Alumni and Friends of Saint Vincent, 

 

I am pleased to share the news that Shawn Gouch, assistant director of admission and financial aid, has been named our director of alumni relations, effective Feb. 8.

 

Shawn is a 2009 graduate of Saint Vincent, having earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in sociology. During his years as an undergraduate, he worked as a student recruitment assistant. He has since earned an MS.Ed.in community mental health counseling from Duquesne University.

 

After working as a case manager with Renewal Inc. in Pittsburgh and intern therapist at Gateway Rehabilitation in Greensburg, he returned to join our admission team as a counselor in 2011 and was promoted to assistant director in 2015.

 

In his new role, he will be responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the college's alumni program, which maintains relationships with more than 13,500 Saint Vincent graduates in the United States and around the world. Reporting through Institutional Advancement, the office plans alumni-related activities designed to enhance many facets of the college and to encourage alumni participation in the college's development.

 

I'd like to offer my since thanks to the search committee for their work to fill this important position:

• Richard A. Stillwagon, P'65, C'69, Alumni Office Consultant
• James K. Laffey, C'75, Alumni Council President
• Eileen K. Flinn, Esq., C'90, Assistant Vice President Institutional Advancement

 

Please join me in welcoming Shawn to this new position.

 

Thanks, and God bless,

 

 Br. Norman

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