Spanish 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
“I am very passionate about teaching a language to students at the elementary level. I love being able to make a positive impact in students’ lives every day.”
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
“The best part of teaching by far is the connections that are formed with the students.”
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 care not only about what they teach, but that they care about the students too. I try to do that as well by trying to relate to my students.”
Alyssa Rodway
Class Year: ’22
Majors: Environmental Science and Psychology
Current Hometown: West Chicago, Illinois
Job:
Corporate Responsibility Assistant at ALDI
“Many of my internships, as well as my current job, were offered to me in part because of my personal connections with my wonderful professors and the rich, extensive classroom opportunities I was able to have.”
Alexander Rogers
Class Year: ’21
Majors: Spanish and Japanese
Current Hometown: New Jersey
Job:
PhD Student, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition Track at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
“The research methods and knowledge I gained in my Carthage Spanish and Japanese classes have really helped me as I continue to progress through academia and continue to learn and grow as a student.”
Katherine Schlinder
Class Year: ’15
Majors: International Political Economy, Spanish, Economics
Current Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
Job:
Consultant at International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland
“My combination of international political economy, economics, and Spanish gave me the necessary quantitative and qualitative skills to further grow and expand my experiences through my academic and consulting projects in my current graduate program.
Krystle Turner
Class Year: ’07
Majors: Spanish and Business Administration
Current Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Job:
MTSS Coordinator at Beacon Academy of Nevada
“Joining clubs and a sorority allowed me to get out of my shell, learn more about others, work with diverse groups of people, build community, and have a voice.”