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Prominent Alumni

Prominent alumni that attended GNAC institutions although they may not have necessarily participated in intercollegiate athletics. 

Business
Eileen Crane, Regis '71 - President and Founding Winemaker of Domaine Carneros in Napa Valley, California
Randy Freer, Saint Joseph's (ME) '82 - Current CEO of Hulu and former President and COO of fox Networks Group
Martin Meehan, Suffolk '83 - Current chancellor of UMass Lowell; former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1993-2007)

Government
Elizabeth (Frawley) Bagley, Regis '74 - Former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal and former Special Assistant to Secretary Madeleine Albright
Marianne B. Bowler, Regis '67, Suffolk Law '76 - U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge, District of Massachusetts
Ellen Bree Burns, Albertus Magnus '44 - U.S. District Court Judge for District of Connecticut
Thomas Green Clemson, Norwich 1826 - U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and U.S. Superintendent of Agriculture; Founder of Clemson University in South Carolina
Amy Lind Corbett, Esq., Regis '70, Suffolk Law '81 - Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration
Carol Donovan, Regis '59 - Seven-term, Massachusetts State Representative
Aaron Dushku, Suffolk '96 - Geographic Information Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture
Samantha Dutily, Regis '97 - Commanding Officer of United States Navy; Four Navy Commendation Medals, Two Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and a Navy Meritorious Service Medla
William F. Galvin, Suffolk '75 - Current Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Lida Harkins, Regis '65 - Massachusetts State Representative (1989-2011)
Margaret Heckler, Albertus Magnus '53 - U.S. Representative from Massachuetts (1967-83); U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1986-89)
Stephen F. Lynch, Wentworth Institute of Techology '88 - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (2001-present)
Bonnie MacLeod, Regis '69, Suffolk Law - Superior Court Judge, Massachusetts Trial Court
Joe Moakley, Suffolk '56 - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1941-63)
Paul N. Poirier, Vermont '70 & '73 - Vermont State Representative, former member of the Norwich ice hockey team
Major General William Huntington Russell, Norwich 1828 - Commander of the Connecticut state militia during the American Civil War, found of the Yale University's Skull and Bones Society
Marian Ryan, Emmanuel '76 - Current District Attorney of Middlesex County (MA)
Donna Sytek, Regis '66 - Former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
John F. Tierney, Suffolk '76 - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1997-2015)
Marian Walsh, Suffolk '84 - Massachusetts State Senator (Suffolk and Norfolk districts)
Gideon Welles, Norwich 1826 - U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1861-1869)

Education
Olivia Ann Ferrante, Regis '70 - Consultant and retired teacher of the visually impaired at Revere High School; Chair of National Braille Press (1971-74)

Entertainment/Media Personalities
Darlene McCarthy Barnfield, Regis '79 - Freelance journalist; Former Special Correspondent for "America's Most Wanted"; Former anchor for Boston CBS and NBC affiliates
Greg Dickerson, Emerson '95 - Comcast SportsNet New England Host; former Celtics' public address announcer (1997-2002) 
Diane Guerrero, Regis '08 - Actress, Played Maritza Ramos on Netflix's Orange Is The New Black
Emeril Lagasse, Johnson & Wales '78 - Chef and Host of the Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril on the Food Network
Gene Lavanchy, Emerson '86 .- Boston Fox25 Sports Host
Denis Leary, Emerson '81 - Comedian and actor
Jay Leno, Emerson '73 - Comedian and actor
Stephanie Palermo, Regis '88 - Radio Talk Show Host, Published Author at Just Steph, LLC
Adam Pellerin, Suffolk '02 - Anchor/Host at NESN
Jenna Mourey (Marbles), Suffolk '08 - YouTube personality
Jimmy Tingle, UMass Dartmouth '97 - Comedian and 2018 candidate for Massachusetts Lieutentant Governor
Gary Vaynerchuck, Mount Ida ' 98 - Entreprenuer and found of VaynerMedia
Suzyn Waldman, Simmons - Current New York Yankees radio color analyst
Susan Wornick, Emerson '71 - Anchor/Host for WCVB-TV Boston

Journalists/Media Producers/Writers
Carol Giacomo, Regis '70 - Editorial Board Member of New York Times; Former diplomatic correspondent for Reuters
Joan Goodchild, Regis '95 - Founder of CyberSavvy Media; Edward R. Murrow Award Recipient for investigative journalism
Adrienne Hammel, Regis '91 - Executive Producer of Sara's Weeknight Meals with Sara Moulton for PBS
Gwen Ifill, Simmons '77 - Peabody Award-winning journalist; First woman of African descent to host Washington Week in Review
Caitlin McCarthy, Regis '92 - Screenwriter, Wonder Drug, Free Skate, Pass/Fail; Two-time Boston Red Sox Most Valuable Educator
Frances Murphy, Regis '66 - Seven-time television documentary editor & producer
Kathleen Murphy Lockwood, Regis '70 - Author of Major League Bride: An Inside Look at Life Outside the Ballpark
Alexa Pozniak, Regis '99 - Coordinating Producer/Events at CNBC
Deborah Anne Scott, Regis '84 - Author of The Sky Is Green & The Grass Is Blue
Marilyn Stasio, Regis '60 - Columnist, New York Times Book Review
Joan Vennochi, Suffolk '84 - Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist
Joyce Tenneson, Regis '67 - Award-winning photographer; 2018 Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Portraiture recipient
Nancy Widmann, Regis '64 - President of CBS Radio (1988-1997), "American Broadcasting Pioneer" Recipient, Co-Author of I Didn't See It Coming

Medicine
Patricia D'Amore, Regis '73 - Charles L. Schepens Professor of Opthalmology at Harvard Medical School; Director of Howe Laboratory at Massachusetts Eye & Ear
Dr. Mary Jane England, Regis '59 - Psychiatrist, Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Social Services (1979-83), Assoc. Dean and Director of Master of Public Administration Program at Harvard University (1983-87), Program Director of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Mental Health Services Program for Youth (1988-97)
Amy Chin Guen, Regis '50 - Social worker, Former Director of Social Case Work at the Holy Ghost Hospital (now Spaulding Hospital) in Cambridge, Mass., Community activist and leader in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood
Pamela Lipsett, Regis '79 - Professor of Surgery, Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Susan MacDonald, MD, Regis '72 - Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Sports
Keith Aucoin, Norwich '01 - American professional ice hockey player
Allen Doyle, Norwich '71 - American professional golfer, PGA Tour, Nike Tour and Champions Tour
Charlie Furbush, Saint Joseph's (ME) - MLB pitcher with the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners (2011-15)
Nancy Kerrigan, Emmanuel - Former Olympic figure skater