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Robert Summers ’02 (above) of
Reno, Nev., earned his Ph.D. in
business administration from
Kennedy-Western University in
Cheyenne, Wyo., in August.
Ericka Prefontaine Sanborn
’02 (above) has been named
director of admissions and
marketing at Catherine
McAuley High School in
Portland, Maine. Ericka was
previously a member of the
school’s English department
faculty and most recently held
the position of coordinator
of communications and
alumnae relations. Ericka
lives in Standish, Maine, with
husband Patrick Sanborn ’04.
Hillary Collyer ’04 of
Riverside, R. I., recently earned
her master’s degree in nursing
from Simmons College in
Boston, Mass., and passed the
national certification exams
to become a certified nurse
practitioner. Hillary has been
a hematology-oncology nurse
at Hasbro Children’s Hospital
in Providence for five years
and has accepted the position
of pediatric surgical nurse
practitioner on the pediatric
surgical team at Hasbro.
Kim Clement ’05 (above) of
Windham, Maine, has joined
the Saint Joseph’s faculty as an
assistant professor of nursing.
Kim earned a master’s degree in
nursing and a master’s degree in
business administration from the
University of Southern Maine.
She is certified in medical surgical
nursing by The Academy of
Medical-Surgical Nurses. She is
the editor-in-chief of The Maine
Link, the quarterly newsletter of
The Maine Hospice Council and
Center for End of Life Care. She
teaches health assessment and
nursing foundations on campus.
After the
St. Joe’s Monks
won the GNAC
conference title
in men’s soccer,
assistant coach
Jeff Yeager ’03
hugs goalkeeper
Will Pike ’10 as
son Lucas looks
on...dreaming
of becoming a
soccer star, too.
Meredith Kendall ’05 (above)
of Farmington, Maine, has
recently published the book
“Reiki Nurse: My Life as
a Nurse and How Reiki
Changed It.” Meredith is a reiki
practitioner at The Dempsey
Center in Lewiston, Maine,
and teaches nursing at the
Central Maine Medical Center
College of Nursing and Health
Professionals.
Richard Anderson ’07 of
Wautoma, Wis., has accepted
the position of Service &
Health Division Associate Dean
at Mid-State Technical College
in Grand Rapids, Mich., where
he will manage educational
activities related to emergency
medical services throughout the
district. Rick has also earned
a master’s degree in disaster
medicine and management
from Philadelphia University.
Stephanie Cote ’07 of Portland,
Maine, has been selected to
receive the 2009 Celebrating
Excellence in Caregiving Award
from the Maine Health Care
Association for, among other
qualities, her outstanding direct
caregiving and extraordinary
level of resident care and
attention to resident rights.
Stephanie is one of 10
caregivers in Maine to receive
the award and the only RN. She
received the award at a special
luncheon during the Maine
Health Care Association’s
annual fall conference. She is a
nurse at St. Andre Health Care
Facility in Biddeford, Maine.
Cynthia Powers ’08 of
Memphis, Tenn., enrolled in
the Doctor of Nursing Practice
executive leadership program
at Union University, Jackson,
Tenn., in August.
Brad Morin ’06 entered St.
Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore,
Md., in August. He writes
that his hope is to become a
Diocesan priest for the Diocese
of Portland. Brad is from Saint
David, Maine.
Brian Schools ’08, Manchester,
N.H., is assistant turf manager
for the Manchester Fisher Cats,
the AA affiliate of the Toronto
Blue Jays. The Fisher Cats’
baseball field has been named
by the Pioneer® Athletics 2008
Field of Excellence® as the top
field among all New England
professional teams, colleges,
universities, high schools and
park & recreation departments.
Sister Mary Norberta ’09
(Honorary Doctorate) of
Bangor, Maine, was named
by the Maine Business and
Professional Women organization
for her work as leader of
the St. Joseph Hospital and
St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation
in Bangor since 1982.
Sr. Norberta is president and
CEO at St. Joseph Hospital.
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