Assistant. He is additionally certified in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Rose Facchini ’10 of Taunton, MA, presented original work at the Mediterranean Studies Association Conference in Palermo, Italy 2016. Facchini received the Kathryn Davis Fellowship 2016 and is teaching a new course at UMass Dartmouth that she proposed last year; ITA 211, Contemporary Italian History through Film I. Meredith Rodman Harris ’10 of Norton, MA, was recently appointed executive director of the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Meredith joined the MEDC in July 2015 as director of business development. Raymond Richard, MA ’10 of Sagamore Beach, MA, published his novel, Fallen Fret, the story of two New York City sisters immersed in the Manhattan blues music scene. This story of women's empowerment will make you laugh and probably draw a tear. Kristina Allison Monteiro ’11 of Middleboro, MA, recently gained a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences at Brown University. Leah Vandale ’11 of Orlando, FL, was a cheerleader for the New England Patriots for three terms. She successfully auditioned for the Los Angeles Lakers dance team and appeared as a Los Angeles Laker Girl until 2011. In 2013, Vandale
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signed a contract with the WWE. Her ring name is Carmella, a leopard print clad “Princess of Staten Island.” Her character is fun, fierce and fabulous. Moving forward, Leah’s goal is to win the NXT Women’s Championship, move up to the WWE and claim the women’s championship there. Additionally, Leah is a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer. Whitney Greene, MS ’12 of New Bedford, MA, was hired as the new veterinarian at Buttonwood Park Zoo, where she has taken the helm of the zoo’s veterinary hospital. Dr. Greene has worked with animals in such diverse settings as The Marine Mammal Center, Georgia Aquarium, Denver Zoo and the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program. But for her first full-time veterinary job, she has come home to Massachusetts.
Quaishiona “Shona” Carter ’12 of Washington, DC, works in the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in the Economic Cone, where she promotes U.S. interests abroad. She will be travelling roughly every two years and learning the languages of the countries that she visits. Her job is to build and strengthen relationships with foreign entities in the areas of trade, business, and investment. She is passionate about diplomacy, trade, and poverty alleviation. Shona graduated from American University with a master’s degree in International Economic Relations in May. Kristin Reinhart ’12 of Massapequa, NY, has worked as a senior auditor with Deloitte in New York City since 2014.
Amy Uthus, MFA ’12 of Knoxville, IA, was recognized by Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa, who honored artists from Knoxville whose works were selected for the Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition, which celebrates female artists and their contributions to cultural vitality and quality of life in Iowa. Additionally, Uthus was an International Student Resident at the International Ceramics Studio in Hungary and an Artist-In-Residence at Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center in Denmark. Her work is held in multiple collections. Allison Rebecca Elia, MFA ’13 of Stow, OH, has 18 “sculptural snapshots,” that were on display at the Colo Colo Gallery in New Bedford. All are fully realized depictions of the female form and they range in scale from figures that one could comfortably take in one’s hands to life-size. A resident artist at the Roswell Art Center West in Roswell, GA, Allison tries to create sculptures that “capture a single climatic moment of internal experience before it naturally shifts, dissolves, resolves or fades into memory.” Alexandra Gilmore ’13 of Syracuse, NY, was hired by Pinckney Hugo Group as a digital media buyer. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Gilmore worked as a senior brand strategist in Central New York. Katherine Jessie Thompson, MS ’13 of Edgecomb, ME, was hired by the Department of
Marine Resources in Augusta, as a new scientist to lead its lobster sampling program. Thompson, a PhD student in marine biology at the University of Maine, will be responsible for the coordination, implementation and participation in the lobster sea sampling program in all seven of the state’s lobster management zones and will oversee the department’s juvenile lobster ventless trap survey. Her responsibilities will include supervision of DMR scientific staff and contractors who participate in those programs. Thompson will also manage the lobster research program database, oversee data entry compilation and annual summary statistics and reports for publication, and will assist in writing grant reports. Dr. Craig P. O’Connell, PhD ’14 of Stormville, NY, a marine biologist and shark expert, has developed a non-lethal, magnetic deterrent technology to serve as an “eco-friendly alternative form of technology” to minimize the danger of shark encounters. Craig was recently featured on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Carly Rousseau ’14 of Chicopee, MA, has earned a Fulbright Teaching Assistant position in Greece for the next academic year. Rousseau has been working at the Department of Children and Families in Springfield.