Alumni

Christina (Wright) Bruff, ’04

Majors: Economics and IPE

Christina (Wright) Bruff, '04, received degrees in International Political Economy and Economics, with minors in Political Science and Spanish. During her time at Carthage, she served an eight-month internship with the Department of State's Bureau of International Organization Affairs in Washington, D.C.  She also did a J-Term trip to Cuba with Dr. Yuri Maltsev, Dr. Penny Seymoure, and Dr. Jeffrey Roberg, where she analyzed the impact of the dollar on Cuban political, economic, and social systems for her senior thesis.

After graduation, Mrs. Bruff joined the Peace Corps as a Community Economic Development Advisor in the Dominican Republic.  She worked with youth, artisans and community groups on a variety of income generation projects, including a youth business plan competition and a national artisan fair.  Mrs. Bruff recently received a master’s degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, where she specialized in development studies and completed projects with the United Nations Development Programme and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Mrs. Bruff currently works as an analyst with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington, D.C., where she is conducting a review of U.S. counternarcotics activities in Afghanistan.

Alumni

Christina (Wright) Bruff, '04

Economics and International Political Economy
Mrs. Bruff joined the Peace Corps after graduation and now works as an analyst with the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. Read more ...

Dr. Thomas Kemp, '95

Economics
Dr. Kemp is an associate professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Read more.

Karen T. (Olson) Kugler, '00

Economics and Pre-Law
Ms. Kugler is now a family law attorney. She has worked on a number of cases involving the division of million or multi-million dollar estates, unique financial and legal issues, and complex custody issues. Read more ...

Amanda Thoe, '09

Economics and International Political Economy
A Ruud Academic Excellence Scholar, Ms. Thoe is now working as a tax specialist for the Minnesota Department of Revenue and plans to continue her education at the University of Minnesota. Read more ...