At a time where students are beginning to make decisions about their future, what better way to explore their options than to tap into Moses Brown’s extensive alumni network? Over 40 alumni and community members from all over the world came to campus on March 1, 2024 to share with 11th and 12th grade students their professional experiences in a wide range of industries: arts and entertainment; building and construction; business, 媒体, and communications; education; engineering, and tech; entrepreneurship; finance; government and public service; healthcare; law; non-profit/NGO; environmental sciences; psychology; marketing and sales; sports management; and venture capital.

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The Moses Brown 校友 Association (最大网络彩票正规平台) and Advancement Office, in partnership with the 上学校, hosted 最大网络彩票正规平台 Connects: Career Explorations Day for current juniors and seniors. The event provided an invaluable opportunity for students to gain insights into various professions, discover potential academic and/or career paths, and receive guidance on navigating the exciting journey ahead.

“I think it's important for these students to hear about people's different career paths as they begin their journey,” said alum Erin Shippee ’95, founding member of Steward Asset Management, about why she returned to campus to meet with current students. 

校友 and community members from a vast array of career fields were in attendance, such as CEO of Wistia Chris Savage ’01; Steve DeLeo ’15, press secretary for U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; founder of SquadLocker Gary Goldberg ’87, Emmy Award-nominated television producer Danielle Weiss Medina ’92; reporter/anchor at WPRI12 Kim Kalunian ’07; Associate Judge for the State of Rhode Island Hon. 梅丽莎·R. Dubose P’19 ’22; and national best-selling novelist Dawn Tripp P’19 ’24.

Ahead of the event, students selected sessions to attend based on career paths and industries that they wanted to learn more about, and they were each placed in two of their top choices. Before the sessions began, upper schoolers were encouraged to be open to what they might learn and to consider what connections they could make that might be beneficial in the future.

“Make a connection that feels really promising and forward moving,” encouraged Head of 上学校 Laura Twichell.  “There's an incredible opportunity today to connect with people who may be real resources for you later.”

Each session featured two to four panelists of professionals who provided career insights to a small group of students. The panelists shared how they decided to pursue their chosen field, what levels of education were required, and what it’s like to work in their profession day-to-day. The panelists also saved time for one-on-one breakout sessions so that students could ask questions and receive personalized advice. 

Many of the day’s visiting professionals noted that it’s difficult to know in high school exactly what direction your career path will take you in the future.

“You just really never know what's out there,” shared Jo Ruano Ames '10, vice president of sales at Garner Health. “I think it's really important to have an open mind as you go through today,” she said. 

The opportunity was not only valuable for the students, but for alumni as well, as it brought their 最大网络彩票正规平台 experience full circle. 

“I was so excited to be able to come and share some of my 30 years of work experience with the folks here at 最大网络彩票正规平台,” said Adrienne Schaberg Filipov '91, managing director and partner, chief human capital officer at Warburg Pincus. 

We hope many of today’s students will be inspired to share their own professional experiences when they become alumni, passing on the tradition for generations to come.