Following her 2015 graduation from Hope College, Meghanne Tighe began a position as a chemist for TriMatrix Laboratories. From there she pursued her Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from University of Notre Dame. She graduated in 2021 and then moved to Maryland where she was a research scientist for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. …
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Following her 2014 graduation from Hope College, Grace Theisen continued to direct Songs Against Slavery, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting sex trafficking in the U.S. While at Hope, she co-founded this organization. She also writes and performs her own music and plays with the Rebel Eves. Grace majored in psychology and women’s studies while at …
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Following her 2015 graduation from Hope College, Holly Thompson continued her education at Vanderbilt University where she received her J.D. in law and social justice in 2019. Currently, she is an assistant attorney for the Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. At Hope, she was an international studies and sociology major and also participated …
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Following his 2015 graduation from Hope College, Marvin Solberg worked as an acute inpatient psychiatric registered nurse in Traverse City, Mich. Following his role there, he worked as an addiction and withdrawal registered nurse for the Henry Ford Health System. In 2021, he completed his Ph.D. in nursing at Wayne State University. Now, he is …
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Following her 2015 graduation from Hope College, Raquel Mendizabal Martell furthered her education at Southern Illinois University. In 2017, she received her master’s degree in applied psychology and received her Ph.D. in 2019. Currently, she is a market research project manager for Applied Marketing Science in Burlington, Mass. When reflecting on her Hope experience, she …
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Following his 2020 graduation from Hope College, Julian Lugo took a role as a case coordinator for the Children’s Advocacy Center. Following that, he took a role at Aquinas College as an admissions counselor for multicultural recruitment. Now, he is the director for programs for Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP). Julian spoke about how …
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Following his 2018 graduation from Hope College, Kyle Funk took a role as an infrastructure and housing intern at the Bipartisan Policy Center. This internship launched his career as he then took a position at the National League of Cities. He is currently employed there as a senior program specialist for Infrastructure and Transportation Services. …
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Following her 2016 graduation from Hope College, Kaleigh Doan took a role as a French teacher in Woodbridge, Va. From there, she took another role as a teacher in Washington, D.C. Kaleigh then tried something new and began a position as an instructional designer for WorkBoard. Currently, she works as an instructional designer for AuditBoard. …
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Following her 2014 graduation from Hope College, Elisabeth Brewington worked as a foreign language teacher in Thailand. From there, she worked as a clinical coordinator at Woodlands Senior Living, an executive assistant at Coastal Rehab, and a financial consultant for Northern Light Health. Then, Elisabeth decided to move overseas where she took a role as …
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Following her 2019 graduation from Hope College, Gabrielle Barber worked as a court watcher for the Eviction Defense Team at Michigan Law School. She said, “When people in the Detroit community were being evicted from their homes during the initial year of the COVID-19 crisis, I would watch and take notes during court sessions to …
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