Philosophy Alumni of SMCM

Maintained by Michael Taber… 

…of the Department of Philosophy 
and Religious Studies…

…of St. Mary's College of Maryland,
U.S.A.

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This is a listing of contact information for the (as of the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year) 341 graduates from SMCM who have majored in Philosophy (plus 5 almost-majors).  Please contact me in order to update this information, especially if you know of some more recent contact info for people listed here, or to alert me to problems.  (Not problems in general; that’s what God’s for.  Or at least one’s therapist.  Or bartender.)

You can contact me via e-mail:  mstaber at smcm dot edu 

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This list has been last revised 16 November 2025.

Name	Year	Where and What?
Aaserude, Sarah	1992	MA, Philosophy-Claremont Graduate University (1994); MAT, Elementary Education-The Johns Hopkins University (1998). Married to SMCM alumnus Todd Waddell—August 1996; two sons: Caleb—born November 2004 and Ethan—born July 2008.  Todd and I taught English in Wuhan, China 1997-1998; I taught 4^th grade in Waldorf, Maryland—1998-2004. For the last 10 years I have been immersed in the world of educational assessment, in particular helping develop item banks and computer-adaptive interim tests for the K-12 market. I am currently a Senior Content Manager at Northwest Evaluation Association in Portland, Oregon. Through graduate work in Philosophy and then Education, teaching in China and Maryland, the abilities to analyze and evaluate that were honed during my education in Philosophy at St. Mary’s have led me to be able to see more and to see more clearly than others often can. I also learned to change my thinking when the evidence shows I have been wrong, a skill I have found rare and useful. On the personal side, these skills have helped me weather late nights of research and making difficult decisions that come with having one of our children have a rare genetic disorder. Sifting through fact, opinion, and limited data while balancing the necessary with the good is a daily part of my life, and one that I know I am better prepared for through the work in Philosophy I did at SMCM.
Akhlaghi, Ata	2015	I spent my gap year after graduation researching and applying to graduate philosophy programs, and sitting in on further classes at St. Mary’s. I was fortunate enough to get into one of my top choices (with funding), so in fall 2016 I start the Ph.D. program at the University of Oklahoma. I plan to focus on social philosophy with an East Asian lens.
Allen, P.J. (Patrick)	2005	Worked as a photographer, and as a gallery director in Annapolis.  Then as operations manager at a digital and printing studio in Brooklyn. In 2014 became brew master at the Keg and Lantern, in Brooklyn. His site:  http://picasaweb.google.com/patrickallenphotography
Anderson, Amy (now Chapman)	2004	After I graduated, I went to law school at Washington & Lee in Virginia.  In spring ’07, I did my final year of law school abroad at Trinity College in Dublin.  Doing tax law at a law firm in Manhattan.
Armstrong, Martin	2014	Headed to Oxford, Ohio to attend Miami University’s graduate program in Philosophy.
Asper, Chuck	2005	Moved to Seattle to teach sailing (www.sailsandpoint.org) and to continue his passion of photography.  In  2009 will start his MFA at Uwash’s School of Art. If for some reason you are in Seattle drop me a line… with a website at  www.charlesasper.com.
Babiarz, Renny	1998	I graduated in 2004 from the University of Hawaii with an M.A. in Asian Studies.  I attended (and successfully completed) the Hopkins-Nanjing Program in Nanjing, China in 2003.  Now in the Ph.D. program in Political Science at JHU.
Baer, Jason	1995
Bache, Carl	1996	Got his MAT at UPitt in secondary education in English.  Since 2004, has been English teacher at Chesterfield County Public Schools, in Midlothian, Virginia.  Living in Richmond.
Bare, Christopher	1991	After graduation worked for several years making sails at Zahnhiser’s Marina in Solomons, Maryland.  Then had his own sail-making business in Calvert County, Maryland.  Moved to Tampa Bay for a year, then to Utah for a few.  Next, back to Maryland, working at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.  In December 2015, just finished a three-year stint on an APL assignment in Seoul. Now back in Crystal City, Virginia, still working for APL.
Barnett, Bethany	2002	After college, I went to massage therapy school. Then I got a job writing e-learning programs and mini-textbooks about anatomy and physiology and diseases for pharmaceutical sales people. I’m still doing that. I lived in Baltimore for 5 years, but lately I’ve been moving back and forth between Ann Arbor, Michigan and Arlington, Virginia for my fiancé’s law schooling and summer internships.
Batchelder, Geoff	1986 ECON	In December 2008, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in the Department of Philosophy at Catholic University of America, in D.C.  Living in Takoma Park, and among other things, teaching as an adjunct at Montgomery College.
Baughman, Rob	2007	Worked as Books Department Manager for a Barnes and Noble store in Frederick, Maryland. I got to work with books all day and I’ve always loved doing that.  Now working as a supervisor for Starbucks.
Baumer, Don	1999	After graduation, I worked for 2 years in retail, 1 as a store manager for Music & Arts Centers.  Went back to school in Jan of 2002, taking post-baccalaureate courses in Linguistics at UMBC.  Around the same time I started working for The Princeton Review, where I taught MCAT Verbal/Writing and train new MCAT teachers.  Yes, all of my students are amazed that a “lazy, dope-smoking tree-hugger” Philosophy major can teach brilliant and sophisticated pre-med students such as themselves how to rock that test and get into med school.  Studied abroad in Perugia, Italy summer of 2003.  I lived in Baltimore for 3 years before heading out in 2004 to the University of Washington in Seattle, where I have been accepted into the M.A./Ph.D. program in linguistics.   Completed MA in Linguistics at University of Washington in Spring ’08. Married fall of ’08. Did a year of contract work testing software at Microsoft.
Bean, Chloe	2013	Immediately after I finish classes in December 2012, I have a paid internship at the Maryland Energy Administration as a legislative assistant to the Director of Government Relations this spring. After that, I plan to spend my summer traveling around the US, hopefully doing a lot of climbing. And I have no plans past the summer.
Beheler, Ali	1999	Entered the doctoral program in Philosophy at Penn State, then moved to DePaul’s.  After finishing there, she accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hastings College, in Nebraska.
Berry-Whitlock, Sterling	2000	Entered the PhD.  Program in Philosophy at Fordham University.   After a year there, he lived in China for a year teaching English in Shanghai.  Now in his fourth year at Fordham, Sterling is teaching intro classes there and researching for the dissertation.  (May 05)
Beyna, Greg	2013	After somehow persuading the esteemed professors of philosophy at St. Mary’s that I was indeed sufficiently educated, I worked for a year in the position of Annual Giving Officer in the Advancement Office at the college.
Bishop, Robert	2017	In May 2017, I started working in the Admissions Office of University of Maryland—University College. One of the perks of working for UMUC is that I got free classes there, so I starting my Masters of Arts in Teaching for secondary school math. Ideally, I’ll soon be teaching middle school or high school math. Living in Baltimore by the Johns Hopkins campus, and really enjoying it.
Blank, Nick	1997	After graduating from St.Mary’s I continued studying Mandarin Chinese in Beijing. Altogether I spent three years in Beijing including one year at People’s University studying International Politics together with very conservative Chinese students. The classes were all taught in Chinese and I was the only Western student in the class. Through that experience I came to have certain views on China which I hold to this day. After Beijing I spent two years at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in DC and graduated with an MA in International Economics/International Relations and Japanese language. During that time I became interested in the world of risk consulting and after graduation joined Kroll – the world’s largest risk consulting firm. I spent nearly seven years living in Guangzhou and Shanghai managing our offices in those locations. My casework has included intellectual property investigations, complex fraud investigations and pre-transactional due diligence. I was promoted to Country Manager of S.Korea and was based in Seoul. My wife and I enjoyed the city and the challenges of learning a new language and adjusting to a culture that is similar yet very different than China. I welcome other alumni who have business interests in the region to reach out and contact me. Update as of March 2020: We have lived in Hong Kong for the past 10 years, and our two children attend Chinese public schools. My daughter refers to me as “the American.”
Blier, Daniel	2019
Blocher, Chris	2012	Planning on living at home, waiting tables over the summer and spending as much time as possible recording and playing music. In 2013, began the M.A. program in Philosophy and Social Policy at GWU. Then took a year off to join an AmeriCorps project, the Choice Program, in Baltimore, where I spent the year as an intensive mentor and advocate for at-risk youth downtown. Now (Oct. 2015), I’m back in grad school, looking to finish up the M.A. this year, and perhaps work for a think tank in the D.C. area.
Bombick, Andrew (Reverend)	1995	After graduation, moved to Ellicott City MD.  Then married SMCM alumna Catherine (Russell).  I spent the better part of four years hawking stereos and such for Circuit City, then joined the 9-5 masses.  Then an operations manager at T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills.  Then in 2008, I became the “manager of retirement programs” at Black and Decker, in Towson, MD.  That’s work, but the real story is all about the family.  Cate and I have two kids, Sophie and James.
Brenholtz, Mack	2017
Brennan, Mary Kate (Katie)	2004	After graduation, served in Baltimore as a volunteer for AmeriCorps.  I thought I wanted to go to law school, but decided that it was entirely too concrete and practical a subject for me.  I instead attended the Graduate Institute at St. John’s College in Annapolis to get a masters degree in liberal arts. Then I moved to Brooklyn, enrolled in the graduate program at SUNY—Stony Brook, and got my M.A. in 2009.  In 2010, I started the Ph.D. program in Philosophy at Temple University, planning to focus on how literature achieves much of what both pragmatism and phenomenology set out to do.  Also working as an editorial assistant for the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.
Brown, Iain Tucker (Tucker)	2002	After graduation, joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, on the Marshall Islands.  Having returned in 2005 from the islands fully soaked in Marshallese culture and Ignatian spirituality, I had the grace of working for two years as a Campus Minister at Le Moyne College, a Jesuit institution in Syracuse.  After  finishing graduate school at Loyola MD in 2012 (Ph.D. in counseling), my wife and I moved to Las Cruces, NM to work on border issues. She taught economic migrants and I coordinating health and wellness programs for a “tent city.” While living in southern NM, we also joined a Buddhist sangha and began formal practice of Zen—I was ordained a priest in the Soto tradition in 2015. In 2013 we moved north to Espanola—some claim it’s the home of the low-rider—to teach at Northern New Mexico College. We loved living and working there—it’s still a home to us—but the college was falling apart and, with a baby on the way, we chose to relocate to eastern Oregon, where my wife had grown up and where I worked at the university’s counseling center. However, wanting to be closer to our families, we’ve now returned to Baltimore with our one-year-old, and with another baby due in May 2016. We’ve joined Jonah House, the intentional community and Catholic Worker house of resistance founded by the plowshares activists Liz McAlister and Phil Berrigan. We plan to share our time between Baltimore and Espanola, where, along with a few community members and former students and colleagues at NNMC, we helped found a non-profit, Barrios Unidos: Communities without Walls, to address the addiction, violence, and intercultural trauma in the region. At Jonah House we’re continuing the food distribution program, developing a community garden for our West Baltimore neighborhood, facilitating retreats for college groups, and partnering on local projects that focus on economic and racial (in)justice.
Brown, Nick	2014	I am currently (October 2015) working in Annapolis as a contractual legislative editor for the Maryland General Assembly. No, I don’t get to write the law, but I do have to fix the mistakes of the folks that do write it. It is usually more mechanical than philosophical, but that’s all right, because I’m still working on my SMP (which straddled Philosophy and English—my two majors) as a long-term project. I can’t help it—it’s basically a critical examination of what it means to live better and a broad method for making it attainable. In other words, it’s a manifesto of everything I care about. I hope to publish it in some form eventually, even if that simply means putting it on the internet. As for other, long-term plans, well, I’m still working those out.
Buenaflor, Ryan Mark (Mark)	2000	After working as the Photo Office Coordinator (photo archivist) and gift shop clerk at the Kennedy Center in DC, was  a photographer and photo office coordinator for the Kennedy Center in DC.  In 2007 he moved to San Francisco and worked at Meyer Sound Laboratories. Now lives in Minneapolis and works for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
Buttrick, Sarah (now D’Antuono)	2010	Got a job in Dallas, so picked up and moved there, working as the assistant sales manager of the men’s department at the Dillard’s in Northpark Mall. Moved back to southern Maryland, where she is working as a kindergartenparaeducator while working on her teaching certification.
Byers, Stephen	2003	Attending the New England School of Law, in Boston.
