Can you tell us about your experiences as a teacher? Has your background as an educator informed your approach to working as an administrator? Before I came to the YWCA as the new assistant director, I previously was a teacher in the classrooms for 7 years. I predominately taught toddlers who ranged from 18 months-2 … Read More
In our latest staff interview, we spoke with Shoshana Gutschow, who has been teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for nearly 60 years. She’s spent the last several years teaching with our program and has helped hundreds of students throughout her career. Shoshana helps make our impact possible, and we appreciate the opportunity to … Read More
Join us for a virtual panel discussion Wednesday, April 27, featuring local experts in education and diversity, equity, and inclusion that will examine the origins and dispel misconceptions of Critical Race Theory. Breakout conversations as well as a Q&A session will follow the panel, which will be moderated by YWCA Princeton Mission Chair and Board … Read More
Ms. Tessa has been the Lead Teacher in the Sunflowers classroom for six years. She is originally from St. Lucia and has dedicated over fifteen years of her career to helping children develop holistically. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and motivates her students with the quote, “Do your best and nothing less.” Ms. Tessa … Read More
Meet Brandy Brandy has been an instructor with our English as a Second Language program for almost fifteen years. Prior to joining the YW, she was involved with Literacy New Jersey as a tutor and tutor trainer in Mercer County. In 2004, she co-founded a free adult ESL program serving the Princeton area called “Voyage … Read More
The following blog post was contributed by Advocacy and Development Intern Frances C. “Today we know that one in three women will experience domestic violence and more than three women are murdered by their partners each day.” These are terrifying odds. Domestic violence is an issue which affects people from all backgrounds, ages, races, … Read More
YWCA Princeton Welcomes Rose Wong As New Chief Operating Officer.
YWCA Princeton Announces 2022 Tribute To Women Honorees
Jeanne joined YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers and Friends (also known as NCF) in 2009 after moving from Chicago, where she had a career in music performance, teaching and coaching. Her renewed love of art flourished in Princeton, as she is a docent at the Princeton University Art Museum and recent past chair of the docent … Read More
Special thank you to Frances C., YWCA Princeton’s Advocacy and Development Intern, for transcribing and summarizing the interview below. March 2020 will be remembered in history forever. Within the weeks COVID-19 shut down the world, Karen Delk, newly elected board president of the YWCA had more than a few difficult decisions to face. In an … Read More