Alumni Career Stories

Mia Hahn ’16, a public policy analysis major, reflects on her time at Pomona and the path to becoming a math teacher in Atlanta.

Ivan Solomon '19, an international relations and Middle Eastern studies double major, is earning his master's degree in agricultural and resource economics from Tuskegee University in Alabama.

Economics major Sofia Baig '17 explains how Pomona College propelled her to a career as an economist at Washington, D.C.-based Morning Consult.

Sarah Grayzel-Ward ’19 majored in psychological sciences and now works as a social worker with the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Sophia Sun, a linguistics and cognitive science major, works as a senior product manager at Kajabi.

Sydney Rupe ’15 is a trial attorney in Houston, Texas, whose primary practice consists of commercial litigation and disputes. She has also had the chance to work on some rewarding pro bono cases.

Micayla George, a molecular biology major at Pomona, works as a research associate at NanoCellect Biomedical, a biotech start-up in San Diego.

Emma Sheridan ’21 is a product manager at Microsoft building digital experiences for commercial customers to manage their Microsoft 365 subscriptions through the admin center. 

David Berkinsky ‘19 is working on his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the lab of Moungi Bawendi, the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 

Ayanna Powell ’14 reflects on her journey from Pomona to becoming a management analyst for the City of Los Angeles.