Alumni letter of Board of Managers, November 3, 2020

November 3, 2020
Dear Haverford College Board of Managers,
We, the undersigned alumni of Haverford College, stand in solidarity with Haverford College students
who are striking in outrage at the college administration’s inadequate and inappropriate response to the
murder of Walter Wallace Jr. at the hands of the Philadelphia Police Department. We commend students
of the college for speaking out against the continued anti-Blackness at Haverford College and the lack of
institutional support provided to Black Haverford students.
We request that the administration meet the demands of the striking students. Until the student strike’s
demands are met, we, a group of engaged alumni, will be taking the following actions:
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Posting messages of strike solidarity and amplifying strike demands to Twitter, Instagram, and
Facebook daily, tagging institutional accounts
Sharing information about the student strike to our personal networks, which include journalists,
members of the media, politicians, technology professionals, academics, higher education
professionals, social workers, public health professionals, and mutual aid groups
Withholding donations to the Haverford College Annual Fund
Speaking to other alumni of the college and urging them to take the same actions

We understand that meeting the demands of striking students requires long-term institutional
commitments and significant work by you, the members of the Board. We sign below to urge you to take
inspiration from student strikers' sense of the possible--and our signatures commit us to supporting the
College as it meaningfully addresses these systemic injustices.
Respectfully yours,
1. Cara Curtis, Haverford ‘10, PhD Candidate in Social Ethics, Emory University (Haverford House
Alum)
2. Emma C. Eisenberg, Haverford ‘09, Writer/Author, Founder, Blue Stoop Philadelphia
3. Anna Krieger, Haverford ‘08, Manager of Outcomes and Employer Partnerships, General
Assembly
4. Jenny Rabinowich, Haverford ‘08, Managing Director, People Operations at Last Mile Health
(Haverford House Alum)
5. Liz Shriver, Haverford ‘08, Adviser & Experiential Learning Coordinator, University of
Washington School of Public Health (Haverford House Alum)
6. Chloe Tucker, Haverford ‘07, PhD Candidate, City Culture and Community, Tulane University
(Member, Haverford Corporation Standing Nominating Committee )
7. Kathryn Montalbano, Haverford ‘09, Assistant Professor of Journalism (Communication/Media
Law), Appalachian State University
8. Max Rosen-Long, Haverford ‘09, Teacher, School District of Philadelphia (Haverford House
Alum)
9. Alexandra Smith Davis, Haverford ‘07, Chief of Programs, Himalayan Cataract Project

10. Meg (Dickey-Griffith) Belais, Haverford ‘09, Implementation Programs Manager, The
Freshwater Trust
11. Alexander Fossi, Haverford ‘09, Research Coordinator, Jefferson Center for Autism &
Neurodiversity
12. Eve Gleichman, Haverford ‘11
13. Musa Hamideh, Haverford ‘09, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois
14. Kayla Hoskinson, Haverford ‘11, Children’s Librarian, Free Library of Philadelphia
15. Sameer Rao, Haverford ‘11, Bryn Mawr GSSWSR ‘15, Reporter, Law360
16. Anna Marschalk-Burns, Haverford ‘07
17. Dylan Gasperik, Haverford ‘09
18. Emily Carton, Haverford ‘11, Director of the Upper School, Hebron Academy, ME
19. Michael Lipsitz, Haverford ‘09
20. Karina Puttieva, Haverford ‘11, Consumer Protection Attorney, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
PLLC (Haverford House Alum)
21. Hannah Krohn, Haverford ‘17
22. Rosemary Cohen, Haverford ‘18, Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social
Research ‘21
23. Emma Bergman, Haverford ‘09, LCSW
24. Lorna Quandt, Ph.D., Haverford ‘07, Assistant Professor of Educational Neuroscience, Gallaudet
University
25. Jennifer A. Zelnick, Haverford ‘12, Ph.D Candidate in Anthropology, University of California
Irvine
26. Jules Burnstein, Haverford ‘09, Teacher, Lower Merion School District
27. Genna Yarkin, Haverford ‘11, Land Use Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP
28. Hilary Leichter, Haverford ‘07, Author and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Creative Writing,
Columbia University
29. Jack Meaney, Haverford ‘09, Housing Attorney, Bread for the City
30. Rachel Cholst ‘11, Academic Advisor, Hostos Community College -- CUNY
31. Emily Green, Haverford ‘08, Senior Marketing Manager, TrueCar
32. Adam Mayer, Haverford ‘10, chef/owner, Txow Txow Modern Pintxos
33. Christopher Kozey, Ph.D., Haverford '06, Spanish and English teacher, Watkinson School; Senior
Lecturer, Western New England University
34. Liz Turner, Haverford ‘08, JD candidate, Harvard Law School
35. Rodrigo Zúñiga Mouret, Haverford ‘20, Research Intern, University of Wisconsin - Madison
36. Boyce Upholt, Haverford ‘06, writer
37. Siena Mann, Haverford ‘14, Organizing and Campaign Manager, Colorado Immigrant Rights
Coalition
38. Brandon West, Haverford ‘07, Campaign Manager, Voting Rights & Democracy, Center for
Popular Democracy (Haverford House Alum)
39. Jeff Frankl, Haverford ‘07, Designer, Azavea
40. Nicole Litvitskiy, Haverford ‘20
41. Emily Allison, Haverford ‘08, Director of Policy & Strategic Initiatives, Seneca Family of
Agencies (Haverford Corporation and Advisory Committee member)
42. Justin Dainer-Best, Haverford ‘09, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bard College

