Alissa Herbaly Coons

Alissa Herbaly Coons, 22, is a senior in her first year of the print professional program. She is also majoring in French and spent last year in Switzerland studying language and culture. Originally from Kalispell, Alissa has lived five of the past seven years in other countries, but returned to Montana for school and some time in the mountains. Her long-term writing interests include sustainable development, Africa, human rights issues, and nutrition. In her free time she plays piano, plays Scrabble, and plays outside. After she completes her studies she plans to work for an English-language newspaper in Europe while her husband finishes his doctorate in mathematics.