A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
What a night! 💫
This April, we celebrated the incredible impact of Todd & Mary Eckerson and the future of Horizons at Westminster — and like all moments we share with our Horizons students, the room was filled with JOY 🤩
We had a sold out room hosted by the incredible Soledad O’Brien and Kimberley A. Martin, heard directly from students who spoke passionately about the power of Horizons, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam emphasized the impact of programs like Horizons on Hartford students, and raised critical funds to create meaningful experiences and expand our impact. We couldn’t have had such a successful event without the support of our board members, sponsors and community partners, Horizons teachers, current and former Westminster staff and faculty, current and former Westminster parents and of course our Horizons and Westminster students 💛
Shoutout to everyone who brought this event to life, including our event committee, David Alan Hospitality Group, 4AVNow, IRIS Photography & Kristen Weldon Photography, and of course the amazing team at the Connecticut Science Center — it was the perfect venue to showcase the joy of learning, exploration, and discovery at Horizons 🧪🔬
There are big things in store for Horizons at Westminster — stay tuned, we are just getting started ✨
This April, we celebrated the incredible impact of Todd & Mary Eckerson and the future of Horizons at Westminster — and like all moments we share with our Horizons students, the room was filled with JOY 🤩
We had a sold out room hosted by the incredible Soledad O’Brien and Kimberley A. Martin, heard directly from students who spoke passionately about the power of Horizons, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam emphasized the impact of programs like Horizons on Hartford students, and raised critical funds to create meaningful experiences and expand our impact. We couldn’t have had such a successful event without the support of our board members, sponsors and community partners, Horizons teachers, current and former Westminster staff and faculty, current and former Westminster parents and of course our Horizons and Westminster students 💛
Shoutout to everyone who brought this event to life, including our event committee, David Alan Hospitality Group, 4AVNow, IRIS Photography & Kristen Weldon Photography, and of course the amazing team at the Connecticut Science Center — it was the perfect venue to showcase the joy of learning, exploration, and discovery at Horizons 🧪🔬
There are big things in store for Horizons at Westminster — stay tuned, we are just getting started ✨
Meet Our Event Hosts
Soledad O'BrienSoledad O’Brien is an award-winning journalist, philanthropist, and founder of Soledad O’Brien Productions, a media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues. This year, she served as Executive Producer of the HBO documentary short "The Devil Is Busy” the official selection at 14 film festivals, winning 3 audience awards, and making 2 shortlist, as well as "The Perfect Neighbor," which earned the Best Director award at Sundance, debuted as the number one–streamed documentary on Netflix and won 5 Critics Choice Awards. O’Brien’s reporting work has been recognized with ten Emmy awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, and many others. Her passion for supporting young people is realized by way of her foundation, PowHERful, which has helped dozens of young women get to and through college. Soledad lives between New York City and West Palm Beach with her husband Brad (Westminster Class of '85), and her four children, all Westminster graduates -- Sofia ‘19, Cecilia ’20, Jackson ‘24, and Charles ‘24.
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Kimberley A. MartinAn NFL reporter and media personality, Kimberley A. Martin can be seen reporting on NFL sidelines on Sundays and debating ESPN’s biggest personalities during the week. Recently she has reported full profiles on elite NFL stars including Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels, and Derrick Henry. Kimberley has worked at ESPN since March 2020. Previously, she served as a Senior NFL Writer and columnist at Yahoo! Sports, a columnist at The Buffalo News and a beat writer for the Washington Post and Newsday. Kimberley has won the prestigious NAMIC Award for her feature reporting in the category of Reporting-Social Issues and also received NABJ awards, including the organization’s 2011 Emerging Journalist of the Year award and a first-place Salute To Excellence award. Kimberley is proud of her time in the leadership development program Prep for Prep and is passionate about helping to create similar educational opportunities for promising students of color.
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