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I'll continue to run alumni updates as you send them to me, have
started to date them (brilliant idea) and here they are, in the order
in which I receive them:
"So
I was online the other day and I checked out the DSA website (we never
had one of those, did we?) I was reading all the updates...wow, kids is
all gettin' they masters degrees in techno-biochemistry rocket
technology and stuff. I thought, damn, isn't anybody broke, livin' on
the street, playin' clarinet for nickles or anything?!"
—James Blagden
Holly Pritchett Walther, VA, 2000, graduated as a cosmetologist in 2004, spent three months in London, summer 2005, to attend Glauca Rossi School of Fashion and Photographic Make Up and was there, but not hurt in the July 7 terrorist attack on the tube that year. She moved to LA, married a tattoo artist, worked for the Dino Clark Salon in Santa Monica, had a baby girl, Lydia Darling, in October, 2007 and is now working at a new spa in Golden, Spalon Inc. She aspires to work as a hair and make up artist on the runways. Holly can be contacted at myspace.com/apathyskiss and says her years at DSA were some of the best times of her life. (07/08)
Nichole Carter, Stagecraft, 2003, graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Technical Direction, 2007, was Assistant Technical Director, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, 2007, and is currently a full-time carpenter/welder with Denver Center Theatre Company. You can reach Nichole at nichole.kathleen.carter@gmail.com (6/08)
Mark Peterson, Orchestra/Band, 2007, is attending Grand Valley State University, Michigan, in trumpet performance. He's been selected for the Elite Trumpet Ensemble quintet, toured Turkey with them, and the quintet won first place in the National Trumpet Competition. (5/08)
ShaShauna Staton (Nickelson) 1999, Vocal, recently got married to Bradford Staton, a visual artist and dancer for the Crush. ShaShauna is a performer with Shadow Theatre Company and is currently in the show Dinah Was. For more info, go to www.shadowtheatre.com. You also can reach her at ShaShaunaStaton@gmail.com (5/08)
Tim Wilfong, 2005, Vocal, is finishing his junior year at New England Conservatory as a vocal performance major. He's switched to baritone and was recently in the undergraduate Opera Studio production of a A Dinner Engagement. You can reach him on Facebook or at timothy.wilfong@newenglandconservatory.edu (5/08) The following NEC updates are courtesy of Tim:
Sheena Ramirez, 2002, Vocal, got her BM at Oberlin, 2006 and is graduating from New England Conservatory with a Master's in Vocal Performance. She sang in the production of Cavalli's L'Egisto this year, is soon to be married and taking a job as a voice teacher in New Orleans. (5/08)
Nate Chase, 2004, orchestra, is graduating with his BM in Double Bass Performance from New England Conservatory and going to Yale for graduate school. (5/08)
Madeleine Replogle, 2007, Instrumental Music, is finishing her freshman year as a Clarinet Performance major at New England Conservatory. (5/08)
Lisa Schiller, 2000, Instrumental Music, spent a year and a half at music school in Philadelphia, then decided on an academic program, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in Astronomy and Anthropology from CU-Boulder. After doing some soul-searching, Lisa started working as a veterinary assistant at a local private practice. She received early acceptance to Colorado State University's combined MBA/DVM program, which she will start in the fall of 2008. Eventually, she hopes to
own her own private small animal practice, and will offer a great discount to DSA alums. (4/08)
Marie Mulqueen was at DSA 2000-2002, Stagecraft, but due to health issues finished high school from home. She says DSA is the best school she ever attended. she's now a Metro State student in business and wants to open a bakery, her long-time dream. She's still an avid reader and can be reached at mmulque2@comcast.net Marie reports that her brother, Dan Mulqueen, Creative Writing, 2003, is graduating from Colorado School of Mines with a Physics engineering degree in May, is married and expecting his second daughter in July. (4/08)