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Marcy Dermansky, Haverford ‘91, Writer
Eliana von Krusenstiern, Haverford ‘18, Pharmacology PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania
Tim Miles, Haverford ‘08, Scientist
Kaden St Onge, Haverford ‘20, PhD student in Literary Studies, University of Iowa
Elliot Paradis McCullough, Haverford ‘11, Clinician, NYC LGBT Anti-Violence Project
Lucas Richie ‘18,
Nichole Almanzar, Haverford ‘20
Eric Lundblade, Haverford ‘09, University of Pennsylvania ‘11, Teach for America Mid-Atlantic,
Teacher, Hebron Academy
Adam Subhas, Haverford ‘09, Assistant Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ari Kim, Haverford ‘20
Ari Katz, Haverford ‘20, Haverford House Fellow
Drew Cunningham, Haverford '20
Cara Netzer, Haverford '20
Katie Garrett Potestio Haverford '08
Greg Potestio Haverford '08
Casey Ross, Haverford ‘10, University of Pennsylvania ‘17, Transportation Planner, City of
Philadelphia
Bess Cohen, Haverford ‘19
Owen Lytle, Haverford ‘18
Wynne Lewis, Haverford ‘12
Jane Weber, Haverford ‘08, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (Haverford House Alum)
Ali Rosenberg, PhD, Haverford ‘05, Scientist
Jacob Carroll, Haverford ‘09, Senior Academic Designer, StudySync
Jason Holloway PsyD, Haverford ‘11, Postdoctoral Psychology Resident, AIDS Care Group
Emma Lo, MD, Haverford ‘08, Psychiatrist
Marisa Méndez-Brady, Haverford ‘09
Sam Fujimori, Haverford ‘16
Deepa S. Vasudevan, ‘07, Visiting Lecturer, Wellesley College (Haverford House Alum)
Michelle Luu, Haverford ‘20
Mia Rybeck, Haverford ‘17
Grace Thiele, Haverford ‘17, MSc student in Reproductive and Developmental Science,
University of British Columbia
Mica Baum-Tuccillo, Haverford College ‘09, LMSW, Research Fellow and PhD candidate in
Critical Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center
Natasha Dravid, Haverford ‘07, MBA, Director of Clinical Redesign Initiatives at the Camden
Coalition of Healthcare Providers
Jennifer Hare, Haverford ‘09, Teacher, School District of Philadelphia
Katie Safter, Haverford ‘19
Pia Agrawal, Haverford ‘05
Phil Eiseman, Haverford ‘10, Staff Psychologist, George Mason University Counseling and
Psychological Services
Daniel Sax, Haverford ‘18, MSc student in Forestry, University of British Columbia
Jacob Waters, Haverford ‘10, Director of Communications, TNTP

