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Steven Saum
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Executive Director of Strategic Communications and Content, Saint Mary's College
Czech Republic, Ukraine, United States
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Biography
My work has appeared in Orion, Creative Nonfiction, The Believer, Salon, The Kenyon Review, KQED FM, KPBS FM, California Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Christian Science Monitor, American Book Review, Sou'wester, WorldView, the San Diego Union-Tribune, magazines at Caltech, Emory, Rice, Pomona, University of Colorado, San Jose State University, and other fine places in the U.S. and Europe. Editorial consulting for universities, nonprofit organizations, startups, and independent schools. Under my leadership, WorldView magazine won its first national awards in its 30+-year history. When I served as editor of Santa Clara Magazine, we won scores of regional and national awards. Along with serving as editor, I also served as Director of Strategic Communications for National Peace Corps Association. I have extensive experience in Ukraine — university teaching with the Peace Corps, hosting a radio show, founding a newspaper, and directing the Fulbright program and other academic exchanges for the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. I have also served as an election observer repeatedly in Ukraine, as well as in Moldova, Belarus, and Armenia.
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By Steven Saum| Substack@ It began like this: Early the morning of February 24, Ukraine — a free and independent nation — became the victim of an unprovoked war of aggression launched by Vladimir Putin, who ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops to invade. Missiles and shells rained down on cities across the country. Apartment buildings and hospitals were hit. Civilians were terrorized and killed, while many thousands huddled in bomb shelters and metro stations.
In Their Own Words: Miyako Tanaka-Oulevey MA ’95 on Life as an Olympian, Sports Psychologist, TV Commentator, and More
By Steven Saum| stmarys-ca.edu@ In Their Own Words is a series in which we introduce you to the Gaels you need to meet—students, alums, faculty, and staff—and let them tell their stories, in their own words. Meet Miyako Tanaka-Oulevey MA ’95, a medal-winning Olympian from Japan. Following her career as an athlete in global competitions, she embarked on a career as a sports psychologist that has led her to work with business leaders and athletes.
By Hayden Royster, Steven Saum| stmarys-ca.edu@ The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway, and maybe you’ve heard: Gaels are in the global spotlight. Three former Saint Mary’s basketball players —Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova, and Jock Landale—make up a fourth of the Australian Boomers’ twelve man roster. Plus, two former SMC assistant coaches, Adam Caporn and David Patrick, will return for their second consecutive Olympics with the Boomers. In Tokyo in 2021, the Boomers brought home the bronze.
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