In This Issue: Community Volunteers Launches Exciting New Partnership with Local Nonprofit 1-2 Miller ’77 Elected New President—See Full Interview Inside! 3 Emerging Leaders Program Expands 4 PP55 Fellowship Interview Update 5-6 Who? What? Where? AlumniCorps Regional News & Updates 6 Thank You to our PP55 Alumni Donors 7 FEATURE STORY: Interview with Dana Dreibelbis ’78, plus more Volunteer Opportunities & Upcoming Events Inside! Volume 15, Number 1 Winter 2012 Community Volunteers has three new substantive volunteer opportunities with Westminster Community Life Center. The Center is now seeking alumni with experience in grant research, human resources and accounting. The Center serves to enrich the lives of neighborhood families in the greater Trenton area through supplemental educational services such as after school programming and early literacy intervention. Dana Dreibelbis ’78 (at right), who has been volunteering with the Center for several months, explains why he chose to get involved with this inspiring organization and how he plans to use his professional publishing skills to expand the capacity of the Center. Read more about Dana’s experience & NEW volunteer opportunities on page 7! How/why did you first get involved with Princeton AlumniCorps? What has kept you engaged over the years? About eight years ago, when I first be- gan working at Public Health Solutions, I was looking for smart, inexpensive help in the office. I went onto the University website, and that’s when I saw a refer- ence to Project 55 fellowships. The next thing I knew, Chet Safian ’55 and Steve Houck ’69 were on my doorstep telling me about PP55 and convincing me it would be a great match. I had already recruited two students at the time, and Chet offered to make them fellows. In addition, he convinced me that I should be a mentor. Part of what really sold me was when, the following year, I went through the whole PP55 process and was amazed at the candidates; they were well screened and well matched with my or- ganization’s needs. Later, I got involved with Jim Gregoire’s (’69) initiative to start public health fellowships. What is your background regarding nonprofits/volunteering? How have you demonstrated “Princeton in the Nation’s Service”? I have spent my entire career working in nonprofits—especially in healthcare— which was my major. Upon leaving Pub- lic Health Solutions I recently began ex- ploring my opportunities and realized there was a tremendous need for people adept at helping organizations to develop and implement strategies to deal with the changing landscape of healthcare regula- tions today. I am now working for two clients in that role. One is the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, where I'm directing a pro- ject to provide their member organiza- tions with tools to survive and thrive as Interview with AlumniCorps’ New President Kathy Miller ’77 Emerging Leaders is Now Accepting 2012 Applications for NY & DC! ...continued on page 2
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In This Issue:
Community Volunteers Launches Exciting New Partnership
with Local Nonprofit
1-2 Miller ’77 Elected New President—See Full Interview Inside!
7 FEATURE STORY: Interview with Dana Dreibelbis ’78, plus more Volunteer Opportunities & Upcoming Events Inside!
Volume 15, Number 1 Winter 2012
Community Volunteers has three new
substantive volunteer opportunities with
Westminster Community Life Center.
The Center is now seeking alumni with
experience in grant research, human
resources and accounting. The Center
serves to enrich the lives of
neighborhood families in the greater
Trenton area through supplemental
educational services such as after school
programming and early literacy
intervention. Dana Dreibelbis ’78 (at
right), who has been volunteering with
the Center for several months, explains
why he chose to get involved with this
inspiring organization and how he plans
to use his professional publishing skills
to expand the capacity of the Center.
Read more about Dana’s experience &
NEW volunteer opportunities on page 7!
How/why did you first get involved
with Princeton AlumniCorps? What
has kept you engaged over the years?
About eight years ago, when I first be-
gan working at Public Health Solutions, I
was looking for smart, inexpensive help
in the office. I went onto the University
website, and that’s when I saw a refer-
ence to Project 55 fellowships. The next
thing I knew, Chet Safian ’55 and Steve
Houck ’69 were on my doorstep telling
me about PP55 and convincing me it
would be a great match. I had already
recruited two students at the time, and
Chet offered to make them fellows. In
addition, he convinced me that I should
be a mentor. Part of what really sold me
was when, the following year, I went
through the whole PP55 process and was
amazed at the candidates; they were well
screened and well matched with my or-
ganization’s needs. Later, I got involved
with Jim Gregoire’s (’69) initiative to
start public health fellowships.
