Master's in Communications Management
BJ Bliss '01 MCM
Obtaining The Unonbtainable
Bliss secured a consultancy at a premier Fortune 100 firm after completing her degree.
Kelley Chunn '90 MCM
Not Business As Usual
Chunn helps organizations affect positive social change by using culturally sensitive cause-related marketing campaigns.
Lynn Ingraham Cole '97 MCM
Empowering Others
Executive Director of the Children's Center in Augusta, Maine, Cole works tirelessly to ensure that children with special needs develop the learning skills they need.
Mark O'Day '99 MCM
Thinking Ahead
Day knows the importance of looking ahead. "Effectively communicating your strategy in 30 seconds is a challenge I thrive on."
Carolyn Grimes '01 MCM
A New Focus
Grimes moved from a career at a high-end interior design magazing to the non-profit sector
Rebecca McCullough '03 MCM
Taking Risks
Several of McCullough's class projects were centered on the YMCA where she volunteered. Now she is their Director of Marketing and Development.
Barbara Moulton '04 MCM
Doing More With Less
Moulton once saw budget limitations as a challenge. Now she sees them as an opportunity.
Education
Kristen Abbet '00 MATESL
Bridging The Gap
Abbett says Simmons showed her how to teaching within a framework while still maintaining a student-centered cooperative learning approach.
Susan A. Ainsleigh '93 M.S.Ed., BCBA
A Scientific Approach to Solving Practical Problems
Ainsleigh sees a trend in special education to certify educators as behavior analysts.
Janelle Bradsaw '03, M.S.Ed. Urban Education, '04 CASGS Educational Leadership
From Theory to Practice
Bradshaw says she appreciated being able to bounce ideas off of her classmates during her first years of teaching.
Mark Ito '04 MAT
Life's Experiences
Ito decided to change careers and teach late in life, but says life's experiences helped him to be a better mentor.
Meera Lee Sethi '04, Children's Literature and Education
A New Way
Sethi says the Children's Literature program has given her a new way to look at and teach all literature.
Richard D. Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed., Visiting Professor, Special Education
Mindful of Excellence
Lavoie is an internationally recognized expert and consultant on learning disabilities.
Catherine Zusy '04 MAT
Inciting Awe, Wonder, and Curiosity
Zusy is eager to contribute to the making of whole, confident, and knowledgeable children who ultimately will make this world a better place.
English
Nathalie Handal '91, '93 English
Seduced By Words
Handal, a poet, playwright and writer, sees the world as a poem — a poem she keeps writing and rewriting.
History
Laura Prieto Ph.D., Associate Professor, History and Women's Studies
The Past as Present
Prieto looks to the past to understand current themes such as gender and consumer culture, women and education, and women's wartime roles.
Children's Literature
Meera Lee Sethi '04, Children's Literature and Education
A New Way
Sethi says the Children's Literature program has given her a new way to look at and teach all literature.
Gender/Cultural Studies
Marie Celestin '00 BA, Political Science, '02 MA GCS
A Penchant For Leadership
Hosts Girl TV, a live, weekly cable program that explores real life issues and provides an outlet for teen girls to get informed.
Jyoti Puri, M.A., Ph.D., associate professor, Sociology and Women's Studies
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Puri says Simmons' size allows for more substantive, interdisciplinary collaboration among colleagues.
Dual Degrees
Hobson Woodward '09, M.A. History, M.S. Archives Management
A Journey in History
Hobson turned a love for history into a career as an archivist, editor, and writer.
Jonathan Lill '03 LS
Finding a New Career
Lill, an artists' bookmaker, plans to pursue a career in special collections and archives.
Sarah Watkins '00 LS
The Magic of History
Watkins, acting curator at the U.S.S. Constitution museum, believes history helps us to learn about ourselves.