81. Lina Klose, Haverford ‘20, Haverford House Fellow
82. Jessica Krefting (Kuhn), Haverford ‘06, Renal Dietitian
83. Caitlin (Schopp) Hutchison, Haverford ‘06, Assistant Director, Arlington County, Virginia
Department of Human Services
84. Arielle Harris, Haverford ‘13
85. Katie Ulrich, Haverford ‘14, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Rice University
86. Charlotte Edelstein, Haverford ‘17, University of Pennsylvania Law School ‘23
87. Kylen Solvik, Haverford ‘15, PhD Student in Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
88. Zoe Arditi, Haverford ‘20
89. Allison Wise, Haverford ’20, Northeastern University School of Law ’23
90. Aarushi Mohan, Haverford ‘20
91. Marisa Russello, Haverford '09, Teachers College, Columbia University '12, Writer & Mental
Health Advocate
92. Simon Balukonis, Haverford ‘19, Office of Advancement, Villanova University
93. Ariel Censor, Haverford ‘20
94. Shea Garrison-Kimmel, Haverford ‘09
95. Becca Silverman, Haverford ‘07
96. Carrie Bell-Hoerth, Haverford ‘11 Library Specialist, University of Southern Maine
97. Rebecca Chang, Haverford '19 Senior Research Analyst, The Lewin Group
98. David Cookmeyer, Haverford ‘16 Harvard Medical School ‘23
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Sarah Jesup, Haverford ‘20
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Jessica Poling, Haverford ‘15, Doctoral Candidate, Rutgers University
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Jane Shen, Haverford ‘17
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Karenina Wolff, Haverford ‘07, Owner, Law Office of Karenina Wolff, Esq., Philadelphia, PA
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Hayle Meyerhoff, Haverford ‘20, Unanimous Jury Specialist, The Promise of Justice
Initiative and Avodah Jewish Service Corps
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Colin Cahill, Haverford ‘07, Anthropologist and Educator
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Hannah Silverblank, Haverford '12, DPhil University of Oxford '13 and '17, Visiting Assistant
Professor of Classics at Haverford College (2017-present)
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Jacquelyn Richards, Haverford ‘07, Licensed Psychotherapist
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Chloe Wang, Haverford ‘17, Haverford House Alum, River Programs Coordinator, Bartram’s
Garden
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Aubree Penney, Haverford ‘13, Independent Curator
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Jeffrey Duncan-Lowey, Haverford ‘16, MD/PhD student, Yale School of Medicine
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Jee Soo Kang, Haverford ‘16, MA Student in Asian American Studies, San Francisco State
University
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Dennis Norris II, Haverford ‘08, MFA Sarah Lawrence College ‘12, Writer, Creator and
Co-host of Food 4 Thot Podcast
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Brittany Steele, Haverford '17
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Madeleine Durante, Haverford ‘16 Development, Planned Parenthood
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Akriti Mathur, Haverford ‘08
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Kristopher Brower, Haverford ‘08
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Sreela Namboodiri, Haverford ‘08
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Abby Krumholz, Haverford ‘08

