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Alumnae/i in the News

The Nantucket Atheneum

SLIS Graduate Named Director of Nantucket Atheneum

The Nantucket Atheneum is not only the island’s public library, but also the home of historic research and art collections. For Leslie Malcolm ’05MS, the Atheneum’s newest executive director and head librarian, her journey there began with service.


Simmons School of Nursing students and faculty in the Nursing Simulation Center, photograph by Ashley Purvis.

SON Alumna Makes Impact in Pediatric Neurology

Beverly Byron ’75, is currently the co-chair of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Fatality Review Team. She is a longtime nurse educator and legal nurse consultant who double majored in nursing and sociology at Simmons.


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Alumna Brings Behavior Analysis Insights to Education

Megan Breault ’13MS ’25PhD is a graduate of the Simmons University Master of Science in Behavior Analysis and Phd in Behavior Analysis. Breault presented her dissertation research at the Contemporary Developments in Behavior Analysis Virtual Conference, hosted by Simmons’ Department of Behavior Analysis in January 2026.


Damian Alexander ’18MFA

Graphic Novelist Offers Representation for ADHD Kids

We spoke to author and illustrator Damian Alexander ’18MFA about how he found his creative home in writing and illustrating books for young adults, and what drew him to the Simmons Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children.


Brittany Durgin '17MS, pictured with New Hampshire Library Trustees Association board member Ann Xavier, receives the Library Director of the Year Award

SLIS Alumna Named Library Director of the Year

Brittany Durgin ’17MS, director of the Moultonborough Public Library, has received the Library Director of the Year Award from the New Hampshire Library Trustees Association.


Headshot of Sara J. McKenzie ’93MBA overlaying an aerial photo of the Simmons University campus

Alumna Honored in Biographical Publication

Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles, has honored Dr. Sara J. McKenzie ’93MBA with inclusion in Who's Who in the World.


Side by side photo of Oona Metz ’93MSW and the book cover for her book "Unhitched"

Social Work Alumna Publishes Book on Divorce

Oona Metz ’93MSW is a therapist who leads therapy groups and supports women in transition. We spoke with her about her new book on navigating divorce and the essential training she received at Simmons.


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How a Nurse’s Perspective Impacts Public Health

As a nurse and a transgender woman, Masters in Public Health graduate Ellie Spoering ’25MPH offers vital education about gender-affirming care to fellow nurses.


Upcoming Alumnae/i Events

Jane Buyers '81, HT, Lynn Perry Wooten, Maureen Flores

Alumnae/i Regional Gathering in Florida: Amelia Island

  • Mar 23, 2026
  • 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
  • Amelia Island, Florida
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Women's College Coalition Alumnae/i Reception

  • Apr 12, 2026
  • 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
  • Simmons University