Caroline Hopewell ‘08

Caroline Hopewell ‘08 (New England, Waldorf Education Certificate) has been named as the new executive director of Sonoma’s Woodland Star Charter School. Read the full story in the Sonoma Index-Tribune…

Shome Dasgupta ‘08

Shome Dasgupta’s ‘08 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poetry collection, Iron Oxide, will be published by Assure Press and his chapbook, Spectacles, was published by word west.

Teri Carns ‘17

Teri Carns ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) had a haibun poem, “Summer’s Wealth,” appeared in Drifting Sands.

Stephanie Molina ‘07

Stephanie Molina ‘07 (Santa Barbara, MACP) is the program director for employee assistance at Cottage Hospital. She has recently joined the New House Santa Barbara Board of Directors. Read more…

Desiree Kannel ’08

Desiree Kannel’s ’08 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) novel Lucky John was published June 2020 by Black Rose Writing and was named a finalist in African American Fiction from…

Kierstyn Hunter ‘07

Kierstyn Hunter ‘07 (Seattle, MA) was named VP for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at Berkshire Community College. She most recently served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs…

Kate Maruyama ’09

Kate Maruyama’s ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) blog, “Harvests, Solstices, and Aliens: Genre Fiction and Social Commentary,” appeared in Speculative Fiction Showcase. Her piece, “Dwelling on Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo,” appeared…

Kim Steutermann Rogers ‘07

Kim Steutermann Rogers ‘07 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) published the article The world’s oldest known wild bird just turned 70—why she’s so special, in National Geographic; an essay My Old…

Anna Scotti ‘06

Anna Scotti’s ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) first book of poems, Bewildered by All This Broken Sky was released by Lightscatter Press on April 30, 2021. It was the winner…

Dréa Lewis ’07

Dréa Lewis (Midwest, MA in Performing Arts) was honored to receive a directing award from The John F. Kennedy Center for her artistic leadership on “Tilikum” (produced in partnership with…

Marian Blue ‘08

Marian Blue ’08 (Seattle, Communications) recently had her book Sailing off the Hook published by Cyberwit Publishing. This collection of twenty short stories involves characters who abandon traditional methods of…

Peter Bergquist ‘07

Peter Bergquist’s ‘07 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poem, “At the Beach,” was published in Broad River Review, and he has recently published three novels, available on Amazon.