Alumni Notes

Class of 2007
Class of 2006
Class of 2005
Class of 2004
Class of 2003
Class of 2002
Class of 2001
Class of 2000
Class of 1999
Class of 1998
Class of 1997

Class of 2007

Emeka Lacole Anyanwu (B.A., African and African American Studies and Political Science) is enrolled in the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin.

Lauren Banks (B.A., Biological Sciences, Departmental Honors) has an internship with the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and then plans to attend medical school.

Lisa Elaine Brown (B.A., African and African American Studies and Urban Studies) has an internship at the National Economic Development and Law Center in Oakland.

Estella Cisneros (B.A., Comparative Studies and Political Science) has an internship with the Catholic Community at Stanford University.

Diana Vy Dinh (B.A. Comparative Studies) is enrolled in the Co-Terminal Program in the Department of Sociology at Stanford, and then plans to attend law school.

Adia Shani Gooden (B.A., Psychology; Minor, African and African American Studies and Spanish) is starting a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at DePaul University.

Adrienne Jacqueline Keene (B.A., Native American Studies and Cultural and Social Anthropology) is a Native American undergraduate admissions recruiter for Stanford University.

Linda Lee (B.A., Asian American Studies; Cultural and Social Anthropology minor) has a Haas Summer Fellowship with People Organized to WIN Employment Rights.

Mark V. Liu (B.A., Asian American Studies) has a Haas Summer Fellowship with the Boston Chinese Progressive Association, Language Study Clinic.

Alice Bell McNeill (B.A., Comparative Studies, Departmental Honors) is teaching second grade at the National Cathedral Elementary School in Washington, D.C.

Krystle Elizabeth Nowhitney (B.A., Comparative Studies and International Relations) is a community organizer with the Latino Community Advocacy Program in New York.

Luz Erendira Reyes (B.A., Chicana/o Studies and Political Science) is enrolled in the Master of Planning Program at the University of Southern California.

Desi Marie Small-Rodriguez (B.A., Comparative Studies; Minor–Spanish) is enrolled in the Co-Terminal Program in the Department of Sociology at Stanford.

Reid Yoshio Yokoyama (B.A., Asian American Studies and History, Departmental Honors) is a Search Quality Evaluator at Google.

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Class of 2006

Chioke Borgett-Mose (B.A., African and African American Studies with Departmental Honors) is teaching English in VietNam.

Diana Medina (B.A., Chicana/o Studies) is enrolled in the Stanford Teacher Education Program.

Krystal Quinlan (B.A., African and African American Studies with Departmental Honors) is working as a Teacher’s Aide at Virginia Road Elementary School in Westchester, New York.

Maricela Trevino (B.A., Chicana/o Studies) is enrolled in the Stanford Teacher Education Program.

Kiyomi Burchill (B.A., Comparative Studies, Departmental Honors with Distinction and Political Science) is participating in the California State Senate Fellowship Program in Sacramento.

Kelly Husted (B.A., Political Science and Comparative Studies) is pursuing a career in golf.

Nicole Salis (B.A., Comparative Studies) is enrolled in the Stanford Teacher Education Program.

Jennifer Taylor (B.A., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors; Minor in Political Science) is attending law school at Harvard University.

Linda Tran (B.A., Asian American Studies) is completing an M.A. in Sociology at Stanford.

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Class of 2005

Kaara Baptiste (B.A , African and African American Studies and Psychology) is with Public Allies Silicon Valley, an AmeriCorps program focused on strengthening communities, nonprofits, and civic engagement.

Jerold Aaron Blain (B.A. Native American Studies; Minor Psychology) spent a month in Sicily with Stanford’s Monte Polizzo Archaeology Program. He returned to work in Multicultural Outreach for the Stanford Alumni Association and recently moved to the Stanford Humanities Center where he serves as the new Office Coordinator. Jerold is currently preparing for graduate school applications and hopes to start a program in Museum Studies in 2007.

Ashleigh Jenice Collins (B.A. Comparative Studies with Honors; B.A. Political Science) is currently working with Teach for America as a 1st grade teacher in Las Vegas. She is also enrolled in the Elementary curriculum Master’s program and interning with KLAS News.

Porsha Cropper (B.A. Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors and Political Science) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University.

Crystal Garland (B.A., African and African American Studies with Departmental Honors; M.A., Sociology) is working as a Research Assistant with the Council of State Governments Justice Center in New York.

Hunter Reed Hargraves (B.A. History; B.A. Political Science; Minor Asian American Studies with Honors) is working as the Outreach/Intervention Coordinator for Bars and Dance Clubs at the STOP AIDS Project in San Francisco. He is also serving as a Board Member for Stanford Pride, the national LGBTQQI alumni organization.

