What Our Alumni Do

KATHLEEN BOLENDER (1990) is a manager of rights & clearances for CBS News Productions.

ALEXANDRA DUCKWORTH (1990) received an M.A. in literature at William and Mary College and is an assistant professor of English in Richmond, VA.

TRACY RUSS (1990) is the head of the Russ Communications Group. He has edited Downtown, a magazine devoted to Charlotte's urban culture.

BILL ABEL (1991) is a trial attorney in West Palm Beach, FL.

MARY ANN AKERS (1991) is a Chicago-based national reporter for National Public Radio.

EMILY ALGENIO (1991) is a librarian for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

AMY FELLERS (1991) is an actress with the Shakespeare Theater.

RACHEL FRICK (1991) earned an M.L.S. and is now a head of bibliographic access in digital services in Richmond, VA.

VICTOR JOHNSON (1991) became a professional singer/songwriter. His most recent CD is titled "Parsonage Lane."

CHRIS KINSLEY (1991) earned a Master's degree in elementary education and is a kindergarten teacher in Asheville, NC.

LINDA KREEM (1991) studied law at Harvard Law School and is an attorney in New York.

JESSIE MCCULLAM JONES (1991) earned a Master's degree in civil engineering and is a managment consultant in Colorado.

LARA RAMSEY (1991) is completing a Ph.D. in education studies at Harvard University.

COURTNEY RANDLEMAN (1991) entered a master's degree program in the School of Architecture at Texas A & M University.

ELIAS ROLETT (1991) earned an M.S.W. and coordinates an ACT team in Asheville, NC.

LAURA SEEL (1991) did graduate work in film at UNC-Greensboro and was awarded an internship at George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic in Northern California. She now specializes in digital film editing.

JONATHAN STROHL (1991) is pursuing an M.S. as psychiatric nurse practitioner at the University of Virginia.

JAY UNDERWOOD (1991) earned a Master's degree in Educational Administration and Supervision and is now head of The Rio Grande School in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

ELIZABETH WEDDINGTON VOLTZ (1991) is a partner in a law firm in Raleigh, NC.

RANDALL MOORE WARE (1991) is a freelance writer and regular columnist for the Fauquier Citizen in Virginia.

WELBOURNE BRANAUGH (1992) is an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Air Force.

CHRIS CRAIG (1992) is an attorney in Greensboro, NC.

MARC FEUERBERG (1992) earned an M.B.A. and works in government as a health policy analyst.

DWAYNE LAWLER (1992) earned an M.A. in literature and is a freelance writer and speechwriter in New York City.

MARK MILLSPAUGH (1992) is Bureau Chief for the Maryland Department of Human Resources.

EMILY NOLAN (1992) worked as a book editor and author and is now completing an M.B.A. at Wake Forest University.

GREG POWELL (1992) is an attorney in North Carolina.

SHANNON CRAIGO SNELL (1992) teaches religious studies at Yale University.

JACOB STOHLER (1992) became a reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer and is now a Web developer for the Bank of America.

NANCY BENSON TARQUINI (1992) earned a Master's degree in elementary education and teaches primary school in New Jersey.

CHRISTOPHER VARNER (1992) is Director of Production Services for EUE Screen Gems Studios Ltd.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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) accepted a teaching assistantship an M.F.A. program in creative nonfiction at the University of Pittsburgh.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.