, United States
Join us for a tour of Photographic Justice: A Tribute to Corky Lee with Curator Chee Wang Ng and US Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo YC’85

Thurs Dec 15, 3:30pm-5pm
225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Hon. Charles P. Sifton Gallery on the first floor of US District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/43g4hyJ1TqX9iHR6A

Curator Chee Wang Ng will recount Corky’s legacy in the Asian American community and his impact on artists who have contributed to this exhibition. As part of the event, US Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo YC’85 will be offering a tour of the courthouse, including the Ceremonial Courtroom where naturalization ceremonies take place.

Thirty photographers from across the United States pay homage to their beloved friend, colleague, and mentor Corky Lee, who passed away on January 27, 2021 due to complications from COVID-19. In addition, the Estate of Corky Lee lent a select number of photographs from its archives for the exhibition. The photographs on view are rich and diverse in perspective; together they pay tribute to Lee and his life’s service to Asian communities across the United States.
Lee was a passionate Chinatown community activist and a self taught photographer. During his extraordinary fifty years of covering an incredibly varied range of Asian American community life, Lee became known as the “Undisputed, Unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate.” Lee inspired a generation of Asian American photographers and community activists to document the life and struggles of everyday Asian Americans and fight against injustice, inequality, stereotyping, and discrimination. He was one of the founding members of the Basement Workshop, and was instrumental in the formation of the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans. In 2014, he staged a reenactment of the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony, which marked the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. He called this gathering of Asians and Asian Americans at Promontory Summit, Utah an act of “photographic justice.”

This event is organized by the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAAYA) in collaboration with 1stGenYale and Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA)

Get to Know YANA Open House
2023-01-11 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Save the date for a Get to Know YANA Open House!
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YANA Tea with David Van Zandt LAW '81
2023-01-25 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
YANA Tea with David Van Zandt LAW ’81
Global General Counsel, Invus
Former President, The New School
Former Dean, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
January 25, 2023, 6:30pm
Hybrid format: please indicate upon registration whether you plan to attend in-person at the Yale Club Club of NYC (50 Vanderbilt Ave) or virtually.
Join us for this intimate conversation with David Van Zandt LAW ‘81, a legendary academic and inspiring innovative leader at some of the country’s top academic institutions of higher education. We’ll discuss his life, career, what he’s learned, and what he would impart to other leaders at nonprofits.
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The Startup Life: A Fireside Chat with Two Tech Founders
2023-02-21 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | MD
Join the Yale Latino Alumni Network (YLAN) for a conversation with two Yale entrepreneurs in the thick of running ambitious tech startups. Norma Padron (PhD’14), Founder and CEO of EmpiricaLab, and Ben Bartolome (YC’16), Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Walkthrough, will reflect on their career path before embarking on an entrepreneurial journey and share insights gained from building their companies and chasing their dreams. This session will be moderated by Wendy Maldonado (YC ’93).
Discussion Topics:
• Startup founder realities
• Choosing a co-founder and team
• Mistakes and lessons learned
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This event is Co-Sponsored by the Yale Latino Networking Group (YLNG) and the Yale Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA)

Sourcing and Investing Capital for Social Impact
2023-02-22 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
Sourcing and Investing Capital for Social Impact
Join us for a geographically broad and detail-rich discussion on how various forms of capital have been sourced to scale social impact.
For those of you attending in person at the Yale Club, please join us for drinks following the program in the main lounge.
Wednesday, February 22 | 6:30 PM ET
All welcome to attend; Registration required
Hybrid Event: in person at the Yale Club of NYC (50 Vanderbilt Ave) & on Zoom
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**Note that this will be a meeting format to facilitate Q&A with the speakers, with breakout rooms following the program for those who wish to stay for small group discussion/networking

Voices from Within: Learning from the Incarcerated about the Federal Criminal Justice System
2023-03-08 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | MD
The Yale Club of Oregon & SW Washington & the YANA Pacific Northwest Chapter are proud to present

Lisa Hay, Federal Public Defender for Oregon

Voices from Within: Learning from the Incarcerated about the Federal Criminal Justice System

