Jobs and Grad School

Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Alumni answer the question "What can I do with my degree?" A. Just about anything you are interested in.

Examples of jobs and grad school of IDLS alumni:

• Sara Marsicano, 4th/5th Grade Teacher, St. Paul's School, Seattle
• Chris Holway, Director of Product Management, Yahoo! in Portland
• Olivia Gaughran, research ethnographer, UW, after completing MA in Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge, London, England
• Mackenzie Aizaiga, Kindergarten Teacher, Enatai Elementary, Bellevue, WA
• William Givens-Jensen, pursuing MFA in Film and Television Production, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
• Joseph "JP" Newmann, Economic Development Coordinator, CleanTech Alliance, Seattle
• Kailey Wilson, 1st Grade Teacher, Taylor/Kirklane Elementary, Palm Springs, FL
• JoAnna Frazier, Family Therapist, Larch Counseling, Duvall, WA; received MS in Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific U
• Linda Taing, pursuing MA at SU in Student Development Administration
• Hannah Billen, 2nd Grade Teacher, Enatai Elementary, Bellevue, WA
• Paige Malm, Kindergarten Teacher, Eastgate Elementary, Eastgate, WA
• Lacaia Sauer, Teacher, Community School of West Seattle
• Emma Adkins, pursuing MBA at SU and now Graduate Program Coordinator, College of Nursing at Seattle U
• Kayce Callen, 4th Grade Teacher, Highline School District
• Montgomery Torgeson-Preuitt, Field Engineer, MidMountain Contractors, Seattle
• Lisa Ignoffo, Associate Director of Admissions, Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA
• Flynn Schuehle, pursuing Masters in Teaching, Seattle University
• Hailee Johnson, Executive Vice-President of eCommerce, The Genius Brand
• Courtney Gelmini, Teacher, Westwood Elementary, WA
• Coco Nirasawa, 4th Grade Teacher, Shoreline School District
• Hodaviah Okonda, RN, Pursuing PhD in Nursing, Seattle University
• Allison Plamondon, pursuing Masters in Teaching, Seattle University
• Caelann Wood, Special Programs Assistant/Outreach Director, Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank
• Taylor Mermel, Tasting Room Manager, Marrowstone Vineyards
• Robin Corboy, pursuing Masters in Education, University of Washington at Bothel
• Cal Davidson-Turner, Completing MS in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida
• Caroline Carr, pursuing MA in Teaching, Seattle Pacific University
• Kristina Sawyckyj, pursuing Masters in Public Health, University of Washington  
• Caley Soury, pursuing Masters in Special Education, San Francisco State University
• Robin Curry, Trainer, Seattle Public Schools
• Megan Rogers, M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies (expected 2021), Bryan University (Rhode Island), Previously Pediatric Medical Assistant
• Tali Missirlian, Chef de Cuisine, The Tailor's Son, San Francisco
• Michael Tevlin, Marketing/General Merchandise Manager, Northwest Harley-Davidson, MBA, Marketing, Oregon State University
• Christina Monahan, Administration, Twilio Inc., Seattle. Yoga Instructor, Be Yoga Burien
• Stephanie Faddis, 1st Grade Teacher, Portland Jewish Academy, after M.A. Elementary Education, Columbia University, Teachers College, NY
• Sara Stockett, Senior Account Manager, Efelle Media (downtown Seattle)
• Nolan Jekich, Social Media Marketing, Cambria Grove, Seattle
• Rachel Adams, Northwest Regional Sales Manager, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC. Completed M.A. in Anthropology of Food, University of London in 2011
• Chase Clancy, Special Gifts Officer, McCombs School of Business, U Texas at Austin,
• Shaniah Bivens, Teacher, West Seattle Elementary, previously, Masters in Teaching, UW Seattle Teacher Residence Program
• Susanne Morris, pursuing MFA in Screen Writing, Long Island U
• Victoria (Vee) Deleon Guerrero, Director of Institutional Development, Mount Carmel School , Northern Mariana Islands
• Nathan Ward, YMCA Site Supervisor, Bailey Gatzert Elementary, Seattle
• Flora Tempel, pursuing Masters in Urban Planning, UW, Seattle
• Allason Leitz, M.A. in Arts Administration, Teachers College, Columbia U. , previously in marketing, Yole!Africa, Congo and North Carolina
• Bryan Dalton, Adult Community Corrections Officer, State of Washington
• Ali Fragoso, 3rd Grade Teacher, Kaleidoscope School, Phoenix AZ 
• Martin Mendiola, Financial Empowerment Associate, Americorp with United Way of King County
• Jocelyne Foresman, Certified Nursing Assistant, Full Life Care, Seattle
• Claire Star, Youth Services, Seattle Public Schools,  Seattle
• Katherine Ollenbrook, Clinic Administrator, Seattle Sports Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
• Megan Ottino, Case Manager, Childhaven
• Emily Safford, Marketing Coordinator, NAC Architecture, Seattle
• Angela Reyes, Human Resources Assistant, Commander-Navy Region Northwest
• Gabriel Bolles, Integration Lead and Sales Consultant, Epoch Design, Redmond
• Elizabeth (Larimer) Dugan, Assistant Gymnastics Coach, Mercer Island H. S.
