Alumni News
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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.
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
Dec. 10: Democratic Pollster Mark Mellman ’78 Dies at 70
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
Marketing Professor Mary Steffel *09 Is Studying Decision Paralysis
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
Vocalist Charmaine Lee ’14 Creates Mind-Bending Music
‘At what point does life become music, become sound, become music, become life?’
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
How MacKenzie Scott ’92’s Gifts Have Aided the Work of These Princeton Alumni
Sydney Montgomery ’15 Helps First-Gen Students Apply to College
Montgomery’s nonprofit organization, Barrier Breakers, focuses on ‘holistic college counseling’
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
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
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
Princeton Aerospace Alumni Stick a Lunar Landing on First Attempt
Tom Markusic *02 co-founded Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost lander carried 10 payloads to the moon
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
Rupert Elderkin *14 Keeps Fighting for the Victims of Rwanda’s Genocide
Elderkin previously prosecuted war crimes committed in Serbia and Kosovo
Aug. 26: Robin Givhan ’86 Leaves the Washington Post
Achille Tenkiang ’17 Founds Baldwin Institute to Foster Creative Resistance
The organization uses James Baldwin’s literature to engage youth in thoughtful conversations on literature and race
A Hula Hoop Changed This Chemical Engineering Alumna’s Life
A much-loved career in science made way for a love of performing, most recently on America’s Got Talent
