What is your background regarding
nonprofits/volunteering? How have
you demonstrated “Princeton in the
Nation’s Service”?
I have spent my entire career working
in nonprofits—especially in healthcare—
which was my major. Upon leaving Pub-
lic Health Solutions I recently began ex-
ploring my opportunities and realized
there was a tremendous need for people
adept at helping organizations to develop
and implement strategies to deal with the
changing landscape of healthcare regula-
tions today. I am now working for two
clients in that role. One is the National
Family Planning & Reproductive Health
Association, where I'm directing a pro-
ject to provide their member organiza-
tions with tools to survive and thrive as
Interview with AlumniCorps’ New President Kathy Miller ’77
Emerging Leaders is Now Accepting 2012
Applications for NY & DC!
...continued on page 2
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the world changes around them; fund-
ing which has traditionally come from
grants is now being transformed to
Medicaid/state sponsored insurance.
The second is a large NYC network of
ambulatory care sites where I will be
working with the leadership team to
improve their quality of service and
improve the health of the population
they care for by making better use of
technology and the patient information
it can provide.
What role do you think Alumni-
Corps plays in the broader
Princeton community and in com-
munities around the country?
AlumniCorps plays a key role in
bringing alumni together in the com-
mon pursuit of public interest opportu-
nities. This is important for several
reasons. First, when alumni are
brought together through a program,
connections are made, and amazing
partnerships and bonds are formed
which otherwise may not have been.
For instance, in Chicago, Paula Mor-
ency ’77 and Tom Allison ’66 have
recently begun
working together
on developing the
Community Volun-
teers program, and
have together dis-
covered common
interests and passions to channel into
their community. When alumni meet
other alumni in this way, it is really
compelling, and “Princeton in the Na-
tion’s Service…” is really brought to
life.
The other important aspect of
AlumniCorps’ work is intergenera-
tional as alumni of all ages can con-
nect to one another and to their com-
mon heritage as Princetonians. This is
exemplified within the Board and also
in the structure of AlumniCorps’ pro-
gramming (recent graduates are paired
with mentors of older classes, for ex-
ample). While the alumni community
is strong on its own, AlumniCorps
excels at leveraging initial alumni con-
nections into relationships that can
contribute meaningfully and effec-
tively to civic engagement, all the
while strengthening the bonds of the
alumni community in the process.
What do you see as some of the
challenges and opportunities you
will encounter in your upcoming
term as President? And what is your
hope for the future of Princeton
AlumniCorps?
I think the challenges and opportuni-
ties are very similar. We are really
striving to increase the engagement of
alumni from classes of the ’60’s,
’70’s, ’80’s, ’90’s, and ’00’s to create
a strong, alumni-driven organization
to include graduates of all ages. The
challenge is reach-
ing those alumni
who graduated be-
fore Princeton
AlumniCorps (then
Princeton Project
55) became an in-
stitution. Another
challenge is conveying the mission of
the organization and how it is relevant
for ’60’s and ’70’s graduates. We have
to be strategic in considering all the
ways they can participate that might
match up with their current passions,
interests, and desires.
Our opportunity lies in expanding
our outreach, involving more classes,
and helping to grow more programs.
With the addition of Emerging
Leaders and Community Volunteers,
AlumniCorps has created many more
outlets for alumni to get involved.
These two new programs enable us to
work not only with individual alumni
but also to partner with class service
projects that utilize AlumniCorps’
experience and skills. Through these
partnerships, we can help officers and
class members refine and implement
their visions.
My hope is that AlumniCorps would
become known in the alumni commu-
nity as an organization that provides
both individual alumni and class lead-
ership with opportunities to be effi-
ciently, effectively, and jointly
engaged in civic service.
Is there anything else you would like
to share as incoming President?
