Han Pham, '01, is a living, breathing embodiment of the Wellesley spirit. Since moving to Decatur five years ago, she has built a remarkable life, raising two kids, becoming the Director of Operations at a startup, running a small consulting business, serving on the board of a school for refugee girls, and working tirelessly to elect women to statewide office in Georgia. In her copious spare time she helps run a homestead (complete with fruit, veggies, chickens and bees) with her husband, and is a bit of a nut for electric cargo bikes (she has two). After graduating law school in 2005, Han spent the next decade successfully climbing the corporate ladder at Thompson Reuters, shifting gears to lead operations at the legal education startup Hotshot. 2016 was an impactful year for many of us, but it marked a turning point for Han. In the smoking wreckage of the Trump inauguration, she searched deeply within herself and found new motivation and purpose helping her community through direct action. She joined the board of the Global Village Project, a school in Decatur for refugee girls. In that role, she's spearheaded efforts to increase the staff diversity and raise funds, and is widely appreciated for adding vitality and verve to their organization. She has also worked exceptionally hard to get more women elected within Georgia, serving as Lindy Miller's Director of Finance and Operations as she ran in the Democratic primary for Public Services Commissioner, and is a key member of Her Term, which uses data analytics to recruit and support new female candidates. She has also been an early organizer of numerous local groups that aim to improve community by providing a forum for entrepreneurs to discuss ideas and get expert feedback (House of Genius) and allow for dialogue on contentious topics (Civic Dinners). At her home, Han has led the effort to transform their suburban lot into a food forest (which she named 'Phamcliff farm and bees'; Phamcliff is a portmanteau of family surnames). Over the last five years, she and her husband have planted dozens of fruit trees and hundreds of berry bushes, and grow many annual vegetables in their large south-facing front yard. They have 11 chickens and almost as many beehives, which they hope will produce around 500 lbs of honey this year.  For Han, the best part of growing food is giving it away. If you know Han, you know that she loves weekend visitors to Phamcliff farms, and you also know you won't be going home empty handed.