Meredith Becker, CCAS BA ’98, GWSPH MS ’01, has been promoted to executive director at Brightview Mt. Laurel, a Brightview community in Mt. Laurel, NJ. The community features assisted living apartment homes, as well as award-winning Alzheimer’s care, in a secure residential environment. Becker is the former associate executive director for Brightview Greentree, a Brightview […]
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Alumna Named Partner at VA Strategy Consulting Firm
Carolyn Lugbill, GWSB MS ’88, was recently named partner at SHIFTPOINTS Inc., a strategy consulting firm based in Tysons Corner, VA. The company’s partners operate as facilitators, using programs, products and structured processes to help executive teams. Lugbill, who is president of Going Global Matters, (www.goingglobalmatters.com), will serve as an authorized “value-added reseller” of SHIFTPOINTS […]
Alumnus, Humane Society Official, Featured in GW Magazine
Have you read the latest edition of GW Magazine? It features alumnus Paul Shapiro, a vice president at the Humane Society of the United States. Read on to learn why Shapiro has a passion for animal rights, and how his GW professors inspired him when he was a student: He stopped eating meat at age […]
Alumnus Joins Northrop Grumman Information Systems as Senior Mission Engineer
Stephen Ryan, ESIA BA ’07, has joined Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Information Systems in Redondo Beach, CA. As a senior mission engineer, Ryan supports the development of advanced reconnaissance programs and data processing systems. He also specializes in the development of advanced analysis concepts and researches the intersection of analysis tradecraft and technology. Ryan joins Northrop […]
Anousheh Ansari, 1st Woman Private Space Explorer, Joins Scientific BoD
Anousheh Ansari, SEAS MS ’92, the first female private space explorer, first space ambassador and first astronaut of Iranian descent, has joined CRDF Global’s board of directors. The company, an independent nonprofit organization, promotes international scientific and technical collaboration through grants, technical resources, training and services. Ansari became the fourth ever—and first female—private spaceflight participant […]
Alumna’s Manuscript Receives Humanities Prize
Jessica Falcone, ESIA MA ’02, has been awarded the Edward C. Dimock Prize in the Indian Humanities for her manuscript, Battling the Buddha of Love: A Cultural Biography of the Greatest Statue Never Built. Battling the Bhudda examines the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, which has long endeavored to offer a multi-million […]
Alumnus Receives Grant to Study National Voter Registration Act
Douglas Hess, CCAS PhD ’12, assistant professor at Grinnell College, recently received a discretionary grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to study effective, low-cost strategies for states to better implement the National Voter Registration Act. Established in 1993, the NVRA was designed to make voter registration easier and more uniform across states; however, many […]
Alumnus Named Exec. Dir. of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic
Stephen C. Dunn, a graduate of the GWSB master’s in public administration program, has been selected as the new executive director of Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic. Dunn comes to SSC Atlantic from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, where he was comptroller and business resource manager. […]
Alumna Testifies Before Department of Defense Panel
K. Denise Rucker Krepp, ESIA BA ’95, testified before the Department of Defense Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel in January 2014. Krepp is a former Coast Guard legal officer and former Chief Counsel, US Maritime Administration. To learn more about Krepp’s expertise on the matter, visit The Maritime Executive.
Alumnus Named Partner in Charge of Memphis Law Firm
Jay Campbell, GWSB BBA ’03, MS ’03, an attorney at Adams and Reese LLP, has been selected Partner in Charge of the firm’s Memphis, TN office, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The firm has 16 Partners in Charge, one for each of its offices across the southern United States and Washington DC. Campbell joined Adams and […]