Professional Development Mentors

Click on any of the mentors below to read about their professional development experiences. After you've read their reflections, if you’re interested in meeting with any mentors, please contact Lauren Bimmler (lbimmler@fas.harvard.edu), Gwen Urdang-Brown (urdangbr@fas.harvard.edu) or Joani Etskovitz (jetskovitz@g.harvard.edu) to request their email addresses. We will only offer the personal contact information of undergraduates to current students and alumni of the Harvard English Department.

Penny Alegria, Class of 2024: Film & Management, Map Point Management

Nicholas Belmore, G-4: Linguistic and Cultural Research

Kalos Chu, Class of 2023: Screenwriting & Production, Lucasfilm

Yoojung Chun, G-2: Translation

Maureen Clare, Class of 2024: Musical Writing & Development

Karina Cowperthwaite, Class of 2023: Theater & Social Media, National Asian American Theatre Company

Debby Das, Class of 2024: TV Production, The Daily Show & Janet Yang Productions

James Fahmy, Class of 2024: Sustainability, Business, & Marketing

Joseph Felkers, Class of 2023: Business & Marketing

Elinor Hitt, G-3: Journalism & Social Media, The Paris Review

Abe Joyner-Meyers, Class of 2022: Podcast Creation

Andy Koenig, G-5: Film & Archival Research, Detour Film Inc.

Sara Komatsu, Class of 2023: Screenwriting, Skybound Film & TV

Michelle Kurilla, Class of 2022: Journalism, Book Writing, Research

Iman Lavery, Class of 2023: Film & Creative Development, Paramount Pictures

Isabel Mehta, Class of 2024: Film Production, Research, & Start-Up Development, Mad Rogue Films

Ryan Morillo, Class of 2023: Film Production & Development, Warner Bros. Discovery

Noelle Parks, Class of 2024: Screenwriting, Skybound Film & TV

Lana Reeves, Class of 2024: Nonprofit Leadership & Community Art, The Canvas