Salem State University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Business

  • Henry Bertolon (1974) - CEO and founder of NECX
  • Dennis Drinkwater (1967) - president and founder of Giant Glass Company, Inc.

Creative & Performing Arts

  • Keith Knight (1990) - cartoonist, creator of The K Chronicles
  • Julie McNiven - actress, appearances on Law & Order, Mad Men, Supernatural and Stargate: Universe
  • Mark Parisi (1984) - cartoonist, creator of Off The Mark
  • Jacyn Tremblay (2002) - member of Universal Motown's Jada

Education

  • Charlotte Forten Grimké (1856) - anti-slavery activist, educator, first African-American teacher to travel south during the American Civil War
  • Nancy Harrington (1960) - 12th president of Salem State University (1990 - 2007)

Government & Politics

  • Demetrius Atsalis - member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1999 - present)
  • Arthur Broadhurst (1988) - member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993 - 2007)
  • Michael A Costello (1989) - member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003 - present)
  • Kimberley Driscoll (1989) - mayor of Salem, Massachusetts (2006 - present)
  • Robert Fennell (1978) - member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1995 - present)
  • Thatcher Kezer (1988) - mayor of Amesbury, Massachusetts (2006 - present)
  • Brian Lees (1975) - member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1989 - 2007, minority leader from 1993 - 2007)
  • Joan Lovely (2006) - member of the Massachusetts State Senate (2013 - present)
  • Wayne Marquis (1975) - town manager of Danvers, Massachusetts (1979 - present)
  • Robert Preston (1966) - member of the New Hampshire State Senate (1973 - 1991)
  • John F. Tierney, (1973) - member of the United States House of Representatives (1997 - present)

Sports

  • Dick Lamby (1975) - member of 1976 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, NHL defenseman for the St. Louis Blues (1978 - 1981)
  • Tom Thibodeau (1981) - associate head coach of the Boston Celtics (2007 - 2010), head coach of the Chicago Bulls (2010 - present)

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