Political Science Department

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Last updated August 5, 2009

Marvell Adams (2000), MS in Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill; licensed hospital administrator, The Highlands Living Center, Pittsford, NY.

Laura Addis (2005), works in Marketing and Design for Caribbean Restaurant Concepts, Inc.; volunteer web designer for the Sustainability Institute.

Justin Altum (2003) Associate Project Director, Lunz, Maslansky Strategic Research in Alexandria, VA

Iana Arsova (2007), a civil litigation paralegal in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Rita Bachman (2004), Sells vegetables in the market that are grown locally from a plot on Wadamalaw island. Is called a "local hero of Charleston's slow food."

Kristen Barcak (2007), Government and Business Affairs Liaison for Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger.

Leah Bamberger (May 2008) has been accepted to the University of Massachusetts and will likely pursue a master’s in Urban Planning there.

Ryan Beasley (2000), Associate with BURGLASS & TANKERSLEY, Metairie , LA, February 2005 to Present. General insurance defense litigation, including personal injury and toxic tort litigation. Graduate of Tulane School of Law, 2003; certificate in environmental law.

Steve Beckham (1978), practiced law for 30 years then became a judicial law clerk, to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit for three years and then for Bankruptcy Judge John C. Cook in Chattanooga.

Brian Beckley (1998), Director of Programs and College Counseling, i know i can in Columbus, Ohio.

Michael Bender (2000), JD from Mercer in 2004; practiced in Atlanta at Powell Goldstein and focused securities, general business, and mergers & acquisitions; moved back to Charleston in January 2006 and is in practice at Moore & Van Allen focused on lending, real estate, and general business.

Kenneth Berger (2004), Associate Attorney with Lourie Law Firm in Columbia, SC.

 

Max Blachman (2007), served as a Field Organizer for Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Ohio. Pictured here at an event.

 

 

Erin (Kenneally) Blevins (1994), Administrative Coordinator, Department of Political Science, College of Charleston.

Wesley Boling (2007), graduated in May 2009 with an M.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He will intern during the summer in DC for Congressman Gresham Barrett from SC – 3rd. In Fall 2009, he will start law school at the University of Virginia. He hopes to specialize in public service and international law.

Erica Bondy (2007), serving a year long term with Americorp in Greely, CO.

Jenna Brown (2007), Working as a freelance photographer in Charleston, SC.

Marcy Buckner (2003), Legislative Research Analyst, MultiState Associates, Inc. Graduated in May 2007 from New England School of Law.

Johnny Caldwell (2008 ), attending the Charleston School of Law.

Debbie Carrothers (1994), Lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce out of Atlanta, GA.

Lydia Carey (2006), Executive Director of the Center for Global Justice in San Miguel, Mexico.

Olga Chajewski (2003), currently a second year Pathology resident at Baystate medical Center in Springfield, MA. Graduated from MUSC College of Medicine in 2007.

John Chandler (2008), will attend Charleston School of Law in Fall 2009.

Josh Cockrell (2007), Financial Representative, Northwester Mutual Financial Network.

Colleen Condon (1992), selected as one of the Forty Under 40 by the Charleston Business Journal in 2009 for her professional success and community involvement. Charleston County Councilmember; Attorney, Condon Law Firm, LLC.

P. Mark Condon (2001) , Vice President, Trade Center Development Corporation

Stacy (Nichols) Collins (1987), Coordinator of Child/Youth Programs and a licensed professional counselor for the Partnership against Domestic Violence in Atlanta.

Nancy (Cutchin) Copa (1996), Analyst for Florida Department of Education.

Melissa Corradetti (1998), Cryptanalyst for the FBI, working on drug records analysis.

Bryan Cordell (2003), selected as one of the Forty Under 40 by the Charleston Business Journal in 2009 for her professional success and community involvement. Executive Director, Sustainability Institute, North Charleston.

Kimberly Cozart (2006) Attending the London School of Economics.

Laura Rutherford Crisp (1999), Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Tennessee.

Donalyn Croghan (1993), Senior Account Manager, The Journal of Commerce.

C. Connor Crook (1996) With law firm, Boyle, Bain, Reback & Slayton in Charlottesville, VA. Practice focuses on real estate and construction litigation and criminal defense. Graduate of UVA law (1999).