Byrnes, Liz	2001	After graduating wrote poetry while working retail and living outside Baltimore. Lived for a while in Australia. Upon return, I worked at the Maryland Historical Society as an Art Handler for two years, taking classes at TowsonUniversity in Art History. Was promoted in April 2008 to Asst. Curator, which I did for 6 months.  Then and moved to Cincinnati to pursue a degree in Museum Studies and live with my boyfriend. Unhappy with the Univ. of Cincinnati, I started taking the JHU classes, which are on-line for the most part, working on my Masters degree in Museum Studies. All this is further proof that the only reason I majored in Philosophy at SMCM was the faculty and fellow students, not because I might ever use my knowledge for anything other than debating MJ.
Calambokidis, Alex	2016
Capers, Camille	2011	Immediately after graduation, I was in Maryland working as an account processor for HMShost, a large company that oversees restaurants in airports.  In 2025, I completed the M.S. degree in Human Resources Management at the University of Southern California.
Carey, Tim	2015	The current plan of action: 1. Go to law school at Emory University from 2015-2018.  2 .Seamlessly integrate myself into the city life of Atlanta, Georgia during this time.  3. Become ultimate public interest lawyer who improves the world to some degree.  4. Be in a band that plays more than one show.  5. Discern the greater truths of the universe.
Carrese, Mariana	2014	I have lofty aspirations to make the world a better place. How would I do this? I hope to practice law (for the good guys). It is simply a matter of more school for now….
Castle, Dan	2010	After graduating from SMCM in 2010, I was admitted to the graduate program in philosophy at Brock University in Ontario. I went on to complete my MA in philosophy in 2012. Afterwards, I worked at a computer company in Maryland for a couple of years while also writing papers and presenting at conferences as my schedule permitted. Fascinated by Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, I decided that I didn’t want tot spend my entire life on the mountaintops of academia, so I resolved to go out into the village of the world. I enlisted in the U.S. army as a linguist, for which I sometime need to brief others who are not subject matter experts. To do this effectively, one needs to break down the information, find what is essential, and find a way to convey that to them. This is really no different than introduction a concept in a philosophy paper or as a part of a presentation—a skill I developed in my Philosophy courses at St. Mary’s. In fact, in all of my work experiences, my philosophy training has proved invaluable, having granted me a solid foundation in analysis and critical thinking. In these ways, I see my successes as fundamentally linked to my education in philosophy. While I very much enjoy my work, I do plan on returning to academia in the future.
Catalano, Sherri	1998	After graduating in 1998, I worked for about seven months at The Institute for Genomic Research as a research associate in gene sequencing. I applied to grad school at the University of Colorado at Boulder and in 1999 began my loooong journey towards completing the MA degree in philosophy. While at CU-Boulder, I worked as a budget, accounting and payroll person for the Graduate Teacher Program and was also a Graduate Grader and a Teaching Assistant for three semesters. I married another philosopher (he does phil of language and logic) in June 2003 in St. Mary’s City, and then applied to law school in Dec. 2003. In Jan. 2004, I (finally) defended my MA thesis in political philosophy and social policy (“Immigration and Global Justice: Our Obligations to Refugees”). I graduated from law school at University of Denver in 2008, and am now an associate attorney at Fisher & Phillips in Denver.
Catt, Nick	1995
Chastulik, Moonfeather	1999	Worked at SMCM after graduation.  Then worked as a security guard at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant.  Next, as a caseworker for a county mental health service.  Now an outpatient therapist and living in Harrisburg, Penn.  www.passionparties.com
Chong, Jin	1998	Since graduation, I have been teaching in some form or another (Maryland Science Center, Catonsville Community College, AmeriCorps).  Most recently, I have been teaching at outdoor education centers and leading trips.  Now teaching at Cal-Wood Education Center.  I leave in June for my summer job leading trips for teenagers.  Currently living near Boulder, I’m learning to play in the snow!  Next fall, I hope to be even further west, but Colorado is a great place.  Jochong at juno dot com  (Feb. 04)
Christian, Stern	2016	I’m looking to pursue a career in education in the next few years, and have a couple of potential job opportunities in related fields coming up soon. Looking forward to new possibilities! In the interim, I’m going on a soul-searching trip to Israel and German—the latter is whence my ancestors came.
Christianson, Dana	2004	I worked for a year in Hughesville at the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission.  I did some cool things with farms, animals, food, kids and I have to say I learned sooooo much about myself being everyone else’s “work horse” and  I enjoyed the health benefits and paid vacation. In fall 2005, will take a few month road trip, with the goal of hugging a tree in most the national parks in America.  Working since 2006 in D.C. for “Co-Op America,” now “Green America”: www.coopamerica.org
Clark, Beth	1995
Clark, Paul	2005	Since St. Mary’s, I’ve been teaching English at my alma mater, DeMatha Catholic High School. Over the course of five summers, I earned my M.A. at Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English. As I have continued in the classroom, both as a teacher and as a student, I am often grateful for the time I spent learning from the SMCM Department of Philosophy. One professor would spend an entire class, or ask us to write an entire paper, on one of Hegel’s or Kierkegaard’s sentences. This close reading formed the foundation for how I would examine all texts, and became a model I try to pass on to my students. Furthermore, the accessibility of the Philosophy faculty allowed for the development of personal relationships that gave me a beautiful sense of what the teaching life is like. They say that a teacher takes all his former teachers with him into the classroom, and I think of DeMatha’s 208 as a wonderfully crowded place. But a teacher also needs practice, and Professor Schroeder gave me the opportunity to practice when I TA-edfor his Intro to Philosophy course. Then Professor Taber mentored me as I organized a reading group of students around “contemporary philosophical fiction.” At the final session, when the professors came to visit, Taber asked, “Could we consider all literature to be philosophical?” As I have led my English students on an exploration of both popular and canonical texts, you could say that my career is partially an attempt to answer that question.
Clarke, Michael	2001
Clinnin, David	2019
Cohen, Ben	2001
Coffin, Andrew	2012	Worked a sales job, utilizing my sophistry skills learned at the college.  Then moved to San Luis Obispo, where he’s working for a great company that designs software for scheduling and managing client databases for health and wellness companies, like studios for yoga, Pilates, massage, etc.
Colson, Keith	2013	Graduating in December 2012, he continued working for the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center (providing support ranging from AV technical, to facility, to secretarial) and caring for his family. He plans to seek employment in higher education in Grand Rapids, MI, working as an administrator on issues of diversity and inclusion.
Combs, Jamison	2001	Teaches 4^th grade at George Washington Carver Elementary in Lexington Park, Maryland
Conner, Brendan	2007	After obtaining an M.A. in Political Science from the New School for Social Research (in NYC), I reluctantly set aside the life of contemplation and secured a J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law. I’m currently working as an Initiative for Public Interest Law as Yale Fellow at a community organization in NYC, providing civil legal representation for youth who face prostitution-related police encounters and public benefits discrimination. I’m also an advisor for the HIV Young Leaders Fund, and I work as an editorial, research, and communications consultant and organizer. To pay my way in the City, I’ve worked both independently and as a Research Editor at the Fremont Center on public health issues for organizations such as Safe Horizon’s Streetwork Project, UNDP, USAID, and the Open Society Institute.
Cooke, Corey	1993	Immediately after graduating from St. Mary’s, I did a cross-country trip to California and back, and moved to D.C. For work, I did some waiting tables and office temp work. (It was the recession of the early 1990s.) Very quickly, though, I joined the IT field working in database and web development. I then quickly moved into project and business management consulting for several mid to large IT and telecom companies.  After the year 2000, I switched to my current profession of health IT management, and I have been the CEO of a health IT services company for the last 8 years. The philosophy courses I took at St. Mary’s have aided me throughout my career by providing me with the invaluable skill of critical analysis.  This skill assists me with getting to root causes of business and system issues. It allows me to take complex concepts and succinctly explain them to all levels of people across different business organizations (technical, management, etc.). Critical analysis has provided me with a foundation for persuasive presenting and writing, which is imperative in order to maintain ongoing business growth and development.
Cooper, Rebecca	2002	After spending a year teaching writing and culture at Luoyang Teacher’s College in China, a year trying to care for of an ill family member, and almost a year wandering around the West and Southwest, started (fall 2005) the Master’s program in philosophy at Brock University in Ontario, and very, very much wants to enter into the doctoral program at the University of Oregon in the fall of 2007.
Correll, Michael	2009	I completed the Computer Science Ph.D. program at University of Wisconsin—Madison, focusing on issues in Artificial Intelligence. For 2015-16, I have a post-doc at University of Washington at Seattle.
Cosenze, Lex	2012	Begins Georgetown law school in the fall of 2012, planning on pursuing public interest law.
Costello, Matthew (M.J.)	2001	Upon Graduation I began working for the US Department of the Interior (DOI) as an Ethics Advisor eventually serving as the Ethics Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Interior. In 2009 I moved to the Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR) within DOI where I currently serve as the Acting Director. My office sets the policy for and ensures the procedures and resources are in place to support collaborative problem solving, public engagement, and conflict management processes within a Federal Agency which manages 1 out of every 5 acres of land in the United States. Still active in the alumni rugby games.
Coursen, Jack	2001	Worked for a nursery in D.C. area that specializes in native species, before becoming a Professional Development Program Associate at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Crausman, Aaron  (Jamie)	1991	Freelances in video production, including, for example, pieces for PBS’s “Religion and Ethics Weekly.”
Creamer, Kathleen   (now Klemm)	1999	After graduation, worked as an au pair for a year in North Carolina.  Completed law school at UNC—Chapel Hill. After clerking for a judge at the D.C. Superior Court, in the Family Division, became Director of Legal Services at “Our Place, DC” (www.ourplacedc.org), a nonprofit assisting women during incarceration and also helping them transition back to the community after their release. In summer of 2006, got married (to Tom Klemm, also class of 1999), moved from D.C. to Philly, and started working as a staff attorney in the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia. I’m currently (2015) the Managing Attorney there. My career-long passion has been helping incarcerated mothers and their families. I can’t imagine a better starting place for my career than my philosophy classes at St. Mary’s. As a student, I was encouraged to think critically, hone my arguments, and understand diverse perspectives—all skills that have been invaluable in my advocacy work. Most importantly, though, I was encouraged to go beyond the classroom to translate my thoughts about justice and what matters in life into lived experience.
Crehan, Phil	2008	After graduation I fumbled around for a good four months, looking desperately for a job.  Finally I became a substitute teacher for high schools in Howard County, Maryland.  (And with every opportunity I try to teach kids philosophy; it never works).  I will continue to do this until the summer of 2009.  In the Fall I am going to American University to study in the School of International Service.  I’m really excited about this because I get to combine philosophy and the world in a program titled “Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs.”  My plan is to graduate with a Masters and join an effort to end any and all human rights abuses.  I am including this last part so in 2-5 years, when I read this webpage, I can see how close I am to this goal.
Crosby, Dave	1989
Croteau, Julie	1993	Worked for Major League Baseball for 3 years, traveling around the world to sow seeds of interest in baseball; worked for Bear Stearns for 3 years in San Francisco as a Wealth Advisor.  Got married, had Sofie.  Then worked for Morgan Stanley, later transferring to their LA offices.  As of 2007, has moved back to S.F., this time with their second child.  Now working at Stanford, to produce the Stanford hospital’s health and wellness publication called the “BeWellBulletin.”
Crowley, Roxanne	2000	I attended Bryn Mawr’s Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program and found studying that much science to be painful. So, no med-school for me.  While figuring out what I was going to do with my life, I worked as a research coordinator for U Penn, Division of Geriatric Medicine for four years.  The research focused on hospice, end-of-life-care, decision making, and research ethics.  Then I decided that the world needed another lawyer, so I went to Temple U. Law School, graduating in 2007.  Thanks to an awesome fellowship, I started my first “real” job at Philadelphia’s SeniorLAWCenter, which provides free legal services to low-income seniors. My fellowship project focused on providing legal services to seniors receiving end-of-life care and those on hospice.
Cutrell, Max	2000	Working as a GIS consultant in northern Colorado (Erie).
Davis, Kirk	2009
Dean, Kelley    (now Morris)	1994	Making art in Holden Beach, NC, after many other experiences:  www.kdmorris.net
Deming, Nicole	2001	Did environmental education for elementary school groups in Cuyahoga County, Ohio for two years. Completed a Masters Degree in Bioethics at the University of Washington School of Medicine (Seattle) in June 2005.  Presented a paper on Relational Autonomy and Ethical Dilemmas that arise in the care of patients with Multiple Sclerosis at the annual meeting for the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers in Orlando, Florida.  Got her law degree in 2008 from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, specializing in Health Law and in International Law.   Now is assistant professor of bioethics at Case Western’s School of Medicine.
