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Semester at Sea 2017-2018 Parents Council

BY REGION

Elaine Deutsch

5833 Scarborough Drive

Oakland, CA 94611

Phone: 510.559.0593

Email: [email protected]

Children: Hannah SP’12

FA'71 (student) SP'74 (staff) SP'10 (partial) SP'12 (partial), Global Engagement 2011 and LOTS of

reunion voyages. My daughter, Hannah, sailed in SP'12 and I was lucky enough to sail 3 ports with her.

I have been involved with WCA/SAS/ISE for decades and was even named Alumni of the Year about

20 years ago (at least). I have recruited, held Bon Voyage parties, run the Chapter, folded T-shirts,

schlepped books.... you name it, I did it. I also served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 2007-

20014 and continue to serve on the Investment Committee. I was one of the original Alumni Advisory

Board members along with Loren Crabtree and Milt Waldron back in the 80's.

I am retired from 40 years in Financial Services. I am now a Docent for the Oakland Zoo and also

volunteer for Children's Hospital Oakland.

I was born in St. Louis but raised in Richmond, VA, moving to LA in 1974 and SF in 1979. I attended

Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ and graduated with a BA in English. I have lived in the same house

in Oakland since 1986 where I raised my daughter, Hannah. I spend a LOT of time on my volunteering

which I LOVE and try to get as much traveling done as time (and money) permit. Last year I went to

Poland to visit my Father's hometown, which next to Semester at Sea, might have been the best trip I've

ever taken. I also play piano (when I have time) and love handicrafts such as knitting, crocheting, etc.

Both of my parents are sadly deceased but my Father lived to be almost 99 and I have a 105-yr-old aunt

living and thriving in St. Louis. (I figure I'm good till about 110). I have a brother. My daughter lives in

St. Paul, MN after graduating from U Wisconsin in 2014.

It's always a thrill and an honor to work for and talk about Semester at Sea. I can't think of a better way

to spend my "spare" time and, as they all know at ISE, I would do anything and go anywhere they

needed me.

mailto:[email protected]

WEST COAST CALIFORNIA—NEVADA

Garth and Teresa Aubert

462 Segovia Avenue

San Gabriel, Ca 91775

Phone Garth : (213) 905-0177

Phone Teresa: (626) 905-3343

Emails: [email protected]

[email protected]

Children: Devin FA '16, Cameron

Garth received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California. He attended

McGeorge School of Law, and is a partner of Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Pagano, Aubert, LLP, where he is a

civil litigator, specializing in the defense of complex, aviation-related litigation throughout the U.S. and

abroad.

Teresa and Garth met while they both were attending USC. Teresa sailed as a student on the Fall 1988

voyage. She is a development assistant at Young & Healthy, a Pasadena area non-profit organization

that provides medical, dental, and mental healthcare to under and uninsured children. Teresa likes to

cook, travel, and water ski. Together they enjoy road biking, mountain biking, snow skiing, and

traveling.


Kathy and Bill Meleyco 189 Longmeadow Drive

Los Gatos, CA 95032

Phone: 408.828.5159

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Children: Cole Meleyco SU‘10 and FA‘10.

Kathy and Bill’s son, Cole, sailed the summer of 2010 and the fall of 2010. Kathy and Bill sailed and

met each other as students on the Fall ’74 voyage. Bill also sailed on the Spring ’75 voyage. Together

they have sailed on the Enrichment Voyage Summer 2013, and on several reunion voyages. Bill’s

brother sailed Fall ’68. Kathy and Bill joined the Parents Council in 2011, and have hosted various

receptions. They put together and launched the Buddy System and are currently listed in “Ask a Parent”

on the SAS web site.

Kathy was raised in Southern California, and received a BS in Business Management from USC, and a

MBA in Finance from USC. She is an Art Docent for their town's school system. She enjoys being with

family and friends as they go skiing, biking, hiking, boating, and, of course, traveling together.

Bill works in commercial property management. He was raised in Northern California, and received a

BA in Economics from University of California, Davis. He is an avid snow skier and mountain bike

rider.


Mark and Kathy Paur

14508 Crestwood Avenue

Poway, CA 92064

Phone: 858.748.5208

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Children: Matt FA’09, Ally, Ryan SU’12, Sam

Mark and Kathy have four children, Matt, Ally, Ryan, and Sam. Matt and Ryan both sailed with SAS.