Jessica (Clancy) Crowson (1997), Associate Attorney at Pennington Law Firm in Columbia, SC practicing wireless telecommunications law. Graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law (2000); member of the state bar of Florida and of South Carolina; former Law Clerk to Chief Judge Kaye Hearn, South Carolina Court of Appeals; former Assistant State Attorney, Fourth Circuit, Florida.

Kevin Day (2006), Senior Regional Consultant for Alliance Bernstein Investments, New York City.

Sandy Debevoise (2005), working with Customs and Border Protection. Masters in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park.

 

 

Michael Dennis (1999), private painting business in Charleston; completed a cross-country bicycle ride in October 2005 to raise funds ($11,000) for Habitat for Humanity. Mayor Joe Riley declared February 2, 2006, "Michael Dennis Day" in Charleston. Michael is pictured here with SC Governor Sanford and two of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's sons after riding in the 2007 SC Annual Fitness Challenge.

 

Dan Driscoll (2007), In Fall 2009, he will attend Clemson University's Masters in Real Estate Development program. This two year program combines MBA, finance, law, architecture, and planning.

Jessica Emerson (2008), will attend the University of Amsterdam's graduate program.

Charles (Trey) Eppes (2005), Attending the Faqua School of Business at Duke University.

Avery Eslocker (2007), In Fall 2009, will attend the graduate program for Early Childhood Education at Columbia University in NYC.

Nakashia Dunner (2007) Attending GWU's Elliott School of International Affairs for a MA in Latin American Studies; awarded a prestigious Rangel Fellowship.

Ben Evans (1994), Regional Reporter in the Washington Bureau of The Associated Press, covering political issues affecting Georgia and Alabama.

J. Jackson Ewing (2003), Teaching Fellow in International Relations Department at Bond University. Completed a Masters in International Relations at Bond University in Goldcoast, Australia.

Joe Ferrara, Ph.D. (1982), Associate Dean at Georgetown University

Phillip Ferderigos (1996), Attorney in Charleston for Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms.

David Fleming (2008), Firefighter in Charleston.

Claire Floore (2008), attending John Marshall Law School in Chicago..

Caroline (Allen) Fowler (2008) will be attending Tulane University to pursue a Master’s in International Development

Robin Franco (2003), Attorney at Balch & Bingham, LLP in Birmingham Alabama.

Brian Paul Freese (2001). Business Manager for Department of Epidemiology and BioStatistics at the University of Georgia. MPA from Mississippi State University.

Pamela Froese (2008), attending law school at Catholic University of America.

Tyler Gadberry, (2002), Administrative Mail Operations manager for the College of Charleston

Kenny Gardner (2008), attending Charleston School of Law.

Katie Gibson (1993), works as Marketing and Recruiting Coordinator at The Citadel Graduate College. Pursuing an MA in Social Science from The Citadel Graduate College. Recipient of the Charleston Regional Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" award in 2008.

Will Glasscock (2004), Lobbyist for the Association for Public Television Stations; Masters in Political Management from GWU.

Nicholas C. Glover (2005), College of Charleston Young Alumni of the Year 2008.

Lindsey Goehring (2008), attending UNC Chapel-Hill Law School.

Ty Gorman (2006), graduated in 2008 with a Masters in Public Administration.

Jennifer (Wondracek) Greig (2000), Assistant Professor and Reference Law Librarian at Barry University School of Law; JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law, 2003; passed NC bar exam; Earned Masters of Library & Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2006.

Morgan Harrell (2003), currently with the SC Department of Commerce in the Global Business Development Division as a Project Manager working with industrial recruitment and retention for the state. Previously worked with Governor Sanford's campaign from January 2005 through the 2006 November election.

John Hallman (2008) will be attending American University in the fall to pursue a Masters in International Studies.

Sarah Harvey (2008), Project Assistant, AMIDEAST (Beirut).

John Herbert (2006), Science Teacher at American International School of Costa Rica.

Lucas Hitt (2001), MA from Johns Hopkins; Congressional and Public Affairs Liaison at the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Previously the Vice President and Director of Business Development, The Rhoads Group.

Tammie C. Hoy (1996), Executive Director, Lowcountry Housing Trust.

Nathan Hutt-Tiwald (2006) Field Manager for Green Earth Institute.

Bryan Jameson (1995), Policy Analyst, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.

