Since graduating from Newton Country Day, Alessandra Brown ’04 has used the skills she gained at NCDS in her work with the Boston Public Schools and various film production companies. A graduate of Boston College (BA) and the California Institute of the Arts (MFA), in 2015, Brown brought her experience to Venture Café Foundation, a non-profit whose goal is to enhance and accelerate innovation in Greater Boston. As Director of the Roxbury Innovation Center since 2016, she works with staff members on programming including their monthly Café Nights which connect small business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators to resources and each other. In 2017, as a nod to her achievements, Brown was named one of Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.