Creative Arts / Writing / Editing / Publishing

Megan Schrader '18 relocated to Galway, Ireland. She is a freelance writer for iWriter and interviewer at Interactions Research.

Julia Gardner '14 earned a MAT at SMCM in '15, and a MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary's College of California in 2021. After graduation, she spent some time abroad as freelance writer and English teacher at Busan Global Village in Busan, South Korea. She is now a social media manager for Hourly and an adjunct professor of writing at Saint Mary's College of California.

Lydia Martin '13 is a science writing instructor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's MOSTEC Program, a six-month, online science and engineering program for rising high school seniors from across the country. She enjoys creative writing and has self-published a series of three novels. She maintains a website where she writes weekly webfiction and hosts popular science articles.

Nicole Reidinger '13 completed the Summer Publishing Institute at New York University in 2013, and has taken courses in woodworking and furniture design at Corcoran School of Art. She is the Owner of Habitat Woodworks and a middle school math program manager for the Alexandria Seaport Foundation.

Steve Barnold '13 is a publishing editor for American Psychological Association.

Samuel Paynter '13 earned a MFA in Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in 2016. He is a freelance production designer in Los Angeles.

Jennifer Roth '13 earned a certificate in CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician at the Community College of Baltimore County. She is a senior drafter at CNA, LLC.

Briana Manente '12 earned an MFA in Acting at Catholic University of America in 2015. She is an actor for various companies, artistic associate for Brave Spirits Theatre and associate artistic director for Shakespeare in the Parks: Prince George's County. Additionally, Bri is the CreativeWorks program coordinator for Joe's Movement Emporium. CreativeWorks is a paid workforce-development program in Prince George's County where teens earn skills in theater tech (lighting, sound, stage management), digital media, music production, photography, videography, storytelling and more.

Meredith Powlison '11 completed a writing for PR class through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at UVA in 2016. She is a senior copywriter at Elevations Credit Union in CO.

Amanda (Williams) Brown '11 earned a MAT from SMCM in 2012. She is an elementary school teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools and independent photographer for BB Photography.

Jason Stutman '10 earned a dual MS in General Education and Special Education from Lesley University in 2013. He is a managing editor of the technology division at Angel Publishing, one of the world's largest and fastest growing investment research firms, located in the heart of Baltimore City, Maryland.

Joanna Gibson '09 earned a MAT in Elementary Education from Trinity Washington University in 2011. She teaches children's circus classes at Sparrow Studios in downtown Olympia WA. She also performs regionally, both in the air and on the ground.

Alexandra Rizzi '07 earned a TEFL certificate in 2010. She spent some time as an ESL Instructor in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. She has returned stateside and is publishing pieces for Medium as well as offering Access Bars classes (see link in the comments).

Ramtin Arabloui '05 began co-hosting NPR’s first history podcast, “Throughline,” with Rund Abdelfatah in February 2019. Before starting as the first producer on NPR's How I Built This in 2015, Ramtin was a freelance composer, working on movies, commercials, and podcasts. He's composed music for eight podcasts that have been in Apple Podcasts' Top 10, including TED Radio Hour, How I Built This, Hidden Brain, Invisibilia, Embedded, Reveal, and Wild Thing.

Erin Bryant '05 earned a MA in Journalism from University of Maryland Phillip Merrill College of Journalism. She is currently a Science Writer/Editor for National Institutes of Health in the Office of the Director.

Kerry Graham '05 earned a ThM at the University of Nottingham in 2007, and completed some graduate coursework in secondary education of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education in 2018. She is a secondary English teacher for Baltimore City Public Schools. She had a number of writing pieces published and organizes a newsletter called In This Together, which focuses on experiences and emotions we didn't even realize we had in common. Join the Facebook Group for In This Together and sign up for the newsletter.

Norah (Harwood) Hibbits '05 earned a PhD in Neuroscience from Uniformed Services University in 2012. She is the owner/instructor of Baby Boot Camp MN-Minneapolis & Hopkins NW (a stroller fitness program) and is an author for HIIT Fun, LLC.

Alexa Webb '03 is a blogger and influencer based in Baltimore.

Pete Sweigard '99 is an assistant managing editor (digital) for The Baltimore Sun and managing editor for The Athletic Philadelphia.

Lindsey (Plaut) Cosimano '95 is an award-winning author for Penguin Books & Disney Hyperion Books. She writes mysteries and thrillers under the pen name Elle Cosimano. Her debut YA thriller, NEARLY GONE, published in Winter 2014. She is married to Tony Cosimano ('94). They have two children and are living in VA.

A. Lorraine Robinson '92 earned a MFA in Theater from Brown University in 1996. She is a senior director of programs for Sitar Arts Center.