Theme: The Jesuit Profile in Action - Forming Young Men and Women for Others

Every JesuitHigh School student and alumni understands the five core goals of a Jesuit Education: Being Open to Growth, Intellectually Competent, Religious, Loving and Committed to Doing Justice. Join five current students and five alumni as they reflect on how these core goals are forming and shaping themselves and the world.

The Moyer Theater, Jesuit High School
9000 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy
Portland, Oregon, 97225
United States

Aaron Danowski

Student at Gonzaga University

Aaron Danowski (Class of 2013) is a rising senior at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington studying Business Administration and Sociology. He is interested in social, environmental, and economic justice, and he is a strong proponent of sustainable global development in the 21st century. As a freshman at Gonzaga, Aaron was selected to travel to Chennai, India as part of a vetting team for the Opus Prize, a $1.2 million award recognizing three faith based social entrepreneurs annual around the world. The team visited the Janodayam Social Education Centre, an organization working to minimize caste discrimination against Dalit “untouchables”. The next summer, Aaron travelled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to work for a sandal-making social enterprise called Rebuild Globally. In his spare time, Aaron conducted interviews with social entrepreneurs around Port-au-Prince for a research project on the subject, which is currently slated to be published by Dr. Alex Nicholls at Oxford University.

Amy Caldwell

Student at Jesuit High School

Amy Caldwell is a senior at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon, where she is the President of the Ballroom Dance Club, and the Head of the Mechanical Department for the school's FIRST FRC Robotics Team. She frequently uses the lessons that she has learned over her four years there to create a welcoming community within these clubs and the school itself.

Anarghya Vardhana

Senior associate at Maveron's San Francisco office.

Anarghya Vardhana (class of 2006) is a senior associate at Maveron's San Francisco office. Prior to entering the world of venture capital, Anarghya worked for several startups in product management roles, including the early founding teams of fin-tech and health-tech companies. She expanded her product experience to the non-profit and developing world through her work for Ushahidi, where she was a product manager leading user experience research across South America and East Africa. Previously, Anarghya held various roles at Google, leading teams focused on international expansion. Anarghya was an investor at Rothenberg Ventures, where she focused on investments in consumer, media, and frontier technology companies. Anarghya earned a BS in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford, with a focus on math and computer science. She's passionate about investing, diversity in tech, marathon training, eating paleo, and her lifelong mission to get more women involved in technology.

Arnob Das

Student at Jesuit High School

Hi my name is Arnob Das, and I'm a sophomore at Jesuit High School. For the past four years, I have conducted scientific research in the fields of medicine and pure chemistry. Some of my inventions include more cost-effective and efficient bio-fuel cells, more biocompatible medical implant materials, and a provisionally patented low-cost detection for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes. For my research, I have been fortunate to have received recognition in international and national science fairs, have had the opportunity to meet President Obama at the White House, and have a minor planet named after me by MIT-Lincoln Laboratory. I also love playing the piano and learning about music, and I help run a non-profit initiative in rural orphanages in Bangladesh, educating underprivileged kids in science and math.

Evan Hutton

Student at Jesuit High School

I'm a 16 year-old boy who enjoys political debates when I'm not incessantly talking to myself (I'm what my mother calls an "external processor"). I am a junior attending Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon despite living in Brush Prairie, Washington (it's roughly a marathon in length, if I weren't her son I'd be the bane of my mother's existence). I have an older sister named Courtney, who is currently working towards her PhD (I'm absolutely thrilled at the prospect of living up to that expectation). When I'm not dozing off in Chemistry class or distracting my friends, I enjoy golfing at my local course, Royal Oaks.

Joey Jenkins

Nonprofit Director / Consultant + Coach

Nothing frustrates Joey more than wasted human potential. Before graduating from Oregon State University, Joey cofounded Ncompass, a nonprofit organization which has been empowering kids both locally and overseas for the past ten years. He finished his MBA in 2010, is an ICF Certified Professional Coach, and currently a board member for three youth focused nonprofits (Ncompass, Kidstarter, and Transform International Education). In 2013, he founded Intentional 360, which provides strategic consulting for small nonprofits and young men and women ages 15-25. Joey works with a continuum of kids from young inmates to kids in private schools. He is a public speaker, aspiring author and change maker committing his life to making this world a better place for generations to come. Joey currently lives in Beaverton, Oregon with his long time best friend and wife, Stephanie, their two children, Lucy and Joshua, and baby #3 coming in August of 2016!

Matt Wilcox

Media Production

Matt graduated from Jesuit High School as a proud alumni and basketball state champion in 2005. He attended Oregon State University and graduated with an engineering degree in 2009. After graduating, there was a lingering curiosity to explore something more. While vague at the time, there lied within an unlit flame that would spark a passion for impactful storytelling through film. Before starting his Engineering career, Matt set out on a three-month journey through the South Pacific. With a camera in hand, it was through this journey where he first discovered a love for storytelling. He followed that love, and decided to take the leap of faith, leaving his engineering job to explore a career in filmmaking. Over the past four years, Matt has started two successful media production companies and continues to pursue his passion as a director and entrepreneur.

Mia Baudey

Student at Jesuit High School

Mia is a senior at Jesuit and she was one of the founding members of the school's Gender Equality Club. Through this club, she has aimed to spark uncomfortable conversations about topics like gender, sexuality and feminism within her school and wider community. Mia has also volunteered with "Vote ERA" to gather support to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Oregon's Constitution. In her spare time, Mia plays the piano and works at Music Millennium. In summary, she is a French and Australian feminist who lives and breathes music, and before you ask, she's not going to college next year because she's taking a gap year to travel.

Paul Grubb

Vocation Promoter - Society of Jesus

Growing up in Portland Fr. Paul (Class of 1991) was a below average Jesuit student who ran track, ski raced and was active in Campus Ministry. After studying Psychology at Gonzaga University he joined the Society of Jesus studying Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and Theology at the University of Toronto. Ordained a Catholic Priest in 2008, he then spent the next six years teaching freshmen at Jesuit as well as coaching ski racing. Currently Fr. Paul is a Vocation Promoter for the Jesuits. He travels ten west coast states giving talks, preaching and meeting with young people interested in joining religious life. Fr. Paul draws on his experiences as a prison chaplain, community organizer, teacher, and many years working with indigenous communities. In his Jesuit life he has visited 20 countries and 48 states filling the time between studies with adventures like being a DJ in a remote Alaskan village, hitchhiking across Honduras and teaching former refugees in East Timor.

Zoe Fanning

Student at Jesuit High School

Growing up as an only child in a family dedicated to curiosity, adventure and athletics, Zoë Fanning discovered her passions at a young age: running, photography, and music, among other activities. Now 18, she has been a member of her high school varsity track and cross-country teams for four years and greatly enjoys the challenges, opportunities, and lessons that she has learned through this sport. In her junior year, she won the Jesuit High School Photo of the Year award and the Photography Class Award, as well as Best in Show at the Beller Acres Annual Photography Exhibition. In her spare time, she enjoys playing guitar and piano. Through her personal dedication to cultivating deep meaning within her own life, Zoë has discovered how to live with one foot in the air.