April 23: LSC Grads Walk/Run for SMILES

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The Ninth Annual Miles for SMILES 5K Road Race & Walk is scheduled for Sunday, April 23  at 9:30 a.m.  in the scenic Fall River Industrial Park. Show your support for South Coast mentoring and join Leadership SouthCoast’s team being organized by 2013 LSC graduate, Keith Graveline of RDA Financial Group. You can register to…

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March 29: Women in Public Service: Getting our Seats at the Table

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Despite the fact that women have made inroads as public officials, we are still far from achieving parity. Join other South Coast women to explore why we need women in elected office and the realities of why few women choose to run. You’ll hear about important research, have a chance to meet with, and hear…

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Keith Graveline (LSC 2013) 

Keith-Graveline

Financial Advisor, RDA Financial Group How are you engaged in the community and what motivates you to be involved? I currently serve on a number of local boards and committees: The Women’s Fund’s Life Work Project Advisory Board (my engagement began through my LSC class project); the United Way of Fall River’s Allocation Committee; the Bristol…

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Bernadette Souza (LSC 2013)

Bernadette-Souza

Executive Director, Trips for Kids New Bedford How are you engaged in the Community and what motivates you to be involved? A New Bedford native and life-long city resident, I have volunteered many hours with many organizations over the years. Deeply committed to this community and its youth, I have and will continue to dedicate and…

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Ben Gilbarg (LSC 2011)

Ben-Gilbarg

Producer/Director & Adjunct Communications Professor at Bristol Community College How are you engaged in the Community and what motivates you to be involved? In my role as a producer/director, I create dynamic marketing content for organizations, colleges, businesses, artists, and social causes. A project that I recently completed is a short film that stars New Bedford youth…

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Sheri Weintraub (LSC 2014) 

Sheri Weintraub

Director and Chief Physicist, Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care in Fall River and Fairhaven Massachusetts What do you do professionally? As the Chief Physicist of a community cancer program, I am responsible for the clinical physics and radiation safety of my departments. Behind the scenes, I work with a team of physicists, dosimetrists, and physicians to…

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Jeffrey Pelletier (LSC 2012)

Jeffrey Pelletier

Commercial Lines Account Executive, Sylvia Group What do you do professionally? As a member of the Sylvia Group team, I help to carry on our company’s 65 year tradition of strengthening our community by protecting local companies, workers and families through our suite of insurance, employee benefits and financial planning services. Previously, I worked to…

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Mary-Kate O’Leary (LSC 2015)

Mary Kate OLeary

Vice President of Program Operations, People, Incorporated What do you do professionally? I am the Vice President of Program Operations at People, Incorporated.  I provide guidance and direction to our growing programs serving children, families and adults with disabilities primarily in the Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton area. People, Incorporated is a $35 million company…

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Bob Barboza (LSC 2008)

bob barboza

Freelance Writer What do you do professionally? I like to describe myself as a professional writer who happens to spend most of my time being a journalist. I graduated from Southeastern Massachusetts University in 1976 with a BA in English, and an internship at The Dartmouth Chronicle led to my first newspaper job. I have…

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Michelle Loranger (LSC 2011)

Michelle Loranger

Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County Michelle Loranger’s career in child welfare spans 29 years, during which she’s held positions from social worker to executive leadership. “I am passionate about helping children who due to no fault of their own are not cared for in the manner they deserve,” says Michelle, who was…

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