Class Notes

1955
Leroy Evrard is retired and resides in Harpswell, Maine, with his wife, Jean.
1964
Thomas Oughton writes, “I miss sailing and the sea, but I’m still plugging along maintaining our small farm of asparagus and blueberries.”
1965
Jay Kerney, pictured here in Morocco, has been nominated for the Maritime Administration’s Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement for a heroic incident that occurred while he was a student in 1961. The nomination, supported by Peter Wurschy, classmate and Regimental Commander in 1965, was resubmitted March 2022 and awaits final disposition.

An upperclassman received third degree burns over 35 percent of his body as he accidentally vaulted hip-deep into an open pit of boiling water in the school’s steam lab. The water had been drained from a boiler just minutes before. The victim’s scream attracted Jay’s attention, a freshman assistant watchman. Jay yanked the victim to the lab floor. Further injury was averted as he immediately started removing portions of the victim’s clothing. Jay sustained injuries as well, recalling “the injuries that I sustained were painful but superficial burns on my hands and forearms. The paramedics on the scene treated the burns with some type of ointment and bandaged me up. I remember being asked if I wanted to be relieved or return to my duty station. I elected to return to my duty station in the steam lab as it was about 2300 hours and it was only a short time before I was to be relieved by the midnight to 0400 watch.” Good luck, Jay.

Connecting

Built with Intention

Alum shares his passion for the outdoors and canoe building with an online audience

Dave Cloutier ’95 has lived a life built with intention. Following in his brother John Cloutier’s ’94 footsteps, he decided to pursue an education at MMA, knowing that a bright future would await him if he did. “I was amazed at the value placed on our graduates,” he says. “They roll into their fields armed with knowledge and skill, but they maintain a humble approach and strong work ethic.”

Upon graduation, Cloutier was fully prepared for a career at sea. “I thought I would sail into retirement,” he recalls. “But that plan changed when I met my wife, Anna.”

Together, he and Anna decided that family would be priority, and Cloutier soon began looking for opportunities to work closer to home. In 1999, he took a position at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He is now a Group Leader in their Test Planning and Engineering division and considers himself “fortunate to have had a long career at such a historic and proud establishment.”

1965
Sam Rowe wrote this spring that he was “visiting some friends from the Sonatrach LNG plant near Oran and a power plant that I worked at near Algiers. Side trip to Istanbul planned for July.” Rowe lives in Mashpee, Mass.
1965
The Class of 1965 has been staying in contact by conducting monthly Zoom gatherings and have decided to hold a summer reunion on campus each year. Glad to oblige, ’65ers!
1965
Dennis Driscoll visited his classmates during their class gathering this summer, while his family visited the Academy Bookstore! Thank you, Driscoll family, for proudly wearing your MMA swag.

Giving Back

Paying it Forward

Clarence Snyder ’71 took time out from Homecoming festivities to talk about the class of ’71’s scholarship it offers to support students wanting to attend MMA. Snyder is one of three brothers who graduated from MMA: Ron ’73 became a ship’s captain, Lew ’75 is a chief engineer, and Clarence retired as a product manager.

“We succeeded beyond our parents’ wildest dreams because of both the financial support and guidance of others,” said Snyder. “Time to pay it back.”

1966
Russ Kniehl and wife, Sue, from Connecticut recently vacationed in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. They were able to get together for dinner with classmate Henry “Sky” Woods and wife, Kitty, who were vacationing from New Mexico.
1966
Peter Newton retired from Westinghouse as General Manager in 2013. He’s still performing consulting work in the nuclear industry and reaping the benefits of his MMA experience.
1967
Following their summer reunion, classmates from ’67 attended the 2022 Homecoming as well. Pictured are John Hess, Ron Cochran, Fred Atkins, Dan Dayton, and Bob Tasker.

honors & Accolades

NOAA Employee of the Year

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chose Morgan Miller ’09 as its Worldwide Employee of the Year for 2020. NOAA recognized Morgan for her “leadership, perseverance, and hard work in the observer program and on the employee council in challenging times during the global pandemic.”

