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

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Tiffany Thomas Published Chapter in Book on Divorce Grief

    Tiffany Thomas ‘18 (Los Angeles, MA) recently wrote a chapter on divorce grief as part of book collaboration called The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. Thomas is a therapist in Studio City, CA who helps individuals and couples struggling with addiction, codependency, and unhealthy relationship patterns. She specializes in helping individuals cope…

  • Aperr Naadzenga Nominated to the United Nations Roster of Experts

    Aperr Naadzenga ’19 (New England, MS) was nominated to the United Nations Roster of Experts for his home country, Nigeria. Carefully drawn from around the world, each expert consistently receives training on a regular basis to be able to fit into the responsibilities and the status of an expert reviewer, to be qualified to undertake…

  • Sokthea Phay Named as Executive Director of Wang YMCA of Greater Boston

    Sokthea Phay, a student in the MA in Nonprofit management, has been named the next Executive Director of the Wang YMCA of Greater Boston. He is the first individual of Khmer (Cambodian) descent to be appointed to the Executive Director role of a YMCA in the United States. At the age of 19, Sokthea started his professional career as the founding…

  • Susie Halsell Appointed by UNICEF to the role of Technical Expert

    Susie Halsell ’18, ’23 (Santa Barbara, BA, Online, MA) was appointed by UNICEF to the role of Technical Expert for the establishment of a skateboarding program for street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Street Kids Aid is actively investing in the future of marginalized youth by providing community and connecting people of diverse backgrounds. They…

  • Janet Dewart Bell Publishes New Book

    Janet Dewart Bell ’74, ’15 (Maryland, BA and GSLC, PhD; and a member of Antioch’s Board of Governors) has published a new book entitled Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women’s Speeches From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century (The New Press, 2024). The book features an uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, which were curated…

  • Maya Townsend Co-Publishes First Peer-Reviewed Article

    PhD in Leadership and Change student Maya Townsend, had their first peer-reviewed article, co-authored by Sjoerd Romme, “The Emerging Concept of the Human-Centered Organization: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature” published by Humanistic Management Journal. As Romme wrote: “We review and synthesize the literature in order to offer an integrated model of the human centered…

  • Rhoda Weiss Named to Becker Hospital Review’s List of “Great Healthcare Leaders to Know”

    Rhoda Weiss ’09 (GSLC, PhD) was named to Becker Hospital Review’s 2023 list of “Great Healthcare Leaders to Know.” Weiss is President and Founder of Rhoda Weiss Consulting Group, Inc. specializing in marketing, branding, communications, crisis management, and business development. She was selected among 80 leaders from across the country who are “expertly navigating the…

  • Iva Vurdelja Executive Produces Documentary

    Iva Vurdelja ’11 (GSLC, PhD) is the Executive Producer of the new documentary Forging a Life, directed by Marko Stanic. The film tells the story of the evolution and the legacy of Otto Laske, a poet, a musician, an artist, and a social scientist. Widely educated, he works at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and…

  • Lynn Horan Appears on “Live the Width of Your Life” Podcast

    GSLC student Lynn Horan was a guest on the Live the Width of Your Life podcast, hosted by transformational leadership coach Aneta Ardelian Kuzma. Horan’s episode, entitled “Breaking Down Toxic Systems and Leading at the Spiritual Edge,” highlights her dissertation research focused on the psychological safety of young women clergy and includes a preview of…