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What’s happening with Antioch’s Alumni, Faculty, and Staff

  • Stephanie VanHouten ’14, ‘17

    Stephanie VanHouten ’14, ‘17 (Midwest, BA, MEd) was selected to give a Ted Talk at TedxDayton on October 12, 2018. Her talk centered around the Reggio Emilia Approach and the current view of young children in the American educational system.

  • Sam Jaffe ’14

    Sam Jaffe ’14 (New England, MS) was featured in an article on Mother Nature Network titled “What’s not to love about caterpillars?” Jaffe is a scientist and photographer who has received international attention for his work with caterpillars.

  • Michael Davis ’14

    Michael Davis ’14 (GSLC, PhD) was recently appointed to the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, a state-wide commission whose mission is to enhance the well-being of Ohio’s children by providing opportunities for fathers to become better parents, partners, and providers. He was also featured in a training DVD created by the National Institute of Corrections and…

  • Jennifer Carlo ’14

    Jennifer Carlo ’14 (GSLC, PhD) was appointed Executive Director of Circus Smirkus, the award-winning international circus arts education organization headquartered in Greensboro, Vermont.

  • Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14

    Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14 (GSLC, PhD) was interviewed for ideamensch, an online journal, on topics of consulting and leadership. Dr. Booker-Drew has been widely quoted in various media outlets including Forbes and Huffington Post, related to her experience in leadership, nonprofit management, partnership development, training, and education. She is currently the Director of Community Affairs for…

  • Daniel José Older ’13

    Daniel José Older ’13 (Los Angeles, MFA) had an essay “I Rejected Spanish As a Kid. Now I Wish We’d Embrace Our Native Languages” published in Time magazine. Older is the New York Times bestselling author of the Middle Grade historical fantasy series Dactyl Hill Squad, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, Star Wars:…

  • Kim Nolan ’13

    Kim Nolan ’13 (GSLC, PhD) was appointed by The Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, Mitzi Johnson, to serve a four-year term on the Vermont Commission on Women. Dr. Nolan is an Executive Leadership Team member and Senior Director of City Market Co-op, a community-owned food cooperative with two locations in Burlington.

  • Cerissa Desrosiers ’13

    Cerissa Desrosiers ’13 (New England, PsyD) is the Clinical Director of Endurance Behavioral Health, a group-based behavioral health practice for adolescents in Seabrook, NH, which specializes in partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs. Dr. Desrosiers is in the process of creating a new intensive day program for obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) and anxiety…

  • Teresa (Segovia) Alvarez ’13

    Teresa (Segovia) Alvarez ’13 (Santa Barbara, MA) was appointed as associate director at the Carpinteria Children’s Project (CCP).

  • George Woods ’12

    George Woods ’12 (Seattle, BA) is Co-Founder of WIM SHOES LLC, a socially conscious e-commerce site.

  • Brent French ’12

    Brent French ’12 (GSLC, PhD) retired from the Air Force as a Colonel after twenty-seven years of service. Dr. French continues as Director of Finance and Operations for Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Foisie Business School where he teaches graduate courses in organizational behavior and has recently become involved in a funded research project to map the…

  • Sasha Purpura ’11

    Sasha Purpura ’11 (New England, MBA) was interviewed on WGBH’s PBS NewsHour Shares program. Purpura is Executive Director of Food for Free, a food rescue group based in Cambridge, MA. Food For Free launched a program where student volunteers package 1,200 pounds of leftover food into microwaveable meals for those in need.