Profiles

Will started at Northeastern as a political science major (later, philosophy). He wrote for the Northeastern News and eventually became News Editor....

Tom is an accomplished musician “extraordinaire”! He is best known for singing and playing mandolin with longtime music partner Laurie Lewis...

Steve is an accomplished professional writer with a comprehensive background in media and journalism, including more than 25 years as...

After graduating, Scott initially worked six years as a copywriter for several insurance companies. In 1979, he and his wife Karen,...

Following an adventurous and tumultuous five years at Northeastern, Rick says his life continued to follow the same path.  His...

   Rick Brown served as sports editor of the Northeastern News his middler and junior years and was managing editor as...

“Dixie” co-oped for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and then the Hartford Courant as a reporter and then a State...

     Peter Accardi, who served as editor-in-chief of the Northeastern News in 1967-’68, began his journalism career on co-op at the...

Nedda has been a lifelong, dedicated teacher with certifications in special education and assistive technology. After graduating from Northeastern, she...

Nancy is a licensed psychologist, professional writer and independent educational consultant. She has worked in the mental health area since...

Mike’s career has revolved in and around journalism both as a reporter and corporate media executive. Prior to his retirement...

Mike is a retired software developer. He has had a highly successful career working for companies such as Blue Cross/Blue...

After graduating from Northeastern with a bachelor’s degree, Maxine went to work for her co-op employer, the Social Security Administration,...

Mary is a managing director of Gelinas James, Inc., and has more than 40 years of experience as an organization...

After graduating from Northeastern’s College of Education in 1970, Margie worked in the Media and Educational Resources Library at Northeastern,...

Margaret Rhodes leveraged her editing experience on the Northeastern News and newspaper co-op jobs to get an editing job for...

Len is a philanthropic fundraising consultant and Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Prior to consulting, he headed institutional fundraising programs...

“After graduation in 1968, I drove to San Francisco with a boyfriend.  Worked in the bookstore at SF State (a few...

     Kathy met Marty, her husband of 50 years, when they both worked on the Northeastern News, and married him soon...

John is a Certified Business Economist. He is currently president of Dynamic Economic Strategy, LLC and focused on financial and economic...

     For John O’Leary, the decades since graduating from Northeastern bring to mind a well-known Grateful Dead lyric: “What a long,...

Joel has as eclectic a resume as anyone could imagine. He is retired and continues living his dream. He expresses...

“Having literally grown up at Northeastern, I knew all along I’d be going there. I graduated in 1974, then worked there...

Jack thought being a newspaper reporter would be the greatest job in the world when he came to Northeastern in...

Harvey, who served in many academic and administrative roles for almost 40 years at Northeastern University, received a Bachelor of...

Gil served on the Northeastern News for four years, including a stint as editor-in-chief, while his then-and-still wife, Margie, held the managing...

Ed has had an outstanding career spanning the journalistic, philanthropic and nonprofit arenas. He was the editor of two weekly...

Donna was a longtime writer and editor at TENNIS magazine, New York Times-owned back then. She rose from assistant editor...

Immediately before his retirement, Bob was Professor of Communications at Middlesex Community College (Lowell and Bedford, Mass.). Prior to that...

Barry is a semi-retired freelance writer and editor. He calls himself a “newspaper lifer.”  He started out reporting at the South...

B. Jay is the retired deputy managing director of the Washington, D.C., office of APCO Worldwide, a global public affairs and strategic...