Alumni Spotlights

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Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Hollinger  

Published: | 9:19 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Michelle Hollinger – a Florida State University alumna (B.S. Sociology ‘85) – has spent four decades building a career around strengthening communities through personal empowerment, from her early work in social services to the newsroom to her current role as founder and Chief Worthiness Officer of The Institute for Worthy Living.

Alumni Spotlight: Charles Parkins

Published: | 10:23 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Charles Parkins – an FSU graduate (B.S. Sociology ‘10) – was recently appointed as the division director of juvenile services for the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) in Seattle.

Alumni Spotlight: Emily Saras

Published: | 9:00 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Emily Saras, Ph.D. – an FSU alumna (Ph.D. Sociology ‘24) – is the CEO of and a data scientist at Knowli Data Science, a women-owned research and analytics firm based in Tallahassee, FL.  

COSSPP Alumni Spotlight: Emmabella Rudd

Published: | 12:46 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Emmabella Rudd – a COSSPP alumna (B.S. Public Health ‘22) – graduated with her M.S. in Health and the Public Interest from Georgetown University after completing an internship with the White House as a Policy Intern for the Vice President’s Policy Office.