Class Notes

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2009 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.

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. 2014 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 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.

Amanda (Drummond) ’12 and Jacob Dunton Ryan ’18, M.B.A. ’19 and Calyx (Morris) Hemenway ’18

Kuanzambi “Joel” Matondo ‘21

Lauren (Fish) Johansen ‘12, M.B.A. ‘12 Stevo Reid ’19, M.B.A. ’21

Dan Atkinson

’82, Ed Kearny and Tawny Alvarez ’05

Brittany (Donovan) ’15 and Cole Letourneau

2019 Jonathan Dutka ’19, M.B.A. ’20 was promoted to Retail Manager for the New Hampshire Liquor Commission.

Leah Kruse ’19, M.B.A. ’20 was recently named HR and Disability Professional for Cianbro.

Krysta Porter ’19, M.B.A. ’20 was recently named the new Athletic Director for Mt. View High School, making her the youngest active Athletic Director in the State of Maine!

Stevo Reid ’19, M.B.A. ’21 was promoted to Manager on Duty at Gold’s Gym in Los Angeles, CA. 2020 Alexis Bowman ’20, M.B.A. ’21 was recently hired as a client services associate at Golden Pond Wealth Management.

Cassidy Glenn was promoted to Front of House Manager at The River House Restaurant.

Brynn Patenaude was promoted from Payroll and Accounts Payable Manager to Staff Accountant at the Town of Old Orchard Beach.

2021 Kuanzambi “Joel” Matondo was recently hired by Techtronic Industries TTI as an event marketing specialist. SUBMIT YOURCLASS NOTES

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