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Category: Team Updates

Programs and Impact

Civic Impact Assistant Spotlight: Jason Vadnos

Last month marked one year since Jason Vadnos joined Project Pericles as our Civic Impact Assistant. A junior at Vanderbilt, Jason has strengthened our communications, data management, and development efforts while streamlining key processes. We are grateful for his dedication and the insight he brings to our team.

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September 4, 2025
Organizational Updates

Illuminating our Interns: Welcome Our Summer Interns: Nafees Abdullah and Junie Blaise

Every summer since 2018, Project Pericles has partnered with Prep for Prep, a leadership development and gifted program committed to providing lifelong academic and professional development opportunities for students of color. Through Prep for Prep’s Summer Internship Program, Project Pericles typically works with one to two students who care about making a difference in the world and are interested in working at the intersection of civic engagement, higher education, and nonprofits. Our newest Prep interns are Nafees Abdullah and Junie Blaise.  

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July 31, 2025
Team Updates

Making Space for All Ways of “Seeing”

In this reflection piece, Associate Director of Project Pericles Arielle del Rosario explores what it means to lead with authenticity in a pluralistic democracy, drawing on their Filipino American identity.

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May 1, 2025

Sanda Balaban named a “Democracy Hero”

Project Pericles is thrilled to announce that our new Executive Director, Sanda Balaban has been recognized as a Democracy Hero as part of an inaugural cohort of 25 trailblazers,

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October 3, 2024

Sanda Balaban Named New Executive Director of Project Pericles

NEW YORK–The Board  of Directors  of Project Pericles is delighted to announce the  election  of Sanda Balaban as its new Executive Director  following  a national

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June 4, 2024

Jan Liss to Retire in 2024 – Project Pericles Executive Director Search Begins

After nearly two decades of leading Project Pericles to its place of leadership in American higher education, I am announcing my intention to retire as

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January 4, 2024
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