Category: Alumni Stories
October 30, 2019
John Crowe ’13
Where are you from originally? Stoneham, MA What year did you graduate from Unity College? 2013 What city/ state do you live in? Andover, MA What is your Current Career Title? Biology Teacher, 7th grade What is the Business/Organization you are working for? Stoneham Public Schools What brought you to Unity College? I first came… Read more »
October 29, 2019
Greg Burr ’87
Graduation year: 1987 Degree program: Started off in Forestry, switched to Environmental Science Hometown: Northwest Harbor, ME Current location: Addison, ME Position: Regional Fisheries Biologist Employer: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife for the Grand Lakes Region out of Jonesboro Maine Why did you choose Unity College? I enjoyed the central location of the… Read more »
September 10, 2019
Victoria Cempe-Cohen ’16
Graduation Year: May 2016 What City/ State are you from? I’m originally from Virginia What City/ State do you currently live in? Currently live in Seward, Alaska Current Career Title: Lead Interpreter Business/ Organization you work for: Alaska Sealife Center What was your Major? Captive Wildlife Care and Education Did you switch majors during your… Read more »
May 07, 2019
Andrew Thatcher ’14
Graduation Year: May 2014 What was your Major? Parks, Recreation and Ecotourism What City/ State are you from? Cheshire, Connecticut What City/ State to you currently live in? I currently live Page, AZ The location I am at most is a remote station on Lake Powell called Dangling Rope Marina. Current Career Title: My current… Read more »
April 26, 2019
Ari Leach
As the Biotoxin Specialist for western Maine, I am responsible for monitoring harmful algal blooms that impact Maine’s vital shellfish resources and the health of the public.
April 26, 2019
Allyson Schmidt
I am able to provide care for sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals that are being rehabilitated so they can be released in the wild.
April 03, 2019
Will Elting ’10
Graduation Year: 2010 What City/ State are you from? Oneonta, NY What City/ State to you currently live in? Portland, ME Current Career Title: BikeMaine Ride Director Business/ Organization you work for: Bicycle Coalition of Maine What was your Major? Parks, Recreation, & Ecotourism Did you start and finish your degree at Unity College or… Read more »
March 25, 2019
John Wales ’88
Graduation Year: 1988 What City/ State are you from? Bristol, CT What City/ State to you currently live in? Newark, DE Current Career Title: Delaware State Park Ranger / Captain Business/ Organization you work for: Delaware Natural Resources Police – State Parks Enforcement What was your Major? Ecology Did you switch majors during your time… Read more »
March 15, 2019
Christa Wood ’93
Graduation Year: 1993 What City/ State are you from? I grew up in Rhode Island What City/ State to you currently live in? I currently live in northern New Jersey Current Career Title: For the past 18 years I have been working as a park ‘Naturalist’ at the Lord Stirling Park Environmental Education Center in Basking… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Kelsey Tuttle ’13
Graduation Year: 2013 What City/ State are you from? Colchester, CT What City/ State to you currently live in? Deep River, CT Current Career Title: Assistant Director of Incarnation Camp, Director of Pioneer Village, Expedition Leader for Steward School. Business/ Organization you work for: Incarnation Center What was your Major? Adventure Education Leadership (now A.B.E.E.) What… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Donna Furlong ’99
Graduation Year: 1999 What City/ State are you from? Gilmanton, NH What City/ State to you currently live in? Henniker, NH Current Career Title: Assistant Principal Business/ Organization you work for: Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, Hillsboro, NH What was your Major? Wildlife Did you switch majors during your time at Unity College? No, I stuck with… Read more »
February 25, 2019
Student Success: Ari Leach
Ari Leach is currently the Biotoxin Specialist for the western Maine division of the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Ari has taken over the organization and operation of its volunteer phytoplankton monitoring program, which involves training and supporting a network of volunteers to collect and identify harmful algae species in western Maine, a service that… Read more »
February 14, 2019
Meghan Carter ’15
Graduation Year: 2015 What City/ State are you from? Warwick, Rhode Island What City/ State to you currently live in? Salem, Massachusetts Current Career Title: School and Youth Programs Education Associate II Business/ Organization you work for: Museum of Science, Boston What was your Major? I double majored in Captive Wildlife Care and Education and… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Nancy Romanik ’03
Graduation Year: 2003 What City/ State are you from? Ellington, Connecticut What City/ State to you currently live in? Billerica, Massachusetts Current Career Title: Enrollment Coordinator & Camp Administrator Business/ Organization you work for: Camp Thoreau, Inc. which encompasses Camp Thoreau Day Camp as well as The Thoreau Club in Concord, MA What was your Major?… Read more »
January 23, 2019
From Con Law to a corner office
Since graduating from Unity College, Matthew Shejen has worked his way up to a Senior Vice President role for one of the largest banks in the country When Matthew Shejen (‘00) first entered into Unity College, he didn’t see himself ever becoming the Senior Vice President and Head of Strategy and Planning at Wells Fargo,… Read more »
December 07, 2018
Peter Deane ’00
Hometown: Peaks Island, Maine Major: Conservation Law Enforcement Current job: US Customs and Border Protection in Skagway, Alaska. Currently in my 17th year with USCBP. Fun Fact: My wife LeeAnne (Ouellette) Deane (‘00) is a Unity College alum, with a degree in Wildlife, working for Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park with the National Parks… Read more »
December 07, 2018
Jessica Parsons ’10
Where are you from? Winslow, ME Graduation year? 2010 What was your major? B.S. in Wildlife Current position: Practice Manager at New England Animal Hospital Did you transfer to Unity College from another institution? Yes, I attended a larger state school from 2004-07, then transferred to Unity College (2007-10) Did you switch majors at any… Read more »
December 07, 2018
Rebecca Harrison ’17
Hometown: Freeport, ME Current Career Title: JMG (Jobs for Maines Graduates) Middle School Specialist What was your Major? Secondary Education- Life Science Did you switch majors at any point in your college career? I did! I started out as Adventure Based Environmental Education (ABEE) Any tips for Unity students who are in their first year… Read more »
November 26, 2017
Cpl. Michelle Merrifield (‘93)
Maine Game Warden Service K-9 Team Leader Michelle Merrifield (‘93) couldn’t get into her truck. The dog she’d just picked up from the Maine State Police, Pistol, was barking and snarling at the driver’s side window, letting her know with no uncertainty how he felt about Michelle joining him inside. It took a bit of… Read more »
November 01, 2017
Alumna Profile : Renee Adlesperger ’16
Marine Biologist [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”24″ bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#ffffff”] The campus was quiet, and the hot summer air lay like a blanket over Unity College when Renee Adlesperger first laid her eyes on it. [/mks_pullquote] The cheerful voice of the tour guide filled the silence as they made their way from building to building, mapping out… Read more »
