Joining Mallory and Allison on a bonus episode of the podcast is Dr. Marie Cartier, who was initiated at the Theta Gamma Chapter at the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Cartier teaches at Univ. Calif. Irvine in Film and Media Studies, and at California State University Northridge in Gender and Women’s Studies as well as in Queer Studies. Her Ph.D. is in Religion from Claremont Graduate University in Women Studies and Religion, with an emphasis on theology, ethics and culture. Her book, Baby You Are My Religion: Women, Gay Bars and Theology before Stonewall was published by Acumen Press in 2013. She also has three Master of Fine Arts Degrees – Film Studies and Theater from UCLA and Visual Art from Claremont.

Learn more about Marie at https://babyyouaremyreligion.com

Today, on the season two finale of the Women We Know Podcast, Allison and Mallory are joined by Ashley Weir Casto, Zeta Phi-Slippery Rock University, who you may have seen in the winter issue of The LAMP. Ashley began her journey as an entrepreneur and small business owner five years ago. After experiencing burnout in her first career in higher education, Ashley channeled her stress into candle-making and turned a hobby into her new career. Her company, The Haute Wick Social, celebrates all things that make a home feel more like home, from candles, tart melts, and bath and body products in a variety of signature scents and combinations made right in the store, located in Huntington, West Virginia. You can find her online at www.thehautewicksocial.com and follow them on Instagram at @thehautewicksocial.

Nara Chompunich's journey since university has taken her across the globe after graduating from the Delta Theta Chapter at the University of Houston. Born and raised in Missouri City, Texas, Nara took an interest in music from an early age. She gravitated towards singing, which became her outlet for creative expression as she got older. She auditioned for American Idol and sang her way into the show’s Top 60. Encouraged by that success, Nara ventured into the music industry in her parents’ homeland of Thailand. Now, she is the ring announcer for ONE Championship every week on ONE Friday Fights. She describes herself as a High-octane personality with an old soul who has made a living using her thunderous voice. Hear her weekly at https://www.onefc.com/ or follow her on Insatagram @naranaranara_official.