Maureen D. Barradas '09

Maureen is an English literature major and a member of the Class of 2009. Born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she enjoys learning outside of the classroom and has recently completed her third Carleton study abroad program. She has served the Carleton community as an Intercultural Program Assistant, a student representative of the Diversity Initiative Group, and a co-chair for Asian Students in America (ASIA). She applied to serve on MCAN's board to help facilitate communication between current students and alumni.

Anita Fisher Egge '94

Originally from Buffalo, NY , Anita Fisher Egge has been a member of the MCAN Board since November 2009. Anita graduated from Carleton in 1994 as an English major with a Media Studies concentration. She devotes much of her time to raising her family and volunteering at her sons' elementary school. Anita's interests include reading, learning to garden, board games, cookbooks and writing fiction. She lives in Northfield with her husband Eric Egge '94 and their two sons.

Vina Kay '90

 Vina is a writer in Minneapolis. She is completing a memoir that centers on a family trip to Thailand, a journey that her immigrant parents, both in declining health, believed would be their last back to their homeland. She writes regularly for the magazine Edible Twin Cities and is a grantwriter for Ascension Place, a transitional housing program for homeless women. She is a 1995 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and worked as a Senior Researcher for the Institute on Race and Poverty for several years following graduation. She and her husband David Flower '89 have two boys, a Shetland sheepdog, and a parrot, all of whom love to spend time together in the kitchen.

Beserat Berhe Kelati '12

• Nickname: Bes
• Current Hometown: Northfield, MN
• Original Hometown: Houston, Texas
• Education: Possible Sociology and Anthropology major with a concentration in Educational Studies in pursuit of either law school or a career in higher education.
• Previous Job: Office Assistant at Carleton College
• Current Job: Intercultural Peer Leader for the Office of Intercultural Life
• Extracurricular Activities: Carleton Connections Program, Coalition of Women of Color, Black Student Alliance, AFRISA, La Escuelita, LASO, intramural sports, and Ebony.
• Personal Interests: Soccer, night walks in the Arboretum, traveling, shopping, reading, and sleeping!

Cedrina Knight '06

• Current Hometown: Houston, TX
• Original Hometown: New Orleans, LA
• Education: B.A. in Psychology, Entering graduate school for Counseling Psychology in Fall 2009
• Employment Background: Admissions Counselor at Carleton College, 2006 – 2008
• Personal Interests: Reading, traveling, learning to knit, independent films, exercising, exploring the vegan lifestyle, issues in higher education, multicultural counseling
• Best Memories from Carleton: Late nights in Stimson, Ebony II performances, parties at Brooks House, being a MPL senior year, psychology courses with Caroline Burke, MSPC conferences and graduation!

Khant Khant Kyaw '11

Khant lived in Burma for the first 11 years of her life before moving to Singapore in 1999. It was there that she developed an interest in social service and development and decided to pursue it further by exploring it in the liberal arts education. She hopes to major in International Development Studies and work with a Non-Governmental Organization upon graduation (and ideally travel around the world). Photography, back-packing and outdoor sports are among the many other interests she has.

Kaberi Banerjee Murthy ‘95

• Current hometown: Chicago, IL
• Original hometown: Evanston, IL
• Education: B.A., History and Women's Studies, Education certification. Ed.M., Education, Harvard University
• Current job: Senior Program Officer at The Picower Foundation
• Previous jobs: Program Officer at Jane's Trust and Fry Foundation, Account Executive at Leo Burnett, History Teacher at South High.
• Personal Interests: Traveling (recently completed a nine month around-the-world trip through Africa, Asia and Europe), reading and writing, photography, cooking, volunteering
• Best Memory from Carleton: excellent times with good friends, being an RA on first Burton, organizing with COWOC, finishing Women's Studies comps.

Nate Turner '93

Nathan Turner was born in the Twin Cities, grew up in Saint Paul off Lexington Parkway and graduated from Saint Paul Academy and Summit School in 1989 and Carleton College in 1993. After spending seven years working on his doctorate in interdisciplinary studies at Emory University he moved to New York City and, after assisting in the production of a nationally televised documentary on child soldiers in Liberia, completed his Masters in the Teaching of Social Studies at Teachers College (Columbia University) and taught at The Beacon School. In August 2008 he moved to New Orleans and founded Our School at Blair Grocery, a resource rich safe space for youth empowerment and sustainable community development (http://schoolatblairgrocery.blogspot.com/

David J. Wallace-Jackson ’87 – Past Chair

David is a 1987 graduate of Carleton who majored in political science. Originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, David eventually received a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1998. He is a partner with the law firm Greene Espel P.L.L.P. and concentrates his practice on complex business litigation, products liability, and white collar criminal defense. David has represented corporations and individuals in a wide variety of matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Before getting his law degree, David worked at a local investment bank, initially as a research analyst and ultimately as a marketer for the company's mergers and acquisitions group. He and fellow alum Emily Wallace-Jackson (1987) are the parents of 3 children.

Maya M. Warren ‘07

• Current Hometown: Madison, WI
• Original Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Education: B.A. in Chemistry; Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Food Science/Food Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Previous Jobs: Institutional Research and Assessment Research Assistant at Carleton College; Malt-O-Meal Lab Technician
• Personal Interest: Triathlons, running, reading, food science, ice cream, volunteering, cooking, learning, hanging out with friends
• Best Memories from Carleton: Middle of the night brawls and pranks with the upper class(wo)men, Playing rugby, Lenny Dee Players, EBONY II, Hanging out in Stimson, making life long connections with friends, Life in Northfield post-graduation