Alumni Profiles

Adele Hutchinson (B.A. 2007)
Permissions Manager, American Psychological Association
“I knew I wanted to work in the publishing industry,” says Adele Hutchison, “because I love to read so much.” 

Alanna Trejo (B.A. 2007)
Presidential Aide, California State University Channel Islands
Alanna Trejo didn’t start out as an English major. 

Amanda Baker (B.A. 2015)
Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army

Andrea “Nikki” Harlin, (B.A. 2014, M.F.A. 2016)
Field Representative, Congressman Pete Aguilar District Office
Andrea (“Nikki”) Harlin works for an elected official

Brock Brawner (B.A. 2016)
Copywriter, HyattWard Advertising
Brock Brawner gets paid to write, and he writes a lot.

Candace Loya (B.A. 2003)
Community Content Manager, Esri
The English major “taught me to be an excellent storyteller”.

Catherine Perez (B.A. 2011)
Attorney, District Attorney’s Office, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Jessica Lee (B.A. 2011, M.A. 2013)
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, Principal Financial Group

Jessica Williams  (B.A. 2014)
Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student

John Neiuber (B.A. 1977)
CEO, Trinity Youth Services
“An English major will open doors that you never thought possible,” says John Neiuber, knowingly. 

Kim Hunsaker (B.A. 1997, M.P.A. 2015)
Special Projects Liaison, CSUSB Student Health Center

Like many English majors, Lauren Gray loved her English classes but unequivocally knew that she didn’t love the idea of teaching. Other students also fear that a degree in English is the surest path to

For the past 16 years Miguel Reid has been a tenure-line Associate Professor of English and English as a Second Language (ESL) at Riverside Community College (RCC). It wasn’t a direct path for Miguel between

Mischa Tacchia (B.A. 2006, M.P.A. 2013)
English Teacher, Indian Springs High School. 

Sara Gerber (B.A. 2009, M.F.A. 2011)
Human Resources Business Partner, Monster Energy 

Sarah Sikora (B.A. 2018)
Marketing Intern, Cosmetics and Fashion, New York

We caught up with CSUSB alum Steven Gomez while he was in Estonia—only one of the many destinations that have characterized Steven’s far-flung career teaching English abroad. Since completing his B.A. in English

Dr. Tracy Vaughn-Manley (B.A. 1995)
Associate Professor of African American Literature, Northwestern University

Victoria Porraz (B.A. 2001)
English Teacher, Granite Hills High School