Bay Path University

www.baypath.edu 31 through art and provides reduced rate/free classes for youth in need. We now have online art classes in drawing, painting, cartooning, and more so anyone around the world can share in our instructors' knowledge. If you know anyone interested, please share this with them! Thank you so much for being a part of my journey!" Arianna White has accepted a position teaching PreK with Head Start in Chesapeake, Virginia. 2014 Amanda Buckingham has joined the litigation & dispute resolution practice area of the law firm, Halloran Sage, based out of the firm's Hartford, Connecticut, office. She handles tort claims and matters ranging from motor vehicle and uninsured/under- insured motorist to professional and product liability. Prior to joining Halloran Sage, Amanda worked as an employment practices liability adjuster for a large reinsurance company, handling claims against insured employers in state and federal agencies and in courts across the country involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wrongful termination. She earned her JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law after graduating magna cum laude from Bay Path University. Halloran Sage (www.halloransage.com) provides responsive legal counsel to client needs and routinely handles transactional, litigation, and personal service matters. The firm has a pres- ence throughout the state, with offices in Hartford, Danbury, Middletown, New Haven, New London, Westport, Connecticut, as well as a branch in Washington, D.C. Jynai McDonald will be running again for the Ward 4 City Council seat she came close to winning two years ago, and in part, it is the attendance record of Councilor Malo Brown that is motivating her campaign. Cole Eckerman G'14 was recently named director of development & government relations at Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) in Bellevue, Washington. Prior to this promotion, Cole served as BAM's development director for 18 months. During this time, Cole increased BAM's grants revenue by 176% and secured substantial corpo- rate support from the region's tech giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, and T-Mobile. In this new role, Cole will continue to lead BAM's development department while also representing the Museum's interests with elected and government officials. Liliana Madrid G'14 began her new position on January 4, 2021, as the first director of diversity, equity and inclusion for New York State's Division of Academic and Student Affairs. 2015 Maureen Daley G'15 graduated with a master's in Occupational Therapy in 2015. She writes: "I am including a link to my recent online article pub- lished in OT Practice Magazine, the print article was published in January 2021. I wanted my OT class to be in the know!" Dr. Samira Galvao G'17 says: "Hello, my BPU family! After receiving my master's in 2017, I continued my studies at Northcentral University. I finished in May of 2020, defended my dissertation study in June, and virtual commencement was August 22, 2020. I'm grateful for everything I learned at BPU, and therefore, I felt I was ready to expand my knowledge by getting my doctoral degree. Thank you! My dissertation was the following: Addressing The Needs of English Language Learners At The Secondary Level: A Qualitative Single-Case Study." 2016 Brianna Nobile Recent Alumni Ambassador bclyne9@gmail.com Kieona Fairley started a new position as senior clinical data manager at TFS- Clinical Contract Research Organization. Edna Ohemaa Aboagye '16 is now an RN, graduating from SUNY Onondoga Community College with her nursing degree. Kelly Partridge G'16 published her first children's book, How Owls Become Wise. Amanda Emet G'18 misses seeing everyone on campus but is enjoying lots of books and has been keeping busy with school and her new role as a Lead Teacher for NORY. She shares: "This educational institution runs summer camps and after-school enrichment programs throughout greater New York City, with their programs usually focused on STEM and entrepreneurship. If we were not in a pandemic, this camp would be taking place on ground, in the Upper West Side. Because of this, I am involved in their virtual summer STEM program and work remotely from Massachusetts. I am extremely grateful to have this position because it was a competitive pool! I work with ages 7-12, and they are advanced learners. They're such a great group to work with, and they drive my passion for education even more. It's been a dream of mine to teach science and attend science camp, so I'm having an absolute blast. Literally and figuratively having a blast, because we do daily experiments that include some nifty chemical reactions! Another benefit is that I've networked with 30 people from all over the U.S. who are part of this program as well, from Maryland, South Carolina, NYC, Delaware, and more! It's been a pleasure working here. I'm happy I can still make a difference in the lives of students, no matter the distance! :-) It's only a summer position, but it is such an amazing opportunity to continue teaching during the pandemic." Cassandra Houle G'17 has been named associate manager of audit services at the Pittsfield accounting firm of Adelson & Co., according to President Gary Moynihan. 2017 Krista A. Garriepy recently graduated from her physician assistant program, passed her NCCPA board exam, and will be working as a pediatric oncology physician assistant at Cohen Children's Hospital in New York City starting in August! Meredith O'Brien-Weiss G'17 has written a memoir about the life-altering diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Uncomfortably Numb Memoir came out in paperback on March 3, at the beginning of MS Awareness Month. Delmarina Lopez, J.D. '17 states: "It is with great enthusiasm that I officially announce I am running for City Councilor in my home city of Chicopee, Massachusetts." Kelly Partridge G'16 Cole Eckerman G'14 Maureen Daley G'15 and Leslie

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