Alumni News – January 2022

We’re pleased to share the January edition of updates from alumni about what they’ve done since graduating from CCV. Alumni are encouraged to share their news by filling out the alumni update form.

Morgan Fitz Gibbon ’05, Liberal Studies
Antioch University Los Angeles ‘11, M.A. Clinical Psychology
Morgan owns Rebel Heart Therapy, a therapy practice for LGBTQ+, Poly, and Kinky black sheep and unicorns in Portland, Oregon.

Elisa Hastings ’13, Liberal Studies
Champlain College ’21, M.S. Human Relations & Organization Development
Elisa is the HR generalist for Newport Optical and Green Mountain Eye Care. She has two children and is still married to her spouse who supported her through college for 11 years.

Jennifer Locke ’13, Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University ’19, Organizational Leadership
Jennifer is pursuing a master’s degree at SNHU. She is a consultant in workforce development and is a grandmother-to-be.

Jan-Ives Campbell ’14, Liberal Studies
Goddard College ‘16, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (BFAW)
Jan-Ives published four novels: Twenty-One Octobers (2020) and Champions of the Maelstrom, Vengeance of the Maelstrom, and Avatars of the Maelstrom (2021).

Jean Snow ’77, Business
NVU-Johnson ’89, Business
CCV was the road to a bachelor’s degree, which had been a dream of Jean’s since high school. Post-Johnson State, Jean was able to change professions and loved every minute of it. Jean couldn’t have done it without CCV. She retired in 1997, moved to Cape Cod in 1998, and spent 22 wonderful years there. Following the death of her husband in 2020, she is now living independently in a retirement community off-Cape. She could not have done any of this without CCV.

James Nye ’03, PC Network Administration
Marlboro College ’11, B.S. Managing Information Systems, M.A. Teaching with IT, M.S. Information Technologies
James has been able to make use of what he learned at CCV and expand upon it quite extensively.  In 2011 he also began teaching for CCV and loves being able to give back to a school that made such a big difference in his life.

Cherisse Wildflower ’19, Business
Champlain College ’22 (anticipated), Business
Since graduating, Cherisse has begun the next chapter of her education with Champlain College, where she will be applying to graduate school for an MBA this fall! She obtained her real estate license at the beginning of this year. Helping families find the perfect home is the most rewarding feeling! Cherisse’s time at CCV helped her gain a better understanding of the market, and what it takes to be a great real estate agent.

Margaret Jones ’21, Professional Studies
Margaret is a valued employee and manager at Crafty Lil Gift Shop. While she loves her job, she would love to put her degree to work. Getting her degree was fabulous for her self-esteem and she uses what she learned every day. Whether she finds a new career or stays in her management position, she feels her experience at CCV was such a value that she would do it again without a doubt.

Christine Kimball ’20, Health Science
Vermont Technical College
It took Christine a year after she graduated and, thanks to Tammy Howard-Davis, Christine finally got a job using her degree as a certified medical assistant. She  also enrolled in a phlebotomy class at VTC  to further her skills and education in the medical field.

Michael Greenough ’16, Environmental Science
After graduating from CCV with an associate of science degree in environmental science with a focus on natural resources, Michael went to work at GE Aviation in Rutland. He worked there for three years and recently took an opportunity to work full-time for the VT National Guard as the human resources non-commissioned officer for the 572d Brigade Engineer Battalion. Michael already had eight years of active duty with the Marine Corps and took the opportunity to finish out his twenty years of military service right here in Vermont.