Morgan is from Freeport, Maine, and has been with NOAA since 2010. She is currently a fisheries biologist for Fisheries under the Sustainable Fisheries Division (SFD). She is stationed in Hawaii and lives in Honolulu. She trains observers on data collection, safety measures, species identification, and compliance issues. She analyzes data collected by observers aboard commercial longline fishing vessels and debriefs observers when they return from sea to ensure the quality of data and samples. She uses data validation programs to identify database anomalies and data entry errors to ensure data quality. She verifies the accuracy of catch, fishing effort, and fishing gear data.

1968
Catching up on Sea Stories in August 2022 in Scarborough: Jack Cornforth ’68, Mitch Walker ‘71, and Marty Macisso ‘73. Thanks to Capt. Wade for sharing.
1969
Robert Chester writes, “I retired after 42 years as the Director of Engineering for a hospital on Long Island. My wife, Sue, and I are enjoying retirement in Florida. It was great to see so many of my 1969 class for our 50th reunion.”
1970
Ron Cramer has reported that he has retired to Hancock, Maine.

1972
Capt. Steven Palmer, past president and board member of the Boston Marine Society, reported to President Paul ’89 that the BMS voted to disburse $35,000 to MMA for scholarships and $20,000 for upgrades to the T/V Susan Clark. Capt. Palmer is a member of the board of directors for Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.
1973
The board of directors of the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum recently added Tom Norton to their ranks. Currently a resident of Islesboro, Maine, Norton grew up in the maritime influences of Hampton Roads, Virginia, where small boats gave way to tugs, and tugs gave way to commercial ships. An MMA graduate convinced him to enroll at MMA. Following graduation, Norton pursued a marine engineering career which saw him circumnavigate the globe in ships as an engineer, repair ships in shipyards worldwide as a superintendent engineer, and construct new ships as a project manager during his 50-plus year career.
1974
John Fronce is retired and lives with his wife, Pamela, in Grove City, Ohio.
1975
Kurt Passon states, “Looking back no remorse. What an insane adventure a maritime life was. I’m still telling showstopping sea stories.”
1976
From a thread of a class agent email sent to classmates, we saved this picture (among many) shared from Jeff Potter’s wedding (circa 1978). In attendance are Galen Howes, Paul Lenfest, Potter, Les Eadie, and Dave Witherill (class agent).
1977
James Earley retired as chief engineer of SL-7 in 2006, and from the Arthur Kill Generating Station in 2015. His hobbies include tuna fishing and vacationing in Marathon, Fla. in February and March.
1978
The General Rudder, the 224- foot training vessel of Texas A&M, Galveston, visited Castine for a few days this summer. MMA students were aboard accumulating required seatime. Also onboard were alumni Mark Nickerson, sailing as chief engineer, and Bill Gamage ’88, first engineer.
1978
Class agent Ed Gagnon passed along that Tom Cromwell retired last July after 43 years with ConocoPhilips Polar Tankers and lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. He also included a picture of Cromwell and eight of his classmates on an excursion boat out of Portsmouth, N.H. Pictured (l. to r.) are Cromwell, Larry James, Tim Higgins, Glenn Brewer, Larry Whittaker, George Lay, Tom Burrill, Dave Cornell, and Paul Ducheney.
1979
In July 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Michael Jaccoma to the Board of Pilot Commissioners. Jaccoma is a harbor pilot for Biscayne Bay Pilots. He currently serves as vice chairman on the Board of Pilot Commissioners and has been actively engaged in the piloting profession in the state of Florida since 1988.
1979
Mark Pulkkinen retired on September 30, 2021, with 39 years of (civil service) working for the U.S. Navy as a port engineer.
1979
David Sapone writes from the Washington Navy Yard, “After 28 years in the Navy building, operating, and decommissioning ships, I’ve spent the last 15 years with the Naval Sea Systems command and Program Executive Office ships. Over the last eleven years I’ve had the pleasure of administering the post delivery schedule for thirteen new ships provided to Military Sealift Command and have another seven ships under construction. Life is good.”
