An intern at NASA. A grand prix racecar driver. Ground-breaking programs. Life-changing friendships. These are just some of the stories we feature here on Pulse.
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A Second Act in a Third Space
Co-founding a bakery isn’t exactly a piece of cake, but Beth Kurtz Taylor, MAFS ’15, found sweetness in her community.
Call Her Madam Chief Justice: Debra McCloskey Todd ’79
Pennsylvania’s top jurist discusses her path to the state Supreme Court and being an ambitious Chatham woman.
Poetry Made Leah Saint Marie, MFACW ’06, a Better Screenwriter
Attending workshops at Chatham “allows you to look at your work through that editorial perspective,” she says.
Leah Johnson ’22 Takes an Artist’s Eye to Interior Design
The IAR alumna discusses building her portfolio Chatham and how it helped her get a job at a Pittsburgh design firm after graduating.
For Wealth Manager Olivia Brinker, MBA ’16, Chatham was a “Value Add”
Her work was recognized this year by Forbes magazine when she landed on their “Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors Best-in-State" list.
She Helped Evacuate Tourists From the Hawaii Fires. Now She’s Helping Feed Maui Residents.
Lisa Paulson '86 remembers the first time she came to Chatham. “It was a small, beautiful oasis. When I visited the campus, I just fell in love.”
For This DNP Alum, a Lifetime of Achievements at Just 37 Years Old
Clifton Kenon Jr. was in third grade when he told his teacher he wanted to be a nurse. Her response now reads like a prophecy.
This Chatham Alum Brought OT Know-How to the Hockey Rink
“At Chatham, the professors, coaches, and other staff members, both during undergraduate and graduate, were so supportive and genuinely cared for my success,” said Madison Black ’20, ELOTD ’24.