Alumni
See what some of our alumni have been up to since graduating from Northwestern.
Folayemi Agbede
AFAM Major
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 2009
Currently: Graduate Student in Economics, The School of International Service, American University, Washington DC
Former: Worked at Center for American Progress
Lisa J Battisfore
AFAM Minor and Biological Sciences Major
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 2008
Currently: Health Care Analyst, Target Corporation, St. Paul, MN
AFAM Major
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 2006
Currently: Led Barack Obama's Operation Vote.
Kate Gasienica
AFAM Minor, Human Development and Psych Services Major
School of Education and Social Policy 2008
Currently: Senior Training Manager at CFY, Los Angeles, CA. CFY helps students in low-income communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes.
Former: Teach for America Corps Member 2007
James Kowalsky
AFAM Minor, Communication Studies Major
School of Communication 2009
Currently: Mental Health Worker, PATH Program at Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL
Marcia Walker
AFAM Major and Social Policy Major
School of Education and Social Policy 2006
Currently: Ph.D. student in the Department of History at the University of Chicago
Corey Wootton
AFAM Major and Communications Studies Major
School of Communication 2009
Currently: Defensive end in the NFL
Nayla Wren
AFAM Major, Theater Major, Sociology Minor
School of Communication 2006
Currently: 1st year Law School at UCLA
Former: Director of Organizing at Screen Actors Guild