Alumni
Our alumni work in a variety of fields, including technology, communications, academia and journalism. For a complete list of our alumni, please visit the Past Alumni page.
2022 l 2021 l 2020 l 2019 l 2018 l 2017 l 2016 l 2015
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Class of 2025
Jenna Casey
• Current Position: Applied Behavior Analysis Paraprofessional
• Related Field(s): discourse analysis
Annabelle Chua
• Current Position: Member of Technical Staff, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore
• Related Field(s): qualitative and quantitative data analysis, experimental design
Madison Enis
• Current Position: AI Product Strategist and Product Development Specialist, Wiley
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, product strategy & development
Aniya Harris
• Current Position: Program Coordinator, Center for Student Engagement, Georgetown University
• Related Field(s): student affairs, event and program management, leadership development
Camryn Hayes
• Current Position: Administrative analyst, FBI
• Related Field(s): cognitive science, African American Language, Black Academic Development Laboratory intern (BAD Lab, Stanford University)
Cindy Luo
• Current Position: Academic Success Coach, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, Arizona State University
• Related Field(s): scholarship program design and management
Class of 2024
Alexandra Berends
• Current Position: Analyst, Dept. of Defense
• Related Field(s): Chinese, intercultural communication, consulting
Emily Estrada
• Current Position: Associate digital editor, Oncology learning network, HMP Global
• Related Field(s): communication, editing, medical discourse, language and health
Chloe Evered
• Current Position: Research and Development Coordinator, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Related Field(s): speech analysis, language variation, interdisciplinary research
Shayna Foote
• Current Position: Human Research Protection Official, U.S. Department of Defense
• Related Field(s): human rights and welfare, educational programs, research ethics
Chelsea Lo
• Current Position: Immigration Operations Practice Specialist, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Related Field(s): project management, legal operations, data analysis
Roxane Robin
• Current Position: Junior Associate, Impact Research
• Related Field(s): communication, consulting, applied research
Class of 2023
Kathrin Baumann
• Current Position: Clerical Assistant, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, Switzerland
• Related Field(s): communication, consulting, content analysis
Dillon Call
• Current Position: Contracts Administrator, Federal Schedules, Inc. | FEDSched
• Related Field(s): Spanish, medical and legal interpretation and translation
Katelyn Carroll
• Current Position: Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) Developer, Five9
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, language and technology
Stephanie Chen
• Current Position: Associate Producer, NHK
• Related Field(s): content writing, conversational AI
Imani Cleamons
• Current Position: Quality Assurance Editor & Content Curator, Mother Tongue
• Related Field(s): creative writing, user-centered design, conversation analysis, conversation design, conversational AI, quality assurance
Parker DiPaolo
• Current Position: AI Innovation Specialist, PRADCO Outdoor Brands
• Related Field(s): generative AI, chatbot design, conversation analysis, communication
Sophie Henry
• Current Position: Conversation Designer, NLX
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, conversation analysis, ASL linguistics
Momoka Okamura
• Current Position: Associate Producer, NHK
• Related Field(s): communication, intercultural communication
Virginia Stouse
• Current Position: Program Manager, Mother Tongue
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, quality assurance
Katherine Swindler
• Current Position: Program Manager, Mother Tongue
• Related Field(s): discourse analysis, conversational AI, content editing, user-centered design, chatbot development
Dmitry Tereshenko
• Current Position: AI & Engineering Consultant (AI & Data Science), Deloitte
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, quality assurance, conversation design, conversation analysis, user experience (UX), project management
Nicole Rybak
• Current Position: Admissions Counselor, Drake University
• Related Field(s): communication, consulting, discourse analysis
Class of 2022
Victoria Becker
• Current Position: Associate, Orr Group
• Related Field(s): Nonprofit management and development
Lavon Davis
• Current Position: PhD candidate, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Related Field(s): Discourse analysis, examining Black professionals’ identity construction in higher education roles
John Dudley
• Current Position: Lead Scientist, Speech Signal Processing Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Related Field(s): Defense & security, natural language processing, Arabic and Somali linguistics
Kayla Garrett
• Current Position: Senior Marketing & Communications Project Specialist, Centene Corporation
• Related Field(s): Discourse analysis; diversity, equity & inclusion, communications, discourse analysis
Aine McAlinden
• Current Position: Senior Content Designer, Cleo
• Related Field(s): Conversation design, user experience
Rachel Lorch
• Current Position: Extension Associate, Events & Special Projects, University of Kentucky
• Related Field(s): K-12 education, diversity, equity and accessibility, discourse analysis
Mario Moreno
• Current Position: Program Manager, MotherTongue
• Related Field(s): Conversation design, user experience, large language modelling, natural language processing
Marcus Robinson
• Current Position: Instructional Designer, Apple
• Related Field(s): Discourse analysis, identity construction, inclusive language
Emily Schluper
• Current Position: Senior Associate, Communications, New York Life Insurance Company
• Related Field(s): Event management, language in the corporate workplace
Angelique Marie Southern
• Current Position: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Center of Education for Intercultural Communication, Seoul, Korea
• Related Field(s): EFL, discourse analysis, creative writing, communication
Parker Strubhar
• Current Position: Senior Specialist, Relativity
• Related Field(s): Media production
Class of 2021
Nicole Abou Samra
• Current Position: Researcher, Linguistic Insights & Analytics, Verilogue, Publicis Health
• Related Field(s): Discourse analysis, health communication
