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Roads TakenHead of the Class: Jeneen DiBenedetto Graham (redux)Last we spoke with Jeneen DiBenedetto Graham, it was summer 2020 and as the head of the upper school at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in Southern California, she was still in the thick of the complexities of covid and retooling just about everything in anticipation of bringing students back in the fall. In the more than four years since, her ability to handle the unexpected has continued to be tested as she has faced fears, uncertainty, and a changing future.In this episode, find out from Jeneen how keeping service and growth at the center can keep th...
2024-10-2123 min
Roads TakenLessons on the Roads Taken"My main objective of starting the ROADS TAKEN podcast was to highlight the stories of my classmates as we travel the road this year to our 25th college reunion – to reflect on who we were when we graduated, who we thought we’d be, and how we’ve traveled down various roads to get where we are today. I wanted to hit home the idea that, regardless of the paths we’ve taken, we’ve still lived into these full lives."But at this time when so many young adults out there are wondering what their future will hold...
2020-10-0515 min
Roads TakenRoads Diverged: Jeneen Graham's Covid-19 Response, moving to online learningRecently, ROADS TAKEN sat down to talk with Jeneen DiBenedetto Graham about her journey that included a quick jump to independent schools after graduation, a pause for early motherhood, and a return leading a school of her own. Entrusted with the safety and well-being of a school full of students and educators when the coronavirus pandemic hit, she had to send everyone home and work with her colleagues to make plans for delivering meaningful online education—all in about 72 hours. Join Leslie Jennings Rowley as she talks to Jeneen about this for a special covid-19 Bonus Episode of ROADS TA...
2020-07-1708 min
Roads TakenIndependent Education: Jeneen DiBenedetto Graham on success metrics in schools and lifeGuest Jeneen DiBenedetto Graham, Dartmouth '96, had been intrigued by the world of Independent Schools after college and so thought she was on the right path consulting and recruiting for independent schools.But after starting to question things and wondering who she was, she left her job and moved across country as a new wife and a new mother—both earlier than she’d envisioned. Feeling a loss of her own identity, she thought of where she most felt herself. She had to look no farther than her own backyard—literally—to find the University of California, Irvine a...
2020-07-1329 min