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Julia Goren Joins Board of Trustees for the Cloudsplitter Foundation
Julia Goren ’07 (New England, MS) has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the Cloudsplitter Foundation. The Cloudsplitter Foundation is a 38-year-old local grant-making not-for-profit whose mission is to improve the environment economies, and lives of the people of the Greater Adirondacks through innovative and leveraged philanthropic programs. Goren is the Deputy Executive…
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Anna K. Scotti’s Story Selected for Inclusion in Best Mystery Stories
Anna K. Scotti ’06 (Los Angeles, MFA) had her story, “It’s Not Even Past” selected for inclusion in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024 (Mysterious Press). This is the second time Scotti’s work has been included. The guest editor who selected her story is Anthony Horowitz, best-selling author of James Bond and Alex Rider…
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Hop Hopkins Appointed WildEarth Guardians’ New Executive Director
Hop Hopkins ’23 (Los Angeles, MA) is the WildEarth Guardians’ new Executive Director. He was chosen unanimously by the board and staff to lead the organization. The WildEarth Guardians protect and restore wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West. Hopkins was born in Texas, has lived across the West, and has been organizing for over 25…
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Claudia Ford Awarded a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship
Claudia Ford ’86, ‘15 (San Francisco, MBA; New England, PhD) was awarded a Fulbright Scholar fellowship for 2024-25 and will be teaching environmental literature and environmental justice at University of Klagenfurt, Austria. The Fulbright Program, the United States government’s flagship program of international educational and cultural exchange, offers passionate and accomplished students and scholars in more…
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Jimmy Karlan Featured for Innovative School-Wide Wildlife Camera Challenge
Jimmy Karlan ’82 (New England, MST with a K-12 biology Certification) was recently featured in The Guilford Gazette. A devoted wildlife enthusiast, Karlan is a Faculty Emeritus in the Environmental Studies Department, where he was Core Faculty for 25 years and directed the Science Teacher Certification for middle and high school science teachers. He has…
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MA in Clinical Psychology Program Participates in One Billion Rising
The Los Angeles Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology community participated in the One Billion Rising Campaign “Rise for Freedom” by dancing to the song “Break the Chain” at the AULA Courtyard on February 27. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid…
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Elana Haviv Presents at Two Events
Elana Haviv ’23 (GSLC, PhD) will be a featured guest at The University of Wisconsin’s “A Community Café Conversation” a cross-cultural conversation focused on topics relevant to both the global and local communities. Additionally, Haviv will join the Jewish Museum Milwaukee for a special Teacher Meet Up to explore the concept and complexities of peace…
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F. Randy Vogenberg Releases Updated Book
F. Randy Vogenberg ’81 (College, MEd) released his fully updated book titled Integrated Pharmacy Benefits for Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Access and Management, available online through the Employer Provider Council of the Hospital Quality Foundation, where he is also a Board member. In addition to the book, he authors a regular column in the Journal of Clinical…
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Beth White Featured in a PBS Video About Her Work
Beth White ‘03 (New England, MS) has been doing amazing work with Big Picture Learning, an organization that helps schools center youth around their learning by sending young people out two days a week to work alongside adults in areas of their interest. They then build a curriculum around these interests. After getting her pilot’s…
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Laura Thomas and Susan Dreyer Leon Appear on Podcast
Laura Thomas ’01 (New England, MEd), Director of the Experienced Educators program and Core Faculty in New England and Susan Dreyer Leon, chair of the Department of Education at the New England campus, were featured on The Edge ISTE Community Leader Podcast. The episode, entitled “Mindfulness in our Schools with Laura Thomas and Susan Dreyer Leon,” explores…
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Lisa Whited Receives IFMA’s Distinguished Author Award
Lisa Whited ’02 (New England, MS) published her first book, Work Better. Save The Planet: The Earth-First Workplace Is Good For People, Great For Business in March 2022. In the fall of 2023 Lisa received IFMA’s Distinguished Author Award for her book. “The Distinguished Author Award was a highlight of my professional career,” says Whited.…
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Netera Pratt-Gutierrez Presents at Journey Towards Liberation Conference
Netera Pratt-Gutierrez ’21 (Seattle, MA) presented at Journey Towards Liberation, a conference sponsored by the Martinez Foundation. Pratt-Gutierrez is an elementary librarian, Executive Board Member for Kent Education Association, and Kent Educators of Color Network member. She is an abolitionist teacher and leader who works to effect change in her school, district, and region. Her presentation is…
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