• Jana Dean ’96

    Jana Dean ’96 (New England, MEd) is one of 38 U.S. teachers selected for the highly competitive Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching fellowship to the Netherlands. As a recipient, Dean was in the Netherlands from January 15 to June 15, 2019 to learn about teaching mathematics so that it is rigorous, relevant, and engaging for…

  • Marybeth Carty ’96

    Marybeth Carty ’96 (Santa Barbara, BA) was appointed executive director of The Natalie Orfalea Foundation. Carty was previously corporate philanthropy programs for Venoco, Inc. and served as an administrator for Carpinteria Unified School District’s grant funded programs.

  • Jennifer Messner ’95

    Jennifer Messner ’95 (New England, MHSA) was hired as Director of Community Investments for United Way of the Coastal Empire.

  • Jacqueline Quinn ’94

    Jacqueline Quinn ’94 (Santa Barbara, BA) was elected President of Santa Barbara Estate Planning Council. Quinn, a professional fiduciary, is Founder and Owner of Quinn Fiduciary Services in Santa Barbara. She specializes in trust management and serving vulnerable senior citizens.

  • Shari Foos ’94, ’97

    Shari Foos ’94, ’97 (Los Angeles, BA, MA) opened the DIY Human Studio in Santa Monica, CA. The space serves as a brick and mortar location for DIY Human, a “social movement that creates radical human connection in an age when loneliness is at epidemic proportions.” She also published an article published in Thrive Global,…

  • Bethany Saltman ’92

    Bethany Saltman ’92, (Antioch College, BA) was interviewed for a Refinery 29 article on the issue of Consent. Saltman co-wrote Antioch College’s Sexual Offense Prevention Policy in the 1990s. Saltman has an award-winning editing, writing, research, and consulting career. Her work can be seen in magazines like the New Yorker, New York Magazine, the Atlantic…

  • Clarice Ford ’92, ’95

    Clarice Ford ’92, ’95 (Seattle, BA, MEd) was named the 2018 recipient of the Outstanding Commitment in Education award by the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office. The honor was awarded during a Black History Month Celebration held in the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda. Ford is currently the University of Illinois Springfield vice chancellor for student affairs.

  • Winona LaDuke ’89

    Winona LaDuke ’89 (Midwest, MA) delivered a seminar and lecture as a University of Montana President’s Lecture Series guest, “Be the Ancestor Your Descendants Would Be Proud Of,” the annual Brennan Guth Memorial Lecture in Environmental Philosophy. She also presented, “The Next Energy Economy: Grassroots Strategies to Mitigate Global Climate Change and How We Move…

  • Donna Hastings ’86

    Donna Hastings ’86 (New England, PsyD) was promoted to Mental Health Chief for the American Red Cross New Hampshire/Vermont Region. She has been a Red Cross disaster mental health volunteer since 1992 when she responded to the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in Florida. She also spent six weeks in Puerto Rico as individual disaster care…

  • Claudia Ford ’86, ’15

    Claudia Ford ’86, ’15 (San Francisco, MA; New England, PhD) was awarded the 2018 John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching at Rhode Island School of Design and the 2018 Environmental Excellence Alumna Award from AUNE.

  • Anita Davis DeFoe ’86

    Anita Davis DeFoe ’86 (Philadelphia, MA) joined Businessuite Media Group a Division of Blackslate Holdings Group Limited as its new Editorial Director for Businessuite Women. DeFoe is a global business and leadership development solutionist.

  • Dale Franzen ’85

    Dale Franzen ’85 (Los Angeles, BA) is producer for Anais Mitchell’s “Hadestown.” A 2018 New York Times article discussed a staging at the National Theater in London, before the show releases on Broadway in 2019.