Derdock, Nick	2008	Has a year-long AmeriCorps job at St. Mary of the Assumption, a Baltimore pre-K through 8^th grade school.  In 2009, started  law school at University of Maryland.
Dice, Austin	2014	The year after graduation, I served as an AmeriCorps volunteer through Community Health Corps.  I was a case manager at this cute, rural clinic in southern Anne Arundel County. The year after that, I am employed at the same clinic and continue to do case management and outreach work. And on the side, I coach cross-country at the high school I attended back in the day.
Dickson, Jennie Malloy	2002	Was Program Coordinator for the UNC—Chapel Hill Department of Philosophy, and the Parr Center for Ethics.  In 2010, started the Master’s in Social Work program at UNC’s School of Social Work, as well as teaching yoga. Finished MSWin May 2013 and in 2013-14 took up a one-year post-grad residency at the campus counseling center at Duke University, dealing with such issues as adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
Di Leo, Cameron	2015	Using the year after graduation to decide which graduate programs to apply to, for a Master’s in clinical psychology.
Dize, Noah	2001	Came to New York to pursue acting; realized I didn’t like the odds of ever making a living wage doing it. So now I work in real estate, currently as a marketing assistant.
Doherty, Kayleigh	2014	After St. Mary’s, I started the PhD program in Philosophy at Arizona State University. After receiving my Masters in 2016, I left ASU to pursue a PhD in Philosophy on a specialized research project I had become interested in, entitled “Towards Professional Epistemic Justice: Medicine and Finance,” funded by the Dutch Research Council. I’m currently working on that project now at the University of Sheffield (England) and will move in 2019 to finish off the project at the University of Groningen (Netherlands).
Drake, Nikki	2014	Working at a nice restaurant/bar in Arlington, Virginia
Drury, Jimmie	2015	Working as an AmeriCorps volunteer in Baltimore for a year, “working on an anti-violence and trauma rehabilitation task force.”
Dunn, Ben	2020
Dunn, Zach	2004	Sold cars for a while in Rockville, fulfilling Paskow’s dream for me.  Then a Director of Data and Telephony Operations at Soundpath Conferencing, in D.C., which was bought by Premiere Global Services, where I am was a Web Support Engineer.  And yes still a raging sophist.  As of 2015, Director of DevOps at Optoro.
Eagen, Kevin	2006	Worked for a year, then entered law school at University of Pittsburgh, to finish in 2010.
Earlbeck, Jess	2010	In fall 2010, entered law school at the University of Baltimore.
Effland, Kristin	2002	Worked for 2 years for Gender Public Advocacy Coaltion in D.C.  Then moved to Seattle to enroll in midwifery school, starting in 2005.    Now at Bellingham Birth Center, in Washington:  http://www.bellinghambirthcenter.com  And on the board of directors of the Midwives Association of Washington State.
Erlewine, Bob	1999	Got an M.A. in Philosophy from Boston College; then a Ph.D. in Religious Studies at Rice University.  Married Molly Robey in October 2004, at St. Mary’s.  I am now an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Illinois Wesleyan University, a small, liberal arts college.
Eutsler, Earl	2002	Did tree removal, living in St. Inigoes (just south of the college).  Now lives in Mount Pleasant, D.C. having worked as an urban forester for D.C. since 2004.  Working on an M.S. from Johns Hopkins in Environmental Science and Policy. Bought a house and is expecting a son this fall.
Fama, Brennan	1999 POSC	Picked up an M.A. from the University of Chicago in 2000, and proved conclusively that I was about as destined to be an academic as I was likely to have tea with John Ashcroft. I’ve worked in several jobs – all corporate – which have proved interesting only in so far as that they continue to affirm all of Marx’s theories. Entered law school in 2008 at Catholic University.
Farrell, James (J.D.)	2004	Worked for the Charles County (MD) Sheriff’s Office, and now living in Baltimore, working in the Investigative Division for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
Felperin, Hannah	2015	Works at an artisanal shop in the D.C. area Ah Love Oil and Vinegar.
Fick, Bryan	1993
Finan, Dan	2000	Entered the U. S. Navy in 2003, with one kid born in 2007 and another in 2009.  Stationed in northern Japan in mid-2007.  Returned to civilian life in 2010. As of 2015, is a Program Analyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Fine, Lindy	2002	Got her M.S. in Microbiology from VCU Medical School, and in 2011 is headed to Cambridge, Maryland, where she’s pursuing a Ph.D. in Oceanography/Enviro Ecology at University of MD’s Horn Point Lab.
Fiore, Amanda	2000	Taught English in Taiwan, then stayed in Hong Kong for a month, then taught in China, then taught in Korea and moved back to Taiwan, while seeing many things along the way. Returned to D.C. and worked three years for Greenpeace.  In 2009 started the MFA program in Creative Writing at San Diego State University.
Firey, Thomas	1992 POSC	Earned an M.A. in Philosophy from Virginia Tech in 1999, with a master’s thesis on Socratic epistemology (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-100499-091648/unrestricted/Firey.pdf). Afterwards, he taught philosophy for two years at New River Community College. He currently is managing editor of the Cato Institute’s Regulationmagazine (www.regulationmagazine.com) and a senior fellow of the Maryland Public Policy Institute (www.mdpolicy.org). For more, see www.cato.org/people/firey.html.  He also is working on a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University.
Fitzsimmons, Sharon	2014
Flemming, Tim	2006	In 2009 entered the Master’s program in Interactive Technology at SMU (in Dallas), aiming to make games that are both fun and educational.  Starting in 2011, became a level designer for ZeniMax Online Studios, making massively multiplayer online games.
Floden, Per Mario	1995	Entered the Norwegian military for a year.  Received M.A. from JHU’s School for Advanced International Study.  Is working   for an international bank in Amsterdam, first living in Amsterdam and now for a few years in London.
Folks, Jesse	2004	Got an MA in History and Semitic Languages at Catholic University of America.  Now working in retail in College Park.
Fraser, Alex	1994	Deceased
Frieble, William (Billy)	2000	I started teaching art in a wide variety of schools and after-school workshops after graduation. From there I began to pursue community artworks, such as murals for non-profit organizations in Washington, DC and in Panama. I enrolled in a low-residency Masters of Fine Arts program with the Maryland Institute College of Art, which led me directly back to St. Mary’s where after teaching Sculpture and Drawing as a Visiting Professor, I secured a tenure-track position in Digital Media. After several years, I moved in 2015 to the art faculty of Loyola College of Baltimore, to decrease commutes upon the birth of our son.
Friedman, Pippa	2015	Worked for the graphics design firm I’d worked at for the past few years, while preparing for the GREs and selecting the philosophy doctoral programs to which I wanted to apply. Now in the Ph.D. program at Loyola—Chicago, and am the graduate assistant for the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy.
Gaebl, Gina	2019
Gaginis, Guinee	2003	After graduation, worked in the office of Senator Dorgan on the Hill.  Then worked on health care issues as a Legislative Assistant with the Sheridan Group, in D.C.  Then I resigned from my lobbying position two weeks before the 2004 elections, and went to work for the Knowles campaign in Anchorage, Alaska.  (My nostrils would freeze together in a five minute walk to headquarters.)  I flew out west in January, and played electronic music in San Francisco, later joined a hip hop band as a bassist in Sacramento.  But it was a bit too laid back for my taste.   In May 2005, I moved to Columbia Heights with a friend from Iowa City, and then in winter to Folly Beach, in Charleston, S.C.  It’s like St. Mary’s, with more hippies.
Gallant, Easton	2012	Planned to go into teaching, but as of 2014, is lead installer at SolarCity.
Garcia, Elmo	2015	In the MAT program at SMCM.
Garner, John	1997	After I graduated from SMCM (which I’ll honestly never figure out how happened), I hung out there working for the college that summer.  Joined the Air National Guard as a wide-band and satellite technician.  Went to basic training and tech school in Texas and Georgia.  Did the part time military thingee until recently (was activated twice but never sent anywhere).  Been working for DISA (Defense Information System Agency) for the last 5 years as a network engineer (I model and engineer long-haul telecommunications networks).  I’m about halfway through my Masters of Telecommunications Mgmt degree.  It’s funny in a bad way, but, now I actually enjoy learning and take my studies seriously.
Genakos, John	2000 ENGL	Volunteered for AmeriCorps in Leonardtown, MD for a year. Worked as an English teacher for a year in Chinaalongside Sterling Berry-Whitlock. Now lives and works in B-More, MD.
Gleeson, Noelle	2019
Golden, Katie	1993	Doing glass work, living in Vicenza, Italy.
Goldsmith, Michael	2007	Finished the Master’s program in comparative Philosophy at Brock University in Canada, also working as an editor at the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies.  Then returned to Maryland, teaching philosophy as an adjunct at Carroll County Community College and Community College of Baltimore County.
Goloff, Josh	2015	In the MAT program at SMCM.
Goodyear, Tiffany	2004	Worked in D.C. for a non-profit, then for three years as a lobbyist.  Moved to Denver, where she opened and now owns and runs Yours Truly Cupcake. In 2015, started The Sentologist business.
Gottlieb-Miller, Josh	2008	Entering the MFA program in creative writing at University of Houston.
Greeley, Erin (now Raven Alder)	1995
Greenberg, Josh	1994	Married to Kristen Sarlin (see on this page)
Greene, Todd	1993	1993 to 2000 I worked for an electronics sub-contactor in Gaithersburg MD. I started out as an electromechanical technician, then as manage of Shipping and Receiving Mgr. for the same company.  After visiting family in SarasotaFlorida several times in 2000, I finally decided that 30 years of Maryland winters were enough. My first employment in FL was as a lumber associate at a big orange mega corporation.  I now have a Sales Support position with a company which offers a supplemental coverage plan. I married in October of 2007, I have two beautiful step children & two cats. In addition my wife Helen and I are active in the local Pagan community. I play music, enjoy gardening & am lately totally fascinated by the green movement & the blend of new technology & pre-industrial practices which offer so much potential for living more sustainably.... i.e. saving the planet from us.
Greenfield, Rhett	2010	Attending Widener University in the fall (’10) and working toward a Psy. D in clinical psychology.
Gregg, Andrew	2007	After working for a year, he completed law school at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota. As of 2015, he’s associate counsel at a legal firm in northern Virginia.
Gregor, Jeff	1993
Griffin, Shaun	2005	Got a job as a direct result of philosophy faculty references!  Working for the summer of 2005 as a shipboard educator aboard the skipjack Sigsbey for the Living Classrooms Foundation, a non-profit org. based out of the inner harbor Baltimore, MD.  I am currently in the process of applying for the Teton Science school to continue my love of environmental and philosophical experiential education.  I would never have realized this love, nor my potential and ability without my SMCM philosophy department classroom experiences, both as a student and a TA!
Grigg, Jaclyn	2015	To do: (1) Thank Professor Eric Hall for persuading me into the Philosophy major. (2) Take GREs. (3) Pay off all college debt. (4) Finish The Brothers Karamazov. (5) Get M.P.H., maybe with a focus in bioethics or environmental health policy. But in the short term, I move to the DC metro area, where my job as a Staff Associate in NIH’s Division of Intramural Research within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute begins in early July. I live in a great area, and love the part of my job where I get to translate clinical jargon-heavy research into layman’s terms for publication.
Grim, Ryan	2000	After graduation, I bounced around from one con-job to another, including working as a broker on Wall Street.  After leaving Wall Street I worked as a therapeutic mentor for emotionally disturbed children.  I actually got my break in journalism with an exposé about my brokerage house.  After finishing the M.A. program in Public Policy at UM—College Park , he joined the Marijuana Policy Project as a “Legislative Analyst” (read: lobbyist) for 2 years.  He wrote for The Politico, covering Congress and the presidential election, before becoming senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post.  He is now Washington Bureau chief for the Huffington Post, overseeing a staff of 45.  In 2009, John Wiley and Sons published his book This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America.
Grisar, Lila	1999	Taught and led groups in various youth-serving organizations, including a mountain semester school for 10^th graders, NOLS, and a wilderness therapy program serving troubled teens and their families. Now living in Athens, Georgia. Graduated with an MSW degree from the University of Georgia in 2009 and working towards an MA in Non-Profit Management.
Guffey, Aaron	2013	Working in D.C.
Hall, Lauren  (now Hittle)	2003	Got her B.S. at University of Maryland at Baltimore, and will be entering, in fall 09, the doctoral program in “Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.”
