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created an opportunity for waterfall hiking elopement in Next month I’m one of five but get to travel to all the
me to carry on a part of 2022.) employees being spotlighted campuses across the state
his legacy. I’m currently in Bryan Adams - Since for our employee network, from time to time.
the process of accepting graduation I moved to after I spent 12 months Following the pandemic and
an Agricultural Intelligence Taylorsville, NC. I have had creating and launching going through a divorce, I
Technician position with his many jobs here and there, a fundraiser through the decided to sell my house
former company. Aside from but I have been working for university that will be an in the Orono area and start
farming, my wife and I are Walmart since 2020. I didn’t annual school-sponsored fresh. I bought a house in
deacons at Military Street know I had classmates that event going forward. Lisbon (about 25 minutes
Baptist Church in Houlton. I live that close but at least they My partner bought a house north of Portland) for me
enjoy many of the seasonal enjoy it in NC. - lol last year and I have my own and my babies, AKA, my two
activities our region offers. apartment within it because dogs and cat. Since then, I
Over the last few years my Tara Lawlor McAfee - I I like keeping my own space. am unfortunately down to
brother-in-law and I have married Stephen my high We’re polyamorous and just one pup, so last year I
developed a small maple school sweetheart as one one of his other partners started fostering for a couple
syrup business we have hopes may say, in 2016. We live in and his brother all share the of animal rescues in the mid-
to expand. In all the busyness Hammond, a small town just apartments on the ground coast area.
of life I cherish all the family outside of Houlton. We have floor while I’m on the second
time I can soak up. two beautiful daughters, floor and we rent out the I’m currently working on my
Baylee who is now six and master’s in leadership studies
Megan Sewell - I currently Macie who just recently other apartment to a friend at USM but spend a lot of
live in Orient with my turned one. My girls are my of ours for cheap. We all get my free time hiking or going
husband Lucas and our two whole world, and they keep together for “housemate on adventures with my dog,
kids, Trinity (14) and Canaan me pretty busy. I am the Early dinners” once a month where Tuukka (big time Bruin’s fan,
(4.) I attended Empire in Head Start teacher at ACAP we all cook a dish and eat obviously). I don’t get to The
Caribou in 2012 and became and have been there for 10 together. County very often but always
a licensed cosmetologist in years now, which I love. My I got a hysterectomy a couple come back in the summer to
early 2013. I spent my first family enjoys being outdoors, years ago so (thankfully) no visit family and spend time at
year working in a small salon riding into our camp, and kids for me, but I dog sit the our camp on Deering Lake.
and then had a full-time back woods country cruising two house dogs and have an
daycare career continuing to in the summer months. aquarium, two blue-tongued Sara Corey - I have been
build my clientele by traveling skinks and two ball pythons in splitting my time between
on the side. BUSY! Renae Sabattis - She is rich. my place. Monticello and St. Augustine,
She invented post-its. Florida depending on the
Last year, I decided to take Samantha Toner - After farming season. It’s been a
the leap, and we built a hair Michaela Everts - The high school I did a couple lot of fun and work farming
studio here on our property capstone class for my MA in of years at the University of potatoes in two different
in Orient, so I could work English and Creative Writing Southern Maine and ended states since 2016, as well as
full time but still be present started yesterday and I’ll be up transferring to UMaine learning to grow broccoli
at home. Best decision ever. graduating from my program to complete my bachelor’s and cabbage in Florida. We
Lucas is a supervisor for in May. I’ve been working for in communication. After have two children, DeLee is
Eastern Maine Electric, so his a university for 5 years now graduating, I applied for a 6 and JP is 2. I enjoy my job,
hours are all over the place. and aside from my regular job position within the University traveling, being on the water,
of advising STEM students
Aside from working and mom I’m also a part of a bunch of of Maine System office, and East Grand Lake.
life-I enjoy trips to the beach, employee resource groups which led me to my current Ashlee McClure Johnson
anything fitness related, date and have some projects I’ll be career as the Coordinator for - After graduation, I spent
nights or nights with the girls working on through Diversity Organizational Effectiveness. 4 years at Thomas College
and hiking (the reason for our Council soon. I’ve primarily worked from in Waterville. I earned my
home since the pandemic

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