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

  • Jane Alexandre ’11

    Jane Alexandre ’11 (GSLC, PhD) was a Selected Scholar of the Women in Dance Leadership 2018 conference held in New York City. Dr. Alexandre’s paper presentation titled “Women Leading Dance: Theory into Practice” explored change and forward movement through performance, choreography, teaching, writing, organizing, directing and more. Dr. Alexandre is an independent dance artist and…

  • Wendy Vincent ’10

    Wendy Vincent ’10 (New England, PsyD) and Clinical Psychology faculty member, Dr. Lorraine Mangione, co-chaired the 2018 Massachusetts Psychological Association’s Annual Conference, “We Need to Talk: A Changing Culture, A Changing World, Our Changing Selves.”

  • Cati Porter ’10

    Cati Porter ’10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was interviewed for an Artist’s Spotlight in the Daily Bulletin (SoCal) in August, 2018. Porter is currently executive director of the Inlandia Institute, the largest literary organization in Southern California’s Inland Empire. Her third book of poems, The Body at a Loss, came out from CavanKerry Press in 2019.

  • Nikia Chaney ’09

    Nikia Chaney ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) was profiled in the Precinct Reporter Group about her educational trajectory. From growing up in poverty in South LA and San Bernardino, to receiving her BA from San Bernardino Valley College, which inspired her to later pursue and receive two master’s degrees. Chaney is the fourth Inlandia Literary Laureate,…

  • Rob Montoya ’08

    Rob Montoya ’08 (Los Angeles, MFA) received a Fulbright grant to work with the nation of Kosovo. Montoya will be partnering with the U.S. Embassy and the National Library of Kosovo to create a national Information and Library Science program.

  • Emily Mastaler ’08

    Emily Mastaler ’08 (New England, MA) has been named CEO of Bay River Hospital in Alexandria Bay, NY. Mastaler has been chief operating officer of Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) in Springfield, VT since 2014.

  • Tracy Rector ’06

    Tracy Rector ’06 (Seattle, MA) exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Her show, “Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Wilson,” included films Ch’aak’ S’aagi (the first virtual-reality video by a Native artist) and Clearwater: People of the Salish Sea. Each film had an enriched viewing environment in the gallery, created…

  • Robert L. “Bob” Jackson ’06

    Robert L. “Bob” Jackson ’06 (Midwest, MA) was appointed as President of Murray State University.

  • Karen Gilliam ’06

    Karen Gilliam ’06 (GSLC, PhD) was selected to serve as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Chief Learning Officer and Organization Development Capability Lead. Additionally, Dr. Gilliam recently obtained the Associate Certified Coaches credential from the International Coach Federation (ICF).

  • Sean Creighton ’06

    Sean Creighton ’06 (GSLC, PhD) has been named president of The New American Colleges and Universities (NACU). NACU is a national consortium of selective independent higher education institutions dedicated to the integration of liberal education, professional studies, and civic engagement.

  • Carolyn Back ’06

    Carolyn Back ’06 (Seattle, BA) was hired in January 2018 as Director of Planning with Tulsa firm, KKT Architects. Back has more than seventeen years of experience in her field, and her directorship allows the firm to add land planning services and pre-development research through site analysis and due diligence reports.

  • Vanessa Dominguez ’05

    Vanessa Dominguez ’05 (New England, MA) is the Director of Disabled Students Programs and Services at Orange Coast. Dominguez previously served as the Director of Disability Services and Adjunct Professor in the Physician’s Assistant program at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.