Date
September 30, 2025
Time
6:00–8:00 p.m. ET
Event Type
In-person
This Is a Past Event
Calling all North-Central New Jersey-based Harvard alumni!
On Tuesday, September 30, alumni around the world will come together to welcome members of the Class of 2025 to their new cities! All Harvard University alumni who graduated between 2016 and 2025 are invited to participate.
Whether you are new to the area or have called it home for years, the Harvard community is your community—so we hope you will join us on September 30! Register with your LinkedIn profile or other social media accounts to see who's coming and connect with others before, during, and after the event.
The Club will provide light appetizers at this event. The dress code for this event is business casual.
Who's Coming (52 + guests)
Arsal Ahmed
’24
Harvard University Extension School
Katy Allen
’05
Harvard College
Mark Ardayfio
’05
Harvard Business School
Senior DirectorBarclays
Ruchika Bahl
’00
Harvard University Extension School
Consultant - finance Deltek
Paula Brancato
’82
Harvard Business School
CFP Wealth MgrBarnum Financial
Beatrice Burgis
’25
Harvard University Extension School
City PlannerBurgis Associates, Inc.
John Callaghan
’80
Harvard College
PresidentNew Rye Securities, LLC
Rajvi Chaudhart
’24
Harvard Medical School
Founder and presidentThe Global Society for Neuroscience and Mental Health
My name is Rajvi. I am a medical school graduate from India. I am an alumna of the Effective Writing for Health Care Program 2023-2024 at Harvard Medical School Professional, Corporate and Continuing Education. It is a year-long hybrid program where excellent faculty teach us the nuts and bolts of writing in health care.
I have founded the Global Society of Neuroscience and Mental Health (GSNMH) to spread awareness about mental health, talking about neuroscience and self-help remedies that can help reduce mental health issues.
Bogdan Constantinescu
’18
Harvard Business School
Yashi Dadhich
’19
Harvard University Extension School
Director of energy & sustainability Javits Center
Avery Dao
’15
Harvard College
Desi Duncker
’99
Harvard College
VP, FinanceBright Mountain Media
Finance & strategy executive with investment banking (GS, BAML), corporate finance, and government (Obama administration Treasury Dept) experience who now develops finance functions at high-growth startups. Avid soccer player and fan. Dual citizen: USA and Jamaica
Jeannette DuVal
’18
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Strategic PartnershipsGoogle
Annette Dwyer
’87
Harvard College
OwnerMONDO Summit
I live and work in Summit, NJ. I own a venue called MONDO Summit where friends, neighbors and visitors eat, shop and work. We used to also "play" before Covid, but alas, could not bring back the entertainment to our venue.
Glyvolner Gabriel
’12
Harvard College
CreatorGly Studios
I’m a creator, meditator, & connector passionate about gamifying personal & communal transformation.
On a mission to help other leaders & creators feel well, express themselves, and realize their visions.
Eager to connect with alums across different industries to learn more about what’s inspiring them in their lives now.
Constance Gist
’21
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ashley Hernandez
’25
Harvard College
Maegan Jong
’24
Harvard College
Punit Kaur
’25
Harvard University Extension School
Lead Product ManagerNielsen
Gabriel Korish
’25
Harvard College
Julie Li
’13
Harvard Business School
Chief People OfficerJump
Kelvin Low
’13
Harvard Business School
Richard Lowenthal
’64
Harvard College
Carla Luna
’21
Harvard Law School
Chris Madia
’22
Harvard University Extension School
Nicholas Mazis
’25
Other Affiliate
DirectorRobert Half - Protiviti
Anna Mazur
’20
Harvard College
Digital Banking Experience SpecialistPolish & Slavic Federal Credit Union
Former pre-med, former high school science teacher, current IT program manager. New to NJ and still figuring it out!
Austin McLeod
’09
Harvard College
Attorney Proskauer Rose
Attorney living in Maplewood, commuting into NYC. Interested in variety of sports and playing golf. Played football while in college. Married with 2 girls under 5 years old.
Omotayo Okusanya
’20
Harvard Business School
Managing Director , REITs Equity Research Deutsche Bank
Matthew Park
’90
Harvard College
Chief Financial OfficerKent Place School
Sangyoon Park
’21
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Research Software EngineerPrinceton University
LisaMichelle Pecaro
Other Affiliate
President Harvard Club of NJ
Sandra Pirela-Fredda
’15
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Shabel Rajya
’24
Harvard Business School
Director Publicis Sapient
Anand Rao
’05
Harvard Business School
CIOKOR Capital
enjoy playing sports and following markets
Jason Rapp
’02
Harvard Business School
Erica Rowe Urquhart
’93
Harvard College
PartnerUOA
HCNJ Vice-president, resident of Montclair, MD/PhD The Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, Executive MBA Oxford University.
Victor Rud
’72
Harvard College
Chair, Foreign Affairs CommitteeUkrainian American Bar Association
Retired from law practice and continued as commentator and speaker on US/Ukraine/Russia issues. Purpose? Reconnect.
v.rud@post.harvard.edu OR victorud@aol.com
Babita saaraswat
’22
Harvard Medical School
Physician Rejoice integrative medicine
Sengal Selassie
’90
Harvard College
Brightwood
Digant Shah
’19
Other Affiliate
CROBosch
Jennifer Shahar
’25
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Adam Siegel
’90
Harvard College
AttorneyWeddle Law
I am a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. I have lived in Summit since 2002 and would love the experience opportunity to meet other alums in the area.
Elisha Silva
’25
Harvard University Extension School
Executive Assistant to the CEOVeris Residential
Hi, I’m Elisha Silva. I’ve built my career providing strategic support to legal and compliance teams in both the private and nonprofit sectors, including the United Nations and the National Audubon Society. I now support the CEO of Veris Residential and recently earned my Master’s in International Relations from Harvard, which deepened my passion for global affairs and governance.
William Slattery
’68
Harvard Law School
Retired in 2008. Taught high school for four years. AP U.S History.
Carter Stewart
’97
Harvard Law School
PrincipalNJC Productions LLC
After practicing law for 20 years at big law firms and the US Department of Justice, I began working in philanthropy at the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. I'm now focused on filmmaking full time after making my first short film - Lyrical - which premiered last year.
Steven Tan
’05
Harvard Business School
PMWCM
Joseph Thumpasery
’10
Harvard College
Managing PartnerFourth Wall Advisors
15 year Wall Street trader / portfolio manager in macro fixed income.
Rocio Tua
’18
Harvard Kennedy School
Bank of New York
Chitra Vashishtha
’25
Harvard University Extension School
VPTD
Xiaomei Wu
’21
Harvard Graduate School of Education
New to New Jersey, archery enthusiast
Cindy Young
’05
Harvard Business School
Head of Business DevelopmentValio USA
15 anonymous registrants prefer not to be listed.
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