Philippa graduated magna cum laude with department honors with a BA in Latin American Studies. In 2012, she received her MPH from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. While at Tulane, Philippa was part of Pi Beta Phi and the Newcomb Daisy Chain. Philippa was part of her 5th Reunion Committee and 10th Reunion Committee. She is currently a Senior Program Officer at CDC Foundation in Atlanta, GA.
Cynthia received her BA in American Studies from Newcomb College and her MEd in Elementary Childhood Education from the Tulane University Graduate School of Education. Previously, Cynthia was Reunion Chair for her 40th and 45th Reunions and is currently on the Tulane Fund Advisory Board and the Dallas/Fort Worth “Only the Audacious” Campaign Committee. She lives in Dallas, TX, and is a founding partner and Senior Executive Vice President of Allie Beth Allman & Associates.
Kathy Sukenik attended Newcomb College where she studied early childhood education and psychology graduating with a B.A. in Psychology in 1997. She earned an M.A. in counseling from DePaul University. Additional classes in educational leadership and special education were completed at Northeastern Illinois University and National-Louis University. Kathy currently works as a special education teacher at an elementary school in Arlington Heights, IL. Previously, she has worked as a school counselor, special education teacher, intern supervisor, and tutor.
Maggie Herman graduated from Tulane University in 2015 and is currently a Policy Advisor at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She has previously worked in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Following her graduation from Newcomb College in 1983 with her Bachelor of Arts in History, Norma entered into Tulane’s University College and obtained a Certificate in Paralegal Studies. She has Certification from the Louisiana Institute for Administrative Assistants and is a Certified Lay Health Advocate and former Certified Facilitator in Racial Sobriety. She is also a graduate of the City of New Orleans Citizens Leadership Academy and New Orleans FBI Citizens Academy.
Janice VandenBrink earned her B.A. in Musicology from Newcomb College of Tulane University in 1974 and toured with the USO in 1973 with the Tulanians singing group. She is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Alumni and was treasurer at the Beta Omicron chapter of Newcomb from 1973-1974. Soon after graduation, she completed SED Engineering and Programming School in Dallas, Texas with Electronic Data Systems.
Betsy Lopez is a two-time alumna (BA, 10 and MS, 18) and former Newcomb Institute staff member. As a Louisiana resident and a member of the undergraduate class the year following Hurricane Katrina, she experienced the unprecedented change of the community not only as a student but as a life-long resident of the Gulf Coast. Her time as an undergraduate further shaped her passion for community development, and she credits what is now the Newcomb College Institute as supporting her personal growth.
Emily Greenfield is a graduate of Newcomb Class of 1998 and Tulane Law School Class of 2003. She first served on the NAA in 2006 during which she initiated the Newcomb Networking program and oversaw the Town Mom program. She is currently co-chair of the NAA Awards Committee. She has been an Assistant United States Attorney since 2013, first serving in the Eastern District of Louisiana and now in the Eastern District of Kentucky. She is the environmental crimes coordinator for her current U.S.
Sue Strachan is a freelance writer, editor, and publicist in New Orleans, LA. After covering New Orleans art and culture for more than 25 years for local magazines and NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune, Sue is continuing it on her own, in addition to her work as a publicist. Her most recent project is a book for Louisiana State University(LSU) Press, tentatively titled, Café Brûlot: The Devil Made Me Do It, part of a series about New Orleans cocktails.
