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Alumni Spotlight: Polly Goddard ’93

This month our Alumni Spotlight shines on Polly Goddard, who graduated with a degree in Outdoor Recreation Management in 1993. Originally from Kent, Connecticut, Goddard now lives in Harwich, Massachusetts, where she runs her own coaching and consulting business. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now.   I’m a professional development coach […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Amber Whitman ’09

This month our Alumni Spotlight shines on Amber Whitman of Sabbatus, Maine, a 2009 graduate of UMM’s behavioral sciences program (which has since been updated as the psychology and community studies program). Whitman is a clinician at NFI Massachussetts, a nonprofit organization that offers behavioral health programs for children, adolescents and families. Tell us a […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Rhiannon Hampson ’17

Today our Alumni Spotlight shines on Rhiannon Hampson, who graduated from UMM in 2017 with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and community studies with a minor in counseling. During her time at UMM, Hampson completed a project on agricultural policy for the Maine Policy Scholars program. She currently works as district representative for […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Aisling Farragher-Gemma ’18

This month our Alumni Spotlight shines on Aisling Farragher-Gemma, a 2018 graduate of UMM’s marine biology program. Originally from Millis, Massachusetts, Farragher-Gemma is currently employed as a hatchery technician at Sea and Reef Aquaculture in Franklin, Maine. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now.   I breed and raise designer clownfish and […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Spinney ’19

This month our alumni spotlight shines on Rachel Spinney, who graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2019 with a Bachelor of College Studies degree with a concentration in special education. Originally from Casco, Maine, Rachel currently lives in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, where she works as an EBD high school teacher at […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Kristof Kovacs ’93

This month our Alumni Spotlight shines on Kristof Kovacs. Originally from Budapest, Hungary and now settled in Yarmouth, Maine, Kovacs attended UMM as an international student and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1993. He currently works as the global head of Continuous Improvement at IBM and is a student in the […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Kenyon ’10

This month’s Alumni Spotlight shines on Jake Kenyon from Belchertown, Massachusetts. Jake graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in Recreation and Tourism Management.   Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now.   Immediately after graduating from UMM in 2010 I pursued […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Heidi Jarvis Smallidge ’89

This month’s Alumni Spotlight shines on Heidi Jarvis Smallidge from Southwest Harbor, Maine who graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.   Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now. I work at Maine Coast Heritage Trust, running their Mount Desert Island office, and working as part of […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Ricky Alexander ’09

This month’s Alumni Spotlight shines on Ricky Alexander from Evansville, Indiana who graduated in 2009 with a Marine Biology degree.   Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now:   I completed my master’s program in December 2015, after about four years of working in various field positions as a NOAA/NMFS contractor […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Katherine (Kathy) Mayo-Reese ’87

This month’s spotlight shines on Kathy Mayo-Reese from Steuben, Maine who graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Marine Ecosystems. Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now. After graduating from UMM, I worked as a Consulting Biologist for a period of time.  […]

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