Alumni Corner

Daryn Foster, Class of 2001

Daryn is a senior marketing executive at J.Crew in New York, responsible for all outbound email and text marketing. You can see her work in your inbox daily by signing up for J. Crew email or texts! She is expecting her first child in June of this year.

Daryn’s mom Lisa recently published a new book, Bag Lady: How I Started a Company for a Greener World and Changed the Way America Shops. Many alumni parents may remember her efforts to bring reusable bags to the US in the early 2000s. The book is an account of purpose-driven entrepreneurship and how one person really can make a difference in the world. She hopes it inspires others to take a few bold steps in the direction of their dreams.

Andie Dinkin, Class of 2004

Andie received her BFA with honors from Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. Her artwork has been featured in the New Yorker Magazine, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and more. She recently exhibited a solo show at Half Gallery in Los Angeles, which opened May 11.

James Werner, Class of 2010

James has been keeping busy since attending Crossroads and Vassar College. His interests include DJ’ing, acting, filmmaking, producing, drumming and playing guitar. He has also worked on tv shows, movies, in offices for production companies and has written and performed sketch comedy and improv.

Farid Adibi, Class of 2013

Farid’s school journey has taken him from PS1 to Mirman School, Harvard-Westlake and George Washington University. He currently lives in Rockville, MD and works in Alexandria, VA, having graduated from college a semester early.

He was in his second semester of his freshman year when the pandemic began. While he was completing remote schooling, Farid took advantage of this time by interning at financial firms in L.A. and Orange Counties and a real estate agency in Beverly Hills. His initiative provided him with experience across a range of industries.

Farid is the President of Left-MiddleRight, a media outlet dedicated to fighting polarization and partisanship. Their social media channels, including Instagram and TikTok, have received 70 million views. The site is growing by the day and features “man on the street interviews” on college campuses. Learn more about LMR here . He also works for a start-up influencer agency that promotes influencers with political initiatives.

Farid’s hobbies include working, going to the gym every day, playing basketball and seeing stand-up comedy. He has fond memories of Pedro and John, playing soccer on the field, and reminisces about the sense of inclusion at PS1.

Eve Jackson, Class of 2014 Eve is making history as part of the first ever NCAA Division 1 Clemson Gymnastics Team. Watch for the inaugural season on ACC Network January 2024!

Luca De Lorenzo, Class of 2017

Luca graduates from SAMO High this spring where he was a member of the Lacrosse team. He is thrilled to be attending the University of Michigan in the fall.

Eze Baum, Class of 2020

Eze is a student at Harvard-Westlake. He is a guitar player and has played Magic the Gathering since first grade. He runs a website called This Week Media , which includes film news, reviews, interviews, features and trailers. He has loved movies forever, and the summer between 7th and 8th grade began writing film reviews for his school newspaper. He attended the South by Southwest festival this year, and is now working on recording a podcast for his website. His favorite local movie theater is the Aero because it is close to home.

Alumni Parent Coffees

Our alumni parents were thrilled to reconnect with each other as well as share their incredible experiences with prospective families on how their kids fared after graduating from PS1.

New Roads School Visit

LiAnne and Tisa kicked off the new year with a visit to New Roads School on January 9 to have lunch with PS1 alumni students in middle and upper school. They were also treated to a tour of the New Roads campus by Zahir Robb, Director of Admissions.

Archer School Visit

Tisa and Holly F. were overjoyed to visit our awesome alumnae now attending The Archer School for Girls on April 19.

Middle School Visits

PS1 + StoryCorps

PS1 has teamed up with NPR for the Storycorps program. Click here for instructions on submitting your story. Click here to listen to PS1 community member stories.

Marlborough School Visit

John and Tisa had a fantastic visit with our alumnae at Marlborough School on April 12.

Brentwood School Visit

John and Tisa visited Brentwood School on January 30 to have lunch with PS1 alumni upper school students. They were also treated to a tour of the new Middle School building by Emily Manning Ellis, Director of Alumni Engagement. It was especially meaningful for John to visit as his children Melina and Louis are alumni of PS1 and Brentwood, and he was received with open arms.

Alumni Bowling Party

It was great to see our 7th and 8th grade alumni students and parents at Bowlero on March 3! Check out the pics here.