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now!
Kristin Dubrowski,
'99, kdubrowski@hotmail.com
News: I am currently living in Denver, CO. When I graduated, I was determined
to find a career where I could directly apply my degree. I'm happy to
say that I did -- I'm the shelter director of a domestic violence shelter
(Alternatives to Family Violence). In the fall I'm going to start graduate
school at Regis University to get my Master of Nonprofit Management.
I'm going to continue working at Alternatives and I'm excited to apply
all of my new knowledge. My favorite memory of WST at Cornell...? It
would have to be when I was in my second WST course, Feminist Art History,
and I decided to change my major (previously English). Good decision!
Staci Gurin, '96,
stacigurin@yahoo.com
News: I am currently living in Kansas City. I graduated from UMKC School
of Law in 1999 and I specialize in retirement plan administration. It
sounds dull, but I really enjoy it! I was often frustrated in WST classes
because I always wanted the right answer. In the last five years, I've
discovered that there aren't any "right" answers, and that's ok. I have
learned to pick and choose my battles and to focus on what is really
important to me. I thank WST for giving me the tools to learn this skill!
I also thank WST for exposing me to some truly amazing women.
Hannah Noack, '02,
hnoack@slc.edu
I am currently living in Bronxville New York where I am attending Sarah
Lawrence College for my masters in Women's History. I am getting married
this coming August so I am busy with wedding plans. My favorite memory
of WST would have to be in my feminist theory class where we put together
a web site that contained resources for women in the area. We had so
much fun putting it together and I think that it still exists on Cornell's
server.
Anna Norstedt, '02, anna_kristina02@yahoo.com
I recently lost my job at Arlington High School due to budget cuts, so I'm job seaching now. I just bought a car and am learning how to drive again after 9 years of not driving! I'm also living without roommates for the first time ever. When I have a steady job again I will go back to school to resume my work towards a teaching license in special education. (June 06)
Deirdre Rosenfeld, '96,
deirdre.rosenfeld@mnsu.edu
News: I'm living and working in Mankato, MN, where I work as the director
of the women's center at Minnesota State University. It's amazing how
every day I find myself drawing not only from the texts we read and
studied together, but also from wisdom I gained from faculty and classmates
on the Hilltop. I often look back to both my intro to WST and senior
seminar courses as eye-opening experiences, where I learned to see the
world in a different way. My life has certainly never been the same
since.
Jennifer Peck, '91,
jenpeck33@yahoo.com
News:I am living in Taos, New Mexico, where I have been for the last
ten years. I have been a masage therapist for five years, and I am currently
attending New Mexico Highlands University's graduate School of Social
Work to earn my Master's Degree. Social work is a field that appeals
to me for its socio-politically active tradition, and for its felxibilty
in approaches. I hope to gain further knowledge and training in somatic
psychotherapy techniques. I would welcome any correspondence.
Soraya J. S. Ramhormoz,
soraya9999@hotmail.com
News: Hi, I'm currently in London, studying for my Masters of Science
in Gender at the London School of Economics and Political Science (an
excellent program). I'm thinking of sticking around to do a PhD, so
I may be here for a few more years! I just got married (July 2003) and
barely had time for a honeymoon because we were so busy moving across
the Atlantic. I think one of my best memories of WST at Cornell was
having basically the same people in my core courses (intro, theory and
seminar) and getting to watch and help each other grow during our classes.
It was wonderful to see how we had gotten so much better from intro
to senior seminar!
Kelly Thornburg,
'99, kelly@ncap.com
News: It is so good to hear about what everyone is doing! After graduation
I accepted a rural development fellowship with the USDA, where believe
it or not, I was able to use WST to establish the Taskforce on Women
in Rural America, which is still alive and kicking! After the USDA,
I taught eighth grade U.S. History in Texas for about eight months.
The applicability of Women's Studies needs no explanation in that context.
Recently, I've moved back to DC, where I'm the assistant to the Executive
Director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers. It is an amazing
organization where I am privileged to work with people like Dr. Lee
Carhard of Stenberg v. Carhard fame, Dr. George Tiller and so many other
incredible providers. Please know that if anyone needs info about abortion/women's
health/whatever, we've got some good stuff I can offer up. I'd love
to talk with any of you.
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