Stephen Edwards, Stagecraft, 2007, is finishing his first year at North Carolina School of the Arts, where he was one of just three scenic design freshmen. This summer he'll be a stage crew apprentice with the Santa Fe Opera. You can reach him at sedward1@pop.ncarts.edu (4/08)
Braden Marks, Theatre, 2002, went on to study Spanish Literature and Theatre at Bard College. After completing the staged reading of his translation of José Sanchis Sinisterra's Ay, Carmela, he graduated in 2006 and moved to New York City. Braden continues to write plays and his work, Hummingbirds, was staged in 2007. He is currently a writer and editor at Nickelodeon digital. You can reach him at braden.marks@gmail.com (4/08)
Tiffany Alves, Vocal Music, 2000, went to college for a short stint, then gave that up to begin a career in tissue banking: that's right, "tissue" banking. She currently works for the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation in Colorado as a Triage Supervisor over a team of 57 triage coordinators who screen and process organ, tissue and eye donation across the U.S. and Canada, a rewarding and life changing/giving profession. She and her boyfriend were blessed with a daughter, Olivia Faith, who will be one in March, 2008. Tiffany hasn't been back to visit DSA for years and misses her old high school friends. Give her a shout at ofaith2007@yahoo.com (3/08)
Shaun Nichols, Creative Writing, 1997 - 2000, (he moved away before graduating) graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Journalism, 2006, and is working as an editor at vnunet.com, a UK-based technology news site. He currently lives in Alameda, CA. sdnichols@alamedanet.net (2/08)
Ernest Gonzales, IM, 2002, attended the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and is now a golf professional at the Ritz Carlton of Amelia Island, Florida. He's enrolled in the PGA of America Program and starting a playing career as well. (I remember Ernie in my 9th grade English classroom, telling us he was going to be a golf pro.) He still plays music for fun. You can reach Ernie at EGonzales@pga.com (2/08)
Joshua Deuter, Theatre & Vocal, 1995, now known as Jason D, lives in Albuquerque, NM and has taught Ballroom, Latin, Country and Swing dance professionally since 1998. He would love to hear from or about other alumni from those early DSA years and can be reached at dancejason@gmail.com (1/08)
Daniel Ginsburg, Video/Cinema, 2001, worked at the airport and traveled for five years and has just started at UCD full time. He has been learning Falun Dafa, a type of Chinese yoga. He reports that Blaine Razor, who was also a VCA student, is also starting at MCSD this fall. (1/08)
Rosalinda Galashaw, Dance, 2007, has been selected as a dancer for the NBA's New York Knicks. Congrats! (1/08)
Nora Dionne, Vocal, 2006, is a sophomore at UNC majoring in vocal performance. She has learned that philosophy may be one of her loves and has become great friends with Descartes and Ryle this semester. She still wears two different colored socks and enjoys UNC but "it's no DSA." You can reach Nora at stagegirl88@comcast.net (12/07)
Chad Dunning, Theater, 2003 - 2004, wasn't at DSA very long, but considers that it was an important time and he made good friends from the experience. Chad is currently living in Windsor, Colorado with his wife and two kids. Aurora Elizabeth was born 9/05 and Holden Elias was born 6/07. Chad is teaching an acting class at the Windsor Musical Theater Studio. Once Holden starts walking, Chad plans to enroll in Aims media studies program. You can catch up with Chad at www.myspace.com/chaddu or email him at ChukcD@hotmail.com (11/07)
Greg Stanwood, Video/Cinematography, 2006, is at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in critical studies. He's a member of Colorado-based Third Bridge Productions, serving as a creative consultant in script development, production and post-production. Their first feature, "Terminal Velocity," will premier at the Mayan in Denver on December 27, 2007. He has also chosen, for some reason, to learn Chinese. (11/07)
Marco Sepulveda, Instrumental
Music, 2001. After years of changing majors, finally a BS in Music with
Recording Emphasis at UCD. Now a security officer in Boulder, Marco
lives in Henderson, CO, volunteers at the Platte Valley Medical
Hospital in Brighton and is back in school pursuing EMT certification.