1979
Upon graduation, Charles “Chuck” Shuster sailed the Great Lakes before enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard as a marine inspector. After six years, he left the Coast Guard and worked as a naval architect for Supervisor of Shipbuilding, making modifications to U.S. Naval ships. From there, he moved on to Brookhaven National Laboratory (BLN) where he held a variety of positions in the medical, nuclear, and mechanical fields. While employed by BNL, Shuster earned his MBA from Dowling College as well as an associate degree in nursing. He retired from BNL as a facility manager in 2012 and immediately began working as a registered nurse at St. Charles Hospital. He and Betty, his wife of 33 years, have seven grandchildren. They split their time between their homes on Long Island and Ormond Beach, Fla. Shuster is planning his next, and final, retirement within the next year. He thanks MMA for the education and training that assisted him throughout his varied careers.
1979
Class of 1979 had a get together at Small Point, Maine, in May at Leo and Lisa Hill’s cottage. From left to right: Hill, John Ingram, Michael Donovan, Steve Colfer, Chris Sweetser, and Kyp Johnson. Hill reports, “Fun time had by all!”
1982
Ian Craven is retired and living in Bucksport, Maine.
1982
Dr. Marc Gousse has joined the MMA team as the assistant admissions director. Retiring as the superintendent of the Mount Desert Island school system, Gousse will be responsible for recruiting strategies and conducting prospective student information programming in Maine.
1983
The El Faro Salute! memorial, conceived and created by Jay Sawyer, was dedicated on Sept. 24, 2022, on the shores of Rockland, Maine, overlooking the harbor. An estimated 700 people, including family members of those lost in the 2015 maritime tragedy, were in attendance. Of the 33 crew members lost, five were MMA alumni.
1983
Timothy Mitchell works for DTE Energy Services and lives in Saline, Michigan.
1984
Jeff Cockburn has joined the MMA Admissions staff as assistant admissions director.
1984
Ann Dundon retired after 21 years at Mount Desert Island Hospital’s Community Health Center as a physician assistant. During her time at MDI Hospital, Dundon specialized in family practice medicine.
1984
Brian Moore, PhD PE, writes to us that “after 10 years in California on a hiatus away from academia, managing major construction projects for the California Department of Water Resources, I have returned to Georgia with my wife of 19 years, Yin. On July 1, I begin at Kennesaw State University as department chair and tenured full Professor of Construction Management, a title I held at a previous Georgia university 10 years ago.” The Moores live in Marietta, Ga.
1984
Class Agent Jamie Hutton reports to his classmates, “Dear Class of ’84, I can proudly say that we have two classmates, Sandy Cameron (chief engineer) and Frank Porcellini (mate) who are sailing on the T/V State of Maine on the training cruise (currently in the Azores). Also, Dave Gelinas piloted the ship to sea from Castine Harbor, as he does every year. I believe that these are the most meaningful ways that a grad can give back to our alma mater and I think it’s so cool that three are from our class. Bravo Zulu!”
1984
On July 6, at the Camden Yacht Club, Penobscot Bay & River Pilots Association President David Gelinas gave a presentation on how pilots guide large vessels through the bay. The free public presentation, part of the Camden Yacht Club’s Sunset Seminars series, also described the workings of Maine’s State Pilotage System and told how recreational boaters can interact safely with piloted vessels. In addition, Captain Gelinas shared personal stories from his longtime experience as a pilot and welcomed questions from the audience.
1987
On June 9, 2022, Tom Lord joined MMA President Jerry Paul ’89 at the 44th Annual Silver Bell Awards Dinner of the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York & New Jersey in New York City. This year, the event honored all of America’s maritime academies with the Silver Bell Award.
1989
Richard Balzano, CEO of Dredging Contractors of America, was interviewed by Eric Hahn, editor of Marine News for an article that appeared in the May 9, 2022 online edition of MarineLink.com.
1989
