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Alumni Spotlight

Jill Sisson Quinn M.F.A. ’08

By Molly Englund Jill Sisson Quinn M.F.A. ’08, like many of the writers who have gone through Goucher’s Creative Nonfiction Program,

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Porscha Burke M.F.A. ’17

By Chris Landers Porscha Burke M.F.A. ’17 has a simple answer for how she became a publishing manager and associate

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Jean Guerrero M.F.A. ’15

Jean Guerrero M.F.A. ’15 was majoring in journalism at USC, and everyone kept reminding her it was a struggling industry. But through internships and hard work, Guerrero proved otherwise.

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Q&A with Melinda Burdette ’72

Goucher Trustee

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C. Lu Bell ’51

A Librarian Inspired by Learning

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SaraKay Smullens ’62

Social work and activism go hand in hand

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Q&A: Justin Holbrook ’10

2017 Baltimore City Teacher of the Year

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Q&A with Vince Connelly ’98

Owner, Connelly & Associates Fundraising, LLC

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Q&A with Risa Gorelick ’91

Dissertation/Writing Coach, Defend & Publish, LLC

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Q&A with Maya Alexandri

Novelist, short story writer, medical student

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Q&A with Mary DeArment ’83

Owner & Designer, Mary DeArment Word Art

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Betty Overington Knupp ’67

AAGC Award for Excellence in Public Service Winner

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Q&A with Jesse Holland M.F.A. ’12

Goucher Magazine talks to the author and Barland Award recipient

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Q&A: Beth Goldsmith ’72, M.Ed. ’73

Trustee and philanthropist

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Laura McElwain Colquoun ’99

Prime minister’s former intern reflects on Brexit

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Dalen Butler, M.A.C.S. ’14

Bringing a hidden culture to light

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Jaime Bogardy ’08

An alumna finds her niche on the side of a mountain

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Q&A: Jon Soderberg ’90

“I was blessed with exceptional professors and mentors; Jean Harvey Baker, Joe Morton and Julie Jeffery most notably.”

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Q&A: Linda Himmelberger ’74

“Goucher prepared me for my career and for my life by being the best of what a liberal arts college should be…”

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Q&A: Lisa Stromberg ’83

“Hot Steel concert/party in September at the College Center Courtyard, our first party with boys invited! This is where I met my husband in 1979.”

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Q&A: Kimberlee Van Newkirk Shaffir ’83, P ’15

“I left Goucher thinking that I could do practically anything if I just put my mind to it and I still feel that way today.”

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Andrew Ervin ’93

Goucher’s Spring 2016 Kratz Center Writer-in-Residence

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Margery Leveen Sher ’69

A Mindful Evolution

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Tupper W. Thomas ’66

Saving the World One Green Space at a Time

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Q&A: Dr. Elizabeth Rhudy Austin ’60

Composer and teacher of piano and music theory and the 1998 winner of the first prize in the International Alliance

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Q&A: Paul Des Marais ’07 M.Ed. ’10

Creative asset manager at Optimist, a Los Angeles-based, full-service agency specializing in experiential branding Please describe your career (what you

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Q&A: Dana Kayser ’13

English teacher in Štip, Macedonia, where she is a Peace Corp volunteer Could you describe your career (what you do,

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Q&A: Wendy E. Chmielewski ’77

Historian, author, and the George R. Cooley Curator of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection Could you describe your career (what

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Faye Yvette McQueen ’83

Hanging Sheetrock or falling out of windows, she’s up for anything

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La Jerne Terry Cornish ’83, M.Ed. ’94, P ’18

La Jerne Terry Cornish knows the potentially transformative power of a Goucher education.

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Arienna Grody ’10, Esq.

Inspired by Atticus Finch and Johnny Cochrane, Arienna Grody ’10 serves indigent clients as a public defender.

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Susan Epstein Leeman ’51

Dr. Susan Epstein Leeman ’51 says the joy of an unexpected discovery makes a career in science worthwhile.

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Sheila K. Sachs ’61, Esq.

BY HOLLY SELBY Sheila K. Sachs ’61, Esq. didn’t set out to be a pioneer, but more than once in

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Steve Zimmer ’92

As president of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board, Steve Zimmer’s vision encompasses economics, social status, and, above all, access to education.