He's the bass player for Denver Funk Mob, constantly gigging around
Denver and Boulder. http://www.myspace.com/funkybassmas And you can
reach Marco at funkymas@gmail.com (8/07)
Megan Sawyer, Orchestra, 2003,
graduated in May 2007 magna cum laude with a BS in Math Educaton. Fall
2007 she's going to Smith College for an extra certificate in math
before applying to grad school for a PhD in Math Education. You can
reach her at msawyer@email.smith.edu (8/07)
Megan Hartmann, Instrumental
Music, 1998, was one of the original DSA music students, earned a B.A.
in environmental studies from Lawrence University, Wisconsin, 2002. For
the next several years she worked in environmental science/natural
resources fields in Maryland, Colorado and California. In 2004-2005 she
volunteered with AmeriCorps Cape Cod's natural resource managment and
disaster preparedness projects, one of her most rewarding experiences.
She now lives in Moscow, Idaho, where she's completed one year of a
master's in environmental science, but plans to take off to
"destination unknown" and explore other career opportunities soon.
She'd love to hear from other alumns at megan_hartmann@yahoo.com or
http://www.myspace.com/mhartma (8/07)
Jay McGee, Stagecraft,
2001, has an aviation industry career as a Ramp instructor for SkyWest
airline and is the proud father of two children, ages four and eighteen
months. He's a busy parent, but would love to hear from you.
j_mcgee@yahoo.com (8/07)
Matravius Avent and Stacy (Gates) Avent were married in June 2007, eight years after meeting at DSA. Groomsmen were members of LOGIC, DSA's first a capella group. Stacy, Vocal, 2002, received a degree in Forensic Anthropology from University of Wyoming in 2006. Matravius,
Vocal, 2000, received a degree in Voice Performance from Denver
University in 2006. Matravius has performed with Opera Colorado,
Central City Opera and others. The Avents are moving to Tempe, Arizona
where Matravius is working on a MA in Music Performance and Stacy
begins the PhD program in Medical Anthropology. Matravius: Elocim@gmail.com and Stacy: smg1022@gmail.com (7/07)
Payton Wynne,
was a piano major from the year DSA opened at Cole through sophomore
year, graduated elsewhere in 1998, earned a Sociology degree at Bowie
State University, where he directed the Gospel Choir and won national
collegiate gospel choir competitions twice. He is currently the
musician for a large church in Washington, D.C. and the Area
Reservation Manager for Ritz-Carlton Hotels. He is married, just bought
a home and has a one-year old son. (7/07) Payton can be reached at payton_wynne@yahoo.com and would love to reconnect with you.
Joanna Ostrander, Instrumental
Music, 1998, is living in Melrose, MA. She graduated from CSU in May
2007 with a Master of Music in Music Therapy, and is hoping to be a
Board Certified Music Therapist by the time you read this. She is
working as a Mental Health Couselor with adults in a residential
home and also leading music therapy groups with children with
developmental disabilities and Autism. (7/07) Contact Joanna if
you want to help organize a 1998 10th reunion
in 2008. joanna.ostrander@gmail.com
Shelby Tucker, Creative
Writing, 2005, is a third-year student at Colorado State University where she is now an English major planning to teach someday. She is president of the only multiracial student organization on campus, Shades of CSU, and recently became engaged. A wedding is planned for summer, 2008. Shelby still is obsessed with Harry Potter and has a new email: shelby_tucker87@yahoo.com (2/08)
Lydia Bittner-Baird, Dance, 2005, performed the lead role of the ballerina in Juilliard's Spring Dance concert presentation of Twyla Tharpe's Deuce Coupe. Lydia was interviewed for the critic's choice article in the March 29 issue of Time Out New York magazine (timeoutnewyork.com) and The New York Times gave the concert a rave review. (4/07)
Lorenza Scott (Munoz)
attended DSA from day one at Cole until 1997 as an orchestra major,
playing cello. She married a wonderful man in 2001 and they decided to
become foster parents, adopted two of their foster children in 2005.
