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What are our Alumni Doing?

To the proverbial question “what can you do with a history major?” Westmont’s history and social science alumni provide living proof that a wide range of vocational paths and opportunities are possible. With a strong Christian liberal arts education behind them, Westmont alums have headed out to exercise their distinctive gifts in many different ways and places. Here’s a sampling of what some very recent alumni are doing:

  • Lauren Pugh ‘06 is earning a Masters Degree in Early Modern European History at Cambridge University.
  • Myrna Perez ‘05 is earning a Ph D in the History of Science at Harvard.
  • ‘03 graduates Colin Gilliland, Seth Medefind, and Derek Price all attained their secondary education credential and are now teaching high school history in Lake Elsinore, California (Colin) and Merced, California (Seth and Derek).
  • Scott Tuurie ‘00 recently completed two years of teaching English to university students in China and has now moved to Bangalore, India where he is a language specialist for a consulting company that mostly works with Microsoft employees.
  • Brooke Pickerell ‘00 attended San Francisco Seminary and earned both a Masters of Theology and Masters of Divinity degrees. She is now campus minister at Williams College and associate rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
  • Garrett Fahy ‘04 spent the last two years in Washington, D.C. mostly working on the staff of Senator Rick Santorum. He begins law school at Pepperdine University this fall.
  • Nate Latta ‘00 completed his credential program in Elementary Education at Cal State Northridge and teaches second grade in Carpinteria.
  • Jessica Tangen Daniels ‘03 completed her Masters degree in teaching at Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota, and will be teaching three courses for the Bethel College history department during 2006-07.
  • Laura Brennan ‘05 is teaching physical education to elementary and junior high students at Carden Academy in Mission Viejo, California.
  • Michelle Bebb ‘00 is working on her Doctor of Psychology degree at Wright Institute Graduate School of Psychology. She previously earned a Masters degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University.
  • Andrew McGregor ‘05 traveled to India after graduation with six of his closest friends. He then moved to San Francisco and worked as a waiter and played frisbee. Andrew is now teaching high school mathematics and is completing his Masters in Education. He and his wife Diana live in Culver City, CA and enjoy reading, travel, cribbage, friends, family and cycling.
  • Mary Logue ‘00 is Assistant Librarian at Voskuyl Library at Westmont. She earned a Masters degree in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.
  • Katie Adnoff ‘07 is teaching junior high history and geography at Ventura County Christian school.
  • Leigh Kusinski ‘07 is studying at Columbia University for a Masters in Education.
  • Aaron Ziulkowski ‘02 earned a Masters degree in International Relations with an emphasis in Latin American Studies at George Washington University and is now employed in the Washington, D.C. area with Pact, Inc., an international development organization focused on community capacity building.