Alumni-in-Residence

You have questions. They have answers.

Spend time with alumni this semester. The Loeb Center’s series of candid career conversations will help you explore possibilities, build relationships, and get real-world advice.

There are a variety of ways students can participate:

  • Workshops: Learn skills or explore topics within the alum’s chosen career field
  • Office hours appointments: Sign up in advance to ask questions and get tailored advice in a one-on-one setting
  • Informal group conversation about career paths post-Amherst
  • And more!

Contact the Loeb Center at careers@amherst.edu or (413) 542-2265 with any questions or accessibility needs.

Spring 2025 Lineup

Jenna Collins ’08

As Director of Supervision and Professional Development at Community Legal Services (CLS) and Attorney Jenna Collins ’08 oversees and supports CLS’s supervision and training systems to ensure all staff have access to excellent supervision and training necessary to provide high-quality representation and advocacy for CLS and their clients. Learn more about Jenna.

Register to attend Jenna’s events:

Grassroots Policy for Urban Housing Crises | Thursday, March 6 at 6:30pm

Making a Living in Public Interest Law: A Lunch with Jenna Collins ’08 | Friday, March 7 at Noon

Or meet with her one-on-one.

Dr. Tuffy Simpkins ’69

Dr. Cuthbert “Tuffy” Simpkins ’69 is the Sosland-Missouri Endowed Chair in Trauma Services in the Department of Surgery at the UMKC School of Medicine, and the founder, president and chief innovation officer of Vivacelle Bio, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. He is also the inventor of the phospholipid nanoparticle technology for treating shock due to sepsis or hemorrhage, holding 10 US patents and 35 patents in international jurisdictions for discoveries related to this technology.  Learn more about Dr. Simpkins.

Register to attend Dr. Simpkins’s events:

From Segregation to Science | Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30pm

Healing through the Power of Music: A Lunch with Dr. Tuffy Simpkins | Thursday, March 27 at Noon

Or meet with him one-on-one.

Luke Lavin ’13

Luke Lavin ’13 is a senior research engineer in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO). His recent work has focused on developing wind resource datasets, managing electric vehicle charging, valuing transmission expansion, and modeling power system response to extreme weather events. Learn more about Luke.

Register to attend Luke’s events:

How Science, Policy & Energy Careers Intersect | Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30pm

Choosing the Right Time for Grad School in STEM: A Lunch with Luke | Wednesday, April 9 at Noon

Or meet with him one-on-one.

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2022: Fall Update from Amherst College

Published on October 25, 2022

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Tips for Breaking Into Science Journalism

Published on October 17, 2022

By Aleszu Bajak ’06 

Alumni-in-Residence 2019

Scratch the itch: After a few years working mostly in the animal facility in the gene therapy department at Weill Cornell, I was itching to start a writing career. I started a blog called …

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Loeb Center Hosts Head of Adobe Policy Development Julie Babayan ’03

Published on September 28, 2022

By Pho Vu ’23 from The Amherst Student

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Julie Babayan ’03 — the head of policy development for Adobe’s policy, government, and ethical innovation team in Washington, D.C. — shared her vision on worldwide technology policy. The event, …

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Alumni

Chelsea Agyiri

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Equity Analyst Putnam Investments
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Pam Allyn

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Chief Executive Officer Dewey
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Rich André

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Senior Policy Advisor for State and Local Initiatives American Immigration Council
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Julie Babayan

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Head of Policy Development Adobe Inc.
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Aleszu Bajak

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Editor Storybench.org and LatinAmericanScience.org
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Tess Banta

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Graphic Novel Editor First Second
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Anne Bauer

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Director of Data Science The New York Times
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Lisa Biggs

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Assistant Professor Brown University
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Matthew Bires

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer A24
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Beselot Birhanu

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Fourth-year Medical Student Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Lauren Coape-Arnold

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Global Head of Citizenship Apollo Global Management
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Jenna Collins

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Director of Supervision and Professional Development; Attornry Community Legal Services
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Contact & Location

Phone
413-542-2265
Email
careers@amherst.edu
Website
http://amherst.edu
Address

Amherst, MA 01002