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  • Cara Meixner Receives Two Honors from James Madison University

    Cara Meixner ’08 (GSLC, PhD) received the James Madison University Graduate Student Association Impact Award, chosen by students to honor an exemplary teacher, mentor, or advisor. Meixner also received the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Learning Improvement which is presented each year to faculty and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to the University. Learn…

  • Reverend Tawana Angela Davis Appears on Podcast “No Longer Silent: Patient Access Stories”

    Reverend Tawana Angela Davis ’21 (GSLC, PhD) shares her eight-year journey battling metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in the podcast series entitled No Longer Silent: Patient Access Stories, which amplifies the voices of real patients navigating the murky waters of the American healthcare system. Throughout her journey, she emphasized the importance of community support, self-advocacy, and…

  • Jen Baron’s Amplify Arts Project Empowers Young Women Through Music and Arts

    Jen Baron ’15 (Santa Barbara, BA) was featured in an article in the VCReporter about her work as the Founder and Executive Director of Amplify Arts Project (formerly Girls Rock), a renowned music and arts camp for girls and young women. While a student at Antioch University in Santa Barbara, she was asked to present…

  • Philomena Essed’s Work Provides the Foundation for the Film “Everyday Dignity”

    Philomena Essed, PhD, Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Leadership Studies at Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change, is renowned for her groundbreaking research and teaching on everyday racism and gendered racism, which span national, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries. Her work has provided the foundation for the film Everyday Dignity, directed by Ida…

  • Jennifer Sampson and Sar Surmick Featured in AAMFT Docuseries

    Jennifer Sampson, PhD, LMFT, CST, and Sar Surmick, LMFT, were featured in the AAMFT docuseries Jobs of Tomorrow—Marriage and Family Therapy. This six-episode educational series explores the profession of marriage and family therapy, highlighting the unique paths to becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT). The series features interviews with MFTs with diverse backgrounds…

  • Russell Thornhill Featured in Los Angeles Black Oral History Project

    Russell E. Thornhill ’13, ‘14 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberal Studies; MA in Organizational Management) is featured in the Los Angeles Black Oral History project with 14 other community leaders.  Spearheaded by the UCLA Center for Oral Histories Research, the Stories from Los Angeles Black LGBTQ Community Leaders project captures narratives from Black LGBTQ community…

  • Lana Hechtman Ayers’ “The Autobiography of Rain” Nominated for National Book Award in Poetry

    Lana Hechtman Ayers ‘96 (New England, MA) published a new, national book award-nominated poetry collection The Autobiography of Rain. Its poems explore the healing power of nature in a world that is as rife with grief as it is ripe with beauty. Ayers is a poet, novelist, and publisher who lives with her husband and…

  • Valerie Johns Publishes Poetic Memoir “Ashes in the Milk”

    Valerie Johns ’90 (Los Angeles, MA) published a new, poetic memoir, Ashes in the Milk on August 27, 2024. Ashes in the Milk bridges the gap between self-help, vulnerable narrative, and poetry. Johns began writing Ashes in the Milk during the pandemic, identifying a need where readers are looking for guidance on their journey of…

  • Laura Santana Provides Leadership Development

    Laura Santana ’09 (PhD, GSLC) provides leadership development to those actively working to bring about positive change in the quality of life for Latin America. She coaches senior officials at the Inter-American Development Bank’s think tank (IDB Lab), the top 40 women leaders in the newly elected Guatemalan government, and leadership at the 2nd largest…

  • Tammy O’Connor Named Principal of Peterborough Elementary School

    Tammy O’Connor ‘10, ‘18 (New England, MEd, Principal Certification) has been named Principal of Peterborough Elementary School. Located in the ConVal School District of New Hampshire, O’Connor brings decades of expertise in education working with children, teens, and young adults. Her approach focuses on cultivating character traits and instilling the importance of lifelong learning students,…

  • Diego Ortiz Quintero is the New Director of Media Relations at Mount Sinai Health System

    Diego Ortiz Quintero ‘17 (Los Angeles, MA in Nonprofit Management) recently became Public Affairs and Media Director at Mount Sinai Health System, the largest hospital network in New York City. He will lead its media relations efforts for Cancer and Nursing. Ortiz Quintero previously served for seven years at the American Heart Association. Ortiz Quintero…

  • Aqeel Tirmizi Publishes Chapter on Perspectives on Self and Leadership Development from the Tradition of Sufism

    Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Aqeel Tirmizi, PhD, recently published the chapter “Perspectives on Self and Leadership Development from the Tradition of Sufism” included in the edited volume, Leadership at the Spiritual Edge: Emerging and Non-Western Concepts of Leadership and Spirituality (Routledge, 2024). The philosophy and traditions of…