How We Met

I first met Negesti as Dana during our undergraduate years at Trinity College, though we had unknowingly grown up just blocks apart in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Before college, we were ships passing in the night, navigating the dense currents of New York City without sharing a scholastic port of passage. Yet by the time we arrived in Trinity’s Class of 2014, we became fast friends.

Dana majored in Theater and Dance, and I distinctly remember her choreographing a breathtaking piece for the Trinity College Gospel Choir’s spring concert—just days before its debut during graduation season. She brought light and fire to every movement, a reflection of the humor, energy, and grace she shared with we no less across the years.