Alumni Profiles

Ever since Michael Morriss attended Austin Waldorf from kindergarten through Grade 8, the constant in his life has been change.

Tess Kichuk ’11 sees a clear connection between her past at Austin Waldorf School and her anticipated future in emergency medicine.

“It’s very improvisational, very Waldorf,” explains Jacob Rhodes ’03 of his latest career: designing, building, and renting one-of-a-kind treehouses near Fredericksburg.

“If I could live in a theater, I would,” admits Virginia Hermann ’03, known as Ginny during her dozen-plus years at Austin Waldorf School.

Lia Ulbrich didn’t discover her love of American Sign Language (ASL) at Austin Waldorf School.

Clara Battle ’18 was pursuing a major in cinema, television, and emerging media and a minor in environmental science at Marymount Manhattan College when Covid changed everything.

Sylvia Edwards ’05 hasn’t strayed far from her roots, but like a solid plant (or construction toy), she and the family business she is taking over have grown significantly.

“To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the world.”

“I blazed my own trail,” describes Dylan Mankey ’03, “something I took from my Austin Waldorf education.”

Alex Frizzell ’08 has built her career in technology, focused on product management, business operations, and external partner engagement.

Dulce graduated from Austin Waldorf School in 2017 and studied for her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and psychology at Minerva University, a school where she traveled to a different country every semester.

Of all the things Gabi Marquez ’22 discovered when she got to college, one of the most shocking was that there was no shock at all.

“I was quite a nerd when I was younger,” admits Brooke Prakash ’15.

Bethanie Maples ’02 has learned and worked around the globe, at start-ups and major tech companies, for-profits and nonprofits.

You might not think that a man who majored in electrical engineering and got a PhD in accounting would become an economics researcher involved in COVID testing and rule-making at the Securities and Exchange Commission, but that is exactly what University of Utah business school professor Mac Gaulin ’03 is doing.

The new leader of Greater Little Rock Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Anna Morshedi ’01 thought she would get into politics as an elected official.

The Austin Waldorf School has been the setting for much of my life’s unfolding, from the time when I was taking my first steps in the early 80’s to my first experiences as an educator.

I obtained a BA in psychology from the University of Dallas and am approaching my final year of pursuing a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. 

Alyza Moore, class of ’15, attended the Austin Waldorf School from kindergarten through 12th grade. Alyza’s class teacher was Mr. Paredes.

Forest Trager, an AWS alum, from the class of 2008, graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Physician Assistant program in 2017. 

“I feel like I learned a variety of skills – actual skills – that I still use every day,”