Antioch University teaching faculty member and director of the online MA in Non-Profit Management Department David Norgard has been working in nonprofits for his entire career, and in that time,…
Melissa Crandall
Melissa Crandall, an alum of the MA in Nonprofit Management program at AULA (MANM), serves as the Director of Communications and Development for The Institute for Religious Tolerance, Peace, and Justice,…
Anna Kwong Published in “The Independent”
MBA Program Chair Anna Kwong, published an Op-Ed letter in the Santa Barbara Independent on Reflecting on the Thomas Fire and Community Preparedness. “Like many in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Ventura,…
Emily Johnson
Missouri native Emily Johnson earned her undergraduate degree with the idea she’d make an impact in the nonprofit arts world. Instead, she bought a one-way ticket to India—a choice that…
Justin Connolly
Graduate Student Makes Leap from Entertainment Industry to Nonprofit Management You wouldn’t think working as a talent agent in the entertainment industry would be the most seamless of training grounds…
Building Effective Organization Communication
Antioch University’s MBA program hosted a capacity crowd of aspiring MBA candidates and community guests for a workshop on Building Effective Organization Communication on April 5 at the Santa Barbara campus. The…
Beth Varner
Beth Varner is a recent graduate of the MA in Nonprofit Management (MANM) program. She has been working in education since 2009 as a school psychologist, and more recently in…
Romi Ramirez
Empowering Communities Through Business and Creativity Before getting her master’s in business, Romi Ramirez worked at Charter Communications for five years. Romi used her skills to brand and grow local…
MBA Program Hosts Leadership Panel on Mental Fortitude
Four dynamic and accomplished business leaders addressed a packed house to discuss “The Role of Mental Fortitude in Leadership” in honor of International Women’s Day at Antioch University on March 1. Wendy…
Antioch Grad Interviewed on WGBH’s PBS NewsHour Shares Program
Sasha Purpura, MBA ’11, Executive Director of Food for Free, was interviewed on WGBH’s PBS NewsHour Shares program on February 6. Food For Free, a food rescue group based in…
Reflections of the Thomas Fire: How Grassroots and Government Officials Join Force to make Santa Barbara a safer place
On January 11th, Antioch University Santa Barbara’s MBA program hosted a presentation and panel discussion on community preparedness and recovering from natural disasters to consider questions and solutions on what…