Stonehill College 75th Anniversary Alumni Panel
Moderated by Professor Katie Currul-Dykeman, this program will feature Stonehill graduates speaking about their experiences working in law and politics.
About the Speakers
Bill Driscoll '68 is a retired commander in the United States Navy and a flying ace. Driscoll, a Naval Flight Officer, and air crewmate Duke Cunningham, a Naval Aviator, were the only aces of their services during the Vietnam War. They remain the Navy's most recently minted aces. Driscoll received the service's second-highest decoration, the Navy Cross, for his role in a 1972 dogfight with North Vietnamese MiGs. Driscoll was born March 5, 1947, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stonehill College in 1968, and a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from University of Southern California in 1978.
Pamerson Ifill '92 is the Deputy Commissioner of Pre-Trial Services, a new statewide division of the Massachusetts Probation Service. He is responsible for the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and training of the Pre-Trial Service Unit. In addition, Ifill is responsible for the development of programs. He is a 1992 graduate of Stonehill College and a 1997 graduate of Brandeis University.
State Representative Meghan Kilcoyne '10 represents the 12th Worcester District. She was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, and lives in Northborough, Massachusetts. Kilcoyne graduated from Wachusett Regional High School. She earned a B.A. in history from Stonehill College in 2010. Kilcoyne's career experience includes working as the legislative director and chief budget analyst for former Massachusetts State Representative Harold Naughton Jr.
David Simas '92 is an American lawyer, former government official, and a former politician. He was the President of the Obama Foundation from 2021 to 2023, having previously served as its CEO from 2016 to 2021 and served in Barack Obama's administration as the White House Director of Political Affairs from 2014 to 2016. Simas graduated from Stonehill College in 1992 and from Boston College Law School in 1994.
To register for this event, sponsored by the Martin Institute for Law & Society, please email martininstitute@stonehill.edu, or call 508-565-1131.