Matthew Sparacio graduated Va Tech with an MA in History in 2010. He is the current instructor of Native American, Colonial, and Trans-Mississippi History at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, OK. Continue reading “Alumni Interview with Matthew Sparacio”
Category: Alum Interview
Alumni Interview with Grace Hemmingson
Grace Hemmingson graduaated with an MA in History with a Public History Certificate in 2018 from Virginia Tech. She is currently a Project Coordinator for Elsevier in Philadelphia, PA. Continue reading “Alumni Interview with Grace Hemmingson”
Alum Interview with Jonathan MacDonald
Jonathan MacDonald is a 2017 graduate of the MA History program at Virginia Tech. He is the current Project Coordinator for the Before ‘Farm to Table’: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Before ‘Farm to Table’ is an interdisciplinary research initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation and housed within the Folger Institute, the library’s center for research and scholarship.
Sara Evenson – Executive Director at the Chenango County Historical Society
Sara Evenson is a 2016 graduate of the VT Master’s in History program. She is currently the Executive Director at the Chenango County Historical Society in Norwich, New York.
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Alumni Interview with William Paxton
William Paxton is a 2013 graduate of the MA program in History at VT and is currently a Social Studies Teacher/Assistant Football Coach at Fort Defiance High School in Virginia.
Alum Interview with Erica Aiken

Alum Interview with Kimberly Staub
Kimberly Staub is a 2012 graduate of the MA in History Program at Virginia Tech. She is currently working at the Betsy Ross House as a Collections and Exhibitions Manager.
Alum Interview with Matt Saionz

Matt Saionz is a 2011 graduate of the MA in History Program at Virginia Tech. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in History at the University of Florida.
Alum Interview with Abraham Gibson
Dr. Abraham Gibson is a 2008 graduate of the History MA program at Virginia Tech. We reached out to him recently to see what he has been up to.
Alum Interview with Rosemary Zlokas
Rosemary Zlokas is a 2015 graduate of the History MA program with a concentration in Public History. We caught up with her to learn about what her professional life is like after graduation.