Archives: Speaker

Cara Reichel ’96 & Prospect Theater Company
Cara Reichel is a stage director and creator of new musical theater, and the founding Artistic Director of NYC’s acclaimed Prospect Theater Company (recipient of a 2016 OBIE Award grant), founded by Princeton alumni (including

Caroline Griffin ’17
Caroline Griffin, Class of 2017, is currently an analyst at BlackRock working on the COO Strategy team for the US Wealth Advisory Business in New York City. At Princeton, she was an Ecology and

Tessa Romano ’13
Mezzo-soprano Tessa Romano graduated with her Doctorate in vocal performance and pedagogy from CU Boulder in May of 2018 where she studied under Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson. Dr. Romano received her Masters degree at the University

Sue Macy ’76
Sue Macy is the author of close to 20 books for young readers on sports and women’s history. She has written middle-grade biographies of Annie Oakley, Nellie Bly, and Sally Ride; young adult non-fiction

Noemi de la Puente *86
Noemi is a playwright, librettist, and lyricist: Manuel Versus the Statue of Liberty (composer David Davila – winner 2015 NYMF Special Award for Social Relevance and Impact, nominated for Best Musical, semi-finalist for the

Michelle Millis Chappel *84
Michelle is an internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter, keynote speaker, coach, business consultant, and author. She has a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Princeton and was voted Most Inspirational Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Tina deVaron ’78
Tina deVaron writes and performs songs about motherhood, family, and female literary geniuses. Author Anne Lamott called her first CD, If Mama Ain’t Happy, “Brilliant, funny, wise.” Lisa Belkin called her third CD, Water

Dasha Koltunyuk ’15
As a pianist, Dasha Koltunyuk has enjoyed performing both as a soloist and a chamber musician throughout the United States, Spain, France, Germany, Holland, and the United Kingdom, while claiming top prizes at national

Uchechi Kalu ’14
Uchechi Kalu is a singer, writer, and actress who recently returned to the United States after living in Beijing, China for four meaningful years. She earned a degree in Near Eastern Studies with a

Amy Zakar ’99
Amy is a musician and teacher based in Princeton. She specializes in the style of Klezmer, which originated in Eastern Europe as the secular music of the Yiddish-speaking Jewish population and is now an