Spring 2026

Jessica Black ’94

As director of the Center for Indigenous Health, Culture, and the Environment and a professor at Heritage University, on the Yakama Reservation in Washington, Dr. Jessica Black ’94 works with environmental science students on local and international research projects.

Christopher Kenney ’82

Philadelphia-based design firm Strada, where Christopher Kenney ’82 is a principal, received a 2025 National Preservation Award for adaptive reuse of a large-scale former power plant, now called The Battery, a stunning mixed-use complex.

Coleman Jennings ’20

Inspired by artists that went before him, Texas-based musician Coleman Jennings ’20 describes his style as “an old style, but not necessarily on purpose but just because that’s what I love—no effects, no Auto-Tune, no overproduction. I just want to keep it real, keep it pointed toward truth.”

Ciara Rakestraw ’01

Read about Lt. Col. Ciara Rakestraw, MD ’01, assistant deputy chief of clinical services and OBGYN physician, now serving at the U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Derek Pierce ’84

Derek Pierce ’84 is the producer of Learning from Maine, a video documentary project that showcases exciting innovations in public schools across the state. Having served as a decades-long educator and leader, Pierce wanted to take what he had learned and amplify it in a new direction.