Alumni

MLC alumni work in positions as diverse as conversational AI, user experience research, healthcare communication, higher education, nonprofit management, natural language processing, security & intelligence, language strategy, instructional design and more.


Class of 2024

Roxane Robin
• Current Position:
Assistant Associate, Impact Research
• Related Field(s): communication, consulting

Shayna Foote
• Current Position:
Human Research Protection Official, U.S. Department of Defense
• Related Field(s): human rights and welfare, educational programs, research ethics


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:
Conversational AI Dialogue Writer, Mother Tongue
• 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:
Language Specialist, AI/LLM Practice, Innodata Inc.
• Related Field(s): generative AI, chatbot design, conversation analysis, communication

Sophie Henry
• Current Position:
ChatBot and Conversation Designer, TOMIS
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, conversation analysis, ASL linguistics

Momoka Okamura
• Current Position:
Communication Specialist, NAVEX Global
• Related Field(s): communication, intercultural communication

Virginia Stouse
• Current Position:
Quality Assurance Specialist, Mother Tongue
• Related Field(s): conversational AI, quality assurance

Katherine Swindler
• Current Position:
Quality Assurance Editor, Mother Tongue
• Related Field(s): discourse analysis, conversational AI, content editing, user-centered design, chatbot development

Dmitry Tereshenko
• Current Position:
Conversational and Generative AI (LLM) Quality Assurance Lead, Mother Tongue
• 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, fundraising & development

Lavon Davis
• Current Position:
PhD student, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Related Field(s): discourse analysis, examining Black professionals’ identity construction in higher education roles

John Dudley
• Current Position:
Senior Intelligence Analyst, Blue Halo
• Related Field(s): defense & security, natural language processing, Arabic and Somali linguistics

Kayla Garrett
• Current Position:
Marketing & Communications Associate, Centene Corporation
• Related Field(s): discourse analysis; diversity, equity & inclusion, communications, discourse analysis

Aine McAlinden
• Current Position:
Dialogue Designer, PolyAI
• Related Field(s): conversation design, user experience

Rachel Lorch
• Current Position:
Events & Communications Associate, InnovateEDU
• Related Field(s): K-12 education, diversity, equity and accessibility, discourse analysis

Mario Moreno
• Current Position:
Virtual Assistance Dialogue Writer, 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:
Outreach Associate, Capstone
• Related Field(s): event management, language in the corporate workplace

Angelique Marie Southern
• Current Position:
English Language Teacher, China
• Related Field(s): EFL, discourse analysis, creative writing, communication

Parker Strubhar
• Current Position:
Certification Specialist, Relativity
• Related Field(s): media production


Class of 2021

Nicole Abou Samra
Current Position:
Researcher, Strategy & Insights, Insagic
Related Field(s): Discourse analysis, health communication

Peri Beckerman
Current Position:
Membership Assistant, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Related Field(s): Museum studies, discourse analysis

Alexandra Chugunova Frazier
Current Position:
Senior Communications Associate, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution
• Related Field
(s):
Multimedia design, communications

Emily Fisher
Current Position:
Analyst, Listening & Linguistics, inVibe Labs
• Related Field(s):
Digital discourse analysis

Michaela Fox
Current Position:
English Language Teacher, City of Alexandria Public Schools
• Related Field(s):
Education, intercultural communication

Alix Kraminitz
Current Position:
Staff Interpreter (ASL) & Alternate Program Manager, Applied Development LLC
• Related Field(s):
Discourse analysis, Narrative analysis, American Sign Language

Valentina Michelotti
• Current Position:
ESOL Coordinator, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
• Related Field(s):
Second language acquisition & multilingualism, language testing & assessment, critical language teaching and learning

Marcus Robinson II
Current Position:
Instructional Designer, Apple
• Related Field(s):
Instructional design, Content writing, Document design


Class of 2020

Jordana Bickel
Current Position:
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
Related Field(s):
Museum studies, discourse analysis

Sara Grzywacz
Current Position:
Assistant Director of Campus Recreation, Georgetown University
Related Field(s):
Language and health, discourse analysis of yoga, language and politics

Janine Karo
Current Position:
Senior Analyst, Listening & Linguistics, inVibe Labs
Related Field(s):
Mandarin, identity construction in digital media, multimodal discourse analysis

Jungyoon Koh
Current Position: PhD candidate, Sociolinguistics, Georgetown University Department of Linguistics
Related Field(s): Computer-mediated discourse analysis, language and identity, multimodal interaction, conversation design


Class of 2019

Tanner Call
Current Position: Applied Linguist, Language Training & Assessment Unit, FBI, US Department of Justice
Related Field(s): Language Assessment, Government

Alannah Connolly
Current Position: Director, maslansky + partners
Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting

Rebecca Farkas
Current Position: Digital Media Manager, Planet Word
Related Field(s) : Technology, Education

Serena Gleklen
Current Position: Manager, Human Resources, Purple Strategies
Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting

Shelby Lake
Current Position: PhD candidate, Media & Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting, Digital media

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: Writer & copyeditor
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
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


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 (PhD Linguistics, Georgetown University)
Related Field(s): Multimodal discourse analysis, family discourse, food vlogging

Matthew Mermel
Current Position: Data & Quality Assurance Lead, Public Safety Response, Uber
Related Field(s): Arabic interpretation & translation, US intelligence & defense, trust & safety

Kristine Bundschuh
Current Position: Senior Institutional Research Analyst, University of New Hampshire (PhD Sociology, University of New Hampshire)
Related Field(s): Higher education, applied research

Glenn Abastillas
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton
Related Field(s): Data science, Natural Language Processing, Communication, Consulting

Lauren J. Milligan
Current Position: Statistician, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Related Field(s): Information Technology, Data Science, Research, Medical Sciences

Paige Arthur
Current Position: Senior Lead, Venture Insights, Redesign Health
Related Field(s): Communication, Consulting, Healthcare market research, insights & analytics

Jehan Almahmoud
Current Position: Assistant Professor & Head of International Strategic Partnershps, Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University (PhD Linguistics Georgetown University)
Related Field(s): Higher Education