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4 0 t h r e u n i o nA World of OpportunitiesJ O H N D E W E Y ’ 71John Dewey ’71 never imaginedthat he’d move to Texas, but he haslived there for more than two decades.The Massachusetts native was a Californiaresident before relocating to theLone Star State—a decision that ledhim to a career with American Airlinesand an opportunity to travel the world.Dewey was finishing up his master’sin business at the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, when AmericanAirlines conducted interviews on campusfor a job in finance. “The positionmeant I would have to move to Dallas,Texas,” says Dewey. “It’s the last placeI thought I would end up. But theyhooked me by saying you could workduring the week and on the weekendsyou could visit your family in Bostonor go to California to see friends—not to mention the perks of travelingaround the world.”The last opportunity sold himand since then he has traveled to all50 states, seven continents and some75 countries. Dewey’s multifacetedcareer at American Airlines began inthe financial and budgeting area andtransitioned to the new business division,where he helped expand projectssuch as the duty-free business. He’s alsobeen involved in international businessand customer relations managementat the airline.Dewey says he maintained an importantbelief throughout his career—to sustain a diverse perspective in life.That’s something he learned from hisNobles education. He says, “Even inthis era of specialization, I think it’svery important to maintain a generalistperspective whenever possible. Whenyou’re not doing different things, it’seasy to get lost in a single perspective.”The September 11, 2001, attacksprofoundly affected American Airlines,leading to deep budget cuts and massivelayoffs. Dewey chose to take anearly retirement option in 2003 andtransitioned to teach parttime at theUniversity of Phoenix in Dallas, Texas.He also works as director of marketingand sales for Rich-Heape Films,a company that covers overlooked historicaltopics about Native Americans.Ironically, Dewey—whose father wasa part-time teacher at Nobles from the1960s to 1980s—didn’t want to teachafter he earned his BA in sociologyand philosophy from Harvard College.“I loved what I learned at Harvard, butit wasn’t very practical unless I plannedto teach,” he says. “Given the time, Ididn’t see that I could make a decentliving from teaching. It’s a delayedreaction. But it is in my blood.”—Tiffany TranJohn Dewey ’71 leads a canoeing group on the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas.30 l the NobLES Bulletin l Spring 2011
3 5 t h r e u n i o nTrue to SelfE l i i N G r A H A M ’ 7 6Eli Ingraham ’76 has been all overthe map—literally and figuratively—and she couldn’t be happier about it.After Nobles, Ingraham attendedWellesley College, where she majoredin political science, history and French,which fueled an interest in internationalaffairs. She also took pre-law classes,thinking law school was the next step.Before committing to law school,she worked at Hale and Dorr as a corporateparalegal, but quickly becamemore intrigued by the emerging technologiesthat were changing the businessworld. Realizing technology wouldlikely be essential for any career choice,she enrolled at MIT where she spenttwo years building microprocessorsand writing code in the pre-PC world.Ingraham went on to work ininvestment finance as a technologymanagerialhybrid, designing databasesystems and creating internal startups.Through a series of fortuitous mergersand acquisitions, she was able to taketime off every five years to travel.Ingraham explains, “I took the buyoutevery time, grabbed my backpack anddisappeared until the money ran out.”Her colleagues called her crazy for“getting off the fasttrack” during theseyears, but Ingraham preferred beingunconventional. She says her senseof adventure and risk-taking was firstsparked at Nobles. “Nobles was soimportant to my self-confidence,” shesays. “It was there I learned to believein myself, to be bold, to take chances,to rely on my track record as anindicator of my future.”Eli Ingraham ’76By age 29, Ingraham was a seniorvice president in the investment world,but she felt unfulfilled. She quit—andjoined the ministry. For 10 years shecontinued that work, traveling to SouthAmerica, Africa and Eastern Europe.Ingraham became increasingly conflictedas she finally came to terms withher sexuality. She left the ministry andreturned to Boston, where she startedher own consulting company developingtechnology solutions for corporationsand law firms. Yearning for somethingmore creative, she moved toToronto just as the move to all thingsdigital was getting underway. She spentfour years there, working in the filmindustry and for IMAX as a creativedirector and consultant.Ingraham has been back inBoston for nine years and now worksfor WGBH advising a number of theirdigital television and Web programminginitiatives. According to Ingraham,“It is a perfect blend of my creative,technical and cultural interests.” Evenher WGBH office is a blend of uniquestyles; the sleek cabinetry provides aminimalist background for the colorfulartwork created by her 6-year-olddaughter, Tasman, adopted fromKazakhstan, who lives with Ingrahamand wife Nancy in Newton. Alongsidethe newest tech gadgets and computerson her desk sits a Tiffany-style lamp,bursting with color. It’s truly an eclecticspace—true to Ingraham herself.—Julie GuptillSpring 2011 l the NobLES Bulletin l 31
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