Ronak Kumud Kapadia (B.A., Comparative Studies, Departmental Honors with Distinction; Minor in Spanish) is pursuing a Ph.D. in the American Studies program at New York University.

Caitlin Gilligan Kline (B.A. Comparative Studies with Honors; Minor Psychology) is co-terming at Stanford in the STEP Elementary Program getting her Master of Arts in Education along with a bilingual teaching credential.

Dung My Le (B.A. Comparative Studies, Honors with Distinction; B.A. Human Biology) will begin her 10-month Gardner Fellowship in mid-October working for the Annie E. Casey Foundation on the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).

PinPoquin Theresa Lewis (B.A. Comparative Studies, Minor Psychology) is currently in the STEP Elementary Program and will be student teaching 4 th grade at Landels Elementary in Mountain View. After completing the Master’s Program, she hopes to return to Tesuque, New Mexico. The twins are doing well and are ready to start their second year at Bing Nursery School.

Patrick C. Lewis-Jose (B.A. Comparative Studies) is in the STEP Elementary Program and will be teaching kindergarten at Landels Elementary.

Timmy Lu (B.A., Asian American Studies with Departmental Honors) is the Operations Coordinator at the Asian Pacific Environmental Network in Oakland’s Chinatown.

Dayna Muniz (B.A., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors; Minor in Cultural and Social Anthropology) is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley.

Federick Ngo (B.A., Comparative Studies; M.A., Education) is currently a high school math teacher in Oakland, California.

Hai Binh Thi Nguyen (B.A., Asian American Studies; M.A., Cultural and Social Anthropology) is the Development Assistant with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network in Oakland’s Chinatown.

Jennifer O’Neill (B.A. Psychology with Honors; Minor African and African American Studies) is now a first year student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.

Abigail Rosas (B.A. Comparative Studies with Honors; B.A. Sociology) is currently attending graduate school in the American Studies and Ethnicity Program at University of Southern California .

Eric Shih (B.A, Asian American Studies, Departmental Honors with Distinction and English) is the Youth Empowerment Coordinator at the Chinese Progressive Association in SF.

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Class of 2004

Michael D. Attocknie (A.B. Psychology; Native American Studies minor) is taking "Psychology of Litigation: Practical and Ethical Implications for Lawyers" class at the Stanford Law School to bridge his undergraduate psychology degree with continuing studies in Law. He is also helping Professor LaFromboise develop an evidence-based suicide prevention curriculum for 11-14 year-old Native Americans on various reservations in North and South Dakota and in New Mexico.

Jeannie Rose Field (A.B. Comparative Studies and Political Science) is participating in Americorps’ Public Allies program focused on one year of leadership training and development. Her placement is with non-profit called Resources for Families and Communities working as a consultant for community groups all throughout Santa Clara County.

Adriane Gamble (B.A., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors) is working as the Assistant Director of Evaluation and Organizational Learning at The California Wellness Foundation and plans to attend business school in the fall of 2007.

 Alea R Holman (A.B. Human Biology; African and African American Studies minor ) received a graduate research assistantship through the Initiative for Minority Student Development to attend the Master's Program of Public Health (MPH) at Columbia University in the Sociomedical Sciences Dept. in the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Track.

Chilim Sarah Ihn (A.B. Comparative Studies; History minor) is a Development Associate at the Little Tokyo Service Center, a nonprofit community development corporation that provides a broad range of social welfare and community economic development services in LA's Little Tokyo and other low income communities of color nearby.

Prisilla Marie Juarez (A.B. Comparative Studies and Spanish and Portuguese) is working as an intern with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship mentoring students as well as planning conferences, weekly all-campus meetings and weekly teaching for student leaders. She is also working part-time at the Arrillaga Alumni Center as a Program Coordinator.

Corynne Nicole McCleary (A.B. Comparative Studies and Political Science) is doing an Education POLS co-term at Stanford University

Gustavo Ramon Miguel (A.B. Comparative Studies with honors) is working with Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Trading Floor in New York .

Federick Joseph Ngo (A.B. Comparative Studies; Mathematics minor) is attending the STEP program at Stanford University pursuing a teaching credential and a Master's in education. He teaches 12th grade mathematics at Mission High School in San Francisco .

Sarita Pando Ocón (B.A., Comparative Studies) is currently performing at Teatro Visión in Dog Lady/Evening Star. Teatro Visión is committed to providing a forum for aspiring Latino/Latina actors and playwrights in Santa Clara County.

