Current Student Profiles - Master's in Leadership Studies Program
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Sophia Abdennabi Email: sophiaa@sandiego.edu |
Galia AlMadani B.A., English Translation, University of Colorado, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email: g.almadany@gmail.com |
B.A., Communication, University of Colorado, Boulder Email: dmbarbeau@sandiego.edu |
Email: pcappiello@sandiego.edu |
Email: rebeka.garcia-11@sandiego.edu
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Despina Guthrie
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Alexandria Harper is a student in the Master’s program in Leadership Studies. She is currently working in management, handling the daily operations of a women’s clothing retail chain. She is using her current employment as a foundation to learn and apply leadership skills while she embraces the teachings of the program’s curriculum. She believes the tenets that in order for leaders to be successful, they must fulfill the needs for growth and development of their team, understand themselves and how they influence, and act with integrity. In order to achieve her goal of being a successful leader, Alexandria is interested in conducting research on team building and effective strategies for coaching. She has been a resident of San Diego since her childhood. During her spare time, she enjoys being with family and friends. B.A., Psychology, California State University San Marcos Email: aharper@sandiego.edu |
B.S., Communication Studies, Emerson College
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B.A., Psychology, College of St. Benedict Email: nlucas@sandiego.edu
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Kaila Mangrum B.A., Fine Arts, Theater Arts, University of San Diego Email: kailam-09@sandiego.edu |
E-mail: bmccreary-10@sandiego.edu |
Email: cnaft@sandiego.edu |
Email: akshay@ziksanaconsulting.com |
B.A., International Studies -Literature, Communication, University of California, San Diego Eleanor Roosevelt College Email: kscanlan@sandiego.edu |
Christina Williams Email: travis-09@sandiego.edu |
Danielle Barbeau is originally from Boulder, Colorado where she completed her B.A. in Communication at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) then worked as an Admissions Counselor. Frequent admissions recruiting trips to Southern California eventually led to a decision to relocate to San Diego in 2008. Shortly thereafter Danielle began working at the University of San Diego in the International Center where she facilitates student exchanges; making it possible for USD students to study abroad and students from around the world to study at USD! Danielle has always had an insatiable, lifelong desire to travel and learn about the world, cultures, and people, which makes her work assisting students to participate in a global experience very rewarding. As a Leadership Studies student Danielle is looking forward to learning more about the transformational leadership in both higher education and the nonprofit sector.
Pamela Cappiello
Rebeka Garcia
Julia Holladay is the former executive producer and owner of a for-profit theater company. Currently working in the refugee community as a volunteer to help with assimilation and goal setting. Julia is interested in using her background to continue working in underserved communities both here and in developing countries. Her research interests include micro-enterprise, education and other ways to help decrease poverty around the globe.
Nicole Lucas worked as a marketing and public relations coordinator at a convention and event center in St. Paul, MN and later in the marketing and alumni relations department at a law school in San Diego. Nicole founded Bloom Company in 2009, an organization whose mission is to develop leadership and communication skills in young women. She currently advises students in her role as a graduate assistant in the Student Leadership and Involvement Center at USD.
Brandon McCreary is originally from Sierra Madre, California, a small town in the Los Angeles area. He began pursuing his Master's degree in Leadership Studies in the fall of 2010, and started working with USD's Residential Life department as an Assistant Community Director at the same time. Working in a higher education environment has become a passion, and Brandon's interest in Residential Life continues to grow as a possibility for work after graduation. His work in undergraduate leadership roles,
Charlene Naft began her Masters studies at USD in 2010. Charlene was born in Toronto, Canada, but soon after moved with her family to the United States. Charlene has lived in San Diego for the last two years running a Youth Department with 5 distinct youth programs with students ranging from Kindergarten to College. She has been working with Leadership Development over the last 10 years in a variety of non-profit and corporate organizations. Charlene has studied the art of improv over the last 5 years and hopes to incorporate the principles of “team” from improv into her leadership studies. Her passion is teaching youth key values of leadership and finding creative ways to place theories into practice. She hopes to eventually specialize in corporate or non-profit leadership development. She resides in Del Mar and loves to travel and explore new places. She lived in Israel for a year and recently came back from Prague and Germany.
B.A., Political Science, University Of Western Ontario
Akshay Sateesh
Kelly Scanlan is a recent graduate of UCSD with a B.A. in International Studies -Literature, Communication. Her focus was in Spanish Literature and Bilingual Communication and Media Systems. She has consistently held leadership positions in A.S. Women’s Commission within UCSD student government while striving to build a network of community support for women’s issues and more specifically, that of sexual assault. She managed projects such as the Clothesline Project and directly organized other events, like the internationally celebrated Take Back the Night and Denim Day as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. She also has a non-profit background as an intern and outreach coordinator for the Young Women’s Leadership Program at the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego. Other local non-profit organizations she has worked with include Shakti Rising and the Center for Community Solutions. Kelly is passionate about Queer Theory and Women’s Rights and hopes to connect these themes to Leadership Studies during her career at SOLES. She studied at la Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile from June-December 2009. Kelly is a San Diego native and loves animals, yoga and food.
