Alumni Spotlights


Leah Ebener
Class Year: ’16
Majors: Elementary Education and Spanish
Current Hometown: Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Job:
Teacher for the Kenosha Unified School District, Roosevelt Elementary School
“The faculty is so supportive and engage with students at such a personal level that those connections allowed me to continue growing outside of the classroom.”

Amy Goldsmith
Class Year: ’19
Majors: Spanish and Secondary Education
Current Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Job:
Spanish Teacher at Bradford High School, Kenosha Unified School District
“Carthage’s mission of ‘Seeking Truth, Building Strength, Inspiring Service —Together’ is essentially the epitome of what I strive for every day as a teacher. I do my best to model these values for my students with the hopes that the future generation will carry them on as well.”

Monica LaFaive
Class Year: ’17
Majors: International Political Economy and Spanish
Job:
Underwriter at Jewelers Mutual
“Since the classes were so hands on with the professors, the quality of my education really prepared me for my career.”

Dan Monfre
Class Year: ’09
Majors: Mathematics, Spanish
Current Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Job:
Teacher at Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School in Milwaukee
“Professors at Carthage played a big role in how I teach. You can feel their passion while they teach, and you could tell that they cared not only about what they taught, but that they cared about the students too. I try to do that as well by trying to relate to my students.”

Katherine Schlinder
Class Year: ’15
Majors: International Political Economy, Spanish, Economics
Current Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
Job:
Consultant at International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland
“People with different opinions or backgrounds can be powerful teachers and give you a new perspectives on what constitutes normal or feasible. Pursue diverse experiences whenever possible because it helps you grow personally and academically.”