Alumni News – October

Have you ever wondered what former students have been up to since leaving CCV? Look no further! We’re pleased to share the latest edition of updates submitted by CCV’s diverse group of alumni, which includes graduates as well as anyone who took classes and was significantly impacted by their experience at the College. 

Alumni are encouraged to share their news by filling out the alumni update form.

Russ Hoermann ’89 Law Enforcement
Woodbury ’08 Bachelor’s Degree 
Russ has been married for 31 years. They have two daughters, a son who passed away, and grandsons.

Ramona Bilodeau ’21 Liberal Studies
Ramona currently works at Essex Elementary School as an instructional assistant.

Jules Desautels ’21 Liberal Studies
Jules is a part-time firefighter with the Winooski Fire Department.

Anne McCaffrey ’18 Allied Health
Vermont Technical College ’20 Nursing
Anne is doing well and works with Northern County Health Care to develop wound care protocols for their patients.

Abigail Maiello ’15 Liberal Studies
Mount Holyoke College ’18 Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Education with Teaching Certificate 
Mount Holyoke ’20 Master’s Degree
Abigail got married in 2020 and started a new job with the State of Vermont as a vocational counselor in June 2023.

Matthew McClintock ’12 Criminal Justice
Matthew graduated from the University of Vermont in 2016 with a master’s degree in social work.

Jennifer Locke ’13 Business
SNHU ’23 Master’s in Human Resources
Jennifer welcomed a granddaughter in the fall of 2021 and her daughter graduated in June 2022.

Jack Silverman STEM Studies
Jack graduated from Castleton University in 2021, then continued at Castleton to pursue the nursing program.

Ellie Romp ’19 Liberal Studies
In addition to Ellie’s job at Counseling Services of Addison County,  she opened a cannabis dispensary in Brandon in December of 2022. Epona Farms Store is one of only a few 100% women-owned dispensaries in the state. At home she is a single parent raising four sons and two nieces. The rowdy crew are ages 18, 16, 13, 13, nine and one.

Rebecca Hanley ‘23 Information Technology
SUNY University at Stony Brooks ’23 Bachelor’s in Philosophy and Marine Biology

Sarah Schwartz Early Childhood Education
Vermont State University ’22 Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education

Meaghan McEntee ’14 Liberal Studies
SUNY Empire State College ‘21 Bachelor’s Degree Business Management
Meaghan continued her education and graduated from Russell Sage College in 2023 with a Master of Business Administration and a 3.957 GPA. As a result, she was promoted from sales account manager level 1 to level 2 and was temporarily assigned to a high visibility project with the company she has been working for since 2016. In her seven-year tenure, Meaghan has been promoted from field office administrator, to sales operations analyst, to project coordinator, to sales account manager. Since graduating from CCV she has visited six new countries, over 20 new states, and launched a small-scale LLC. She also purchased a home in upstate New York in 2019 and enjoys homeownership projects in her limited free time. The future burns bright—full steam ahead.

Jasmine DeLude ’23 Liberal Studies
Jasmine transferred to SNHU where she is earning straight A’s towards a bachelor’s degree in English & creative writing.

Kimberly Coonradt ’23 Behavioral Science
Kimberly is working for the State of Vermont as a fraud investigator.

Jenn Driscoll ’23 Early Childhood Education
Jenn is employed by Capstone Community Action as a head start early home visitor.