Alexander Steven Rosas (A.B. International Relations; Comparative Studies minor) is attending a Jurisprudence and Social Policy Ph.D. Program at the University of California at Berkeley , where he is specializing in issues of international human rights, cultural rights, and multiculturalism.

David Seiyei Wakukawa (A.B. Asian American Studies with honors) is applying for law school and working as a paralegal at a local Honolulu law firm specializing in labor and employment law.

Brandi-Lyn Midori Yasuoka (A.B. Comparative Studies) has moved back home to Honolulu and is working for the University of Hawaii Foundation, Office of Alumni Relations. She has also been volunteering with the Office of Development at Stanford as a Lead Class Agent for the class of 2004.

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Class of 2003

Marketa Behn (A.B., English; Minor in African and African American Studies and Sociology co-term) is working in Washington D.C.

Ellen Bradley (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors) will conduct research in the DR and Cuba.

Lavanya Chekuru (A.B., Comparative Studies) will be spending most of 2003-2004 with her family in Andhra Pradesh, India, learning her parent’s native tongue, Telugu. She will also be working with textiles and hand-loom weavers. In addition, Lavanya will be in Texas and possibly move to Chicago or the Bay Area after she returns from India.

Emunah Edinburgh (A.B., Comparative Studies) will travel to Africa and return to the Bay Area.

Kristin Ferrales (A.B., Comparative Studies and History) is attending Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Kia Franklin (A.B., African and African American Studies and Political Science with Departmental Honors) is returning to her home in Seattle and plans to apply to law school and travel to Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Paris.

Danielle Huff (A.B., Human Biology; Minor in African and African American Studies) will travel to Europe and work in Washington D.C. with Americorps.

Janelle Ishida (A.B., Comparative Studies and Feminist Studies) is working at Californians for Justice as a community organizer.

Arthur-Damon Jones (B.A., Public Policy; Minor in African and African American Studies) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Stephanie Lane (A.B., African and African American Studies with Departmental Honors) is working at the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention.

Orlando Lara (B.A., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors; Minor in Cultural and Social Anthropology) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology at New York University. He is also an artist, scholar, and writer and his artwork Sed: A Trail of Thirst was recently featured in an exhibit sponsored by CCSRE as part the course “Immigration Rights and Wrongs.”

Owen Li (B.A., Asian American Studies with Departmental Honors) is in his last year in law school at Boston University and works with the Boston Youth Organizing Project.

Willow Miller-Young (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors; Minor in Creative Writing) is attending graduate school at Princeton.

Celia Perry (A.B., Comparative Studies and Departmental Honors) is working at the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta.

Amanda Rang (A.B., American Studies; Minor in Asian American Studies) is returning to her home in Hawaii and plans to apply for a Fulbright and graduate school.

Gabriela Rico, (B.A., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors and Political Science) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Nicole Sieminski (A.B., Native American Studies and Art History) is working at the Denver Art Museum.

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Class of 2002

Nolan Cabrera (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors) is working as a Program Coordinator for the Center for a New Generation in Menlo Park (Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula). In fall 2003, Nolan will return to Stanford to attend the Stanford Education Program (STEP).

Rodolfo Estrada (B.A., Comparative Studies; Minor in Latin American Studies and Spanish) received his law degree from Hastings Law School in San Francisco. He currently is enrolled in a masters program in bilingual and bicultural education at Columbia’s Teacher College and works as a Field Organizer at the NYCLU.

Wendy Greyeyes (B.A., Native American Studies with Departmental Honors) works for the Tribal Liaison in Homeland Security and as a Program Coordinator in the Arizona Teacher Excellence Program in the Office of the Governor for the State of Arizona.

Brook Hooper (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors) is attending the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP).

Leah Jackson (A.B., Comparative Studies; Minor in Psychology) is an administrative assistant for Nehemiah Urban Ministries, Inc. (NUMI) in Jackson, Mississippi for one year. NUMI sponsored Leah as a Fellow in summer 2000. In fall 2003, Leah will return to Stanford to attend the Stanford Education Program (STEP).

Christopher Maloney (A.B., African and African American Studies and Economics with Departmental Honors) is a fellow at the John Gardner Public Service Program in Washington, D.C.

Olivia Para (B.A., Comparative Studies) is pursuing a J.D. at Stanford School of Law.

Rita Rico (B.A., Comparative Studies and Latin American Studies with Departmental Honors) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at UCLA.

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Class of 2001

Lindsay Gervacio (B.A., Human Biology; Minor in Asian American Studies) is attending graduate school at UCLA working on a double master in Public Health and Asian American Studies.

