Ashley Johnson ’07 is the new head coach for women’s lacrosse at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. Ashley was a graduate assistant for three years at Grand Valley State University. Ashley played lacrosse and was captain of the team at Birmingham Southern College, where she was a USA College Lacrosse Women’s Division II All-American. Hobnobbing with actor Ed Helms from the television show “The Office,” Brittney McKenna ’07 has joined his music and American lifestyle website, The Bluegrass Situation, as associate editor. Brittney is also an editorial assistant and regular writer for the magazine American Songwriter, based in Nashville. Meagan Shinn ’07 is Program Manager with River City Company, Chattanooga’s economic development engine for the downtown area. Grateful for the opportunity to impact the city she loves, Meagan is working to build sustainable programs to engage the community with downtown. Alex Webster ’07, one of the top performing SolarCity employees, was selected for a GivePower Foundation five-day service trip to install solar-powered lighting systems in Kenya. Employment with DAMCO USA Inc. has taken Meredith MacLean ’08 from Santos, Brazil, to a new home in Mexico City, where she will work in supply chain management and in the organization and skills infrastructure of the Mexico Network.
Brittney McKenna ’07 hobnobbing with actor Ed Helms
Laura Wagner ’08 took time to answer the question, “Why do you run?” from the editors of the Chattanooga Track Club quarterly, Jogging Around. In the article, Laura admits to a “love/hate relationship with running” that began in childhood, continued with her participation on the GPS Middle School cross-country team, and wasn’t a priority during her years at Rhodes College. Today, she’s completed a number of half marathons and six full marathons, one in Disney, where she was dressed along with others in a tutu and a tiara. Laura has fulfilled her mother’s dream of their running together and made many new friends. Back in Chattanooga, she works for Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopedics and is pursuing her master’s in physician assistant studies. Jasmine Brown ’09 graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2015 where she played volleyball for the Big Orange. She is currently working at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office as the assistant to the District Public Defender. She is an assistant volleyball coach at Berean Christian School, head coach for an elite volleyball team, and also volunteers with programs for underprivileged youth in surrounding counties.
Laura Wagner ’08
Alizeh Ahmad ’10, an international studies and religion major at Emory University, received a Fullbright grant to serve as an English teaching assistant in Malaysia. The grant is an opportunity to experience life abroad while teaching or conducting research. The rigorous selection process is recognized as beneficial in later employment, graduate school admission, and professional connections. Norquata Allen ’10 graduated from Georgia Tech in spring 2015 with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering and is currently working with the Wind Applications Engineering team in the Renewable Energy Development program for General Electric in Schenectady, NY. While at Georgia Tech, Norquata completed four co-op rotations at Delta Air Lines and conducted research abroad in France.
Alizeh Ahmad ’10
Meg Austin ’10 is a health volunteer for the Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa, partnering with UNICEF and the Red Cross Togo to educate villagers about the importance of building latrines and washing hands to promote health for families and their communities.
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