Vanessa Austin, a semi-retired linguist, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) instructor, interpreter and translator, was the English coordinator at Universidad Adventista de las Antillas, a facilitator at Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, as well as an instructor at the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. Her interests include noting Sa’amaka language change as well as language policy. Austin has taught in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Vanessa Austin-Davis ’76
Events
Networking Receptions for Alumni and Current Students
Friday, October 4
- Alumnae Reception
Hosted by Brigitte R. Anderson ’02, Principal and Founder, Orange Vista
Prospect House, Garden Room - First-Generation, Low-income (FLI) Reception
Hosted by Debbie Scott Williams ’84, Community Volunteer/Photographer
Prospect House, Tap Room (Lower Level) - Graduate Alumni Reception
Hosted by Anthony Noble *01 , Vice President and Chief of Staff, American Tower Corporation
Prospect House, Presidential Dining Room - LGBTQ+ Reception
Hosted by Duane E. McWaine ’80, Psychiatrist
LGBT Center, Frist Campus Center 246 - Trailblazers: Reception for Tigers from the 50s, 60s and 70s
Hosted by Vanessa Austin-Davis ’76, PhD and Charles Davis ’76, Senior Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Prospect House, Library & Drawing Room