AUSB Transformations Alumni Magazine by AUSB

transformations t h e a l u m n i m a g a z i n e o f a n t i o c h u n i v e r s i t y s a n ta b a r b a r a fa l l - w i n t e r

2013 /2014

Education at its best is always transformational.

president’s message

Dear Alumni and Friends,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to our new online newsletter, Transformations, reaching out to you – our alumni and friends – to share campus updates and a few examples of the important ways in which our alumni, students, faculty, and staff impact the lives of others and affect meaningful change in their communities. The personal stories included here exemplify the increasing reach of Antioch University Santa Barbara. We continue to build upon our tradition of excellence that provides a rich educational experience for our students, and we continue to focus on removing barriers and increasing access to higher education, engage fully in our community, and develop partnerships and collaborations that serve our students as well as our community.

AUSB students work closely with our seasoned faculty of scholars, professionals, and entrepreneurs whose experience in their fields engage students in the dialogue and learning that result in the applied knowledge and skills they will need in the future. As part of our unique experiential educational model, students make a significant contribution to their communities while they are students, volunteering as much as a year in service to schools, social service agencies, and other non-profit organizations. Our alumni go on to become the teachers, administrators, helping professionals, and leaders in our Central Coast communities and beyond.

I am sure you will be inspired by the stories you read here. They remind me – as I am on a daily basis – how honored I am to have the opportunity to lead this wonderful university.

Warmly,

Nancy Leffert, PhD President

ausb trustee: Antioch Education Shaped by Ethics and Social Justice Antioch Trustee Jerry Roberts is an author and journalist who has received the PEN-USA First Amendment Award and a national Ethics in Journalism honor from the Society of Professional Journalists. His fight for ethical journalism is recounted in the documentary “Citizen McCaw.”

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As a kid from Cleveland growing up in the 1950s and

forth by its founders; whether pursuing an undergrad-

‘60s, my first awareness of Antioch came from

uate liberal arts degree, or an advanced concentration

newspaper stories and photos about its students

in business management and leadership, psychology,

fighting for civil rights and racial equality.

environmental studies, education or communications and media, preparation for the professional workplace

Although Yellow Springs, Ohio, was only 200 miles to

not only includes practical experience but also

the southwest, it was a world away from the conserva-

emphasizes the lifelong importance of citizenship,

tive, blue-collar, white ethnic community where I was

compassion and community involvement.

raised, and those reports of student activism on behalf of progressive causes helped spark and sustain my own

It is telling that “transformational” is a word that

nascent beliefs in social justice.

Antioch alumni commonly use to describe their experience, a reflection of an education focused on

So, decades later, I was honored to accept when

creativity and critical thinking, and designed to help

invited to join the Board of Trustees by Nancy Leffert,

students pursue careers and forge lives that are filled

now AUSB’s president, and board chair Victoria Riskin.

with meaning and purpose.

More importantly, I was pleased and proud to find that

As faculty, administration, alumni and trustees think,

while Antioch’s courses and mandates had changed

plan and work to adapt and rejuvenate curriculum and

to meet the educational and workplace demands of

operations so students can flourish in a new world of

the digital age, its core values remained rooted in the

now constant and ceaseless change, AUSB rests secure

fundamental principle formulated by its first president,

on a foundation of solid educational values both

the iconic educator Horace Mann, two years before the

trustworthy and proven.

Civil War: “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things

Today, Antioch students still are favored with the values

happen,” Horace Mann said more than a century ago.

of independent and student-centered education set

“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.”

Contents Presidents Message

Trustee: Jerry Roberts

A l umn i P r o f i l e s Paul Clay Yeimi Torres Cervantes Lynn Houston Josephina Cabrera Chelsea Holmes Jeremy Runnels

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W H E R E A R E T H E Y N OW ?

St u d en t P r o f i l e s Jen Baron Jessica Soon Samuel Ballou

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Fa cu lt y P r o f i l e Stuart Light Dawn Murray

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ne w s o n c a mpu s New Programs Book Ends Cafe SWI Trustee Forum BA Video

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Our Mission Antioch University provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice.

Stories from †he hear† of our communi†y

What's your story? We would love to hear from you! Click here or email us at: alumni.ausb@antioch.edu

from the editor This 2013 fall issue of Transformations Magazine, the Antioch University Santa Barbara on-line newsletter, reflects some changes with a new look or ‘make-over’ as they say in so-called reality TV, and we hope you like it. As you browse through, you’ll read about alumni, current students and faculty and you may be struck, as we were, by the remarkable commonalities among them. From the story of the student who traveled deep into the Amazon to learn how indigenous peoples are threaten by the encroachment of oil interests to the alumna who is teaching at-risk youth how to fly airplanes, each of the people profiled shared common threads; they are passionate and caring; they are driven to succeed and to make a difference. And they are a richly diverse group in terms of age and backgrounds and experiences and in that way, typically Antioch. In our interviews, we found them open, self-reflective, confident, and often gifted with a sense of humor. For some, their experience at Antioch pushed them to find meaning in their lives and this took them by surprise; it was ‘transformational.’ We have included in this issue some new things on campus including some information about the launch of a Women and Leadership Certificate Program and a new MBA in Non-Profit Management, Social Responsible Enterprise and Strategic Leadership. We hope you will let anyone who you think might benefit from these programs know about them or any of our programs for that matter. This year we are also pleased to be welcoming into the BA program a number of international students from Scandinavia who will add richly to the diversity of the campus. Last summer the campus was abuzz with the Antioch Summer Writing Institute with outstanding novelists, essayists, screenwriters serving as faculty and attendees who came from around the country to deepen their writing skills. In this issue we wanted to give you a sense of the program that was unanimously described by participants as extraordinary success. This fall we held our first Trustee Forum for the year in collaboration with RAND Corporation, the prestigious think tank, entitled Living Well to the End: Challenges and Choices. The event included leaders in the community who engaged in a probing conversation with the audience about the end-of-life conundrums that everyone faces. Finally, the campus has its own new café, The Book Ends Café, and if you go to the article reprinted here from the Independent with the rave mouth-watering review, you’ll find a gift opportunity for Antioch alumni only to be redeemed at the cafe.

ALUMNI PROFILE

{ paul clay PROGRAM

BA Liberal Studies - 2007 Concentration: Applied Psychology CURRENT JOB

Writer

In the Spotlight

}

Paul Clay wears many hats. He’s a stand-up

comedian, a Hollywood writer and producer, a popular MC and auctioneer for non-profit

organizations, the father of two teenage girls, a mentor, a board member, an avid tennis player, and an Antioch alum.

a successful hollywood writer and an antioch university santa barbara ba alum

Paul grew up in New Jersey. “My high school motto was, ‘I can beat you up,’” he jokes. “It was like a minimumsecurity prison. Both the teachers and students were required to be there by the government; otherwise none of us would have ever showed up.” He went on to a year at Hope College in Michigan, and then to a small liberal arts college in Atlanta. While working and studying full time, he began performing at a new comedy club in Atlanta. “Comedy was starting to boom everywhere. Before my generation, if you wanted to be a comedian, you had to move to New York or L.A.” Comedy clubs were opening in every city and Paul was quickly offered work on the road. “I didn’t

know what I wanted to do in school, and stand-up seemed a lot more exciting, so I quit college to tell jokes to drunk people in bars,” says Clay with a whimsical smile. “My parents were very proud. Luckily I have a twin sister. She went on to get a PhD in Anatomy. She does brain research at the University of Iowa. I tell people that that evens out to a Master’s for the both of us.” At just 20 years old, Clay moved to LA and became a regular at The IMPROV, the Mecca for aspiring stand-up comedians. For the next few years, he continued to travel and perform, doing 10 shows a week, 40 to 50 weeks a year. He became a popular performer at nightclubs, colleges, and showrooms across the country.

