ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Jeremy Smith owns JBS Painting Service. He and Kelly have two children. Melissa (Stakun) Mason is director of the Girl Scouts of Green and White Mountains. She works in Bedford, N.H. and Burlington, Vt. Leigh (Stansfield) Schmitt and Tyler welcomed a daughter on September 16, 2012. Leigh is a deputy fee program manager for the National Park Service at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Mike Wisniewski owns Jigged/up Sports Fishing Charters on Cape Cod. He is engaged to Amy Sue Hoglund.
1998 Donaldson Boord is a manager/chef at the East Boothbay General Store. He has two children. Crystal (Bowden) Clarke is a stay-athome mom and Girl Scout leader. She is the Aux President of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and takes part in historical reenactments. Jason works at Dartmouth Millworks and coaches their kids’ soccer team. They have four children. Michelle Braley is head grounds person at a private estate in Seal Harbor.
Barry Meserve is an acting sergeant for Troop E of the Maine State Police in the K-9 Unit. Kyle “Jeff” Murphy is a biologist for Brookfield Renewable Power and works on all fisheries and wildlife related issues pertaining to FERC licensed projects for the rivers and lakes of Penobscot, Kennebec, and Androscoggin counties in Maine. He and Sharon have two daughters. Kevin Oldenburg is in his 12th year as a park ranger at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historical Sites in Hyde Park, N.Y. He and Jill Bennett are engaged. In June, Kevin fished with Clint Thompson, visited Jeff Cerone and his wife on Cape Cod, and spent three weeks last year fighting forest fires in Missouri with Fred Mason ’99. Kyle Rosenberg owns Forest to Shore, a tree and landscape company in Bowdoin. He is tree warden for the town of Topsham and serves on the board of directors for the Maine Arborist Association. He and Sarahjoy have three children. Deirdre Schneider is director of Shoreline Projects for the Maine DEP. She is engaged to Jeff Fredenburg, who us a GIS analyst for TRC in Augusta.
Eric Darling is an artist. He showed at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts. He graduated from San Diego State University. He and his wife recently had a baby.
Kevin Smith taught English as a Second Language at a University in South Korea for two years. He, Boram, and their children now live in the United States where Kevin teaches ESL at the University of New Hampshire.
Chad Drew is a wilderness ranger for the U.S. Forest Service in the Sierra National Forest in California. He patrols the Ansel Adams Wilderness. He is married to Cori.
Denise Thorn is pursuing a master’s in social work at the University of New England, and working at Safe Voices, a shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Jason Fish is an oil & hazardous waste responder for the Maine DEP. He and Mandee have two sons.
Holly Wadsworth and Adam have owned Biggy’s Landscape Service in Whitefish, Mont., for nine years. They have a daughter.
Patrick Hickey is operator at the North Conway N.H. Water District. He has a daughter.
Bill Waite and Robin welcomed a second son on December 17, 2012. Bill is program director of Oswegatchie Educational Center in Croghan, N.Y.
Andy LaBonte is a deer and moose biologist for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division, conducting research on fawn mortality and survival. Andy received his master’s in wildlife management from University of Connecticut in 2011. He and Kristen have been married 10 years, and have two children. Ryan LaMarre owns Computer Rescue of Maine in Fairfield. Cindy (Liszka) Dionne is manager of the Acadia Veterinary Hospital in Bar Harbor. She and Joe ’99, manager of A.C. Parsons Landscaping, celebrated their 15th anniversary. Christine (Martin) Lorentzen and Christopher were married April 17, 2011. She works part time as a nanny. She will complete her bachelors in early childhood education / psychology from Lesley College.
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1999 Cristin Bailey is a U.S. Forest Service trails manager in the Saco Ranger District in Conway, N.H. Michael Braudis is in sale/contract administration for the U.S. Forest Service at the White River National Forest in Colorado. He and Shelly have two children. Jaysen Cobb has been in the U.S. Coast Guard for 12 years, and is an instructor at their Northern Regional Fisheries Training Center in Kodiak Island, Alaska. He teaches fisheries laws and regulations to Coast Guardsmen who enforce laws in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. Shanin Cote is a certified athletic trainer at Maine General Medical Center and is working on her master’s in occupational therapy at the University of Southern Maine.
