Hello, Class of 2002! Congratulations are in order for Bryan Steinert ’05G, who was recently promoted to program manager for Haley & Aldrich, an environmental and geotechnical consulting firm. Bryan is based out of the Portland, ME, office. Happy retirement to Sherrie Grover Hersom G! Sherrie spent 39 years in the Boothbay Region school system.…

Hello, Class of 2002! In February, Julie Munsey was named the next president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. Julie previously served as the membership and corporate development director for the Maine International Trade Center. She is the first female president of the chamber and has been an active leader in various organizations, including…

Hello, Class of 2002! Wow, what a great Homecoming and Reunion weekend! The weather held for tailgating at the football game on Saturday and the team came away with an exciting win against Monmouth. We had a small but mighty gathering that was able to connect over the weekend. Several were able to gather over…

Hello, Class of 2002! Get ready to celebrate! The Class of 2002 will celebrate our 20th Reunion at Homecoming this fall! Yup. That’s right. It has been TWENTY YEARS. Stop feeling old. We are NOT OLD. We are perfect. Just think about it—the ’90s are back in fashion (were they ever fashionable?) and 40s are…

Hello, Class of 2002! Classmates are in the news! Jon Solomon, the current varsity football coach in Houlton, ME, was confirmed as the new athletic director for RSU 29 (Houlton, Hammond, Littleton, and Monticello). Jon has served in many different roles in the RSU 29 district since moving there in 2016. If you keep up…

Nate Briggs 92 Main Trail Hampden, ME 04444 nbriggs831@hotmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2002/ Hello, Class of 2002!  One of our classmates reached out; otherwise, this column would have been lighter than its normally brief length. Jonathan LaBonte is now managing a forest-based education, research, and outreach non-profit based in Augusta called the Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education…

Hello, Class of 2002! Jonathan Solomon, after having spent a number of years as assistant coach, was named head coach of the Houlton Shires. Jonathan played defensive tackle for the Black Bears and went on to play semi-professionally for a number of years. While 2020 was surely different due to the pandemic, we wish Jonathan…

Nate Briggs Hello, Class of 2002! Sean Ociepka was sworn in as the new probate judge for Waldo County last July. Having served as a lawyer for the past 13 years here in Maine, he will fill the remainder of the term vacated by the prior judge, who stepped down early. When he’s not presiding…

Nate Briggs Hello, Class of 2002! Nancy Kelley G recently retired from Winthrop High School. Having taught at Winthrop for 33 years, she first taught business and then French! Congrats on the retirement and successful career! Last spring, Mandy Cronin was named the general manager of the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women’s Hockey League.…

Nate Briggs Hello, Class of 2002! John Martin was nominated by former Governor Paul LePage ’75G for district court judge. John previously served as an associate attorney in another law office, and later owned his own practice in Skowhegan. Judge John Martin is based in Augusta. Last summer, Peter Harriman ’08G was selected by the…

Nate Briggs 92 Main Trail Hampden, ME 04444 nbriggs831@hotmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2002/   Hello, Class of 2002! Barbora Garbova Higgins has joined Bar Harbor Bank and Trust as assistant vice president, senior credit analyst. She has spent her entire career in the financial services industry here in Maine. She lives in Brewer with her husband and two…

Nate Briggs 92 Main Trail Hampden, ME 04444 nbriggs831@hotmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2002/   Hello, Class of 2002!   Julia Munsey was recently named director, membership and corporate development for the Maine International Trade Center, based in Portland, ME. Previously, Julia was a partner in Dougherty Project Management, a Bangor-based company whose focus was on technology, business process,…