What Our Alumni are Doing
ANNA CLARKE (2008) works as a documentary writer for WEAD (Women Enviromental Artists Directory).
SAVANNAH (ANNIE) IRVING (2008) will be working as an international student recruiter for the University of Dundee, Scotland. She plans to attend medical school in fall 2009.
PAUL MASTERS (2008): MA student in English & theatre at Tufts University.
AMANDA OEHLERT (2008) is a teaching Fulbright in France.
ANASTASIA SMITH (2008) is a teaching Fullbright in France.
RACHAEL MARKS (2007) is an MA student in gender and cultural studies at Simmons.
JOAN SKOKAN (2007) writes grants for Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
HOLLY BUTCHER (2006) works for William Morris Talent Agency in Hollywood.
DAN WHITLEY (2005) teaches and participates in humanitarian work in Haiti.
ERIN HOULIHAN (2004) has entered a Ph.D program in English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
RYAN MAHER (2004) has entered an M.A.T. program at DePauw University.
ALISON GOSS (2003) has entered a Ph.D. program in environmental studies at Purdue University.
LETITIA HUDSON (2003) has entered a Master's program in the Great Books at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
JASON SMITH (2003) has entered Florida Coastal School of Law.
DANIEL FLEISHMAN (2002) has entered a Master's program in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado.
ZACK HAMPLE (2002) is a production assistant for the CBS show "Living it Up With Ali and Jack."
SIMON KRESS (2002) has entered a Ph.D. program in English literature at Emory University.
MARIA OPPEL (2002) is a 6th-grade teacher in Tempe, Arizona.
JAY PARR (2002) entered an M.F.A. program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
MURRAY REEMS (2002) has entered a Master's program in English at Wake Forest University.
NANCY RIEMER (2002) is an assistant director of admission at Guilford College.
STUART RINGWALT (2002) earned an M.A.T. and is now a high-school English teacher in Burlington, NC.
COLIN BERRY (2001) completed an M.S. in Animals and Public Policy at Tufts University and is now Northern Rockies Program Coordinator for the Humane Society of the United States.
TOM GALLAGHER (2001) has entered the California Western School of Law to study environmental law.
LOREN (ALEX) GINGROW (2001) is the Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Creative Arts.
KATHLEEN GRIGGS (2001) is teaching in the Guilford County (NC) schools.
RICHARD (SMILES) SMITH (2001) is a reporter for the Avery Journal.
NATHAN WHITE (2001) has been accepted into an MFA program at New York University. Other students who have recently entered MFA programs include Alena Hairston (Brown University), Taj Greenlee (New York University), David Jester (Queens), Kasey Grieco (Emerson College), Meg Wittig (University of North Carolina at Wilmington).
LEANNA BORN (2000) is a publicity manager for BBC America in Washington, D.C.
KELTON COFER (2000) became an online advice columnist (Dear Gonzo).
DAVID CURRY (2000) completed an M.A. in African studies at the University of Albany.
WILL DODSON (2000) was the communications director at Appalshop, the premier arts center in the Appalachian region, and has entered a graduate program in English at Radford University.
MARJORIE HALL (2000) worked as a reporter for the Marietta Daily Journal, completed an M.L.S., and is now a research librarian in Atlanta, GA.
PETER MORSCHECK (2000) was a staff member for Senator Tom Daschle in Washington, DC. and has entered law school at Emory University
KIM O'CONNOR (2000) entered a graduate program in literary studies at the University of Chicago.
LAURA PARKER (2000) is a copy editor for NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research).
SARAH WEISSBERG (2000) has accepted a teaching assistantship in the English and American literature M.A. program at North Carolina State University.
TAJ GREENLEE (1999) earned an M.F.A. in poetry from New York University and is the entertainment producer for "The Charlie Rose Show."
ALEXIS LIGHTWINE (1999) is a production specialist for Soleilmoon Recordings.
BRYAN PROBST (1999) entered the Dickinson School of Law at The Pennsylvania State University
JACK SHULER (1999) completed an M.F.A. in poetry at Brooklyn College and is completing a Ph.D. in composition and rhetoric at CUNY.