Federal public defenders have an insider’s view on mass incarceration. From challenging the legal system that results in racial disparities in sentencing, to reporting the effects of the Covid pandemic behind bars, to freeing incarcerated people through clemency applications, habeas petitions, and compassionate release motions, defenders bear witness to the experiences of people in federal prisons. Ms. Hay will present the stories and voices of federally incarcerated people in order to inform the public and inspire reforms.
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Organizational health: What it is and how it can help unlock nonprofit potential
2023-03-14 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MD
Organizational health: What it is and how it can help unlock nonprofit potential
Join us for a conversation with Maryellen Kwasie ’11 (Manager of Program Delivery, McKinsey.org) and Sabrina Schick (Senior Solution Delivery Analyst, McKinsey & Co), to talk about organizational health and nonprofits. They will discuss what it is and how it helps nonprofits advance their missions, and will share information about a free program to help qualifying nonprofits better understand their own organizational health.
Tuesday, March 14 | 6:30 PM EST Zoom Panel All welcome to attend, Registration required
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YANA In-Person Open House in NYC
2023-03-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
You’re invited to participate in a general roundtable discussion on March 29th hosted by YANA’s Executive Director Rachel Littman ’91 and Board Chair Ken Inadomi ’76.
Whether you’re a nonprofit neophyte or a seasoned veteran, please join us to meet mission-driven students and alums from YANA’s ever-expanding social impact community. This is your chance to share your nonprofit aspirations, where you or your organization may need help, and how you’d like to give back.
We anticipate a lively, productive brainstorming session in which everyone will be encouraged to participate!
Please RSVP for the open house and join us for cocktails in the Main Lounge following the program.
Wednesday, March 29, 6:30 PM ET
Yale Club of NYC (50 Vanderbilt Ave)
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Exploring advances in mental health and progress in public policy
2023-03-30 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MD
Exploring advances in mental health and progress in public policy
Margaret Laws (President & CEO, HopeLab), Mary Giliberti LAW ’92 (Chief Public Policy Officer, Mental Health America), and Philip Corlett (Assoc. Prof, Yale University Center for Mind and Brain Health) will discuss advances, innovations and solutions, well-being, tech investment, public policy progress, and information for friends and families with regard to suicide prevention and mental health. Panel will be moderated by Eleanor Evans Pepples ’86, YANA Bay Area Chair and Yale Club of San Francisco Board Director.
Thursday, March 30 | 4:30-6:00 PST Zoom Panel All welcome to attend, Registration required
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This event is co-sponsored by YANA Bay Area & the Yale Club of SF

PUBLIC SERVICE & NONPROFIT NETWORKING EVENT
2023-04-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High Street, New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
Join Dwight Hall and Yale alumni based in New England for a public service and nonprofit networking reception. Connect with alumni to discuss career advice, postgraduate public service opportunities, and more.

The event will be open to the entire undergraduate and graduate community, though we anticipate mostly juniors and seniors will be in attendance.

Wednesday, April 19th | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Dwight Hall Common Room (67 High Street, New Haven, CT 06511)
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YANA Monthly Meeting
2023-04-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-07-26 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
Join us in person at the Yale Club of NYC (50 Vanderbilt Ave) or via Zoom for YANA’s monthly meetings!
Program details & registration per event will be updated

Food Insecurity: Regional, National, and International Responses
2023-05-25 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Food Insecurity: Regional, National, and International Responses
Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 1:30-3:00 PM PT (4:30-6:00 PM ET)
The program will examine food insecurity from the lens of two major SF Bay Area community food banks, international warehousing and supply chain solutions, and a nonprofit that aids organizations to provide meals in San Francisco. Please join us for a conversation with panelists Lenore Estrada ’05 (Co-Founder, SF New Deal & Three Babes Bakeshop), Gabrielle Tiven ‘04 (Senior Partner, LIDD), Regi Young (Executive Director, Alameda County Community Food Bank), Tanis Crosby (Executive Director, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank), and Nafisa Kabir ’25.
Panel will be moderated by Eleanor Evans Pepples ‘86, YANA Bay Area Chapter Chair and Yale Club of San Francisco Board Director.
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YANA Monthly Roundtable at the Yale Club ft. Yale Students!
2023-05-31 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
YANA Monthly Roundtable at the Yale Club
Featuring Two Yale Change Makers:
Nathaneo Johnson ’26 and Albert Yang ’26
Update: We will also be joined by Shaezmina Khan ’23 and Karen Li ’23, co-recipients of the Nakanishi Prize awarded annually to the graduating senior most dedicated to advancing racial and ethnic relations at Yale College. Shaezmina and Karen will reflect on their student experience and share thoughts on the current state of DEI at Yale.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 31st at 6:30 pm for our monthly YANA roundtable convening students and alums involved in or seeking to become involved in advancing positive social change.

