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  1. Living a Triggered Life podcast poster
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Roxann Mascoll ’15MSW Integrates Art and Social Work to Address Trauma Experienced by Black and Brown Men

    For 18 years, Roxann Mascoll ’15MSW worked as a domestic violence specialist. She is now Lead Clinician for The Triggered Project, a non-profit that includes a play and film that addresses how Black and Brown men experience and process childhood trauma.

  2. Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD Continues the Simmons Tradition of Social Work in Puerto Rico

    Wilfred Labiosa ’20PhD opened a series of Waves Ahead community centers in Puerto Rico, a nonprofit dedicated to working with marginalized and vulnerable people in Puerto Rico — most notably, LGBTQ+ elders.

  3. Mbita Mbao ‘22PhD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Mbita Mbao ‘22PhD Offers Wisdom and Caring for an Aging Population

    When Mbita Mbao ’22PhD was looking for a doctoral program in social work, Simmons met all of her requirements: a Boston location and the ability to take all of her in-person classes in one day per week. More important than these criteria, Simmons had Dr. Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, Interim Director of the School of Social Work.

  4. Ilana Feldman ’23MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ilana Feldman ’23MSW: Empowering Communication and Connection with the Special Needs’ Population

    Ilana Feldman is a social worker in the Deafblind School at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts—the oldest school for the blind in the U.S.

  5. Molly Riportella holding a book amoung shelves of library books
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Molly Riportella ’12MS is helping victims of domestic violence

    Molly Riportella ’12MS, a librarian in Westwood, Massachusetts, found a way to discreetly supply resources to people in violent relationships.

  6. A composite photo of Jan Taylor ’07MS and Allyson Irish ’04MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    A Friendship Born at Simmons: Allyson Irish ’04MS and Jan Taylor ’07MS

    In honor of "Galentine's" Day, Simmons friends Allyson Irish ’04MS and Jan Taylor ’07MS share their thoughts about entrepreneurship, making bold (and unexpected) career moves, and what makes Simmons friendships special.

  7. Ann Marie Fudge '73, '98HD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ann Marie Fudge ’73, ’98HD Opens Doors for Women in Corporate America

    Ann Marie Fudge ’73, ’98HD has enjoyed a fruitful career in the corporate world, having served on the boards of General Electric, Marriott, Honeywell, Novartis, Unilever and Infosys, as well as several non-profits.

  8. Three shelves full of books in the Simmons University library
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    Protecting the Freedom to Read: Sadina Shawver ’17MS on Book Sanctuaries, Handling Criticism, and Rising to the Challenge

    Sadina Shawver ’17MS is Assistant Branch Manager in Youth Services at the Harris County Public Library in Texas, which was designated a book sanctuary in September of 2023. Shawver shares how she handles challenges to library materials, and protects the freedom to read.

  9. Bishop Jeffrey Mello ’00 MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons School of Social Work Alum Helps Bring Christianity out of the Closet

    A recent CBS news segment chronicles the journeys of openly-gay bishops within the Episcopal Church. The story centers around trailblazer Bishop Gene Robinson, and also spotlights Jeffrey Mello ’00MSW, who became Bishop Diocesan in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut in 2022.

  10. A row of books in the Simmons University library
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    Director of Archives Stacie Parillo ’11MS Talks Torpedo Testing, Love Letters, and the Value of Archival Collections at the U.S. Naval War College

    When Stacie Parillo ’11MS was unhappy with her career, she began investigating her childhood dream of being a librarian. Now she is the Director of the Naval Historical Collection Archives at the U.S. Naval War College.