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 built a career in analytics consulting & tech but has recently decided to transitioning into building out a new social streaming platform called OurWorld, launching with the debut series ImmigrantLovers because he believes there is a better 'social' media ahead of us and wants to scale the wonderful warmth of the UWC NY community to the rest of the world. Back him on Kickstarter

Most importantly, he's Adrian's dad

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 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 low-income communities around the US. 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. 

UWC Dilijan'16

​Originally from Belarus, Hanna graduated from UWC Dilijan in 2016. After receiving a BA in Political Science at Bennington College and MS in Energy Systems and Data Analytics at Duke University, Hanna moved to the city to pursue energy transition consulting at S&P Global. Outside of work, she enjoys going to the gym, hosting dinners for friends, and of course volunteering for UWC NYC!

David Hawley is an educator, head of school, partner, parent of two UWC graduates (Adriatic and Pearson) and grandparent with a deep interest in human development and human flourishing. He was Head of Pearson College UWC of the Pacific, and the chief academic officer of the International Baccalaureate (IB), where he was responsible for the development of all IB programmes and their strategic direction.

Currently, David is a consultant, mentor and coach for school leaders and those who govern schools. David has master’s degree and a doctoral degree in education from Harvard University. He is optimistic, curious, finds awe in existence, and rebelliously hopeful about the future.