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Rob Constantine joined Unity College as the Vice President for College Advancement in 2007. Prior to coming to Unity, Rob served as Annual Fund Director, Alumni Affairs Director, and Associate Director of Development at Kimball Union Academy, an independent boarding school for students in grades 9-12. He has also worked in the advancement office as Director of Research and Prospect Management at Colby-Sawyer College. Rob received a BS in Applied Sociology/Organizational Analysis from the University of Rhode Island and his MA in Sociology from Emory University where he focused on formal organizations and globalization theory. Alongside his administrative role, Rob enjoys getting into the classroom and taught sociology classes for several years at Colby-Sawyer and Granite State College. Rob currently resides right in Unity (walking distance from campus) and frequently heads to New Hampshire to spend time with his two children, Tori and Sawyer. He also enjoys being an active participant in the local community, cheering on the New York Yankees, and playing music with a group of Unity College friends in the band dog wants out. To contact:rconstantine@unity.edu, 207.948.3131 ext. 302
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Reeta Benedict originally joined Unity College in 2005 as the Advancement Office Coordinator. She took on her new position as Advancement Data Entry and Office Assistant in 2007 after a brief hiatus in Vermont. Reeta has worked in varied office settings including two banks in Connecticut, a Realtor agency and in a styling salon. A native of New Fairfield, CT, Reeta joined Unity College soon after graduating with a degree in business management from Western Connecticut State University. A mother of two daughters, she is kept busy with family life. Her husband got her interested in target shooting and bow hunting which have turned into her favorite hobbies. Unlike Kate, Reeta has a black thumb and kills plants just by looking at them, but this will not discourage her in her attempt to plant a 1,000sqft garden next spring. When she can scrounge up some spare time, Reeta enjoys being with her family and dog, Raider, out in their back woods. To contact: rbenedict@unity.edu 207.948.3131 ext. 350
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Alumni Relations and Events Coordinator Kate Grenier got her start in College Advancement as an undergraduate at the University of Maine at Orono. She served Alumni Relations in a number of capacities, developing an overview of the important role that alumni relations plays in the ongoing life of a university or college. A native of Albion, Maine, Kate grew up just miles from the Unity College campus. She began her position at Unity in 2004 shortly after receiving her undergraduate degree in International Affairs. Music has always been important in her life, and she began playing the piano at the age of 7. At the University of Maine she excelled as a four-year member of the Athena Consort singing group. Kate currently has many plants but expresses continued frustration with her inability to keep bamboo alive. In her ample spare time, Kate plays with her Newfoodle (Newfoundland & standard Poodle) and has future plans to get a horse, goat, several cats and chicken for the small farm she plans to establish. This will fit in perfectly with her other interest, gardening and “playing in the dirt.” |
Cindy Schaub is the Advancement and Prospect Research Coordinator. She has been at Unity College since 2003 where she has also been the Advancement Office Coordinator and the Campaign Coordinator. Prior to coming to Unity, Cindy was the Campaign Office Coordinator for the Waldo County YMCA’s $4.5 million dollar campaign for their new facility. She has also worked for Cadbury Consultants, served as Secretary of the Waldo County YMCA’s Board of Directors, is a past president of the Maine Horse Association, and a former board member of the Maine Morgan Horse Club. She received a BS degree in Animal Science from the University of Maine and has two sons. She shares her home with a Bernese Mountain Dog named Ripley. When away from the office, Cindy enjoys boating, snowmobiling, motorcycling, skiing, hiking, soccer, volleyball and is an avid Maine Black Bears Hockey fan. To contact:cschaub@unity.edu, 207.948.3131 ext. 304 |
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Mark Tardif is the Associate Director of College Communications. He grew up in Lewiston, Maine, and graduated from St. Dominic Regional High School. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in English from Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, Mark was a varsity rower. He held several jobs as a reporter before pursuing a career in higher education. He holds master’s degrees from Boston University and Thomas College, and has served in various coaching, teaching and administrative posts at several colleges and universities. An employee of Unity College since 2004, Mark serves as the official College photographer, arranges for media coverage and edits the college magazine. His interest in sports led him to found Team Green Monster, a faculty and staff four-person toboggan team that competes each year in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl in Maine. In 2007 the team sled to a 4th place finish. An obsessive consumer of news, politics, fiction, mystery and biography, he also has a passion for the guitar. Mark lives in Waterville with his two French cats, Minew and Giesette. |