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July 24, 2007

Antioch Seattle Names New Director for Center for Creative Change

Antioch University Seattle has selected Kate Davies as the new director for its Center for Creative Change.

Davies, a core faculty member in the Center's Environment and Community program, holds a doctorate from Oxford University. Trained as a biochemist, Davies has a graduate degree in cultural anthropology as well.

Her interests include progressive social change and social movements, sustainability, social justice, public policy and environmental health. She has an ever-growing reputation as an authority on environmental health, particularly the health effects of toxic chemicals on children as well as social policy issues surrounding toxins and environmental health. Davies is a frequent speaker at local, regional and national conferences and publishes in academic journals, newspapers and magazines. 

To the director's assignment she brings more than 25 years experience in the environmental field, not only as a respected member of the Antioch faculty, but also as special adviser for environmental health in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; as president of Ecosystem Consulting, Inc.; and for four years as director of environmental protection for the city of Toronto. In addition, she has held academic posts at the University of Toronto and the Queen's University.

Davies steps into the role this month to lead graduate programs in strategic communication, management, organizational psychology, whole systems design and environment and community. She replaces Shana Hormann, who served as interim director. Hormann returns to full-time faculty duties in the organizational psychology program.  

About Antioch
At Antioch University Seattle, adult learners find innovative, individualized programs with a commitment not only to academic excellence, but also to community service and social justice. Antioch is an accredited university in downtown Seattle. You'll find numerous master's degrees, a B.A. completion program in liberal studies, a doctorate in clinical psychology plus teaching and other certificates.

Antioch was founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Horace Mann, noted abolitionist and first president of Antioch College, gave a charge to the class of 1859 that is repeated to each Antioch graduating class: "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."

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