Cory Abbe '13

Cory is a proud Oregonian, but will give up those rainy days for the San Francisco fog any day. She works as a Project Engineer at DPR Construction along with many fellow Brown alumni.

Academic Athlete: Cory was captain of the women's varsity fencing team, and was part of the committee that renamed the former COE degree to BEO (Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations).

Favorite Programming For Alumni: Professor Talks, regardless of Topic

Emilio Flores ‘09, Board Co-President

Emilio grew up in the East Bay and returned in 2010 following graduation and a year living in Denmark. He concentrated in Urban Studies and serves as CEO of Caldwell Flores Winters Inc., a consulting firm specializing in public school construction and finance. While at Brown, he spent most of his time at WBRU, Brown’s former commercial radio station, serving as a late-night blues and jazz DJ, onsite promotions coordinator, and intern director. 

Must-eats when in Providence: A Texas Ranger with fries at Spike’s Junkyard Dogs and a slice of BBQ chicken tortellini pizza at Antonio’s.

Favorite Programming for Alumni: hiking events, GCB West Happy Hours, multi-generational alumni events

Jefferson Jules '21 EMBA

Jefferson is a proud Haitian who decided to move from Montréal to the San Francisco Bay area to work in the tech industry. He has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Software Engineering along with an MBA from Brown. Jefferson is passionate about Entrepreneurship and the Startup Ecosystem.

Interests: Outside of work, Jefferson enjoys having deep conversations over a drink or dancing Konpa, Salsa, and Kizomba.

Favorite Programming For Alumni: Entrepreneurship Events 

Mia Kimura ’95

Mia is an independent marketing consultant to businesses bridging US and Japanese markets, and an instructor for the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE). She is also a proud mother and floundering yet enthusiastic swimmer. A San Francisco native, Mia is enjoying reconnecting with roots after years in Providence and decades in Japan. She has an MBA from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. At Brown, she studied Cognitive Science and was as thrilled by late nights at the CIT as those at the Underground.

Favorite Programming for Alumni: Arts & Culture, Food & Beverage, Volunteer & Family Events

Dave Morris '88

Dave has served Brown in a variety of capacities since he graduated.  He’s been on the Board of the Brown Clubs of DC, New York, and now Greater San Francisco.  He’s also been a class officer for his class and has served as a BASC Area Chair and Regional Coordinator.  At Brown, though concentrating in Political Science, he took classes in 13 other departments and ultimately got a Masters in Engineering (from one of our Ivy rivals) despite never taking a math class at Brown.  He is also one of the few Brown alumni to host a Brown Club event on his roof.  While not wealthy enough to donate a building to Brown, he did donate an electrical outlet.  

What he misses about Brown:  Dave has fond memories of the days when you could reach anyone on campus via four-digit dialing from ubiquitous outdoor Campus Phones.  He even suggested some mnemonic phone numbers for campus institutions such as x3663 for the Ratty, x2665 for the Rock, x2677 for the Dept. of Public Safety, and x7425 for Health Services.  Sadly, none were implemented.  (Hint: look at your phone to figure it out.)

Favorite Programming for Alumni: Annual BBQ, Admission Related Events

Hawlan Ng ‘93

Hawlan Ng '93 is a psychologist and executive coach based in San Francisco. A political science concentrator, he was very involved in covering Brown sports as BDH sports editor/columnist (nickname the "Ngstigator"), publisher of the Bruin Grid weekly, and Sports Information intern.  Some of his fondest memories of college were from his acting class, taught by Lowry Marshall.  He has appeared on stage, Hulu, and film. He lives in Dublin with his wife and twins. 

Tanaya Puranik '19

Tanaya Puranik ’19 works in Medtech data science in the Bay Area. She is from Cupertino and studied biomedical engineering during her time at Brown. She loves wandering SF neighborhoods, being outdoors, and going to Napa closeby! Some of her favorite memories at Brown include snow days on College Hill, lounging on the Main Green, and playing club tennis.

Lisa Ryers '90, Co-President

Lisa is an architectural designer and media maker. A long standing community builder, for over 20 years Lisa has shared San Francisco’s unique architectural and cultural heritage with tourists and local alike as a San Francisco City Guide and has also served as a photography mentor with the First Exposures Program for underserved youth.

In 2020 Lisa received the City’s Neighborhood Empowerment Award from Mayor London Breed. Lisa also currently serves as Co-Vice President of her Brown Class of 1990 Leadership Board.

Brown word cloud: Perkins | Editor/Writer at the Brown Daily Herald and Good Clean Fun | Portuguese sweet bread | Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Hockey Rink | English 13: The 20th Century African American Novel with Professor Nichols, the best dressed person at Brown

Favorite Programming for Alumni: Ivy League pub quizzes, alumni panels sharing their knowledge, book events, tree planting

Kelsey Tripp '13

Kelsey moved to San Francisco after graduation and is loving the California life and all of its fresh produce. She was president of her class at Brown and puts her degree in Computer Science to use as a software engineer at a FinTech startup. Kelsey also acts as the Secretary for the global Brown Alumni Association Board.

Foodie Fantasy: Kelsey's favorite thing about Providence is all of its top-notch food establishments (the CIT meal plan not included).

Favorite Programming for Alumni: Birding Events, Holidazzle December Holiday Party