PWN: Our Princeton, Our Time: Three Eras of Women's Leadership at Princeton
Join us for an engaging conversation featuring three accomplished alumnae from three different eras: Sally Frank '80, Chanel Lattimer-Tingan '05, and Mayu Takeuchi '23. Each will explore the needs they saw, the risks they took, and the lasting impacts of their leadership at Princeton. Bob Durkee '69, former Vice President of the University and author of The New Princeton Companion, will moderate a panel discussion, followed by breakout rooms with the panelists.
As we kick off the 200th Anniversary of the Alumni Association at Princeton, let's come together to celebrate alumnae who have helped shape life on campus and beyond. Read more about our speakers and moderator below.
All alumni (or members of the Princeton University community) are welcome to attend.
This event is hosted by the Princeton Women’s Network (PWN).
Event Details
Online via Zoom (Link will be sent to those who register)
Questions?
Please e-mail princetonwomennetwork@gmail.com
Sally Frank '80
Sally is a 1980 graduate of Princeton. While at Princeton, in 1979, she began a lawsuit against the then all-male eating clubs and the University. She successfully concluded the case in 1992 with all of the clubs having gone co-ed. Recently, Princeton honored her by naming a café in Prospect House the Sally Frank café. Frank was also an activist on campus for many issues. She focused her activism primarily on divestment from corporations doing business in apartheid South Africa and the Women’s Center.
Frank obtained her JD from New York University and an MAT/CLE from Antioch University. She has been teaching in clinical legal education, where students practice law representing real people in real cases under the supervision of faculty, for 41 years. She is currently a Professor of Law at Drake University Law School.
Frank has also continued her activism working on issues of civil rights, civil liberties, and anti-war issues. She has also been very active in Reform Judaism from her congregation to the North American level.
Chanel Lattimer-Tingan '05
Chanel serves as an intellectual property (IP) attorney at Major League Baseball, where she assists in brand protection efforts for the League and the 30 Clubs. At Princeton, Chanel was a varsity sprinter and captain of the women’s track and field team. She served in leadership in Campus Club, the Varsity Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Impact Christian Fellowship, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; sang alto in Culturally Yours, a cappella; and was involved in many mentorship and community service activities. She graduated cum laude and was the proud recipient of several graduation-related awards, including the Spirit of Princeton Award.
Chanel remains actively involved at Princeton. For over a decade, she has served on the Executive Committee of the Princeton Varsity Club and, in 2023, joined the Alumni Council Executive Committee. She also serves on the board of the Friends of Princeton Track and Field (“FOPT”), and in 2025 she was honored with the FOPT's distinguished alumni award. Chanel lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Dr. Alexis Tingan ’05, and their three children.
Mayu Takeuchi '23
Mayu works as a Senior Research Assistant at Brookings Metro, advancing research on how states and regions can foster innovation, economic competitiveness, and shared prosperity. Her current work focuses on how public, private, and civic leaders can collaborate to strengthen economic mobility and opportunity.
At Princeton, Mayu served as President of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) as the campus navigated a full return from the pandemic. Her work focused on addressing issues shaping students’ daily life: expanding access to mental health resources, improving dining options, and fostering broader shifts in campus culture to support students’ mental well-being. The experience strengthened her commitment to trust-based leadership, bridging decision-makers and those most impacted to ensure that policy change delivers durable, positive impact.
Outside of USG, Mayu studied policy while also pursuing interests in philosophy, emerging technology, and music, performing with the Princeton University Orchestra and Tora Taiko, the university’s Japanese drumming group.
Robert K. Durkee '69 P93 P96 g27 h83 h*12, moderator
Bob joined the administration in April 1972 as Assistant to the President. From 1978 until 2018, he served as Vice President for Public Affairs, overseeing the offices of the Alumni Council, Communications, Community and Regional Affairs, Government Affairs, and Public Affairs. From 2004 until his retirement in 2019, he also served as the University’s Vice President and Secretary.
Mr. Durkee’s University-related board memberships included McCarter Theatre, the Princeton Alumni Weekly, and the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. He was the founding chair of the University’s Martin Luther King Day committee and the Public Affairs Committee of the Association of American Universities.
Mr. Durkee graduated magna cum laude from Princeton in 1969, where he majored in public and international affairs, served as Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Princetonian, and wrote the on-the-campus column for the Alumni Weekly. He taught fifth and sixth grades in the Trenton (N.J.) public schools from 1969 through 1972. In 2022, Princeton University Press published his book entitled The New Princeton Companion.
