GREAT BARRINGTON, MA — The Bard College at Simon’s Rock Career Development Office will continue to host the series of Alumni Speaker and Mentor Lunch sessions that began in February of this year with a new round of speakers.
With previous speakers including Simon’s Rock alumni Maayan Nuri Hed, Executive Director of Seeing Rainbows, and award-winning audiobook narrator and voice actor Andre Santana, those interested can expect to hear from new mentors such as UCLA Assistant Professor of Egyptology and Nubian Studies Dr. Solange Ashby, award-winning audiobook narrator and voice actor Arwen Hawes, and many more.
“This is the first alumni speaker series in known history,” said Director of Career Development Diamonique Lundy. “Originally, we planned to bring industry leaders to the school but then we thought why not be intentional with making sure those leaders are also Simon’s Rock grads. Our community has birthed and nurtured exceptional talent in the workforce and we want our students to see themselves in various fields and not be limited.”
Plans to continue the alumni speaker series are underway, beginning with 1:1 and group mentoring sessions starting in April, and continuing with a lecture with Dr. Ashby on Thursday, March 13th.