Alumni Profiles
Georgetown College aims to produce exceptional communicators, smart interpreters, fast learners, problem solvers, creative thinkers, and most importantly, interesting human beings. College graduates are well-equipped to take on the world and, because of this, pursue careers and lead lives that are personally fulfilling, service-oriented, and, in all likelihood, completely different from what they thought they’d end up doing as first years.
Learn more about the exceptional alumni of Georgetown College in the profiles below.
- Brittany Yam (C’06) - The studio art graduate left her office job for a career in art management.
- Thomas Chatterton Williams (C’03) - Alumnus writes memoir on hip-hop culture and his father’s civil rights struggle.
- Nick Wertsch (C’09) - Alumnus researches the role of public discourse in India’s development process.
- Ingrid Wells (C’11) - A recent alumna is living her dream as a professional soccer player.
- Matthew Tosiello (C’98) - Alumnus wins 2011 Arlington County Teacher of the Year.
- Derick Stace-Naughton (C’11) - The English and Physics major penned congressional legislation and won a Mitchell Fellowship for his work on genetic bleeding disorders.
- Missy Robbins (C’93) - Alumna and chef leads renowned New York restaurants.
- Shiv Newaldass (C’03) - After growing up in Sursum Corda, the College alum returned as an advocate for the neighborhood’s low-income residents.
- Lilianne Mujica-Parodi (C’92) - Alumna wins presidential award for biomedical research.
- Dinaw Mengestu (C’00) - Alumnus and author spoke at the First-Year Academic Workshop.
- Ellana Lee (C’94) - Alumna oversees news bureaus from Kabul to Tokyo.
- Tucker Kapp (C’10) - Alumnus continues his thesis research while teaching English and theater in France.
- Amanda Hamilton (C’06) - English major saves endangered languages in Australia.
- Miranda Hall (C’11) - McTighe prize winner writes plays that tackle social issues.
- Ellie Gunderson (C’10) - Alumna volunteers with Hands at Work in Africa serving rural communities devastated by poverty and HIV/AIDS.
- Amy Dickinson (C’81) - Alumna talks about creating her career as a writer and performer.
- Soraya Darabi (C’05) - As a digital strategist, alumna helps brands create “narratives for themselves online.”
- Jeff Civillico (C’05) - Alumnus performs all over the world and connects his success to the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis.
- Michael P. Burns (C’98) - Alumnus and filmmaker Michael P. Burns (C’98) makes movies with a message.
- Carolyn Arnold (C’11) - Psychology alum seeks social justice as a Jesuit Volunteer.