Hallisey, Jeremiah	2012	Will be hanging around Southern Maryland for a bit and continuing with the restaurant job where I get to bartend and share little golden nuggets of wisdom with strangers.  Tentatively I plan on eventually moving off the east coast and finding some kind of work that facilitates the good life.  Details, of course, yet to be determined.
Hanlon, Jesse	2016	I will be in Greenough, Montana from late May to early October, working maintenance at the E Bar L guest ranch (near Missoula) for fourth summer. After that, I plan to spend the winter in Towson, MD with my family before buying a vehicle in which I can sleep and travel from job to job out west for a while. As I have it planned now (May 2016), I’ll try to switch, by season, between trail maintenance for national parks in the Southwest and range riding to protect both wolves from human predation and cattle from wolf predation in the Northwest. At least that’s where the path seems to lead from here now.
Hasek, Will	2010	Entered the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Duquesne University.
Heaps, Owen	2017
Heckwolf, Phil	2006	Works for Exelon.
Heimberger, Thomas	2015	Worked at St. Mary’s County Hospital, then thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2016. Then working in web development after having finished an intensive program called App Academy.
Heliotis, Peter	2008	Got his MBA from the University of Maryland in 2011.
Hemphill, Timothy	2007	Living in an intentional community, working as a membership assistant for the Marijuana Policy Project, beginning in 2009.
Hendrick, Christopher	1994	Cara and I were married in 2004, and we have two kids, Jonah 2 years, Radha 3 months (as of April 2004).  I am working as the Counseling Center Cooordinator for Cornerstone Pastoral Care and Counseling Center in Annapolis.  I see all kinds of people for therapy and do some administrative stuff.  We live in Columbia.
Hendricks, Rob	2001	After graduation I acted with the Richmond Shakespeare company for two shows. Then I worked as a juvenile probation officer for about a year and a half. During that time I decided that I wanted to attend law school. After graduating law school and passing the bar exam, I worked as a prosecutor for five years. Currently, I am practicing workers’ compensation law at a firm in Ellicott City, Maryland. The objective reasoning skills I developed in St. Mary’s philosophy major continue to serve me on a daily basis. A lot of what I do is to try to uncover the truth based on the subjective evidence presented to me. I think that the rigorous discourse and dissection of complex theories really sharpened my ability to cut to the heart of the issue and focus on what is important in a given situation. Philosopher Michel Foucault’s work Discipline and Punish had a very strong influence on me as a prosecutor in helping to determine what would be a meaningful sentence.
Herrmann, Eric	1999	I’m an associate at Klein Hornig LLP, one of the nation’s premier law firms concentrating exclusively on affordable housing and community development.  My work involves structuring and closing complex transactions that develop and preserve affordable housing and revitalize communities for clients ranging from neighborhood community development corporations and tenant associations, to large housing authorities and national developers.  Prior to joining Klein Hornig, I attended Harvard Law School, where I served as co-chair of Harvard Law School’s Tenant Advocacy Project and as a student attorney at the Wilmer Hale Legal Services Center’s Housing Unit.  I developed my interest in affordable housing and community development while working for the National Housing Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and improving affordable housing.  Before that, I worked as an English teacher in Shanghai, China, and at a camp for Burmese refugees in Thailand.  I married fellow St. Mary’s graduate, Kate Greene ’00, in 2005 and our beautiful daughter, Bea, was born in 2011.
Hershfeld, Ryan	2006	For two years after graduation, I was an Executive Recruiter for The Washington Group.  I’m now Internal IT Liason, for Glencare Healthcare Solutions, in Columbia, Maryland. (Philosophy degree away!!!!)  However, life is most wonderful.  I married my college sweetheart Laura Zimmer (also an SMCM alum) and we bought a house in Owings Mills, MD where we live with our two dogs, Olive and Cosette.  I’m trying to live in the most Randian way possible and I may have been a major cause of the banking crisis.
Hild, Jeff	2000	In law school at the University of Baltimore (Feb. 04)
Hilliard, Christopher	1997	Completed the Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts at St. John’s College in 1999, and then went on to work as a temp, and onto a health food co-op (go figure).  And now (2009) I’ve been working as a warehouse manager for about nine years. Hey, it’s tedious, but at least it’s unfulfilling.  Living in Frederick, where I am fixing up a house.  And, of course, I am still on a first-name basis with an embarrassing number of bartenders (and an equally embarrassing number of wealthy business owners and the like).
Hines, Kathleen	1997	I worked as a medical writer/editor at an institute affiliated with Johns Hopkins that specializes in international healthcare training (primarily in reproductive health, maternal and newborn health, and HIV/AIDS), while completing an M.A. in non-fiction writing from JHU.  Now I am off to work in Egypt for three months, at the BibliotecaAlexandria, in their publications department. (Apr. 04)
Hinton, Sydneé	2010	Taking a year to work and to prepare for applying to law school.
Homan, Tim	2000	Worked as a reporter in the summer after graduation as a reporter for The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon.  Spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal; then had a blast as a bike messenger in D.C. in summer of 2004.  In 04-05, did the M.S.J. program at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. After interning in D.C. in summer ’05 went to Boston, at Tufts’ The Fletcher School, doing a joint degree program between Northwestern and Tufts. In 2007, started as a reporter for the Congressional Quarterly, living in D.C.  Now covering the U.S. economy for Bloomberg News.
Hoover, Jon	2006	Lived at Twin Oaks intentional community, in Virginia.  Then in 2014 moved to Brattleboro, Vermont.
Horan, Brian	2001
Hurley, Josh	2010	Currently working a 40 hour job to pay the bills. I’m using the philosophy degree to help expand my art as a musician.
Hutchinson, Jeremy (“Hutch”)	2009	Is living in Minneapolis and currently works for Crow’s Nest Yachts.  I am planning on attending graduate school in a few years for an MBA after I have acquired a few years of post undergraduate work experience. Sailing whenever possible. Is planning on biking Peru later this year. A Zen and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance of sorts.
Hutson, Laura	1996
Iliff, Nick	2007	After finishing law school at the University of Baltimore, is (as of 2017) an assistant public defender in Denton, Maryland.
Irvine, John	1990	By day, John is a strategic planner for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services. By night he also plays guitar, sings, records and writes songs for The Jennifers,as well as playing guitar in sundry other bands.  He is also a member of the Homewood Brass Consort and the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra.  In his rare spare time, John enjoys restoring and riding vintage Italian motor scooters.
James, Dennis	1989	Studied special education.  Is now a real estate agent in New York City.
Jannotta, Sam	1989	Working as a woodcrafter doing historical preservation for the National Parks Service, in Frederick, Maryland.
Jarboe, Karen (now Hertzog)	2006	After graduation, I worked for the Maryland Conservation Corps (MCC), which is a program that falls under Americorps.  I am currently a Park Ranger with the Maryland Park Service and a Wild Land Firefighter with the Maryland Wildfire Crew. I am also the front woman of a sea shanty band, which interprets the historical working songs of the age of sail. I currently am working on an MS in Environmental Policy and Management and hope to one day manage a large nature preserve. In addition, I do tutoring in guitar, in philosophy, and in general writing. My degree in philosophy has prepared me in many ways for my work as a park ranger and historical interpreter. Through philosophy I’ve been able to concisely and accurately interpret information for the public in an effort to connect people with nature and history.  It has also significantly prepared me for graduate school. Despite my current focus in the science field, my philosophy degree has given me the skills to analyze and think critically about scientific data and subject matters.
Jauregui, Carla	2004	After staying in Maryland for a while, headed to Breckenridge, Colorado, and fell in love with it, paying for her love by serving tables  The 8 months of snow drove her downhill to Denver, where she completed her studies to become a CPA.  As of 2015, is working for Ernst and Young in northern Virginia.
Johnson, Ellen	1998
Jordan, Leander	2016
Kalman, Chris	2007	Worked in Colorado, teaching climbing. Now a climbing ranger at Mt. Rainier National Park
Kazan, John	2014	Aiming towards teaching English in Korea first, then…I do not know. I want to be a published author, but we shall see.
Kelch, Shaun	1997
Keller, Darrell	2005	Lieutenant Commander Darrell Lynn Keller, Jr. ’05 is currently the Tactical Action Officer on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. He recently deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM. In 2004, he deployed to Antarctica in support of NASA’s ICESAT project to measure the melting icecaps. In 2006, he earned an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College and is currently earning a second Master’s Degree in Humanities at Salve Regina University, while stationed in San Diego.
Kelly, Garrett (now Garrett Lagan)	2003	Worked for a couple years with his wife in Vermont on the Spring Lake Ranch (which has a herd of beef cattle, a flock of sheep, a herd of swine, two llamas, a large garden, and a maple syrup operation) to rehabilitate people mental illnesses.  Moved to Alaska, then NC.  Starting in 2008, entered the MSW program at UNC—Chapel Hill.  Gklagan at gmail dot com
Kerner, Tom	1992	Enrolled in the M.A. in Philosophy at Virginia Tech.  Then went to law school at California Pacific University, in San Diego.  After a firm in D.C., now practices law at a firm in, and living in, Wilmington, N.C.  Still enjoys a good game of Ultimate Frisbee.
Kirkley, Bob	1989	Graduated from Florida State University, M.A. in English, 1996. English teacher, Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Florida, 1997-2015, and English department chair 2003-2015. Lived on a sailboat in Miami for ten years. Now English teacher at St. Brendan High School in Miami. Married to Margret Kirkley, residing in Homestead, Florida. Paddleboarding enthusiasts.
Klein, John	2005	After trying my hands at the legal profession, handyman-ing, as a public health researcher, and various roles in the IT realm, I am now (2016) working towards completing EMT/Firefighter training, while working as a software engineer for a major financial institution, and living in Arlington, VA, plotting the next stages…while attempting to unfurl the brilliance of Sartre.
Kolm, Rich	2010	Moved to Boulder, Colorado at the end of the summer to find work, fun, and mountains.  Then back to Maryland, to work as a green roof tech for Furbish.
Konizeski, John	1997	John is living in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and working at a Catholic elementary school teaching English and English math. His Chinese used to be very good but now is only good for remonstrating with students and translating words and sentences into Chinese for students.  I worked for a couple of years at T. Rowe Price in a call center and found it lucrative and valuable but boring, so I decided I wanted to continue my Chinese studies. I chose Taiwan over Chinabecause I had a friend who recommended it. When I got here I enjoyed studying and found a decent job fairly easily, which then allowed things to spin out of control into the marriage and mortgage that I now have. So not really a plan—just an idea of what might happen.
Kopec, Matt	2000	After graduation, I spent some years working at Outback Steakhouse, traveling the world, and just generally growing up. But I couldn’t stay away from philosophy. I took some graduate classes at the University of Maryland, and then got an M.A. from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. from UW-Madison. After graduate school, I taught courses in logic, ethics, and philosophy of science at CU-Boulder. Then I held a research postdoc at Northwestern University, and I am now a Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics in Canberra, Australia. I spend my work days reading, discussing, and writing on topics like the biological basis (or lack thereof) of human racial classification, the ethics of using race in law enforcement, the effects of self-fulfilling prophecies in the sciences, and effective group judgment and decision-making.
Krantz, Jamie	2017
Kristy, Dylan	2013	Lived in my parents’ basement, for the summer. Now I’ve moved to Montana, where I work for my landlord and am learning how to start a medical marijuana business.
Lanoie, Christine	1997	After graduation, worked for two years in the Boston area, before entering the M.A. program in Philosophy at Boston College.  After completing that, attended the Ph.D. program in Philosophy at University of Utah, before returning to Boston the year after, where she worked as Director of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, for the state of Massachusetts.  She also completed her MFA in writing, from Emerson College, was married in 2005, and moved to LA, where she finished her degree and taught writing at community colleges while serving as a free-lance grant writer. She served as Associate Director of Institutional Giving at UCLA’s Hammer Museum from 2011 – 2014, when she took the position of UCLA’s Director of Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.
Larson, Christopher	1998	Attend the master’s program at St. John’s College in Annapolis.
Lawrence, Michael	1999	Worked at school in San Diego for children with learning disabilities; then completed the M.A. program in journalism at UC-Boulder, focusing on newspaper reporting.  I worked as a reporter at the Steamboat Pilot and Today (in Colo.), and then as the seacoast correspondent for the New Hampshire Union-Leader. Starting 2015 at a new job, as a city reporter for the Standard-Times, in New Bedford, Mass.
Lay, Jason	2007	After graduation, spent a year as an AmeriCorps volunteer in St. Louis at the Grace Hill Community Health Centers.  Then back in Maryland for a few months, working as a massage therapist.  In Portland, Oregon, as an intern at Heart of Business (“….when you want to make a difference but need to make a profit”: http://www.heartofbusiness.com/   Then moved to St. Louis to open his acupuncture practice.
