By Jackie Einstein Astrof, C’93, and Bleema Bershad, W’95
On February 8, 2017, several members of our class spent the evening together in Midtown Manhattan as part of a group of 50 volunteers supporting the clients of Upwardly Global, an organization which helps highly skilled new immigrants embark on their American job search. Jackie Einstein Astrof, Brett Barth, Jennifer Bernstein, Jennifer Jarett, Heather Pavell and Ralph Sutton also participated in the event planning committee. Other members of the class who participated were: Todd Aronoff , Valerie (Broadwin) Mutterperl and Walt Piecyk.
Penn 1993 classmates at the PennPAC event in New York City: Todd Aronoff, Jackie Einstein Astrof, Jennifer Eisenberg Bernstein, Jennifer Jarrett, Heather Caslow Pavell, and Valerie Broadwin Mutterperl
Volunteers worked with 18 new immigrants from 18 different countries, conducting mock interviews and networking exercises. As depicted in the photo, the room was full and loud. Volunteers literally “leaned in”, so engaged in their conversations. At the end of the evening there was a full group debrief which provided many good ideas to the job seekers. Several volunteers even noted that they gathered some good advice to apply to their own job searches. Kudos to our very own Valerie (Broadwin) Mutterperl who was especially helpful in identifying several tips for job seekers.
A full room for the PennPAC event in New York.
Walt Piecyk found the event to be a “good use of time to give back and help some people if even just a little bit”. Another participant felt that “it was inspiring to see what the job seekers are doing; it felt good to be able to help and was nice to do it as a Penn community. I also really enjoyed learning about UpGlo and PennPAC.”
The event was co-hosted by the Class of 1993, the Penn Club of NY and PennPAC (Pro bono Alumni Consulting.) PennPAC brings together alumni to support nonprofits in New York, Philadelphia and Silicon Valley. This “ImPACt” event is a signature PennPAC event, occurring 2-3 times per year. PennPAC offers alums volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Visit www.pennpac.org to learn more.
PennPAC and Penn 1993 in the DP!
The Daily Pennsylvanian covered the event in their Feburary 9, 2017 issue. You can read the article here.
Penn Class of 1993 Reunion Countdown
February 17 – 18, 2017, marked 64 weeks until the 25th Reunion of the Penn Class of 1993 (May 11 – 13, 2018)!
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