Alumnae Newsmakers
Spotlight on Alums: Disability Rights Advocate, Economist, and Author Allison Thompkins 鈥04
Economist, author, and disability rights advocate Allison Thompkins 鈥04 says swag外流 was 鈥渁bsolutely pivotal鈥 in shaping her postgraduate work.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alums: Sarah Izant 鈥15, CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Climate Policy聽
According to Sarah Izant 鈥15, the deputy secretary for climate policy at the California Environmental Protection Agency, her Scripps education and The Claremont Colleges鈥 network of resources and connections were both invaluable factors in shaping her career after graduation.
Read MoreKate DeMarsh 鈥21 Combines Policy and Science to Affect Change
For Kate DeMarsh ’21, scientific study and community engagement are inextricably linked. As a PhD student in environmental systems at the University of California Merced, her research focuses on community-based air monitoring.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alums: CMS Ducey Hall of Fame Inductee Emily Taylor ’06 Reflects on Time at swag外流聽
鈥淚 feel like athletics at CMS really allowed me to embrace the entire 5C experience,鈥 says CMS Ducey Hall of Fame inductee Emily Taylor ’06.
Read MoreFerrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance
Ruiz credits her commitment to dance at swag外流 for helping her stand out in a highly qualified pool of medical school applicants.
Read MoreLynne Thompson 鈥72 and Rachel Fidler 鈥14 Connect Across Communities
Although Lynne Thompson 鈥72 and Rachel Fidler 鈥14 graduated more than 40 years apart, the two alumnae have long worked together to bring their knowledge, enthusiasm, and experience to serve the greater Los Angeles community.
Read MoreSneha Deo 鈥17 Leverages her Scripps Experience to Advance Education of Young Women
Now an artificial intelligence ethicist with Microsoft whose work combines social science, human-centered thinking, and computer science, Deo attributes her confidence in interdisciplinary thinking to her Scripps professors.
Read MoreNatalie Katz ’16 Pursues an International Veterinary Medicine Career
Katz is in her fourth year at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, a path that started with her classes and experiences at swag外流.
Read MoreLouise Tench Willard ’97 Named CIO at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Willard, who has worked at the San Francisco Fed since 1997, will be the first woman CIO in the bank’s history and will lead the bank’s largest employee team.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Julia Cost 鈥09 Transforms Her 鈥淗appy Place鈥 Into an Art Career
Cost sews her own sample garments with self-designed fabrics and dances in them to show her Instagram sewing clients how the fabrics move.
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