Nicole Jamieson (Stroud) Keith (2001) , graduated from law school in Florida in May 2005; now an assistant public defender in Jacksonville, Florida; resides in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Sam Kakavitsas, (2007) Pursuing Education Certification at the College of Charleston.

Jordan Kellett (2004), US Coast Guard at Department of Homeland Security.

Kristen Kelley (2008) attending the Master of Public Administration program at the College of Charleston.

Kaitlin Kent (2007) Deputy U.S. Marshal in D.C. Worked on security for President Obama's inauguration.

Valerie Kneece (2009), will attend graduate school at Harvard for a Masters in Premedical Studies

Athanasia Kontinos (2004) Deputy Director at Covenant House NY

Angela Kouters (2000), Chief of Staff, Representative Jerry McNerny (D-CA,11).

Catherine LaFond (1993), Attorney, LaFond and LaFond, LLC. Charleston, SC

Joel Kyle (Varner) Lahm (1995), North Charleston's Mayor's Office on Education, Youth and Family Coordinator.

Matt Lattanze (2002) Currently working for Lafayette Group, Inc. as a private consultant for Homeland/National Security in Viennna, Virginia. Previously worked for the Bush Administration for almost 4 years at the Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs (State) as well as with the Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.

J. Celeste Lay (1998), PhD awarded from the University of Maryland, 2004; Assistant Professor in Political Science, Tulane University in New Orleans.

Misty LeClerc (2002), AP U.S. Government and Politics teacher at Wando High School

Michael Leitman (2004), Economist for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Washington D.C.; graduate of the London School of Economics.

Mark Lisella (1994), Lisella Public Affairs, LLC. Campaign consultant.

Rebecca Lockhart (2008), Postgraduate Officer for the University of Nottingham Students' Union. Graduated from the School at the University of Nottingham, England for MA American Studies (History). She will receive her MA in American Studies in 2010.

Jamie McClellan (2004 ), Enrolled in the Master of International Relations program at Bond University in Australia.

William Gray McDowell (2005), Currently enrolled at the University of Texas pursuing an MPA. Working as a personal trainer with Bally Total Fitness and SyscoFit.

Anne McPhee (2002), J.D. from Law School at Nova Southeastern University in FL.

Ryan Meadows (2004), Sales Representative for Blomet Orthopedics.

Anthony J. Meyer Jr. (1988), Executive Director/ VP of Development, Lexington Medical Center Foundation in Columbia.

Karen Moldovan (2001) finished the U.S. Peace Corps in Tonga in June 2009. Advocacy Coordinator for the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Denver, CO.

Jenny Moser (2007), attending Charleston School of Law on a Merit Scholarship; will graduate in May 2010.

Tim Mullins (2004), J.D. from Duke Law School, Spring 2009 and has moved to Washington D.C.

Benjamin Ogletree (1994), Attorney, Chadbourne and Parke, LLP. Falls Church, VA.

Jamie O'Neill (1994), Attorney, US District Court, Georgia.

John Orak (2003), completed Masters in International Affairs at American University; Program Specialist with AMIDEAST in Lebanon.

Phil Paradise, (2008) 2L at Charleston School of Law.

Rebecca Perry (2002), Pediatric ICU Nurse Children's Hospital, New Yourk Presbyterian

Margaret Pilarski (2007), Assistant Editor/ Charleston for Skirt Magazine.

Debbie Plant (2008), working at a pre-school in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Jeremiah Pope (2003), consultant and founder of J Pope Consulting, LLC.

Katie Puza (2007), Social Media Coordinator for Westin Consulting in Denver, Colorado.
Currently an editor of an online magazine for the legal industry and recently launched TweetLaw, a Twitter application for legal professionals.

F. Elliotte Quinn, 2L at Emory School of Law in Atlanta.

Elizabeth Ramsey (2007), Staff Assistant to Congressman Marion Berry.

J.Ken Rentiers (1986) SC Executive Director, US Department of Agriculture

Brian Revercomb (2007), attending Charleston School of Law, will graduate in Spring 2011.

Josephine Rex (2008), Americorp position with VISTA program at Mary Ford Elementary School.

Chris Robinson (2006), Completed his Masters in Higher Education Administration at George Washington University in Fall 2008 and moved to Chicago to teach.

