Alumni/ae/x Engagement
Throughout Westtown’s 221 year history, our character has been defined by a deep commitment to our community, which is more important than ever. Staying connected in these uncertain times can be difficult. That’s why we’re offering you special virtual events, resources, and content to connect you with other Westonians. If you have any questions or would like to suggest or host a virtual event, please contact us at alumniaex@westtown.edu. We’ll be adding new content and events to this page often, so don’t forget to check back!
Domi Waldron
Director of Alumni/ae/x Engagement
610-399-7913
domi.waldron@westtown.edu
Virtual Alums Weekend Schedule
Online registration for individual virtual events will be unavailable starting Friday morning, May 14 at 10 a.m. For last minute registrations (up to 2 hours before the event) and to receive a link to the event, please email becky.bernstein@westtown.edu.
ALUM VIDEO TOUR
Take a trip down memory lane and view some of your favorite Westtown spots.
VIDEO GALLERY
![2021 Virtual Alumni Association Annual Meeting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621561799/westtown/xru7euq2bfjhgoisip5e/ScreenShot2021-05-20at93619PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621561799/westtown/xru7euq2bfjhgoisip5e/ScreenShot2021-05-20at93619PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1621561799/westtown/xru7euq2bfjhgoisip5e/ScreenShot2021-05-20at93619PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1621561799/westtown/xru7euq2bfjhgoisip5e/ScreenShot2021-05-20at93619PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621561799/westtown/xru7euq2bfjhgoisip5e/ScreenShot2021-05-20at93619PM.png","width":1264}])
2021 Virtual Alumni Association Annual Meeting
![Allan Staats Tribute (1938-2020)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620999960/westtown/cc6guuf1cowdjzgxoiod/Allan-Staats-Video-Thumbnail-Well-Lived.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620999960/westtown/cc6guuf1cowdjzgxoiod/Allan-Staats-Video-Thumbnail-Well-Lived.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620999960/westtown/cc6guuf1cowdjzgxoiod/Allan-Staats-Video-Thumbnail-Well-Lived.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620999960/westtown/cc6guuf1cowdjzgxoiod/Allan-Staats-Video-Thumbnail-Well-Lived.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1620999960/westtown/cc6guuf1cowdjzgxoiod/Allan-Staats-Video-Thumbnail-Well-Lived.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1620999960/westtown/cc6guuf1cowdjzgxoiod/Allan-Staats-Video-Thumbnail-Well-Lived.png","width":2200}])
Allan attended the Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has supported the school with student scholarships and other contributions since his graduation in 1956.
![Class of 1961]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620931121/westtown/zypx3khxk7kujnv1wtsz/Class-of-1961-reunion-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620931121/westtown/zypx3khxk7kujnv1wtsz/Class-of-1961-reunion-thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620931121/westtown/zypx3khxk7kujnv1wtsz/Class-of-1961-reunion-thumb.jpg","width":635}])
The Class of 1961 has had a lot of fun over the years. Watch their virtual 60th reunion and enjoy viewing some fond memories that this class has shared together.
![An Evening with Bridgerton Writer Leila Cohan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619793307/westtown/tcgdmtxlofrwmhnfsgbk/Bridgerton-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619793307/westtown/tcgdmtxlofrwmhnfsgbk/Bridgerton-thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619793307/westtown/tcgdmtxlofrwmhnfsgbk/Bridgerton-thumb.jpg","width":640}])
Westtown's Director of Theater Alex Ates will moderate a discussion with Leila about her extensive career, which includes writer for Netflix's Bridgerton, BET Plus' First Wives Club, and co-executive producer on the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy Special.
![Naomi André ’85: Westtown Speaker Series]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619716115/westtown/olf2erifh5kxw3qbkahp/NaomiAndr-Video-Thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619716115/westtown/olf2erifh5kxw3qbkahp/NaomiAndr-Video-Thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619716115/westtown/olf2erifh5kxw3qbkahp/NaomiAndr-Video-Thumbnail.png","width":634}])
Naomi André ’85 currently serves as an associate professor in Women’s Studies in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding race, gender, and identity.
![Meet our Director of Alumni/ae/x Engagement]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619712752/westtown/cuo0haomhrmggpfmarce/Meet-Domi-Video-Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619712752/westtown/cuo0haomhrmggpfmarce/Meet-Domi-Video-Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619712752/westtown/cuo0haomhrmggpfmarce/Meet-Domi-Video-Thumbnail.jpg","width":600}])
Domi's vision and enthusiasm for alumni/ae/x engagement is thoughtful, strategic, entrepreneurial, and compelling, and will help move our program forward.
Fred Weyman ’75 Photo Gallery
Fred Weyman ’75 captured a truly spectacular gallery of images of springtime on Westtown School's campus. View the gallery here.
AlumniFire
Whether you are looking to provide mentorship, expand your network, or catapult your career, discover how you can leverage the power of the Westtown alumni community through AlumniFire for Westtown.
www.westtown.edu/alumnifire
Virtual Backgrounds
One way to show your love for Westtown as you conduct meetings and connect with friends is to use one of these Westtown virtual backgrounds for Zoom! Click on any of the links below to select a background from one of your favorite spots on campus.
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Alum Spotlight
![Kevin Roose ’05]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620396914/westtown/dqca166lq9vhnwl3wkqd/Roose-72-600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620396914/westtown/dqca166lq9vhnwl3wkqd/Roose-72-600.png","width":512}])
Technology Columnist & Author
Kevin Roose is a technology columnist for The New York Times, based in the Bay Area. His column, “The Shift,” examines the intersection of technology, business, and culture.
![Holland Taylor ’60]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619727838/westtown/rkqcfnra7a1roffrgpd7/Holland-72-600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619727838/westtown/rkqcfnra7a1roffrgpd7/Holland-72-600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619727838/westtown/rkqcfnra7a1roffrgpd7/Holland-72-600.jpg","width":600}])
Performing Artist
Holland Virginia Taylor ’60 is an American actress and playwright.
![Richard James ’35]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619729095/westtown/qxevm4e9luvnoos6cekf/Slinky-72-600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619729095/westtown/qxevm4e9luvnoos6cekf/Slinky-72-600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619729095/westtown/qxevm4e9luvnoos6cekf/Slinky-72-600.png","width":600}])
Inventor
Richard Thompson James ’35 was an American naval engineer, best known for inventing the Slinky spring toy with his wife Betty James in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania in 1943.
![Mo Bamba ’17]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619727348/westtown/jckjfurg1olouk3mh2e6/MohamedBamba-72-600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619727348/westtown/jckjfurg1olouk3mh2e6/MohamedBamba-72-600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619727348/westtown/jckjfurg1olouk3mh2e6/MohamedBamba-72-600.png","width":600}])
Professional Basketball Player
Mohamed Fakaba "Mo" Bamba ’17 is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
![Julee Wilson ’00]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619726796/westtown/eejb9cmjyycac98efhxv/julee-wilson-72-600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619726796/westtown/eejb9cmjyycac98efhxv/julee-wilson-72-600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619726796/westtown/eejb9cmjyycac98efhxv/julee-wilson-72-600.jpg","width":600}])
Beauty Director
Julee Wilson ’00 is Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan where she leads the brand’s robust beauty coverage across all platforms — print, digital, social and creating new ways of reaching readers.
