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Upcoming speakers
The free Alumni Speaker Series brings alumni back to campus to share their stories and career advice with current students and fellow alumni. Speakers have earned a University of Washington Tacoma degree, professional certification, or in special cases, have attended a University of Washington campus for at least two years and have graduated from another accredited college or university. This also includes UW alumni who live and/or work in Tacoma or the South Sound and have a positive impact on UW Tacoma, Tacoma, and the South Sound.
Jessica Grout, LMFT (BA '10)
Marriage & Family Therapist
October 22, 2025
6 - 7:30 p.m.
William W. Philip Hall
Jessica earned her B.A. in Psychology from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma in 2010, followed by an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from Pacific Lutheran University in 2012. She has been a practicing therapist for 14+ years and is the owner of Multiracial Mental Health, where she specializes in therapy with multiracial individuals, couples, and families in both Washington and Oregon. Her practice is deeply rooted in creating safe, inclusive spaces for clients navigating complex identities and relationships.
Jessica is also the Director of The Couple and Family Therapy Center and an Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at PLU, where she supervises and trains the next generation of MFTs.
Jessica and her husband Brian spend most of their free time on the sidelines of various sporting events watching their two boys live out their passions.
Registration will open soon.
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- Ty Reed (BA '98, MBA '09) – November 2021
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- Alicia Porter (MEd '10) – February 2023
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- Eric Barone (BS '11) – October 2024
- Daniel Gray (BS '16, MS '17) – April 2025
- Steve Stermer (BS '16) – September 2022
- James Stevens, (BS '20) – January 2022
- Matt Tolentino (MS '04) – May 2020
School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
- Courtney Acoff (BA '10) – December 2021
- Akua Asare-Konadu (BA '15) - March 2025
- Omari Amili (BA '14, MA '16) – June 2020
- Nick Brooks (BA '16) – October 2023
- Nadia Caldwell (BA '16) – October 2022
- Paolo Campbell (BA '10) – May 2022
- Jeff Dade (BA '11, MACP '20) – April 2022
- DeAnn Dillon (BA '17) – November 2024
- Joseph Evans (BA '00) – January 2023
- Mark Glenn (BA '95, MSW '01) – April 2020
- Ngoma Howard (BA '98) – January 2021
- Michael Jordan (BA '14) – February 2022
- Chana Lawson (BA '07) – May 2020
- Bonita Lee (SIAS '06) – December 2023
- Alicia Porter (MEd '10) – February 2023
- Mohamed Rashed (BA/BABA '11) – October 2021
- Ty Reed (BA '98, MBA '09) – November 2021
- Dee Sonntag (BA '13) – January 2024
- Angela Suresh (BA '17) – December 2020
- Nuk Suwanchote (BA '17) – May 2024
- William Towey (BA '15, MA '17) – January 2025
- Jeremy Williams (BA '14) – April 2024
- Yolonda Williams (BA '05) – February 2025
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
- Peterson Chum (BA '14) – May 2021
School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
- Alishia Agee-Cooper (MSW '17) – October 2023
- Mark Glenn (BA '95, MSW '01) – April 2020
- Armando Mejia (BASW '08, MSW '11) – June 2020
- Josette D. Parker, LICSW, CDVT (MSW '11) – November 2020
- Jonathan Teeter (BA '15) – April 2021
School of Urban Studies
- Nick Brooks (BA '16) – October 2023
- Jeff Dade (BA '11, MACP '20) – April 2022
Other UW alumni
- Natalie Hart (BA '11, M.Ed. '15) – December 2024
