UWC-USA '06

Despite his Anglo name, Kevin Jackson was born and raised in Venezuela (not Minnesota), and graduated from UWC-USA in ’06 and from Dartmouth College in ’10. He’s an avid lover of people, fun and strong communities. Since 2011 he’s been leading UWC New York with the goal of creating a true, formalized, long-lasting inter-generational community of UWCers. He works as an Analytics Manager for Accenture (Big Data. Machine Learning. Predictive Models!).

UWC Adriatic ‘13

Burcu grew up in a small town in Turkey and went to UWC Adriatic. After doing her BA in government at Colby College and her MPP at University of Maryland-College Park, she moved to NYC to work for a sexual assault policy NGO. Outside of work hours, she bikes around the city, volunteers for reproductive rights and sustainable transportation, and works on lowering her carbon footprint. She is the UWC NYC Treasurer and is eager to connect with UWC’ers -- on and offline! 

UWC DIlijan ’ 16
Originally from Belarus, Hanna graduated form UWC Dilijan in 2016. She earned a BA in Political Science and International Development from Bennington College, and now works as a tenants’ rights paralegal at a pro bono law nonprofit in New York. Hanna is the Chair of the UWC Belarus National Committee and the Communications Director at UWC NYC. In her free time, Hanna enjoys film photography, podcasts, and learning Spanish.

UWC Dilijan '17

Kerem is from Istanbul, Turkey and graduated from UWC Dilijan in ’17 and from Middlebury College in ’21. He moved to New York to work as a research assistant at a neuroscience lab at Columbia University. Kerem is excited to explore the culture and history around the city and he is looking forward to meeting UWCers across generations at the next UWC gathering.

UWC Adriatic '07

Anika grew up in Vermont, and, after graduating from UWC Adriatic in 2007, returned to Vermont to attend Middlebury College. Finished with formal education, Anika dove into the environmental movement, doing grassroots environmental and political organizing in New England, and now working at a nonprofit providing solar for affordable housing in NYC. When she is not organizing events for UWC-NYC or tearing her hair out about politics, Anika enjoys fostering kittens from the local animal shelter, hiking, and dancing tango, blues, and swing.