Class of 2000

Class Secretary: Asad Mahmood Butt, Apt. 1, 7 Bay State Ave., Somerville, MA 02144; asadbutt@alumni.bates.edu

Class President: Michael Carrigan, 25 Maynard St., Northborough, MA 01532; mcarrigan@alumni.bates.edu

Next Reunion in 2006. Got news? Tap out a note to magazine@bates.edu! Benjamin Bines has received his commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Fla…. Matt Carriker has joined a community of Jesuit volunteers to work with local staff in Belize City, Belize, to educate future teachers and leaders there…. Sarah Rigney graduated from the AmeriCorps-National Civilian Community Corps program in Sacramento on Aug. 7, 2002. She became interested in AmeriCorps while working for Habitat for Humanity during a spring break while at Bates. Among her projects were ones in Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco, Mendocino, all in Calif., Arizona’s Sedona National Forest, and Kansas City, Mo. She plans to return to her home in Connecticut and teach English composition at the Hyde School in Woodstock. She’ll also head up the community service/volunteer office there…. Aaron Sells works in the marketing department of the New England Patriots while earning a master’s degree from Tufts Univ.