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contacted the producers for an internship. At Jon’s persistence, the producers gave in and offered to have him come down to the offices. Showing up every day and doing whatever looked like it needed to be done, he caught the attention of the producers and quickly received promotion after promotion on the set. Eventually earning the title of Senior Production Manager on the credits, the movie, “Poultrygeist: Attack of the Chicken Dead,” ended up being shown around the world and reviewed in the New York Times with positive reviews. Since the debut of that movie, Jon has since work on sets in West Virginia, Virginia, NYC, Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh in a variety of capacities. After graduating college in 2009, Jon headed to New York City in hopes of finding a job in the film and television industry. While looking for a job there, he heard from a colleague offering him a week on the set of a Russell Crowe movie in Pittsburgh. Within less than 24 hours after receiving the call, Jon was heading to Pittsburgh. The week on the set turned into the remainder of the movie and since then, Jon has worked on just about every movie that is filmed in Pittsburgh, which surprisingly is a lot. In his current role, Jon is a Production Assistant and has worked on countless films, most recently on “The Avengers,” “Lincoln” and “Jack Reacher.” He explains his job as “an extremely simplified way, sort of like an assistant set manager when it’s at its most demanding, and a step or two above a personal assistant when it’s at its least.” The next step in his career would be joining the union as an Assistant Director. He will be eligible to do this in under two years, rendering him a very young AD. 26 Nichols School Madisson Lank ’09 Even before entering the halls of Nichols, Madisson Lank ’09 knew she wanted to be a pilot. She graduated from Seneca College this spring with a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Sciences, along with a commercial pilot license and other ratings required to become an airline pilot. Prior to graduation, Madisson received an offer from Air Canada Jazz to fly a Q400. Madisson credits Nichols for her success at Seneca College and securing a job in a time when many college graduates are struggling to find work: “Nichols taught me how to study and use my time wisely. After getting accepted into my dream flight college, I was still nervous about passing my highly demanding courses and completing my airplane flying lessons on time. Thankfully, Nichols had taught me how to properly study to make the most out my little free time. My program began with 130 students, and after four years, the program has dwindled to 38 of us. Nichols is why I am part of that 38.” With the busy life of a student and completing internships, Madisson still finds time to give back through volunteer work. As she explains, “Nichols taught me to give back to my community. I always enjoyed our volunteer days at school and it helped me realize that there is so much more I can do to make this world a better place. Nichols taught me how rewarding it is to help those in need.” In Toronto, she volunteers at a senior citizen center as an event coordinator and also uses her flying skills to volunteer with “Pilot N Paws,” where she flies dogs from high-kill shelters to new homes. Last summer, she volunteered building orphanages in Africa with Sean Griffin ’10. In July, she will be traveling to Nepal to teach English to Buddhist Monks. Madisson is currently living in Toronto, Ontario, and in her spare time she enjoys curling and golfing. “Even with such a male-dominated industry, Mr. Montesano and the golf team still taught me how to out-drive all the boys!” Tori Vossler ’10 A rising senior at St. Lawrence University, Tori Vossler ’10 recently completed an internship at Christie’s in New York City. Christie’s is an ideal placement for Tori, an Art and Art History and Economics double major, as it has the largest auction sales of any fine art auction company in the world. “My time at Christie’s was the perfect opportunity for me to put both of my interests side by side: art and business. My supervisor at Christie’s is an alumna of St. Lawrence University, and working alongside her was a rewarding experience,” explains Tori. While at Christie’s in New York, she worked in the Press Department. Tori hopes to pursue a career in the art business field. For her spring 2013 semester, she took advantage of St. Lawrence’s study abroad program and spent a semester in London, England. While she was overseas, she continued her work at Christie’s in London while exploring England and other European countries. Tori credits Nichols for sparking her interest in art and art history. During her senior year at Nichols, she had the opportunity to take an art history class with Mr. Potter. She explains that this course was the first step in realizing she wanted to pursue a career in the field. With a full resume even before she receives a bachelor’s degree, Tori has also completed internships at the Albright- Knox Art Gallery and the University at Buffalo Art Galleries in Buffalo. She is expected to graduate from St. Lawrence in the spring of 2014.
alumni events By Sean Heidinger ’07 Nichols Alumni Board Back: Tom Tobias ’07, Brendan McCarthy ’07, Peter Randaccio ’07, Dan Swift ’07; front: Brett Roell ’07, Tyler Van Schoonhoven ’07, Matt Parker ’07, Sean Heidinger ’07 Toward the end of 2012, over 150 GOLD alumni members, as well as a handful of alumni from older classes, gathered in Buffalo at Allen Street Hardware on two separate occasions for Alumni Happy Hour events. Between the two events, over 150 Nichols alumni gathered in the back room of Hardware for a private cocktail hour. These two events proved to be the more successful alumni gatherings as the timing was crucial. Those who now live out of town were in Buffalo for the holidays, which seemed to have a massive influence on the attendance. Alumni poured into Hardware in large groups and marched right to the room where a large group of fellow Nichols alumni were to welcome everyone with handshakes and hugs. Attendees shared custom Nichols drinks, including “The Verdian.” There are many more GOLD alumni events to come. Hopefully they will continue to be just as successful! Spring/Summer 2013 27
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