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  Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 | Maria Hinojosa

  Morning Assembly, Athletic Center

  
  

  Maria Hinojosa is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, professor, and the founder of Futuro Media Group. A trailblazer in journalism, she has spent nearly 40 years carving out space in traditionally exclusive newsrooms, amplifying marginalized voices, and shedding light on overlooked stories to offer a more complex and accurate portrait of American society. Since becoming the first Latina hired at NPR in 1985, Hinojosa has continuously pushed the boundaries of mainstream media, challenging dominant narratives and ensuring that diverse experiences and social injustices are reported with depth and authenticity. Her fearless storytelling has given voice to communities often ignored, redefining the American narrative through independent, multimedia journalism.
  
  
  
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  Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 | Marissa Brooks '98

  Morning Assembly, Athletic Center

  Dr. Michael L. J. Apuzzo ’57 Endowed Lecture
  
  

  The annual Dr. Michael L. J. Apuzzo ’57 Endowed Lecture brings compelling speakers to Hopkins who offer a wide range of perspectives, with a particular focus on creativity, innovation, and the power of ideas. Established in honor of Dr. Apuzzo, a Hopkins alumnus whose six-decade career was defined by creativity and innovation across medicine, science, and technology, the lecture invites the Hopkins community to engage with people whose work challenges conventional thinking and brings ambitious ideas to life.

  
  For the second annual Apuzzo Lecture, Hopkins welcomes Marissa Brooks, Founder of 4WRD, whose career has spanned sports marketing, luxury brand leadership, global partnerships, hospitality, and experiential marketing.
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  MARISSA BROOKS '98
  Founder, 4WRD
  
  

  Marissa Brooks is the Founder of 4WRD, a Brand Evolution Collective that lives at the intersection of sport, luxury, hospitality, and culture. Built to help brands expand their presence and bring ambitious ideas to life, 4WRD connects strategy, creative direction, production, talent, partnerships, and hospitality from inception to the final guest experience.

  
  Under Marissa’s leadership, 4WRD has evolved from an independent consultancy into a women-owned and led business specializing in large-scale, multi-day productions. Its portfolio includes stand out events like Carbone Beach in Miami and Doha, Qatar, the Global Champions Arabians Tour on Miami Beach, and Formula 1 hospitality experiences for Richard Mille. Working with global luxury brands, hospitality groups and government organizations worldwide, Marissa and her team build experiences that express a brand’s identity, deepen relationships and create lasting memories.

  
  Marissa’s career spans sports marketing, luxury brand leadership, and global partnerships. She served as Chief Marketing Officer/Americas for the Longines Masters of New York & Los Angeles, helping expand the visibility of show jumping through an international indoor competition that brought together elite sport, luxury and entertainment.

  
  Previously, Brooks served as Senior Marketing Director for Hublot, overseeing marketing activities and brand communications across North America. Before that, she was based at the Swiss watchmaker’s headquarters in Geneva, where she managed its multimillion-dollar global partnership platform, leading sponsorship negotiations as well as activation and international events launches, openings and marketing moments. Her work encompassed relationships with Manchester United, Formula 1, FIFA and UEFA, alongside ambassadors including Usain Bolt, Kobe Bryant, and Pelé.

  
  During her time abroad, Marissa executed events in more than 16 countries across four continents including living in Rio de Janeiro for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Her international experience has given her unique ability to connect brands, talent and audiences across markets and cultures.
  
  

  Brooks began her career with the Miami HEAT, spending a decade in the organization and advancing to manage corporate partnerships for 25 of the team’s largest sponsors, including Gatorade, Verizon Wireless and Adidas. She played a key role in implementing Hublot’s partnership with the HEAT alongside its partnership with Dwyane Wade—a collaboration that ultimately led to her global role with the watchmaker.
  
  

  Raised in Connecticut as a competitive tennis player, Brooks graduated from Lehigh University in 2002 with a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing. While working for the HEAT, she earned her MBA in Sports Management from Florida Atlantic University. She is now back in Miami building 4WRD around the world.
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  Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 | Lt. Phillip Ross '17

  Morning Assembly, Athletic Center
  
  Our Veteran’s Day speaker, Lieutenant Philip H. Ross was born in New Haven, Connecticut. A Company Commander, Mobile Dive & Salvage Company 1-6, Lieutenant Ross graduated from Hopkins School in 2017. He was commissioned in 2021 from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. After graduating from the Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center, he proceeded directly to Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where he graduated in February of 2023.
  
  
  
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  Lieutenant Ross’s first operational assignment was to EODMU THREE in Coronado, California as an Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Platoon Commander. There, he deployed in support of Command Task Group 56.1 in Manama, Bahrain. While deployed, he participated in Exercise KHUNJAR HADD in Muscat, Oman and Exercise BRIGHT STAR in Alexandria, Egypt. In December of 2025, he was assigned to MDSU ONE in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where he currently serves as Mobile Dive and Salvage Company Commander. During this tour, he has deployed to Naval Base Guam in support of Command Task Force 73, where he participated in Exercise VALIANT SHIELD.

