FIGHTING CRIME IN THE 21ST CENTURY

MATTHEW WINTERS ’06 SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERNATIONAL LIAISON OFFICER WITH THE LONDON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Considering himself to be a lifelong learner, Matthew Winters ’06 has taken the Salve Regina mission of seeking wisdom and promoting universal justice through his career of service across the globe. In August 2022, he concluded 13 years of service with the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney’s O ce where he held the rank of supervisory detective investigator, leading a team of highly skilled criminal investigators.

During his service, Winters spent a six-and-a-half-year secondment in the United Kingdom, where he was embedded in the City of London Police Department as an international liaison o cer within their Economic Crime Directorate. e opportunity allowed Winters to experience another country’s approach to policing and to learn the cultural di erences in policing styles and investigative methods. Although the end goal was the same, there was a learning curve to navigating the legislations and structure of the criminal justice system. Despite this, Winters felt that he had the tools to make a positive impact in the eld of law enforcement because of the faculty from which he learned at Salve as well as the support from those within the United Kingdom’s criminal justice system.

“ e City of London is a global nancial center that faces the same issues and challenges that we deal with in Manhattan,” says Winters. “ e partnership between the two agencies allows us the opportunity to share intelligence, resources, and best practices on a police-to-police basis.

“I’m proud of what our joint work achieved,” he explains about his time in London. “And of course, there were endless cups of tea and banter in the o ce and a few pints down at the pub that made things a lot of fun.”

In his role, every day is di erent. While supervising one of the “central” teams within the Investigation Bureau once back in Manhattan, Winters handled a variety of cases as opposed to being exclusive to one type of crime. His team had diverse caseloads, so a normal day could include interviews, conducting surveillance, or testifying in a grand jury. is sometimes led to long hours, but Winters appreciated how professional and supportive his team always was.

While serving on the London police force, Winters also found time to continue his education and training, earning his master’s degree in forensic computing and cybercrime investigations from the University College Dublin, School of Computer Science. Although it was a challenge to get his brain back into “academic mode” after being out of college for many years, he shared this rewarding experience with other law enforcement o cers. Additionally, Winters holds the internationally recognized professional certi cations of Certi ed Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certi ed Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a certi cate in Anti-Bribery and Corruption Studies from the UK Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting.

“They say that the internet is the 21 st century’s crime scene, so having the technical skills to investigate cybercrime and conduct computer forensics is so important for identifying and recovering digital evidence,” Winters states. “Almost every (Continued on page 63)

2010

Merideth Bonvino ’10, ’11 (M), a senior nancial analyst with Rite Solutions in Middletown, Rhode Island, serves on the board of directors for Charleston (South Carolina) Friends of the Library as well as the board of trustees for the Newport Public Library.

Sarah Jakiela ’10 was inducted into the Seahawk Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 25, 2022. After four seasons as a pitcher for softball, she graduated with more innings pitched than all but two other divisional competitors. She struck out 1,042 batters in her career and holds the school records for most strikeouts per seven-inning game (8.36), most wins (76), most appearances (149), most games started (137), most complete games (108), most shutouts (24), and most hit batters (51).

Nicole Warren Shevory ’10, ’13 (M) was promoted to senior management and program analyst within the Veterans Bene ts Administration, Department of Veterans A airs. In this role, she oversees system support and operational review for the entire federal agency. Additionally, Shevory was appointed in Dec. 2021 to the City of Newport’s Zoning Board of Review. Shevory and her husband JohnPaul welcomed their daughter Adela Geraldine in August 2021.

2011

Steve Gibbons ’11 was promoted to senior director, head of communications and events at Vista. He now oversees all internal communications and events across Vista and leads a fantastic team of communications, events and creative professionals around the world who keep team members up to date with where Vista is as a business, how they got here and where they are headed.

2012

Patrick Keenan ’12, ’14 (M) is the director of information security for Goodwin Law and is the recipient of the Oncon Top 50 Information Security Award. Winners of the award are determined by peer votes, selecting an individual who has made a considerable impact on their organization and strong contributions to their professional community through thought leadership.

