Class News

well. This photo was taken with my brother Nick Charbonneau ‘13 on my 22nd birthday. He showed me around Boston, his new stomping ground now that he’s a junior at Boston College, to celebrate.”

Dane Ardente is doing a communications internships with Falcone Design in Wakefield and will graduate from URI this May. He plans to head to law school after that.

Jordan Karnes will graduate in May with a Bachelor’s in communications/sports journalism and English. He was accepted into the Master’s of communication program at Suffolk University in Boston for fall 2016, where he will concentrate on public relations and advertising.

2012 Scribe: Shannon M. O’Rourke, shannonn28@verizon.net

2013

Assitan Coulibaly has been working on providing Buddhism and meditation literature to inmates across the country as an intern with the Prison Mindfulness Institute.

Courtney Harrington : “Last semester Eddie Tarbox and I ended up in the same class at Stonehill College that included a trip to Italy. We visited Rome and a small town north of Rome called Selci, where we created a fresco for a week in an old stable!”

2013 Scribe: Courtney Harrington, Cmharrington94@gmail.com

2014

Kayla Di Degna writes: “I’m loving Assumption College, and I declared my major in chemistry with a minor in biology. I joined a food recovery club where we donate leftover food from school events to local shelters. It was great seeing everyone at homecoming weekend!”

2014 Scribe: Kayla Disegna, disegnak@merrimack.edu

2015

Amanda Siegel : “The Class of 2015 has had a great first semester at college. From studying abroad in Greece like JC ArmoniesAssalone did to staying local like Kate Nota, we’ve done it all. Shane Woolley returned to his trombone-playing roots, joined Tufts’ Wind Ensemble, and traveled on a band trip to Texas to perform... The most epic reunion was that of the Gnolfo advisory. We had a great time catching up with the current students and faculty. I also had a great time at the Alumni/ae basketball games seeing classmates, older alums, and current students. Overall, we’ve had a great time since graduation, and I can’t wait to see what everyone accomplishes next semester!”

Jessilyn Ring was cast in the Growing Stage Production at Rhode Island College, Harold and Maude, this past December.

2015 Scribe: Amanda Siegel, amanda_siegel@brown.edu

Former Faculty News

Nick Barker : “Welcome, William Gregory Barker, born May 15, 2015 and tipping the scales at 5 lbs., 14oz. We are all happy and healthy and Lizzie is loving her new role as a big sister!”

Former Faculty members Ken and Kathy Geiersbach caught up with Jared Zimmer ’89 and Liz Stone ’92 at the reunion celebration in 2015.

Sven Wadensten is working at Vibco with his father while in school at Northeastern. Sven enjoys working with his grandfather prototyping and designing new products. He will travel to Tasmania this summer for a dialogue of civilization, studying hydroelectric power for the city.

Donna Goldstein recently relocated to Bonita Springs, FL. Although she misses her Rhode Island family and friends, she is enjoying the Florida lifestyle. Donna cannot leave teaching, as she volunteers with children at Bonita Springs Elementary School.

Mary Wright is directing plays as the Artistic Director of the Jamestown Community Theatre. “I will be co-directing a small play in April, and I have a role in this one. It is called, I Never Saw Another Butterfly performed in one act. This play by Celeste Raspanti chronicles the years 1942-1945 when over 15,000 Jewish children passed through Terezin, a former military garrison set up as a ghetto. In addition, I am continuing to do some Go-Fourth (For One United Respect Throughout Humanity) activities. As you may recall, this program started with a fourth grade class I taught while at RHS.”