connections Amy Beaton Burke ’07 and Chris Burke ’05 wed at Colby-Sawyer back row, l to r: Danny Burke, Andrew Cousins ’09, Kayt Racz ’09, Tyler Putnam ’06, Chris Condon ’05, John St. Clair, Emma Pasquale ’09, Rob Kelley, Andrew St. Clair, Chris Adams, Wendy St. Clair, John Johanson ’07, Jody Moore Condon ’07, Garett Husband ’07, KJ Krasco ’05, Mike Croatti, Chris Rafferty ’08, Terri Duffy ’10, Collin Bray ’06, Tim Beaton ’05. front row l to r: Coach George Martin, Eddie Ogiony, Stevi Valle ’09, Chelsea Valle, Cody O’Leary ’05, Shawnie Kithcart ’07, Leah Salach Adams ’07, Jenna Payton ’09, Chris Burke ’05, Amy Beaton Burke ’07, Laura Rafferty, Halary Patch LeBlanc ’05 and Coach Bill Foti.
master’s in legislative affairs and now works full-time for the US House of Representatives. Shannon Hernon earned her master’s in medical science from National U of Ireland, Galway, and is pursuing a PhD in medicine, specializing in exercise for special populations.
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MOLLY PAONE molly.paone@my.colby-sawyer.edu Back in the classroom in her hometown of Bartlett, NH, Morgan Hills is employed as a one-on-one aide for a student with autism at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School. The school is helping her pursue licensure to become a full- classroom teacher. Kelsie Coccia is living and working at The Oliverian
School, a small alternative boarding school in Pike, NH. Abigail Ferris teaches at the Children’s Garden Preschool in Portsmouth, NH. The alternative preschool’s focus on art and play is a great fit for Abigail. She says, “The moment I walked into the classroom, I was overjoyed.” Ali Wood is interning on a school district’s assistive technology team. This experience has been rewarding. Ali writes, “Since I grew up using assistive technology, it’s amazing to see how communication devices and other means of assistive technology have changed over the years.” Through Americorps, Van Son and Katie Courtemanche mentor students in Napa Valley, CA. Also living in CA, Anurup Upadhyay works in audit
l to r: Katie Mills ’06; Meg Ross ’06; Kara Bordeau ’06; Signe Linville ’06, swimming and diving coach; Heather O’Leary ’07; Jennifer Cox ’08; Liz Morency Gross ’08 and Devon Clougherty Andrews ’06 celebrated at Mike Mooney ’02 and Signe Linville’s new home in Newbury, NH, in April.
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for Deloitte & Touche in Orange County; he is progressing toward his CPA licensure after passing the Uniform CPA Examination in Feb. Building from her sr-year internship at a refugee resettlement center in Concord, NH, Waitta Vainga is pursuing a career in services for new Americans. In addition to a manager position at The Refugee Dream Center, she is an after-school ELL teacher for middle school students with Worcester’s African Community Education program. Marie “Laura” Jean puts her degree in sociology into practice every day as a youth coordinator at Mothers for Justice and Equality, a Boston-based nonprofit focused on ending community violence. Laura helps students who have experienced violence to “turn their trauma into leadership roles where they can make change in their community.” Laura also volunteers for the Posse Foundation as a writing coach for college-bound HS seniors. Patricia Exilus works with teens as an advocate at the Centerboard Teen Living Program in Lynn, MA, a shelter for mothers and their children. Since graduation, Patricia has received her EMT certification through BU and plans to work for an ambulance company to gain experience before entering a physician asst program. Anjali Schutt works at MA General Hospital in Boston as an outpatient occupational therapy aide. Focused
on her goal of becoming an occupational therapist, Anjali says, “I have been working with incredible therapists, directors, doctors and patients from all over the world. My ESS training at CSC has prepared me for this work experience and has helped me to be a thoughtful and creative thinker and an asset in my workplace.” Kayla Ruth Bowers works as a forensic technician for the ME State Police Crime Lab and has adopted a dachshund with her husband. The newly engaged Meghan Burrows is a property manager for Barefoot Cottage Homes and Seal Harbor Real Estate in ME. This fall, Molly Paone enters her 1st year at the U of Lisbon, Portugal, pursuing a master’s in social work with children and families through the Erasmus Mundus Family Program. Libby Humpal enters her 2nd year of law school at VT Law School after working for the VT Natural Resource Council this summer. Cara Shaw is also entering her 2nd year of grad school, working toward a master’s in social work at Springfield College with a promising practicum in private counseling. ®
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