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Alumni

Rev. Dr. Frances
Alumna Toni Draper named School of Education graduation speaker
Published March 23, 2023
Draper, a publisher, pastor, business and community leader, returns to her alma mater to bring inspiration to the graduating class of the School of Education
David Gibbs
Alumni Profile
Made-to-order career advice
Published Feb 22, 2023
Yum Brands CEO and Hopkins alum David Gibbs didn't have a master plan when he left Homewood: 'I just took opportunities as they came that seemed interesting and allowed me to grow'
Dave Berenato and Elizabeth Sherwood on their 2019 trip to Peru, which included a 10-mile hike through the mountains of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
A bond beyond the curtain call
Published Winter 2022
David Berenato and Elizabeth Sherwood met and became friends as first-year students on the Homewood campus and say they have only grown closer post-college / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A group of students stand together on Decker Quad
Student experience
A new generation of investors
Published Oct 20, 2022
A-Level Capital, a student-run venture capital firm founded by Hopkins alums, provides undergraduates with hands-on experience in early-stage investing while supporting alumni-founded startups
A portrait of Yuri Yakubchyk on a light blue background
Entrepreneurial empowerment
Published Fall 2022
Yury Yakubchyk Jr., A&S '13, is all about supporting the next generation of young entrepreneurs / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Adam Baumgartner, center, officiates at the 2019 wedding of Seán Bailey and Jenni Herchek.
An off-road friendship
Published Fall 2022
Alum Adam Baumgartner has built lasting friendships while serving as resource to the Baja Jay Racing team. "I think Adam had this kind of Team Mom energy," says Seán Bailey, Engr '14. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Emma Needell, wearing a cowboy hat, looks on as a someone holding a video camera films a scene
Film
Emma Needell goes home again
Published Fall 2022
Screenwriter Emma Needell, A&S '12, returned to her family's Colorado ranch to film Life Rendered, her new film about a cowboy who uses virtual reality to explore his secret inner self / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Clockwise from top left: Josh Bilenker, Keith Flaherty, Steve Harr, and Ross Levine
Intersecting pathways for advancement
Published Sept 6, 2022
Josh Bilenker, Med '99 (MD), Keith Flaherty, Med '97 (MD), Steve Harr, Med '98 (MD), and Ross Levine, Med '99 (MD), simultaneously attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, but they only grew close after graduation.
Ikbal Choudhury
Alumni spotlight
Citizen scientists in bloom
Published Aug 8, 2022
Alum Ikbal Choudhury's nonprofit uses low-cost, low-resource tools to teach children about environmental science
Class notes
Published July 29, 2022