Class of 2003

Class of 2003 News

Class of 2003 Class Note

Congratulations to Johanna Szillery G for her promotion to vice president at the engineering firm of Haley Ward in Bangor, ME. Johanna has over 15 years’ experience in natural resource and regulatory permitting focusing on wetland delineation for clients. Chad Mullin was promoted to executive director at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland. Chad…

Class of 2003 Summer 2024 Class Note

Congratulations to Joshua Tripp ’13G after a long tenure in Bucksport, he was recently named Regional School Unit 25’s new superintendent! Tripp started his career in 2002 as a math teacher at Bucksport High School, in the years since, he has been a teacher, coach and administrator in Bucksport. Michael Grenier has been promoted to…

Class of 2003 Winter 2024 Class Note

Midcoast Maine book lovers, rejoice! Elizabeth Burnett opened a bookshop in Searsport last year. Elizabeth decided to change her career focus from law to something more meaningful and personal post COVID. Even the name of the store, Anodyne, has significant meaning for her — a noun referencing “something that soothes, calms, or comforts.” Elizabeth has…

Class of 2003 Summer 2023 Class Note

Kathryn O’Quinn Kennedy ’05G, ’12G has started a new adventure for herself! Kathryn recently purchased a food trailer to fix up and eventually serve waffles this summer. During a 2019 trip to Europe, she was inspired and started selling home-baked items at the Ellsworth Farmers Market under the name Bookish Bakery. The food truck will…

Class of 2003 Winter 2022 Class Note

Jamie Beaudoin G has been named the new University of Maine Farmington Athletics Director. Jamie has been a longtime coach and athletics administrator. His career at UMF started in 1998 and he has coached men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, and served as the associate athletics director. Over his time as women’s basketball coach, he…

Class of 2003 Summer 2022 Class Note

Gretchen Schaefer ’06G won her incumbent seat during the November 2021 election for Bangor’s City Council race. Gretchen is an instructional technologist at Husson University (also in Bangor) and has served on the council since 2018. Gretchen has diligently worked for a new skate park for the city in Hayford Park, which opened in October…

Class of 2003 Winter 2022 Class Note

Jeffrey D. Kobrock G is an influencer in town governments and economic growth. He has been the town manager of Winthrop, ME, since 2019. Prior to Winthrop, Jeff was the city manager in Gardiner, ME, and the executive director of the Midcoast Council of Governments and Midcoast Economic Development District. Jaclyn Martin Tourtelotte has been…

Class of 2003 Summer 2021 Class Note

Victoria Abbott Augusta, ME vabbott13@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2003/ Nate Cotnoir has been promoted to senior vice president, Northern Maine director of commercial banking at Camden National Bank (Maine). Ryan Smith ’95, executive vice president of commercial banking, had this to say about Nate, “Nate is very dedicated to helping his customers succeed, and he’s played a key…

Class of 2003 Winter 2021 Class Note

Christine Olson Syska joined Westbrook Housing Authority as the new housing choice voucher program director. Christine earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in race, class, and gender as well as a bachelor’s degree in women’s studies. She previously worked for the Portland Housing Authority. Christine’s role is critical to fulfilling the mission…

Class of 2003 Summer 2020 Class Note

Victoria Abbott Jared Merry joined CES as a senior project engineer within the building services unit as a mechanical engineer. Jared works with mechanical and electrical engineering staff in meeting project designs and goals for CES clients. In addition to his PE license, Jared holds a Merchant Marine’s license. CES is located in Brewer and…

Class of 2003 Winter 2020 Class Note

Victoria Abbott Nate Webb directs the wildlife division of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W). He first worked with the department when he was a UMaine student and joined the state’s bear crew. He subsequently earned his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta and became a carnivore specialist, focusing on wolves, bears,…

Class of 2003 Summer 2019 Class Note

UMaine Alumni Association Sara Green-Hamann ’10G is working as vice president of operations at Dennis Paper and Food Service in Hampden. She has been with the company in different capacities since 2015. She previously worked in human resources at Dennis and The Jackson Lab, and has been an adjunct faculty member at both UMaine and…

Class of 2003 Fall 2018 Class Note

UMaine Alumni Association Abigail.zelz@maine.edu 207.581.1137 facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2003/ The Class of 2003 needs someone to report the news. There is more news than the following few items, but without your help, it won’t appear in the magazine. If you would like to write the class column, please contact Abigail.zelz@maine.edu. It’s a simple, twice-a-year job. Joshua Toothaker…

Class of 2003 Spring 2018 Class Note

Jennifer Gundersen Harris 41 Tamarack Drive South Berwick, ME 03908 jennharris08@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2003/ REUNION at Homecoming October 26-28, 2018 Hello, Class of 2003! Since I last wrote, Chris and I — and big sister Julia — welcomed Zoe Elizabeth to the family. We are a busy family of four, so this is going to…

Class of ’03 Fall 2017 Class Notes

Jennifer Gundersen Harris 41 Tamarack Drive South Berwick, ME 03908 jennharris08@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2003/ Hello, Class of 2003! Happy fall! As I write this, my family is hoping to make it up for Homecoming this October with our newest little Black Bear in tow. Going to try instilling the UMaine love early—especially since we live in…

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