Brandeis Magazine

Kamilah Drummond-Forrester was promoted to director of Open Circle, provider of a social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and professional development for grades K-5. A program of the Wellesley Centers for Women, Open Circle was one of the first programs to define the field of SEL, and advance children’s well-being and learning by partnering with school communities. Meredith Gore, associate professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University, and a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, edited a volume titled “Conservation Criminology.” The book explores the science of conservation crime using case studies in wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing and illegal logging, in areas from Michigan to Madagascar. Jeremy Greenberg is an entrepreneur in residence at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his MBA. He recently launched his third company, Avenue Group, which is an advisory firm for business executives, an operational partnership for early-stage companies and a business education platform. After working on environmental issues and doing residential green building consulting and construction management, Sat Jiwan Ikle-Khalsa now teaches tennis in Takoma Park, Maryland, to kids, adults and seniors. He also plays tennis competitively. He is on the board at Chesapeake Climate Action Network and chairs a local environmental committee. He recently celebrated 15 years with his wife, Mimi. They have a 10-year-old daughter, Kyah.