Lorenza's trained in doula (labor assistant) and had her own daughter
in June, 2006. She'd love to hear from anyone, is on
myspace.com/mamadoula and her email is mama.doula79@yahoo. com (2/07)
Amanda Lane, Vocal
and Stagecraft, 1996 - 1999, graduated in 2002. She's currently a
senior at CU Denver in Business Management and Marketing and getting
married in July, 2007. She works as an Underwriting Coordinator at an
insurance company and can be contacted at anlane_2002@yahoo.com or at
http://www.myspace.com/manda6825. (2/07)
Shilah Phillips,
Vocal and Theater, 2001, was the 2006 Miss Texas, the first
African-American woman to
represent the Lone Star State in the Miss America Pageant, where, in
January 2007, she came in as a runner up. Bravo, Shilah! She studied
jazz at Howard University and while there received the "Most
Outstanding Vocalist" award. She has been accepted to the University of
North Texas' jazz studies/voice program. (02/07)
Paul Margolin,
Vocal, 2005 is gigging around Colorado with Wesley Watkins' jazz band
and will attend Berklee College of Music in Boston in the Spring, 2007,
majoring in voice/jazz performance. You can reach him at
pmargolin@berklee.net (9/06) Sorry! Lost this note for a while.
Jesse Johnson, 2004,
Theater, is a member of the four-person cast of Glory Days, set to open on Broadway May 6, 2008. Jesse was in the original production of Glory Days at the Signature Theatre of Virgina. His first tour the year
after graduation from DSA was "Grease." His second tour was the last Broadway
touring year of "Oklahoma" as a principle dancer. His third was
the show "Altar Boyz," a musical about a Catholic boy band, in
which he played the part of Luke, the homeboy straight out of rehab, and
he was also Dance captain for the tour. You can catch up with
Jesse on myspace or contact his brother Josiah: josiahpete88@mac.com For more info on Glory Days, www.broadway.com (03/08)
Heather Chandler, 2000,
graduated from the University of Hawaii, 2004 with a BS in animal
science and is now a graduate student at the University of Florida in
veterinary medicine. She had a baby girl February 20, 2006 and can be
reached at honuchick@hotmail.com or www.myspace.com/honuchick (10/06)
Stephanie Chandler, 2003, Vocal
three years and Instrumental two years is now a Metro State junior
majoring in Human Services with a concentration in High Risk Youth and
a minor in eating disorders. She lives in downtown Denver and plans to
graduate soon. She also sends the above update on her sister.
Stephanie can be reached at chandler2003@msn.com (10/06)
Cordy
Tolin, 1999, Vocal, works
for Janus Funds Capital in Denver and keeps
busy dabbling in the local music scene. No, this vocalist doesn't
perform: she is up to her elbows in music promotions and events
managing. Cordy is married (new name McGowan) and expecting her first
child in early August. Contact her at Moxie234@aol.com (7/07)
Sarah
Bardwell, Morgan Matter, Mackenzie Liman, Creative Writing, 2001, had a
cover story in Westword in July, 2006, about their Derailer Bicycle
Collective, which builds, gives away and fixes bikes for free, and a
run-in they've had with zoning over it. These three and friends have
been up to lots of activist good works, including Food Not Bombs, which
prepares vegan meals for the homeless, and their activities have even
prompted a visit by the FBI, but, not because of the free bikes. The
cover photo is a Russian revolutionary art pose of proud workers
holding tools and bike parts, gazing off into the future. It's grand.
