Thriving in work and school

In her work and her experience as a law student, Shannon Toole values the attention to detail, skills in writing and analysis, and ability to see multiple perspectives that she developed as a major in English.

Creativity and coding

Samantha Bookwalter uses her writing skills along with coding skills to design Web-ready communications for her employer.

Optimizing information technology operations for federal clients

Melissa Burket works with IT developers and federal executives, ensuring that her federal agency clients optimize their IT operations.

Crafting words and taking pictures

Cerissa Hontiveros works as a technical writer and runs a freelance photography business in her spare time.

Reading the law like an English major

Eric D. Chapman brings to his legal career the skills of reading for detail, identifying underlying assumptions, and imagining alternatives points of view that he developed in the English major.

Bringing business to Washington, D.C.

As Director of Marketing and Communication for the Washington, D.C., Economic Partnership, Julie Weber uses her writing skills and creativity to market District of Columbia business.

A voice for her community

Susan Allen writes about the arts and people of her community for a regional newspaper in Wellington, New Zealand.

From English major to public defender

Arthur Pitts uses the analytical skills and understanding of audience he learned studying English in his legal work.

A tech savvy web designer

Timoni West uses combines writing, web and design skills in her work for new economy companies such as Flickr and Scribd.

Finding an odd kind of poetry in legal writing

Christopher Perkowski earned a BA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing at George Mason. Then he went on to become a lawyer.

A career in higher education

As George Mason's Associate Dean for University Life, Lewis E. Forrest, II helps students make the most of their time at college.

Actor, director and playwright

You may have seen George Mason English alumnus Scott Alan Smith in television shows such as Rosewood. When he's not acting himself, he's teaching acting and directing at Pepperdine University.

Understanding the big picture through focused attention

Elissa Matulis Myers works in the world of professional associations, advocating for their missions and understanding how they work together.