Julio Rossington (2003), JD from University of SC Law School December 2005; Attorney and Counselor at Law, Rossington Law Offices, LLC.

Justin I. Rummage (2007), M.P.A program at the College of Charleston.

Elizabeth Ryan (2002), Works as a business continuity planner for BlueCross BlueShield of SC. After CofC she worked on some political campaigns and then got her MPA.

Abigal (Edwards) Saunders (1994), Associate Dean of Students at the Charleston School of Law. JD from UNC, Chapel Hill.

Alicia Scherini (2004), attending Mississippi College School of Law, will graduate in 2010.

Leah (Still) Schonfeld (2004), Employment, Classification and Compensation Manager at the Citadel in Charleston, SC; earned a MPA at USC, May 2007.

Lauren Scott (2004), working for the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C. Completed Masters in May 2009. Received a Presidential Management Fellowship.

Amber Setzler (2006), Director of Government Relations for the South Carolina Bankers Association.

James M. Shaw (2002), practicing law in Miami, Florida and serves on the Dade County Bar Association's board of Directors, Young Lawyer's Division.

Dedrick Siddall (2002) Joined Acorn Systems as a consultant. MBA with a specialization in Finance from Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, DC; previously a financial analyst, developing profitability models for Chevy Chase Bank in Bethesda, MD.

M. Adam Sine (2004), earned Master of Environmental Studies degree 2006; city planner for City of Charleston.

Andrew Smeltzer (2006), Sales Associate for Washington Analysis Corporation.

Sam Spence (2008), working for the SC New Democrats.

Mike Sturzenbecker (2006), earned a Master's Degree in Emergency Management, Oklahoma State University. Attending the Ph.D. program at Oklahoma State as of Fall 2008.

Andre Tinnelle (2005) Campaign Manager for Ken Hodges, a candidate for Attorney General of Georgia. JD from the University of Miami School of Law 2009.

W. Stephen Thayer (2008) Works for a direct marketing company called Venture Direct Worldwide.

Helen Ann S. Thrower (1996), Chief of Staff for SC Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer.

Kate Tiller (2007), attending College of Charleston's MPA program; will graduate in 2010. Academic Advisor for Student Atheletes at the College of Charleston.

Marty Tomlinson (2004), moving to New York to Clerk for a Court of Appeals Judge for a year. Taught as an Adjunct instructor for the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston for the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters. Graduate of Yale School of Law (law review). completed Judicial clerkship with Judge Duffy, Charleston, SC.

Helen Van Wagoner (2007), studying at the London School of Economics in the MA in International Politics program.

Flo Vinson (1982), Practices law in Florence, SC with Folkens Law Firm. Serves as President of the SC State Bar.

Ilze Visocka (2000), Development and Communications Assistant at the Lowcountry Food Bank.

Helen Van Wagoner (2007), will study at the London School of Economics in the MA in International Politics Program.

Caroline Welch West (1993), Attorney, Gedney M. Howe, III P.A., Charleston, SC.

Melanie Weston (2007), Field Manager for Clean Water Action.

Jessica (Driscoll) Whittaker (1997) Attorney working for a non-profit land conservation organization in Massachusetts.

Henry White (1984) Executive Director of the State Budget and Control Board; previously Governor Mark Sanford's Chief of Staff.

Melissa Wideman (2005), Executive Director, Ohio House Democratic Caucus. Formerly the campaign manager for Steve Driehaus, US House candidate,Ohio's 1st Congressional District.; formerly National Finance Deputy Chief of Staff for John Edwards. She served as Deputy Campaign Manager for Sherrod Brown's U.S. Senate campaign in 2006 race.

Sean Wilson (2008), attending the Charleston School of Law.

Elizabeth Wingfield (2008), attending the Charleston School of Law.

Andrew Woods (2005), J.D. from Catholic University of University of America's Columbus School of Law in 2009. Deputy Finance Director for Virginians for Brian Moran.

Stephanie Leonard Yarbrough (1995), Special Counsel with Nexsen Pruet’s Banking & Finance Group in Charleston, SC. She has been appointed to the S.C. Venture Capital Authority board of directors by S.C. Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell.

Sarah Zeigler (2002), Director, Sottile Theatre, College of Charleston

Alexander Ziegler (2006), attending Kentucky Law School.