I was recently invited to attend the Merck KGaA’s “Smarter Together” event celebrating its 125 years of science and discovery. The fact that the event was in the American Museum of Natural History made the fourth grader inside of me particularly giddy, as I walked through the menagerie of wooly mammoths and elephants I’d passed so often […]
I was very excited to attend the Global Diversity Leadership Exchange forum at the United Nations. It was an extraordinary opportunity gathering global thought leaders to “bring forward breakthrough ideas, solutions and collaboration for business growth, common good, and global prosperity.” It was an honor to be invited by Amir Dossal, Founder and Chairman of the Global Partnerships forum.
The first […]
As a kid, I was always a pretty avid swimmer. We didn’t have a pool in our backyard (a pipe-dream of mine), but during the summer we were never far from a beach or a local pool. My parents called me their “little fish” and would swish me around the water while singing On Moonlight Bay. […]
I’ve always been a pretty active person: when I had my heart attack and leg amputation at age 16, I had been the co-captain of my high school tennis team. Since then I’ve never shied away from physical activity, whether going zip-lining, playing tennis, parasailing, dancing, swimming, or skipping public transportation to walk all over New York […]
I’d like to introduce you to one of my inspirations. You may know Emily Whitehead as the “miracle” girl who has give hope to many in the cancer community. She was the first pediatric recipient to receive a breakthrough treatment that reengineers T-Cells to treat leukemia under Dr. Carl June’s care at the […]
Thanks for joining me on my little corner of the web! I’ve been meaning to start a blog for some time now, not only as a place to share news and thoughts, but a way to discuss any topics or questions that you, the reader, may want to address.
I thought I’d start with a story from my recent trip to Charleston […]
