Alumnae Update & More

I am going to try and include this column in every issue so we can keep each other
up to date on the various happenings in our lives. If you would like to inform our readers
about a recent promotion or some other significant life event, please send the info
and I will be sure to include it in the next issue.

Barbara Gilbert (M.A. Wstu/Public Policy, '97) is working as a research assistant in the research department of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union in Washington, D.C.

Rachel Klein (M.A. Wstu/Public Policy, '97) works on Medicaid policy and related health policy issues at Families U.S.A., in Washington D.C.

Jaye Jones, (MA in Women's Studies with a concentration in Psychology, ‘97) will be attending Columbia University in the fall in the Master of Social Work Program.

Jennifer Griffith (M.A. Wstu/Public Policy, '97) is a researcher at the Women’s Resource and Education Institute (WREI) in Washington, D.C.

Jill Braunstein (M.A. Wstu/Public Policy, '95) is the Director of Communication at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), and the Secretary of the Women’s Studies Endowment.

Holly Mead (a current Wstu/Public Policy student) and Natalie Lacireno-Pacquet (M.A Wstu/ Public Policy, ’98) have both been accepted to the Ph.D. program in Public Policy with a concentration in Gender and Social Policy starting this fall.

Thanks to all the participants and organizers of the Women's Studies Career Workshop! More than a dozen students and recent alumnae participated in a career seminar organized by women's studies students. Most attendees were students seeking advice and information about post-graduation opportunities. The two-hour workshop, held February 25 in the Marvin Center, featured a panel of speakers as well as a resume-critiquing session. The three-woman panel was made up of Denise Forte, Legislative Assistant to Congressman Bobby Scott; Embry Howell, Vice-

President of Mathematica Policy Research; and Vicki Stanhope, Project Director at the National Association of School Psychologists. Both Forte and Stanhope received their Master's degree from GW's Women's Studies/Public Policy program. Howell received her Ph.D. in public policy from GW. The women shared their career experiences, imparted advice, and answered questions. Arline Duffy of the university’s Career Center ran the resume workshop. Students had a chance to circulate their resumes and offer suggestions and encouragement to their fellow students.

DC’s own Bread & Roses Feminist Singers turns twenty years old this season! Come join us for our anniversary concert on June 27, 1998 at 8pm. The concert will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 400 I ("Eye") Street, SW in Washington, DC one block north of the Waterfront Metro stop on the Green line. The concert will be sign interpreted and programs will most likely be available in braille. While bathrooms are located in the basement where there is no elevator, the sanctuary, where we will be singing, is wheelchair accessible.

Bread & Roses is committed to promoting women's culture and projecting a musical message of peace and social justice. Founded in 1978 as the DC Area Feminist Chorus, the group focuses on improving personal musical skills, performing, providing support within the group, and raising social consciousness. Our performances include community events, women's cultural activities, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender pride celebrations, political gatherings, and other opportunities to facilitate understanding, acceptance, and cooperation among people of diverse lifestyles through the medium of music.

Our music is women-oriented, much of it written or arranged by women, and some of it original within this group. Our repertoire includes political songs, popular and folksongs, satires, love songs, and madrigals. To promote awareness of the issues facing women and other oppressed peoples, we select music from many different perspectives and cultures. Bread & Roses Feminist Singers provides a place where women of all levels of musical ability can gain experience, confidence, and enjoyment. We practice together and learn from each other in a relaxed atmosphere emphasizing mutual support rather than competition.

If you’re interested in joining us, please call Shannon at (202) 554-5324 or contact me online at hugdyke@aol.com. We’d love to have you! No auditions are necessary.

Regardless of your desire to sing, please help us celebrate our first twenty years as we look forward to at least two more decades of making music by, for, and about women.