After traveling across Southeast Asia, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne was inspired by a young Nepalese girl who had been separated from her family because of civil war. Nine years later, Doyne helped found the Kopila Valley School in western Nepal, bringing better access to education to scores of children. Helping to make it possible was […]

It’s 2009, and the incoming freshmen at University of Pennsylvania are busy unpacking 18 years of their lives into their new dorm rooms. Twin beds are made, posters are hung, and the stage is set for new friendships to be formed. Among this eager group of students are Vincent Sanchez-Gomez of Arizona, Fred Wang of […]

While studying abroad in Copenhagen for a college semester, I racked up a hefty, long-distance phone bill. My program provided me with a very small and incredibly unstable Danish device that was neither utilitarian nor user friendly. Instead, I opted to use my American iPhone for the majority of my semester. Without considering the very […]

Women In Community Management Community Managers see it all – our members’ achievements and successes, disappointments and heartbreaks. We see collaborations form and partnerships die (and of course, the occasional printer jam or electrical outage). “Because we invest so much of ourselves into what we do, it can be hard to separate ‘work’ from ‘life,’” […]

I’ll never forget the summer of 2002. I had just completed the 5th grade, and I was ready to assert my young adulthood at camp, a place full of adventures rivaled only by those of Tom Sawyer. So when my parents informed me that I would be spending a week at a sports camp exclusively […]

Aside from those of us who managed a successful lemonade stand or two, few of us can say we began our careers at age 9. But Tori Deetz of Visual Magnetics is an exception to this general rule of business, having been involved in every major decision her family’s company has made since she was […]

Let’s go back to the year 2000. A new age site called Google is in Beta and haunting images of dancing babies plague the Internet. Windows 98 is threatening to take over the world, “You’ve got mail” has become a household phrase, and anyone can have the most ridiculous questions answered in a flash by […]

Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir believed that “There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” Writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron said an evening in the city caused her “heart to do a little dance.”  And poet Ezra Pound described city nights resembling “squares after squares of flames.” While each of these claims […]

While an entrepreneurial spirit may not be a prerequisite for doing government contracting, the Director of D.C. Operations at CRC Technologies, Nithin Akuthota finds innovation essential in any field. A firm believer in the collaborative economy, Nithin thrives in settings that are open and imaginative, forward thinking, and inspiring. Although his role at an Ohio-based […]

The term “fast food” is not one frequently associated with health and wellness nor does it bring to mind visions of locally sourced organic produce. Rather, it reminds us of cross-country road trips, cardiovascular conditions, and perhaps even the distinctive odor of fries soaking in Canola oil. But what if we could change this? What […]