His quick wit and smart material led to offers of writing work for television, first for talk shows, including the original Arsenio Hall Show, and then sit-coms. Clay joined the staff of the mega-hit television series created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Designing Women. The sit-com, for which he wrote, produced, and directed with his then-wife, SNL writer Pam Norris, ran six years. Clay and Norris also wrote and produced for other shows with the Thomason’s: Hearts Afire starring John Ritter and Evening Shade with Burt Reynolds, before moving on to develop their own projects. Paul and Norris settled in Santa Barbara when they had their first daughter and continued to develop television projects while raising their children. Once his daughters were a little older, Paul decided that it was time to go back to school and earn his degree. “It was something that felt unfinished. I always knew I would go back and complete college eventually. Antioch was perfect for me.” “Antioch was flexible. I was surrounded by returning students

and I could complete my degree quickly.” His first semester, he took a staggering eight courses: five at Antioch and three at Santa Barbara City College to power through. “I wanted to take advantage of the time and opportunity and didn’t know if I’d have the chance to do it again,” says Clay. He completed his degree in less than two years, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Applied Psychology. “I really enjoyed it. It was a great experience. I loved Antioch’s approach to learning. The classes involved group projects and experiential learning. Rather than sit in an auditorium classroom, memorizing a bunch of soon-to-be-forgotten information, and taking multiple-choice tests, Antioch classes involved working together on projects and discussions in small groups with engaged students and teachers.” And because Antioch gives credit for life experiences, Paul was able to document his years of work in television to help him complete his degree quickly.

“I think Antioch is a great place for returning students. I had people in my classes their twenties who had just taken a little time off, and a woman in her 70s who had gone to Vassar and wanted to finished her degree.” Clay clearly embraces the Antioch philosophy of giving to the community. He has served on the boards of the Montessori Center School, The Crane Country Day School, Anger Management Counseling Services, The Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Playfest Santa Barbara, and The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. He frequently lends his talents to local non-profits, and has helped to raise funds for many charities as a fun and funny auctioneer. He also serves as a media mentor, teaching video and photography skills for the acclaimed Dos Pueblos’ Engineering Academy. “As long as I still have my kids around, I want to be here a lot. I enjoy performing and I’d love to travel more when I can.” Keep an eye out for Paul Clay, the man of many hats, at your next charity auction, comedy show, or event on the AUSB campus.

ALUMNI PROFILE yeimi torres cervantes PROGRAM

BA Liberal Studies - 2013 Concentration: Applied Psychology CURRENT JOB

Volunteer Fundraiser at St. Joseph Catholic Church

A “I see I have options I never imagined. Learning isn’t about achieving a letter grade – we didn’t have letter grades – it’s about discovery, self-discovery, and understanding the world. I have learned I am a caring person – that might seem funny – and I know I want to help those less fortunate than me. I am much more self-confident.”

Dream come

When Yeimi Torres Cervantes

too emotional for him and he didn’t

graduation on June 21, 2013, to

know how men are.”

walked across the stage at

receive her diploma from President

want anyone to see him crying. You

Leffert, her five brothers and sisters,

From the time she was little, Yeimi

and several friends who were in the

“‘Yeimi, we couldn’t afford to go to

her mother and father, her fiancé

audience burst into applause. She

was the first in her family to receive a BA degree and for her father, for all of them, this moment was a dream come true.

remembers her father saying,

school but you go and you make

something of yourself. You have the opportunity.’ My parents had faith in me. Their dream became my dream, too.”

“When it was over, I went to find

Her father came to the United

he could say to me was that he

with a temporary work visa to do

my father.” Yeimi says. “And all needed to find the bathroom.

He disappeared just when I was

hoping for a hug. My cousin went with him and when they got into the bathroom, my father broke 8

True

down in tears. The moment was

States from Guanajuato, Mexico,

farm labor in the agricultural fields

in the San Joaquin Valley and make a better life for his family. At age

four, Yeimi came with her mother and the other children eventually

joined them; her younger sister was

born in America. Both her parents

counselor from Antioch. Sharisse

and I know I want to help those less

father in the lettuce fields picking

class at Antioch, and she did. It

self-confident.”

worked on a seasonal basis, her lettuce or running tractors, and

suggested that Yeimi sit in on a

was Stuart Light’s class, and Yeimi

fortunate than me. I am much more

instantly loved what she saw.

At the graduation ceremony, when

Farms from August to December.

“The class was small. There was a

bathroom, Yeimi finally got her hug.

home soaking wet and freezing. In

was a real professional in the field.

her mother packing and sorting

almonds or pistachios at Paramount Sometimes her father would come 2000, her father suffered a severe accident while driving a tractor

dynamic discussion going on. He He talked from experience.”

on a one-lane road; he was hit by

For Yeimi, Antioch not only met

muddy field. Since then he has been

them. She says that the faculty

a semi-truck and thrown into a

disabled and developed diabetes. After high school, Yeimi attended West Hills College for a year and then came Santa Barbara City

College, not only because it was a

good school, but because she had an aunt living here. “I could sleep

on her couch and go to school.” She worked part-time at City College to earn her way. When she finished, she was considering transferring

to Cal State Long Beach when she

met Sharisse Estomo, a recruitment

her father came back from the

“He put his arms around me and

said, ‘Yeimi, I am very proud of you.’” It was the moment they had both waited for since she was little.

her expectations, but exceeded

Yeimi is back living in the San

are passionate about what they

she spent a busy summer planning

do and helpful in a thousand

ways – providing guidance or help with research – with 100 percent

dedication to the students. Because of her Antioch experience, she says, “My world has been transformed. I

see I have options I never imagined. Learning isn’t about achieving a

letter grade – we didn’t have letter grades – it’s about discovery, self-

discovery, and understanding the

world. I have learned I am a caring person – that might seem funny –

Joaquin Valley near her parents, and her wedding and volunteering with her church, Saint Joseph,

fundraising for a larger church for

their community. She was married in September to someone she met in high school and who works for

Wells Fargo Bank. She will soon be looking for a job but she also has

her eye on retuning to Antioch next year for her Master’s in Psychology and her MFT license. Her BA is not likely to be the end of her educational journey.

ALUMNI PROFILE lynn houston PROGRAM

Bachelor of Arts - 2011 CURRENT JOB

Founder of A Different Point of View Non-profit Organization

Flying

HIGH!

antioch gave her an even more refined sense of mission and purpose, of caring about the community, and not long after finishing her degree in 2011, she founded a different point of view.

The chapters of Lynn Houston’s professional life have been shaped by her remarkable passion for new frontiers. If an Antioch core value is the cultivation of life-long learning, Lynn is the poster child. Now in her late 50s, she has reinvented herself four times, first as an actress, then as a Hollywood photographer, then as a commercial airline pilot, and more recently the founder of a non-profit program in Santa Barbara, A Different Point of View, where she teaches under-served youth how to fly airplanes. Yes, airplanes. Lynn vibrates energy – words like spunk, determination, and caring come to mind – as she bounds onto campus in her multi-colored tennis shoes. As a young woman, Lynn pursued an acting career in both San Francisco and New York, ultimately performing a one-woman show across the country. After years of acting, she changed course and became a Hollywood set photographer, working in television and film in Los Angeles and meeting the rich and famous. It was on a photo safari in Africa in 1989 that she fell in love with flying. She decided to

completely switch gears again to become a commercial airline pilot. “I worked my way up from a private pilot to a flight instructor to an Air Transport Pilot, the training required to fly for the airlines.” She passed all the aviation tests and was hired as a pilot for Sky West Airlines where she worked for years, making her way in a profession where women were a rarity. “A couple of times when men got on the plane and saw me in the pilots seat, they got off,” she laughs. “But women are outstanding pilots. Just like men, women have great eye-hand coordination and excellent concentration.” The fact that she never completed her undergraduate education gnawed at her. “My educational background was all mixed…I never finished my BA. At Antioch I took 15 units for three quarters was given credit for life experience, and finished my BA in nine months!” As with everything else in her life, Lynn applied her self full-throttle. She says that Antioch gave her an even more refined sense of mission and purpose, of caring about the

community, and not long after finishing her degree in 2011, she founded A Different Point of View. The purpose of her organization is expressed in the mission statement is to: engage, inspire, and transform. A Different Point of View takes under-served youth out of their neighborhoods – and comfort zones – and shows them possibilities they’ve never imagined. During a three-day flying program, the youth learn how to fly an airplane – something inconceivable to them. “I go to the homes to meet the parent or parents – often there is only one and it’s usually single mothers living with their mother and three to five children in a house built for two – to get a better understanding of what the teenager is dealing with. We invite the whole family to take a plane ride or go on one of our Discovery Days. Most of our youth come from poverty and probation, so working with the families is always a dynamic experience. We also welcome middle class youth into the program because diversity is important.”