Mark attended the Parent Trip to Vietnam in 2009. In 2012, Mark, Kathy, Ally, and Sam all attended the

Parent Trip to Istanbul. Mark and Kathy joined the Parents Council in 2013. Mark sailed on the 2013

Reunion Voyage and has been involved with the Buddy Call committee for most of their time on the

Council. They reside in San Diego County.

Kathy is the Vice President of Sales for the western US for Follett School Solutions, an educational

company that works with K-12 schools. She is a native Californian and received her BS from Bradley

University in Peoria, IL. Mom to four young adults, she enjoys reading, travel (and working!) and

meeting new friends through SAS.

Mark is an owner at Brisendine Land Services, a small Civil Engineering and surveying company

located in Ramona, CA. Mark was born in St. Cloud, MN, but raised in Northern California. After high

school, he spent a few years in Northeast Idaho, just outside of Yellowstone National Park, before

settling in San Diego where he attended San Diego State University and received his BS in Civil

Engineering. He enjoys time with friends and family, volleyball and off-roading, along with many

outdoor activities. He also loves to travel.




Loren and Dana Tomlinson 190 Marigold Place

Chula Vista, CA 91910

Phone: 619.997.2478


Children: Chelsea Tomlinson SP’15

Loren and Dana have been married since 1989 and they have two girls, Tori (26), and Chelsea (26).

Chelsea sailed in the Spring of 2015 on the MV Explorer’s last voyage. Both Loren and Dana went on

the Parent Trip to South Africa.

Loren has worked in the electrical supply business for 35 years and currently works as a territory

manager for Hubbell Inc. in San Diego and Hawaii. He was raised in the South Bay part of San Diego

and has lived there all his life. He graduated from the University of Phoenix with a BS in Business

Management. Loren loves the ocean and all of the animals that call the ocean home. He enjoys mountain

bike riding in the hills of San Diego, wakeboarding and playing in the Colorado River outside of Yuma,

AZ. He plays softball with a group of guys he has known since high school.

Dana is a retired teacher and currently works several part-time jobs including one as a consultant for

Wine Shop at Home. Raised in Saratoga, CA (south of San Jose), she holds a BA in Humanities and an

MA in Education from SDSU, and taught 6th grade for 26 years. She volunteers with the retired

teacher’s union, NOAA’s Teacher at Sea program, her former school district’s non-profit foundation, the

San Diego Book Project, and the local library. She also runs several ushering groups for local theatres,

and loves to read and travel if there’s ever time!


Louis Patler

219 E. Blithedale Avenue, Suite 4

Mill Valley, CA 94941

Phone: 415.388.3282


Spouse: Catherine Patler

Children: Johana SP’13 and SU’03

Louis is a Semester at Sea parent as well as an alumnus himself—he has sailed on four voyages as a

faculty member as well as eight enrichment voyages. He has a PhD in sociology and has taught at three

different universities, and has lectured at many more prestigious institutions around the country,

including Stanford University and the Mendoza School of Business at Notre Dame University.

He is currently the President of the B.I.T. Group, a strategic business consulting and training company.

Over the course of his career, he has led projects around the world, including South Africa, England,

Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Latin America, and the United States. An Amazon.com #1 and New York

Times bestselling author, he has authored several books on business strategy, leadership and innovation.

Two of his books were on the Steve Jobs’ recommended reading list and his newest book, Make Your

Own Waves, was named NASDAQ Book of the Month

As a former professional baseball prospect, Louis plays on amateur baseball teams and has won five

World Series rings!



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Catherine A. Rodgers

989 Tahoe Boulevard

Incline Village, NV 89451

Phone: 408.607.6863


Children: Jennifer SP’09, Kathryn FA'10

Cathy Rodgers, IBM Vice President Global Opportunities and Senior State Executive to Nevada, is a 37

year IBM veteran. She has spent the majority of her career with global responsibilities, having visited all

seven continents, and almost 100 countries. Cathy serves as a speaker and advocate related to women in

leadership on a global level, and recently spoke at the White House on business opportunities in Africa

and the Middle East.

Cathy holds an MA in Hazard Management & Community Service, a Masters in Business

Administration, did additional graduate work at Santa Clara University on Information Technology

Management, and holds a teaching credential in Health, Physical Care & Related Services. She is

currently working on her Ph.D at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace, Policy and Environmental

Governance in Kenya. She is a frequent lecturer at numerous colleges & universities, including Semester

at Sea.

