Simmons Alumnae/i Leading the Way

For the past 125 years, Simmons alumnae/i have challenged the status quo, broken down barriers, and helped to create a more just world.

Simmons alumnae/i comprise a diverse, interconnected community of passionate professionals, trailblazing luminaries, and inspirational agents of change. No matter your background or career path, if you graduated from Simmons you share a bond with more than 65,000 alumnae/i across the country and all over the globe. 

Learn more about alumnae/i from the past and present whose resolute leadership has transformed the world.

Please note: This list is meant to provide a sampling of our alumnae/i through history and is not an exhaustive list of all alumnae/i or their contributions.

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Headshot of Lenore Blum

Field of Work

  • STEM
  • Research
  • Education

Lenore Blum

Professor in Residence of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley

  • BS, 1963

Program(s) of Study

Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

Field of Work

  • Healthcare
  • Education

Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

Obstetrician and Medical Faculty at Howard University Medical School

  • BS, 1920

Program(s) of Study

  • Medical Secretarial Program
Senator Harriette L. Chandler ’83MBA

Field of Work

  • Politics and Government

Harriette L. Chandler

Massachusetts State Senator

  • MBA, 1983

Program(s) of Study

  • Business
Christine Darden sitting at a control panel

Field of Work

  • STEM

Christine Darden

Director of the Office of Strategic Communication and Education, NASA

  • Certificate, 1993

Program(s) of Study

  • Executive Education
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga

Field of Work

  • Social Work
  • Arts and Entertainment
  • Activism

Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga

Social worker, transgender activist, and domestic violence victims’ advocate

  • BSW, 2023

Program(s) of Study

Denise Di Novi standing at a podium

Field of Work

  • Arts and Entertainment

Denise Di Novi

Hollywood film producer

  • BA, 1977
  • HD, 1997

Program(s) of Study

Photo of is NBC News' Chief Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis

Field of Work

  • Journalism

Rehema Ellis

Television journalist for NBC News

  • BA, 1974
  • HD, 2000

Program(s) of Study