“AUSB really ignited me. I was 57 when I graduated, and now I’d love to take this program around the country.” Today, at 59, she has also launched an Aviation Career Program to “provide youngsters with expanded opportunities and a viable pathway to their future. Learning how to fly provides an exciting, real-life application of the math and science students learn in school,” Lynn wrote in a recent article. “Some of the highlights of the program include: private pilot ground school; leadership training with aviation career speakers; workshops in airframe and power plant mechanics; and field trips to airport control towers.” Going through this mentoring program, the youth can craft a vision for their future. They get assistance with job searches and college applications. They begin to see a life for themselves they could not imagine before. The probation youth who have gone through the three-day flying experience show signs of increased

confidence, interest in school and learning, and the realization that they can create a life they never dreamed of. At the end of each day of the program, Lynn asks her students two things: “What is the best thing that happened to you today?” and “How are you different today from yesterday?” She really wants them to absorb and acknowledge what they have accomplished. Running a non-profit has challenges – raising money, creating a strong board, budgeting, living one’s mission. She is planning on returning to AUSB for her MBA in Non-Profit Management. It’s not a surprise. Lynn’s entire life has been about continually reaching for the next star. Find out more about A Different Point of View at: www.adifferentpointofview.org.

ALUMNI PROFILE josefina cabrera PROGRAM

Masters in Education, MAE/Teaching Credential – 2011 CURRENT JOB

Founder of La Escuelita en Casa PhD student, Leadership and Change Program

The

Power of a

she is proud to have joined the board of directors of padres

unidos/united parents, an organization that

helps parents advocate

for equity in education and aims to close the

gap between white and latino students.

Teacher

“Raise the bar high and they will reach it!” says Josefina Cabrera of the students she teaches. Too often English language learners are assigned to “special” classes and expectations of them are set low. A warm and caring woman in her 40s, Josefina prefers to set the bar high for her kids. At age 11, she came to the United States an “illegal alien” and despite considerable obstacles, she has succeeded as a teacher. It wouldn’t have happened without the support of a few teachermentors who encouraged to her to reach for her dreams. The town of Apatzingan de la Constitucion de 1814, the actual name of the place where she grew up, is in the Mexican state of Michoacán. She was one of seven children. Her father died when she was three, leaving a hole in her heart and her family penniless. Her mother struggled to find menial jobs to feed the children. When Josefina was ten, her

mother left for the United States for a better life and gave her the overwhelming task of caring for her two younger siblings. “There were no explicit instructions as to how I was supposed to handle the responsibilities. I would go to the market in the morning, cook for my younger brother and sister, do our laundry (by hand), and care for them, all before going to school in the fourth grade in the afternoon. I was still getting As and Bs; I still managed to play as a young girl should do. We managed to stay healthy and survive for eight months before my mom came to bring us with her to the United States. This would become the next important chapter in my life.” The border crossing was harrowing and took five attempts, with Josefina and her siblings bundled in layers of clothes to protect them from the freezing night air.

“There were hundreds of people as soon as the sun went down waiting patiently for the immigration patrols to change shifts. It was pretty dark already, when all of a sudden a helicopter was flying over our heads, and sand was creating a dark cloud that prevented people from seeing where they were running to. The helicopter was so close to our heads that I can still hear the noise and feel the strong wind it was making. Men, women, and children were all running in different directions. People were running back to Tijuana not being able to escape the Mexican police…others took advantage of the chaotic situation to cross to the US side. To this day, I am grateful that my family managed to stay together.” Once across the border, they hid in a stable outside San Ysidro and went without food for 24 hours until they found their contact. “These are not easy memories to capture and recount,” she says. “The little girl inside of me will always question our society’s inability to support the most vulnerable sectors of our population, especially families and children.” By a stroke of good fortune, the

family settled in Carpinteria. Not speaking a word of English, school became intimidating the once confident student, and she became withdrawn and shy. “I was acting sort of like a recorder that would record every sound, every word, but not ready to emit any sound, not until I was certain that my words would be understood and I would not be ridiculed, or be given more attention than I was ready to receive.” She had some wonderful teachers who were mentors, encouraging her to use the language and embrace her leadership ability. A turning point came when one of them visited her home and asked her mother if Josefina could attend a leadership conference. This ignited an excitement inside her that one day she might do something meaningful with her life. “In a conservative Mexican family, it was not customary to let your daughters out of your sight to go anywhere. Women were supposed to prepare to become housewives and mothers. Anything aside from that was simply a waste of time.” She married young, divorced by age 25, and raised her three children by herself, holding down two jobs but

always working with children. She eventually took classes at Santa Barbara City College and finally, she earned her teaching credential and MAE at Antioch. It was not long before she launched a tutoring program that quickly grew, with almost 45 tutees under her wing. She says that the mission of La Escuelita en Casa is to provide low-cost academic support to K-12 students individually or in groups, and to support families as they navigate parent-teacher conferences and school meetings that can be intimidating for them. Parents need to engage in their children’s education, yet for those who don’t speak English, it’s difficult. She is proud to have joined the Board of Directors of Padres Unidos/United Parents, an organization that helps parents advocate for equity in education and aims to close the gap between white and Latino students. Josefina continues to raise the bar high for herself. She is currently enrolled in the Leadership and Change Ph.D. program at Antioch University and her colleagues and students soon will be calling her Dr. Cabrera.

ALUMNI PROFILES chelsea holmes PROGRAM

Masters in Clinical Psychology - 2013 CURRENT JOB

Counselor at Santa Barbara City College’s Transfer Center

Building

Bridges

“It’s emotionally challenging - I

learned so much about myself.”

Chelsea Holmes is an open-hearted listener who puts anyone in her presence at ease. Unlike many Master’s in Clinical Psychology students who have an eye towards clinical practice and MFT licensing, from the outset Chelsea wanted psychology training for another setting. She is a counselor at Santa Barbara City College’s Transfer Center, a position she finds deeply gratifying. She loves the relationships she has been able to develop with her students, the guidance she can give them as she helps them define their goals and choose the right institutions to attend. Her training at Antioch was invaluable because her City College students have gone through so much. Half of them work full time and have families to support. They have to sort through all kinds of challenges. “They may get accepted to their dream school, but whether they can afford it is another matter. They eke their way through school on financial aid and loans and working full time.” Chelsea explains that it doesn’t take much for students to hit a brick wall. It they face a crisis,

or their grades dip, she works with them to get back on track. She struggles to keep them focused on the challenges while also remaining compassionate and caring. “It’s a wonderful program.” Chelsea completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Women’s Studies at UCSB, and when she started to think about graduate school, she sought a program with smaller classes. Her mentor at UCSB suggested Antioch. She instantly gravitated toward the more intimate setting of the MA in Clinical Psychology program. “At UCSB, I rarely got to know my professors,” she says. She got “book smarts” there, but it was the Antioch MA program that really tested her. “It’s emotionally challenging – I learned so much about myself.” Chelsea says completing her education at Antioch was the best choice she could have made, an investment in herself that is paying off in large dividends.

jeremy runnels PROGRAM

BA in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Business Management & Leadership and Entrepreneurship - 2012 CURRENT JOB

Financial Analyst at West Coast Financial

Doing Well

Doing Good

“Antioch provided me with an

additional lens – or perspective – on commerce.”

