Jen Baron ’15 (Santa Barbara, BA) is the Founder and Executive Director of Girls Rock. She was honored by the Association for Women in Communications, Santa Barbara Chapter (AWC-SB) and was presented with the Lois Phillips Founders Award for her efforts to help girls find their voices and become more confident through music.
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.