SHS Alumni/Student Mentoring - Teaching: Recent Episodes
Kathleen Keohane
Shrewsbury High School Alumni chat with current SHS students about their teaching careers and college experiences.
Alumni on this call:
Aastha Gupta, 2018 Kyle Vedder, 2015, Michael Keohane 2018
Aastha is a student at The Ohio State University and currenlty interning at Northgrup Grumman Aerospace Systems. Kyle graduated from Umass Amherst and is a PhD candidate at University of Pennsylvania. He has experience as a software engineer at Google, Amazon Lab 126 and a start up. Michael Keohane is a Georgia Tech Comp Sci candidate, with an expected graduation date of May 2022.
Alumni on this call:
Anne Rocheleau, 2006 Krysten Barnhill, 2008
Anne graduated from WPI with a BS/MS in chemical engineering and a PhD in biomedical engineering. She works in research and development for a medical diagnostics start up in Portland, OR. Krysten graduated from WPI and is a mechanical engineer/engineering manager at Terrafugia, a company developing a roadable aircraft.
Alumni on this call:
Michael Sahl, 2007
Michael is a Graduate of American University with a major in film. He interned at a few production companies and is currently working at NBC Sports in DC.
Alumni on this call:
Isabel Broer, 2006 Kevin Chen, 2011, Megan Downing, 2015, Danielle Kemp 2015
Isabel graduated with a degree in Political Science from Columbia. She joined Teach for America and taught 9th grade math for three years. She graduated from Harvard Law and is currently the Assistant Attorney General for K-12 education at the Colorado Attorney General's Office. Kevin attended NYU and graduated from Brown and Harvard Law. He's currently studing for the bar exam and will join a Boston law firm to practice environmental law. Megan graduated from Worcester State with a bachelors in Criminal Justice and a minor in psychology. She is currently a general population counselor at an all male prison.
Alumni on this call:
Jennifer Chen, 2007 Caitlyn Burke, 2010
Jennifer grew up as a classical pianist. She studied art history at Harvard, worked at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and went on to get her MBA from Yale. She is currently the Managing Director at The American Modern Opera Company in Cambridge. Caitlyn graduated from St. Michael's College with a BA in History and English. She received her MBA in non profit management from Brandeis University and is currently the Donor Services Manager at the Brookline Community Foundation.
Alumni on this call:
Nidee Krishnan, 2001 Julia Shaughnessy, 2015 Marissa Hollyer, 2015
Nidee graduated from Worcester State. Currenly studying at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. Julia graduated from Umass Amherst and is currently applying to medical/nurse practitioner schools. Marissa graduated from Boston College with a BS in Biology. She is a genetic counseling student at Boston University Graduate Medical Sciences
Alumni on this call:
Keith Belanger, 1984. Patrick C. Collins, 1983
Keith Graduated from Umass Amherst. Awarded an ROTC Scholarship while at SHS. Retired from the military in 2015 as a Colonel. Served in Operation(s) Desert Shield/Storm, Uphold Democracy (Haiti) and Iraqi Freedom. Transitioned to roles in the private sector/ business world after the military.
Patrick graduated from the University of Notre Dame, UMass-Boston and is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations for Shrewsbury Public Schools.
Alumni on this call:
Darius Corcoran, 2012, Madelyn Stewich 2018, Katelyn Hanam, 2012, Danielle Kemp, 2015, Domitille Buricatu 2014, Liz Belden, 2014
Darius is currently at Millis Public Schools, working at two different school districts revolving around technology usage in classrooms. He has a TV and Radio degree from Lasell. Madelyn is currently a vocal music student at Hartt School in Hartford, CT, with an expected graduation date of December 2020. She teaches theatre classes, assistant directing, singing, and acting for any students who may be interested in music, theatre, or teaching. Katelyn graduated from Western New England University and has worked for Virtustream, A Dell Technologies Business. Danielle is currently a first year law student. She has had internships at Milliman (a healthcare consulting firm) and MassMutual Life Insurance Company (worked in Annuity Pricing) and this summer will be working for the United States Attorney's Office in Boston in the Civil Division (working on trials, witness interviews, depositions, writing motions). Domitille graduated from McGill University in 2018 with a bachelor of commerce / management. She joined the Peace Corps in 2018 working in Community Economic Development and she speaks French, English, and Spanish fluently. Liz graduated from RIT but is currently a Worcester Polytechnic Institute as a Chemical Engineering PhD Candidate.
Alumni on this call:
Patrice Peris, 1999, Madelyn Stewich, 2018 Maggie Clark, 2018
Patrice teaches voice as well as artist development. She specializes in the contemporary and musical theater side of things. Madelyn is currently a vocal music education major at the Hartt School in Hartford, CT, with an expected graduation in December 2020. She also stage manages for professional companies, teaching theatre classes, assistant directing, singing, and acting for any students who may be interested in music, theatre, or teaching.
Alumni who attended:
Scott Sorochak, 1984 Domitille Baricatu, 2014
Scott graduated from UMass Lowell with a BA/BS is Management Information Systems. He has 20 years of expereince in global sales and marketing. He's worked in venture capital for the past 10 years and is currently the CEO of Spark Labs Foundry. His key focus is helping start ups and early stage companies go from $0 to $100M in revenue.
Alumni who attended:
Domitille Buricatu 2014, Sarah Feitelberg 2012, Liz Belden 2014, Michael O'Connell 2017
Domitille graduated from McGill University in 2018 with a bachelor of commerce / management, and then joined the Peace Corps in 2018 working in Community Economic Development. Sarah is currently a student at Eastern Gateway Community College and she is an Office Support Specialist at the Department of Early Education and Care. Liz graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2018 and is currently a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chemical Engineering PhD Candidate. Michael is a graduate of Brown University and he has worked at Amazon, formerly Rand Whitney and Cigna.
Alumni on this call:
Kathy McSweeney, 1984
Graduate of Northeastern University. Currently a realtor with Collins & Demac in Shrewsbury. Voted 2019 Realtor of the Year
Alumni on this call:
Julliard Del Rosario, 2011 Julia Noyes, 2014 Domatille Buricatu, 2014. Yiqin Jiang, 2009 Domitille Baricatu, 2014
Julliard graduated from Cornell where he transitioned from a pre-medical track in undergrad to a career consulting in aerospace & defense advisory for private equity clients and institutional lenders. Julia graduated from Bentley and is currently pursuing her MS at Boston College. She works as an analyst for TJX Companies. Domatile graduated from McGill University with a degree in commerce/management. She's been with the Peace Corps in Columbia working on Community Economic Development. There she worked with community partners to teach entrereneurship and financial literacy curriculums to high school students and adults. Yiqin graduated from William College and is currently getting her MBA at Wharton.
Alumni on this call:
Holly Ouellette, 2011 Arya Mohanka, 2012 Julianna Murray, 2015
Holly graduated from Springfield College and received her Masters from Fitchburg State. She teachers physical education at Conard High School in West Hartford, CT. Arya graduated from Umass Amherst and is starting the Masters program in elementary teaching at Clark University. She teaches at Abbey Kelly Foster Elementary School in Worcester. Julianna graduated from Umass Amherst and is studying for the MTELS to become a health teacher. She works as a Child Specific Aide at SHS.