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Middlebury College ‘18
Bernardo Andrade is a junior Philosophy major at Middlebury College, in Vermont. 
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he studied Philosophy for six years in both Middle and 
High Schools, and then spent a semester at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 
before beginning collegiate studies in the United States. His interests lie in Philosophy 
of Religion and Continental thought, focusing in particular on the Phenomenological 
tradition and the figure of Emmanuel Levinas. He has a love for Russian language and 
literature, and especially for the works of Dostoevsky, whom he hopes to read in the 
original Russian. After college, he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Philosophy.

CLARE CHIODINI 
Boston University ‘18
Clare Chiodini was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up close by in 
Woburn. She is currently a junior at Boston University, double majoring in Philosophy 
and Ancient Greek & Latin. Although she usually prefers to immerse herself in 
philosophical dialogue with Ancient Greek philosophers, she has developed a special 
interest in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger through the captivating instruction of 
her professor, Daniel O. Dahlstrom. In the precious little free time she has, she enjoys 
photography, drawing, reading and watching anime. She does not enjoy going to the 
gym, but she occasionally does anyway.

ROBERT ENGELMAN
Boston University ‘17
Robert Engelman is a senior at Boston University where he is completing a double 
major in Philosophy and Psychology. His main philosophical areas of interest include 
the Philosophy of Art, Philosophical Anthropology, Ethics, and 19th-20th Century 
Philosophy (especially Nietzsche and Wittgenstein). He spend most of his time 
reading, writing, listening to music, making music, and – during breaks from school 
– backpacking. 

MARTIN JOSEPH FITZGERALD 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ‘17
Marty Fitzgerald is a senior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he is completing 
a dual major in Chemical Engineering and Philosophy with a minor in Materials 
Science. He is particularly interested in philosophy of art, with an emphasis on art as 
an investigative method as well as on the relation of art to metaphysics. Outside of 
academics, Marty enjoys backpacking, computer programming, chess, gin rummy, 
and good conversation over coffee.



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KELLY JANAKIEFSKI
University of Notre Dame ‘17
Kelly Janakiefski is a senior at the University of Notre Dame who is on the verge of 
completing a double major in Finance and Philosophy. After graduation, she will go 
on to work for Johnson & Johnson in the Finance Leadership Development Program, 
but in the meantime, she’s asking the important questions like “What is the nature of 
God?” and “How can I convince my friends that philosophy is a real major?” She loves 
philosophical puzzles of all kinds, but she keeps coming back to St. Thomas Aquinas, 
whose philosophy is truly (in the words of G.K. Chesterton) “a cosmos of common 
sense; terra vientium; a land of the living.”

MGHANGA DAVID MWAKIMA
Harvard College ’17
David Mwakima is a senior in Harvard College from Nairobi, Kenya majoring in 
Philosophy with a minor in Mathematical Sciences. His recent interests in Philosophy 
have been in the History of Philosophy, specifically Early Modern History of Philosophy 
and the Philosophy of Mind or Perception. For his senior thesis, he is writing on 
Berkeley’s Argument for Immaterialism in A Treatise Concerning the Principles of 
Human Knowledge. He is also interested in the Philosophy of Mathematics, especially 
the Philosophy of Geometry and its relationship to Epistemology, Philosophy of 
Science, and The Foundations of Physics. Outside of philosophy, his favorite hobby is 
music and he plays the soprano saxophone. 

FISHER PRESSMAN 
Boston College ‘17
Fisher Pressman is a senior finance and philosophy double major at Boston College. 
Fisher’s philosophical areas of interest include mid-century French phenomenology 
and existentialism, with a strong concentration on the works of Maurice Merleau-
Ponty and Jean-Paul Sartre. He also has an interest in semiotics and structuralism, 
focusing on the works of Roland Barthes. Otherwise, Fisher spends his time captaining 
the academic debate team, and working with the Dean of Students with his post on 
the Student Conduct Board. He has also worked as a research assistant in the finance 
department, with research in hedge fund activity and the tenure of senior management 
at public companies. Outside of school, Fisher enjoys recreational sailing and playing 
squash. After graduation, Fisher will move to New York City to work on Wall Street. 


