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Nino Gilarde ‘89 Becomes First Alumnus Appointed as Chair of the Board Anthony (Nino) Gilarde ‘89 has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Saint Columbkille Partnership School, the first alumnus to do so. Nino, the CFO for Viant Medical, a medical device manufacturing company, lives with his wife Debi in Foxboro, where they are active in St. Mary’s parish. The sixth of seven children, Nino grew up in Brighton on Newcastle Road, off Faneuil Street. He attended Our Lady of Presentation for elementary school, Boston Latin Academy (BLA) for middle school and Saint Cols for high school. Nino chose to leave BLA for a variety of reasons to attend Saint Cols, and he’s so glad he did.
Nino Gilarde ‘89
“Saint Cols was the best move I ever made,” says Nino. “It was what I wanted. The smallness of Saint Cols and the intimacy of the school fit me much better.”
each Catholic high school in Boston each year to attend Boston University.
Nino was an athlete in high school, playing basketball and baseball. He also was the recipient of the Cardinal Medeiros Scholarship, awarded to one student from
“You develop close relationships, not just with students, but with the teachers as well,” says Nino. “Even now at Saint Cols, there’s this feeling when you walk the hallways that everybody knows everybody.” cont’d on page 2
Come home to columb To honor Kelly Gillen McGrath ’89 and Class of 1973 Join us for our annual reunion event, Come Home to Columb, on Saturday, June 3, 2023. We are thrilled to welcome all alumni back to Saint Cols! We will celebrate the Class of 1973 for their 50th reunion and honor Kelly (Gillen) McGrath ’89 as this year’s Distinguished Alumnus. Schedule of events will include: 3 p.m. – Class of 1973 tour of Saint Cols 4 p.m. – Alumni Mass at St. Columbkille Church for all alumni 5 p.m. – Reunion event for all alumni on the plaza at Saint Cols To register to attend, please visit www.stcps.org/reunion/. Email Christine McCarthy at cmccarthy@stcps.org or call her at 404-217-2626 with questions or to request a paper registration form. See you in June! Donate today at stcps.org/donate