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Alumnus feature Jeff Trader '73 | May Pruning Yields June Blooming

5/2/2022
As warmer weather envelopes the country, Jeff Trader ’73 has begun working in his 10 gardens, anticipating the summer months when his yard produces exquisite blooms. We picked his brain about gardening – he is a Master Gardener after all! – and hope these pointers are helpful to you as we collectively breathe in that fresh spring air.

Alumna Ann Laatsch '88

Alumni Council Corner | February 2022

2/5/2022
Twenty-five thousand, give or take. That is the number of students whose lives were touched by Gert over the last 58 years. No last name is necessary to know who I’m writing about. This month’s Alumni Council column was going to feature an update on the council’s strategic plan. When we learned that the world lost Gert on January 26th, however, we knew there was only one topic that mattered.

Alumnus John Heavey '14

John Heavey '14 takes on big tech, joins Facebook (now Meta)

12/5/2021
While growing up in suburban Illinois, John Heavey ’14 imagined a future as a lawyer, maybe a politician, perhaps a journalist, and acting was also in the mix. With so many career aspirations as a high schooler in 2009, social media was not yet on his radar as something he could do to make a living. That, though, is exactly what he is doing today after accepting a position as a program manager of new products at Facebook, now Meta.

Alumna Dolores Ocampo Brown '99, M.Ed. '10

Dig In with Dolores | December 2021

12/1/2021
The concept of “community” refers to a group of people unified by a common interest and shared social values and responsibilities. Carroll has always embodied this value of community but more than ever, this special community has come together in recent months.

Alumna Dolores Ocampo Brown '99, M.Ed. '10

dig in with dolores

8/6/2021
Senior Director of Alumni Engagement Dolores Ocampo Brown shares her thoughts on the start of a new academic year here at Carroll.

Alumna Dolores Ocampo Brown '99, M.Ed. '10

Dig In with Dolores | May 2021

5/1/2021
Senior Director of Alumni Engagement Dolores Ocampo Brown '99, M.Ed. '10 shares her perspective on the 2021 Commencement season.

Ann Laatsch

Alumni Council Corner | April 2020

4/2/2021
Alumni Council member Ann Laatsch '88 celebrates four newly-elected Student Alumni Ambassadors and explores the history of this student role at Carroll.

Alumna Martha (Webber) Weaver '90

Alumna shares gift card know-how

12/6/2020
Taking a chance on a new career path and new department, alumna Martha (Webber) Weaver ‘90 began a successful and adventurous career in the gift card industry.

Alumna Joy (Sage) Gatz '00

Tackling 2020 with a little bit of Joy

12/6/2020
When the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic trimmed her substitute teaching contract, Joy (Sage) Gatz ’00 considered how she might make up the lost income for her family. Living up to her first name, she sought to find a solution to her own family’s woes but also to boost the spirit of families craving a little bit of joy in 2020.

Alumnus Bobby Schuessler '10

CU in the Workplace | Bobby Schuessler '10

12/5/2020
Growing up with a passion for fashion, Bobby Schuessler ’10 never imagined there was a career for him in the fashion and design industry. Now as the Senior Fashion Editor for Who What Wear, an international online fashion company, Bobby creates content, championing the idea that style is inclusive and attainable by all.

CU in the Workplace Dan Long '79

CU in the Workplace | Dan Long '79

9/11/2020
After retiring from his 28-year career as a firefighter in South Dakota, Dan Long ’79, along with his wife Agnes, relocated to Florida and purchased a 47’ catamaran sailboat to open their own charter sailing company, Smoke & Roses.

Alumnus Promise Bruce '10

Finding Promise in a pandemic

7/6/2020
Promise Bruce ’10 worked since the age of 16 and never knew the feeling as an adult of what it was like to be without a job until he was suddenly laid off. The job loss hit just before the pandemic of 2020—with 1,100 jobs cut by his employer in a round of layoffs—but the lockdown added to the strain of what he might do next. His first step: Talk to mom. Her advice was simple but solid.

Alumna Rebecca Iverson '99

Coping with COVID-19 grief

4/6/2020
There is something you might be feeling in these days of isolation and stay-at-home orders and Carroll alumna Rebecca Iverson ’99 can help define it for you: grief.

Alumni band Peace with Grease

Peace with Grease reunites for final concert

8/2/2019
The miles that separate nine band members of a rock band that emerged from Carroll in 1973 became fewer when they each traveled from across the country and arrived in Crivitz, Wisconsin to play one last gig with Peace with Grease.

Griselda Macias '08

Alumni Profile: Griselda Macias '08

4/5/2019
Alumna Griselda Macias ’08 met up with a group of Carroll students who came to Washington D.C. to volunteer during an Alternative Spring Break trip. She joined them and became inspired to make a deeper connection with Carroll.

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