Julie Buckles (MFA ’04) Julie’s first
book, “Paddling to Winter: A Couple’s
Journey From Lake Superior to the
Canadian North,” was released by
Raven Productions and is about a
1,700-mile canoe honeymoon. “I
started the manuscript at AULA, with help from my
cohorts and mentors David Ulin, Brenda Miller, and Hope
Edelman.” She teaches journalism at Northland College
in Ashland, is a regular contributor to Wisconsin Public
Radio and Lake Superior Magazine, and cohosts a radio
news show for WRNC-FM. www.juliebuckles.com
Wendy C. Ortiz (MFA ’02, MA in Psychology ’10) writes
the column “On the Trail of Mary Jane” for McSweeney’s
Internet Tendency. Her first book, “Excavation: A Memoir,”
will be published by Future Tense Books in the summer
of 2014. Her second book, “Hollywood Notebook,” will
be published by Writ Large Press in late 2014.
Liz Swiertz Newman (MFA ’01) recently
published “You and I and Love Soup: A
Memoir of Two.” She says, “It took me
awhile, but I couldn’t have done it without
the wonderful teachers, workshop leaders,
and colleagues I had in both my undergrad
and post-grad programs at AULA.”
Rosaleen Ostrick, MATCM, MPH, LAc (MA in
Organizational Management ’98) works as an
administrative director of retina clinical research at the
Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA and has published
several scientific articles on the topic. She recently
finished her third master’s degree (Chinese Medicine)
and passed the licensing exam. “I am slowly building my
acupuncture practice. In the spring, I treated members of
the UCLA women’s gymnastics team prior to the NCAA
gymnastics finals, and found it very rewarding!”
Judy Whitmore (MA in Psychology
’91) Judy’s debut novel, “Come Fly
With Me” – inspired by her life as a
Learjet pilot – was No. 1 on Amazon
Kindle’s Contemporary Fiction
Bestseller List; won the Editor’s
Choice Award at San Diego State
University’s 17th Annual Writer’s
Conference; was a finalist in the NJ
Romance Writers’ Put Your Heart in
a Book and the Colorado Romance Writers’ Heart of the
Rockies contests; and won first place for women’s fiction
at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference.
Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT (MA in Psychology ’89) Last
year, Darlene published “Codependency
for Dummies.” She is currently writing
“Conquering Codependency and Shame:
7 Steps to Freeing Your True Self,”
due out in the spring. She counsels
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individuals and couples in her Santa Monica office and
coaches internationally. She gives media appearances
and seminars on self-esteem, relationships, and
codependency, including one presented to AULA’s
Counseling Center. Her article on the subject appeared in
The Therapist. www.whatiscodependency.com
Barbara Gibson-Paul, PsyD, LMFT (MA in Psychology
’87) has authored and published her first children’s
book, “Max Pays Attention.” The book is intended to
serve those with ADD/ADHD, autism, and Asperger’s
disorders. www.creativekidspublications.com
Mamie Jackson (BA ’85) is the founder of the National
Organization for Renal Disease (NORD). NORD is
expanding its programs in the greater Los Angeles area,
providing health screening and health education for
chronic diseases – kidney disease, diabetes, high blood
pressure, and obesity.
Cheryl Armon (BA ’77) is looking to reconnect with
alumni who remember her from 1976 and 1977 “I had
.
classes with Al Erdynast (who’s still teaching as my
senior colleague), from whom I learned about the field of
moral development for the first time, and Tom Robischon
(who has retired and continues to encourage people to
think philosophically about what’s important in life). I had
so many other teachers, too, who I loved!”
IN MEMORIAM
Rhonda Lundquist (MFA ’03) passed away
in October in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. She
was 54. Rhonda and her partner of 16 years,
Ann DeGroot, were the first same-sex couple to
apply for a Ramsey County marriage license. On
August 1, 2013, the day hundreds of Minnesota
gay couples celebrated their legal marriages, Ann
and Rhonda received news that Rhonda’s cancer
had spread to her brain. On August 4, the two
were married in a private ceremony surrounded
by family and friends. In addition to writing poetry,
Rhonda volunteered throughout Minnesota to
address social needs, from affordable housing to
domestic violence.
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