Leander, Erik	2005	Decided to hold off on grad school for a year, got married in Summer ’05, got rejected to every Ph.D. program Kate and Alan recommended.  I entered the M.A. program in philosophy at the University of Tennessee, where I just finished up (May 2009) a thesis on Husserl’s theory of time-consciousness.  I’ll be teaching intro philosophy at UTK this summer. In 2010, I’ll be heading to Oregon to study animal rights law. I was going to head out there this summer, but my wife and I are expecting a son in September so I’ve deferred for a year until all that craziness has settled down.
Leddy, Beth	See “Wentzel, Beth”
Lee, Camilla (now Paquette)	2009	Taught kindergarten in Chiang Mai, Thailand for the year. Now works at AFS Intercultural Programs.
Lemley, Paul (now Fiona Maeve Geist)	2009	After graduating from SMCM, I studied Continental Philosophy at Brock University (Canada), and in 2010 begia the Ph.D. program in Philosophy, Interpretation and Culture at SUNY-Binghamton. When I am not slowly grinding away at what little sanity I have left working on academic pursuits, I enjoy reading Deleuze and Guattari and wondering what I did wrong in a past life to be reborn as a philosopher. As an ABD (all but dissertation), I taught as an adjunct at SMCM fall 2014-December 2015.
Letts, Dawn	2001	Worked for Maryland State Parks at St. Mary’s River State Park.  In 2011, graduated from the Maryland Park Service Ranger School. As of 2016, she is Lead Ranger and Acting Park Manager at the Point Lookout State Park complex.
Little, Jason	1995	Worked for several years at Point Lookout State Park.  Now working at Dunkirk Supply and starting his own “Moonlight Pool and Spa Service.”
Loff, Sarah	1999	After working short-term jobs in the D.C. area for a couple of years, worked as a web editor for Georgetown Universitydesigning websites for their fundraising office.  Then in 2008, worked for Media Matters for America, in D.C., as a web producer.  Since then, putting her critical thinking and writing skills to work as a web content editor for a contractor for NASA’s website.
Loughran, Brendan	2012	Spent the summer after graduation living on campus in Queen Anne Hall doing odd jobs as a lifeguard, waiter, caterer and general raconteur around St. Mary’s County, trying to spend many hours in both the river and the Green Door, soaking up as much of St. Mary’s life as I can.  In August of 2012 I moved to New York City to pursue an M.A. in Bioethics from New York University, concentrating in clinical ethics.
Ludwig, Julie	1991	Taught high school in the Baltimore area.  Lives with son Kellen (b. 1994) in upstate New York, first teaching at an alternative high school in Watertown, and now, having gotten her masters in educational administration, is serving as a special education school improvement specialist.  I work for the New York State Education Department, at a cooperative board of education that serves 18 districts over 3000 sq miles from Lake Ontario into the Adirondacks.
Lykens, Alex	2013	After graduation, I’ll be attending the University of Baltimore Law School while living at my parents’ home in Towson. While I’m waiting to graduate, I will have the pleasure of working for Top Notch Moving and Storage, based in Timonium.
Lyman, Brian	2000	Earned a J.D. at The George Washington University Law School, May, 2003. Admitted to practice law in Maryland and is currently an associate attorney at the general practice firm of Hillman, Brown and Darrow, PA in AnnapolisMaryland.  Otherwise busy with 5 kids. http://www.hbdlaw.com/
Lynch, Amelia	2011	In September after graduation, started working in Cordoba, Argentina for a grass-roots non-profit organization. In 2016 is returning to the U.S. (with her husband!) to start a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology in at West Chester University in Pennsylvania.
MacDougall, Mark	1994	Worked for 10 years for Fidelity Investments in Boston. Now a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Magruder, Sarah	2001	Assistant Director of the Writing Center at SMCM for many years.
Malmrose, Andrew	2013
Manarolla, Andrew	2001	Completed the M.A. program in Environmental Public Policy at UM-College Park.
Mann, Benjamin	2018	Got my degree in December, and within several months, am in sales and have been promoted to a management position.
Manrodt, Peter	2010
Marquette, Chris	2014
Martin-Poteet, Graham	2015	I cycled across the country to raise $10,000 for Conservation International. I then hiked the AT southbound, from August to December, after which I started working as a bike mechanic at Silver Cycles in Silver Springs, MD for a year and a half. I am now the Service Manager at College Park Bikes, in College Park, MD.
Masson, Stephen	2013	Working as a tech assistant at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, where I’ve been working part-time during college.
McCain, Cameron	2020
McCarty, Kate	2004	Worked as a camp counselor in Estes Park, Colorado for the summer after graduation.  Then as a deckhand for the Living Classrooms Foundation, in Baltimore.  Next, for a year as the Sailing Program Coordinator at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michael’s, Maryland—terrorizing schoolchildren on a daily basis  Then March-August 2008 as a Youth Crew Leader for the Montana Conservation Corps, operating a chainsaw and being a badass.  Now she has moved to Portland, Maine, and until she finds something more regular, she is doing catering jobs sporadically.
McCrae, Joe	2000	Worked in Residence Life as at UM-College Park for two years.  In fall 2004, started the M.A. program in college counseling at University of Delaware, completing it in 2006, when he began working as Faculty Counselor at Delaware County Community College.
McCutcheon, Sean	1994	Sean McCutcheon spent a number of years divided between working various computer jobs and doing nearly 15,000 hours of meditation, as well as playing bass in several bands, composing progressive rock in strange time signatures, and doing oil paintings in 4-D perspective.  After dropping out of two graduate programs due to boredom (Psychology at Antioch and Buddhist Studies at Naropa), he is currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at the Florida Institute of Technology, which he is finding to be more challenging.
McDowell, Leslie (née Severy)	1990	Received M.A. degree from JHU’s School of Advanced International Study in D.C.  Lived in China
McGrew, Megan	2005	Completed her Ph.D. in Philosophy at Florida State University. Now living in Georgia working on educational plans for children with autism.
McLendon, Markus	1994	After graduation,  I was a department store manager for about three years, but it was cutting into my sailing time.  So I moved to Baltimore, and I sort of drifted around working temporary jobs for computer contractors and the government until I realized I had a damn fine education and needed to get onto using it for something other than solving other people’s computer or staffing problems.  I even worked in an Italian restaurant.  As amusing as it was learning to make Italian pizza and sundry foods from a Russian national, I decided I wasn’t really accomplishing anything.   So I got a job working with emotionally disturbed kids in special education, first as a teaching assistant, then a teacher and then a principal, at Taylor School in Baltimore. During the course of that journey, I went on and earned a master’s degree in Special Education from Loyola College of Maryland.  Then after some reorganization, I got my present position of School Director for New Foundations in Baltimore I actually am responsible for the whole ball of wax now.
McManus, Kristin	2007	Worked as a paralegal in Baltimore, then for Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, in Annapolis.
McMurray, Creighton	2000	I received a Master’s Degree in Bioethics & Medical Humanities from the University of South Florida in 2004.  During that time I worked as a Bar Manager, Event Promoter, DJ, and a Private Investigator for Missing Llama.  Since then I’ve moved to the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont (or, as some fellow alumni refer to it, the Moose-Infested North) where I owned and operated a restaurant called Jennifer’s, and the Grand Trunk Tavern, both in Island Pond. Now in Atlanta, attending Emory law school.
Mickle, Jonathan	1996	Completed law school at Duke University; now practicing in North Carolina.
Miller, Danny	2004	After graduating, I spent a year traveling in India, Thailand, the Middle East, and Southern Africa, doing Tsunami relief work, living in an ashram to practice meditation, and was certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language.  I am currently living in Gaithersburg, Maryland, teaching English to an international class of adult students.
Mink, Shani	2015
Mintz, Zach	2015	Currently working part time at my local community college library, while saving up to start grad school (pending GRE results) in Library Science. Eventual career plan: Research librarian.
Mitchell, Ruth	1990	After graduating I hung out for a few years “down in the county” digging.  Went to Egypt to get M.A. in Anthropology from the American University in Cairo, and spent two wonderful years there.  Came back to the county and here I am digging away, working as an archaeologist at Historic St. Mary’s City.
Moessinger, Seth	2007
Mogilnicki, Vince	2019
Montefusco, Peter	2006	After graduation, went to law school at Washington and Lee University, finishing law school in the worst job market for lawyers. After trying a few things, decided to open his own law practice in 2013: Montefusco Estate Planning.
Moran, Darryl	2001	Made music in Charlottesville, VA for a few years.  Then worked in Boulder as a consultant and executive producer for a company promoting and producing musical events, like at the annual New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival. Kept up the drumming there, and added ski-bumming. In 2015, is heading back to Charlottesville.
Moreland, Jonathan	2000	Worked as substitute teacher after graduation, and got married.  Then completed an M.A.I.S.D.  (Master of Arts in Instructional Systems Development) at the University of Baltimore.  I’m teaching World History and United States History at Calvert High School, Prince Frederick, MD, where I also coach baseball.  And my favorite addition to my resume since departing SMCM:  I’m a DAD.
Moroz, Stephen	1996	Took graduate courses in philosophy at American University, while working for the National Parks Service in Charles County, Maryland, in Salem, Massachusetts, and at the Cape Hatteras lighthouse in N.C.   I am currently (2009) a park ranger here on Lake Mohave, in Lake Mead National Recreation Area out west.
Morrison, Mary	1991	2245 Newton St., Denver, CO, 80211-5061
Moser, Jon	2001	Completed M.A. degree in Religion (focus: Ethics) at Yale Divinity School, then was Assistant Coordinator of the Bioethics Project at Yale.  Now teaching U.S. History (as well as intro to ethics and intro to philosophy) at his high school alma mater, Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA.
Murphy, Mark	1993	Works for Wookie Foot.
Murphy, Michael	1995
Nahr, Andreas	1993	Designed his own major in German Literature and Philosophy.  After graduation from SMC I traveled around the world for 6 weeks.  Major stops were:  Japan, China, Mongolia, Russia and Europe.  After that I went to Grad School and got an MA in Philosophy.  Upon that graduation, I traveled in Africa for 4 months, ran out of money and came back home.  I then landed a job as a flight attendant, putting those philosophy degrees to good use.  That’s where I met my wife; we were married in 1998.  In 2002 I took an early out from the airline, and have been working in IT ever since.  I have 2 kids.  Emma (born 2003) and Peter (born 2005).  We moved to Minnesota in 2007, where I continue to work in the legal IT field.   Address: 5915 Oakview Ln N, Plymouth, Mn 55442
Nesnow, Geoff	1996	I moved to D.C. after SMCM, then moved to California (San Jose), then moved to Rhode Island (job transfers), where I got married and bought my first house.  I worked for a tech start-up, where I created a new position for myself as Chief Technology Evangelist.  I actually got that job partly because the CEO at the time was also a philosophy major (Haverford) and we hit it off.  The company Iron Mountain has purchased that company and now I work for them.
Newcomer, Caitlin	2005	Moved to Prague in summer after graduation to teach English businessmen and pre-school boys (sometimes it was hard to tell the difference)  Returned a year later to attend the MFA program in Creative Writing at The Ohio State University.
Nicolas, Ashton	2005	Is the Summer Programs Coordinator at Goucher College, in Baltimore.  “I organize all housing, meal, and other requests for those summer camps and conferences run through the Events Office. I plan every aspect of their campus stay. I also work with organizing the housing, meals, and classroom space for our graduate programs and summer research projects. I love it, but it’s hard staying focused when everyone else is on vacation!
Oh, Lana	2001	After working for consulting firms in the D.C. region, she lived in Belgium, got a graduate degree in Migration Studies at the Brussels School for International Studies.   In 2010, is living in Uganda, working for the International Organization for Migration:  http://uganda.iom.int/
O’Hara, Megan	2007	After graduation, I worked for the Audubon MD-DC as an environmental educator, then as a case management intern for the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian relief organization.  I am currently working for the City of Baltimore as a Pollution Control Analyst (biologist) and in spring 2009, I will start the MS program in Environmental Science and Policy at Johns Hopkins University.
Overholser, Anne (now Geisinger)	1990	Worked as Quality Specialist and in Customer Service at McCormick & Company, in Baltimore.  Now an IT Technical Services Manager at Lockheed Martin.
Parks, Kevin	2007	In 2008 completed the Master’s program in Philosophy at Brock University in Canada.  Now working for a government agency in the D.C. area.
Pearson, Dan	2004	“In the D. C. area, doing paralegalish stuff.”  In 2014, started law school at George Washington University.