From the time he was young, there was never any question in Jeremy Runnel’s mind he would go into business. He grew up in Orange Country, the son of a successful businessman in the biotech industry and was schooled in fundamental business principles – profit and loss, cost containment, bottom line goals. He never particularly thought of pursuing business as an engine for social good. His Antioch experience opened up a whole new way of thinking, one shaped by appreciation of the importance of transparency and integrity and making a difference in the world. How Jeremy found his way to Antioch is as much by accident or serendipity as the result of careful planning. He came to Santa Barbara in 2010 to attend City College and

was on track to transfer to UCSB to major in Business Economics. He missed an application deadline – perhaps it was destiny – which would mean a year’s delay. He was eager to move ahead and looked around at alternatives. Admissions counselor Sharisse Estomo interviewed him for Antioch. He knew the classes were small and from his due diligence that the school had the necessary accreditation, but he didn’t know much more about Antioch, really. He decided to enroll and he signed up for a double concentration in Business Management & Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

views. Now I find myself in meetings with clients feeling so much more comfortable and confident than I might have.”

He says that what he experienced at Antioch was dramatic.

“I found the perfect place – people with great values – and this may be my last job. I imagine I could stay forever. It gives me such satisfaction to make a difference in the lives of clients. The only questions that matter are; How can we serve them best; How can I do well by them?”

“Antioch provided me with an additional lens – or perspective – on commerce.” It was “drastic;” he began to understand how business can do positive things to change the world and he felt a new sense of excitement about his future. John Forhan, Dawn Osborn Murray, and Jackie Oliveria are faculty who especially inspired him. “They pushed me on critical thinking – pushed me to communicate my

Before graduation last year, Jeremy began his job search and interviewed with West Coast Financial, a financial planning and private investment management firm, where he was offered a position as a Financial Analyst to begin after commencement. The group provides planning and investment management for individuals, families and non-profits, to protect and grow capital transparently and responsibly.

Jeremy, no doubt, has several personal wishes for his future but one that he expressed strongly is: “Down the line, I’d love to teach at Antioch and pass on to others all that I was given.”

ALUMNI

PROFI LES

Where are they now? Denise Jaimes

psyd clinical psychology, 2012

Denise Jaimes is working at Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM) in a post-doc internship as a therapist, group coordinator, and mental health consultant. She also is a “reflective” practitioner for the Storyteller Preschool. When she’s not working, she is with her husband, Eli, and her 10-month-old baby boy, Koa Francisco Villanueva. “Time really flies now that we have a little one…our friends are raising Koa to call them aunties and uncles.” Denise met Eli in kindergarten. They became romantically involved nine years ago and married six years ago. “We love to swim, do yoga, and go to music classes. Other than that I like to read, walk, hike, and travel.”

Tim Malone ba Liberal Studies, Psychology concentration, 2012

Tim Malone graduated from the Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies Program, with an emphasis in Psychology. Following his 2012 graduation, Tim has continued his education, and is currently attending the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California. He is working on a Master’s in Counseling and Psychology, with an emphasis on Somatic Psychology. Moving from Southern California and moving to the Castro, with all that is has to offer, has been a new and exciting experience for Tim. When he can get away from the books he tries to enjoy as much of the Big City as he possibly can.

Emma Lombardi ba liberal studies, 2012

Emma Lombardi, a BA graduate in Liberal Studies is working at Manchester Capital Management, a wealth management firm in Montecito, California. Besides using the left side of her brain at the firm, she also wears a creative hat as the wedding coordinator and owner of Allure Wedding Planning. With two different jobs, her time is limited. The free time she does have she spends time with her husband and two children, “soaking in the beautiful Santa Barbara weather at the beach and the pool.” Occasionally, she will take time to focus on herself doing what she loves, taking hikes in the Santa Barbara mountains.

Gina Bell ma clinical psychology, 2007 current psyd clinical psychology student

Gina Bell has been a highly respected member of the Antioch community for years, first as a student and now faculty. She graduated from the BA program in 2004 and the Clinical Psychology program in 2007. Because of her gifts, she was offered a faculty position. During registration students sign up quickly for her classes because they know she cares about them. Gina says she is married “to a wonderful man named Martin Bell, who is an actor. We have three kids with fur (dogs), and we both love to travel.” Gina has been accepted into Antioch PsyD program. When she was asked what she does in her leisure time, she stated, “What leisure time?”

Elizabeth Rodriguez ma clinical psychology, 2011

Elizabeth Rodriguez, since graduating from the Master’s in Clinical Psychology program in 2011, has been pursuing her doctoral degree at Pacifica Graduate Institute with an emphasis in Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Eco Psychology. Her particular interest is Post-Conflict Community Development and Conflict Transformation. She has been engaged in facilitating conflict resolution and violence prevention workshops in prisons, communities, and educational institutions. In 2012, she went to Rwanda to participate in a trauma healing and reconciliation program for survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 genocide. In 2013 she returned to Rwanda to conduct an evaluation of the program.

ALUMNI

PROFI LES

life af†er An†ioch... Scott Musgrove

psyd clinical psychology, 2009

Scott Musgrove, a licensed Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist, graduated from Antioch’s Doctorate in Psychology Program in 2009, ad since then has been working at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health at the Twin Towers Jail Facility. Scott and his partner of 19 years surround themselves with wonderful people, many of whom are Scott’s peers, colleagues, and friends from his graduate program and the various internship opportunities in which he participated. In his leisure time, Scott enjoys working out, hiking, game nights, playing World of Warcraft, and reading anything that is not a text book.

Katherine Burrelsman ma clinical psychology, 2002 psyd clinical psychology, 2009

Katherine Burrelsman holds a position at Cottage Hospital’s Emergency Room in the Emergency Psychiatric Services. She completed both her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in psychology at Antioch. She lives a rich and diverse life when she is not working. During her off-work hours she enjoys reading, studying ballet and yoga, taking walks, planning vacations, laughing with her husband and enjoying outings with friends. Music is also one of her passions and she and her husband Karl often attend concerts. They also enjoy entertaining their friends, and most specifically, gathering their most musical friends, where they spend time playing Irish, Blue Grass, and Old Time American music.

Rayna Halby ba liberal studies, psychology concentration, 2012

Rayna Halby is one of those people who can burn the candle at both ends. Aside from reading, cooking, home decorating, travel, and hanging out with her friends, Rayna works 7 days a week and loves it! She works Monday through Friday at Global Custom Security in Westlake Village and on weekends at The Balance Treatment Center in Calabasas where she serves as a Mental Health Technician. An Antioch 2012 BA graduate, she loves her cats and her life. Rayna Halby continues to thrive and find new ways of channeling her energy and focus to a world that needs her.

Cheri Morgan Gossett mba & social service administration, 2010

Cheri Morgan Gossett is a Personnel Analyst in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCSB as well as an Academic Counselor at SBCC’s Transfer Academy. She proudly graduated from Antioch in 2010 with her Master’s in Business Management and Social Service Administration and now is completing another Master’s degree. Her leisure time is very limited, working two jobs and going to school, but her joy comes from being with her three beautiful boys, ages 14, 12, and 7. They all spend time traveling for sports, mostly football and basketball. Cheri is very proud of them, and they are no doubt proud of their accomplished mom.

Natasha Quintero ba liberal studies, psychology concentration, 2013

Natasha Quintero graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in 2013 and has been working for United and American Airlines and as a Religious Education Instructor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Her latest surprise is that she and her husband are expecting their first child in the spring of 2014. Natasha is also entering her first year as a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Antioch. One of the perks of working for the airlines is that she can take advantage of her travel privileges. She has begun a photojournal of the beautiful places she’s visited and the interesting people she has met on those expeditions.

†ell us your story Carrie Linden

Carol Forhan

Lamar Smith psyd clinical psychology, 2012

ma education, 2013 ba liberal studies, business concentration, 1989

Carrie Linden, graduate of Antioch in 2013, finished her Master’s of Education degree and is currently working as a middle school teacher at Open Classroom in Ventura. She says that when she is not working on lesson plans for her classroom, she is playing Legos and having Nerf gun fights with her son. She tells us, “I live with two terrific guys, my son and my boyfriend,” and she adds that she is grateful for her education at Antioch as she’s finding it useful to her daily work as a teacher. She was very happy to walk in Antioch’s graduation ceremony this past spring and looks forward to her future.