See Sarah's note further down on this list to contact her or the
collective. 8/06
David Blatt, Creative Writing 1998, has a play opening October 8 in
Chicago at the Bailiwick Theatre. He's living in Chicago and trying to
put together a voiceover career. You can reach David at
echofield@hotmail.com 8/06
Zara Snapp, Theater, 2001, is a senior at
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, and was
one of 75 students chosen nationally to receive the prestigious 2005
Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The scholarship, up to $30,000, goes to
college juniors with outstanding leadership potential pursuing careers
in public service, poilitics, education or the nonprofit sector. You
go, Zara! 8/06
Michael Williams, Instrumental, 2005, attended CU
Boulder 05-06 and studied with Dr. Alexa Still for her final year at
CU. He was part of the selection committee for the new flute professor
and held the principal flute position of the Denver Young Artists
Orchestra. In Fall, 2006, Michael will start as a sophomore at the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with San Francisco Symphony's
Principal Flutist Timothy Day. 8/06
Alexander Reshetniak, 1999,
Stagecraft and Design, is currently a designer and electrician at the
Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom in the DCPA. Most recently he was the
Production Stage Manager for "Menopause the Musical" in Milwaukee. He
was also the PSM for "Menopause" in Denver for 20 months and 576
performances, and was Assistant Stage Manager for Colorado's longest
running musical, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!" which
clocked in at four and a half years and 1731 performances. Check out
www.rorschach-productions for more info! 7/06
Cheryl
Lynn (Rhoades) Gerton, Creative Writing, 1996, graduated from UNC, 2000
with a BA in English. She's been working for the Colorado Dept. of
Public Health and Environment's Consumer Protection Division, designs
brochures, training materials, manages the web content and proofreads
all outgong documents. She continues to write poetry and short fiction,
but her three-year-old son Chase is "a handful of a hobby" and her
boyfriend requires some of her time too.
Cheryl reports that Karen Dowling and Olivia Sprauve, creative writing
alumni also, both have their MA and are teaching, Karen high school
English & Spanish, married with three children, and Olivia at her
childhood school, Stanley British, also married with one child. Cheryl
would love to talk to you and can be reached at cherylynne331@yahoo.com
This entry 06/22/06
Sarah
Flanagan, 2000, Theatre, received her BFA in acting from Brooklyn
College in 2004, then studied at the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art. She's now in New York, and is the managing director of
brave new world repertory theatre. www.bravenewworldrep.org She is also
assistant director of the 2006 salon series and performs in an improv
troupe, the nat turner revue, which performed in the Maytime
International Festival in Dundalk, Ireland. And besides all that, she
continues to work a day job in market research for film. You can reach
super busy Sarah at oosarah@aol.com 5/25/06
Jennifer
Heiser, 1999, Stagecraft and Design, went to University of Cincinnati
for three years to study stagecraft & design. She moved to Arizona
to be near her family. Four years later, when her father died, she
returned to Colorado to take care of legal matters surrounding his
death. Since moving back to Colorado, she has become involved with the
Denver Chamber of Commerce to facilitate creation of an alumni
organization. Jenn works for an apartment management company and is
returning to school in the fall to pursue an Art Education degree. She
can be reached at jenniferheiser@comcast.net 5/06
Kelly Catts, Vocal Music,
has been offered a position by the Rome Festival of Italy in their
summer opera, "L'elisir d'amore" by Donizetti. Got any tips for her on
Rome? You can reach Kelly at kecatts@hotmail.com 4/06
Xavier
Miranda, Instrumental Music 2002, received permanent resident status in
2005 and joined the Marines. In January, 2006, he was sent to
Afghanistan. (Google Camp Blessing for more info.) "I have had an IED
explode two HMMWVs ahead of me, killing my good friend LCPL Billy
Brixey, had my base mortared seven times, been ambushed by RPGs...Do
you know how RPGs look when they explode? It's kinda like a banana
peeling out everywhere, but instead of peels, you get big lawnmower
blades chopping to pieces everything around them." Xavier will have
leave soon and plans to visit Denver. He also writes about the
humanitarian efforts his 3rd Marine Regiment is making: providing
medical services, building schools, hospitals, roads and bridges. For
more info or to contact Xavier: myspace.com/xquizit_djx or email
xquizit_djx@yahoo.com
Jordan Lyles, Instrumental Music, 1998,
went to UCD for music business and interned with a local radio station.