Perilla, Rob	2006	Studied at Tai Sophia Institute, at Maryland University of Integrative Health, and is now a licensed and self-employed acupuncturist: Self-Care Acupuncture, in Annapolis.
Perrie, Matt	1992
Petit, Ross	1999	Last seen living in San Diego.
Pfau, Harris	2011	Working retail at Earth Treks Climbing Centers as well as teaching climbing classes here and there. It pays the bills.Considering law school.
Pinilla, Gabe	1999	Tended bar in Florida, with a view of sunsets.  Ended up in law school and now practices in Ft. Lauderdale, doing business and commercial law at The Solomon Law Group.
Ploger, Rob	1993	Woodworking in Tucson, making musical instruments and furniture, and teaching tai chi:  www.rploger.com
Poling, Greg	2007	Taught English in elementary school in Shanghai (which is where he spent the spring of his junior year) to further his study of Mandarin.  Then returned home and worked odd jobs while applying to grad school.  In 2010 Greg began the M.A. program in Comparative and Regional Studies, focusing on Asia, at American University’s School of International Service, in D.C. While in grad school, he worked in D.C. at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in their Southeast Asian program—first as an intern, then as a research assistant (a staff position), and then upon completion of the M.A. program in May 2012, as a research associate  “I am a fellow in the Southeast Asia chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a non-partisan think tank in Washington, DC, where I manage research projects aimed at guiding U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific at large, and Southeast Asia in particular. My work seems at first blush decidedly non-philosophical, but my background in philosophy has given me some important legs up in my field. The logic and critical thinking skills I learned as a philosophy major have proven invaluable, both during my graduate education and in the think tank world. And without the background in ethics I gained at SMCM, I probably would not have decided to pursue international relations as a form of public service in the first place.” Greg is the author of The South China Sea in Focus: Clarifying the Limits of Maritime Dispute (CSIS, July 2013) and a coauthor of From Strength to Empowerment: The Next Generation of U.S.-Malaysia Relations (CSIS, May 2012), Sustainable Energy Futures in Southeast Asia (CSIS, December 2012), and A U.S.-Indonesia Partnership for 2020: Recommendations for Forging a 21^st Century Relationship(CSIS, September 2013). In September 2012, he married Nicole Norfolk, and the two live in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
Pollack, Debbie	1998	Completed in 2006 the Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh, with a year-long internship at SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse. Now in clinical private practice near there, and occasionally teaches a course at the university.
Pollock, Adam	2008	I was a Peace Corps volunteer working with the NGO AIESEC in Ohrid, Macedonia. I also did a decent amount of work with the local Red Cross.
Polster, Devin	2000	After graduation, taught Literature part-time at the College of Southern Maryland.  Served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand.  Completed the M.A. program in International Relations at the University of Chicago, followed by working in international finance.  Worked in D.C. overseeing disasters and coordinating federal recovery efforts for the government, then moved to San Francisco, still working for the federal government.
Porter, Jill	1990	After getting her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership,  with concentrations in Peace Education and Global Education, she is now Professor of Education and Philosophy, and University Field Supervisor, at AlliantInternational University, in San Diego, where she teaches peace education, critical thinking, and education and ethics.  She occasionally leads students on study tours to Egypt, where she was on 9/11.  JillSPorter at otmail dot com
Posey, Sarah (now Sarah Sharpless)	2006	Worked (mostly from home) in legal research for a Bethesda firm.  Then as general manager of the Woodlands Grill, in Wildewood, in California, Maryland. Then as the Food & Beverage manager at the Hilton Garden Inn in Solomons.
Powers, James (J.G.)	1990
Prendergast, Alison (Ali)	2005	Lived in Silver Spring, where I was still yelling about theological dilemmas, looking for a job that let me organize things. I was the Assistant Store Manager at the Barnes & Noble in Georgetown, then worked in Operations for three years for a D.C. public charter school. After getting her MBA at UVA, got a job in Buffalo in 2014 as an Executive Associate for M&T Bank’s Internal Consulting group.
Pressley, Kacie	2006	In August 2007, I moved to Thailand, stopping off in China.  Now work for the Prince George’s County (MD) fire department.
Prybylski, Nate (now Nate Frost)	2006	Graduated a semester early from Drexel law school.  Passed the Maryland bar in February 2011. As of 2013, still hadn’t found a job beyond document review, despite my best efforts. (The recession of 2008 created quite a glut of J.D.s.) In 2015, “I got a job working as an attorney at the Social Security Administration. Administrative Law Judges make decisions as to whether or not a person is entitled to SS benefits, and I extrapolate the evidence and write the actual decision to support the judge’s determination.”
Puvapiromquan, RateeluckTarn (now Rateeluck Tarn Goelling)	2001	Tarn is an electrician (a journeyman inside wireman) in D.C. and is active in the AFL-CIO and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.  She was married in September 2014.
Rader, Bill	2010	Entered University of Maryland School of Law, focusing on health law.  Got an internship for after his first year with Judge Kenney (a long-time adjunct at SMCM) at the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Now works for the Social Security Administration.
Ramsey, Mukhtar	1998	In 2007, got a Master of Science of Oriental Medicine from the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture.  Now a self-employed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, in Scottsdale, AZ.
Raftery, Meghan	2005	I graduated and moved to Baltimore for two years.  I then moved to D.C. and worked with a government contractor working for the Department of Defense, while I completed a Masters of Science program in Information Systems at UMBC.  Working as an analyst for BAI, Inc., in Arlington, VA.
Ranta, Annamarei (née Wittmann)	1994	Received her M.D. from Penn State; practiced neurology in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Married to John Ranta (’97), moved to Atlanta in 2004, then to New Zealand, where she is now the Executive Clinical Director of Medical Services at New Zealand’s capital’s major hospital.
Ranta, John	1997	Worked in computers in Charlottesville, Virginia, until 2004, when he, Anna Ranta (’94) and daughter Syrah moved to Atlanta.   Completed the M.A. program in Philosophy at Georgia State University in fall 04, and they’ve moved to New Zealand., where John now co-chairs the New Zealand Green Party.
Rattey, Justin	2013	For the first part of 2014, I will be working as Project Manager for Good360, which is a non-profit located in Alexandria, VA, which distributes unused goods from larger organizations (e.g., Target, Wal-Mart) to non-profits that need them. In 2015 I began the Ph.D. program at Georgetown in political science, focusing in political theory, which uses coursework from both my undergraduate majors (philosophy and political science).
Rebeck, Sharon	1998	After having lived outside of Boston while working as a copy editor, getting a masters in education, teaching two years in a Waldorf school, slicing meat in a deli, running a farmers’ market for a local bakery (none of those things simultaneously), she is now living and teaching in Boulder.  Completed her Masters in Counseling Psychology and “working primarily with a mindfulness-based somatic modality.”
Reidinger, Nicole	2013	In the summer after graduation, attended the Summer Publishing Institute in New York, to explore working in publishing. Then worked in D.C. for the Endocrine Society, helping to arrange their conferences. In summer 2014, I moved to their publishing department (medical journals).
Reuben, Danny	1998 RELG	I graduated in 2001 with an M.A. in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University (in Boulder).  I have completed all my class work for my Ph.D. in Buddhist and Hindu Philosophy and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies (outside of San Francisco), and am now in my dissertation proposal phase.  I saw Tom Waits in concert (2 nights in a row) while living in Boulder.  I’ve added to the tattoo collection and now have my entire back done (my dedication to the major religious traditions of the world)….I just got back from giving two talks in Hawaii at the International Conference on Arts and Humanities, and am giving another talk in March 2004 at Wittier College in Los Angeles.  Been doing Sanskrit for the past 3 ½ years, have an awesome cat named little one (she’s not fat, she’s big boned)…still watching hockey, still being punk (even more so now a days) and of course I’m living in San Francisco.  Still drinking lots of diet coke, smoking too much for my own good, and still don’t do drugs….go figure….well, I guess it’s time to end with my new catchy phrase that I made up, “I tried to take myself seriously once, but got hurt…I’m better now, as long as I take my meds…”  dan the man, or fnord, or shakes, or whatever-strikith-thou….and I still can’t spell….
Roberts, Hilary	1993	Taught little ones in Baltimore County public schools, till 2015, when she left BCPS to become director of the Homewood Early Learning Center at Johns Hopkins.
Roberts, Jesse	1993	Worked as coach for the women’s soccer team at UW—Green Bay, and then for Clemson University and TowsonUniversity.  In Baltimore now, working as Director of Enrollment and Marketing director for a Catholic HS in Baltimore, while finishing (done in 2011) an MBA from Loyola University.  Was the Director of Admission at West Nottingham Academy in Cecil County for three years.
Roche, Matt	2000	During his final semester at SMCM,  he started working at the Capital Research Center, a Washington think tank that monitors trends in philanthropy and corporate giving, and continued there for a couple of years.  Then he worked for a few years as a fundraiser for the Tax Foundation (www.TaxFoundation.org), a think tank in Washington, D.C.  Although he long vowed never to become a lawyer, he graduated from Catholic University’s law school in May 2009.  He is married and a board member of America’s Future Foundation (www.americasfuture.org) and lives in D.C. (cell: 202-390-7474)
Rockler, Jeremy	2009	I am currently living in Buffalo, NY where I worked in the year after graduation as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, trying to set up a CityCorps program in the city of Buffalo.  CityCorps seeks to connect AmeriCorps with the City of Buffalo government, channeling volunteer energies to respond to the needs of Buffalo residents.  I would certainly recommend AmeriCorps as an option for those future grads looking for a unique way to get experience in the ‘real world’!  I stayed in Buffalo the next year, to work for the city, and then worked as a bank teller and next as a loan administrator for First Niagara Bank.  Got married in 2012. Completed the Masters of International Management degree (through UMUC), with a concentration in Financial Management, and now working for Citigroup, supporting Latin American traders (based in NY) trading in foreign currency products. It’s an opportunity to work hands-on with the international financial markets, and to learn some Spanish, too!
Rubin, Paula	See “Swann, Paula”
Rudin, Bryan	2014	Was the Africa editor at Cartogracy.com. In December 2017, completed his certificate in Intelligence, and three days later, reported for his first day as a police officer trainee for the City of Baltimore.
Saah, Christopher	1998	After graduation…  Then lived in L.A. for two years, before moving back to the D.C. area.  Enrolling in fall 2004 in the Maryland Institute, College of Art, in their Photography and Digital Imaging program.   Samples of stills available at http://www.safelightfilms.com
Sachs, Elizabeth	1995
Sanders, Stacy	2004	Planned to enroll in the Ph.D. program in Philosophy/Applied Ethics at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, until she found out she was accepted as a Research Assistant at The Hastings Center, in New York (www.thehastingscenter.org), which specializes in bioethics.  She spent two years there, and although Bowling Green agreed to defer her admission and financial package for those two years, she decided in the meantime to enter the Masters of Social Work program at the University of Michigan.  After completing that, having focused on geriatric social work, she worked as a field organizer, and then ultimately as director, for the Elder Economic Security Initiative, within Wider Opportunities for Women, a non-profit advocacy organization in Washington, DC. She then became director of the National Neighbors Silver program, which, under the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, works to ensure banking and credit services and adequate housing for economically vulnerable older adults. Since 2012, she has moved to the non-profit Medicare Rights Center, where she is the Director of Federal Policy.
Sanford, Rachael	2002	Graduated in 2005 from law school at University of Denver.  Living in Danville, Virginia, working for mid-sized law firm Clement & Wheatley (www.clementwheatley.com), where I practice family law and general civil litigation.
Sarlin, Kristen  (now Greenberg)	1993	Married to Josh Greenberg (on this page).
Saviano, Kim	1993	Worked doing tech stuff for a loan company in the Denver area. As of 2015, is project manager/senior business analyst for Bross Group, as well as a mediator at Rational Resolution.
Schack, Lizzie	2018
Schell, Dan	2010	I am spending two years as team leader with Americorps National Civilian Conservation Corps. In the first year, I managed a team of 18-24 year olds who worked on four projects, including building a house in Baton Rouge, working at a heritage farm in Arizona, working at an outdoor education center in Jamestown, Colorado, and removing tornado debris in Joplin, Missouri. Following Americorps, my tentative plan is to attend grad school.
Schermerhorn, Jack (Calvin)	1998	Received a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and following a year off, enrolled in the Ph.D. program in American History at UVA.  After completing that, went to Arizona State University, where he has two daughters and is now an Associate Professor of History.  In 2011 he published Money over Mastery, Family over Freedom: Slavery in the Antebellum Upper South (JHU Press), and in 2015 The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815-1860 (Yale Press).
