ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Brian McQuarrie retired for the second time, first after 25 years in the Army and in 2011 from a job with the federal government. He has moved from near the ocean to the high desert country south of San Diego. Roger Schoen retired as an Army SFC Sergeant in 2005, and is now a cook at Hilton Garden Inn in Raleigh, N.C. Don Young is manager of a 32-unit apartment complex providing permanent housing for homeless veterans.
1979 Don Miller is a nurse at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland. He is active in theater in the Portland area. He has two daughters. Phil Pouech is director of manufacturing for NRG Systems, a world leader in wind energy measurement technology. He is on the town select board in Hinesburg, Vt., and has been active in the XL pipeline protests with 350.org. Scott Ramsay is Maine State director of off-road vehicles, one of the country’s top programs with the largest ATV trail system. Scott and Cheryl have two sons Trenetta Saba received a degree in photography from University of Maine/ Augusta in 2013. She owns Saba’s Photography in Waterville. Irene (Sauer) Hebert teaches third grade in the West Brookfield (Massachusetts) Elementary. She and Carol Abbott celebrated their third anniversary in June, and became grandparents in April, 2012. Mark Maynard is automotive editor for the Union-Tribune San Diego, co-hosts a weekly automotive TV show “Overdrive San Diego,” and has an internet radio show “Maynard’s Garage Radio.” Tony Stoyko is lab manager at SGS North America in Denver. He and Charlene have a daughter. Frank Zito is a business manager, an outside travel agent, and a church treasurer and deacon. He has two grandsons, with another on the way.
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Tim Fresh owns Fresh Landscaping and Estate Management in Holliston, Mass. He is married and has two sons. Alan Przybylski and Lynda became grandparents for the second time. Al is director of Global Sourcing for Hartford Technologies, and travels regularly, mostly to China and Thailand. Lynda runs their imported oils and vinegars store, Bella Gusta. They visited Prague. Steve Puibello received his Depression Bipolar Support Alliance certification as a peer to peer specialist in July. He is a consultant in the field of recovery and wellness, as a public speaker and a facilitator.
1981 Bill Alexander owns Keys & Locks, a mobile locksmith business. He and Doreen have been married for 27 years and have two children. Doug Aloisi is manager of a federal fish hatchery for U.S. Fish & Wildlife in Genoa, Wisc. He and Debbie have five children and two grandchildren.
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Fred Miller has been promoted to estimator/project manager after 13 years of working for Southern Tier Custom Fabricators. He has a son and a daughter, both in college. Johanna (Norton) Millheiser was a social worker, working with the disabled and autistic. Steve ’80 is a supervisor at RTS Packaging in Scarborough. They have two children. Leo Paquette ran Employment Times. He is now a carpenter. He and Jeanne have one son. Daniel Spinner works with UPS and Generators for Hospital and the Mission Critical Market between Philadelphia and Maine.
Brian Croft is a general contractor for residential and commercial projects in the Unity area. He is also a State of Maine building inspector who inspected Unity’s TerraHaus and the science building addition. Deb (Rouleau) has a garden business with three greenhouses, a shade house, and two acres of potted plants in Burnham. Mark Caron is in his 30th year as a regional wildlife biologist for the State of Maine. He is married to Ellen. Joyce (Farrin) Lucas is librarian at Winslow High School and president of the Maine Association of School Librarians. She runs a small volunteer library in Smithfield. Jim ’79, a Maine state regional fisheries biologist, retired in 2012. Sandy (Fletcher) Ritter owns a family therapy practice and an equine psychotherapy non-profit, Healing Through Horses. Sandy and Michele (McCarthy) Aronson run Spartan races together. Jeff is working for LL Bean, and all three girls are in Maine.
Mike Koutelis has consulted for 30 years in the energy efficiency technology industry. Rose is a licensed Bowen Therapist. They have four grown children and a granddaughter.
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Matt Mattus is director of visual design at Hasbro in a new division, Integrated Play, which creates apps that play with a toy. He has a gardening blog, Growing with Plants, and is on the board of the American Rock Garden society. He is also a spokesman for Troy-Bilt.
Bruce Arral is chef at the Mattapoisett Chowder House in Massachusetts
Keith Hough is in his 29th year as deputy chief of the Assumption College Campus Police Department. He and Heather have eight-year old twins.
Stephen Puibello ’80 participating in the AIDS / LifeCycle 2013 event.
with a host family on Amanti Island in Lake Titicaca.
Dan Leduc traveled to Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail in Peru with Pack Paddle Ski, a company owned by Rick French ’80. They hiked 26 miles in altitudes above 12,000 feet, studied the culture of Peru, and lived
Chris Jones is a log scaler for Hancock Lumber in Bridgton. For 25 years he managed a Vermont mill that made 18th century musical instruments. Chris has four children and three grandchildren. Jim Morrissey published an article in the Journal of Emergency Services entitled “Research Suggests Time for Change in Pre-hospital Spinal Immobilization,” which argues that spine immobilization may cause more harm than good. Jim is Alameda County EMS, PHCC Supervisor, NCRIC Medical Intelligence Officer and FBI Tactical Paramedic. In his spare time, he builds outdoor furniture and built a tree house 40 feet up in his redwoods. Billy Schwab has been with Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, for 22 years and is the district sales manager. He and Donna have two children. Billy coaches a 14 and under travel softball team, and is on the leadership team at his church. Amy Strum is a registered nurse in the emergency department at Maine Medical in Portland. She lives in North Bridgton. Glen Wall is an oil and hazardous materials specialist for the Maine DEP, and Toni (Rosperich) is Maine state director of the Children with Special Needs Program.
1983 Diane “Boston” Bemis works fulltime as a cashier for a major food chain and loves living in Florida.
Doug Stover ’81 at the Outer Banks Group National Park sign in Cape Hatteras. Doug Stover was appointed by the United Nations General Assembly to advise on world heritage sites. He will work in New York and Paris. In July 2013, after 32 years, he retired from his post as park historian and cultural resources manager for the National Park Service. Donna (Wesson) Wyman became a grandmother in February. Donna is a school occupational therapist and works during the summer at Kamp for Kids.
1982 Bruce Desmond has three children all living in Maine. He and Dorothy have been married for 10 years. Bruce is a marketing representative for Deacons Bay Ventures LLC which owns and operates four ServePro franchises, one of the largest and rated best in customer service. Ralph Dunn owns Happy Valley Forestry Services. In May 2013, he attended the Unity College open house with his daughter and son.
Owen Devereux is a staff attorney with the Nevada Supreme Court. In April he went on safari in the Lower Zambezi Valley hunting bull elephant. Shirley (Mickens) Gesner is a clerk for the town of Clinton, Conn. Water Pollution Control Commission. She completed an environmental health training course at Southern Connecticut State University. Shirley and Darryl have two children. Tim Page is a paramedic in New Hampshire and Vermont. He has written a children’s book and is preparing to self-publish. Tim and Sheryl have a daughter, two stepdaughters, and they are grandparents. Steven Verkouteren volunteers on the Tuscaroa Trail, which runs behind his house in Berkeley Springs, W.V., and off the Appalachian Trail. He thru hiked the AT prior to attending Unity. Brian Woodbury and Craig Aronson ’81 drove 6,700 miles in March and April 2013 starting and ending in Maine and stopping in Utah, Arizona, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Brian co-manages Toadstool Book Shop in Milford, N.H., as well as owning a photography business. Gary Zane was promoted in August 2013 to vice president for student affairs at Unity College.