philosophy

I value ethics and excellence most of all.

  • I am a thoughtful leader that executes for good, with over 20 years of relevant experience, education, and a track record of excellence.

    I am interested in environmental, agriculture, consumer, housing, and learning sign language.

    In 2005, I began my career in business by recommending Apple, the corporation, in a stock market competition, while studying in New York City. I still recommend Apple, the corporation.

    I also recommend sheltering and sleeping well to protect oneself from abuse.

    I believe the Earth is for enjoying and not for exploiting.

  • my career of self-employment includes, but is not limited to, formal contracts at: Training The Street, the New York City Department of Education, Stax Inc., The Carlyle Group, and Citi, in which I learned to lead, analyze, communicate, and excel (“LACE”).

    I also wrote a top selling book for the Vault, co-founded a public relations entity before influencers became mainstream, and initiated a mentoring program at my undergraduate college.

    I (sometimes regularly) donate to or volunteer in various community organizations, including but not limited to: ACLU, Almost Home Cat Rescue, Junior Achievement, RAINN, the Sierra Club, and Wikipedia.

  • In 2020, I founded EDVERSA, an entity for education, now paused.
    In 2026, I founded JanJoy (limited availability).

on curiosity

I have learned that curiosity without structure risks becoming a rabbit hole that captures not only interest but also too much time. that is an Alice in Wonderland reference, as I share the same name and a willingness to examine norms.

I sometimes get lost in my curiosity about ethics, when I wonder which norms to adjust in hopes of progress. and it is possible that perfection in ethics is impossible. I may never know with complete confidence whether a decision is right, only whether it seems right.

the only wisdom I know without lingering curiosity is the value of rest. our contemporary society seems to prioritize rush over rest. I believe that makes it difficult to distinguish dreams from delusions. are we having beautiful dreams that can improve reality, or are we having desperate delusions that help us escape reality?

on capacity

I am unavailable this year.

references

"...Alice picked up the concepts easily and has many wonderful leadership qualities. She has a high emotional intelligence, and I was immediately impressed with her empathetic approach. Alice values diversity and inclusion and having a strong network. She is able to both give and receive feedback and influence positive outcomes..."

—former professor in 2020 at New York University

“You are so warm and kind.”

“You are dedicated and creative.”

“You are a great colleague”

“You are so sweet!”

“You are a quiet but a cool person.”

—former co-workers sometime between 2012 and 2014 via a team building exercise

“...I am confident you will succeed as you have shown courage, intelligence, and determination at Carlyle, traits that I believe are critical success factors for start ups...”

—former manager in 2011 at Carlyle

“...inspired a strong sense of drive and motivation in me and the other interns... She is intelligent, supportive, and well-rounded. She leads by example and inspires those around her to improve their quality of work...”

—former intern in 2010 after Citi

“...I never had the chance to thank you and your group for the hard work you did on such short notice. I am very impressed with the level of expertise that Citi employs... Please…and Alice, the real workers at Citi.”

—potential client to manager in 2008 at Citi

“...I highly recommend that you consider taking the following advanced management class... It is a co MBA-undergrad class that is only open for a small number of senior students.”

—former professor in 2006 at New York University

  • "...a pleasure to learn from...impressive and comprehensive mastery of the content...makes these training sessions both enjoyable and productive..."

    —former trainee at Training The Street

  • "...I learned significantly more during this week than I did in years in college."

    —former trainee at Training The Street

  • "...you are the best teacher I ever had and thanks for everything."

    —former student when at the NYCDOE

  • "...super sweet, easy going, great communicator...highly recommend her to any host!"

    —former host for a unit rental in 2019

  • "...a wonderful, thoughtful guest...very quiet and undemanding...a pleasure to host her."

    —former host for a unit rental in 2016

  • "excellent!"

    —former host for a unit rental in 2015