We will spotlight the work of two Yale students, Albert Yang ’26 and Nathaneo Johnson ’26, the founders of BullMont Capital, a venture studio startup that is expanding opportunities for social entrepreneurship across all demographics by democratizing access to capital. Through funding, mentoring, legal and marketing support, and a large VC network, BullMont provides an effective bridge from ideation to valuation.
We anticipate a lively, interactive roundtable in which everyone will be encouraged to participate!
Hosted by YANA’s Executive Director Rachel Littman ’91 and Board Chair Ken Inadomi ’76. Please RSVP for the roundtable and join us for cocktails in the Main Lounge following the program.
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YANA Monthly Roundtable ft. Kate Reuther '96, Founder of Uptown Stories
2023-06-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
YANA Monthly Roundtable at the Yale Club
Featuring Kate Reuther ’96
Founder of Uptown Stories
Wednesday, June 28 | 6:30 PM ET
Yale Club of NYC (50 Vanderbilt Ave.)
All welcome to attend; please RSVP!
Please join us on Wednesday, June 28th at the Yale Club for YANA’s monthly roundtable which brings together mission-driven students and alums interested in advancing positive social change.
We will spotlight the work of Kate Reuther ’96, the Founder and Executive Director of Uptown Stories, the New York-based nonprofit that inspires young people to discover and develop their inner voices by offering writing workshops for ages eight to eighteen, led by master teachers and professional authors. To ensure accessibility, tuition is pay-what-you-can.
Advancing social change is never easy and whether you need strategic ideas or an emotional lift, YANA is the place to be.
Hosted by Ken Inadomi ’76 and the YANA Board. Please RSVP for the roundtable and join us for cocktails in the Main Lounge following the program.

Kate Reuther ’96 is the founder and director of Uptown Stories with the mission of providing young writers the chance to discover and develop their inner voices. Over the past ten years, Uptown Stories has offered nearly 200 writing workshops, and championed the voices of more than 1,500 kids in Manhattan’s uptown neighborhoods. Before Uptown Stories, Kate taught middle and high school Humanities for over 25 years, in both public and private schools, including the Tompkins Square Middle School, Calhoun, Fieldston, and Bank Street. Her own fiction has appeared in The Madison Review, Brain Child, Salamander, and The Ledge. Kate is a life-long New Yorker and has been living in Washington Heights since 2003 with her two kids. (she/her/hers)

Meet-and-Greet with Dwight Hall Summer Fellows in the Bay Area!
2023-07-28 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | MD

Yalies @ Tanglewood
2023-08-25 18:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Tanglewood
On August 25th, Emmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma and Leonidas Kavakos will be performing an all Beethoven concert.

Our vision for Yalies in the Berkshires (or anyone who makes the trip) is that we all buy lawn tickets individually, BYO picnic and meet up at 6 or 6:30 pm. There will be a cordoned off area on the lawn with blue and white balloons for easy recognition…
Please let us know if you are planning to join us!

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma perform an All-Beethoven program
Tanglewood
Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Emanuel Ax, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Symphony No. 4 (trans. Shai Wosner)
Intermission
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Op. 97, Archduke
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YANA Monthly Roundtable: ft. Zelda Roland '08, '16 PhD of the Yale Prison Education Initiative at Dwight Hall
2023-08-30 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
YANA Monthly Roundtable at the Yale Club
Featuring Zelda Roland ’08, ’16 PhD
Founding Director, Yale Prison Education Initiative at Dwight Hall
Prison Education Program Director, University of New Haven

Please join us on August 30th at the Yale Club for YANA’s monthly roundtable which brings together mission-driven students and alums interested in advancing positive social change.
We will spotlight the work of Zelda Roland ’08 ’16 PhD, Founding Director of Yale Prison Education Initiative at Dwight Hall and Prison Education Program Director at the University of New Haven.
Hosted by YANA’s Executive Director Rachel Littman ’91 and Board Chair Ken Inadomi ’76. Please RSVP for the roundtable and join us for cocktails in the Main Lounge following the program.

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YANA Monthly Roundtable at the Yale Club Featuring Lisa Sun '00
2023-09-27 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
YANA Monthly Roundtable at the Yale Club
Featuring Lisa Sun ’00
Author of GRAVITAS: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence
Founder & CEO of the lifestyle company Gravitas

Please join us on Wednesday, September 27th when YANA’s monthly roundtable spotlights the inspirational life and career of Lisa Sun ’00, the business entrepreneur and founder of Gravitas, the acclaimed fashion company that’s been featured in Forbes, O, People, and Today.
Lisa delivers an uplifting message of vision, courage, and hope that’s sure to inspire our community of mission-driven students and alums. She will share success secrets from her new book Gravitas, The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence, including how social impact leaders can identify and leverage their unique superpowers to advance positive change.
This event is open to all and promises to be a lively, inspiring session you won’t want to miss!
Hosted by YANA’s Executive Director Rachel Littman ’91 and Board Chair Ken Inadomi ’76. Please RSVP for the roundtable and join us for cocktails in the Main Lounge following the program.
Lisa Sun ‘00 is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrant parents who self-funded her Yale education with six part-time jobs, scholarships, and financial aid. After 11 years of consulting at McKinsey, she took a solo trip around the world and started her own clothing line, Gravitas, that uses fashion to empower women to be their best selves. Launched in 2013, Gravitas has been widely featured across the national media including CNN, Fast Company, InStyle, and People. Lisa actively gives back to her community, specifically through a deep commitment to AAPI causes, DEI, and New York City’s Garment District.

