On May 3, four alumnae — Kat Copeland ’85, Carmen Lennon ’95, Emily Scott Frankel ’00 (P ’35, ’37) and Amanda Keller Silveira ’09 — returned through the gates of Baldwin during Reunion Weekend to participate in a “Beyond Baldwin” discussion panel for the Class of 2024. They spoke to our seniors about their careers, the paths taken to achieve their current positions, the tools and strengths they learned while students at Baldwin and their fondest Baldwin memories. They all agreed on one thing: Baldwin builds confident, resilient women!
Katayoun "Kat" Copeland ’85
Kat served as a prosecutor for 31 years, rising through the ranks of the Delaware County District Attorney's Office to become the District Attorney of Delaware County. She also served as a federal prosecutor for 10 years in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which covers a nine-county area, and rose to become Chief of the Criminal Division. During her time at the U.S. Attorney's Office, she focused her efforts on international drug trafficking gangs and cartel members, and she also served in the National Security and Cybercrimes Unit. In November of 2023, Kat left government practice to join the law firm of Lamb McErlane, where she focuses her practice on internal investigations and criminal defense. Kat went to Bryn Mawr College where she majored in Economics, with minors in French and Middle Eastern History, and she obtained her law degree from Temple University Law School.
Carmen Lennon ’95
Carmen is a communication professional with more than 20 years' experience in corporate communications, media relations and employee engagement. She owns her own business, CLL Strategic Communications, and has worked for Fortune 500 Companies such as The Vanguard Group, GlaxoSmithKline, Comcast and BristolMyersSquibb. Raised in Philadelphia, Carmen attended the University of Pittsburgh to earn a degree in Political Science and Business.
Emily Scott Frankel ’00 (P ’35, ’37)
Emily is the Senior Vice President, Head of eCommerce Marketing at PepsiCo. Her team is responsible for ensuring that PepsiCo's full portfolio of brands (including beverages, FritoLay snacks, Gatorade and Quaker) are available and visible on the "digital shelf" at online retailers such as Amazon, Walmart.com and lnstacart. Prior to PepsiCo, she held marketing roles at Yahoo, KAYAK and Jet.com. Emily graduated from Princeton University with a degree in history. She currently lives in Newtown Square with her husband and three daughters. Two of her daughters currently go to Baldwin (Pre-K and Grade 1) and she has two sisters who are Baldwin alumnae as well.
Amanda Keller Silveira ’09
Amanda is currently Senior Manager - Biochemistry, for a company that does in-house manufacturing of quality research tools for basic, applied and clinical research. In her role, she is responsible for the oversight of two departments in antibody manufacturing: Conjugations and Purifications. Prior to her current position, Amanda was at UC Berkeley, where she helped create a laboratory developed test (LDT) for COVID testing using automation systems. She also conducted research in Northern Chile as part of her graduate school program. Amanda holds a PhD in Molecular Toxicology from University of California, Berkeley and a Masters in Global Health from the University of California, San Francisco. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Occidental College.