Daniel Hsia (A.B., Comparative Studies; Minor in Human Biology) attends film school at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Sarah Monroy (B.A., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors and Spanish) is a Development Associate in the Office of Development, in the Department of Corporate Relations and University Foundations Relations at Stanford University.

Tiana Murillo (A.B., Political Science; Minor in Chicana/o Studies) is a Fellow at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) in Washington, D.C.

Lorry Palacios (A.B., Chicana/o Studies and Public Policy) is a public finance analyst for Paine Webber in New York.

Celina Ramirez (B.A., Chicana/o Studies, Departmental Honors with Distinction) received a J.D. from Stanford Law School and is a Freelance Consultant in San Francisco producing policy reports for clients such as California Rural Legal Assistance, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Mexican Museum.

José Saldívar (A.B., Chicana/o Studies; Honors in Education) completed the M.A. in Social Sciences in Education at Stanford. He has returned to his hometown in Elsa, Texas to teach at either the junior high or high school level.

Michelle Watts (B.A., Asian American Studies with Departmental Honors) is an attorney at Barger & Wolen in San Francisco.

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Class of 2000

Genevieve Aguilar (B.A., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors and Urban Studies) earned a Masters in Public Affairs and Urban Planning from Princeton University and is currently working as a Field Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

Yolanda Anyon (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors) served as a research assistant for Alameda County Social Services Agency, where she identified the needs of low-income families who are moving from welfare to work. She also completed an internship and traveled to the Dominican Republic to volunteer as an outreach worker for an HIV clinic. Upon returning to California, she served as a research consultant for a UC Berkeley study of CalWorks recipients whose cash assistance has been reduced for failing to meet the new work requirements of welfare reform.

Chester Day (B.A., Asian American Studies; B.S., Computer Science) received a J.D. from the Harvard Law School and was admitted to the California Bar and to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District and the California Supreme Court.

Beatriz Garcia (A.B., Comparative Studies and Political Science) works as a Program Director for Future Leaders of America in Ventura, California.

Marisela Gonzalez (A.B., Chicana/o Studies and Political Science) worked at the East San Jose Community Law Center as the paralegal/clinic coordinator for the Workers’ Compensation program. The Center provides a variety of free legal services ranging from drop-in advice to full representation. Marisela’s work also included community outreach and education. She worked there for a year before applying to law school.

Desert Horse Grant (B.A., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors) is working as the Manager of Surgery Research Programs at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Anne Marie McReynolds (B.A., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors and Art) is a staff photojournalist and Picture Editor at the San Jose Mercury News and Founder and Director of Development at the The Luci S. Houston Photography Project.

Holly Thomas (A.B., African and African American Studies and Political Science with Departmental Honors) worked for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) following graduation. The VLSP is a non-profit organization that helps secure legal and social service solutions for low-income and minority clients. She served as the Spanish-English bilingual staff member and screened cases, located pro-bono lawyers, referred clients to other social service providers, and set up legal clinics and community legal workshops. Holly is attending law school.

Robert Villegas (A.B., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors and B.S. Biological Sciences) spent the summer following graduation in Houston training for Teach for America and then teaching sixth grade science and math summer school. He also taught at Locke High School in East Los Angeles. He reported that the people involved in Teach for America are “tremendous.”

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Class of 1999

Alejandro Amezcua (B.A., Comparative Studies and Anthropology with Departmental Honors) is pursuing a Ph.D. at the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University.

Edelina Burciaga (B.A., Chicana/o Studies and English; Honors in Education, M.A., Education) graduated from Boston University School of Law and is currently on a Bart Gordon Fellowship at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute advocating on behalf of Latino parents and students.

Maribel Ledezma Calles (A.B., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors and Spanish). A native of Weslaco, Texas she was mentored by Professors Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Stanford University. Maribel made her focuses “Chicana Cultural Production” in her Chicana/o Studies major and “Latin American Literature and Culture” for her major in Spanish.

Brenda Chavez (A.B., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors and Sociology) attends law school at Columbia University. Originally from Los Angeles, Brenda focused on gender and sexuality in her Chicana/o Studies major and in her Sociology major she chose to focus on stratification and inequality.

Brenna Clani (B.A., Native American Studies with Departmental Honors) graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law and was admitted to the Navajo Nation Bar and the New Mexico Bar. She is currently working for the Navajo Nation Deptartment of Justice Water Rights Litigation Unit practicing in the area of water rights.

Autumn Cooper (A.B., Human Biology; Minor in African and African American Studies) works and lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she is the Director of an educational center for children in Bedford Stuyvesant, which services 500 children between the ages of 5 and 14. Future plans include attending business school.