While we continually seek donations
to make our programs possible, and
ensure that AlumniCorps has a sound
financial base moving forward, our
primary goal is to engage alumni in
ways that incorporate their time and
talent. There are many ways an alum
can give to the organization: with their
time, their money, their potential con-
nections with other sources of funding,
volunteer opportunities, mentoring
opportunities, or opportunities to be
trainers for Emerging Leaders, etc.
There is a broad array of ways to be
involved and contribute to
AlumniCorps. While money is always
greatly appreciated, it is not the only
thing for which we are looking.
Interview with President Kathy Miller ’77, Cont’d. Kathy Miller ’77 graduated from Princeton with an independent major in
Healthcare Resource Allocation: The Economics and Politics of Healthcare. After
working full time for several years, she obtained a Master's in Urban Affairs and
Public Policy from the New School for Social Research as a NYC Mayor's Graduate
fellow. Kathy has been working in healthcare ever since, and is now running her own
independent healthcare consulting business. She has been a partner and mentor with
AlumniCorps for years, and was elected President of the Board in December.
“When alumni are brought together through a program, connections are made and amazing partnerships and bonds are formed which otherwise may not have been.”
Hollis Barber ’11
Aaron Buchman ’08
R. Gordon Douglas ’55
Naomi Gilens ’11
Kef Kasdin ’85
Stanley Katz h’21
William R. Leahy ’66
Shelia Mahoney s’55
Anne-Marie Maman ’84
Olympia Moy ’05
Paul Nehring ’10
Maria Orozco ’03
Benjamin Oseroff ’11
Alejandro Perez ’10
Sara Peters ’11
Katharine Press ’11
Elyse Powell ’11
Eloise Salmon ’07, Lead
Alumni Interviewer
Celine Satija ’11
Joseph Sengoba ’10
Stephanie Stern ’11
Jamie Sparano ’08
Scott Taylor ’75
Katie Thaeder ’09
Scott Welfel ’06
Bridget Wright ’11
Whitney Williams ’09, Lead
Alumni Interviewer
Nonprofit professionals working in New York along with
their peers in Washington, DC can now take advantage of
the hugely successful Emerging Leaders professional
development program, thanks to a very generous grant
from the Rita Allen Foundation. An expansive network of
nonprofit organizations and executives combined with an
innovative curriculum, Emerging Leaders uniquely
prepares organizations to address the growing leadership
gap in the sector, identified by many in the field, including
the Bridgespan Group.
Through highly effective, in-depth knowledge sharing,
peer community building, and skills improvement,
Emerging Leaders creates a cohort of aspiring nonprofit
executives early in their careers while they are still
committed to the sector. Current participants are thrilled
with the far-reaching impact of the program as it enables
them to accelerate their growth and contributions more
rigorously and quickly than they otherwise could.
Emerging Leader Kyndall Parker ’06 states, “The
lessons I've learned from Emerging Leaders have made
me a better manager, direct report, and peer and put
me in a position to have been recently promoted to
Senior Director of Operations.” The program runs for 8
full-day sessions over 8 consecutive months and is open to
all university graduates who meet the application criteria.
The application deadline is March 15th.
Please note that there is an application fee of $20. This fee is
waived for Princeton Project 55 Fellowship Program alumni.
The nominal participation fee of $350 for each applicant who is
accepted may be covered by employers.
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More than 140 candidates were
interviewed for Project 55 fellowships this
year between January 5 and 17. We would
like to extend our gratitude to all of our
alumni interviewers for coming to
Princeton and sharing their enthusiasm
and experience with applicants.
We would like to extend a special thank
you to former PP55 fellows Eloise
Salmon ’07 and Whitney Williams ’09.
Eloise and Whitney learned the details of
all of our partner organizations and
locations to serve as lead interviewers.
They each directed seven interviews a day
for three consecutive days and their active
role greatly contributed to the interview
process this year.
In addition to Eloise and Whitney, 24
alumni and volunteers participated in
interviews this year, including four Board
members, seven former fellows, and ten
current fellows.
Emerging Leaders Program Expands Beyond Washington, DC to New York with Hopes of