Carol Forhan is a 1989 BA graduate in Liberal Studies. While at Antioch, she worked at a company now known as Truven Health Analytics – where today she serves as Vice President, consulting on projects to improve healthcare for all Americans. “I have been lucky to live in this beautiful town and raise our two daughters here.” Carol’s children and grandchildren are close by; her first love is “family, family, family.” She completed an MBA through the New York Institute of Technology. She is on the AUSB Board of Trustees and her husband, John Forhan, is on faculty. “It is a pleasure to be a part of the recent growth and changes. I am proud of our students, faculty, and staff and can’t wait to see the latest on campus!”

During Lamar Smith’s internship year of the Doctoral program at Antioch, he began working at the Orange County Health Care Agency, and after graduation, he was hired full time. At the same time, he has a position at Mt. San Antonio College providing cultural competency training to staff. When he’s not working, Lamar says that he “enjoys watching cheesy reality TV, horror movies, and studying for my licensing exam.” He is hoping to perfect the work-personal life balance by making sure he has time for friends and family rather than coming home and collapsing on the sofa. So far, so good, although he admits he’s still practicing.

We would love to consider your story for the next issue of Transformations. Click here to fill out a form and tell us what you’ve been up to or email us at: alumni.ausb@antioch.edu. Alumni who complete the information form will be entitled to a Free Coffee at the Book Ends Cafe. Just bring your bio to the Cafe and enjoy the best coffee in town!

student profiles

Jen Baron

Rocks

“I am thrilled to bring this important appreciation for the musical arts to the Santa Barbara community…I find great inspiration in working with youth and helping girls rock out!” jen baron Student

PROGRAM

BA in Liberal Arts

CURRENT JOB

Founder & Executive Manager, Girls Rock SB, Non-profit Organization

Jen Baron grew up in the protected universe of Santa Barbara and longed to explore the world. After graduating from Santa Barbara High School a year early, she went abroad to study at Oxford with an overseas program from San Francisco State where she immersed herself in creative writing. “It was an amazing experience,” she said. “ It was my first time living by myself and every neuron in my body was firing. I just wanted to swallow it all up and take it all in.” Her appetite for adventure was far from satisfied by her trip to England. After she was back at San Francisco State for a year, she sold everything she owned, including her car, and headed to Southeast Asia for a nine-month trip through Bali, Java, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. She surfed, river rafted, rock climbed, and opened her eyes to other cultures and people, traveling to remote places without the comforts of home.

“I think what I took away from that experience was gratitude. Changing the perspective of your world is something I think everyone should experience at

some point in their life,” she reflects. Jen came home to San Francisco and started a dog-walking business to earn a living. “There were only two of us doing it back then.” Then came pregnancy and the birth of her son Rowan who is now nine. Ultimately, she found herself back in Santa Barbara where she took a few courses at SBCC in journalism and graphic design, earning all 'A's and loving it. When it came time to transfer, Antioch was the perfect solution with the small classes and personalized education. “People say if you don’t finish your degree it’s hard to return later, but it has been a great experience,” Jen says. “The challenge is juggling everything in my busy schedule, but the teachers and advisors at Antioch are invested in your success. There is a good support system here.” Most impressive was Jen’s decision to start her own non-profit in 2012 – Girls Rock SB! Girls Rock is a program designed for pre-teen and teenage girls that,

Girls Rock

according to its mission statement, seeks to “build self-esteem and encourage self-empowerment in young women through music education, collaboration, and performance.” “It all started my first quarter here,” explains Jen. “I was taking Educational Foundations, feeling nervous to be a returning college student. The emphasis that Antioch places on social justice completely floored me! I walked out of that class feeling confident, focused, and very inspired to create something wonderful for our community. I’m a musician, so merging music with social justice seemed like a perfect fit!” AUSB’s unique independent study curriculum gave Jen the opportunity to research and learn many different facets of what goes into creating and managing a nonprofit. Earlier this year, the organization launched its first fundraiser, a sold-out music and dance performance at the Marjorie

Luke Theatre that raised money for summer scholarships.

them grow over the summer and see what they all accomplished!”

In June, Girls Rock SB! held its first summer camp in Santa Barbara for girls ages 7-17 at Adams Elementary School. With four, 1-week sessions, this music-filled day camp supported girls becoming rock stars by exploring, creating, and expressing themselves in a safe and supportive atmosphere. Participants chose one instrument to focus on for the week: drums, bass, guitar, vocals, or keyboards.

And in September, Girls Rock launched its first after school program: The Runaways. A similar structure to summer camp, The Runaways program give girls a chance to be inspired all year long. “We’re growing! It’s so exciting. We have so many wonderful things in store for 2014.”

Beyond music, girls learned about screen-printing, songwriting, selfdefense, recording, body image and identity, and how to publish their own magazine. Guided by inspirational and talented female mentors (many of whom are professional musicians), they learned to work together while having fun. Each day at lunch, a guest artist performed and interacted with the campers. “Girls are powerful!” says Jen. “It was such a rewarding experience to see

The pre-teen and teen years for girls are filled with angst and selfdoubt, and Girls Rock gives these kids a safe place to unleash their emotions through performance and music and gives them a transformational experience. When asked what inspired her to start Girl’s Rock, Jen said, “Giving back to the community; that is what has given me a real sense of success.” Enjoy video clips of Girls Rock SB! by visiting: www.girlsrocksb.org.

student profiles

Respect for the

Elderly

jessica soon Student

PROGRAM

MA in Clinical Psychology concentration

Healthy Aging

“I’m the youngest in my cohort, and now it feels like a safe

and loving place.”

Reverence for the elderly is traditional in Asian cultures with grandparents seen as a source of wisdom. So it is for Jessica Soon – MACP student in the Healthy Aging Program. Her passion for studying the psychological needs of the elderly was inspired by her grandfather who came to live with her family when she was 18 years old and spent the last four years of his life in her home. She loved listening to his stories of the olden days when he was growing up on the island of Lanai in Hawaii in the 1920s. He was poor, one of 10 brothers and sisters, and sometimes ate only every couple of days. He loved to tell how he would sneak into fields and steal pineapples for food. For Jessica, “Those seem like more innocent times.” Ultimately her grandfather became a contractor and he credited his success to the unwavering support of his mother and grandmother. Jessica says, “I loved being with my grandfather so much that I began to plan my days around his schedule. I took him to the senior center twice a week to play bingo.” With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cal State Long Beach, Jessica moved to Santa Barbara to take a job with Teen Court, a county program where juvenile offenders

are judged and held accountable by their peers. The program is part of the Daniel Bryant Youth & Family Center under the auspices of the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. She found the work compelling and discovered many of her co-workers had attended Antioch. When she decided to go back to school, she visited the campus and the choice became clear. But it was only after she had started that she realized she wanted to focus on the elderly. She loves the Healthy Aging program because the classes are small and intimate. At first, she says, it was difficult because in Asian culture, sharing feelings is not encouraged. However, she says, “I’m the youngest in my cohort and now it feels like a safe and loving place.” Jessica especially appreciates her classes on the aging process, the end of life, and grief. When her grandfather was dying of lung cancer, she wasn’t ready to lose him. The classes have helped her through that process. Eventually, Jessica wants to work with minorities. For now, she is learning everything she can about the elderly and about herself.

Journey

Into the

Amazon samuel ballou Student

PROGRAM

MA in Clinical Psychology concentration

Latino Mental Health

samuel ballou is a graduate

student in the latino mental

health program who grew up in indiana.

captured by wanderlust at an early age, he has

traveled widely, living in

several countries including india and mexico. he loves

writing, playing piano and pipe organ, and reading existential philosophers

–

buber, nietzsche, marcel, and kierkegaard included.

his compelling account of his recent journey to the

amazon region of ecuador and the remote village of

shuin mamus to meet exotic leaders of the jivaroan

people and participate in their assembly was published in

the antioch santa barbara

campus journal, the odyssey. here is an excerpt.

We were invited to Shuin Mamus as guests of Jaime Vargas, the President of the Achuar Nationality of Ecuador (NAE). An outsider must have permission from the leader to enter the Achuar territory much less participate in their annual assembly. The community was facing a crisis that threatened their way of life and we were there to understand their challenges.

We registered for the assembly and were given a card that read “Delegados Fraternos, Solo con Voz,” – “Fraternal Delegates, With Voice Only.” We had no voting privileges but I thought, “Wow, everyone is given a voice in this community.” Among the Jivaroan peoples everyone has a voice, believing that through open dialogue we expand our minds and consciousness.

