Erek Barron, LAW JD ’99 Among Maryland’s “Forty under 40”

Congratulations to Erek Barron, LAW JD ’99 for being recognized as one of Maryland’s “Forty under 40!” Barron is an experienced civil and criminal litigation attorney focusing on white-collar criminal defense and corporate compliance and investigations. He also serves as outside general counsel to businesses, government agencies, and non-profits. In his private practice, Barron draws […]

Cynthia Jacobs Carter, GSEHD MA ’94, EdD ’98

Cynthia Jacobs Carter, GSEHD MA ’94, EdD ’98, is the new chief development officer at the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. She leads the Center’s unrestricted fundraising efforts, which include major gifts, campaigns, planned giving, events, direct mail, social media fund raising, cause marketing, and the growing of the endowment. In addition, […]

Stephanie Leigh Batiste, CCAS MPHIL ’99, PhD ’03

Stephanie Leigh Batiste, CCAS MPHIL ’99, PhD ’03, published her first book, Darkening Mirrors: Imperial Representation in Depression Era African American Performance with Duke University Press. The project examines the complicated ways in which African Americans participated in American ideologies of cultural imperialism. Batiste is associate professor of Black Studies and English at the University of […]

Laura Bessem Asher, SMHS RESD ’99

Laura Bessem Asher, SMHS RESD ’99, is a holistic family medicine and women’s health physician at Natural Horizons Wellness Centers in Fairfax, Va. She puts an emphasis on helping others and has volunteered in many countries including Haiti, Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Lesotho and, locally, in the Appalachian Mountains. Asher has been and continues to be recognized […]

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, CCAS MFA ’94

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, CCAS MFA ’94, is founding artistic director and choreographer for Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co., a non-profit modern dance company. Burgess is working on the company’s 20th Anniversary Fall Performance, which premieres Sept. 21-23 at 8:00pm at GW’s Dorothy Betts Theater in the Marvin Center. Burgess choreographed five pieces titled Caverns, […]