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1stGenYale Pathfinder helps Yale College first-gen low-income students plan for your time at Yale and beyond.

Join us for our 8th annual Students & Alumni Career Networking Mixer where alumni and students from across all Yale schools come together to share common bonds, share career and life skills, and develop meaningful friendships. Yale alumni want to meet current students, hear about their interests, and in turn, share their “real world” experiences in careers, including education, business, communications, consulting, entertainment, finance, law & social justice, non-profits, real estate, STEM, and more! Students, come with your questions about the current job world and how to develop possible career interests. You'll meet alumni who share similar experiences, being first or second gen to college and also from low-income backgrounds. Our alumni were in your shoes and want to give back to help you navigate Yale and beyond. All Yale students and alumni are invited to attend. This is our first video of our live Career Networking Mixer, which started in 2016.

1stGenYale empowers and supports alumni and students who are the first in their families to graduate from college and those who come from under-resourced backgrounds. It is led by Yale alumni volunteers and is a Shared Interest Group of the Yale Alumni Association. 1stGenYale is also a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. See https://belong.yale.edu/.

This summer, Summer Bulldogs interns Ismihan Abdelkadir, Tanisha Narine, Andres Rincoln were asked to research AI and develop a presentation for 1stGenYale's board. Each examined a different application and developed a presentation that provided background on the app, its capabilities, how it is used, the potential impact on jobs, and how 1stGenYale's board could use the app in their ongoing work.

This webinar will provide participants with an opportunity to hear from search firm professionals who work with nonprofit senior leadership and boards to fill top jobs in the nonprofit sector. Our program is co-sponsored by the Yale Office of Career Strategy and the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA). Panelists: • Michele Counter, Principle, DHR Global, https://www.dhrglobal.com/consultant/michele-counter/ • Jennifer Dunlap, Co-Founder, DRiWaterstone, https://waterstonehc.com/driwaterstonehc/team/jennifer-m-dunlap/ • Melissa Madzel, Managing Partner, Axis Talent Partners, https://www.axistalentpartners.com/axis-talent-partners-staff/2022/3/3/melissa-madzel-managing-director • Ken Rich, Partner, Boyden, https://www.boyden.com/ken-rich/index.html Moderators: • Robyn Acampora, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Service Careers, Yale Office of Career Strategy, https://ocs.yale.edu/blog/author/robyn-acamporayale-edu/ • Michael Watson, Employee Experience Advisor, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, https://1stgenyale.org/watson Topics include: • How to increase the chances that you will be contacted by a search firm regarding nonprofit opportunities. • What senior leaders and boards are looking for in candidates. • How to position yourself for a career in the nonprofit sector if you are employed in another field of work • How Yale’s Office of Career Strategy can assist you in your search for nonprofit employment opportunities. Questions: 1stGenYale@1stgenyale.org

Learn about post-college academic opportunities, especially for FGLI Yale College students & grads. All Yalies invited to this event co-sponsored by 1stGenYale & Yale Fellowships & Funding Office. Rebekah Westphal, Yale College Assistant Dean & Fellowships and Funding Director (funding.yale.edu), joined CIPE after 11 years in Admissions, where she was Director of International Admissions (Africa and Europe). In 2019, she was awarded the Linda K. Lorimer Award for work on Yale College Safety Net. Rebekah is Berkeley College Executive Fellow & First-Year Advisor. Alison Gardy '88 owns Gardy Communications Strategy & directs Yale Community Connect. A Comp Lit major (Spanish & Russian). She had a Fulbright to Mexico '88-'89; president of Fulbright Assoc. Greater NY Chapter '00-'02; director '01-'06 & '16-22. Alison was 92Y Director, Intern. Relations '01-'16. Lydia Burleson '21, cum laude graduate in English & nonfiction writing, is a Stanford Knight-Hennessy funded Ph.D. student in English, studying how 20th century American media representations of minoritized communities relate to their social outcomes. As a QuestBridge Scholar, she identifies as FGLI, having grown up in an impoverished community in rural Texas. Michael Chen '23 studies ERM & Political Science. As Edward A. Bouchet Fellow, his senior thesis is on New Haven’s Elm City Resident Card, first undocumented immigrants municipal ID card. As a Liman Undergraduate Summer Fellow, he interned at The Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit. Michael served as First-Year Counselor & Peer Liaison for AACC. As Marshall Scholar, he will pursue an MSc in Migration Studies at University of Oxford. Abnner Olivares '24, junior in Silliman College, is studying Global Affairs at the Jackson School. Originally from Los Angeles, he is an inaugural recipient of the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. After graduation, Abnner hopes to attend graduate school and work in state or local government.

This program is the third in our inaugural series ‘Personal Financial Planning’ series, co-sponsored by Yale Club of Washington DC, Yale Latino Alumni Network & YaleFin for alumni & students. Elisabeth Anton, '89 Silliman, a proud 1st-Gen/Low-Income alum, earned an MBA in Finance from Wharton and has extensive banking experience with Merrill Lynch (London), Credit Suisse (Madrid) & HSBC (Dubai). She understands the unique challenges facing underserved communities and leverages lessons from her own financial journey to offer financial coaching & investment advisory. She is the Founder & President of the Sherwood Financial Group – and a licensed Investment Advisor Representative with a Series 7, Series 63 & Series 65. Folake Fadayomi '18 MBA, a consultant has extensive experience in leading insurance transformations. She serves on the Yale Club of Washington DC Board and leads the club’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee. Albert Lee ‘22 (FC), a proud first-gen low-income student, is an economics & computer science major. He works as a paraprofessional for the Sherwood Financial Group. Elisabeth Anton offers securities and advisory services through Centaurus Financial Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, a registered investment advisor. This is not an offer to sell securities, which may be done only after proper delivery of a prospectus and client suitability is reviewed and determined. Information relating to securities is intended for use by individuals residing in CA, CT, DC, MA, VA, NJ, NY, MD, IN, MI. Sherwood Financial Group and Centaurus Financial Inc. are not affiliated. 1stGenYale & Co-Sponsors do not give an opinion or recommendation as to these services.

1stGenYale's “Internship and Job Search 101” will provide undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to learn how to approach the search for internships and full-time jobs during an economic slowdown. This program is co-sponsored by the Yale Office of Career Strategy.

1stGenYale invites all Yale College summer interns to attend our pre-summer discussion to prepare you for your internship before you start! We designed this special workshop to give you a leg up and help you feel confident, prepared, and excited to hit the ground running. We'll be covering topics such as how to interact with your host, juggling multiple priorities at once, expectations, qualitative & quantitative tasks, how to ask for help, how this opportunity will add to your resume, and many more! Meet faculty sponsors, alumni & former SEA and Fellowships' students who will share advice on how to make the most of your summer experience.