2400 CHEW is a monthly series of fresh and future-focused conversations emphasizing the current work of alumni, their take on industry trends and how their own work will address, complement, or facilitate those progressions.
Megan Clarkin '11, Director, Infrastructure Program Coordination at City of Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability.
Dr. Lance R. Bruck ’89, is vice president and chair of obstetrics, gynecology & women’s health services at Jersey City Medical Center and Chair, Muhlenberg College Board of Trustees.
Gabe Martinez '10, is a Broadway Actor currently performing as Santiago in Moulin Rouge! The Musical! through March 24, 2024.
Bree Booth '19, is Ph.D. candidate in Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Catherine DiFelice Box ’97, is a Lecturer of Educational Practice at the Penn Graduate School of Education and co-founder of MultilingualWorks
Dr. Leonard Zon '79, is the Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Director of the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital.
Brigid Deegan '19, is a Climate Resilience Senior Specialist at the National League of Cities.
Gabe Procaccino '10, Director of Member Engagement, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Nate Lombardi '00, is President of The Groovy Projects Worldwide and Synched Studios, Inc.
Diya Ganguly '22, is a community health organizer with the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Garrett Orr '10, Human Services Analyst with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Elizabeth Koniers Brown '01, is Director, External Affairs and Communications at the Delaware River Basin Commission.
Elizabeth Koniers Brown '01, is Director, External Affairs and Communications at the Delaware River Basin Commission.
Chelsea Austin Montgomery-Duban Wachter '15, is a writer, speaker, podcaster, and life coach.
Elia Hefner '10, is an entrepreneur providing resources to college students through her company Black Girl, STEM World.
Sara Richwine '09, is the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance & Student-Athlete Services at the University of New Haven.
Emily Bain '15, is a Marketing and Events Manager for Valrhona, a chocolate company based in France.
Paul Silverman '78, is a Real Estate Developer in Jersey City, New Jersey and Chairman of New Jersey Beer Company.
Amanda Dell '03, is Program Director of the Jewish Food Society and Host of the Schmaltzy Podcast.
Reed Schmidt '18, is a Financial Analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Rennie Jaffe '98, is a Co-Founder of Another Management Company, a boutique artist management house representing Kurt Vile, Snail Mail, Stephen Malkmus, Lucy Dacus, Waxahatchee and more.
Chad Schwartz '16, is the Director of Science and Education at Lehigh Gap Nature Center.
Bernardine Suppa '89 and Will Osei '10, both work as psychologists.
Bernardine works for several different agencies in the community mental health field in PA, while Will is a postdoctoral psychology fellow at a private practice in NY.
Michael Silverstein '18, is a doctoral student in Decision Psychology at the University of Oregon.
Alex Gardner '13 is a Senior Medical Communications Officer with Penn Medicine.
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Jennie Love '00 is a self-employed entrepreneur currently running her own urban flower farm in Philadelphia called Love 'n Fresh Flowers.
Tim Silvestri '91 is a licensed Psychologist and Director of the Counseling Center at Muhlenberg College.
Mackenzie Raub '13 is an epidemiologist and public health preparedness planner with the Bucks County (PA) Department of Health.
This episode marks the end of our second season.
New episodes will return beginning June 9, 2020.
Jeremy Menard '12 is the Television and Radio Operations Manager for the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College.
Lucy Puryear '81 is a psychiatrist and Medical Director of The Women's Place - Center for Reproductive Psychiatry affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital. Her interview took place in the studios of WMUH- Allentown on the campus at Muhlenberg College.
Tom Dunkel, class of 1972, professional writer. Tom has been a book author as well as a newspaper and magazine writer. His current project is a narrative nonfiction book about members of the German resistance during World War II, for which he received a 2019 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
Doctor Lauren Wiesner, class of 2005, Assistant Chair of the Emergency Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Russ Choma, class of 2003, investigative reporter covering money and influence in politics for Mother Jones Magazine.
Alan Wolfe ’76 is a professor of microbiology at Loyola University Chicago. His interview was done at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, IL.
Emily Glasberg ’04 is a Key Accounts Manager/Entomologist at Clarke, a global provider of mosquito control products and services headquartered in St. Charles, IL. Her interview was done at her Chicago-area home.
Joe Yahner ’94 is the Environmental Sustainability Manager for the city of Ventura, CA. His interview was done at the offices of Ventura’s maintenance yard.
Colleen Clark ’02 is Content Strategy Lead at Airbnb Experiences. Her interview was done at Airbnb’s temporary Los Angeles, CA office in the Playa Vista neighborhood.
Joe Loverde ’99 is a research scientist with the Geneva Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports medical research within the US military. His interview was done in The Center for Molecular Science at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY.
Ian Dworkin ’10 recently completed a Pain Fellowship at UCLA and the VA of West Los Angeles and is entering private practice. His interview was done at his LA-area home the day after his graduation.
Lara Bushell ’96 is an episodic post-production producer at Point 360, a facility where TV shows such as Fresh Off the Boat, Drunk History and Cobra Kai are readied for delivery. Her interview was done at Point 360 in Burbank, CA.
Matthew Bourbeau ’98 is a principal scientist in the discovery chemistry group at biotechnology company Amgen. His interview was done at the George Rathmann Research Labs at Amgen’s Thousand Oaks, CA campus.