Cathy enjoys hiking, biking and kayaking and is the 4th woman to have completed running a half

marathon on all 7 continents. She is the mother of two daughters, both of whom have sailed on Semester

at Sea. She is Co- Founder and CEO of 'Rooted in Hope,' a nonprofit organization dedicated to

environmental conservation and sustainable development with emphasis on the key role of women and

education.


Sharrie Suzanne Cawthon (Suzy)

P.O. Box 205

2215 Calle Culebra

Summerland, CA 93067

Phone: 805.403.2755


Children: Bennett Cawthon FA’15

Suzy joined the Parents Council after traveling on the Fall 2015 Parent Trip to Morocco.

Suzy was born in Dallas, TX but grew up in Anaheim, CA. She was recently appointed to the Human

Services Commission for the County of Santa Barbara. She earned both her BBA degree and Master’s in

Business Administration from Baylor University. She began her career in Dallas as a commercial lender.

Upon moving to Billings, MT, she shifted her focus to community volunteering and began fundraising

for public school programs in addition to becoming the Development Director for the city’s YWCA. She

later served as School Board President and was a PTA President seven times.

Suzy moved to Santa Barbara in 2003. She served as a corporate event manager for a Goleta high tech

company, and has utilized those skills for countless non-profits including Domestic Violence Solutions

and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund where she is a Board Member. She served as PTA President at

both San Marcos and Santa Barbara high schools and most recently chaired the Measure V Bond

Oversight Committee. She owns the Santa Barbara Jazzercise franchise and currently serves on the

AHA Heart Walk Board. Suzy is the mother of three grown children and resides in Summerland. Her

hobbies include traveling, cooking and wine tasting.

WEST AND CANADA ARIZONA—COLORADO—WASHINGTON

Nancy Ackelson and James van Arsdel

2423 E Hawthorne Street

Tucson, AZ 85719

Phone: 520.795.9004


Children: Liv and Andy

Jim and Nancy have sailed on several Semester at Sea voyages. Jim sailed as a student in Spring 1970,

and as an institutional representative for the University of Arizona in Summer 2005. Both Jim and

Nancy sailed in Fall 1975, Fall 2007, and in Spring 2013 as staff members. In addition, both sailed on

two Forums for Global Engagement in the early 2000s. When asked what their favorite ports are, they

look at each other, smile, and say, “the ship.” They joined the Parents Council in 2016. They have two

grown children, Liv and Andy, both of whom were short-term visitors on the ship in 2007 and 2013, and

currently live in Denver. Jim and Nancy still officially live in Tucson, but spend large amounts of time

elsewhere in search of new adventures.

In addition to raising Liv and Andy, Nancy worked in early childhood education in the 1970s and early

1980s, and as a Registered Nurse from the late 1990s to her retirement in 2014. She grew up in Los

Angeles Glendale, and Costa Mesa, CA, and received a BA in Social Sciences from Chapman

University (CA) and a BSN from the University of Arizona. Nancy presently enjoys travel, reading, and

caring for the many fish in our back yard pond.

Jim worked in Student Affairs at the Universities of Illinois and Arizona from the mid-1970s to his

retirement in 2014. During this time, he worked closely with students, faculty, and other administrators

to build vibrant exciting residential learning communities on the two campuses. He grew up in Long

Beach, Sacramento, and Garden Grove, CA, and received a BA in Economics from Chapman University

(CA), an MBA from the University of Southern California, and completed coursework toward a Ph.D in

Higher Education at the University of Illinois. Jim enjoys travel, working out, and visiting with friends

from previous voyages.




Cheryl and J Dart

1248 Hawk Ridge Road

Lafayette, CO 80026

Phone: (C) 303.880.1673

(J) 303.579.6421


Children: Justin SP’12

I was able to join our son Justin for the Parent Trip in China in the spring of 2012 and joined the Parents

Council in January of 2013. My husband J and I hosted the Parent Trip to South Africa in the fall of

2013. Although my husband sailed as a student in 1978, we have not sailed together and look forward to

becoming Life Long Learners at some point.

My husband is J Dart and our son is Justin Dart who graduated from the University of Colorado

Business School and is now living and working in Mountain View, CA.

I was raised in Nebraska, attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for an undergraduate degree in

Education and the University of Colorado for a graduate degree in Speech Communication and

Disorders. I am a retired Speech Pathologist and a practicing Feng Shui consultant. My personal

interests are Feng Shui and space clearing, physical fitness and pilates, travel, family and the SAS

program.

Some of our dearest friends are those we have met through our involvement with ISE and the SAS

program.