Vanessa Delgado (A.B., Chicana/o Studies with Departmental Honors and Political Science). Vanessa attended the University of Southern California through a Dean’s Fellowship, where she pursued a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She also worked for the City of Pico Rivera, California.

Trinity Donovan (B.A., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors; M.A., Sociology) is a councilmember in Chandler, Arizona and Vice President of Community Impact for the Valley of the Sun United Way.

Celia Garcia (A.B., Chicana/o Studies; Honors in Education) attended Harvard University and obtained a Master’s degree in the School of Education’s Administration Planning and Social Policy Program. Upon graduation from Harvard, Celia taught for two years in Watts, California as a district intern. Future plans include returning to school to obtain either a Ph.D. in Public Policy or a law degree.

Daniel Greenwood (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors and B.S., Biological Sciences) taught at San Jose’s Burnett Middle School in San Jose, California for one year. He is currently attending UCSF Medical School.

Lindsay Imai (A.B., Comparative Studies) is an Academy Fellow with the Greenlining Institute in San Francisco, a multi-ethnic public policy institute that works for the economic empowerment of low-income Latina/o, Asian American, and African American communities in California.

Patrice Johnson (A.B., Comparative Studies). After graduation, Patrice worked as a Safety Network Community Organizer for the South of Market area through the International Institute of San Francisco. She was a children’s advocate for the area working closely with elementary schools, community organizations, and businesses.

Jane Kim (B.A., Asian American Studies and Political Science; Minor in Psychology) is a commissioner on the Board of Education in the City and County of San Francisco and is co-director and co-founder of Locus Arts, a volunteer-run arts venue.

Adriane Lee (B.A., Comparative Studies) is the public relations manager for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Gloria Lee (A.B., Asian American Studies; Minor in Psychology) traveled extensively in Asia after graduation. Upon her return, she worked for Achieva.com, an educational counseling service where she helped high school students develop their academic and extracurricular activities, explore majors, and decide on college options. Her Asian American Studies and psychology backgrounds helped her serve a diverse population. In the fall of 2001, she began studies at the University of Michigan to pursue a joint Social Work/Law degree, specializing in child advocacy.

Rebecca Mervis (B.A., Comparative Studies) served as a 2005-06 U.S. Fulbright Student Fellow in Nepal and received a B.S. in Public Health from Columbia University.

Deborah Orosz (A.B., Comparative Studies with Departmental Honors; Minor in Spanish) is an organizer at the Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles. The Center is a multiracial “think-tank/act-tank” committed to building demographic internationalist social movements.

Brenna Powell (B.A., Comparative Studies; Minor in Political Science) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University.

Cynthia Rojas (A.B., Comparative Studies) is an organizer at the Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles. The center is a multiracial “think-tank/act-tank” committed to building demographic internationalist social movements.

Edith Wu (A.B., Human Biology; Minor in Comparative Studies). Edith worked as an AmeriCorps member with the Public Allies in Silicon Valley. Public Allies sponsors the agency she worked for, Asians Americans in for Community Involvement (ACCI, the largest agency in Santa Clara County). She worked for Youth Serves in ACCI coordinating All Stars (All Students All Together Radiate Success), an after-school, multicultural prevention program for at-risk children.

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Class of 1998

Aly Kassam-Remtulla (B.A.,Anthropology with Departmental Honors; Minor in Asian American Studies and Biology) is leaving the MacArthur Foundation to pursue a doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford University. He is also a new member of the CCSRE National Advisory Board.

Mina Kim (B.A., Comparative Studies; J.D., New York University School of Law) is an attorney at Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman in New York.

Stephen Lee (A.B., Anthropology; Minor in Asian American Studies) completed his M.A. in Asian American Studies at UCLA. His research involved the construction of manhood with an Asian American fraternity. Upon completion of his graduate degree Stephen will attend law school.

Venus Uttchin (A.B., Psychology; Minor in Comparative Studies). Venus completed her medical school prerequisites at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. She worked as an Academic Assistant for the public school’s Indian Education office, monitoring the performance of Native American high school students and trying to impress upon them “how valuable college can be in their lives.” Venus has also worked for a rural Indian Health Services clinic.

Class of 1997

Jamila Wildeman (A.B., African and African American Studies and Political Science) began playing professional basketball in the WNBA immediately after her graduation from Stanford in 1997. She has played professionally with the Portland Fire and has also played basketball in Israel, winning the Israeli Championship cup. In the fall of 1997, she began law school at NYU, focusing on criminal defense, capital defense and civil rights litigation. Jamila plans to continue playing professional basketball.