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Chandra Donnell Carey ’95

November 19, 2021

Life After Witt

Chandra Donnell Carey ’95

Social justice, social change, and mental health issues have always been at the forefront of Chandra Donnell Carey’s mind. Recently Carey, Wittenberg class of 1995, set upon a course to start a center for research at the University of North Texas (UNT) that would bring together multiple disciplines to focus on racial/ethnic equity across various areas of disparity in Texas and throughout the nation.

Chad Minnick ’98

November 16, 2021

Life After Witt

Chad Minnick ’98

Having built a career in customer marketing for tech companies, Chad Minnick, Wittenberg class of 1998, exemplifies the power of the liberal arts in being able to adapt quickly, problem-solve, and think critically in his technology career.

Barry Zulauf ’79

November 11, 2021

Life After Witt

Barry Zulauf ’79

While not at all what the self-described “boy from a small farming community in Mansfield Township, New Jersey,” thought he would be doing, Barry Zulauf, Wittenberg class of 1979, has put together quite the resume through the years as a retired Naval officer with a combat tour in Afghanistan and an illustrious career in the intelligence field. In honor of Veterans Day, Zulauf shares a bit about his journey with his alma mater.

Courtney Chavers Schmidt ‘96

November 9, 2021

Life After Witt

Courtney Chavers Schmidt ‘96

What started out as a great way to end the week with some exercise and socializing with good friends in 2003 is now, 18 years later, a large and exciting part of Courtney Chavers Schmidt’s life. The Wittenberg class of 1996 alumna is currently the Chair of the USA Curling Board.

Janet E. Jackson

November 3, 2021

Life After Witt

Leading New Efforts in Community Policing

Attorney, judge, and long-time CEO Janet E. Jackson, Wittenberg class of 1975, has been selected by Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther to chair the Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB), which will provide civilian oversite of police for the first time in the Ohio capital’s history.

Brandy Watts Schillace ’00

October 26, 2021

Life After Witt

Brandy Watts Schillace ’00

What happens when you spend your childhood living “in an underground house, next to a graveyard, in abandoned coal lands…with a pet racoon?” If you’re Brandy Watts Schillace ’00, you become interested in science and medicine, history and literature, the peculiar and the bizarre – and merge your passions into a successful career.