His first on air show was 96.5 The Peak and since 1999 he's been
working the Denver radio dial, currently on overnights at Jack FM 105.5
doing audio production. You can reach him at myspace.com/jordanmaurice
Landon Wade, vocal, 1999,
finished classes in 2005 and will be getting his degree in the Spring,
2006 from Berklee College of Music, Boston, in Songwriting and Voice
Performance. If you knew him, this academic procrastination comes as no
surprise. Landon's currently teaching lessons in voice, songwriting and
comtemporary arranging, working at Best Buy to save for a move to L.A.
to pursue a career as a recording artist. In the meantime, he's
building his home studio and still kicking it with Tre and Monty. The
best way to get in touch with him is at http://www.myspace.com/illumin.
as he doesn't answer his phone or email regularly.
Caren
Armstrong, instrumental music, 2000, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a
major in biology, 2004, did a road trip across the U.S., then worked
for a year in a molecular neuroscience lab in Pittsburg. She is now at
California at Irvine, in the first year of "what boils down to infinite
school in the form of an MD/PhD program. "This year, we will all be
making a trek to Arnold's office to lobby for a universal heath care
bill, and I'm working at free clinics, starting an a cappella group,
trying to learn Spanish, and hanging out with kids with chronic
illnesses."
Nuriel Heckler, 1998, received a philosophy/French
degree from the City College of New York and is currently a Law student
at the University of Denver. He continues to write short fiction and
works part time at the Avenue Theatre. He also sends these updates on
others:
Kendra Goldstein, 2000, is at DU Law School also. Sarah
Flanagan, 2000, is in New York pursuing an acting/directing career with
some success. Eric Schultz, 1998, is also working at acting in New
York. Jaran Franklin, 1998, got married in September, 2005 and is
selling real estate in Oklahoma City. Nuri was best man at the wedding.
Sarah
Bardwell, 2001 writes: "I didn't go to college. I tried a few times but
never got more than a month into the semester. I work at the American
Friends Service Committee, a non-profit, and am the Co-Director of the
Youth and Demilitarization Program there, but I feel like the important
things about my life are what I do in my spare time. I live in a house
with a bunch of awesome friends and we run Food Not Bombs, a bi-weekly
free picnic for the hungry and Derailer Bicycle Collective, a free
community bike shop." Amongst other things, Sarah spends her time
trying to develop sustainable community, and resisting gentrification,
police brutality and systemic racism. If anyone wants more info, go to
http://www.derailerbicyclecollective.org and if you'd like to contact
Sarah she's at thebitterbard@bikerider.com
Greg Hicks is in New Orleans,
graduated in May, 2004 and is a full time musician playing a lot of
music. He plans to get a Master's in Performance and Composition at The
University of New Orleans. He can be reached at ghicks5@cox.net (He
also says he was my favorite English student, but...)
Katrina
Rewerts, 2000,
graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Denver
with double degrees in Environmental Science and Ecology, Evolution,
& Conservation Biology. Katrina received her teaching license in
2006 and married J.R. Marzetta, an American Eagle pilot in August,
2006. She began teaching 8th grade science at DSA this fall, 2007 and
will also pursue a PhD in Biology. If anyone would like to
contact her: klrewert@ouray.cudenver.edu (9/07)
Nick Wightman attended DSA
1996-1998 as a visual arts major and creative writing minor. His time
here "was truly life-changing and precious." He lives in Oakland, CA
and is studying Expressive Arts Therapy at the California Institute of
Integral Studies in San Francisco. The approach uses visual art, drama,
movement and music as therapeutic tools for healing. Nick is having a
second solo art show in San Francisco and teaches "martial arts to kids
who are helping me become more of a kid myself."
Brian Sump, 1999,
studied Civil Engineering for four years at School of Mines, signed
with the San Diego Chargers in May, 2003 and was released prior to the
season. He then signed with the L.A. Avengers (Arena Football League)
and played the 2004 season, signed with the St. Louis Rams in June 2004
and was released. Brian went back to L.A. in December 2004 to play
another season.
