Japanese Alumni Spotlights
Many graduates of Carthage’s Japanese program have gone on to graduate school or landed exciting jobs at major companies. Continue scrolling below to learn about their experiences at Carthage and their careers.
Jenny Campbell ’15, Graduate Student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Danielle Doh
Class Year: ’21
Majors: Japanese and French
Current Hometown: Japan
Job:
Native Teaching Staff at ECC Foreign Language Institute
“In my life, I’ve helped students build strength in themselves and in their language abilities by believing in them — just as my Carthage professors did for me.”
Elle Maru
Class Year: ’20
Majors: Studio Art
Current Hometown: Racine, Wis.
Job:
Business Owner, Children’s Book Author/Illustrator at Elle Maru Illustration, LLC in Racine WI
“The ability to share my thoughts through my love of illustration and storytelling is what inspires me to continue this path.”
Megan Miles
Class Year: ’21
Majors: International Political Economy, Japanese
Current Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois
Job:
Sales Coordinator at Nippon Steel Trading Americas, Inc.
“I chose Carthage because I wanted to have a more personal relationship with my my professors.”
Andrew Nimmer
Class Year: ’01
Majors: Japanese
Current Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Job:
Founder and CEO of ScaleInsight K.K. in Japan
“Not everything you learn comes from the textbook. Most of what you learn comes from your experience and encounters along the way. The whole college experience is a learning process. Open yourself up to the world of opportunity.”
Alexander Rogers
Class Year: ’21
Majors: Spanish and Japanese
Current Hometown: New Jersey
Job:
PhD Student, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition Track at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
“The research methods and knowledge I gained in my Carthage Spanish and Japanese classes have really helped me as I continue to progress through academia and continue to learn and grow as a student.”
Karel Vollrath
Class Year: ’10
Majors: Marketing and Japanese
Current Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Job:
Senior Trade Compliance Analyst, Life Fitness
“The small classes and accessibility are unmatched.”