Rachel Velardi Justice ’12 started a new career in health- care recruiting, working as an account executive and hiring manager with Sunbelt Sta ng in Oldsmar, Florida. Justice graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design’s online program with her master’s degree in preservation design.

2013

Kelly Burke ’13 was inducted into the Seahawk Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 25, 2022. She remains the all-time leading scorer for Salve Regina women’s lacrosse (and the program’s rst inductee) with 224 points and 166 goals.

Cassandra Papalilo ’13 is a founding math teacher, onboarding coordinator and self-study chair for New England Innovation Academy in Malborough, Massachusetts. Over the past two years, she has been part of creating a new school, the rst middle and high school that prepares future innovators and entrepreneurs to shape the world through human-centered design.

rst-grade teacher in the Greater Boston area, Picarde’s rst book, “ e Little Ouch,” was published in 2020. e story helped children cope with the pandemic and prepare for their u shots. Her latest tale is based on the childhood antics of Picarde and her twin brother, and features her family as the main characters. It is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookstores.

2014

Carolyn Goodwin Nelson ’14 is the national account director for corporate sponsorship for GBH Educational Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, where she manages corporate sponsors for children’s programming that airs on PBS. She married Olin Nelson in Sept. 2021 in Newport.

2015

Steve Wilken ’15 was inducted into the Seahawk Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 25, 2022. In a four-year career as quarterback on the gridiron, Wilken holds all-time records for pass attempts (1,018), completions (566), yards (7,121), passing touchdowns (74), passing yards per game (192.5/game), total o ense yards (8,270), touchdowns responsible for (87), and total o ense per game (223.5/game).

Katherine Picarde ’13 has published her second children’s book, “Twin Time,” which was released in September 2022. A

2016

he is the program’s all-time leader in runs scored (201), triples (19), hit-by-pitch (71), stolen base percentage (.944).

2017

Marissa DePietro ’16, ’22 (M) is an oncology nurse practitioner for the Lifespan Cancer Institute.

Ryan Kelly ’16 was inducted into the Seahawk Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 25, 2022. He is the only Salve Regina baseball player ever with 200 hits and 200 runs scored. e 2015-2016 Salve Regina Athlete of the Year,

Crete Cli ord ’17, ’20 (M) is the development and marketing manager for the Boys and Girls Club of Newport County. She works alongside Salve alumna and director of development, Kelley Dow Coen ’91. Together, they work toward bene ting the many community members they serve at the Boys and Girls Club. Cli ord is also the marketing associate for Charter Books in Newport. What has always been a favorite hobby of hers has turned into a side hustle as she helps promote events and showcases new releases to an audience that extends far beyond that of the City by the Sea.

Matthew Levine ’17 is a communications supervisor for Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton.

2018

Hanna Caisse Rameau ’18 is a senior customer support professional for e Wanderlust Group, which is the team behind Dockwa, Marinas.com and the forthcoming Campouts. She and her husband were married in Newport in 2021 and welcomed a baby girl in October 2022.

2019

“Quilling Card manufactures handmade greeting cards using the ancient art form of quilling, and for their 10-year anniversary, we wanted to do something big,” says Beretta. “It was my suggestion to set a Guinness World Record. e project quickly turned into two record titles and a month long trip to Vietnam to the company’s Fair Trade Certi ed Factory to make it all happen. Following the successful record attempts in Vietnam, I am now managing the Largest Quilling Paper Mosaic Image of Van Gogh’s Starry Night to become a traveling art piece. Its rst stop in the United States was in Boston at the Museum Store Association Trade Show.”

Veronica Beretta ’19 is a senior designer and trade show coordinator for Quilling Card in Framingham, Massachusetts. She had the opportunity to travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to manage the successful attempt of two Guinness World Record Titles: Most People Quilling Simultaneously and Largest Quilling Paper Mosaic Image.

Amanda Jones ’19, ’22(M) is the assistant vice president, social media specialist, global digital marketing for Marsh. In November 2022, she raised $4,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation - who since Sept. 11, 2001 has been helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen rst responder families with young children and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and rst responders. e organization is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and aiding the victims of major U.S. disasters. After raising the money for the foundation, Jones ran in the New York City Marathon for the Tunnel to Towers team.