ALUMNI PROFILES
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
The King and Queen of Energy
Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94 dream — and give — big
Sydney Montgomery ’15 Helps First-Gen Students Apply to College
Montgomery’s nonprofit organization, Barrier Breakers, focuses on ‘holistic college counseling’
‘Tomorrow Will Be Worse’
Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia’s depressing history through its women, and the warning signs for America
Turbulence Times
Longtime U.S. F-15 pilot Michael Holl ’03 reenters the Middle East tinder box working with the Qatari air force
The Fall Guy
From DeNunzio Pool to the big screen, Kent De Mond ’07 has carved out a career as a stunt performer and brought his sister, Michelle ’07, along for the ride
Ten Years Ago, Veda Sunassee ’10 Co-Founded a University in Africa
Sunassee is now the chief executive officer of African Leadership University, which has campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda
PAWcast
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Vocalist 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
Tigers of the Week
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Andrew Hui *09 Studies the Study
In The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries, Hui examines the origins and the ambivalent nature of personal spaces devoted to books
New York Times Critic Ligaya Mishan ’91 Seeks Magic in the Dining Experience
‘Restaurants are some of our last gathering places,’ Mishan says.
Amanda Pratt ’01 Is Elevating Women Artists and Designers at Her NYC Gallery
‘I noticed that there weren’t a lot of opportunities for women, and that women were not being represented in a meaningful way,’ Pratt says
Architect Irina Verona ’94 Brings Inclusive Design Ethos to Princeton Buildings
‘Princeton cares a lot about this, so it was a great fit,’ Verona says
Giri Nathan ’13 Captures a New Tennis Rivalry
Some say it’s too early to elevate Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but the co-founder of Defector Media disagrees
Cari Gallman ’03 Leads in Legal and Policy Innovation in Medicine
Gallman, who pivoted from medicine to law at Princeton, recently became an executive vice president at Bristol Myers Squibb
Alumni Around the Web
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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