Thomas College Announces New Faculty

WATERVILLE, September 3 -- Thomas College is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members:

Faith A. Benedetti holds a B. A. in Humanities from Bradford College and an M.A. in English from the University of Maine. In addition to her full-time work as a program coordinator and community-based educator in the field of AIDS awareness, she comes to Thomas with years of teaching experience at Bradford and Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts. Benedetti will be offering Composition II for the fall semester.

Daniel Booth holds a dual Bachelor of Science Degree in Institutional Management and Clinical Nutrition from The Pennsylvania State University. He earned his M.B.A from Thomas College. Booth is currently the Vice President of Operations for Inland Hospital and previously served as Vice President for Human Resources and Facilities for five years. He will be offering Human Resource Management in the Continuing Education Division in the Spring.

Lucie Boucher, Ed.D. holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Southern Maine, a M.Ed. in Literacy Education from the University of Maine, and an Ed.D. in Literacy Education from the University of Maine. Boucher has worked in public education in the roles of teacher, literacy specialist, federal programs director, building administrator, and consultant. She will be teaching Providing Reading Support in the Graduate Division this fall.

Mary Callan earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Farmington and her M.Ed. in Supervision and Evaluation Instruction from the University of Maine at Orono. She is a certified General Elementary Teacher, Principal, Curriculum Coordinator Supervisor and Assistant Superintendent. She currently is the Principal of the Maranacook Middle School in Readfield. Callan will be teaching Students and Families at Risk in the Spring for the Graduate Division.

Donald E. Cragen holds his B.S. in Business Administration from Salem State College and his M.S. in Athletic Training from Illinois State University. He is completing his doctorate in Sports Management at the United States Sports Academy. Cragen comes to Thomas from Triton College in River Grove, Ill., where he has held positions as athletic trainer, athletics director and faculty member since 1994. Cragen joins the Thomas College faculty as a full-time Assistant Professor of Sport Management.

Helene Farrar earned her B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Maine at Orono and her M.F.A. from Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt. She has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in Maine, Vermont, and in England. Farrar has been an instructor at the University of Maine at Augusta since 2005 and has taught at the New Gloucester Middle School, the Waynflete School and the Fiddlehead Center for the Arts. She will be offering a course in Graphic Design this fall.

Andrew Grover holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an M.B.A. from Thomas College. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner with over ten years of public accounting and forensic auditing experience. He has taught accounting at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and this fall will teach Accounting for Management Decisions in the Graduate Division.

Matthew Harris holds his B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Colorado State University and his M.B.A. from Thomas College. Harris has worked as a graphic designer for Kirkland Newspapers, Inc. and as a special effects/production and sound assistant engineer in film. He currently works with Community Correctional Alternatives assisting clients with independent living skills. He will be offering a course in Multimedia Development this fall.

Nancy A. Henry holds her B.A. in Political Science from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C. and her J.D. from the University of Maine Law School. She is the author of two full-length poetry collections and the editor of numerous anthologies. In addition to her work as a practicing attorney, Henry has been a faculty member at both Southern Maine and Central Maine Community Colleges in English and Humanities. She will be offering Composition I and Introduction to Communications for the fall semester.

Before assuming the role of Police Chief in Waterville, Joseph Massey held positions as deputy police chief, patrol sergeant, and detective with the department. Massey holds his B.S in Public Administration from the University of Maine and is completing his M.B.A. at Thomas. He is a certified instructor with the Maine Criminal Justice Academy as well as a certified civil rights officer with the state of Maine and the department of the Attorney General. He will be offering a course in the spring 2008 semester on Community Policing and Partnerships.

Thomas M. Mauritzen holds a B. S. in Computer Information Systems and his M.S.C.T.E from Thomas College. He is currently a consultant, web administrator, and programming analyst with Joseph Associates in Hallowell, Maine. In addition to teaching at Kennebec Valley Community College, Mauritzen will be offering Foundations of Quantitative Analysis and Management Information Systems for the fall semester.

Paula Michaud holds a B.S. in Speech/Elementary Education from the University of Maine-Farmington, an M S. in Exceptionalities: Hearing Impairment from the University of Southern Maine, and an M.S.C.T.E from Thomas College. Michaud is presently the American Sign Language Teacher for MSAD #47 and has taught at Kennebec Valley Community College since 1992. She will be offering a course in Sign Language at Thomas this fall.

Anthony Nedik holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Maine Augusta and an M.S. Ed in Human Resource Development from the University of Southern Maine. Nedik has over twenty five years as a Human Resource professional with a concentration in Training and Development. He has taught management courses at the University of Presque Isle for the American Management Association. He will be offering Training, Development and Evaluation in the Graduate Division this fall.

Jessica Norton holds her B.S. in Business Technology Education from Husson and her M.B.A. from Thomas College. She is a teacher at MSAD #11 Gardiner Area High School where she teaches courses in math, business, accounting and web-page design. She is offering a course this fall at Thomas in Math for Business and Economics.

Brian Richards holds a B.A. degree in History with a Business Management minor from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State University. Richards, currently a Library Technician at Thomas College, has worked as a teacher, librarian and tutor most recently at the Mountain View Youth Development Center. As an EMT/Firefighter he was actively involved in community safety education. Brian will be teaching U.S. History for the Continuing Education Division in the Spring.

Sarah Salisbury earned a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Maine Farmington and an M.A. in Teaching Secondary Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. Salisbury has over eight years of experience teaching secondary mathematics and algebra, most recently at Skowhegan High School. She will be offering Statistical Inference and Decision Making in the Spring through the Continuing Education Division.

Wayne Wilson holds a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and a M.F.A. from Louisiana State University. Wilson has published novels, short fiction and nonfiction and his 2005 essay "A Quarter of a Man" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2005. He has offered courses through the Harvard University Extension Service, at Tulane, Colby, UMass-Boston and LSU. He will be offering Composition I for the fall semester.

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