Karen Gello:  

Hi, I am the girl who was shy and quiet so many years ago that you probably don't remember me. I have since shed my shy side, although still tend to be quiet preferring to listen to others than say something for the sake of being heard. I grew up on Kingsland Avenue on the east side of town. I attended the Simpson School (was saddened to see that it was recently torn down as my grandmother had also attended school there), Dag Hammarskjold, and then Lyman Hall. I spent the first two years of my college life at UConn/Storrs campus and then moved on to the city of Boston, where I attended Northeastern University (I discovered Boston while visiting Donna Schott at BC during my freshman year. I fell in love with the city and decided that was where I needed to be). After graduating from NU I stayed in Boston and lived around the city for many years. During that time, I attended graduate school at BU and earned a master's degree in Public Health, got married, had three children (three girls) and had a successful career in health care management. In 1999, my family and I moved to Nantucket island so my husband could pursue a full time career as a scrimshander/artist. Since moving I have been working as a special education Teaching Assistant at our local elementary school. I am in the process of working on a master's degree in special education and was recently certified to teach. I keep in touch with Donna Schott, Sarah Sinclair and Pat Horto...Expand for more