HER ES AMONG US The hard work, determination, and selflessness of these seven individuals ensured the “Return to the Hilltop” plan became reality. BY KATE GRIP DENON PHOTOS BY LEAH LARICCIA
Maura Marshall, A.P.R.N., M.S.N. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
When you mention Maura Marshall’s name to anyone on campus, the immediate reaction is a smile. And rightly so. It is, in large part, due to the tireless work of this one superwoman that all of us on the Hilltop were able to 30 PORTRAITS | SPRING/SUMMER 2021
return to campus, and resume a life as close to normal as possible during the roller-coaster year of the pandemic. Marshall, who has worked for Saint Anselm since 2007, and as director of health services since 2009, oversees medical care, counseling, health education, and the college’s center for sexual violence on campus, The Harbor. She also is the chairperson of the college health committee and the alcohol and
other drug committee. Her favorite role, she admits, is that of nurse practitioner, where she provides medical care for students in health services. In March of 2020, however, her responsibilities expanded exponentially as she began overseeing the Covid-19 lab, testing, isolation and quarantine for students—a role that quickly garnered her the nickname “Covid Queen.” When she looks back over the past