Meg Swimelar 15720-105th Avenue NE

Bothell, WA 98011

Phone: 425.417.3491


Spouse: Wes Swimelar

Children: Katy SP’12, Ben

Meg was able to join her daughter, Katy, for the Parent Trip in China in the spring of 2012 and joined

the Parents Council in January of 2013. Along with a childhood friend, she hosted the Parent Trip to

South Africa in the spring of 2014.

Meg currently works as a Domestic Specialist and volunteers at Seattle Children’s in Child Life and

Senior Services. She was raised in Owatonna, MN, attended Mankato State University, and moved to

the Seattle area and started a family. She and her husband owned and operated a 12 passenger cruise

vessel in SE Alaska for a number of years. Her personal interests are family, photography, travel,

friendships, fishing, personal fitness and the SAS program.

Meg’s husband, Wes, is a commercial fisherman in Alaska. They have two children; Katy who

graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and is a 3rd grade teacher at a Hmong charter

school in St. Paul. Their son, Ben is 23 and is a snowboard fanatic who most recently spent time

working in Niseko, Japan during the winter months. He also fishes summers in Bristol Bay.


MIDWEST KANSAS—WISCONSIN

Jo-Ann Harris

8433 Lee Boulevard

Leawood, KS 66206

Phone: 913.642.2303


Children: Lillian Wood SU’11

I am a parent of a student that sailed the Mediterranean in Summer of 2012. I went on the Greece parent

trip with her. I have since done two parent trips one in South Africa and this fall in Morocco. I have

sailed on several reunion voyages and have attended all the AABOD meetings in January since

becoming a parent council member in 2012.

I am a physician and I specialize in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. I live in Kansas in suburb of Kansas

City. SAS is my passion and as part of the communication committee of Parent Council I want to

expand the number of students from the Midwest. I represent SAS at several universities in the area at

their study abroad programs, which is great fun!!!!


Betsy and Bruce Olson

111 E Barkwood Court

Mequon, WI 53092

Phone: 414.517.4307


Children: Laura Olson Kutny, SP '09, and her husband, Evan; Ellen Olson and her fiancé, Rob.

Bruce and Betsy’s daughter, Laura Olson Kutny, sailed in the spring of 2009. Laura is a member of the

Young Alumni Council.

They joined the Parents Council in January 2010. Their involvement with Parent Trip as a co-chair for

the committee, attending a trip to meet our daughter in Vietnam and hosting 3 parent trips - Greece,

South Africa and Portugal & Spain. Co-chair

Bruce and Betsy joined the Parents Council in January 2010 and were co-chairs of the council in 2014-

2015. Their travels with SAS have included the Parent Trip to Vietnam in ’09 to meet their daughter as

well as hosting two parent trips to South Africa and Portugal & Spain.

Betsy is a coordinator with the Francis Starms Early Childhood tutor program in Milwaukee. Her

interests include travel, skiing, bridge, and volunteer work.

Bruce is currently a portfolio manager with Wells Capital Management. His interests include travel,

skiing, and golf.


Roy and Ginny Wagner

857 E. Lake Forest Avenue

Whitefish Bay, WI 53217

Phone: (Roy) 414.460.3140, (Ginny) 414.698.8712


Children: Krista, Meggie SP’08, Ross

Our daughter, Meggie, sailed on SP’08 SAS voyage, and we joined her on the Parent Trip to Thailand

and Vietnam that March. We made several great friends, and Meggie was ship-friends with Pete

Galloway so it was only natural we would meet Shelley, the President of the Alumni Association Board

of Directors, and her husband Dean. We were recruited in 2012 to the Parents Council by fellow

Wisconsinites and friends, Bruce and Betsy Olson, as their daughter, Laura Olson Kutny, was on the

SP’09 SAS voyage and is now on the Young Alumni Council, plus the Olsons have been involved on

the Parent Board since 2010. We have been SAS “hooked” ever since. We sailed on the SAS Reunion

Voyage, January 2013, in addition to the Enrichment Voyage to the Baltic in June, 2013, with Parent

Board friends, Bill and Kathy Meleyco who encouraged us to join them. We have served on several PC

committees including Chairpersons (Roy/Ginny) for Buddy Calls, 2014-2015, Chairman, Membership/

Recruitment (Ginny) Fall 2016 and Spring 2017.

