Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2008 | Page 4

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3 New Members Join the Board of Trustees
Thornton Academy has announced that three new members
have joined its Board of Trustees: Brian Dallaire ‘75, Dr. Paul
Remmes and Kathleen Boutet
Santamore ‘80.
After graduating from Thornton Academy, Dallaire received
a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Rhode Island and a
doctorate degree from the University of Cincinnati Hospital,
both in pharmacy. He is founder
and president of Lighthouse
Clinical Development, a California-based company specializing
in helping the pharmaceutical
and biotechnology industries to
plan strategies for clinical development.
Before forming the company,
Dallaire trained as a clinical pharmacist with a focus on oncology
at the University of Cincinnati
and served as senior director
of medical affairs and as senior
director of clinical trials management at IDEC Pharmaceuticals
in San Diego. He was part of an
IDEC research team that developed the drug Rituxan, a genetically engineered antibody that
is used to treat non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma.

Dallaire sits on the board of
directors for University of New
England, he’s a member of Thornton Academy’s 1811 Society, and
he received the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.
He lives in Biddeford Pool with
his wife, Debbie.
Remmes, an orthodontist with
offices in Portland and Biddeford,
is a Thornton Academy parent
who is a great supporter of the
school. He has served on Thornton’s Development Committee
since 2006 and has four children
who currently attend TA: Michael
Remmes ‘09, Peter Remmes ‘10,
John Remmes ‘12 and Christine
Remmes ‘12. Their youngest
child, Jimmy, attends Saco Middle
School.
Remmes attended Trinity
College in Hartford, Conn. where
he received a bachelor of science degree and went on to get
a doctorate in dental medicine
from Tufts University in Medford,
Mass. He is an active volunteer
in the community and currently
serves as president of Junior
Trojan Football and Cheering,
president of the Southern Maine
Youth Football League, president
of the Maine Sportsmanship Foot-

Brian Dallaire ’75

Dr. Paul Remmes

ball League and has coached Saco
Little League for the past 9 years.
Remmes lives in Saco with his
wife Holly – a former elementary
school teacher – and their family.
Santamore, a second generation graduate of Thornton Academy, is a dedicated volunteer
with much passion for her alma
mater. She has been a member of
the school’s Alumni Board since
2003 and has been involved in
planning all of her class reunions,
serving as a reunion committee
chair twice. She is a registered
nurse at Maine Medical Center
who graduated with a bachelor
of science degree in nursing from
Salve Regina College. She has two
children: Jill Santamore ’06, cur-

Kathy Boutet Santamore ’80

rently a junior at The College of
the Holy Cross, and Paul Santamore ‘10.
Santamore served as co-chair
for Thornton’s Dry Dock celebration in 2006 and has for many
years helped raise money for the
Thornton Fund. This past May,
she assisted the school with its
first annual auction. She also
spends significant time volunteering with her church, Most
Holy Trinity in Saco, and is a
member of ASPAN, the American
Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses
as well as MESPAN, the Maine
Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses.
She lives in Saco with her husband, Clifford Santamore ‘78, and
their family.

Portland Symphony Orchestra Sue Mondor Spath ’67 is
Conductor Visits Thornton
on TA Alumni Board

Photo by Jennifer Hass

The Portland Symphony Orchestra’s new conductor, Robert Moody, led
the full orchestra during a rehearsal at Thornton Academy on Oct. 8.

In October, Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Music
Director Robert Moody visited Thornton Academy to lead
a rehearsal with students in the chamber orchestra and
full orchestra. He spoke about several pieces that students
were F