Career Paths in Philanthropy w/ Judi Powell ‘86 & Jessica Weare '02 (Silicon Valley Community Foundation)
2023-10-05 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MD
Career Paths in Philanthropy
Hear from two San Francisco Bay Area philanthropic leaders as they share their unique career paths. Judi Powell ‘86 (Executive Vice President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation) and Jessica Weare ’02 (Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, Silicon Valley Community Foundation) will share how their experiences working with community and family foundations, corporations, and philanthropic intermediaries have shaped their views of community impact and the power of philanthropy to advance the common good.
This panel will be moderated by Eleanor Evans Pepples ‘86, YANA Bay Area Chapter Chair and Yale Club of San Francisco Board Director.

ZOOM EVENT
Thursday, October 5 | 4:30-6:00 PM PT (7:30-9:00 PM ET)
All welcome to attend; Registration required
Can’t make the time? Register to receive a copy of the recording and resources!
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Judi Powell ’86, Stanford ’94
Executive Vice President
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
As Executive Vice President, Philanthropic Partnerships for the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), Judi Powell leads the teams that guide individual, family, and corporate donors to achieve meaningful impact. She helps ensure that SVCF provides a world-class donor experience that connects donors to communities’ most pressing needs. Prior to joining SVCF in 2022, Judi was Vice President of Program and Strategic Initiatives at Pacific Foundation Services, a foundation management services firm, where she directed programmatic services for all family foundation clients. Her extensive experience in grantmaking, leadership, research, evaluation, and strategy includes work with Northern California Grantmakers and Peninsula Community Foundation. Judi has participated in forums with the Council on Foundations, Exponent Philanthropy, and other groups, speaking on leadership and on diversity, equity, and inclusion in philanthropy. Judi holds a B.A. in economics and political science from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

Jessica Weare ’02
Vice President of Corporate Responsibility
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Jessica is Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at SVCF. Her team partners with more than 70 companies on the strategy and execution of their corporate philanthropy. Before joining SVCF, she spent seven years directing Microsoft’s philanthropic work in Silicon Valley, driving record participation in the local employee engagement program and supporting nonprofits working in education, workforce development, and civic technology.
Jessica has served on the boards of the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits and California Humanities. She is a senior fellow of American Leadership Forum. In her role on United Way Bay Area’s public policy committee, Jessica successfully advocated in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., for legislation strengthening public education, healthcare, economic mobility, and charitable giving.
Jessica received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and holds a doctorate from Stanford University. She has completed additional training in cross-sector collaboration at Harvard Business School, in corporate social responsibility at Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, and in design thinking at Stanford.

Eleanor Evans Pepples ’86
Moderator
YANA Bay Area Chair, Yale Club of San Francisco Board Director

Careers, Life, and Yale Thursday Show: The Creative Economy - Dance, Yale & Beyond
2023-10-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Join YAA Careers, Life, and Yale and Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) for a fun and enlightening conversation with former professional dancer turned nonprofit development leader, Michael Apuzzo ’05. We’ll talk about his fast-moving career through high school, college, and beyond, what he’s learned along the way, and how he keeps himself in great shape!

Speaker

Michael Apuzzo ’05

Michael Apuzzo studied Economics and Theater at Yale University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2005. Growing up in musical theater, he began his formal dance training in high school, then danced and choreographed in undergraduate companies. After being dance captain for an original production of Miss Julie choreographed by Peter Pucci, Mr. Apuzzo debuted professionally at the Yale Repertory Theater. He has since performed in numerous musicals at equity theaters across the country and in the National Tour of Twyla Tharp’s Broadway show, Movin’ Out. He is a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, author of Flying Through Yellow, certified personal trainer, and co-producer of the new Hamptons charity event Dancers For Good. He joined Paul Taylor Dance Company in Fall 2008.

YANA Board Meeting
2023-10-25 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States

YANA Annual Gala
2023-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
Generation to Generation Gala
6:00 PM ET
The Yale Club of New York City
50 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, New York 10017
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YANA Social Impact Conference
2023-10-27 08:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, United States
Magnifying Your Mission: Building Momentum and Boosting Social Impact
Social Impact Conference
October 27 | 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM ET
The Yale Club of New York City
50 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, New York 10017
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