• Emily Moody, Supervisor, Medgar Evers Pool, Seattle
• Darby Martin, Sales Lead, Francesca’s, Seattle
• Fredrick Wilson, Undergraduate Assistant (Men’s Basketball), Seattle University
• Brittany Tieu, Corporate Vendor & Inventory Analyst, Petco, San Diego. Completed MS Business Management, Boston University
• Charles MacIsaac, English Language Teacher, VIPKid
• Manroop Clair, Completing MA in Business, U of British Columbia
• Brendan Westendorf, Pro Basketball Player, Mexico
• Lucy Fu, Nordstrom, Seattle
• Addison Lucia, Teacher Assistant, Academy for Precision Learning, Seattle
• Caelann Wood, Operations and Outreach Assistant, Appalachian Voices
• Patrick Kolcum, Licensed Real Estate Broker, John L. Scott Real Estate
• Lisa Maulden, Softball Recruitment Manager, Baseball Jobs Overseas
• Harper Tassie, Wine Sales and Service, Colorado Wine Company, Los Angeles
• Brandon Ohno, Low Vision Aids & Assistive Technology Representative, Sight Connection, Seattle
• Emily Safford, Proposal Coordinator, NAC Architecture, Seattle
• Brittany Tieu, Marketing and Brand Development Associate, HEROCLIP, Seattle, and MS Management Studies, Boston University
• Koby Andrews-Howards, ESL Teacher, Colegio Público Príncipe Asturias in Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
• Zach Aaker, Purchasing Manager, Tile for Less, Seattle
• Anna Roberds, Teacher, Visitacion Valley Middle School, San Francisco; after MIT at Stanford University
• Kayla Shull, Ph.D., Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Seattle University Specialty in Family Psychiatric Mental Health
• Anneke Meulblok, Executive Coordinator, Verus Investments, Seattle
• Emily Cohen, Masters in Divinity Harvard U. Previously Program and Learning Coordinator, FaithTrust Institute in Seattle.
• Katherine Granath, Clinical Staff, UW Autism Center, pursuing MS Social Work at UW
• Francesca Smythies, ELL Teacher, Korea (Songdo, Incheon).
• Abbey Alston, Teacher, North Queen Anne Childcare Center
• Samantha Spitzer, Project Coordinator, zulily
• Kyle Rapp, Educator / Certified Counselor, Atlantic Street Center Agency, Seattle
• Lucas Denney, pursuing Master in Sport Administration and Leadership , Seattle U
• Tyler Russell, Sales Development Representative, Pushpay
• Thomas Bui, Advisor, Center for Leadership, Highline College; and Masters in Student Development Administration at SU
• Briar Stanley, Trooper, Washington State Patrol
• Katrina Andrews, Platoon Leader, 615th Military Police Company, Germany
• John Lindsay, Legal Assistant, Global Justice Law Group, (previously) and now attending Pre-Med at Northeastern U.
• Carlee Norquist, , Client Sales Associate, Seattle Mariners, after receiving MALS, Seattle U.