That first day we sat among leaders of several Jivaroan communities. Luckily my friend Tuntiak had prepared us for the ritual of drinking chicha, a fermented drink made of yucca. The women of the village offered us each their unique chicha. We drank from their hand-painted clay bowls. The heat was pressing, and I found the drink to be refreshing. I put aside the fact that chicha, a pre-masticated beverage, is made by each woman as she chews yucca and spits it out into a bowl, then adds a fermentation agent to the yucca and saliva-rich mix. This is a celebratory drink for Jivaroan communities. As part of my enculturation I had learned an important word: macate, which means “thanks,” but when said firmly implies, “Enough, thanks”.

Lunch was next. The first course was a bowl of monkey soup. “Deep breath, others are eating this too,” I thought, trying to ease the edge. The soup was off-putting, but the next course almost insurmountable. A bowl of Rhynchophorus Phoenicis (palm weevils) was placed in the middle of the table. These are larvae that grow in a specific kind of palm tree. A quick count revealed that each of us had one to digest. I hoped my math is wrong. The creatures were very alive and frantically wiggling in the bowl. After lunch President Vargas presented his outline for the week and the most pressing problem; how to deal with the Ecuadorian government. The government’s 23

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Journey Into the Amazon (cont) auctioning off nearly eight million acres of Amazonian Rainforest, and exploiting the land by drilling for oil, was a real threat to the Jivaroan people. He also announced that it was time for voting members to elect the council. To my pleasant surprise, for the first time a woman was allowed, after a double recount, to serve as general secretary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; history in the making for this macho-centered society. When the formalities ended, we were led to our sleeping area, a 30-minute walk through the jungle to the Bobonaza River and into canoes to head downstream. We were staying with Domingo Perez, a local leader and man with an infectious smile. Dinner was tilapia (a local fish) cooked in a banana leaf over an open fire. We were informed that at 3 AM we would awake for the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general 24

meeting that takes place three times weekly to assess how things are going in the community. What commitment to community! Before dawn we went into the kitchen at the community building where a special brew of herbal tea was prepared. Using a coconut shell, we each took turns drinking Guayusa (pronounced gwhy-yousa) a caffeinated tea from a Holly tree. We were instructed to chug between four to five bowls to better obtain the effects. What exactly these effects were I found out instantly. No sooner had I finished my five bowls than I felt a quivering in my stomach and an overwhelming need to vomit. This reaction is seen as part of a purification process by the Achuar and Shuar peoples. The Guayusa removes negative energies acquired during the previous

day. Off we went to find a niche in the surrounding woods to let the Guayusa do its thing. With a clear mind and body, everyone now could focus on the topic at hand, the exploitation of oil by the Ecuadorian government. Place yourself in the minds of the Achuar, Shuar, and five other indigenous nations. The forests their ancestors had defended for thousands of years against the conquistadors (the Jivaroan peoples are the only indigenous group that were not directly conquered by the Spanish), eight million acres, are being sold to the highest bidder in the petrol market. Emotions ran high during our meeting. Everyone expressed betrayal, anger, confusion, and finally a call to unite.

“Wow, everyone is given a voice in this community.”

At sunrise we headed back to Shuin Mamus. The meeting updated everyone on the current situation. In July of 2012, the inter-American court on human rights mandated that governments must obtain “free, prior and informed consent” from any indigenous groups prior to any oil activities on their lands. At the close of 2012, an undersecretary of the Ecuadorian government allegedly entered Achuar, Kichwa, and Sapara indigenous communities without permission. This sparked outrage. The leaders of Shuar, Achuar, Shiwiar, Sapara, and Kichwa communities all formally announced that they would not permit the entry of petroleum industries on their lands. Their statement, published on November 28, 2012, said, “We are united and we totally oppose the

11th Oil Round. The encroachment of oil into our territories represents the end of our way of life and could mean the end of our very lives themselves.” That the Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa did not respond is no surprise when at least $64 million from foreign governments and $187 million from private foundations have been pledged for the project. At week’s end, President Jaime Vargas made the following statement to the Ecuadorian Press: “We reject unilaterally all petroleum exploitation in our territory of the south-east part of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We are however, fully open to dialogue with the national government in finding other mechanisms that will generate revenue without oil drilling.”

The people of the region continue to protest the obvious contradictions between the country’s environmental programs and their oil exploitation, and they point to Ecuador’s Constitution protecting the rights of the indigenous peoples. The Jivaroan community has a wellfounded sense of ‘We.’ Through the centuries they have overcome great obstacles. With each victory over an outside force, the community had reaffirmed its one-mindedness and one-heartedness. I don’t doubt they will once again triumph in the situation they confront. Their strength is clear because of their unity and this is truly something to celebrate.

f a c u lt y p r o f i l e

With rapt attention, the students listen to the team from CARES, the Mobile Crisis Unit, tell harrowing tales of rescuing people in full-blown psychosis or in a drug induced rage. You can hear a pin drop.

Stuart Light An

Urban Cowboy

with a

Gentle Heart

This is Stuart Light’s class on Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Response, a new course in the Master’s in Clinical Psychology curriculum required by the Board of Behavioral Sciences for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. As with all Stuart’s classes, it is more than a course; it’s a journey into the complexities, heartaches, and joys of life – into personhood. Widely admired by his students, Stuart has a gentle wit, caring eyes and well-honed wisdom that he brings into the classroom. Like an urban cowboy, he wears jeans and cowboy boots and conveys a sense of being comfortable in his own skin. This one-time businessman sought more in his life than a paycheck or another customer won over; he sought meaning. He returned to Antioch to do his MACP, even though he had a Counseling Psychology Master’s degree at UCSB years before. The courses he needed for licensing had changed since his graduation, so he started over. He is well-steeped in clinical theories, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, positive psychology, life span and human development, and cross-cultural research on stress – all of which he teaches – but his gift is knowing that the best clinicians work on themselves. He respects his students and tries to support their passions yet leaven their idealism. “Students need to understand the dark side of human nature while knowing they cannot save the entire world or they will burn out. They have to take care of themselves.”

At the front of the class is Bradley, an animated African-American man in his 50s with peroxide-blond hair, baggy shorts, silver earrings, a goatee, a tennis hat,

and a plaid shirt over his maroon t-shirt that reads: Firewater Tavern, NY. No three-piece suit or Ralph Lauren sweater for this man; Bradley is as quirky and colorful as a contemporary art installation. “You have to have boundaries between your work and professional life,” Bradley urges the students. After 27 years of heroin addiction, Bradley is clean and loves that he is the top crisis man in town. He is grateful for his own salvation, wants to give back with what time he has left, and knows he must modulate his own stress. “If you want to do crisis work, lose your watch. You stay until you get it done,” he tells them. But he takes care of himself, too. “I go to physical therapy for back pain and get acupuncture.” His colleague Andrea, also a student in the MACP program, has dark confident eyes and looks prepared to handle anything, too. “I’m living my dream, doing this,” she says. To handle the stress, she practices yoga and exercises.

Stuart Light with MACP students

Pictured left to right: Marcia Brandwynne, Stuart Light, Kelly Hyatt

“Students need to understand the dark side of human nature while knowing they cannot save the entire world or they will burn out. They have to take care of themselves.”

Whether Stuart’s students go into private practice or work in an agency, they will inevitably deal with patients in an agitated psychosis. They will learn that the 22 psychiatric beds in the area (16 in Santa Barbara at the county’s Psychiatric Health Facility, and six in Ventura at Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital) are rarely unoccupied because the demand is crushing. They will find that Cottage Hospital’s ER becomes inundated with psychiatric patients and can’t transfer them to the psychiatric wing without insurance, which most don’t have. So, like the rest of the country, Santa Barbara often fails those with mental illness. Stuart walks his students through the realities and the clinical options and his skilled guests, Bradley and Andrea, serve as role models – a human safety net of kindness and savvy.

f a c u lt y p r o f i l e

Dawn knows the science behind pressing environment issues of our time. Her enthusiasm for environmental education and advocacy, for making a difference in the world, shines through everything she says and does.

