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MEET OUR GRADUATES: Erin Scott
After her six-year-old son Zackary died as the result of a rare form of cancer, Erin Scott became a champion for children with cancer and their families. Through volunteer and paid executive positions, she has been tireless in addressing the needs of these families. For her achievements, she was awarded Ȧ’s Anthony E. Ricci Social Work Practice Award.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Holly Cekala
Ȧ Impact“I found my calling, or it found me, through my own addiction,” says Holly Cekala, who has been in recovery for 12 years. Today she is is one of the state’s leading advocates in the field of addiction recovery and executive director of ȦARES.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Justin MacDonald
Ȧ ImpactMacDonald likes working with his hands, particularly when it comes to digging up the past.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Shoi Parker
Ȧ ImpactShoi Parker traded a career in financial services for a career in healing.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Bruno Ramos
Ȧ ImpactBorn in Portugal and raised by his mother in Cape Verde, Bruno Ramos settled in the United States at age 16 to live with his father and pursue a degree in medicine. Awarded a STEM Scholarship for high scholastic achievement at Ȧ, the future doctor also discovered the field of research.
MEET OUR GRADUATES: Travis Dumais
Ȧ ImpactA budding neuroscientist, Travis Dumais is “brilliant,” “an extraordinary student,” “able to absorb information at unbelievable speeds and problem-solve even faster,” says Ȧ faculty, which is why it is hard to imagine that back in high school his singular ambition was to become a rock star.
Autism on the Rise - How Ȧ is Changing the Outcomes
Ȧ partners with Sherlock Center to create autism education certificate program