Friday, April 28, 2023

6 - 8 pm ❖  Meet & Greet at Mory’s (cash bar) 306 York Street

Saturday, April 29, 2023

9 - 10 am  ❖  Guided Walking Tour — Military History at Yale
Phelps Gate on Old Campus
Pre-registration required: click here

10 am ❖ Registration
Doors open at 9:30am for coffee

11:00 am ❖ Welcome
Beinecke Terrace Room
Lise Chapman ’81 M.B.A., Barb Protacio ’81 B.A., and Michael Watson ’81 B.A.

11:00 am ❖ Keynote
Beinecke Terrace Room
Supporting First-Generation Students at Yale
President Peter Salovey ‘86 Ph.D.

11:30 am ❖ Keynotes
Beinecke Terrace Room
Leading with Purpose: Looking Back at Being First
Indra Nooyi ’80 M.P.P.M., Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, and Gina Boswell ’89 M.B.A., CEO, Bath & Body Works

12:30 - 1:15 pm ❖ Lunch
Ligon-Lamsam Student Commons

1:30 - 3:30 pm ❖ Alumni & Students Joint Session
Zhang Auditorium

1:30 pm - Power of Networking
Clarence Agbi ’09 B.S.
Allie Ossa ’11 B.A.

1:50 pm - Meet 1stGenYale Summer Bulldogs Student Interns and Sponsors
Sponsor: Regina Bain ’98 B.A., ’01 M.F.A., Executive Director, Louis Armstrong House Museum

Student Intern: Julian Tweneboa Kodua ’25, Morse College
2022 Project: Information Processing in Large Worlds

Student Intern: Luna Aguilar ’24, Trumbull College
2023 Project: SalivaDirect Research Associate
2022 Project: Molecular Mechanism of a Novel Antiviral to Manage Chronic Hepatitis B
2021 Project: YSEA Summer STEM Research Intern

2:15 pm ❖ 15-minute break

2:30 - 3:30 pm ❖ Alumni Panel Discussion with Students
(Select One)

Skills for Success in Today’s World
Bewkes Classroom #2410
Grace Kim ’22 B.A., Host
Marv Berenblum ’56 B.A.
Yuet Chu ’87 B.A.
Michele Pinder Moorman ’90 B.A.
Kristy Lamb ’12 Ph.D., Moderator

Skills for Success in Today’s World
Betts Classroom #2420
Joanne Siu ’90 B.A., Host
Alondra Mejia ’19 B.A.
Amber Walsh ’09 M.B.A.
Huahao Zhou ’22 B.A.
Patricia Melton ’83 B.A., Moderator

Using Your First-Gen Voice in Your Career
Baker Classroom #2430
Ann Freedman ’78 M.P.H., M.H.A., Host
Lydia Burleson ’21 B.A.
Javaughn Lawrence ’14 B.S.
Kiko Wong ’22 B.A.
Linda Chin ’81 B.A., Moderator

Using Your First-Gen Voice in Your Career
Class of 1980 Classroom #2400
Suzanne Solensky ’83 B.A., Host & Panelist
Yvette Soliz Rivers ’96 B.A.
Jay Wong ’17 B.A.
Christian Milian-Santiago ’21 B.A., Moderator

3:30 pm ❖  30-Minute Break with Refreshments for Alumni
Students Leave for Spring Fling

4:00 - 4:55 pm ❖  Alumni Breakout Session #1 

Being the First: Challenges & Opportunities in Selected Careers and Life Skills
Alumni share the steps they took to launch, sustain, and grow their careers and life skills.
(Select One)

Arts
Nooyi Classroom #2230
Regina Bain ’98 B.A., ’01 M.F.A.
Ulyana Ermolova ’17 M.F.A.
Juan Carlos Salinas ’03 M.F.A.
J.C. Calderón ’92 M.Arch., Moderator

Business 
Allison Foundation Classroom #2210
Jonathan Camacho ’20 E.M.B.A.
Alexander Kayne ’94 B.A., ’97 J.D.
Sam Samdani ’84 B.S.
Allie Ossa ’11 B.A., Moderator 

Entrepreneurs 
Bewkes Classroom #2410
Victor Padilla-Taylor ’15 M.A.M.
Allen Pan ’08 B.A.
J.B. Schramm ’86 B.A.
Cheryl Contee ’93 B.A., Moderator 

Non-Profit
Baker Classroom #2430
Andrew Burgie ’87 B.A.
Scott Clarke ’02 B.A.
Janna Wagner ’95 B.A.
Valerie Popp ’02 B.A., Moderator 

STEM
Betts Classroom #2420
Abhishek Agarwal ’21 M.B.A.
Clarence Agbi ’09 B.S.
Cory Combs ’14 B.A.
Karin Kricorian ’94 B.A., Moderator 

Navigating Your Career & Next Chapter 
Blumetti Classroom #2200
Joanne Siu ’90 B.A.
Derek Webster ’99 B.A.
Esther Zirbel ’93 Ph.D.
Hugo Faria ’86 B.A., Moderator 

4:55 pm ❖ 10-Minute Break

5:05 - 6:00 pm ❖ Alumni Breakout Session #2

Being the First: Challenges & Opportunities in Selected Careers and Life Skills
(Select One)

Education
Class of 1980 Classroom #2400
Jacquelyn Kaplan ’99 B.A.
Juan Carlos Salinas ’03 M.F.A.
Errol Saunders ’06 B.A.
Kimberly Jones ’00 B.A., Moderator

Finance
Allison Foundation Classroom #2210
Jun Chen ’20 M.B.A.
Javaughn Lawrence ’14 B.S.
Hugo Santillan ’15 M.B.A.
Billy Cheung ’99 B.A., Moderator

Government
Bewkes Classroom #2410
Barb Protacio ’81 B.A.
Dave Rudin ’85 M.Phil.
Victor Zapana ’11 B.A.
Ariya McGrew ’95 B.A., Moderator

Health
Baker Classroom #2430
Liana Leung ’97 B.S.
Xiaoyan Huang ’91 B.S.
Alicia Whittington ’06 M.P.H.
Mayur Desai ’94 M.P.H., ’97 Ph.D., Moderator

Law
Betts Classroom #2420
Igor Kirman ’93 B.A.
Lauren Koster ’12 B.A.
Adolfo Mondragón ’96 B.A.
Peggy Kuo ’85 B.A., Moderator

Navigating Your Career & Next Chapter
Blumetti Classroom #2200
Ben Bartolome ’16 B.S.
Suzanne Solensky ’83 B.A.
Michael Watson ’81 B.A.
Yohanna Pepa ’14 B.A., Moderator

6:00 pm ❖ Reception for Alumni & Guests
Ligon-Lamsam Student Commons
Xiaoyan Huang ’91 B.S., Chair, YAA Board of Governors
Weili Cheng ’77 B.A., Executive Director, Yale Alumni Association

7:00 pm ❖ Dinner & Keynote
Snyder Forum
Kimberly Goff-Crews ’83 B.A., ’86 J.D., Secretary and VP University Life at Yale
First-Gen’s Journey. Keynote Gilbert A. Garcia ’85 B.A., CFA, Managing Partner, Garcia Hamilton & Associates

9:00 pm ❖ Continue the Celebration
The Study at Yale, 1157 Chapel Street (cash bar)

Sunday, April 30, 2023

9:30 - 11:30 am ❖ Strategic Planning & Networking
The Elm City Club, 155 Elm Street
Coffee & light breakfast
Where Do We Go from Here?