• Rebecca Severson, M.A. in Transformational Leadership at Seattle U and Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Seattle U Nursing
• Sean Simpson, Pilot, U.S. Air Force, M.A. in Aeronautics, Embry Riddle
• Kaytlyn Dill, Head Volley Ball Coach, Franklin High School
• Monique Escalera, M.S. in Athletic Training at California Baptist University
• Miguel Gonzales, Professional Soccer Player, Colorado Springs Switchbacks
• Ray Kaffer, Northwest Field Marketing Crew Captain, Clif Bar & Company
• Blaine Jones, Lead Sales Rep/Office Manager, Ed's Fencing, Los Angeles
• Rebecca Lowry, Program Coordinator, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest, and M.A. in Criminal Justice at Western Oregon U. Previously with Americorp in Portland
• Alma Lopez, Graduate Access Student Specialist, University of Washington; awarded Master’s in Library Science, UW, 2016
• Djamba Okonda, Registered Nursing program at Shoreline College
• Elizabeth Bell, Project Manager, Alumni Engagement Cal Alumni Association, UC Berkeley
• James Gardiner, Master in Future Studies at University of Hawaii.
• Kele Nnorom, Credit Union Broker, Autoland, Seattle.
• Alexandre Dzwonkowski, Real Estate Administrator at RE/MAX Northwest. Previously, visual data specialist, Google Inc
• James Morran, Pharmacist, after Ph.D. in Pharmacy, Creighton U
• Joseph Clark, Program Specialist, Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Juneau, Alaska. Previously Jesuit Volunteer Corp worker in Portland with homeless and with Alaska AIDS Alliance
• Katherine Suter, Ph.D. in Nursing Practice, Gonzaga U. Previously RN at Pediatric Associates (B.S. Nursing, B.A. IDLS)
• Jennafer Tozi, Administrative Assistant, Oracle (in Seattle)
• Garrett Lever, Asst. Basketball Coach, Weber State University, Utah
• Arlene Chavez, Community Manager, El Centro de la Raza (non-profit)
• Nikko Huertas, Marketing, GoPro, San Francisco
• Erin Wright, Genius, Apple (after Digital Forensics degree at UW)
• Linda Price, Visitor Relations Specialist, CTS International Inc.
• Hazel Johnson, Transcription and Court Reporter, King Co. Prosecutor’s Office
• Breanna Salley, Account Representative, Rebyl Sports Minneapolis, MN
• Nathan Wheeler, 4th Grade Teacher at Lowell Elementary, attended MIT at SU
• Mariko Fitzpatrick, Kindergarten Teacher, St. Benedicts School, Seattle. MIT at Heritage U (2012)
• Kaja Lundevall, Registered Nurse at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Chicago; M.S. in Nursing Marquette University
• Alexa Burwell, pursuing Ph.D. in Physical Therapy, UW
• Natalie Duchaine, Human Resources Coordinator at Sur La Table , Santa Monica, Ca.