Schisler, Mikhael (Al)	2019
Schoming, Ella	2011	Is married and still playing some rugby. By day, is a clerical specialist at a retirement and assisted living facility in Westminster, Maryland.
Schultz, Anthony	2005	Completed the MAT program at Towson University, and is working in the Baltimore County Public Schools as aS.T.A.T. teacher, helping to drive instruction and professional development for teachers in his elementary schools. So he coaches teachers.
Sellouk, Jamie	2008	Pursued training as a chef, while working in Israel, till cutting a tendon in his hand put an end to that. In 2015, passed the test in Brighton, England to become a certified sommelier—one of few such in Israel. As of October 2015, working at a restaurant in Israel as a sommelier. Then in May 2016, opened his own consulting business: wine tours, menu design, workshops, etc.—all with an emphasis on Israeli wines.
Severy, Leslie	See “McDowell, Leslie”
Shapiro, Rachael (now Lipton)	1999	After St. Mary’s, I went on tour with a punk rock band, waitressed and rock-climbed in Colorado and completed a graduate program in journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I moved to New York City, where I live with my musician/composer husband. I’m the copy chief of features and entertainment at the New York Post, and I am happy.
Sharp, Jean Allison  (now Ali Sharp Church)	2003	Worked for two years in the Choice program in Baltimore, helping at-risk high-schoolers stay “on-track.”  In 2005, moved to Tennessee, and in 2008, married SMCM alumnus Mikey Church, in St. Inigoes.  Spent two years in Montana working as a youth care worker for a temporary shelter for teens.  In 2010, moved to Tajikistan as Mikey’s research assistant on his Fulbright, studying water poverty.  Back in Missoula, received an MSW in 2014 from University of Montana, having decided that social work is philosophy in action. Now they are living in Dixon, Montana with nine chickens, four turkeys, and one dog on the Salish Kootenai Reservation where Ali works as a critical access hospital and hospice social worker.
Sheils, Will	2002	Worked in Annapolis for several years, doing advertising for a sailing magazine. Then traveled to Europe in fall 2005. I am currently living Annapolis and working for an East Coast yacht company in yacht sales (www.intrinsicyacht.com). Actually, my philosophy degree has proved it’s relevancy in sales and acting as a mediator between buyers and seller.  Who would have thought?
Shephard, Molly	2015	Several months post-graduation I received the opportunity to work at a grassroots marketing start-up. That position propelled me into my current position, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Media Prowler, a leaning in the online marketing industry. I have been with Media Prowler since the summer of 2017. In March 2018, I launched withMolly.com, a blog that provides the “big sister” outlook on everything from relationships to skincare. We cover all facets of internal and external beauty with a focus on building feminine power, heavily influenced by Professor Emerick’s class “Feminism and Philosophy.” Within its first year withMolly.com hit several important goals, including reaching 17,500 monthly visitors and 31,000 site hits per month. As of summer 2019, I consider myself a 9-5 marketer, a 5-9 blogger, and a 24/7 ultramarathoner (with a 100-miler on my horizon for March 2020).
Shepherd, Matt	1999	After graduating I sat by my parent’s pool a la The Graduate for about 3 weeks.  Then I got a job at an educational research organization.  I worked there for about 5 years first as a research assistant, then as a web developer, and finally as a network engineer/help-desk monkey. During the first year of work I learned what Homer meant when he said, “The boy reminds me of myself when I was his age . . . before the weight of the world broke my spirit.”  Then I sold my soul and took a job as the IT Manager for a lobbying firm.   As of 2019, I am VP and founding partner of MindPoint Group, a cybersecurity firm that was listed in 2019 as the Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work. My wife Leena, also an SMCM alum, has moved to that company, too.
Siegel, Aaron	2011	In Chicago, enrolled in the John Marshall Law School.
Sijgers, Garrett	2017
Siler, Jeff (Darrion)	2007	Started as an early childhood music specialist at Bach 2 Rock, in D.C.  In the off-season, played baseball in Belgium for the Merchtem Cats. Then spent 3 years in Lisbon, teaching English, philosophy, and brewing, as well as coaching baseball. Now back in Baltimore area, working as Director of Baseball and Softball Operations at Extra Innings Baltimore North.
Silver, Jacob	2013	I enjoy working with kids, especially in an outdoor setting, and I’d like to see a bit more of our beautiful country. In addition, I’d like to keep studying philosophy. Hopefully, a graduate school will have me one day. So for the summer of 2013, I returned to a supervisory position at the Quaker outdoor education camp in NC that I’ve worked at. Then in the fall, I returned to St. Mary’s County, to work full-time at Evenstar organic farm, to sit in on additional philosophy classes, and to serve as a course assistant for Philosophy 101, and then for Philosophy 120 in the spring of 2014. In the summer of 2014, I will hike part of the Appalachian Trail, then return to the NC outdoor education camp as a rock-climbing instructor. Then on for a 2-year stint as a teacher and “houseparent” at the Arthur Morgan School (a progressive boarding school near Ashville, NC, for 7-9^th graders, in the Quaker and Montessori traditions).
Singer, Craig	1999	Worked at Legg Mason, until moving to New York in 2007, to work for Citicorps, and an analyst covering the banking sector.
Siuta, Sandy	1994	Living in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Skopp, Bethany	1999	After graduating from George Washington University’s School of Law, started in 2003 working as an attorney in the Prince George’s County Public Defender’s Office.
Slaght, Christopher	1997	After graduation, became a teacher (getting a M.A. in English Lit from Middlebury College), teaching English and history in a few villages in Alaska. As of 2015, is teaching in Fairbanks, where he continues to learn new things and has a very hot sauna.
Sloboda, Melissa (now Supik)	2006	Working at JHU’s School of Medicine.
Smith, Alana  (now Davenport)	2001	After the MA program in “Humanities and Social Thought” at NYU, and working in Manhattan part-time as an office Manager, Alana returned to Maryland and to pursue her MSW at the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work.
Smith, Allison	2011
Smith, Jordan	1994	As of October 2015: “I am currently re-rigging the USS Constellation, in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. My jobs usually center on working on or captaining boats and tall ships. I live on my boat in Annapolis with my girlfriend.”
Smith, Nathan	2013	I’ve been keeping quite busy since graduation with work and travel. Since May of 2013, I’ve bicycled across the U.S., and while working as a bike mechanic for DC’s Capital Bikeshare, traveled to England, Ireland, and New Zealand. Since early 2014 I’ve managed procurement and logistics at a start-up subscription business in Columbia, MD, named Friends and Farms. We work with local and regional food producers of all types to deliver bundles of meal-ready groceries to our customers in the Baltimore area. It’s a great job. I’ve learned so much about food and cooking, as well as managing myself and others. My SMP was a look at the moral structure and teachings of the Slow Food movement, and it basically got me my job. The research required for my SMP was my introduction to food systems, policy, and history, and I draw on that knowledge every day at work.
Smith, Susan	2012	After graduation, I will be working at Fish Whistle as a server in Chestertown, Md for the summer. I will also be a teaching assistant for a Horizons program at Radcliffe Creek School. In the fall, I will be attending graduate school at Salisbury University (but will be living in Chestertown and going to a satellite program at Chesapeake College) to acquire a Master’s in Social Work. I plan to work while going to school and eventually I plan to be a social worker in Maryland.
Snyder, Henry	2000	Henry Snyder tries to keep things interesting. After getting a Master’s, he now lives in South Carolina, where he counsels the at-risk youth of our proud nation. He has previously lived in VA, NC, MD, and your momma’s closet. He enjoys e-mails, surfing, bebopping, and scatting. And writing, having written and directed short films.
Sottek, T.C. (Timothy)	2008	A week after graduating, I got down to business!  I’m working with the National Parks Conservation Association (www.npca.org) as a “Research Coordinator” (a.k.a. lobbyist) for conservation issues.  If you’re curious about why lobbyists and special interests are good for democracy, shoot me an email! Then in 2013, moved to NYC to take a position at The Verge.
Southgate, Karl	2005	Taught English in Japan.  Then lived in Ashville, NC, making music there, then Charleston, SC. Now in Chicago “becoming a shrink” at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Sower, Clinton	1996
Stanton, Kevin	1994	Got his MA in Philosophy from Colorado State University in 2001, and is an adjunct instructor of philosophy at Front Range Community College.
Stauffer, Zach	2017	Working in groundskeeping at Camp Maria Retreat Center, and studying for the GREs.
Stearns, Easton	2008	Manager and head mechanic at The Catonsville Bike Shop, in MD.
Stevenson, Ian	1999	After graduation, completed the Master of Liberal Studies program at St. John’s College in Annapolis, and worked for a couple of years for the National Coalition for the Homeless, in Washington, D.C.  Then moved to a lobbying firm in D.C., working as an accountant.  Married in 2005.  Then “a wonky ontologist [that’s right: OWL] for a semantic technology company” in Hunt Valley, MD. Starting in fall 2014, got a full-time job with Baltimore City Public Schools, teaching Information Technology to 10-12 graders in west Baltimore.
Stockmeyer, Ed	2006	After completing law school at the University of Minnesota, is an attorney in Minneapolis.
Storms, Karen	1992	After graduation, began the M.A. program in Philosophy at University of Connecticut, and cut that short in order to return to work in the theater community in D.C., including at Arena Stage. Now the stage manager for the Washington Ballet.
Strakna, Adam	2018
Strauss, Ethan	2007	Worked as a clinical assistant at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, while working on his Master’s in Social Work (Families and Children) at the University of Maryland (Baltimore).  Now doing social work, mostly with children, in Harford County, Maryland
Surlis, Aidan	1996	After graduation, went to work selling real estate in the Annapolis area. Still there as of 2014, though also busy with three children.
Sutt, Christina	2008	Finished law school at the University of Baltimore, and passed the bar. But her timing was unfortunate, for she hit the job market just when, because of the recession, there was the largest glut of J.D.s in recent memory. Is now teaching in an alternative high school in Baltimore while finishing up (in 2015) her master’s in teaching. “It’s challenging, but very rewarding, and a lot more interesting than law was.”
Sutton, Charles	1999	Completed the doctoral program in Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts, and is now a Reader at the University of Edinburgh.
Swann, Paula  (née Rubin)	1994	In 1997, I received an M.A. from St. John’s College in Annapolis where I also met my husband, John Swann.  I completed another Bachelor’s program at UMBC in Computer Science in 2001.  I am now working as a computer scientist in the D.C. area.  I’m also on the board of my county’s literacy council and have been a reading tutor for an adult for over two years.
Swearengen, Ken	2006	For the summer was the Aquatics Director at a Boy Scout camp on the Eastern Shore.  Then I entered the MA program in Philosophy (Mind, Language, and Knowledge) at University College, Dublin. After completing that (my thesis was about how our concepts of the world mesh with our actual experience of it), I headed back to Baltimore and became a copywriter for a small publishing company, focusing on finance and health. I did that for about 5 years, until the ennui started to sink in; I decided that I enjoy writing as a hobby much more than as a job. So I went back to school and got my BS in Information Systems and Technology Management from the University of Baltimore.  In mid-2015, I started a job as software programmer, where I utilize all that logic I learned while studying philosophy. It’s great applying the logic I learned to solving the puzzles that software development provides. Not only does it keep me interested in my work, but I usually get to learn something new every day.
Sweeney, Jennifer	1998
Taflan, Anna	2019
Teti, Stowe	1993	After graduation, began the M.A. program in Philosophy at University of Connecticut. Returned to the D.C. area and worked designing furniture. Then did architecture, as a managing partner at T-Squared Architecture, living in Potomac, Maryland. From 2010-2018, he was a clinical ethicist at Children’s National Health System, consulting on all manner of cases in pediatric ethics and writing about them. In 2019, he moved to Cambridge, Mass. to begin life as a faculty member of the Harvard University Medical School Center for Bioethics, teaching in the Masters of Bioethics program, where he is needed to shore up students’ understanding of Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and the like. He continues to edit the journal Pediatrics Ethicscope, and will be taking over as editor-in-chief of the HMS Bioethics Journal. His daughter plans to begin attending St. Mary’s in fall 2019.
Thelin-Knox, Vanessa	2006	In August 2014, finished her 3-year program in acupuncture, at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies, in Pennsylvania, and then began her own practice in Bethesda, Maryland: www.holisticacupuncturebethesda.com/
Thomassen, Ben	2001	Worked for a small internet design company in D.C. Then 2003-2005 in the M.A. program in Liberal Studies at University of Chicago.  Then law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Now an associate attorney at a firm in Chicago.