Peri Beckerman
• Current Position: Membership Coordinator, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Related Field(s): Museum studies, discourse analysis
Alexandra Chugunova Frazier
• Current Position: Communications Manager, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution
• Related Field(s): Multimedia design, communications
Emily Fisher
• Current Position: Senior Analyst, Business Intelligence, Publicis Health
• Related Field(s): Digital discourse analysis
Michaela Fox
• Current Position: English Language Teacher, Alexandria Public Schools
• Related Field(s): Education, intercultural communication
Alix Kraminitz
• Current Position: Staff Interpreter, Applied Development LLC
• Related Field(s): Discourse analysis, Narrative analysis, American Sign Language
Valentina Michelotti
• Current Position: Associate Director of Programs, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
• Related Field(s): Second language acquisition and multilingualism, language assessment, less commonly taught languages
Marcus Robinson II
• Current Position: Instructional Designer, Apple
• Related Field(s): digital discourse analysis
Class of 2020
Jordana Bickel
• Current Position: Visitor Services, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Related Field(s): Museum studies, discourse analysis
Katya Derzon
• Current Position: Paralegal Specialist, US Dept. of Justice, Antitrust Division
• Related Field(s): discourse analysis, science communication
Sara Grzywacz
• Current Position: Program Coordinator, Center for Intercultural Education and Development, Georgetown University
• Related Field(s): Language and health, discourse analysis of yoga, language and politics
Janine Karo
• Current Position: Senior Project Manager, Sommer Consulting
• Related Field(s): Mandarin, identity construction in digital media, multimodal discourse analysis
Jungyoon Koh
• Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in AI, Harvard University
• Related Field(s): Computer-mediated discourse analysis, language and identity, multimodal interaction, conversation design
Class of 2019
Tanner Call
• Current Position: Rater & Testing Specialist, FBI
• Related Field(s): Language Assessment, Government
Alannah Connolly
• Current Position: Language Strategist, maslansky + partners
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Rebecca Farkas
• Current Position: Technology Manager, Georgetown University
• Related Field(s) : Technology, Education
Serena Gleklen
• Current Position: Manager, Human Resources, Purple Strategies
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Shelby Lake
• Current Position: Director, Client Services, Morning Consult
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Tripp Maloney
• Current Position: Analyst, Listening & Linguistics, inVibe
• Related Field(s): Health Communication, Technology, Research
Katie Mikalnik
• Current Position: Management and Program Analyst/Editor, U.S. Department of Justice
• Related Field(s): Government, Management
Kenzie Offley
• Current Position: Digital/online Products Assistant, SAGE Publishing
• Related Field(s): Publishing, Technology
Jade Ponciano
• Current Position: Academic Services Coordinator, Elsmere Education
• Related Field(s): Education, Program Coordination
Margaret Rowe
• Current Position: Research Analyst at National Association of Independent Schools
• Related Field(s): Non-profit, Research, Education
Class of 2018
Gabriel Rodriguez
• Current Position: Freelance Writer
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Class of 2017
Cally Alessi
• Current Position: Data Scientist, Nielsen
• Related Field(s): Marketing, Data Science, Qualitative Research
Anne Butler
• Current Position: Qualitative Research Manager, Market & Communications Intelligence, Ascension
• Related Field(s): Health Communications, Program Coordination
Anne Musica
• Current Position: Program Coordinator, MA in Educational Transformation and MA in Learning, Design and Technology, Georgetown University
• Related Field(s): Education, Program Coordination
Julia Rayhill
• Current Position: Spanish Instructor, The Hotchkiss School
• Related Field(s): Education, Teaching
Hannah Sullivan
• Current Position: Language Strategist, maslansky + partners
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Emily Summers
• Current Position: Behavioral Methodologist, Nielsen
• Related Field(s): Marketing, Data Science
Peter Tontillo
• Current Position: Senior Associate, Hattaway Communications
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Ping-Hsuan Wang
• Current Position: Private English Teacher, Independent Scholar
• Related Field(s): Education, Teaching
Class of 2016
Katarina Starcevic
• Current Position: Director of Language Strategy, maslansky + partners
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Amy-Gabrielle Bartolac
• Current Position: Public Affairs Manager, Wireless Infrastructure Association
• Related Field(s): Management, Technology
Katherine Lucey
• Current Position: Vice President of Language Science and Communication, H.S. Dracones LLC
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Xiaopei Wu
• Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer, Red Marker
• Related Field(s): Computational linguistics, Natural Language Processing
Osama Atwa
Class of 2015
Gwynne Mapes
• Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer, Department of English, University of Bern
• Related Field(s): Education, Research, Teaching
Andrea P. Ferguson
• Current Position: Health Education Specialist, Lorain County General Health District
• Related Field(s): Government, Health Communication & Education
Hanwool Choe
• Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hong Kong
• Related Field(s): Multimodal discourse analysis, family discourse, food vlogging
Matthew Mermel
• Current Position: Arabic Translator, Industry Arabic
• Related Field(s): Translation/interpretation
Kristine Bundschuh
• Current Position: PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of New Hampshire
• Related Field(s): Education
Glenn Abastillas
• Current Position: Data Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Lauren J. Milligan
• Current Position: Data Scientist, Medical Science and Computing
• Related Field(s): Information Technology, Data Science, Research
Paige Arthur
• Current Position: Consumer & Product Insights Manager, him and hers
• Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting
Jehan Almahmoud
• Current Position: PhD Candidate in Sociolinguistics, Georgetown University Department of Linguistics
• Related Field(s): Education