ALUMNI

Kay Gayner ’86 Created an Inclusive Space for Children to Dance
Gayner co-created and co-founded the Dancers Realize Excellence through Arts and Movement (DREAM) Project
THE LATEST
Joe Krakora ’76 Journeys from Public Defender to Clemency Mentor
Krakora retired in 2024 after a career as New Jersey’s longest-serving public defender.
Claudia Peirano *01 Has Made Argentina’s Forestry Sector Safer and Greener
Peirano has been executive director of the Argentine Forestry Association for two decades
Young Alumni Shake Up the Business World With AI
Two teams of recent Princeton alumni are behind companies at the heart of a disruptive shift towards generative AI
Elana Sigall ’88’s Documentary Tackles Education in Orthodox Jewish Schools
Sigall previously served as New York state’s education adviser
Carey Jones ’08 Is Raising Money to Prevent Morning Sickness in Pregnancy
Jones kicked off her crowdfunding campaign with an article titled, ‘Let’s Fund the Damn Research Ourselves’
Sharon Gamson Danks ’93 Is Building Safer, Greener Playgrounds
Danks’ Green Schoolyards America aims to teach children environmental policy through age-appropriate play
These Princetonians Are Teaching Music to Immigrant Children
The Connecticut-based nonprofit INTEMPO is full of Princeton connections
Sociologist Allison Daminger ’12 Researched Mental Workload in Family Life
In What’s on Her Mind, Daminger shows women take on the majority of cognitive labor at home
Kevin Zhang ’16’s Carnivorous Plant Society Holds Its First Show
Zhang is dedicated to debunking misconceptions about these fascinating bug eaters
In ‘Cloud Warriors,’ Tom Weber ’89 Seeks Understanding of Extreme Weather
‘One of the themes in the book is the need to be prepared for almost any kind of weather,’ Weber says.
Pete Temesgen ’09 Built a Career as a Judge in a Small Georgia City
‘The truth I’ve come to understand is that you can grow where you’re planted,’ Temesgen says
PAWcasts
See allVocalist Charmaine Lee ’14 Creates Mind-Bending Music
‘At what point does life become music, become sound, become music, become life?’
PAW Reunions Panel: How the News Media Covers the MAGA Movement
‘The press is doing its job, but Congress, there’s no sign of vertebrate life up there. If Congress and the other institutions in our democracy aren’t responding to those stories…
PAWcast: How to Make People Care About Climate Change
John Marshall ’87 and Jessica Lu ’17 say our most urgent global crisis has a public relations problem
PAW IN PRINT

January 2026
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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