• Benjamin Guthrie, Construction Professional, Fuller Construction Assoc. and Guthrie CraftWorks, CA
• Rachel Jurad, Attorney at Law, Simpson Law Group, San Diego, CA (J.D. Thomas Jefferson School of Law ‘14)
• Krisna Kay, Legal Extern, Law Offices of Sue Y. Park, Orange County, CA (J.D. Whittier Law School, ’16)
• Jillian Grigsby, Community Manager, Equity Residential, Seattle
• Jonathan Carr, Audio Engineer, Meyer Sound and Magic Echo Music, Oakland, CA
• Jordan Jennings, Recruiter, Skytap (Urgenci Group), Seattle, Washington
• Elisabeth Brown (Hildebrandt), General Manager, Volunteer Park Café
• Naomi Sakoda, Resource Analyst, Driscoll's, San Francisco
• Rhiannon Cadelinia, 3rd Grade Teacher, Jefferson Elementary S.D. in CA
• Shaun Burl, Athletic Director, Seattle Academy
• Austen Powers, Account Executive, Golden State Warriors, after M.A. in Sports Management, U of San Francisco
• Jennifer Engel, ESL Instructor, Bellevue College Awarded M.Ed. from SU in 2012
• Sage Alderson-Gamble, Head English Teacher, in Bavaria, Germany; previously Acting Director of Montessori School in Queen Anne, Seattle
• Stephanie Whaley, Title IX Coordinator, Gonzaga University
• Jason Cascio, Realtor, KD Realty, AZ
• Erin Roberts, Pursuing Masters in Counseling, Seattle U. College of Education
• Stephanie Spiers, Teacher, Ellis Mendell School, Boston, after M.A. in Special Education, Northeastern U (2015)
• Keisa Liu, Assistant Director, Annual Giving, Seattle U., after MBA, Seattle U (2015)
• Samuel Kirby, Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball, California Polytechnic Institute
• Michael Knight, Consultant, Matisia Consultants, Seattle
• Jennifer Davis, Administrative Resource Specialist, One Sky Family Medicine, Oroville, CA
• Erica Watson, Executive Director, Seed of Life Center for Early Learning Pre-school, Seattle
• Katie Miller, Area Director of Revenue Management, Noble House Hotels, Seattle
• Tory Bennett-Daggett, Special Education Para-Educator, Benson Hill Elementary
• Rachel Plies, Yoga Instructor in Iceland, Yoga Shala, Reykjavik, Iceland
• Christopher Croft, President, The Rotary Club, Tahoe Douglas, NV
• Anita Oglesby, Para Professional, Highline Public Schools, M.S. Grand Canyon University (forthcoming 2017)
• Monica Moreno, Human Resources, Holland America Line, Seattle
• Annlee Hoy, Founder, Metropolis Dance, Queen Anne
• Devin (Seman) Salazar, Certified Nurse Midwife, Silverton Health, OR, M.S. in Nursing from Oregon Health and Science U.
• Sarah Zook, Assistant Teacher, NW Montessori, Wedgewood
• Luke Gustafson, Managing Director, Well Said Media, Ithaca, NY
• Dashel Schueler, Corporate Relations Manager, KEXP, Seattle
• Petra Davis, Adjunct Faculty, Antioch U., Seattle, after M.Ed. Antioch U.
• Elisa Solberg, Senior Consultant, Labor Relations, T-Mobile, after J.D. SU School of Law
• Lula Smith, Social Service Specialist, DSHS Children’s Administration, Renton, after MSW at UW and MBA at Charter College - Anchorage
• Kevin Foy, Associate Director, Midwest Region Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Chicago
• Derek Spencer, Sales Representative, Alpine Solutions, Inc. Los Angeles
• Heather Hansen, Regional Marketing Project Manager, Whole Food Market, Seattle
• Brandi Manuel, Clinic Administrative Supervisor at Seattle Children's Hospital and President, Northwest Girls Coalition, M.A. in Non-Profit Leadership, SU (2013)
• Amanda Hoelzle, General Manager for Simply Seattle Co. (previously); and Board of Directors, childrenofpeacefoundation.org
• Erin Arendsee, Human Resources, Security Industry Specialists, Seattle, after MBA City U of Seattle
• Christine Kiely, Client Relationship Manager, Kforce Inc., San Diego
• Byron George, Landscape Designer, Makers Architecture and Urban Design. Graduate school, M.A. in Philosophy and M.A. in Theology at Boston College Master in Landscape Architecture at U of Georgia
• Kim Chun-Hoi, 3rd Grade Teacher, Holy Nativity, Hawaii. M.A. Elementary Ed., Chaminade University (2009)
• Elisa Solberg, Senior Consultant, Labor Relations T-Mobile. JD, SU School of Law, 2011
• Mark Guzman, Priest, Parish of St. Benedict, Seattle Archdiocese. Graduate of St. Patrick Seminary, ordained 2008.