Teacher o f the Year

Last June, as Dawn Murray took the podium at commencement to receive the honor of Teacher of the Year, the students of the BA graduating class hooted and hollered with unbridled affection. Most of them had taken Environmental Studies with Dawn and by the end of the quarter their eyes were opened to the natural world for the first time and their passions ignited. Her enthusiasm for the environment is unrestrained and infectious.

“I realized how much I love being a teacher and the influence my mentors had on my life. Twenty years later, there’s still a brain connection with all those who guided me. I have a continued reverence I feel for them. They were master teachers and they became life friends and people I respect enormously.”

Dawn is often seen sailing across the Antioch rooftop terrace like the Pied Piper, her students struggling to keep pace as they head for the ocean or an endangered wetlands. The seeds of this gifted teacher’s passion for the environment were sown during her own undergraduate studies at UC Santa Cruz on one of those life-changing study abroad experiences; Dawn’s was in Costa Rica. Her memories of those impressionable days recently drew her back to the town of Monteverde, the town where she had once lived.

Dawn Murray

Monteverde sits 4,600 feet above sea level with a population just under 7,000. In a word, it is beautiful – home to a handful of universities’ environmental study abroad programs. Because of its altitude above the coastline, the area is blanketed with clouds and abundant moisture. The fog settles on the branches of the trees and drips down below to feed a complex ecosystem, home to over 100 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, tens of thousands of insect species, and over 2,500 varieties of plants, 420 of which are orchids alone. This past summer, Dawn returned to Monteverde for the first time in 20 years, now with her two young sons in tow. She worried before the trip – as any single mother would – about traveling alone with her two boys. Would Monteverde

be recognizable? Would her Spanish be good enough to get by? How would her boys do? Would the host family she lived with when she was there remember her? She no sooner arrived in town and was walking up the main street when someone sailed past her on a motorcycle, stopped abruptly and shouted. “By God, is that you, Dawn?!” Her professor from all those years ago was still in Monteverde. Their reunion was joyful. He invited her to speak with his students about Antioch and about her environmental activism. “I realized how much I love being a teacher and the influence my mentors had on my life. Twenty years later, there’s still a brain connection with all those who guided me. I have a continued reverence I feel for them. They were master teachers and they became life friends and people I respect enormously.” Dawn climbed up into the trees with her boys and taught them about the rainforest. She also found her long-lost host family. One of the daughters, who was five when Dawn lived with them had grown up and graduated from Oberlin College. The mother called her daughter on the phone and said, “You’ll never believe who’s come back to visit us! ” And the daughter said, “Are you kidding? Could it be Dawn?” She spoke to Dawn on the phone and said

she remembered how kind and compassionate Dawn was and the influence on her. “Costa Rica as a nation is enlightened environmentally,” Dawn says. The country has a robust eco-tourism program. All the guides she encountered were thoroughly trained and knowledgeable. Their grasp of science was impressive. They know the sounds of the animals in the forest, the history of the Mayans, how the feathers of the birds were used, and the endangered species that inhabit the jungle. “It’s troublesome to see the ‘mockumentaries’ on the Discovery Channel, where actors pretend they know something about the environment,” Dawn says. It’s discouraging when it’s so important for people to know the real story, she explained. “Did you know that 89 percent of the public believes that mermaids are real? That’s what we’re up against.” Fortunately for her students, Dawn knows the science behind the pressing environment issues of our time. Her enthusiasm for environmental education and advocacy, for making a difference in the world, shines through everything she says and does. Which is why her students love her so much. 29

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5:30pm-8:30pm (Networking Event*)

8:30am-11:30am (Class)

9:00am-12:00pm (Class)

11:30am-12:30pm (Lunch)

12:00pm-1:00pm (Lunch)

12:30pm-1:45pm (Class-ISP)

1:00pm-3:30pm (Class-ISP)

SATURDAY

2:00pm-5:00pm (Class) *Attendance is optional for all networking events.

Anchored by once-a-month residencies at our beautiful Santa Barbara Campus with online learning in-between, our program maintains a rich in-person learning community and experience, while providing maximum flexibility.

Curriculum

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The 36 semester-unit program is built upon a set of core business courses that support the development of strategic leadership competencies.

To access the online application and learn more about admission requirements, visit: www.antiochsb.edu/apply

Sample courses: • Introduction to Social Business, Non-Profit Management, and Strategic Leadership • International Trade & Economics • Developing Human Resources in Changing Environments: Leadership, Teamwork, and Diversity • Global Philanthropy & Social Responsibility • Marketing & Communication Strategy Throughout the entire program, students apply their learning in real-time, through the Integrative Strategy Project (ISP). In the first semester, students select an organization (can be their own employer) to study. The student will assume a lead role for the organization and will: ¡¡ Evaluate alternatives for organizational form and structure ¡¡ Explore techniques and concepts for organizational feasibility ¡¡ Create a strategic and action plan ensuring the success of the intended strategy Our optional monthly Friday Night Networking Events help students build a professional and social network. Through guest-speakers and panelists, students will learn new skills and form life-long bonds with peers, mentors, faculty, and both the for-profit and non-profit business communities.

GRE or GMAT not required for admission. Tuition

MBA program tuition is per unit. For current rates, please visit: www.antiochsb.edu/tuition Tuition and fees for the entire program are just under $34,000. Deadlines

One entrance per year in the Fall semester (September). Early Action Deadline: April 1st Final Deadline: June 1st

Career Opportunities §§ Social entrepreneur §§ Manager or Executive in a for-profit corporate environment §§ Manager or Executive specializing in corporate philanthropy §§ Manager or Executive of a non-profit or non-government organization (NGO) §§ Leader in community engagement in public or private sector

Office of Admissions 602 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805.962.8179 ext.5301

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The Office of Admissions is available to answer questions by phone or appointment: 805.962.8179 x 5301 or admissions.ausb@antioch.edu

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BOOK ENDS CAFÉ

{ Dominic Shiach and Carmen Deforest

the independent

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 by SHANNON KELLEY

It’s not often that I take a bite of something that literally makes me squeal. But, sinking my teeth into a sandwich of super-lemony, marinated, smashed chickpea salad, topped with slices of avocado and fresh market arugula, all loaded onto whole-grain bread that’d been slicked with tahini-harissa dressing, I do exactly that. (I’m not proud of the whole squealing-withmy-mouth-full thing, but I do feel it’s worth mentioning. Also worth mentioning: I didn’t even realize the damn thing was vegan until half of it was gone. That’s how good it was.) I procured the magical sandwich in question at Book Ends Café on the day of its two-month anniversary. 34

The Senior Food Editor of the INDEPENDENT recently published a review of the new Book Ends Café at Antioch and it was such a rave that we asked her permission to print it. In fact all the reviews about the Book Ends Café from the Santa Barbara dailies and weeklies have been superlative.

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The tucked-away spot, located on the terrace upstairs from Antioch University, is beginning to generate some buzz, and with good reason. Husband-and-wife owners Dominic Shiach and Carmen Deforest have put together a sophisticated, tempting, and well-edited menu that has something for everyone. Yes, carnivores: Lest the above ode to that vegan delight leave you wary, fear not – the five-hour brisket banh mi (with jalapeño vinaigrette and smoked aioli) will have you squealing, too. There’s similarly tricked-out chicken salad (studded with fresh peas and tossed in a yogurt chive-and-parsley dressing) and ham sandwiches (with Niman Ranch ham; in fact, all the meats are organic: “I’m not going to serve something I wouldn’t feed my kid,” says Deforest), as well as a pickled beet number with feta, kalamata olives, and smoked

aioli. Fresh-baked quiche, a rotating selection of creative, market-driven salads, and a handful of locally made specialties like McConnell’s ice cream and Silver Fork Bakery brownies round out the goods. And alongside Book Ends’ house-made granola, much to Shiach’s delight, Renaud’s croissants are now on offer for breakfast, which is rather a coup: “We had to prove we knew what we were doing before he’d agree,” says Shiach. He and Deforest do, clearly, know what they’re doing, although this is the first foray into the world of restaurateurism for either one. Just as their sandwiches are a little more interesting than you’d expect, so are their backgrounds: hers in fashion PR; his in film and television. (“You do a lot of business in restaurants in those fields,” he points out.) Eventually, though, Shiach grew disillusioned with the film industry,

