Alumni outcomes

Small classes, internships and personal attention pay off. Meet some of our graduates.

Kayla Bickford

During her senior year, accounting major Kayla Bickford interned during the tax season at S.A. Hutnak & Associates in Portland, Maine. Her professor, Chris Bond, helped her land the internship. Kayla trained in tax preparation, tax planning for the future and the importance of customer service. She liked that she kept busy there, yet found that her employers were ready and willing to answer any questions she had. Halfway through her internship, the owner reviewed Kayla’s work and offered her a full-time job in the company. Just two months after graduation, she started her new position.

Ann Marie Ouelllette

First-grade teacher Ann Marie Ouellette loves it when she sees a child understand. She fondly recalls her children’s literature class at Saint Joseph’s, because the professor “really transferred her passion about reading.” She liked the variety of internships, where she experienced settings in first grade, third grade, middle school and alternate education. Now, with skill and nuance in the midst of persistent questions from 6-year-old minds, she balances curriculum, classroom management and school district benchmarks.

Sean Carey

Biology major Sean Carey is a family practice physician at Central Maine Medical Center. After medical school, he did his residency at Maine Medical Center, the state’s largest hospital. His wife, Amber Caron Carey, was also a biology major at Saint Joseph’s, and she now works as a manager at a large biotechology firm. Many of our biology majors go on to graduate school and succeed in varied positions – everything from research scientist to optometrist to veterinarian.

Angie Gleason

Irish history scholar Angie Gleason teaches medieval history at Princeton University. After she graduated from Saint Joseph’s, she studied in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship and then enrolled in graduate school at Trinity College in Dublin, where she earned her doctorate and taught for several years. Her expertise is the social and cultural history of medieval Ireland, especially its early legal structure, but she also focuses on the philosophy of play and the history of sport. A former volleyball player at Saint Joseph’s, she still loves to compete.

Chad Pulkkinen

Chad Pulkkinen is living his dream of playing professional basketball. A member of the Northampton Neptunes in the British basketball league, he gets to tour English villages on his days off. A business major at Saint Joseph’s, he entertained offers in the field, but couldn’t pass up the chance to become a professional athlete. As part of his contract, he also coaches children, who then come to the games to cheer! “This has been something I have worked for my entire life,” he says. “To have this opportunity is incredible.”

Jessica Cote

Communications major Jessica Cote is now the web services manager at an award-winning marketing agency in southern Maine. During her junior year at Saint Joseph’s, she interned in the public relations department at an area hospital and worked closely with the marketing manager. The internship opened doors and gave her the experience she needed for her fast-paced position – a job fostered through a connection with one of her former professors.