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Alumni for Action

Alumni for Action was established through a shared passion to disrupt racism, systemic oppression, and a desire to create a more just and equitable community at Campbell Hall.

Established by McKen-Z Turnyr '11 in partnership with fellow alumni, faculty, and parents– this group is dedicated to self-education, responsibility, and to the greater movement by providing resources to enhance inclusivity for students, educational support, student mentorship, and additional tools to enact change.

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  • 73

    Alumni Members

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  • 14

    Faculty Members

Education is a powerful tool that can be used to spread awareness, challenge injustice, and enact change. An important first step is to continue to learn, and we have a variety of resources to share to spread knowledge, awareness, and strategies for action. We have committed ourselves to be better people and agents of change.


Alumni for Action is currently focused on the following areas of impact:
 

  • How to Get Involved / Where to start: Petitions & Action Steps
    Team: Kate Grahn ’16, Raquel Berg ’11, SJ Stephens ’19, Camille Ramsey ’11, Tara Brock ’07, Aaron Labowe ’09, Mr. Radulovich (5th Grade Teacher)
  • Suggested Reading
    Team: Chelsey Moody ’10, Max Berglass ’11, Danielle Smith ’06, Mrs. Kempf (Elementary Assistant Principal), Mr. Cullinan (History Department Chair), Ms. Skubick (Elementary Faculty)
  • Organizations to Support
    Team: Molly Kirschenbaum ’16, Camille Ramsey ’11, Raquel Berg ’11, Tara Brock ’07, Aaron Labowe ’09, Hayley Wierwille ’16, Mr. Radulovich (5th Grade Teacher)
  • Black Owned Businesses to Support
    Team: Raquel Mansell ’11, Mac Cendrowski ’11, Ivy Withrow ’11, Aeriel Scott ’10, Will Silverstein ’16, Alexis Schrage ’13, Christian Washington ’10
  • Additional Resources (Social Media Accounts, Movies, Helpful Tools)
    Team: Miles Parvaresh ’11, Kate Grahn, Emily Trebek ’11, SJ Stephens ’19, Matisse Haddad ’11, Annie Humphreville ’09
  • Q&A Speaker Series
    Team: Danielle Smith ’06, Grace Asiano ’09, Erica Rozmid ’10
  • Diversity in the Arts
    Team: Miles Parvaresh ’11, Molly Kirschenbaum ’16, Brendan Leong ’16, Jillian Wiseman ’11, Aeriel Scott ’10, Kevin Lee ’14, Sophie Craig ’19, Annie Humphreville ’09, Melanie Spiegel ’10, Symone Sanz ’16, Xio España ’16, Kiyomi Calloway ’16, Katie Kline ’01 (Visual Arts Department Chair), Megan Adell (Performing Arts Department Chair)
  • Mentorship Program (Alumni + Current Students)
    Team: Bernard Dillard ’10, Manraj Sahi ’11, Max Berglass ’11, Chelsey Moody ’10, Sophie Craig ’19, Kena Dorsey (TV and Film Faculty)
  • Parent Support
    Team: Michael Lord ’85, Christine Kirk ’99, Joshua Smith ’94
  • Additional Members
    Catherine LaGaly ’09, Andrew Mulkeen ’02, Denissa Roddy ’10, Chelsea Duff ’11, Dylan Smith ’11, Lauren Jones ’10, Steven Tolbert ’05, Jenna Marshall ’11, Monica Heidt ’11, Jamis DeKay ’18, Spencer Wierwille ’11

    Julian Bull (Head of School), Carolyn LaGaly (HS Principal) Cela Lim (Elementary School Faculty)

Why did you decide to join Alumni for Action?

  • Ariel Scott ‘10

    “As a Black Student at Campbell Hall, being one of few in an institutional space gave me a great education at the expense of lasting trauma. As part of Alumni for Action, it is my mission to help foster an educational environment where future classes feel supported and don’t experience the same pain. That environment is only fostered through systematic change.”

  • Christian Washington ‘10

    “The Campbell Hall community provided me with so much knowledge, while also providing me with trauma in a reinforced system of institutional racism. I want to strive to ensure future students matriculating in this community are not also a part of a school system that reflects the negative aspects of the outside world, but how we can be better.”

  • Danielle Smith ‘06

    “The call to action was swift, it was reassuring to know that the CH community still takes note of and pursues opportunities for growth and betterment. This group has worked diligently to gather, curate, and provide tools for a foundation in making CH a community of anti-racist and accepting individuals. I look forward to seeing and being a part of this evolution and a new standard being set.”

  • Max Berglass ‘11

    “We cannot be a product of our environment. We must make our environment a product of ours. If you want to see more equality and fairness in this world, you will have to help develop it. I joined this group to do exactly that. Hatred has been taught for centuries in this country and Campbell Hall has the unique opportunity to not just preach diversity but teach it. As a proud alum, I want to make sure that these lessons are not only instilled now but preserved for future generations of students.”

  • McKen-Z Turnyr ‘11

    “In some ways, Campbell Hall has prepared its alumni for this moment. To inquire, to take responsibility, and to hold ourselves to a higher standard of decency and love. However, we can no longer deny that in other ways we have failed. It is fundamentally necessary that we respond to the needs of the community by providing comprehensive and equitable education, break through the barriers to change, and address racism head-on. Putting aside the proverbial good intentions we must enact real change now and Alumni for Action plans to answer that call. As the founding member of Alumni for Action, I will work to utilize all that I've learned from CH in the classroom, as a former employee, and godmother of a current student; to guide our 70+ members to execute important enrichment tools including but not limited to resources - reading suggestions, organizations to donate to, petitions to sign, ways to take action, Black Business to support, resources for parenting, mentorship, and a speaker series. We are exploring ways to enhance the curriculum K-12 and will be assessing performing arts, fine arts, and sports programs, and much more. We are shaking things up and this is just the beginning!”

  • Melanie Spiegel ‘10

    “If we want to see social, political, and economic change, we have to start with the institutions that teach us how to think and explicitly show us what and who matters based on what is taught. Campbell Hall has both the challenge and opportunity to be a part of the solution and I’d like to help the community set a new standard.”

  • SJ Stephens ‘19

    “I feel that it is imperative that I do anti-racist work in some capacity in every community that I inhabit. As someone who benefits from white supremacy, it is important for me to make a long-lasting plan to dismantle the oppressive systems that I both benefit from and am harmed by. The efforts to decolonize education must be furthered within the Campbell Hall community. We must ensure that each generation of students has better and better tools to dismantle the white supremacy inherent in the current school system.”
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