CASTINE, Maine\u2014Maine Maritime Academy Admissions and Advancement departments are welcoming newly hired staff who will support enrollment management and fundraising.<\/p>\n
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Kelly Gualtieri, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, comes to MMA from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at King\u2019s Point where she held various positions in Admissions for nine years, including serving as Acting Director. Kelly joined the admissions staff at King\u2019s Point after coaching softball for the Academy, which followed two basketball coaching appointments; Assistant Women\u2019s Basketball Coach at the United States Military Academy, West Point and First Assistant Women\u2019s Basketball Coach for Montclair State University. She received her Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Mathematics from City University of New York, College of Staten Island and will complete her master\u2019s degree in Higher Education at Bay Path University in October.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to start the new student recruiting season with Kelly at the helm,\u201d said V.P. for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Dr. Elizabeth True. The admissions director position was held for nearly 20 years by Jeffrey Wright, who left the post when he was hired as MMA Alumni Relations Director in April, 2015.<\/p>\n
Major Gifts Officer, Sharyn Pohlman, comes to Maine Maritime from the Knox County Homeless Coalition\/Hospitality House, where she consulted on donor events, funding appeals and fundraising planning, and from Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, where she served as an event planning consultant. Previously, she served as development office manager for the Community Schools at Opportunity Farm and Camden Alternative High School. Sharyn lives in Rockport, Maine with her family and has served on the town\u2019s budget committee and worked as a volunteer mountain steward\/ambassador at the Camden Snow Bowl. Sharyn earned her BS in Business Administration\/Information Systems from San Diego State University.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a new, dedicated position for major gift cultivation at MMA. We are very pleased to welcome Sharyn, and to add this capacity to reach out to potential donors,\u201d said V.P. for Institutional Advancement, Christopher Haley.<\/p>\n
Maine Maritime Academy is a co-educational, public college on the coast of Maine offering 22 programs of study in engineering, management, science and transportation. The college\u2019s job-placement rate for MMA graduates exceeds 90 percent within 90 days of graduation. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of Maine Maritime Academy in 1941. For more information, visit mainemaritime.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"