Tahoe Quarterly profiles artist and UMaine alum
Jesse Melanson, who studied new media at the University of Maine, was profiled in Tahoe Quarterly for his bold and striking murals in cities across the country.
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Ryan Moore: A career in banking
Ryan Moore graduated from the Maine Business School in 2005 with a major in Marketing. He is currently finishing his Ph.D. in marketing with the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. A native of Millinocket, Maine, Ryan is clearly the king of multitasking. “My undergraduate education gave me two things: my curiosity about marketing […]
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David Patrick: Working toward a more equitable community in Maine
David Patrick, MBS Class of 2016, is working toward a more equitable community in Maine. He is the co-founder of Racial Equity & Justice (REJ), a nonprofit and firm that provides consulting services and educational support based in Bangor. Read Patrick’s story online. Contact: Melanie Brooks, melanie.brooks@maine.edu
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Kelsey Stoyanova: Two-time UMaine alum and current graduate student named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova remembers when it hit her that she’d been named 2022 Maine Teacher of Year. It was when she was entering the gym at Hampden’s Reeds Brook Middle School for an assembly where the big announcement was taking place. As the eighth-grade band played the opening chords of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor, […]
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Gay Anne McDonald: Special educator making a difference in the lives of students statewide
If there’s a constant theme from Gay Anne McDonald’s career as an educator, it’s that none of her moves were planned. Instead, each new position came from a desire to meet the needs of students — particularly students with special needs. McDonald (’92, ’08G) grew up in Lincoln, Maine and graduated from Mattanawcook Academy, before […]
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Carole Goldberg: A career in education, response services
Carole Goldberg (‘66) grew up in Windham, Maine, and was most interested in playing softball, basketball and other sports. Fortunately, she had a coach, Marguerite L. “Peg” Ayer (B.S., ‘54; M.Ed. ‘61), who had graduated from the University of Maine and encouraged Goldberg to enroll. After graduating from UMaine, Goldberg traveled the world, first as […]
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Hoang Anh Le: Senior tax associate and travel blogger
Hoang Anh “Christine” Le graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in accounting in 2017. Le, an Honors College student, was named the Outstanding International Student in the Maine Business School and received the Academic Achievement in Accounting Award the year of her graduation. At UMaine she held a position in Student Government, […]
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Colby Johns: Alumna and UMaine science diving assistant earns instructor certification
Colby Johns, a University of Maine alumna who has been working as a UMaine scientific diving assistant since 2017, has successfully completed the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) instructor certification. UMaine’s Scientific Diving program provides support and training to scientists and students in using diving as a research tool. It is based in Walpole […]
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Elisabeth Maxwell: Alumna earns instructor certification while working with Scientific Diving Program
Elisabeth Maxwell, a University of Maine alumna, a research associate at UMaine’s Darling Marine Center and an assistant in the Scientific Diving program, has successfully completed the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) instructor certification. UMaine’s Scientific Diving Program provides support and training to scientists and students in using diving as a research tool. It […]
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Tracey O’Connell: UMaine alumna honored with Maine School Counselor Association Lifetime Achievement Award
In late January, Tracey O’Connell, school counselor at Leonard Middle School in Old Town, started getting emails from her principal about an upcoming Zoom meeting that nobody was allowed to miss. She thought it was going to be a regular staff meeting, nothing terribly exciting. As it turned out, the Feb. 5 meeting was a […]
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