Merilee DeJohn, a second grade teacher at Highcrest Elementary School in Wethersfield, Connecticut, was inspired to pursue her passion for education through volunteerism. “I began volunteering in my children’s school when they were young. This segued into a job … Continue reading From Volunteer to Second Grade Teacher
Mary-Ann Roczynski has watched Goodwin College blossom from a small technology training center into what it is today: a dynamic learning community that is rewriting the script on higher education. Roczynski, who has lived in East Hartford for many years, … Continue reading Mary-Ann Roczynski: Coming Home to Goodwin
Simonne Dion began working at Best Cleaners when she was just 16 years old. A dedicated worker from a young age, she could not have imagined how far this after-school job would eventually take her. Flash forward to several promotions … Continue reading Simonne Dion: “Management and Leadership helped get me to where I am today.”
Goodwin College student Lisa Carmona was pursuing an associate degree when a chance encounter on campus changed the expected course of her studies – and her life. Carmona, who had been reconsidering her initial program choice, met Michael Wolter, Program … Continue reading Organizational Leadership Master’s Student: “Goodwin College is home.”
Camily Arjona’s dreams of becoming a pharmacist were put on hold after she married and had her first child at age 17. Arjona had two more children before the age of 24. She began working at an insurance company to … Continue reading Camily Arjona: “I couldn’t have done this without Goodwin.”
Helen Moarcas came to Goodwin College after she graduated from high school in 2009, but has been part of the Goodwin family for much longer. Continue reading Helen Moarcas: “Because of Goodwin, I am where I am today.”
Each year, Leadership Greater Hartford, one of the most successful community leadership organizations in the country, recognizes several individuals with the Polaris Award, named for the North Star that lights the way for others to follow. Among the three 2015 … Continue reading Goodwin’s James Tillman Honored with Leadership Greater Hartford’s Polaris Award
A mere three days after graduating from Goodwin College’s Medical Assistin program, Kathryn Racicot started her new position at Generations Family Health Center in Norwich. Continue reading Kathryn Racicot: “Medical Assisting is such a great stepping stone”
Megan Husson, recent Goodwin College Medical Assisting graduate, was hired at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in the Hematology/Oncology Department exactly four years to the day of her discharge. At just 16 years old, Husson had been diagnosed with superior mesenteric artery syndrome, a rare gastro-vascular disorder that affects the intestines. “It took eight months to be diagnosed,” Husson recalled. “I’m 5’7 and was 102 pounds and on 28 different medications a day.” Continue reading Megan Husson: “It felt like I was training for a career while I was still in the classroom.”
Vickie Southerland, a Management and Leadership graduate, landed a promotion one week after earning her bachelor’s degree from Goodwin. Continue reading Vickie Southerland: “Nothing Was Going to Stop Me”
Lincoln LeFebvre has been working at Home Depot for nearly a decade. After taking courses at another college but not completing his degree — and being passed up twice for managerial position promotions — he decided to enroll in Goodwin College’s Management and Leadership program. Continue reading Lincoln LeFebvre: “Goodwin made me a better manager and a better person”
Penny Krivickas received her associate degree in Nursing from Goodwin in 2007, graduating with four RN jobs lined up. Eight years of well-earned work and life experience later, Krivickas came back to Goodwin and enrolled in the RN to BSN program. Continue reading Penny Krivickas: Patience, Empathy, and Kindness
Sara Stecewicz, Goodwin College Environmental Studies graduate, now lives in sunny California working as a lab technician at Rutherford Hill Winery in Napa Valley. Continue reading Sara Stecewicz: From Goodwin Student to Napa Valley Lab Tech
When the printing company where he had worked as a pressman for 23 years shut down, Robert Misbach came to Goodwin College in search of a career change and decided to pursue environmental studies. Continue reading Robert Misbach: From Printing Presses to Environmental Safety Consulting
Seon Altius started his journey at Goodwin on Burnside Avenue and graduated with an associate degree in Environmental Studies in May 2013. His fascination with the environment began on the tropical Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Continue reading Seon Altius: Caribbean Native to Environmental Studies Graduate