• Tracey Hilton, Senior Housing Manager, CRG Events, Seattle
• Rachel Taasaas, 1st Grade Teacher, St. Matthew Lutheran School, Spokane, WA
• Gabrielle Grousie, Elementary Teacher, John Muir Elementary, SPS, M.Ed. UW (2007)
• Nicole (Shelly) Noble, Accounting Specialist, Precoa, Portland
• Cathleen (Nyrkkanen) Rosser, Managing Director, Casper Mountain Biathlon Club, Wyoming
• Brittany Carlstrom, Senior Marketing Manager, Smashing Ideas, Seattle
• Jeffrey Summers, Property Manager, Columbia Hospitality, Seattle
• Peter Lane, Senior Underwriter, RSUI Group Inc., Los Angeles
• Christine Hanhart, Office Manager, Mohr Partnerships Inc., Seattle
• Nancy Vu, Early Head Start Supervisor, Neighborhood House, Seattle, Masters in Teaching, Seattle U (2006)
• Elizabeth Nickerson, Libraries Professional, Dekalb County Libraries, Atlanta, Masters in Library and Information Science (2009), U of Alabama
• Antonietta Bertucci , Director of the POTS Justice Center, at Part of the Solution - POTS (previously)
• Erin Grady, Clinical Associate, Metropolitan Pediatrics in Portland. M.Ed. and Ph.D. in School Psychology, UW
• Jeff Wozniak, Owner-Attorney, Law Offices of Jeff Wozniak, San Francisco, J.D. Wayne State University Law School (2007)
• Mary Wellings, Studio Supervisor, zulily, Seattle
• Christine Kelly, Senior Attorney, Legal Services of North Florida, Pensacola, J.D. Seattle University School of Law (2008)
• Clementine (Lord) Lindley, CEO, Storks and Kangaroos, in Billings, MT and M.A., Peace and Conflict Studies, Ulster University in Ireland (2005)
• Joshua Hurni, Client Executive, Granicus, Inc., San Francisco, M.A. Political Science, San Francisco State U (2005)
• Adriana Meza, 8th Grade Teacher, Aspire Public Schools, Huntington Park, CA
• Erin (Gossett) Fenn, Special Education Teacher, Bellevue School District, Masters in Teaching, Seattle University
• Robert Bryant, Program Director, AT&T, Woodinville, WA, after M.S. in Project Management, George Washington University (2003)
• Brian Mitchell, Independent Publishing Evangelist and Program Manager, Amazon, Seattle
• Roselani Barcia, Staff Accountant / Payroll Specialist, AMP Services, LLC, Seattle
• Renee Gregory, Administrator in Area Law Practice, MOSES, Madison, WI, after J.D. at Vermont Law School (2011)
• Lila Martin, Founder/Publicist, Talk Story LLC, Portland
• Jill Tsuchimoto, School Psychologist, Maple Hills Elementary, Renton, after M.Ed. in School Psychology, Seattle U (2008)
• John Grossman, IT Technical Writer/Trainer, HGST Western Digital, San Diego, CA
• Amelia Matera, Real Estate Broker and Property Manager, Fresh Abode Real Estate, Seattle, M.Ed. Loyola Marymount University
• Tracie Brown, 2nd Grade Teacher, Campbell Hill Elementary School, Renton, M.A. in Teaching, Seattle U
• Audrey (Ancheta) O’Leary, Owner, Audrey Lynn Photography, Seattle
• Carrie Geraghty, Senior Events Program Manager, Microsoft, Seattle
• Jennifer Hickman, Administrative Assistant, Law Firm of Wilson, Smith, Cochran, Dickerson, Seattle
• Andrew Dubar, Principal Analyst / Project Manager, HGST Western Digital, Seattle
• Lauren Lizardo, Principal-Owner, Lizardo Consulting, Seattle
• Michael Long, Owner, Michael Long Photography, Brittany, France
• Sara Cornell, Director of Constituent Services, 501 Consultants, Seattle
• John Middleton, Real Estate Professional, National Parks Realty, Whitefish, MT
• Sahnica Washington, Principal, Roxhill Elementary School, West Seattle, (previously). Also completed MIT program at SU.
• Brooke Rufo Hill, Learning Partner in City of Seattle, City of Seattle; awarded MSW
• Jonathan D. Standridge, Boeing's 737 Program Employee Involvement Lead, working with over 600 teams
• Lauren Leiker, Director, Practice Makes Parents, Mill Creek; Masters in Education, Seattle University (2001); and Learning Center Director for Edmonds Lutheran Church