Saint Joseph’s College in Standish welcomed five new full-time professors to its faculty for the fall semester.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nicholas Benfaremo of South Portland grew up in Queens, N.Y., and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, a B.S. degree from Polytechnic University of New York, and a B.S. degree from Manhattan College. Dr. Benfaremo previously taught at the University of Southern Maine and Vassar College.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration Christopher Bond of Cape Elizabeth was a tax manager with TD Banknorth and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he was responsible for federal and state taxation matters. A graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, he has an M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maine School of Law. He is a licensed certified public accountant in Maine and a member of the bar in both Massachusetts and Maine.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Debra Riendeau of Waterboro grew up in Massachusetts and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Washington State University. She has worked in many fields of nursing and currently is as an Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in addition to teaching at Saint Joseph’s.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration Beth Richardson of Cape Elizabeth has a Juris Doctor degree from American University and a B.A. degree from Bowdoin College. She also directs The Academic Center and Year One program on campus.
Michael Rombeiro of Portland, assistant professor of philosophy, holds an masters and doctorate from The Catholic University of America and a bachelors degree from Queen’s University, Ontario. Dr. Rombeiro grew up in Toronto.
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