Alumni Class Notes 1975
David Caron retired after an exciting career spanning more than 30 years, which saw him supervising the construction of U.S. Navy submarines and hatcheries at some of the top labs in the country.
1982
promoted by Kennebec Savings Bank to Assistant Vice President & Controller.
2005
Ryan O’Connor recently joined Credit Union West as Vice President of Marketing and Communications.
Dan Atkinson was joined by good friend, attorney, and fellow Thomas alum Tawny Alvarez ’05 at the Manufacturers of Maine Hall of Fame induction. Dan was a speaker in the honoring of one of this year’s inductees, Ed Kearny.
2007
RJ Gagnon ’07, M.B.A. ’10 was recently appointed to the National Advisory Board for the Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association.
1984
Al Swallow was recently appointed to the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors.
1991
Kimberly Lindlof was recently appointed to the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors.
1993
Kathy (Veilleux) Chassie was promoted to Senior Director of Field Support at Sally Beauty Holdings, where she now leads all store operations for the CosmoProf division within Beauty Systems Group. Tricia (Brockway) Dyer ’93, M.B.A. ’97 was promoted to the position of Registrar with the University of Maine at Augusta. David Roussel started a new position with the University of Southern Maine as Project Manager for Student Information.
Thomas Ellis, M.B.A. ’09 was recently named the Vice President of Total Rewards and HR Technology with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, TN. Mary (Doak) Gomane M.S. ’09 was recently named the Director of Sales and Purchasing for the Applewood Seed Company based in Arvada, CO.
2010
Chad Caldwell is working at ALCOM, LLC, as their Accounting Manager. Jessica (Gagnon) Crowell, ’10, M.S. ’12 was recently named the Director for the TRIO Scholars program at the University of New Hampshire.
Javier Abascal Carrasco M.B.A. ’14 recently returned to work for Facebook, specializing in their WhatsApp program division. Garen Manzo ’14 and Katherine (Ferreira) ’17 were married in York, ME, on October 23, 2021, surrounded by fellow alumni. Garen is the proud owner and creator of USA Health and Wellness, and Katherine is a patient care coordinator at Maine Plastic Surgery in Portland, ME.
2015
Brittany (Donovan) ’15 married Cole Letourneau in a beautiful ceremony this past fall. Forrest Labbe, ’15, M.B.A. ’17 and Natalie Corrigan ’19 recently got engaged.
2016
Tyler Harrington of the Maine State Police, made national headlines as he located and saved an elderly man while on patrol in Central Maine. Morgan Perry was recently hired as Program Director at the Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta, ME. She also co-coaches the Air Devils Jump Rope Demonstration Team, the Bristol Jump Rope Club, and the Bristol Consolidated School Softball team. Nicole (Gaskey) Poulin M.B.A. ’16 was promoted to the position of Practice Administrator for Addiction Medicine, Diabetes & Nutrition Center, and the Coumadin Clinic at MaineGeneral Medical Center.
2017
Craig Harrison was recently hired as the IT Specialist Helpdesk Agent at Fabian Oil.
2018
Heather (Verrill) Knowles ’99, M.B.A. ’00 was
Kelsey Dubay, ’18, M.B.A. ’19 was recently hired by Sappi NA as their new Financial Analyst. Ryan ’18, M.B.A. ’19 Calyx (Morris) Hemenway ’18 got married on October 9, 2021, at the Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel, ME. Alexander Lawson started a new position with Capital One as an Anti-Money Laundering Investigator. Julia Smith ’18, M.B.A. ’19 was recently hired as a Senior Financial Analyst with Sappi NA. David M.B.A. ’18 and Mayson (Picard) Stone ’17, M.B.A. ’18 were recently married. Cassidy West was hired as an administrative assistant with Hospitality Maine.
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1996
Melanie (Buccellato) Meader ’96, M.B.A. ’96 was recently named Director of Finance for Franklin Memorial Hospital – MaineHealth.
1997
Michelle (Labonte) Richardson was promoted by Kennebec Savings Bank to Regional Vice President & Senior Residential Lender.
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2012
Amanda (Drummond) married Jacob Dunton on December 18, 2021, in Freeport, ME. Amanda’s entire wedding party was comprised of Thomas alumnae: matron of honor – Lauren (Fish) Johansen ’12, M.B.A. ’12; bridesmaid and officiant – Molly Woodward ’13; bridesmaid – Cat (Cloran) Cassie ’12; and bridesmaid – Courtney (Rustemeyer) Dumas ’13, M.B.A. ’13. Lauren (Fish) Johansen ‘12, M.B.A. ‘12 recently got married.
