Our Alumnae have varied career and life paths. Check in on this Alumnae Spotlight page for updates on the great things they're doing!
Evangeline Frey Kraus (Class of 2000). She writes that her study of German provided a very useful skill that remains a big part of her life: “A short update since graduation: I started working for an educational travel and language learning company after graduating from Wellesley and my first project was working with our Berlin office to translate our English website into German, so right away I was able to use my German skills. After two years at this company I received a Fulbright teaching fellowship in Trier, Germany where I continued my German studies at the University of Trier while teaching high school students in a German Gymnasium. After this was completed I wanted to stay in Europe. The company I had worked for in Boston had just opened a larger headquarters in Luzern, Switzerland and I took a job there and I've been here ever since. I've had 4 different jobs in this company during the 12 years that I've been here…” More.
Sarah Barron (Class of 2004) “… After graduating and finishing the Fulbright teaching program, I worked for a German-US exchange program followed by teaching English as a Second Language in NYC public schools. I currently work for Goldman Sachs in their Learning & Development department – designing, facilitating and managing professional development programs for employees.” More.
Linda (Szabo) Shimizu (Class of 1990) "I have such wonderful memories of debating and analyzing literature around a cozy table. I am going to miss my 25th reunion this spring, but I was thinking of you when I sat in on a German conversation class today to brush up on my language skills. For the first time, I am actually going to blend my German and Chemistry majors. I accepted a visiting professorship at the University of Wuerzburg for this summer. I was hoping to take a sabbatical, but with kids and a husband who is also on the faculty, its been hard to coordinate. But this summer looks like everything is coming together so that we can all go. Very exciting! I'm sure I will give my chemistry research seminars in english, but it will be nice to use german with the students and outside of work. We're planning on having the kids take a language class while we are there."