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Allison Jones, Haverford ‘07
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Kelly Dombek, Haverford ‘17
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Jordanlee Parra, Haverford ‘19
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Zachary Dutton, Haverford ‘10
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Stephon Petro, Haverford ‘01, Teacher, The School District of Philadelphia
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Abigail Miller, Haverford ‘19, ArtistYear Philadelphia Fellow ‘20, Philadelphia Arts in
Education Partnership
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Jossi Fritz-Mauer, Haverford ‘06
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Brian Z. Sokas, Haverford ‘14, A guy that knows Jossi Fritz-Mauer
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Liana Shallenberg, Haverford ‘19
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Ian Woodhouse, Haverford ‘19
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Anastasia Nikolis PhD, Haverford ‘11, Poetry Editor at Open Letter Books, Adjunct
Professor of English at St. John Fisher College
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E. Inez Steigerwald, Haverford ‘09, Teacher, Friends Community School
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Ivo Milic-Strkalj, Haverford ‘13
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Sarah Brown, Haverford ‘12,
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Sarah Allard, Haverford ‘09, Assistant Project Scientist, University of California San Diego
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Watson Millison, Haverford ‘09, Senior Specialist, Energy Efficiency and Demand
Management at Con Edison
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Steven Ramirez, Haverford ‘09, Equity & Accountability for English Learners at Boston
Public Schools
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Maya Barlev , Haverford ‘12
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Julien-Pierre Schmitz, Haverford ‘08
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Eric Kokuma, Haverford ‘09
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Alexandra McCoy, Haverford ‘08, Associate Director of Auxiliary Programs, Sidwell Friends
School
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Jeremy Sanders, Haverford '09, Administrator, D.R. Operations, Tampa Bay Rays
140.
Amelia Stillwell, PhD, Haverford ‘12, Assistant Professor of Management, David Eccles
School of Business, University of Utah
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Andrew Stehney-Vargas, Haverford ‘08, Organizer, SEIU 32BJ
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Christina Chase, Haverford ‘08, STEM Educator
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Nicholas Mirra, Haverford ‘06
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Jeanne Dreskin, Ph.D., Haverford ‘07, Senior Researcher, Berggruen Institute
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Hayley O’Malley, Ph.D., Haverford ‘08
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Nathan Patton, Haverford ‘07, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting
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Genna Cherichello ‘11
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Sara Taggart, Haverford ‘13, Fitbit
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Anna Mancusi, Haverford ‘07, MBA/MPA, Product Director, The New York Times
150.
Scott Schnur, Haverford ‘10, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Anthropology, Emory University
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Katie Nash, Haverford ‘06, MPA, Government Relations
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Ella Willard-Schmoe, Haverford '09, Solar Project Engineer
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Fiona Berry, Haverford ‘19, MPH, Albany Medical College MD Student Class of 2024
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Zoë Rind, Haverford ‘99
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Esther Warren, ‘07

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TJ von Oehsen, ‘18
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Nava Kidon, ‘18
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Gabe Halperin-Goldstein, ‘19
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Calvin Trisolini '17
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Silvi Shameti ‘15
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Charlie Hale ‘17
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Madeline Smith-Gibbs, ‘13
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Katie Monroe, ‘12
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Susan Kelly, Haverford ‘18
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Richenda Cope, ‘05
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Danielle Shea, ‘15
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Goda Trakumaite, ‘10
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Rose Kaplan-Bomberg, '10
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Jamie Hanlon ‘05, Mason
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Bethany Morrow, ‘08
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Iris Lippert ‘14
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Brom Snyder, Haverford ‘06
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Abigail Noble, ‘04, Sr. Environmental Scientist, California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
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Emilie Stowell Mytkowicz, ‘04, MSW
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Fern Beetle-Moorcroft ‘14
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Claire Fawcett ‘06 Unaccompanied Children’s Program Managing Attorney, Immigration
Counseling Service
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JP Bowditch ‘12
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Nicolette Pavlovics, Haverford ‘06
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Alison Love, Haverford ‘18
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David Watt, Haverford ‘20
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Benjamin Cooper, Haverford ‘05, MS, Director of Program Quality, Sunrise of Philadelphia
(Haverford House Fellow, Member of the Corporation of Haverford College)
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Madeline Kreider Carlson, Haverford '10
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Rachel Van Tosh, Haverford ‘09
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Joseph Coish, Haverford ‘09
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Sharada Tolton, Haverford ‘11
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Ellen Freeman, Haverford ‘11
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Adriana Cvitkovic, Haverford ‘16
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Daniel M. Kaplan, Haverford ’74, Professor of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Peter Sutton, Haverford ‘07
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Bennett Smith ‘12
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Isaac Schamberg ‘07 Lecturer in dept. of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Meghan Hoyne Wingate Haverford ‘17
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Rosemary Ventura, Haverford ‘16 MA candidate at the Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Christopher Stadler, Haverford ‘14
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Emilia Cobbs, H ‘17, MPP candidate at Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Callie Perrone, Haverford ‘15
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Tamar Hoffman, HC’16
Elizabeth Miller, HC ‘19
Leor Stylar, HC ‘14
Matissa Hollister, HC ‘94
Alexandra Kutler HC ‘11