Alumnae/i News

Shelley Stokes Hammond MAHP '12 grew up in a Cleveland neighborhood named Ludlow. In 1957 Ludlow would become known as the place where the garage at the new home of a professional African American couple was bombed in an effort to scare them out of town because of the color of their skin. Years later, it would become a historic site on the Civil Rights Trail in Cleveland. What came after this event is truly inspiring.

Goucher alumnae/i truly make an impact globally. Chiara Collette '12 was recently invited to meet with the Prime Minister and Ambassador of Tonga on behalf of the nonprofit she co-founded and is currently the program manager of: Friends of Tonga Inc. In 2018 when FoT was established, they sought to support local disaster relief efforts, drive greater awareness of Tonga, and cultivate an engaged community to support the country. Over the past four years, FOT has expanded its mission to promote educational and human development.

The Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) names 16 Rising Leaders in the field of arts and culture. Breanna Williams '19, one of the individuals selected, is the founder of FreeMajesty Studios: a mission-driven, multidisciplinary arts business located in Detroit, MI.

Alumna Debra Pickrel M.A.H.P. ’07 (left) recently spoke at a ceremonial unveiling of a plaque dedicated to the late James Vincent Forrestal at his former home at 17 Beekman Place in New York City. Forrestal was the first US Secretary of Defense and the original owner of the house, now owned by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to serve its diplomatic missions. This culmination was initiated by a paper Debra wrote in her Goucher M.A.H.P. urban history class on the history of the house, which received the 2006 Julia Rogers Research Award. The paper was later expanded into a book that tells the house’s complete story – The Luxembourg House on Beekman Place: Three Portraits in Time.

For the 5th year in a row, the legal ranking guide The Best Lawyers in America has named alum Steve Klepper '97 a "Best Lawyer" in the area of Appellate Practice and Insurance Law. Steve is a principal in litigation firm Kramon & Graham in Baltimore, Maryland, and leads the firm's Appellate Group.