Fall 2012 Issue - Colby-Sawyer College

2008
Sarah Heaney Pelletier
PO Box 2041
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 930-5433
SH.Heaney@gmail.com
Class of ’08, I hope this
finds you well and a big
thank you to everyone
who sent in updates!
Ashlee Willis earned a
doctorate in physical
therapy from Franklin
Pierce U and has started
working at Hampstead
Sports and Rehab as a
physical therapist. She
also recently spent some
time catching up with
Kyle Koch Taylor, Lindsey
Santoro and Professor
Jean Eckrich in New
London. Charlie Belvin
completed his 2nd Tough
Mudder; his team’s theme
was “The Avengers,” with
each member dressed
as a superhero from the
movie. Stephanie Kimball
is enjoying her role as
The Hulk, or Charlie Belvin
’08, as you may know him,
competing at the Tough
Mudder!
Courtney Bodine Harvey
’08 with her son, Geoffrey
Jermain.
marketing manager at
Chadwick Martin Bailey
in Boston. Zachary Irish
is the assistant director
of student life at Daniel
Webster College. He is
also the president-elect
for the Residence Life
Association of the Granite
State and the district
coordinator for the North
East Association of College
and University Housing
Officers. Zack and his
wife live in Nashua, NH,
with their one-year-old
son. In Apr., Amanda
Kowalik presented at the
American Association
of Neuroscience Nurses
conference in Seattle. The
poster was titled, “Moral
Distress: Long term care
of an acutely ill patient.”
2009
Elizabeth Cressman
40 Susan Drive
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 851- 5147
ecressman1986@
yahoo.com
Colin Bellavance
20 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
colin.bellavance@
gmail.com
Nicole Poelaert
Post Office Box 2082
Duxbury, MA 02331
npoelaert@yahoo.com
This year we’re seeing
many ’09 grads finishing
up their master’s programs.
Abby Cramer is
one of them. She finished
her graduate program
from Simmons College
Graduate School of Library
and Information Science,
with a master’s of library
and information science.
Chantalle Pelletier received
her master’s in experimental
psychology at Rivier
U. She’s also excited to
have spent the summer
in Peru with her fiancé,
David. Before returning
to the States, she taught
English at an institute.
Chantalle is now searching
for research jobs around
Boston. Jeanine Audet
recently moved to Chapel
Hill, NC, with Lyndsey
Walsh ’08 and her adopted
dog, Zoey. She plans
to attend the U of NC
at Chapel Hill for her
master’s. Julie Thurston
is busy in Haverill, MA,
working at Northeast
Behavioral Health as an
outpatient clinician.
She’s putting her recently
earned master’s in clinical
mental health counseling
with a concentration in
substance abuse to good
use. Nicole Poelaert is
celebrating her 1st year in
her house in Pembroke,
MA. She makes time to
relax with her dogs on
Duxbury Beach, and she
recently adopted a crazy
kitten named Tito. Moving
to NY, Sean Ahern’s thesis
is on the use of communication
metaphors by The
Clash in their music and
album art. He also wrote a
paper on the Scott Pilgrim
series published online
at the U of Roma Tre
in Italy as a part of their
OL3Media journal. His
current research leads him
to a paper on the depiction
of Clark Kent in the age
of WB teen dramas for
a book on the television
show Smallville. Kathryn
Migliaccio began a 2-year
journey working towards
her master’s in museum
education at Bank
Street College School of
Education in NYC. Kristen
Romanko continues to
work as a preschool teacher
in Weston, and coached
a 14-and-under volleyball
team earlier this year. She
hopes to continue coaching
in future seasons.
Aubrey Thomas started
grad school at Emerson
College, where she’s studying
communication management
with a concentration
in public relations
and stakeholder communication.
She also was
elected to CSC’s Board of
Trustees as a Winton-Black
Trustee. Megan Comolli
continues her studies at
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