Guilford DC Alumni Career Networking

The DC area is full of exciting career opportunities, but it takes some work and timing to find the right one for you. This page is designed to facilitate connections between Guilford alumni with a particular emphasis on furthering the careers of recent graduates.


Alumni seeking career assistance

Please note that because this website may be viewed by persons other than Guilford alumni, we have removed residential addresses from some of the resumes posted on this site. If you encounter difficulties in contacting an alum through e-mail or by phone, please contact Richard Ewell, Career Network Coordinator for the DC Regional Council. Also, if you would like to become part of the local alumni career networking group, or if you have information to share about career opportunities, please let us know at career@dcguilfordalumni.com.

posted July 2008
Heather Siegel ’08 has been trying to find work on the Hill. She is currently in Boston saving money to move to DC, where she would love to find a paying job with a Democratic Congressman or Senator. She is saving to prepare for her fallback plan of taking the hard route through an unpaid internship next spring, but would prefer to come to DC sooner if there is a prospect for a paid job. Heather has previously interned for Guilford alum Neil Snyder at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in DC and for Congressman Brad Miller in North Carolina. If you have any ideas for how Heather can get her foot in the door on the Hill, please contact her at Hnsiegel@gmail.com 781-264-6984.

posted July 2008
Steven Tutterow is a third-year senior graduating this month (July ’08) and pursuing a career in urban educational policy. Steven has worked an internship with the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) on Capitol Hill and is looking for a non-profit or non-governmental job in DC pertaining to education advocacy issues. He is open for other prospects of employment and also has international working experience from London, England. To contact Steven, call him at 336-692-2566 or e-mail him at stuttero@guilford.edu. Click here to view Steven's resume.

posted August 2007
Ashley Wilt ’06 is an honors graduate of Guilford College with a dual degree in Political Science and History. She has experience as a political science teaching assistant for Dr. George X. Guo and served as a peer mentor at Guilford. Her coursework in Political Science is focused on International Comparative Politics, and has involved courses in the American Political System, Asian Political Studies, African Political Studies, and Politics of Developing Nations. Ashley has been working in North Carolina in the field of legal services for the past two years, both as a paralegal and legal assistant for two small personal injury firms. She was recently accepted into Elon University School of Law, but has decided to defer her admission in order to gain additional work experience and explore different career options. She recently relocated to the DC Metropolitan Area, and is looking for a position of employment, or an internship, that would help broaden her experience in public policy, government, or a different field of legal services. Click here to view Ashley's resume.

posted August 2007
Adam Waxman '07 graduated from Guilford as a Quaker Leadership Scholar this year with dual degrees in Political Science and Religious Studies. His coursework has focused on international economics and other global issues. He has previously interned at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, and his writing has appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy in Focus, Friends Journal, and Alternet.org. He is very interested in nearly any type of public policy work, especially involving peace or international economics. He is currently working part-time for Peace Action while looking for a full time job.
Click here to view Adam's resume.

posted August 2007
Julie Handy ’07 graduated in May with a BA in English and a concentration in Medieval Studies. She served as president of Guilford PRIDE ’05-’06 and focused some coursework around GLBT rights and queer theory. She also volunteer tutored at Clara J. Peck elementary and Pathways homeless shelter, working with kids of all ages and skill levels. She was also a teaching assistant in spring ’07. She is interested in GLBT and/or women’s advocacy. She is also interested in any sort of teaching or tutoring positions.
Click here to view Julie's resume geared towards non-profit work or Click here to view Julie's resume geared towards tutoring work.


Job search resources

Finding a Federal job in DC. The DC Regional Council has assembled some tips and resources to help Alumni looking for Federal jobs in DC. Basically, it's a "I wish someone had told me . . ." collection of info. It also includes information on useful publications with job listings, descriptions of the types of jobs that are available on the Hill and elsewhere, and some tips for the job search process. We hope that with the help of alumni with careers in other fields, we will be able to provide similar tips for alumni seeking careers in other fields.


Guilford's career services for alumni

We also encourage all alumni to make use of the resources and services provided by Guilford's Office of Career Services. The office has special announcements and resources for alumni, including a jobs database.

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