Transitions Magazine - Fall 2012 - Prescott College

Welcome New Alumni Association Board Members!
All Prescott College Alumni Association (PCAA) Board Members serve a three-year term. The aim of the PCAA is to build a stronger and
more connected Alumni Association.*
Michelle Lanzoni ’01
Since my time at Prescott College, which I remember very fondly, I have remained committed to the
educational, social, and environmental ideals the school embodies. I graduated from PC with a Bachelor
of Arts in conservation biology. Years later I earned a Master of Science in environmental studies and environmental
writing from the University of Montana and an M.Sc. in water science, policy, and management
from the University of Oxford. I am currently a Rotary scholar and doctoral candidate in the School of
Geography and the Environment at Oxford. I study desert rain events in the American Southwest. Currently,
I am building a water monitoring station near Alamosa, Colorado, where my long-term goals include the
creation of a Drylands Research Institute. Dryland issues affect water and food security globally and
especially in much of the Middle East, Africa, and dryland Asia. In 2010 my work on water reuse in the
Palestinian Territories received a Clinton Global Initiative grant that was administered through Prescott
College. Thank you for the opportunity to become involved in advancing Prescott College’s mission.
Luna (Taide) Martinez ’14
I graduated from Prescott College in May 2014 with a double competence in Environmental Science
and Environmental Policy. Before coming to Prescott, I co-founded and ran an NGO for three years
that worked with Zapatista indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico, on various social justice and
sustainability projects. I also directed a theater company for more than three years and toured various
countries. I’ve worked with different organizations on animal liberation advocacy and outreach, including
awareness tours in Mexico and Europe. During my time at Prescott College I served in a range of
positions, including as an officer at the Student Union Board and as a student representative on the Board
of Trustees, and (although I already graduated) I am still serving on the Presidential Search Committee. I
believe that I have an understanding of how Prescott College is run on an administrative level, while also
having a direct experience of how major decisions affect the student body. I lack this kind of understanding
and experience in terms of alumni participation, representation, and involvement at the institution. I think
that alumni play a very important role as active advocates of the College and that our voice should be effectively recognized and represented
in decisions that affect the school’s direction in major ways.
Bradley L. Swain ’73
I’m one of the “old-timers” (graduated in May 1973 with a double major in the Center for Man and
Environment, with concentrations in Cultural Anthropology & Southwest Archaeology, and Center for
Arts and Literature, with concentrations in Theater Arts and Comparative Literature). The experiences at
Prescott College and the lifelong relationships formed there laid the foundation for, and have been
fundamental in, my life wanderings. After graduating I ventured into real estate sales in Prescott, then
migrated to Scottsdale and eventually Carefree/Cave Creek, but decided that I needed to get some formal
business training and earned a “mini-master’s degree” from Thunderbird (American Graduate School of
International Management) in December 1983. In the mid-1980s the position of Western U.S. Manager
for a Japanese photographic manufacturer brought me to Southern California, where my family and I
remain (so far). In 1995, I made another life change and entered the world of investments, pursuing my
altruistic goals of helping others by working as a financial adviser with brokerage firms in the San Diego
area ever since. I look forward to the opportunity to serve and give back to the Prescott College
community, interacting with fellow alumni, faculty, staff, and students for the betterment of Prescott
College, its vision and its future!
Other Members of the Board include: Maggie McQuaid ’75, Board President, Bisbee, Ariz.; Gus Tham ’71, Board Vice President, Novato,
Calif.; Michael Keane ’90, Reno, Nev.; Ken Kingsley ’72, Tucson, Ariz.; Joshua Keultjes ’12, Prescott, Ariz.; Dr. Layne Longfellow (former
faculty member), Member Emeritus, Prescott, Ariz.; and Marie Smith, Prescott College Alumni Director/Office Support.
*Every individual who has ever graduated from or attended classes at Prescott College is considered an alumnus or alumna and has active membership status
in the PCAA. Members of the PCAA enjoy benefits such as voting for or serving on the PCAA Board of Directors, as well as inclusion in the PCAA
Alumni Directory. Although we do not accept dues for membership in the Prescott College Alumni Association, we do encourage alumni to support the Annual
Fund for Academic Excellence.
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