Philosophy & Religion Alumni (New)

Coordinator of Benefits at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Boston, MA

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Incoming 1L at University of Cincinnati College of Law

Alex Niswonger has worked with the Ohio Democratic Party, the Kentucky Democratic Party, Team Bloomberg, and the Biden campaign.

Associate Attorney at Burns Bowen Bair LLP in Madison, WI

Kacy Gurewitz holds a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Ohio Wesleyan University

Makenna Daniels received her Master’s of Theological Studies from Boston University. At Ohio Wesleyan, she was awarded an OWU Connection Grant to travel to Spain to follow the 500 mile Camino de Santiago route and explore the historical, religious, and contemporary contexts of religious pilgrimages. She says, “expanding my studies outside the classroom has revealed to me a new set of questions and directions for further analysis. I now understand that the study of religion cannot be separated from its lived experience, a lesson I am grateful to have learned and which I believe was possible only through personal journey.”

Licensed Professional Counselor

During my time as a student at OWU, I forged relationships with professors and peers, improved my ability to evaluate ideas critically, and honed my writing skills tremendously. I got to spend time doing something I love: exploring the many ways of thinking about the world. Now, I am a more versatile and multifaceted candidate for employment, who appreciates how different systemic philosophies can guide our lives. Since I graduated OWU in June 2014, I have begun to pursue a career in the field of mental health, which complements my strong desire to explore divergent viewpoints as well as have a deep impact on the well-being of others. In 2016, I began a Master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Dayton, and I am excited to begin working directly with clients. Because of my philosophy degree, I am equipped with skills I can use to better understand others’ unique perspectives, so that I better able to serve them in the future.

Fontaine Fellow at University of Pennsylvania

Thomas Owings is pursuing his Ph.D. in political science and government at the University of Pennsylvania. At Ohio Wesleyan, he was awarded an OWU Connection Grant to travel to West Virginia, Alabama, and Illinois to study the mechanisms of religious narrative in domestic, low-Church Protestant denominations and their impact on social identity.

Software Developer at PNC in Cleveland, OH

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HR Programs Specialist at Harvard Law School

Gloria Clark Alonzo holds an M.A. in theatre from Illinois State University.

Teaching Assistant at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Erik Jensen is pursuing his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has previously worked as a teaching assistant at The University of Texas at Dallas, Michigan State University, and Western University in Canada.

General Counsel at City of Chicago, Office of the Inspector General

Rory McHale holds a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to working as general counsel, he was the assistant Inspector General for the City of Chicago.

Partner at Fusco Gallagher Porcaro & Monroe in Cleveland, OH

Jessica Monroe received her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati.

Content Strategist at Google

My time in OWU’s philosophy department had a major impact on the subject matter I choose to explore in my work. The vast majority of design writing is vapid boosterism paired with catalogue images. But my philosophy studies gave me a unique perspective into the ethical implications of objects. Having my arguments prodded and challenged for four years by the likes of Dr. Flynn, Dr. Calef, and Dr. Stone-Mediatore gave me the confidence I needed to publicly tackle design issues from gun control to the use of living materials in product design to the moral value systems embedded within museum practice.

Senior Production Coordinator at Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT

Justin Fetterman received his MFA in creative writing from Emerson College.

International Affairs Professional

My experience at OWU as philosophy student fostered a foundation of skills and knowledge I currently use as a fellow in graduate school and my professional career. Expectations for close reading and concise writing helped polish what started as a rather rough stone. Course work was intense and engaging with many students, myself including, lingering after class or in order to continue discussing topics with professors and other students. Such genuine personal engagement colored what I continue to see as the small liberal arts school experience.

Outside of study, there were ample opportunities for practical application of class material through departmental programs like Socrates Cafe, OWU programs like visiting authors, or student initiated gatherings. That latter was perhaps the most surprising, finding myself up until midnight arguing with biology students about the nature of bias in the natural sciences. Moments like these spoke to the kind of engaged students and atmosphere OWU cultivated.

In my course work and my experience, I was engaged in questioning and establishing of what is important to me and where I would direct my efforts after college.

Immediately after receiving my B.A. in philosophy, I was offered a teaching position in Austria through the Fulbright Commission. Though I had no formal pedagogical training, my exposure to questions about the nature of knowledge and thought gave me a leg up in developing effective teaching methods.

In 2010, I joined Peace Corps partly out of a hunger to understand different cultures and models of thought—an interest which been kindled during my study at OWU. What I saw and experienced there raised fundamental ethical questions about human nature. My beliefs were challenged and stretched, but I found myself examining and facing my new reality with approaches I had learned in as a philosophy student.

In 2013, I was accepted into the Peace Corps Fellows program at Teachers College Columbia University. Success in my course work at Columbia leans heavily on the rhetoric and writing skills I gained as a philosophy student at OWU.

Graduate Teaching Associate at The Ohio State University

Bradley Hilgert received his M.A. in Hispanic and Latin American languages, literatures, and linguistics from The Ohio State University.

Care Coordinator Social Worker at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, OH

Laura Roland received her MSSA at Case Western Reserve University.

Research Associate at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Tabatha Ries-Miller received her M.S. in urban and regional planning from the University of Iowa.

Mediator and Attorney at Mediation and Law Office of Jeremy Masys in Los Angeles, CA

Jeremy Masys holds a J.D. from New York University and an MFA in writing for screen and television from the University of Southern California.

Regional Counsel at U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration in Philadelphia, PA

Christopher Anderson received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his Ph.D. in comparative public law from University College London.

President & CEO at Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority in Toledo, OH

Thomas Winston received his MBA in finance with a concentration in marketing from Loyola University.

Professor of Philosophy at Beal University

John Cleary holds a Doctorate of Education in philosophy and pedagogy from Montclair State University.

EVP, U.S. Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy Global CCO at TD Bank in New York City, NY

Kenneth Marcuse holds a J.D. from Boston University. He has previous experience working for the U.S. government at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as Deutsche Bank.