Kendra Goldstein, theatre, 2000, graduated
from the University of Delaware in 2004 with degrees in Psychology and
Criminal Justice and a minor in Italian. She is currently living in
Denver and is a first year law student at DU. Between Delaware and
Denver, Kendra moved to Australia and traveled throughout New Zealand,
Fiji, Thailand and Vietnam. After returning, she backpacked through
Europe with Maya Wright. She recently became engaged to her high school
sweetheart, and they plan to marry in July, 2007. You can reach Kendra
at kendragoldstein@yahoo.com
Maya Wright, 2000, graduated in May
2004 from Earlham College with a B.A. in Art History. For her senior
project, she researched, curated and hung a historical exhibit in the
Wayne County Historical Museum, Indiana. She also cut 17 inches of hair
off and donated it to Locks of Love this spring. Maya is back in
Colorado for now, hopes to go into museum education and will likely go
to grad school to that end soon.
Brett Macias, 1999, is a
graduate of Webster University in Musical Theatre Performance and has
appeared in many productions in St. Louis and Denver. He recently
directed his first New York production and is getting his Master's in
Musical Theatre Writing at NYU.
Amina Rausch, 1999, is in her
last year at the University of Denver with a double major in Chemistry
and Sociology and a minor in Leadership. She's currently working for
Newlon Elementary to pay for school. After graduation, Amina plans on
graduate school, perhaps medical school. Her other passion is a youth
program she works with at Montbello High School called Younglife. Amina
would love to hear from you: Amina_Rausch@dpsk12.org
Isaac
Pughes, 2001, Visual Arts, is now an E-5 Sgt. in the army, is currently in Iraq, married and has a baby on the way. (11/07)
Michelle Martinez attended
DSA 1991-1996, is currently an Americorps VISTA volunteer, where she is
the volunteer coordinator for Girls, Inc., and is an anthropology major
at Metro State College.
Chris Bock, 1997, has worked in eight
national tours, including productions of South Pacific, Sound of Music
and Annie Get Your Gun. He starred in the Off Broadway musical "Ernest"
and is the son of Jenny Bock, who was DSA's first secretary.
Liz
Bootz, 2001, is living in Oakland and graduated in 2005 from Mills
College. She wrote her thesis on dance and community, choreographed her
senior project in April and is "dancing a ton." Liz is interested in
starting alumni efforts to support DSA and DSA students and in sharing
more information among alumni. To discuss, contact her at
ebootz@mills.edu
Lindsay North, 2000, graduated in spring, 2005
from Metro State with a degree in Behavioral Science and plans to move
to New York to pursue work in the arts. She is excited to be finally
graduating and moving into the next step of life.
Duncan
Barry, 1999, is the newest and youngest faculty member (Lecturer,
History) at University of Maryland, College Park, has bought a home in
D.C. and got married in March, 2005. (4/05)
Shilah Phillips,
Vocal and Theater, 2001, is the 2006 Miss Texas. She's now on a
year-long speaking tour and is the first African-American woman to
represent the Lone Star State in the Miss America Pageant. She studied
jazz at Howard University and while there received the "Most
Outstanding Vocalist" award. She has been accepted to the University of
North Texas' jazz studies/voice program. (10/06)
Paul Margolin,
Vocal, 2005 is gigging around Colorado with Wesley Watkins' jazz band
and will attend Berklee College of Music in Boston in the Spring, 2007,
majoring in voice/jazz performance. You can reach him at
pmargolin@berklee.net (9/06) Sorry! Lost this note for a while.
Jesse Johnson, 2004,
Theater, is on his 3rd Broadway national tour. His first tour the year
after graduation was "Grease." His second tour was the last Broadway
touring year of "Oklahoma" as a principle dancer. He is currently in
the show "Altar Boyz," a new musical about a Catholic boy band, in
which he plays the part of Luke, the homeboy straight out of rehab, and
he is also Dance captain for the tour. For more info, visit
altarboyz.com. or altarholics.com You can also catch up with
Jesse on myspace or contact his brother Josiah: josiahpete88@mac.com
(10/06)
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