and he dropped it in favor of culinary school, focusing on the business side of things. He, “a Scot raised in London, from a whiskey family,” and she, a native of Palm Springs, cultivated their foodie-ism while living in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, but it was their time in the Scottish Highlands where, they agree, there was hardly a restaurant to be found, when Deforest began to cook. (“A matter of necessity,” she says.) After having their son, the couple decided to move back to California, and they wrote a business plan for a restaurant; a friend of a friend put them in touch with the president of Antioch, whose mouth watered. And, although it was not originally the plan for Deforest to be womaning the kitchen, it takes only a bite to show she’s right at home in it. Besides, they say, this relatively modest breakfast-and-lunch

operation is a great way for them to get their sea legs. Speaking of the sea, one can see it from the terrace, a spot most Barbarinos likely never knew was there – or available for the public to take advantage of. The huge outdoor eating area is warm and casual, the kind of place that generates regulars, of which Antioch staff makes up a sizable constituency. Pointing to a woman* across the large patio, Deforest says, “She’s a professor – she brings us eggs from her chickens; we trade her for lunch!” Turns out, another professor provides them with the kale used in the tabbouleh salad, and still another brings them herbs and carrots. (The rest is straight from the Farmers Market, which, on Saturdays, is right next door.)

Students no doubt appreciate the Green Star coffee, also local. And another professor, walking out with a waxy bag and a big smile that can only mean one thing, is all about the baked goods. “We call him the cookie monster,” says Shiach. “He’s here every day.” Passing me on his way out, I swear I heard him squeal.

* Our very own Lillian Seldeen! Book Ends Café is on the terrace level of the Antioch University campus at Cota and Anacapa and accessible up the back stairs or through the lobby and up the elevator. Alumni are entitled to one free coffee including cappuccino – the coffee is outstanding – provided you sign in and tell us what you are doing. We want to reconnect with you!

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SUMMER WR ITI NG I NSTITUTE

AUSB Summer Writing Institute

2013

Enthusiastic writers of all ages came from around the country to attend AUSB’s inaugural Summer Writing Institute, July 29 to August 2, 2013. The week was kicked off with drinks and dinner on the campus’s beautiful rooftop patio and a warm welcome from SWI Director Marcia Meier, AUSB President Dr. Nancy Leffert, and Board Chair Victoria Riskin. With daily intensive workshops, two literary panels and readings each night, it was an empowering week of creativity and community inspired by writers helping other writers develop their craft. Award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and screenwriting authors shared their experience and wisdom with participants of all ages, including names like accomplished novelist Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai’s Garden; Maria Streshinsky, editor-in-chief of Pacific Standard magazine; and Robin Swicord, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. 36

There were fascinating dialogues each day to designed to inspire the writing minds. A conversation titled “Journalism Yesterday and Today” took place between award-winning journalist and CalBuzz founder Jerry Roberts and Ann Louise Bardach, author and Daily Beast and New York Times contributor. Attendees got an inside look at what really passes for journalism in this age of newspaper consolidation, shrinking readership, and the Internet. Memoir workshop facilitator Diana Raab, poet and author of Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal and Healing With Words: A Writer’s Cancer Journey, read from her work and discussed the life experiences that led her to utilize poetry and memoir writing as a technique for recovering from trauma. In the discussion “The Business of Publishing,” author Ann Louise Bardach, book designer Anna Lafferty, editor and author Marcia Meier (Navigating the Rough Waters of Today’s Publishing World), and moderator

En†husias†ic wri†ers of all ages... Lou Cannon, former Los Angeles Bureau Chief of the Washington Post and award-winning Ronald Reagan biographer contrasted the way things used to be in the publishing world with how they are now, in regards to the digital revolution. “A Night of Playful Improvisation”—led by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, the Emmy® award-winning husband-andwife writer/producer team of “Cheers” fame—had SWI participants and special guests dynamically interacting through inventive and often-humorous improvisation exercises designed to spark creativity. The week concluded with a lively reading by special guest Ron Carlson, bestselling novelist and short story writer (The Signal and Five Skies). Participants left with high praises for Antioch’s Summer Writing Institute; in the words of one writer: “It was more than just a workshop, it became a remarkable life experience for me that I will always remember.” 37

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TRUSTEE FORUM

AUSB Trustee Forum

Tackles End-of-Life Issues Bobbie Rosenblatt and Jane Haberman

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Thursday, October 31, 2013 by BARBARA GREENLEAF

Antioch University Santa Barbara is committed to exploring hard issues, and the Trustees Forum on October 29th dealt with one of the hardest. Entitled “Living Well to the End: Challenges & Choices,” the topic engendered deeply felt emotions from the fifty community leaders and experts who participated in the discussion.

Eileen Bunning and Fred Kass

The next AUSB Trustee Forum will tackle issues of Privacy vs. Security on April 29, 2014.

According to AUSB Board of Trustees Chair, Victoria Riskin, “We chose ‘Living Well to the End’ precisely because thinking about death leaves us all acutely uncomfortable. If we talk about it and face it with courage, however, we can start to work through our feelings about this most personal and intimate of experiences.” Karl Lorenz, MD, a palliative care specialist and health policy consultant at RAND, the Santa Monica-based research institute, kicked off the gathering with a short presentation. In it he posited the provocative idea that by aggressively prolonging life our society also prolongs suffering. The panelists then added their own thoughts. Antioch’s Elizabeth Wolfson, PhD, urged people to start thinking early about death as a part of life. She quoted psychological theorist Irvin Yalom on how

embracing the inevitable frees us to live our lives to the fullest: “Though the physicality of death destroys us, the idea of death saves us.” Oncologist Fred Kass, MD, stressed the importance of having a close, trusting relationship with one’s physician as one faces his or her mortality, and Eileen Bunning, board chair of the Alliance for Living and Dying Well, assured the audience that Santa Barbara has an extensive and effective network of caring end-of-life options, a sentiment echoed by Holly Gendron, Director of Serenity House. Many in the audience voiced the desire to feel in control of their lives when those lives spin out of control. Quality of life was frequently mentioned as the standard for prolonging/not prolonging existence. Others lamented the difficult choices facing the loved ones of patients with terminal conditions and severe dementia, because they had not been given specific instructions from the patients themselves. Several people said that it’s crucial to have “the discussion” with loved ones and prepare an Advance Health Care Directive before the situation reaches a crisis stage. That way family and doctors would know exactly how to proceed when patients could no longer speak for themselves.

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U PCOMI NG EVENTS

Tuesday December 10, 2013

Women’s Community Business Network (WCBN) Network Lunch Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Location: Community Hall - Antioch University 602 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Description: WCBN’s monthly business network lunch. Please join WCBN as they welcome speakers Melissa Moreno of the Schienfeld Entrepreneurship Program, Lea Gonzales of Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV), and Brecia Kralovic, Creativity Coach and owner of Pebble in the Pond Art Studio, as they lead a discussion on finding “Your Creativity and Resources”. Please contact the Women’s Community Business Network to join as a member, register for the luncheon, or to address any inquiries: www.WCBusinessNetwork.com

Thursday January 23, 2014

Healthy Aging Tea Reception Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Location: AUSB Community Hall

Friday Feburary 21, 2014

Film: A Fierce Green Fire Environment in Focus Event Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Venue: AUSB Community Hall A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: The Battle for a Living Planet is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Be the difference: AUSB’s BA Program Video Antioch University Santa Barbara is situated in the heart of one of the most beautiful seaside towns in America. Here our students are fully engaged in the community around them and embrace an approach to learning that encourages them to reach beyond the classroom to MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Here is what they have to say: Click here to watch video 39

I am so grateful for the scholarship that helped pay my tuition at Antioch. Many others with the potential and passion to make a difference in the world cannot afford a university education. People who donate to the AUSB Scholarship Fund are opening doorways and planting a seed for positive change. Patience Ncube

Bachelor of Arts, AUSB 2012 Business & Management Concentration

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