Korey Doyle and Cheryl welcomed a son on January 31, 2012. Ausilia Evans received her doctor of pharmacy degree in May from the University of New England. She works for Rite-Aid in western Maine. Ann Harrie received her law degree from the University of Montana in 2011 and is a public defender in Billings, Mont. Ben King works at Australis Aquaculture in Turners Falls, Mass. He and Rebecca have a son. Roy Liard is a fire and rescue lieutenant and an EMT. He and Kerry have three children. Michael Mahmood is campground coordinator for Seward, Alaska. He works part time at the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery. Fred Mason is a National Park Service fire operations and fuel technician at Acadia National Park. He owns Birch Tree Arborist. He and Melissa have daughter Paula (McKinney) Letiecq is pursuing a master’s in education at the University of Southern Maine, and hope to teach elementary school. Brian ’00 works at Sevee and Mahar Engineers in Cumberland. Jeffrey Moody is a master corrections officer at the Cumberland County Jail and a county deputy sheriff. He and Shari have a daughter. Chris Norton is a corrections corporal with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. He is married and has two children. Lucas Savoy and Kathleen Flanagan married on June 30, 2013. They have a daughter. Lucas is a research biologist at Biodiversity Research Institute, studying the winter and migratory movements of sea ducks along the Atlantic coast.
Ross Conover spent the summer researching Mountain White-Crowned Sparrow life histories, and teaching research training in wildlife biology at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colo. He is an assistant professor of biology at Glenville State College in Glenville, W.Va. Nate Graham has a new job working for CNH Global, a tractor manufacturer that produces Case International and New Holland equipment. He travels all over North America. In May 2013, he and Ashley had their third son. Joe Hallock and Tiffany welcomed a daughter on June 16, 2013. Joe is manager at New Earth Flooring, and owns SolarPoweredSound.com. He performs with The Flat Creek Boys and The Rain or Shine Goodtime String Band. Alexander Johnston was sworn in as a Connecticut EnCon Police Officer. He started police academy in October 2103. Paul Jones married Ashley Singer on April 13, 2013. Wally Opuszynski and Teddy Weber were both in the ceremony. Paul teaches high school biology and general and earth science, and is working towards a professional administrative license (master’s degree) at Quinnipiac University. Mike Klubek is a national park service law enforcement ranger at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, where he supervises the field training and evaluation program. He has a daughter. Sean Maggs is an electrician for UNUM where he is working on LEED certification for their buildings. Lisa (McNeil) Irwin has worked at Clean Harbors Environmental Services in Massachusetts for 13 years and is project manager / senior project scientist. Lisa and John have a daughter.
Scott Stidsen own Mossy Rock Masonry, and Sabrina (Fuchs) (‘97) works at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. They have a son.
Nathan Purinton and Ashley welcomed a daughter on April 20, 2013. Nathan is an executive petty officer at the Fore Island Coast Guard Station in New York.
Jeff Wazenegger is a U.S. Forest Service forester in Minnesota.
Kimberly (Ross) LaMarre moved to Connecticut to be closer to family and is working as a production assistant at White Flower Farm. She has a daughter.
2000 Matt Allred and Rebecca welcomed a son in December 2011. Matt is an environmental health and safety engineer in Andover, Mass.
Greg Rotundo is a distributor for Advocare and also works at Denver International Airport. He is engaged, and has three children with a fourth one on the way.
Jeff Anthony works for the U.S. Postal Service. He, Amber, and big sister welcomed a baby girl on June 25, 2013.
Frank Sloup was promoted to sergeant in the Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and is a member of the SWAT team.
Andrew Chapman owns Chapman Construction Company in Waldoboro. He and Vanessa have two sons.
Vince Vincitore works for Verizon Wireless. He is taking courses in business management. He and Concetta have a daughter.
Travis Collins works with Jobs for Maine Graduates in China Middle School.