Dr. Ann Dapice, NU'74, GR'80, is the Director of Education and Research at T.K. Wolf, a Native American non-profit organization focused on Education, Counseling, Consulting, Research, Electromedicine, Addiction Nutrition, and Art Therapy. Ann has a doctorate in psychology, sociology and philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. She has served as professor and administrator at a number of universities including the University of Pennsylvania, Penn State University and Goddard College, teaching courses in the social sciences and Native American Studies. Her cross-cultural research has been reported in professional journals, books, and academic presentations regionally, nationally and internationally. She is a member of the Elders Council of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma, Tulsa Chapter and of the Board of Directors of Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry and Mental Health Association Tulsa. Ann is also the chair of the Association of Native Alumni at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Dr. Wayne Glasker, C'80, GR'94, is Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University and Director of the African American Studies Program. His first book is entitled Black Students in the Ivory Tower: Black Student Activism at the University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1990, published by University of Massachusetts Press. He teaches courses in African American history, and courses on American education, the civil rights movement, and the Harlem Renaissance. At Penn, he was a member of the Black Student League and the DuBois House Council. After receiving his BA in history and sociology in 1980 he went on to get a Ph.D. in American civilization. As a graduate student he was chairman of the Graduate Assembly and a columnist for the Daily Pennsylvanian, and active in the anti-apartheid movement. His faculty mentors as a graduate student included Robert Engs, Elijah Anderson, Murray Murphy, and Drew Gilpin Faust.
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George S. Huang, C'93, was born in Rochester, New York, but grew up in the shadows of New York City in Huntington, New York. He is a 1993 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, where he majored in International Relations and Political Science. As a student, George co-founded Students for Asian Affairs, which was instrumental in establishing Asian American Studies classes at Penn and advocated for the hiring of more APA faculty and staff. In addition, SAA launched a prominent speakers program, published a topical newsletter, and initiated efforts to develop an APA alumni network. As a senior, George co-chaired a successful East Coast Asian Student Union Conference at Penn, which featured 70 speakers and guests, and was attended by approximately 1,500 students. George currently resides in New York City and is a healthcare finance underwriter for Radian Asset Assurance Inc.
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Desireé Reneé Martinez, C'95, hails from Baldwin Park, California and is of Gabrielino (Tongva) heritage. While at Penn she received a BA in Anthropology focusing on archaeology with minors in Folklore/Folklife and Religious Studies. In 1993, Desireé along with 3 other students created Six Directions, Penn's first group dedicated to bringing Native American issues to Penn's campus. Desireé is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at Harvard University. Her dissertation investigates the relationship between Native Americans and archaeologists while trying to find ways to incorporate indigenous perspectives into the practice of archaeology. Desireé is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the SSRC/Mellon Mays University Fellowship Dissertation Grant, the Francis C. Allen Fellowship for women of Native American heritage at the Newberry Library and an Irvine fellowship at Whittier College. Desireé's life goal is to open up a Gabrielino/Tongva museum and cultural center where the public can come to learn about the rich and vibrant culture of her community.
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Dr. Susan A. Miller, C'83, GED'83, GR'01, is from Mechanicsburg, a small town in central Pennsylvania. Before Susan graduated from Penn with a BA in psychology and a MA in secondary education, she was the first and only work-study student to work in the Program for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, the predecessor to today's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center. Susan was also active in Lesbians and Gays at Penn, the Undergraduate Assembly, the University Council and the Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Task Force. After a decade-long teaching career, Susan completed a Ph.D. at Penn in 2001 in the History and Sociology of Science. Susan is an Undergraduate Advisor for the History Department at Penn. She also teaches for the Women's Studies Program. Her first book, Growing Girls: The Natural Origins of Girls' Organizations in America, will be published in spring 2007 by Rutgers University Press.
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Randolph D. Quezada, C'01, is originally from Washington Heights, New York. The first in his family to go to college, Randy earned his BA in Humanistic Philosophy and Political Science with a minor in Latin American Studies. He was an active member of ACELA, MEChA and the Latino Coalition where he played an active role in the founding of La Casa Latina. He was also one of the founding members of Cipactli Latino Honor Society, the first and only Latino Honor Society in the Ivy League. After Penn, Randy received the prestigious New York City Urban Fellowship enabling him to work at the New York City Department of Education. He received his masters degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Currently, Randy is the special assistant to Linda Gibbs, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
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Dr. Susan C. Taylor, C'79, an expert in ethnic skin disease and one of the leading dermatologists in the country, practices at Society Hill Dermatology in Philadelphia and is the Director of The Skin of Color Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. A Harvard Medical School graduate, Dr. Taylor was recently featured in O Magazine (Nov. '06) and has a monthly segment on Philadelphia's NBC 10 morning show. At Penn, Dr. Taylor serves on the Board of Overseers of the Graduate School of Education, the WXPN Policy Board and is co-Chair of the James Brister Society. She is a member of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women and served on the organizing committee for the 125 Years of Women at Penn Celebration in 2001. Dr. Taylor has been a member of the Penn Alumni Board since 1999 and currently serves on the Awards and Resolutions committee and the Nominations committee; she received the Alumni Award of Merit in 2000.
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