Roy is a practicing lawyer with the Milwaukee firm of von Briesen & Roper where he specializes in

Construction Law. He was born in Milwaukee and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and

Marquette Law School. His hobbies are traveling with Ginny, family and friends, paddle tennis, skiing,

road biking, tennis, fly fishing and bird hunting. Ginny is an ICU/Hospital pharmacist at Children’s

Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She graduated as a pharmacy major from the University of

Wisconsin in 1978. Her hobbies include traveling with Roy, family and friends, paddle tennis, road

biking, skiing, and tennis.




Bill and Jan Britt

N82W28345 Vista Drive

Hartland, WI 53029

Phone: (Bill) 262.227.0164, (Jan) 262.227.0163


Children: Adam SU’14, Megan SP’16

We’ve had two children participate in SAS—Adam, who sailed in the summer of 2014, and Megan, who

sailed spring of 2016. Bill and I went on the Parent Trip to Cape Town in March, 2016. Both of us work

in the banking industry, and we both enjoy traveling, Wisconsin Badger football games, and spending

time on the lake where we live.



EAST COAST NEW YORK—PENNSYLVANIA

Katrina Barlow

8711 Mary Lee Lane

Annandale, VA 22003

Phone: 703.338.5536


Spouse: Jonathan

Children: Melanie SP’14, Ryan

Katrina sailed on Fall 1979, her sister sailed in Fall 1972, her daughter sailed in Spring 2014, and her

niece sailed in Fall 2016. She was raised in northern California and attended UC Santa Barbara. After

sailing on Semester at Sea, she spent a summer working on an archaeology project and traveling in West

Africa and then attended graduate school at The American University in Washington D.C. She joined

the State Department for a career in the Foreign Service, living in Africa and Latin America, and

working on US foreign policy towards Iran while in Washington. She continues her foreign policy work

as a consultant to the government on national security issues such as cyber threats and counterterrorism.

Katrina enjoys traveling with her husband and children—to Nova Scotia, Guatemala, the Galapagos, and

even Europe on occasion. While they did not attend the parent trip during their daughter’s voyage, they

did meet the ship in Casablanca and traveled around Morocco with their daughter and her roommate.

Undoubtedly, it was the best travel accommodations those kids experienced during their voyage! She

also enjoys running, cycling, swimming, and SUPping (Stand-up paddleboard), along with travel and

reading.


Peggy DeFranco

90 Corwin Road

Rochester, NY 14610

Phone: 585.752.4606


Children: Hayden Ford SP’12

My son Hayden Ford sailed on the 2012 Spring Voyage. My husband and I went on the Parent Trip to

China and were so impressed with the SAS organization, the voyagers, and other parents that we were

inspired to get involved. I’ve been a member of the Parents Council ever since.

For over 30 years I have been a certified registered nurse anesthetist, administering anesthesia in the

areas of general surgery and most recently obstetrics. I have also taught in critical care areas and have

held various positions in my professional association. I have also served on the boards of the Montessori

School of Rochester and the Harley School, a private K-12 school in Rochester NY. I enjoy kayaking,

jogging, swimming, traveling, and quilting.

Helping SAS parents navigate the technical and emotional aspects of their child’s life-changing

experience as a voyager has been very rewarding. The close community of SAS is a unique entity I have

not experienced in other organizations.



Evan Kaplan 300 East 57th Street

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 516.448.1382


Children: Danielle, Jenna, Amanda Kaplan SP’15

Evan and his wife Elissa joined their daughter Amanda on the Spring 2016 trip to South Africa. They

thought it was incredible and the trip of a lifetime.

Evan works in New York City as the Vice President of Operations and Development for CHE Senior

Psychological Services / US Memory Centers, a real specialty field where he can provide psychologists

and social workers to residents in senior living communities. This is his third career; the first was in

Assisted Living for Seniors, and the second was developing a fitness franchise company. Elissa works in

retail at Bloomingdales and meets interesting people from all over the world. Evan has always lived in

New York—he lived in New Hyde Park until he graduated from college. Both he and Elissa went to

Syracuse University in upstate New York and got married within 2 years of graduating. They ended up

raising their children in Muttontown, NY.

They have 3 beautiful girls, Danielle 28, Jenna 24 and Amanda who is 22. Amanda graduated from the

University of Michigan in May of 2016, while their other 2 daughters are Michigan alumni as well.

Danielle works as an Account Executive at Disney in New York City, Jenna works as a photo editor for

The WWE in Stamford, CT and Amanda? We’ll see.


