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State football player, played four years at Assumption College, graduated in 2004, and works for BRA Realty Advisors. Megan was a captain in cross-country (in high school), received a scholarship to Boston University, and graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering in 2005. Megan is a senior analyst for Partners Health Care in Cambridge.” Alan Ferguson ’74, English, Dartmouth, has finished six years on the Alumni Association board of directors. His son Patrick is off to college to study criminal justice. Warren Ide ’75, management, New Bedford, retired as fire chief in New Bedford, and is a realtor with Century 21, Hughes and Carey, New Bedford.
David Almeida ’76, management, New Bedford, works for Lockheed Martin as a facilities engineer senior staff. Joseph V. Benevides, Jr. ’78, finance, Assonet, is senior vice president of global operations for the relocation company Paragon, which works mainly with Fortune 500 Companies. Benevides oversees the movement of business executives to a new job often in a new state or country. Last year, he logged 120,000 business miles. Joseph ‘Joe’ Hall II ’78, MS marine biology, Washington, DC, is a senior environmental scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency Costal Management Branch, monitoring guidance, workshops, multimedia applications, and quality assurance.
Sharon Chandler ’79, art education, Harvard, is a middle school art teacher in the town. She and her daughter Rachel Manly have opened Art and Cloth, and teach summer art programs at their studio. Paul Kostek ’79, electrical engineering technology, Seattle, was inducted into the Diman High School Hall of Fame in October. Paul is principal systems engineer at Physio Control, Redmond, WA, a biomedical devices engineer. Kostek formerly worked for Boeing Co.
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Jane Carreiro ’80, MS bilingual education, Dartmouth, is chairperson of the World Languages Dept. at Dartmouth High School.
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Cheryl Viveiros ’80, history, New Bedford, is a seasonal park ranger at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. She is a New Bedford native, attended its public schools, and teaches history at New Bedford High School. She staffs the information desk at the park’s visitors center, and works on developing the park’s first curriculum-based education programs. She also conducts walking tours of the working waterfront and of Underground Railroad-related sites near the park. She and her husband, George, have two children, Derek and Kaelyn. Dennis Vieira ’81, humanities and social sciences, Dartmouth, is a writer whose monthly column “From Animals: Wisdom” debuted in the TAPS-Paramagazine, the official fan magazine for the
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