Princeton 2010 "TigerZone"

Founder and CEO of More Canvas Consulting, Pilar Castro-Kiltz ‘10, is driven by creating value, meaning, and connection through business and the arts. With an MBA from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Pilar uses her expertise in strategy, marketing, and management to guide independent businesses through starting new ventures, navigating market shifts, initiating growth, and increasing operational efficiency. Current clients include firms and entrepreneurs in healthcare, legal services, higher education, tech, the arts, retail, and financial services.

With a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, in 2013 Pilar founded The Princeton Arts Alumni—a network and resources for alums who are in and for the arts: across disciplines, geographies, and decades. Pilar continues to work as a producer and theater maker. While Executive Artistic Director of Ensemble Dance, a dance-theater company that created original interdisciplinary works for performance in New York City from 2011-2017, Pilar’s choreography was seen at Radio City Music Hall, Off-Off Broadway stages, competitively curated festivals, and on film.

Learn more about More Canvas Consulting at www.morecanvas.com, on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @morecanvas, or connect with Pilar on LinkedIn, Instagram @pilar_ck, and through www.pilarck.com

Phoebe Champion is the General Manager of Akrathos Winery in Halkidiki, Greece. She splits time between Greece and the US and when she isn’t working, she’s playing (horse) polo or water polo.

Phoebe was born and raised in Honolulu, HI and Palo Alto, CA. At Princeton she majored in French & Italian Studies with a certificate in Translation & Intercultural Communication.

Jeff Zhao currently works on the go-to-market team for Google's Chrome OS team, helping shape the future of personal computing. Jeff received his BA in Politics from Princeton University in 2010.

Alexandra Best Mahon was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She received her BA in Spanish from Princeton University in 2010, and then attended the University of Florida, where she obtained her Doctorate of Dental Medicine.  After dental school, she was accepted to Virginia Commonwealth University for her orthodontic residency, graduating with her Masters of Science in Dentistry and Certificate in Orthodontics. Ali worked as an orthodontic associate for a few years before purchasing the office where she was working in Concord, NC, now named Best Orthodontics. She is married to her wonderful husband Brendan Mahon, Princeton Class of 2010, and they welcomed their adorable daughter Arabella in April 2020.

Lauren Cowher Hill is a seasoned Customer Experience and Operations leader in the technology space and currently the VP of Student Success at Outlier.org.  Outlier, from the co-founder of MasterClass and listed as one of TIME’s Best Inventions 2020, has developed high-quality, university-level and for-credit courses taught online by some of the most celebrated educators in their respective fields.  Their mission is two-fold: (1) increase access to high-quality college education, (2) dramatically reduce student debt.  Prior to Outlier, Lauren was the Senior Director of Global Customer Experience at ClassPass, where she led a team of 150 people (275 at seasonal peak) that supported customers across 2,500 cities, 28 countries, 5 continents and 12 languages.  Lauren has also held leadership roles as the Director of Customer Experience and Ordering Operations at online interior design startup Havenly and Director of Customer Success at the cloud-based content creation platform WriterAccess.  She got her career start in PR at Edelman as a member of the Health team in their NYC HQ, supporting major pharmaceutical companies across a number of medications and disease areas.

Eric Cohen is a Studio Product Strategy Executive at Netflix, working at the intersection of production, studio strategy, and technology. Eric provides strategic insights and leadership to the Netflix technology and studio divisions as they pursue major investments in Physical Production, Workforce Management, and Acquisition/Finance. Prior to Netflix, Eric was the Release Strategy Lead for Amazon Studios, leading scheduling decisions for the Original TV & Film slate including Borat 2, the Oscar winning film Sound of Metal, Emmy nominated/winning series Fleabag, The Boys, The Underground Railroad, Small Axe, and many more. After completing his MBA/MFA dual degree program at NYU Stern & Tisch, Eric was Head of Production, Finance & Strategy for OBB Media, where he executive produced Historical Roasts for Netflix, won a Streamy Award for producing Kevin Hart's Cold as Balls for YouTube, and produced numerous other documentaries, digital series, and branded pieces. Eric graduated from Princeton University in 2010 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Eric Finkelstein is a healthcare IT consultant who enjoys whimsical passion projects. He recently set a Guinness World Record for the longest table tennis serve in world history.

Laura Hankin is the author of HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT and A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN, which she is currently developing for television. Her musical comedy has been featured in The Washington Post, Funny or Die, and more. She splits her time between New York City, where she has performed onscreen and off-Broadway, and Washington DC, where she once fell off a treadmill twice in one day.

Scott Britton is the Co-Founder of Troops where he leads growth. Prior to this he was a business development executive at SinglePlatform where he built out one of the largest local data publishing networks in the world before the company sold to Constant Contact for $100m.  He was selected to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2017 and received a BA from Princeton University.

Mickheila Jasmin-Beamon joined the Office of Career Services for the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in July 2021. Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon is a workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant with a personal passion for helping diverse students shape their professional paths with fulfilling employment opportunities. Additionally, Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon works closely with student organizations and professional affinity groups to develop employment opportunities and manage Hofstra Law’s participation in diversity initiatives. Prior to joining the Office of Career Services, Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon served as owner and Chief Executive Officer of Citadelle Consulting LLC, an equitable workplace consulting firm. As an Associate Court Attorney for the New York State Unified Court System, she was assigned to one of the country’s first problem solving courts and volunteered for the Rockaway Community Justice Center as a panelist and legal advisor.

Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon received a B.A. in Psychology from Princeton University along with certificates in African American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon went on to receive her Critical Race Studies J.D. Specialization from UCLA School of Law. In addition to studying the intersectionality of civil rights law, she has extensive experience in employment litigation. Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon also investigated complaints of unlawful discriminatory practices and prosecuted cases on behalf of the Sexual/Gender-Based Harassment Unit of the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Mrs. Jasmin-Beamon also served as Assistant General Counsel for the City of New York Department of Correction and as an associate focusing on civil rights, fair housing, employment discrimination, voting rights, police misconduct, wrongful death and criminal law.