   

  Lieutenant Ross’s personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal and multiple unit and service awards.
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  Friday, Nov. 20, 2026 | Luke Kelly-Clyne '06

  Fall Alumni Fellow
  Morning Assembly, Athletic Center
  
  Luke Kelly-Clyne '06 is a Golden Globe-nominated and Emmy, Cannes, and NAACP Image Award-winning producer, writer, director, and Head of Studio at Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat. He authored the long-running Vulture column, "Funny Videos of the Month" and hosted the HeadGum podcast, "I'm Still Right.” Luke is a guest lecturer in the Film and Media Studies department at Johns Hopkins University, where he has been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was named on NextTV’s 2024 40 Under 40 LA list.
  
  
  
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  Friday, April 2, 2027 | Phoebe Boyer '85

  2027 Distinguished Alumna
  Morning Assembly, Athletic Center
  
  Phoebe Boyer '85 was selected by the Children’s Aid Board of Trustees to be its president and chief executive officer in 2014. Since then, Phoebe has worked to strengthen its programs and operations with a keen focus on optimizing the impact on the lives of children, youth, and families. Under her leadership, Children’s Aid was recognized for exceptional management practices as a 2017 winner of the New York Community Trust’s Nonprofit Excellence Awards.
  
  
  
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  City & State honored Phoebe on its 2018 Above & Beyond list of 30 remarkable women, and selected her and nine other nonprofit leaders for its 2019 Responsible 100 list of people who are improving their communities and making transformative change.
  
  

  Phoebe came to Children’s Aid from the Robertson Foundation, a $1 billion foundation created by Julian Robertson and his family that takes a targeted approach to supporting critical national issues, including education reform. She spent more than a decade at the foundation, most recently as its executive director, where she oversaw operations and grantmaking of more than $100 million annually. During her tenure, she developed and executed the foundation’s national K-12 education reform strategy.
  
  

  She also served for 12 years (1999-2012) as the executive director of the Tiger Foundation, founded by Julian Robertson as well, with a mission to break the cycle of poverty in New York City. During her tenure at the Tiger Foundation, the organization provided more than $112 million in funding to New York City nonprofits in the areas of education, youth development, job training, and social services. Phoebe also raised more than $200 million to support the foundation’s work.
  
  

  Before joining the foundations, Phoebe worked at Inwood House, a nonprofit in Upper Manhattan, where she helped teens take charge of their lives by building their self-esteem and helping to develop their decision-making skills.
  
  

  Phoebe graduated from Wesleyan University, on whose board she serves, and earned her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. She serves on the board of Independent Sector and is also an inaugural member of the Pahara Aspen Education Fellowship.
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  Friday, April 16, 2027 | Kahdeem Cohens '13

  Spring Alumni Fellow
  Morning Assembly, Athletic Center
  
  Kahdeem Cohens ‘13 is a Senior Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) at Strategic Technology Consulting, a digital engineering firm that uses AI‑enabled digital models to help clients design and run complex systems more efficiently and accurately than traditional paper‑based methods. There, he helps Kdesign and manage complex systems using digital tools instead of paper-based engineering. His work accelerates system development, reduces costs, and improves quality across programs for commercial clients, U.S. defense agencies, and defense contractors.
  
  
  
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  Before joining STC, Kahdeem spent several years at Lockheed Martin, advancing from Materials and Process Engineer to Senior Systems Engineer. He helped streamline development processes, standardize additive manufacturing workflows, and improve aircraft integrity and operational readiness. He also led an industry-wide consortium to advance open system architectures for cognitive low-latency applications.

  
  

  Earlier in his career, he consulted for Duke Tech Solutions, building model-based systems engineering content that ensured traceability between logical and physical architecture elements. In 2024, Kahdeem was named a Modern Day Technology Leader at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards.

  
  

  He has also given back to the next generation of engineers. In 2020, he hosted 10 Hopkins students for a virtual National Manufacturing Day event with Sikorsky, joining 80 other students from across CT. The morning included facility tours, videos, a keynote address, and panels with engineers from multiple disciplines, giving students a hands-on view of engineering in action.
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  Friday, April 23, 2027 | Jennifer Gershberg '95

  Senior Class Presentation: 8:30–9:45 am, Hopkins School
  
  

  Jennifer Gershberg ’95 is a campus speaker, course creator, college success consultant, and former University of Maryland professor dedicated to helping students develop the skills and confidence needed to thrive in college and beyond. Her work focuses on equipping prospective and current college students with the tools necessary for academic and professional success.
  
  

  During her time at the University of Maryland, Gershberg received numerous teaching honors, including the prestigious Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence. A graduate of Cornell University and the George Washington University Law School, she is known for her relatable, engaging approach and commitment to student wellbeing and success.