James Gompper reports, “I accepted a position as Commandant of Cadets at Texas A&M Maritime Academy in May of 2022, just in time to embark on TS Kennedy for the TAMMA summer sea term.”
1991
Craig Johnson stepped away from Flagship Management, LLC, and returned to his alma mater, taking on the responsibilities of chief operating officer. “Maine Maritime is where I started my career. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the Academy and the industry and allows my family to return to our Maine roots,” says Johnson.
1992
Earl White and wife, Heidi Latvala White, are residing in Turku, Finland, a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River.
1992
John Flowers is a senior software developer for Backblaze. He and wife, Caroline, live in Erie, Colorado.
1993
In September 2021, Peter Mento was appointed the global head of products and procurement for Wayfair.com’s global supply chain. In this role, he is responsible for the strategy of their international supply chain supporting their e-commerce platform that serves their global suppliers. This challenge includes sourcing the transportation solutions to fulfill them. Also, Mento recently accepted a three-year appointment to the Federal Maritime Commission’s National Shipper Advisory Committee. The committee advises the Commission on policies relating to the competitiveness, reliability, integrity, and fairness of the international ocean freight delivery system.
1994
Brian Jones has been appointed to serve a second term on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). The purpose of the Committee is to provide information and recommendations to MARAD and USDOT on matters relating to the maritime transportation system and its seamless integration into the broader transportation system. Jones is employed by Nucor Corporation as International Logistics Manager and resides in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife, Ellen, and their daughter, Teagan.
1994
Frank Pecor, a graduate of the Bath Iron Works apprenticeship program, is a systems engineer for the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic and lives in Farmingdale, Maine.
1994
Stephen Riedel is a trade compliance officer for Saab, Inc. He stated there is “nothing significant to report or publish . . . just moving and updating my address.” Riedel now lives in Battle Ground, Ind.
1995
Brian Grenham is a field engineer for General Electric and lives in Winthrop, Maine.
1995
David Wesner is an operator for Hammett Boat, Inc., of Newport, R.I., and lives in Little Compton, R.I., with wife, Johanna.
1996
Capt. Greg E. Baker turned over command of Amphibious Squadron 11 to Capt. Kelly T. Fletcher in a ceremony aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), June 10. A prior Navy cryptologic technician, Baker joined the Navy in 1983 and commissioned after graduating from the Maine Maritime Academy in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in Ocean Studies. He served aboard USS Anchorage (LSD 36), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), in addition to commanding the Amphibious Squadron 11 staff. He was the executive officer of USS San Antonio (LPD 17), the commanding officer of USS Arlington (LPD 24), and both XO and CO of USS Wasp (LHD 1). Baker’s tour as the commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11 included major exercises and operations for seven ships and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, including Talisman Sabre (TS) 21, Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 21, Cobra Gold 22 and Balikatan 22, as well as bilateral cooperative deployments with the Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force (JMDSF), the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Netherlands Navy, and the British Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG-21) led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). “This team, despite everything it had stacked against it, COVID or otherwise, did tremendous things across Seventh Fleet,” said Baker. “I sincerely believe that we were able to demonstrate to the region, specifically, and the world writ large, that the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are a ready force, truly able to bring decisive combat power to our enemy at the time and place of our choosing. This team, combined with our partner nations, stands ready to defeat any aggressor or provide assistance anywhere in the region to those in need.”

