BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Magazine Features Gilda Nardone

by | Dec 13, 2021 | Central, News

Gilda Nardone in downtown Augusta
Gilda Nardone stands across from the NVME office in UMA’s Handley Hall; Summer, 2021. Eric Moran photo.


“New Beginnings,” an article written by Corinne Steinbrenner, focuses on NVME Executive Director Gilda Nardone and her 43-year career helping ‘Maine residents manage life changes’.

Beginning with the 1970s as Gilda was about to graduate from Wheelock College with her master’s degree in educational administration, the article follows her four-plus decades of work with people engaged in transforming their lives.

The article was recently published in the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development magazine.

Read the full article here.

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