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What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Tune in to the Reunion 2021 Alumnae/i Entrepreneurship Panel on Friday to find out! Hear from Dobbs Alumnae/i Association Board member Natasha Bansgopaul ’04 @bansibans, Asema Ahmed ’96 @asemaahmed, Lauren Johnson ’01 @thehyacinthgroup and Jung Lee ’90 @jungleeny, who will discuss how they built their products/companies. The panel will be moderated by Dobbs Alumnae/i Association Board Clerk Justina Michaels ’02 (@fittingfetes) #DoingI...tWithTheirMight Register for Reunion today by clicking here: https://registration.socio.events/e/virtualreunion2021 * * * * * Natasha is the co-founder and COO of VegaX Holdings, which develops asset management tools and critical data streams for the cryptocurrency industry, and DarcMatter, an award-winning global fintech platform for alternative investments. Asema founded Magnolias Linens, which she ran and operated for 13 years before moving to Singapore, where she has worked in private equity, investor relations and business development. Lauren is the founder and CEO of The Hyacinth Group, a Hudson Valley-based online marketing and branding agency. Jung is the founder and creative director of Fête, a full-service, award-winning event firm, and creator of the wedding registry Slowdance. Justina is the founder and owner of Fitting Fêtes, a boutique event planning and design company started in Paris and based in New York City.

What a treat to hear the Masters Justice Choir, led by director Sam Appiah ’12 and co-director Barbara Ciannella, record a song for this year's Great Gig in the Sky performance of Marvin Gaye's album What’s Going On. Great Gig captained by upper school music teacher Gilles Pugatch will be presented as a visual album via livestream during the weekend of May 28. With chapters across the country, Justice Choir is an organization whose mission is to bring communities toge...ther by singing while also drawing attention to issues on people’s minds. Appiah cites examples like social justice, the need for more love to be expressed between people, standing up to oppression. It’s rewarding to know that Great Gig has continued and thrived and that I can once again add whatever I can to such an amazing undertaking, Appiah said.

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A big thanks to Anthony Gaines for speaking at today’s upper school Morning Meeting to discuss his work with My Brother's Keeper (MBK). The initiative which was started by former President Barack Obama in 2014 aims to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young people can reach their full potential. Gaines, program director of MBK in Greenburgh, NY, was invited by MISH to speak to our school community. Charlie Cooper ...’23 has worked directly with fifth and sixth graders from the MBK program, after creating the Masters Exposure Club to teach them about photography. He was inspired to create the club after speaking with Gaines, his former AAU basketball coach. Having photography as my passion and a love for community service, I thought it would be a great idea to start a club where I could connect with younger kids and give them this opportunity, Cooper said. We meet every other Friday and we hope to start it in person maybe next school year. I find it to be amazing to put a camera in a kid’s hand who would not get the chance otherwise. #PowerForGood

All alumnae/i are invited to join us in honoring and recognizing these amazing individuals during Reunion Weekend. The Awards Ceremony will take place at noon EST on Saturday, May 15. For more information on registration, visit https://www.mastersny.org/alumnaei/reunion.

Without skipping a beat, upper school music teacher Gilles Pugatch has promised a knockout Great Gig performance this year centered on the iconic Marvin Gaye classic soul album What’s Going On. Rehearsals are underway for this year’s online program that will be presented as a visual album via livestream during the weekend of May 28. According to Pugatch, this beloved annual Masters extravaganza features musicians from all disciplines who study and realize a masterwork in... the contemporary style. Acclaimed musician Julius Rodriguez ’16 was brought on as an arranger who, Pugatch said, gladly jumped at the opportunity. Pugatch asked him for some record suggestions that were manageable given our challenges with remote teaching and unpredictability, and we arrived at ‘What’s Going On.’ https://www.mastersny.org/news-detail