Meet alumni working in various roles in the field of education.  

This program will highlight:

• The impactful work of Princeton alumni, 
• Career options in education, 
• Practical job search skills
• How to connect the transferability of skills in education to any career path. 

Alumni will talk about their experience navigating Princeton as a student interested in education, teaching, nonprofits and education policy. Stop by for a snack and a quick round of networking, or stay to chat longer during this meet and greet event.

Finalized speaker information to come soon. 

This program is co-sponsored by the Program in Teacher Preparation and the Center for Career Development. 

Email Satomi Chudasama ([email protected]_) to request accommodations at least 2 weeks prior to the program.

Alumni Bios

Sean Hammer '08 

teaches Biology and AP Biology at Ewing High School in New Jersey, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2009. As Student Council Advisor, he coordinates various school-wide events and programs including Freshman Orientation, spirit weeks, pep rallies, peer tutoring, college tours, and Decision Day. He earned his Masters in Public Health from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013 and has since developed an introductory public health elective for high school juniors and seniors. In the summer, he co-facilitates a neuroscience course for rising seniors in the Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP).

Natalie Tung '18

is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of HomeWorks Trenton, a free community-based after-school boarding program. Growing up in a numbers-driven public school system in Hong Kong, Natalie had an unhealthy relationship with learning. This relationship changed when she had the opportunity to attend a boarding school in New Jersey. More importantly, living with 40 girls at such a young age empowered her to become more empathetic and confident, and these women are still her support system today. While earning her teaching certificate as a sophomore at Princeton University, Natalie started HomeWorks with the idea of replicating this experience for girls in marginalized communities around the world. Since 2016, she has partnered with the community to build a diverse team of 14 team members and over 50 volunteers. Together, they have expanded from a summer pilot to a school-year program with 70 participants and raised over $8.7 million in cash and in-kind donations. Natalie and HomeWorks have been recognized by McKinsey & Company, Camelback Ventures, Barclays, Comcast, Hollister, TRESemmé, Vital Voices, Penn Graduate School of Education, Princeton University, The Rachael Ray Show, New Jersey State Legislature and more.

Midori Kawuae *21

teaches U.S. History at Hightstown High School. She has been enjoying learning new ways to better support the many emergent bilingual students in her classroom through training provided by her school. Midori is passionate about introducing U.S. history to ESL students, and helping them understand the cultural, economic, social, and political phenomenon of the United States. She appreciates the commitment HHS has to civic engagement, critical thinking and the interdisciplinary approach to education in the social studies department. Midori is excited to continue to make an impact on social studies education in New Jersey and guide students to become informed and active citizens.

Amber Berry '08 

enjoyed 15 years working full-time in schools as a French teacher. As an independent school leader, she thrived in the roles of Assistant/World Language Department Chair, Director of Teaching Fellows and Head of Middle School where she worked in all facets of school life including admissions, marketing efforts, development events, hiring, coaching and mentoring. 18 months ago she joined Middle States Association (MSA) where she is now the inaugural Vice President of AI and Strategy. She is the co-founder of RAIL: Responsible AI in Learning which is a series of endorsements for schools to have access to an implementation framework for AI. Amber studied French and Italian and African American Studies at Princeton, earned her M.A. in French linguistics from Middlebury and an M.Ed. in Private School Leadership from Columbia. A lifelong learner, last year she added a Mini-MBA in AI for Business.

Sabrina King '01

is the Head Volleyball Coach at Princeton. Influenced by her year of service with AmeriCorps in the Boston Public School system, she set out to be a teacher and mentor to young people and enrolled in TPP while assistant coach at Princeton. She realized that she felt more comfortable on the volleyball court than in the front of a classroom, but considers herself an educator, a mentor and a servant leader of young people. Now in her 21st year of coaching at Princeton, she spends only a fraction of her work time training her student-athletes, the rest taken up by recruiting, fund raising, committees (JDEI, hiring, coaching), alumni engagement, student-athlete services, scouting, compliance, etc. She enjoys the varied nature of her position (usually) and loves being part of the Princeton University, Princeton Athletics and Princeton township communities.

Cindy Michalak '09

has been the Director of College Counseling at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, New Jersey since July 2021. In addition to college counseling, Cindy is responsible for academic advising for all upper school students, serves as Co-Chair of Stuart's NJAIS accreditation committee and is part of a team working to develop a holistic wellness and leadership curriculum for Stuart's middle and upper schools. Previously, she served as Associate Director of College Counseling at Princeton Day School, and began her career as an Admission Officer and Assistant Director of Admission in the Princeton University Undergraduate Admission Office. Cindy holds an A.B. in Art and Archaeology and certificate in Urban Studies from Princeton and an M.S.Ed. in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania where her research interests included college athletic recruiting practices and college affordability.