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Dan La Berge

MBA student takes family business to next level Dan La Berge had lived in the for-profit world for his entire career until a back injury took him out of it for three years. His path back to work ultimately led to Antioch University Santa Barbara’s MBA program, which interested him because of its focus on […]

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Betty Purify

Purify Uses Spirituality To Help Now a great-grandmother, Betty Purify’s goal since she was 13 years old has always been to help people. She and her husband, Pastor Gerald Purify, have shared that mission for 40 years, providing counseling for youth, seniors and prison populations – among others. It was this shared mission that ultimately […]

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La-Tonia Willis

La-Tonia Willis settled herself on Antioch University Santa Barbara’s (AUSB) campus patio, perfectly tempered by sunlight beaming down on her. She looked around to admire her new school. “AUSB has such a great campus,” exclaimed Willis. “The program itself feels like a university and the physical property of the campus is just an added treat.” Willis […]

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Sarah Moore

Sarah Moore, MA, AMFT, is the Director of Residential Support Services at PathPoint Santa Barbara. PathPoint is a non-profit organization that works with the disadvantaged and disabled and provides clients with both employment and housing support services. Sarah earned her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Santa Barbara in 2016. She was interviewed by Challis Popkey, a Master […]

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Aida Dizdarevic

Aida Dizdarevic is in her third quarter at Antioch University Santa Barbara studying communication and media. Aida brings a variety of experience and unique expertise to her classes because in addition to traveling the world, Aida hand makes one-of-a-kind dresses for any occasion and she never makes the same dress twice. She plans to use […]

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Darius Sasser

“You Should Get More” Darius Sasser, an Antioch University Santa Barbara student, has recently returned from a trip to Europe, but his intentions for the trip were not your standard student studying abroad. Darius has recently started his own company with his friend Steven Wellbrock called “You Should Get Out More.” The sight not only […]

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Karen Quintana

AUSB’s Career Center director Lee Yarborough interviewed alumna Karen Quintana (BA 2016) in dual concentrations of Business & Entrepreneurship and Marketing.  Hometown: Goleta/Santa Barbara What did you like most about Antioch University Santa Barbara? I LOVE my AUSB professors. They were all so passionate about the topics they taught and so knowledgeable through their own […]

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Damon Hickman

In this interview series, we asked Antioch University Santa Barbara students on the eve of their graduation about their motivations and challenges on the way to the finish line. Damon Hickman, hailing from Sacramento originally, graduates with his BA in Liberal Studies, concentration in Communication & Media. He has been selected as a student speaker […]

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Tahmina Ansari

In this interview series, we asked Antioch University Santa Barbara students on the eve of their graduation about their motivations and challenges on the way to the finish line. Tahmina Ansari is from Norway, but was born in Afghanistan during the rise of the Taliban movement. She witnessed her mother make tremendous sacrifices to leave Afghanistan, and it was […]

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Kirsty Kenny

Kirsty Kenny looked at a number of universities before choosing AUSB for her undergraduate degree (BA, Psychology). After achieving that, she pursued her graduate degree in clinical psychology. We’re rooting for her bright future helping people. What brought you to Antioch? KK: I completed not only my Master’s in Clinical Psychology, but also my BA […]

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Sheri Kent

Sheri Kent graduated from the Antioch University Santa Barbara BA program with a concentration in Child Development & Education in June 2015 and then enrolled as a student in the Graduate Education and Teacher Credential program. Sheri is one of Antioch’s adult learner students, returning to school to finish her BA after being out of […]

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Ray Sullivan

Ray Sullivan has had success in the high-end real estate market in Santa Barbara, having been a professional in that field for over 16 years. But he has always enjoyed working with individuals and helping to make their lives better. That’s why he enrolled in Antioch University Santa Barbara’s PsyD in Clinical Psychology program. “I […]

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Noelle Hallman

Noelle Hallman graduated from the Master of Business Administration program at Antioch University Santa Barbara in 2015 as part of the program’s first-ever cohort. Noelle was one of Antioch’s adult learner students and decided to enroll at Antioch because she liked the idea of social business. “At the end of the day, all businesses should […]

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Laurel O’Connor

Laurel O’Connor graduated from the Antioch University Santa Barbara MA in Clinical Psychology program with an emphasis in Healthy Aging in summer of 2015. Laurel was one of Antioch’s adult learner students. Even though she became successful in her career before attending Antioch, she still thought about her future and the next phase of her […]

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Jennifer Vogel

Jennifer Vogel graduated from the Bachelor of Arts program at Antioch University Santa Barbara in Spring 2015 with concentrations in Applied Psychology and Communication & Media. Jennifer was one of Antioch’s adult learner students. Before enrolling at Antioch, she had varying careers as a librarian’s assistant, a minister, a wedding coordinator, and an actress. “I […]

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Jen Baron

Bachelor of Arts AUSB’s unique independent study curriculum as part of the Bachelor of Arts program gave Jen Baron the opportunity to research what goes into creating and managing a nonprofit. From this experience, Jen created the thriving non-profit Girls Rock Santa Barbara in 2012, a music-filled day camp that supports pre-teen and teenage girls […]

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Lynn Houston

Bachelor of Arts It was on a photo safari in Africa in 1989 that Lynn Houston fell in love with flying – which would change the course of her life path and those she would influence. “I worked my way up from a private pilot to a flight instructor to an Air Transport Pilot, the […]

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Jeremy Runnels

BA, Business & Entrepreneurship concentration AUSB’s core values shaped in Jeremy Runnels the appreciation and need for transparency and integrity in business and making a difference in the world – and drove him to find a company that upheld these same values. Immediately after graduating from AUSB’s BA program, Jeremy started as a Financial Analyst […]

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Chris Wichowski

MA in Education with Mild to Moderate Specialist Credential Chris Wichowski always wanted to be a special education teacher, and Antioch University Santa Barbara’s Graduate Education program is helping him achieve that goal. “I chose Antioch because I wanted to get my Masters in Education, focusing on mild to moderate special education,” he said. “Antioch […]

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