Baker cultivated a strong relationship with the JMSDF’s Amphibious and Mine Warfare Force, Landing Division 1, building a foundation for an enduring partnership and reassuring bilateral presence, operating interchangeably on a regular basis aboard each other’s platforms. Fletcher previously served as the commanding officer of USS Essex (LHD 2).

Upon command of Amphibious Squadron 11, Capt. Fletcher said, “My goal is to lead this great staff, this team, the entire ARG and all their leaders, with that gut, guile, and imagination we need to succeed. To everyone here, I absolutely look forward to working with you.” A prior Navy electronics technician, Fletcher enlisted in the Navy in 1986 and later graduated from the University of Arizona and received her commission through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in 1997. She served at sea aboard USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS Tortuga (LSD 46), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and USS Vella Gulf (CG 72). She was the executive officer and commanding officer of USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and served on the staff of Carrier Strike Group 10.
1996
Chad Friend reports that he is currently working as a senior dynamic positioning officer at Noble Corp., an offshore drilling company, and continuing to build a ranch and meat processing business in eastern Tennessee.
1996
Capt. Jason Smith, Commander, Coast Guard Sector Houston- Galveston was grateful to be part of three events in recognition of this year’s Coast Guard Day: Coast Guard proclamation presentation from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, reading of a Coast Guard resolution by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and official cutting of the cake with other commanding officers and USOHouston during Coast Guard Day celebrations. Smith said, “Thank you, City of Houston, Harris County, and USO-Houston for not only welcoming the 1,700 Coast Guard women and men in the area, but honoring them!” Happy 232nd Birthday, Coast Guard.
1999
Rob Cody was recently promoted to senior capital project manager at ND Paper in Old Town, Maine. Cody lives in Milford.
2000
After a career in service to the Navy, and most recently to the Department of Justice as a trial lawyer, Thomas Brown has entered private practice. He is a law partner with Simms Showers, LLP, Baltimore, Md., where he will continue practicing in the areas of admiralty and maritime law, aviation and space law, defense contracting, construction, and government investigations.
2004
Sean Varney and family have moved back to Maine. Varney is an engineering consultant for Strategic Maintenance Solutions, Inc., in Gorham, and has assumed the duties of Class Agent. His wife, Rhonda, has resumed her position as executive assistant to the MMA President. They live in Bucksport with sons Dylan (15) and Tyler (12).
2004
Matt Burns was named executive director of the Maine Port Authority in May 2022. Burns spent 13 years as a deck officer in the maritime industry and joined the Maine Department of Transportation in 2017 as the director of ports and marine transportation. The Maine Port Authority plans, develops, maintains, and promotes port and intermodal facilities across the state to stimulate commerce and enhance the global competitiveness for the future wealth and prosperity of Maine.
2004
Marcus von Spiegelfeld recently left his position at Transocean as captain and offshore installation manager to take a position with Crowley Offshore Wind Services as the vessel operations manager. In his new position, he will be working with offshore wind developers to provide marine solutions for the development of offshore wind farms.
2005
Amy Puleo Sison recently earned her Doctor of Education degree from the University of New England. She is the Associate Dean of Graduate Enrollment at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and lives with her husband, Pete, on Plum Island, Mass.
2005
Matthew Talbot, a 21-year veteran with the Maine Marine Patrol, has been promoted to Colonel. Col. Talbot joined the Marine Patrol in 2001 after completing the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program.
2006
Jenna Giguere ’08 and Vernon Giguere ’06 have two sons, Grayson and Jasper. Jenna is working as deputy legal counsel to the Rhode Island Senate President and Vernon as Sr. Manager of Supply Chain Innovation at CVS.
2007
Christopher Gregoricus has “taken a break from shipping which I have done for the last 15 years, sailing as captain for four of those years. I took a land job to be home more with my family and to see my kids grow up.” Gregoricus and family live in Saco, Maine.
2008
Ben Hart is a commercial technical director for General Electric. Hart and wife, Carole ’08, live in Arlington, Mass. with children, Beecher (12) and Coralie (10).
2008
Ned O’Connor started a new position as senior mechanical facilities scheduler at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works in September 2022.
2010
Kurt Pullman was the subject of an employee profile by Seattle City Light (SCL) in the June 2022 e-newsletter “Powerlines.” Pullman provides leadership to SCL System Operations Center, which includes a group of professionals and support staff who monitor, control, and direct real-time operations of SCL electric transmission and distribution systems, as well as its hydro projects. Kurt, his wife, Katie, and their son, Grant, live in Queen Anne, Wash.
2010
