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Posted on July 30, 2025

Matt Sakdalan’s Paré Brings Golf Apparel to Paris Fashion Week

Matt Sakdalan ’14 (business management) founded Paré—a lifestyle brand offering fashion-forward golf apparel. He and the brand were recently showcased at Paris Fashion Week 2025. We sat down with him to ask about becoming an entrepreneur and his time in Paris.

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Posted on July 8, 2025

The Garden School: Jon ’06 and Ben Zoba's ’05 Approach to Farming and Spiritual Growth  

Jon ’06 and Ben Zoba ’05 founded The Garden School: Beverly, a faith-based community centered around learning about and caring for God’s creation, in 2016. We sat down to ask them about how they see creation care and education as integral to the Christian faith and life. 

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Posted on June 16, 2025

90 Years of Faith and Learning: The Edwards Family Story at Gordon  

This May Crisana Speer ’25 (communication and theatre arts) graduated exactly 90 years after her great-grandfather and 35 years after her mother, and they all graduated from Gordon College. Crisana represents the 4th generation of Gordon graduates in the Edwards-Speer family, and she received the 16th degree from either Gordon College or Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary conferred on an Edwards family member.

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Posted on June 12, 2025

Claire Hoag ’22 ’23M Wins Wright Award for Uplifting Students at Peabody High School  

This year’s recipient of the Margaret C. Wright Memorial Alumni Award, Claire Hoag ’22 ’23M, teaches history and current events just 10 miles from Gordon, at the underserved community of Peabody Veterans Memorial High School.

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Dr. Craig Ramsey, director of God's Chosen Gospel Choir.

Posted on April 5, 2025

A Movement of Worship: God’s Chosen Gospel Choir and the United Gospel Experience Tour

As the tour's final stop, gospel choirs featuring over 150 students from Gordon College, UMass Lowell, Trinity College, University of Hartford, God's Chosen and University of Providence will take the stage at Gordon on Saturday, April 12 at 3:00 p.m.

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Posted on April 4, 2025

Gordon's Adams School of Music and the Arts Presents “Anticipation: An Alumni Art Show” 

Gordon’s newest gallery exhibition, “Anticipation: An Alumni Art Show” features art of many forms by Gordon alumni of the last 25 years. “Anticipation” is open now and runs through April 26 in the Barrington Center for the Arts.

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Hartman at the International Justice Missions center in the Phillippines.

Posted on March 25, 2025

A Heart for Advocacy: Hannah Hartman ’24 on Working with International Justice Mission in the Philippines 

Hannah Hartman ’24 took a literal leap of faith to move to the Philippines and work with International Justice Mission on advocacy for abused children and cultivating hope amidst poverty. 

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Jennifer Mellett talks about mental health.

Posted on March 17, 2025

Helping People in Crisis: Jennifer Mellett’s ’90 Approach to Mental Health Care 

Jennifer Mellett ’90 is now a care coordinator for Spring Harbor Hospital and works per diem as a mental health crisis clinician in her local emergency room. We sat down with Mellett to learn about her career and what’s happening in the world of mental health and healthcare. 

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Bill Laforme talks about his work in juvenile justice.

Posted on March 9, 2025

Breaking Barriers in Education: Bill Laforme’s ’24M Work with Juvenile Justice  

Bill Laforme ’24M is now an English and history teacher at the Department of Youth Services (DYS) Northeast Regional Youth Service Center. He talks about what it's like working at a juvenile justice center that seeks to help detained and committed youth receive the education they need to get their life back on track.  

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Jane Eisenhauer on female engineering.

Posted on March 3, 2025

Female Leadership in Engineering: Jane Eisenhauer ’09 at Raytheon 

Jane Eisenhauer ’09 spent her entire career at Raytheon Technologies, a major U.S. defense contractor company. We sat down to ask her about her role as a systems engineer and what it’s like working as a woman in Raytheon engineering. 

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BJ talks about food insecurity.

Posted on February 28, 2025

Fighting Food Insecurity: How B. J. Osuagwu ’20 Is Leading Change at Healthy Waltham 

Chukwuemeka “B. J.” Osuagwu ’20 is now the executive director of Healthy Waltham. We sat down with him to learn more about his role and the fight against food insecurity. 

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Reginald Nichols speaks on leadership.

Posted on February 24, 2025

Encouraging the Next Generation of Leaders: A Reflection from Reginald Nichols ’79

Reginald T. W. Nichols ’79 has led an impressive career in the field of leadership and development. We asked him to reflect on his many years spent leading others in Christ. 

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