31 Years at Nichols - Nichols School

2005
Project Manager at Sinatra & Company Real
Estate, Matt Connors was named one of
Business First’s “30 Under 30” recognizing
him as an up and coming professional in the
Western New York area.
Matt Felser is teaching Spanish and coaching
soccer, golf and lacrosse at Vail Mountain
School in Vail, Colo. Matt writes: “[I] spend
time with Justin Vassar ’04 in Aspen and
Peter ’04 and Mark Farmelo ’06 in Vail.
Thanks to my mom and dad, Nichols and
Williams [College]. Not a bad life.”
Mike Kawi passed the Florida bar exam and
is now a Public Defender in Miami-Dade, Fla.
2006
Matt Winkel’s case note, “The Not-So Artful
Dodger: The McCourt-Selig Battle and the
Powers of the Commissioner of Baseball,”
will be published in Volume 31, Issue 2 of the
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal.
A 2010 graduate of Fordham University,
Matt is a third year law student at Benjamin
N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City
and is a member of the Cardozo Arts &
Entertainment Law Journal’s Editorial Board.
2007
Julia Butcher began working for the online
restaurant reservation website, OpenTable,
Inc. in their Boulder, Colo., office as a sales
associate. In her new role, she supports
members of the outside sales team by
appointment setting, market research,
prospect management and cold calling. She
has five markets and one of them is French
Canada, or more specifically, Montreal
and Québec. Julia explains, “I actually call
restaurants in that area in French which is
fun. Basically, I try to initiate the conversation
between the restaurant and OpenTable to get
them to appear on our network.”
2008
Dal Ackerman works for the Marcy-
Newberry Association as a pre-kindergarten
teacher in Chicago.
2009
Hobart College senior, Eric DeRose, was
named to the 2013 Liberty League Men’s
Squash All-Academic Team. An English and
comparative literature major, DeRose has
earned a spot on the dean’s list in each of
the past three years. He posted nine wins
this season. The Statesmen finished the
season with a 10-14 overall record and won
the consolation bracket at the CSA Team
Championship’s Conroy Cup in February.
Bowdoin College senior, Kaitlin Donahoe,
was named NESCAC’s Athlete of the Week
twice in the 2012-2013 season following her
performance on the Women’s Basketball
team. At the conclusion of the season, she
was honored in All-Conference accolades
announced by the NESCAC.
Madisson Lank writes: “I’m in my fourth
year at Seneca College in Toronto. In May, I
passed my Commercial Flight Test, officially
making me a commercial pilot. A month
after getting my commercial license, I got
offered a job with Air Canada Jazz as a first
officer on a CRJ. I start in June, once I
finish my fourth year, and get my Bachelor
of Science degree in Aviation Sciences and
Aircraft Design.”
Nick Williams graduated from the
University of Rochester in three years and
is currently studying for his law degree and
master’s in political science at the University
at Buffalo.
2010
University of Hartford junior, Matt
Angelakos, participated in an alternative
spring break trip in Biloxi, Miss., where a
group of 35 students focused on clean up
from Hurricane Isaac. Matt and his fellow
classmates focused on shoreline restoration,
native plant propagation, sea grass
restoration, wildlife habitat improvement,
dune restoration, storm water treatment,
public land restoration and invasive species
removal.
Captain of the University of Rochester
Varsity Field Hockey team, Katie Flaschner,
was named a Field Hockey All-American by
the NFHCA on one of the Longstreth/
NFHCA All-American Teams. She earned
Third Team honors for her performance
during the 2012 season. Katie has boasted a
successful year as she recorded her best
offensive season to date scoring 28 points
(11 G, 6 A) and was third on the team in
scoring. Katie’s name is also listed on The
University of Rochester’s All-American Wall
located on campus.
After receiving his real estate license this
past fall, Bo Gurney has joined the firm,
Gurney, Becker & Bourne as a real estate
agent.
Jake Herskind is a junior at Princeton
and an Army ROTC cadet involved in
Cadet Language and Cultural Immersion
Training, the first training deployment as
a cadet. After a weeklong training session
at Fort Knox, Ky., the selected cadets are
deployed to partner nations where they are
immersed in the local culture and languages.
The selected cadets will spend three weeks
involved in assisting with current Army
missions that range from helping build
community projects to teaching English to
local children.
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