{"id":7321,"date":"2025-09-12T11:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/?page_id=7321"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:25:14","slug":"alumni-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/undergraduate\/alumni-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our graduates go on to work in diverse fields including law, politics, marketing, journalism, editing, publishing, education, academia, consulting, and other fields where writing, analytic, and communication skills are integral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                                                          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--articles-carousel \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--articles-carousel\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n  \n\n\n  \n  <div class=\"articles-carousel-wrapper\">\n\n  <div class=\"title-controls-container\">\n          <h3>Undergraduate Alumni Spotlights<\/h3>\n    \n    <div class=\"controls-container\">\n      <button class=\"button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n        <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"\n        x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\">\n        <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"15.7,27.5 5.7,17.5\n        15.7,7.5 18.7,10.4 13.6,15.4 28.3,15.4 28.3,19.6 13.6,19.6 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Spotlight: Jonathan Wong-Hayden, Class of \u201925\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/Mary-Alice-Daniel-Scripps-College-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/Mary-Alice-Daniel-Scripps-College-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/Mary-Alice-Daniel-Scripps-College-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/08\/29\/jonathan-wong-hayden-25\/\" >\n                    \n                      Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Wong-Hayden, Class of \u201925\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Creative Writing<br \/>\nClass of &#8217;25<br \/>\nField: Education<br \/>\nEnglish alum, Jonathan Wong-Hayden, reflects on their undergraduate experience and current position post-graduation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/08\/29\/jonathan-wong-hayden-25\/\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Wong-Hayden, Class of \u201925\"  \n>\n    Read Story \n  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39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/02\/lydia-torres-23\/\" >\n                    \n                      Alumni Spotlight: Lydia Torres, Class of &#8217;23\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Lydia Torres<br \/>\nEnglish<br \/>\nClass of &#8217;23<br \/>\nField: Marketing<br \/>\nEnglish alum, Lydia Torres, reflects on the USC Undergraduate English experience and life after graduation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                     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href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/24\/alumni-spotlight-min-marcus-class-of-22\/\"  aria-label=\"Alumni Spotlight: Min Marcus, Class of &#8217;22\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/headshot-1-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/headshot-1-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/headshot-1-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/24\/alumni-spotlight-min-marcus-class-of-22\/\" >\n                    \n                      Alumni Spotlight: Min Marcus, Class of &#8217;22\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Min Marcus<br \/>\nLiterary Editing and Publishing M.A.<br \/>\nClass of &#8217;22<br \/>\nField: Editing<br \/>\nEnglish alum, Min Marcus, reflects on their experience with the LEAP program and life after graduation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/24\/alumni-spotlight-min-marcus-class-of-22\/\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about Alumni Spotlight: Min Marcus, Class of &#8217;22\"  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src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/Smaby-Camille-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/Smaby-Camille-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/Smaby-Camille-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/24\/alumni-spotlight-camille-smaby-class-of-15\/\" >\n                    \n                      Alumni Spotlight: Camille Smaby, Class of &#8217;15\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Creative Writing<br \/>\nClass of &#8217;15<br \/>\nField: Literary Marketing<br \/>\nCamille Smaby, an English alum, shares about their undergraduate experience with English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/24\/alumni-spotlight-camille-smaby-class-of-15\/\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about Alumni Spotlight: Camille Smaby, Class of &#8217;15\"  \n>\n    Read Story \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n              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<img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/headshot-2-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/headshot-2-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/headshot-2-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/24\/alumni-spotlight-katrina-coglitore-class-of-21\/\" >\n                    \n                      Alumni Spotlight: Katrina Coglitore, Class of &#8217;21\n\n                              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1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/09\/AMB_0145.JPG-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/2025\/09\/02\/sophie-ulin-21\/\" >\n                    \n                      Alumni Spotlight: Sophie Ulin, Class of &#8217;21\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Sophie Ulin<br \/>\nNarrative Studies<br \/>\nClass of &#8217;21<br \/>\nField: Politics<br 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