Ira Israel ’07 (Los Angeles, MA Clinical Psych.) is an LMFT, LPCC and author of the acclaimed New World Library book How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re an Adult: A Path to Authenticity and Awakening. He has a private practice in Los Angeles, and teaches “Cultivating Meaning and Happiness through Mindfulness and Yoga” workshops at the Esalen Institute and Kripalu.
LeVan D. Hawkins ’11
LeVan D. Hawkins ’11 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) has been awarded a Pushcart Prize for his essay, “Both Sissies,” which was published in the Chicago Quarterly Review in 2021. “Both Sissies” is selected for reprint in Pushcart Prize XLV11: Best of Small Presses (2023 edition) November 2022.