Cardinal Directions

Helping Ball State humanities majors pivot from college to career.

Team: Speakers

  • Natali Cavanagh
    August 23, 2022 by

    Natali Cavanagh graduated from Ball State in 2018 with a degree in Creative Writing. After starting her publishing career at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and ABRAMS Books, she is now a marketer at Random House Children’s Books, building campaigns for bestselling Young Adult novels and leading the consumer shows and festivals team. Outside […]

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  • Levi Todd
    August 23, 2022 by

    Levi Todd is a proud Ball State English alum from the class of 2017. After working in nonprofits for 4 years after graduation, they transitioned to politics as Field Director on soon-to-be Congresswoman Delia Ramirez‘s winning campaign. They currently serve as Field Director for Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Daniel La Spata’s re-election campaigns for Chicago City […]

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  • Sarah Flores
    August 23, 2022 by

    Sarah Flores is the Healthy Relationship School-Based Educator at Turning Point Domestic Violence Services. She’s been with the agency for the past six years leading youth and community programming. She graduated from Ball State with a BA in English Studies in 2016. Read more about her college-to-career pivot on the Ball State English blog. 

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  • Kate Carnahan
    August 23, 2022 by

    Kate Carnahan graduated from Ball State University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in English. She is currently pursuing a master’s in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University while working as a transaction coordinator at Dauby Real Estate in Evansville, IN. In her free time, Kate still enjoys writing fiction, spending time with friends […]

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  • John Carter
    August 23, 2022 by

    John Carter joined the Division of Online and Strategic Learning at Ball State in August 2022. With a background in composition and creative writing pedagogy, he has a particular enthusiasm for the role of communication in pedagogical processes, whether that be oral communication via class discussions, written communication via course documents, or visual/electronic communication via […]

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