Alumni in the News
Shari Becker (MA ’98) recently authored a children’s book entitled Maxwell’s Mountain (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2006). The book tells the story of a little boy who is determined to become a great outdoorsman. Becker, whose Gallatin concentration was in Children’s Media, has also worked for Nickelodeon and Time for Kids since graduating from the School.
Courtney Gilette (BA ’05), a teacher, recently had a story published in The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities (Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 2006). The anthology is a collection of 40 nonfiction works by young writers. For more information, visit www.queerthology.com.
Carla Jablonski’s (MA ’96) latest book, Thicker Than Water, was published by Penguin/Razorbill in February 2006. Jablonski is the author and editor of dozens of best-selling books for middle-grade and young adult readers, including the six-book series The Books of Magic. She is also an actress, a playwright, and a trapeze performer.
David Ranghelli (MA, ‘00) is the director/producer/cinematographer of a new documentary film, The Calling. Shot over a four-year period, the film focuses on three people who are members of a newly formed missionary order. The Calling is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts and it has recently been screened at Docuclub’s “In-the Works” program, the Producer’s Guild of America – East; Rough Cuts screening series, and the Staten Island Film Festival. Ranghelli, whose Gallatin concentration was in American History and Cinematography, has been a cinematographer and coproducer on five other documentaries—The Calling is his directorial debut. For more information, visit www.thecallingdocumentary.com.
Janet Rose (BA ’74) is currently executive director and festival director of the International Wildlife Media Center and International Film Festival in Missoula, MT. Prior to her current work, she spent 18 years in network and local broadcast television news as an investigative correspondent, earning Emmy nominations for television reporting. Rose then switched to wildlife conservation by serving as head of conservation communications for the New York Zoological Society/Wildlife Conservation Society.
Marya Triandafellos’ (MA ’91) digital drawing, “Well Water,” was accepted into The Heart of New York, a benefit for artists and organizations affected by Hurricane Katrina. The show was presented at the World Financial Center in February 2006, and Triandafellos’ work appeared alongside that of artists such as Rauschenberg, Christo, Stuart Davis, and Peter Max.
