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Feyisola Akintola, MSUS+MBA ‘16, is working for a more equitable Pittsburgh
Alumna Feyisola Akintola explains that her Master of Sustainability + MBA Dual Degree taught her to push boundaries and make a difference in her role as Special Initiatives Manager for Mayor Bill Peduto at the City of Pittsburgh.
Internship: Hannah Blinn, MSUS ‘19
Master of Sustainability student Hannah Blinn was guided by Falk School faculty to an internship opportunity with the Environmental Health Project, where she’s able to combine her passion for sustainability, data analytics, and public health.
Tie-Dye Tycoon: Carlee Shreve, International Business '22
First year, Carlee Shreve’s burgeoning tie-dye t-shirt business, Trippy Tees and More, caught the eye of Pittsburgh’s beloved craft fair, Handmade Arcade and earned her a 2019 Youth Maker Scholarship.
Alumni in Love (& in Uniform)
It’s not every day we hear a Chatham love story. Bret & Lauren’s is all the more compelling because of their shared passion—military psychology. Check out their Q&A to learn how they met, what it’s like to be a military psychologist, and more!
Alumna profile: Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson ’18, MBA ’19
In 2019, it’s surprising to hear anyone say the words “I love politics.” But Vice President of Wilkinsburg Borough Council Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson ’18, MBA ’19, credits her passion for government as the catalyst that led to her seeking not one, but two degrees from Chatham—that, and her four daughters.
Alumni profile: Sophie Slesinger, MAFS+MBA ‘18
Among the intellectually curious, there are two kinds of people: there are those who are interested in how things work, and then there’s Sophie Slesinger.
“Mind-blowing”: A Welcome Aboard Experience
Most people are in law school before they ever sit in on a murder trial, but thanks to her Welcome Aboard mentorship, Hanna Theile ‘22 is ahead of the curve.
Three Questions for...
“I graduated in 2014, but started at Chatham in the fall of 2007,” says Sally Guzik, “slowly and surely working to complete my my undergraduate degree in Women's Studies and Latin American History over seven years.”