ANDREA GOODMAN (1998) is an environmental education instructor.
CLAIRE DIXON (1998) earned a MAT and is the Bonner Scholar Coordinator at Guilford College.
TRIP OAKLEY (1998) completed an M.A. in English at the University of Alaska and taught in Chignik Lake, a native Alaskan village.
CHRIS WEBER (1998) Is now a Freelance writer/journalist in Chicago.
TIFFANY BENDUHN (1997) received an M.F.A. at Emerson College and will have her first novel, Gravel Queen, published in spring 2003 by Simon & Schuster. She is the editor of Public Proadcasting Atlanta's Web site and member magazine, Inside PBA.
DAPHNE LEWIS BROWN (1997) became the department head of the technical writers section at Riversoft, a London software firm.
JONATHAN COUNTESS (1997) is a special projects manager for Advanced Therapeutic Communications.
KATHERINE DAVIS (1997) is a managing editor for CMP Media
JEFFREY HARTZ (1997) is a high-school English teacher in the Shelby County (AL) schools.
ROY JESSUP (1997) is a poet in Wilmington, NC.
CHRIS SINGLER (1997) earned a Masters degree in education at the University of Pennsylvania and is a middle-school teacher in Philadelphia.
JUSTIN EVANS (1996) owns the Pro Canoe Kayak Co.
ALENA HAIRSTON (1996) earned an M.F.A. at Brown University and now teaches at Solano College in California.
CATHERINE JERNIGAN HARDEN (1996) became a technical communications specialist for Marconi Commerce Systems.
ADRIENNE MOORE (1996) is an information technology communications consultant at Duke University.
KAREN ROWAN (1996) entered a Ph.D. program in composition and rhetoric at SUNY-Albany.
EMILY SHIRES (1996) earned a Master's degree in Library and Information Science at Drexel University.
MELISSA STARR (1996) is a staff writer and photographer for The Daily News.
ELIZABETH VALERA (1996) earned a Masters of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School. and is now a hospice chaplain in Decatur, GA.
ANTONIO VELASCO (1996) is completing a Ph.D. in rhetoric at Emory University.
SANDRA BRETNALL (1995) is a production manager at Randamhouse, Inc.
LESLIE BROOKS (1995) is Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Crumley & Associates.
LOU HILL (1995) earned a Master's degree in public health and is an executive director of a medical non-profit.
MICHAEL MCGINN (1995) teaches Latin at Canterbury School.
RYAN PAGE (1995) entered law school at Georgetown University.
REBECCA CHAMBERLIN RIDER (1995) is owner of Rebecca C. Rider Editorial Services, Inc.
MARTHA ALLRED (1994) is Senior Business Systems Specialist at Lucent Technologies
KEVIN CLARKE (1994) is a digital information systems developer at the Stanford University Medical Center.
ASHLEE GARDNER (1994) entered an M.A. program in art history at the University of Essex in Colchester, England.
BILL HARDMAN (1994) earned an M.L.S. and is a public librarian in Maryland.
KATHERINE GIBNEY (1994) is the Director of Writing and Research at the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington, DC.
AMY WATSON MURTHA RUTH (1994) is managing editor of the National Women's Studies Association Journal.
MEREDITH DRUM (1993) completed an M.A. in literature at Middlebury College and a Master's degree in English Education at New York University and is now a video art teacher in the New York City schools.
DAVID JONES (1993) is a video producer in Asheville, NC.
MATTHEW LEVY (1993) completed a Ph.D. in composition and rhetoric at the University of Texas at Austin.
ANNE MCCLOUD (1993) is Manager of Diversity Recruiting at Bank of America.
CHRISTOPHER MCWILLIAMS (1993) is Student Life Coordinator at the Georgetown University MBA school.
DANIEL MOSCA (1993) is a development officer for Advocare.
HAYDEE PHELPS (1993) is a teacher at Exploris Middle School.