NEW ENGLAND MASSACHUSETTS—NEW HAMPSHIRE

Thomas and Linda Hurley

109 N Triangle Drive

Plymouth, MA 02360

Phone: 508.747.6168


Children: Christina SU’08, Bill

Tom is a graduate of The University at Albany with BA in History and has spent his career serving the

public broadcasting industry. After he sold his business and retired in 2015, Tom continues to consult

within the public broadcasting industry as well as with arts and social service organizations. He

currently serves on several boards including the Association of Direct Response Fundraising Counsel

(ADRFCO), Washington DC, and the Plymouth Airport Commission. He is a licensed pilot and

amateur radio operator.

Linda began her career at Sterling Winthrop Research in Rensselaer, NY and is a graduate of Grand

Valley State University, Grand Rapids MI with a BS in Chemistry. She also worked for the Department

of Pharmacology at Michigan State University before raising two children, Bill and Christina. Most

recently she managed Colonial Lantern Tours in Plymouth and served as assistant to the CEO of the

Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra. She was honored with an award from the State Teachers Association

for her PTA work at West Elementary, Plymouth.

Tom and Linda have been actively involved in the Semester at Sea Parents Council since their daughter,

Christina, sailed in summer 2008. They sailed a partial voyage as Lifelong Learners in Spring 2012 and

have been on many Homecoming and Enrichment Voyages with the Program. They have been married

for 45 years and live in Plymouth, MA.



Star Dart Lancaster 6 Valley Road

Lexington, MA 02421

Phone: 781.424.0221


Children: Heather Lancaster SP’09, Savannah Mariah Lancaster FA’10

Star sailed in Spring of 1977, her daughter Heather sailed in Spring of 2009, and her daughter Mariah

sailed on Fall of 2010.

Born in Scottsdale, AZ, she lived in Guadalajara and Guaymas Mexico as a youth and in San Diego for

high school and college (UCSD). She also lived in Guatemala for a year studying rural development

with the School for International Training. After having her 3 children she moved to Boston where she

got an MSPH from the Harvard School of Public Health in Population and International Health.

She is a Senior Healthcare Data Analyst, Board member of Munroe Center for the Arts, SAS Parent’s

Council Member.

Star has three great kids – Forrest, who is 31 and an actor in Los Angeles, Heather, who is 27 and a

nurse in New York City, and Mariah, who is 26 and currently a 3rd year veterinary student at Tufts Vet

School.

She loves family, travel, adventure, reading, SAS, science and the arts.


Patricia and Anthony (Tom) Bronzo

15 Hunter Drive

Hampton, NH 03842

Phone: 603.498.1187


Children: Anthony III, Christopher,

Catherine SP’14

Pat and Tom’s daughter, Catherine, sailed Spring 2014 voyage. They attended the Bon Voyage activities

in San Diego in January 2014, and then met their daughter in South Africa on the Parent Trip in March

2014. They also attended the Welcome Home reception in Southampton, England in May 2014. Pat and

Tom joined the Parents Council in January 2015, and helped out with the Welcome Home Reception in

San Diego in December 2015.

Pat is currently a part-time RN in elder care, as well as a trained Guided Autobiography Instructor,

teaching legacy writing to seniors. Born in Weymouth, MA, she graduated from Massachusetts General

Hospital School of Nursing, Boston, and The Catholic University of America School of Nursing,

Washington, D.C. Pat has had a diverse clinical and leadership nursing career to include both federal

service and civilian nursing positions. Recently she has been involved in designing and implementing

extensive health/wellness programs for adults/seniors. Pat’s personal interests include family, travel,

wellness activities, theater, music, and helping others compile/videotape their life stories. She has served

as Co-Chair, SAS Parent Council Membership Committee 2016-17.

Tom currently works as a Senior Consultant, International Business Management, Bronzo Consulting,

as well as a partner in an Aircraft Parts and Supply Company. Tom was born in Worcester, MA and

graduated Holy Cross College, MA; Boston College, MS Experimental Psychology; Salve Regina

College, RI, MA International Relations; and received PhD in Learning and Educational Psychology

from UCLA. He has had diverse leadership assignments/senior management opportunities in federal

service/international business. Tom enjoys spending time with family, traveling, reading, boating, and of

course, Semester at Sea.

Pat and Tom have three children: two sons, self-employed, entrepreneurial businessmen, and their

daughter, Catherine, a recent graduate of UCLA, and a Certificate Program of Harvard Business School.

They have raised their family in TX, MA, and for the last 25 years, in New Hampshire.


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