place through her work with LifeSiteNews. Clare graduated from the University in 2007 with a bachelor?s degree in Biology. She has many fond memories of her time at <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> University: late night conversations, random dance parties, dinner conversations, and beach trips with her roommates and friends. "I also had the great privilege of spending a semester in Austria. It was life changing," Maagad said. Clare's family home was only two hours away from AMU. Her mother wanted her to be close to home and Clare loved the idea of being a pioneer? her first year was the University's first year in Florida. She said it was all very exciting, the start of that first school year. "I like to think the Blessed Mother helped me choose <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> at my mother's urging," she said of how she chose to come to AMU. After graduation, she took a job as the Dorm Director and Special Events Coordinator for St. Bernard's Catholic School, a small private school in northern California. Then she became the Residence Director for Benedictine College in Kansas. When a friend and fellow AMU graduate posted a job listing for LifeSiteNews, she knew she had to apply. She was given the job of Office Manager of the United States office for LifeSite, a non-profit news website reporting on stories that affect life, family and culture. LifeSiteNews management and staff writers/researchers are located in various cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and France. They also employ three translators who assist with their Spanish version of LifeSiteNews. Daily News reports at LifeSite are widely circulated reports on important developments in the United States, Canada and around the world. Their purpose is to provide balance and more accurate coverage on culture, life and family matters than is usually given by other media outlets. During the next three and a half years as the office manager, she worked to support her coworkers and supervisors in all things, and to keep them organized so that they could concentrate on doing their best in producing, researching and writing the content for the site. Her faith in what is good, true and beautiful fuels her desire to help share the news and stories that LifeSite produces and circulates in any way that she can. "I work with, and for, such amazing people who do what they can to fight for what is right and what is true. I am so humbled by their dedication and the sacrifices they make in order to spread the news of what's going on in the world in a way that you would never read in mainstream news outlets." She now has a new job with the company and is taking on much 4 more responsibility. Her current role allows her to help fund the work that she is so passionate about. She is now managing the advertising department and working with email marketing. LifeSiteNews operates on donations from its readers as well as with the paid advertising program, so Clare's new role is crucial in keeping the site running. "I like to think the Blessed Mother helped me chose <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong>..." -Clare Maagad, class of 2007 "I absolutely love the challenge of learning something new and acquiring new skills,? Maagad said. She plans to continue her work with LifeSiteNews while she makes the welcome transition back to life in Florida. "I'm moving back to Florida to be closer to my family, which I'm really excited about. I haven't lived near family since graduating from college. And I'm really excited to be living so close to the beach again,? she said. Thank you, Clare Maagad, for all you are doing to help promote goodness, truth and beauty in our world!