Capt. Gabriel LaRoche and Chief Mate Tyler Leith ’11 are working together on the Tug Copper Mountain, hauling diesel between Tampa and New Orleans. The tug was in drydock for repairs in June 2022. Both live in Maine, LaRoche in Greene and Leith in Waterford. LaRoche has been captain of the Copper Mountain for three and a half years, Leith started with the company in May.
2010
Clint Marcus is a physical scientist for NOAA and lives in Portsmouth, Va.
2011
Capt. Mary Hutchins of Moran Towing Corp. has announced her engagement to James Stasinos, principal owner of Stasinos Marine, LLC.
2012
Adam Tanguay reports that he “just finished a 15-year career as a marine electrician with Bath Iron Works, and is now starting a new career with the Boeing Company’s Defense branch as a field service representative to BIW.” Tanguay lives in Hebron, Maine.
2013
Eric von Hohenleiten and Katie Anne Dever held their wedding aboard the windjammer Angelique homeported in Camden, Maine. The best man and matron of honor were Ben Labbe ’14 and Samantha Bridger, and the ceremony was officiated by Captain Dennis Gallant. Both graduates of MMA, von Hohenleiten is a second assistant engineer for the Arc Integrity and Dever is a maritime analyst for the federal government.
2013
James Michie is a chief mate for Transocean and lives in Millersville, Md.
2014
Chanwoo Choe is a senior dynamic positioning officer for Seadrill. He, wife, April, and newborn, Bennet, (April 2022) live in Scarborough, Maine.
2014
Tucker Doane shared that he has taken a position as a marine fuel advisor for FUELTRAX, a smart, self-contained fuel management solution to meet the challenges facing today’s commercial marine operators. Doane lives in Galveston, Texas.
2015
Alexandra Slotkin and Jacob Merk married in 2018. Both work for ConocoPhillips; Slotkin is shoreside and Merk sails as second mate for Polar Tankers. The couple lives in Houston, Texas.
2015
Alexandria Martin Hagan sent in a beautiful photo, noting, “After seven years on the water, my husband and I decided it was time to take a break and start a family. Elliott Wendell Hagan was born May 6, 2022.” Congratulations!
2015
Kurt C. Borkman reports, “Over the past seven years I’ve been sailing with Military Sealift Command, and I had a folding bicycle with me that I used to bike around a lot of ports around the world. I just left Military Sealift Command to work on my chief mate’s license and start a new chapter. I decided to come back to MMA for Homecoming to get back in touch and see everyone again.”
2016
Molly Marcotte has taken her passion for fitness and turned it into a full-time career as owner of Bulwark Fitness, LLC. Marcotte is a personal trainer certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and offers personal training, weight loss coaching, and nutritional and weight loss specialist services. Marcotte lives in East Boothbay, Maine.
2016
Charles Salerno has started a new position as chief mate at Overseas Shipholding Group.
2016
Walter Bailey is the manager of sales for Solenis, LLC. He and wife, Nicole, live in West Gardiner, Maine.
2016
Brian Goda writes, “Happy to share that after many months of reading and studying, I obtained my CLTD (Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution) through American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM).” Goda works at Abbott and resides in Westbrook, Maine.
2017
College sweethearts, Morgan Maxwell and Tyler Gilson, got married June 18, 2022, in Oxford, Maine, surrounded by many of their MMA friends!
2017
Cory Eastup is sailing as an engineer for Moran Towing and lives in Blacksburg, S.C.
2018
Peyton (Ward) Penney reports that she has been promoted to assistant vice president, Commercial Real Estate Valuation Analyst at Bangor Savings Bank. She lives in Hermon, Maine, with husband, Dylan ’15.
2019
U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Emine Mutlu, a recent fellow with the Congress- Bundestag Youth Exchange for Youth Professionals that is held in Germany. Emine–a Hancock native– previously served as an intern the Washington, D.C. and Bangor offices of Senator Collins. “It was wonderful to welcome Emine back to my D.C. office and discuss her experience participating in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program,” said Senator Collins.
2020
Nikia Levesque has been promoted to vice president for marketing for Day’s Jewelers. Starting as a service specialist for the eight-store chain at age 16, Levesque’s new position will provide leadership, guidance, and career development training for Day’s Jewelers’ entire marketing team. She will also oversee the Day’s website and e-commerce division, as well as serve on the company’s executive board.
2021
Lila Eldridge, sailing as third mate, was featured in the September 2022 Crowley Corp. announcement of their membership and sponsorship of the Women Offshore Foundation.
2021
Colby Clarke was named Waterville Panther’s boys’ soccer coach. While at MMA, Clarke was captain of the soccer team during his senior year. He graduated with a B.S. in international business and logistics and is pursuing his master’s degree in investment management and financial analysis from Creighton University.
2021
Keith Jordan is a commissioning engineer for Black and Veatch, an employee-owned, global leader in building critical human infrastructure in energy, water, telecommunications and government services. Jordan lives in Waltham, Maine.
2022
Lucas Healy of Lakewood, Ohio, was president of the campus sustainability club at MMA and advocated for renewable energy curriculum to be taught on campus to prepare students for clean energy careers. Healy and his team built an operational wind turbine and testing facility for faculty to integrate into their classes.