Thompson, David	1992	Worked for a series of internet service providers, through their success and purchase by larger companies. Now works for Dataprise, a managed service provider that serves businesses.
Thurlow, Barbara	1990	Does photography and portrait art in D.C.  For years was on the volunteer staff at the National Zoo, working with the gorillas and the reptiles; although not now a volunteer, she still regularly visits the gorillas.  “My husband, Brian Williamson, is still tolerating me after almost 12 years.  He is a gravedigger and a fan of Tolkien and Jung.  Oh, and we have a very handsome black cat named ‘Scootch.’  He’s our only child.”
Tomcsik, Jeff	1999	After a couple of years working as a mate on a charter fishing boat (out of Scheible’s, south of the College), got his Masters of Arts in Teaching degree from the College of Notre Dame (through the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center).  Taught middle school in Charles County, MD for 2 years, and got married.  In spring 2005 received his Captain’s license and runs a weekend charter boat out of Scheible’s, while managing a dental office during the week.
Trainor, Tripp	2014	Entered the University of Baltimore Law School in 2015, with an interest in juvenile defense.
Tupper, Kelton	2016	I will be working at St. Mary’s as an intern with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, where I will be doing my best to care for students throughout their time at college.
Turner, Chelsea	2006	Worked after graduation at the Library of Congress, and in 2010 started the Master’s of Public Policy program at the University of Maryland.  As of 2015, she is a health care analyst for the National Association of Quality Assurance.
Tyree, Adrian	2006	Since my graduation, I have worked primarily in the direct care, human services field. I’ve held various community-based and management positions. Most notably, in 2009 I began public service with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services. I worked for five years as a probation officer/case management specialist, before being promoted to management in 2014. In 2011 I began training in Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art and reality-based self-defense system. Since 2013 I’ve been a certified Krav Maga instructor with Krav Maga Maryland. How has my St. Mary’s Philosophy coursework helped me? I would say that my professional life after SMCM encompasses sharing the values I received as a philosophy major (and religious studies; I double-majored). Respecting others’ humanity. Asking the difficult questions. Identifying problems and then actively being a part of the solution. I live these values when I teach self-defense and in my public service.  I’ve helped those with mental and emotional disabilities to improve their life balance, and I contribute to public safety and the rehabilitation of delinquent youth through DJS.
Um, Ennis	2018
Underwood, Alexis	2018	In the year after graduation, worked for The Literacy Lab as a tutor.
Vargas, Patrick	1992	Completed PhD in social psychology from The Ohio State University, in 1997.  Spent one year as post-doc in Sydney, Australia, at University of New South Wales.  Now a professor of advertising and psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Recently got first professional haircut in 12 years.  (Jan. 04)
Virga, Michael	2012	After graduation, I worked in Tucson as a volunteer for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps from August 2012 to August 2013, at Community Home Repair of Arizona, Inc (CHRPA).  After that, I continued working at CHRPA for a year as a low-paid employee.  Beginning in January 2015 I began working with the Arizona Conservation Corps as a crew member; I have since advanced to the position of crew leader, leading a crew of seven other members to complete projects for the Forest Service, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
Vorhis, Chris	2007	Taught English in Dalian, China for three years.  Learned Mandarin Chinese.  Got married to an amazing woman, Ji Shi, in summer 2010.  Currently at College Park's Maryland School of Public Policy as a Robertson Fellow, studying ISEP (International Security and Economic Policy) MPP '12.  Loves all things international, and has plenty of advice for those who want to teach English overseas (esp. in China).
Waller, Dave	2006	Living in Panama City, Florida, working as a photographer—family shots on the beach, and that sort of thing.
Waro, Wyatt	1997	I was painting high-rises in Hawaii shortly after graduation in ’97. I did that for about 5 months before coming back to St. Mary’s where I worked as a Contract Administrator for a small defense contractor in Lexington Park for about 8 months before moving to DC. I worked for myself doing some home improvement work for 5 months while also working for a real estate firm and then another govt. contract as a technical writer for another 5 months. Then I got the job as a satellite controller at Goddard Space Center, and stayed there over 2 yrs., followed by two more years working for XM Satellite Radio. I moved in w/ my bro in So. Jersey, delivering newspapers and selling BMX & mountain-bike parts via eBay for a few months. Then, I moved back to St. Mary’s and lived in a shack w/ this local girl, her mom, 3 kids, 1 runaway girl and 20 cats in the last old non-wealthy home off Breton Bay. I lived off unemployment and eBay during this time before I just had to get the hell out. So I moved to Hawaii and just resumed my mountain-biking, bodyboarding and spearfishing hobbies living w/ my uncle and auntie until my unemployment checks ran out. Then I got a job at Club Femme Nu, Hawaii’s best strip club, where I worked as a bar waiter full-time.  In mid-2004, I started working as a baggage handler for the TSA at Honolulu International Airport.  In between all my jobs I managed to travel quite a bit. Really enjoyed the 4 corners region of the US and all of California. Enjoyed Norway and Sweden a lot too.
Wates, Tyler	2014
Watters, Andrew	2007	Worked for a pedicab company in Newport, then in Boston.  Now in SF, where he is sailing and managing the local branch of the pedicab company.
Weaver, Adam	2003	After graduation, worked as a … at the law firm of …. In D.C.  Then started and graduated from law school at Catholic University. Working now as an attorney in D.C.
Weeks, Cathy	See “Wright, Cathy”
Weingarten, Abby	2015	Have a paid position on the Pine Ridge Lakota reservation in South Dakota, as a program supervisor for the non-profit Re-Member.
Wentzel, Beth  (née Leddy)	1998	Attended Naropa Institute, in Buddhist studies in Boulder, Colorado.  Now practicing eastern medicine in Manhattan, as Beth Leddy Wentzel, L. Ac.   www.bethanyleddy.com
Whitaker, Aaron	1996	Lived for a while in St. Mary’s County, working for a military contractor in Lexington Park.  Then moved to San Diego to do the same.
White, Rob	2004	From St. Mary’s, I went on to law school, and then into politics. After spending several years working on Capitol Hill as Counsel to Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, I ran a hard-fought political race for DC Council At-Large in 2014, and now serve as Director of Community Outreach for DC Attorney General Karl Racine. More than any other course of study, my philosophy major pushed me to move from society’s conventional concepts of morality and idle altruism to the challenge of doing actual good. My personal politics, refined in my small philosophy classes, dictate that good is not in our intentions, but in how we actually help people. Once out in “the real world,” where the pace and consequences are swift, it can be nearly impossible to grapple with these foundational beliefs. So I can’t think of a better major for building strong and analytical public servants who are able to think through the noise and pressures of popular rhetoric to find meaningful ways to help.
Wilkinson, Nick	2017
Williams, Litsa (Beth)	2002	Got an M.A. degree in philosophy at the University of Warwick (England) in the year after graduation.  Then worked for a year in the Choice program in St. Mary’s County, helping at-risk high-schoolers stay “on-track.”  Since 2005 I went to work for a homeless outreach program in Baltimore, working as a case manager for homeless adults with mental illness.  At the same agency I then coordinated a United Way funded housing program for just regular old homeless people (i.e., not crazy).  While working I also went back and got my MSW (through which I did field work as an HIV case manager and worked at the VA hospital on the surgical ICU and facilitating a PTSD group).  And now I am seeking joy in the teeth of despair here in organ world, at the Living Legacy Foundation.  Essentially, my position used to entail going to hospitals all over the state to meet with families whose loved ones are about to die (typically as a result of senseless accidents or random brain bleeds) to discuss with them the possibility of organ donation.  Now I have been “promoted” to more administrative duties, helping to run the organization.
Winslow, Matt	1993	After graduation, worked as a living history interpreter at Historic St. Mary’s City for four years.  Completed law school at University of Wyoming, and practiced criminal law at a firm in Cody, Wyoming.  In 2005 he opened his own general-practice law firm in Cody, and looking to engage in what he called “righteous litigation,” which he explained as “when I get to stand up for someone whose rights are threatened by a vastly more powerful foe.  Most commonly I find it in criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury cases (I like fighting insurance companies).  It means that I get to do good in the world, and is the polar opposite of helping rich people fight about money.”  Then in 2015, became a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State, and moved to Washington, D.C.
Winterstein, Christopher	1991
Wittmann, Annemarei	See “Ranta, Annemarei”
Woods, Russell	2008	Immediately after graduation, I lazed around for but a short period of my days at a little house I rented in Chapel Hill, NC, my home town. Then I was working 40 hour weeks as a carpenter (old, wise Wittgenstein would be pleased). Then I got an MBA in the “Green MBA, Sustainable Enterprise” program at Dominican University of California. The motto of my MBA program was “Transform yourself, transform business, transform the world.” I’m attempting to work within corporations to drive sustainable ethics and radical economics. I now live in the San Francisco area, where I am a site manager for SBM Management Services, which contracts with Genentech to manage their facilities, including the world’s largest cell culture manufacturing facility. I operate a contract worth just shy of $10M annually. I have 12 administrative staff and nearly 80 line level employees who report to me. And all this in an extremely complex and heavily regulated industry. I regularly scoff at the irony that I wrote a polemic on overwork in the U.S. as my St. Mary’s Project, and now regularly work 60+ hours per week. I am an annual member of Black Rock City, as are my wife and son. In my free time my family and I attend music festivals and event—sometimes on stilts, always in costume.
Woodward, Hilary	2000	Is a Communications Representative for the National Association of Realtors, in D.C. Used to work downtown near the Mall in the communications office of the ill-named Graduate School, USDA (which is neither a graduate school nor technically part of the USDA). After graduating from St. Mary’s and before being sucked back to the Central Atlantic, I gave actual graduate school a go at the University of New Hampshire in their nonfiction writing master’s program, but it didn’t stick, unlike the snow that winter.
Wright, Geoff	1993	Works in computers in Anchorage.  Married to Cathy Wright (’93; née Cathy Weeks), with three kids.
Wright, Cathy Weeks	1993	Worked at the Borders bookstore in Anchorage, then as an administrative assistant in the Dept. of Mathematics at the University of Alaska.  Then got her bachelor’s degree in nursing and works two days a week as a pediatric nurse.  Married to Geoff Wright (’93).  They’re raising their three kids.
Y, b	2009	after graduation, i moved to baltimore, md, and worked at johns hopkins university and red emma’s bookstore. In the summer of 2010, i hauled off to seattle to teach, acquire a new name, and find out what the west coast was like. i’ve been here ever since. these days i work at two alternative high schools in the seattle public school district, where i put my philosophy degree to work every day as a post-secondary counselor. i also try to keep busy by studying generative somatics, cruising for dogs, and building transformative justice community with queer and trans folks of color. if you’re ever lost in the city, say hello.
Young, Caitlin	2007	Working for Sapienta, in D.C., as a program manager/business consultant for a contract with the Department of Homeland Security.
Young, Peter	2005	After the post-commencement summer working in D.C., I moved to Hawaii to find a job.  Now I’m back in D.C., working as the Assistant Director of Admissions at St. Anselm’s Abbey School, my alma mater.
Young, Rich	1992	I’m currently (in 2009) working as a web developer for the College of Engineering at Colorado State University.  The job is a recent change; my last employer (an overseas bicycle tour operator) was getting shaky in the current economy, so I left after 9 years there.  Current and former jobs were both half-time.  The other half of my time goes to homeschooling our 3 boys (4, 6 and 9), which is a great intellectual adventure on many levels and one of the best decisions I ever made. My wife Lorin Spangler (SMCM ‘92, history) is a half-time school teacher, so we are able to each have a (half?) career and share equally in the parenting and homeschooling duties. I left philosophy around 1995 after completing all coursework and ~50 pages of a thesis for a masters in phil at CSU.  I’m still tweaking the answer to why I stopped so close to the end; drop me a line for the latest version ;^)
Zuke, Scott	2009	Although I could not have known it at the time, my year-long, senior project (the St. Mary’s Project) in Philosophy, which was on democracy and the ethics of global development, opened my career path for me. After St. Mary’s, I continued my studies on this topic by getting a Master’s degree in the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. For years now, I have written, and still write to this day, a monthly column covering international political issues, often with a philosophical angle, for a local newspaper back home. I also served as a communications intern with Freedom House, an international organization that promotes democracy. I was able to leverage my writing, technical skills, and interest in foreign affairs to land a job at The Middle East Institute, a non-profit think tank in D.C. I now direct the communications department, managing the organization’s website, media relations, marketing, scholar interviews, and A/V production. Looking back, it suddenly all makes sense. Thanks SMP.

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