Hornets to Watch Hornets to Watch 30 Dia Ames ’96 and Eric Ames ’88 are the dynamic wife-and-husband team
who successfully launched two Zoup franchises in Delaware. After earning degrees and working in the financial services industry in Delaware, the couple looked for opportunities to combine their financial know-how with restaurant savvy to launch a business. They chose Zoup! Their first franchise is located in Midway Shopping Center in Wilmington; the second franchise is located at the Christiana Mall.
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The Honorable Dr. Dorcey Applyrs ’03 is a Councilwoman representing Albany, New
York’s Ward One; she was elected for a second term in 2018 and chairs Albany’s Public Safety Committee. Dr. Applyrs also serves on the Finance, Assessment and Taxation, Law, and Building and Code Enforcement committees. Outside of her government work, she is the founder of Invision Her, a woman’s empowerment organization. Dr. Applyrs has been featured on the cover of HERLIFE Magazine and honored by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with the 2017 Off the Sidelines Equality Advocate Award.
John Barber III ’89 is the Chief Development Officer at the Fund for the School
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District of Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization that strategically aligns investment partnerships to benefit its schools. Barber has over 20 years of financial and grants experience. His goal is to “build on the already impressive strategic plan that advances education for Philadelphia’s public school students,” said Barber. Before this assignment, he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Urban League of Philadelphia.
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Lt. Col. Vaughn Bond Jr. ’91 is the Chief of Police for New Castle County, Delaware, making him the first African American to hold the post. Bond began his career with the New Castle County Police in December 1991, following graduation from Delaware State University. In 2016, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, the second-highest rank an officer can achieve in the New Castle County Police Department and the highest rank ever held by an African-American officer in the department’s 203-year history. Jamahal Boyd Sr. ’97 is the Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Language Services at TriHealth in Cincinnati. As a key member of TriHealth’s leadership team, he advances the organization’s business case for diversity through a focus on healthcare disparities and workforce development. Boyd also helps to strengthen TriHealth’s supplier diversity strategy in collaboration with the executive team and supply chain leadership. The Philadelphia native has previously held diversity leadership roles at Mercy Health System and the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
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