The 'Rock Talks Speaker Series exposes students to a variety of life experiences, careers, and passions.
Christian Connors '86
Christian Connors, BFHS class of ‘86, was here to talk about his experience being an entrepreneur. He has founded many successful companies, including Shooter Detection Systems, Milcom Security Solutions, LJC Consulting, RCS, and Cognika. He has earned prestigious awards including the Raytheon Business Development Excellence Award in 2011. Christian was featured in the Fall 2022 Cornerstone Magazine for his volunteer efforts in Ukraine. He volunteered with World Central Kitchen offering food, drinks, kindness, and smiles. Christian made a wonderful presentation and answered many well thought out student questions.
February 1, 2024
Denise Nicoletti
Denise Nicoletti is a System Engineering Director with Northrop Grumman. She is a California resident and has an Aerospace Engineering degree from the University of Virginia. Denise has been an Aerospace Engineer with Northrop Grumman for over 17 years and came to Bishop Feehan to share her experience as a female director in a male dominated industry. She answered questions about Engineering School, different programs and how an engineering degree can open up different career paths.
October 23, 2023
Alumni Engineering Panel
Four alumni panelists talked about their backgrounds and their jobs, plus answer questions from Mrs. Igoe as well as students.
Carolyn Chlebek ’12 - Research Fellow, National Science Foundation and Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University
Neil Dold ’08 - Safety Compliance Engineer, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Kate Hill ’11 - Quality Engineer, Edwards Life Sciences
Cary Kaczowka ’09 - Customer Engineering Manager, Boeing
Todd McGhee
Mr. McGhee, father of Brianna '12 and Kendall '20, is an international speaker on counter-terrorism and violent extremism. He started his career as a MA state police officer and currently creates and delivers courses that are designed to prepare civilians and private security professionals for the unthinkable.
Mr. McGhee spoke to students in 2020 about his career and businesses and how Catholic education influenced his life. He returned to Feehan this year to talk about systemic racism, police brutality, the January 6 attack on the Capitol and the connections between ignorance, fear, hate, and destruction.
A Day at a Time: Interview Series
A Day at a Time is a series of interviews that Mr. Hickey conducted with former students who are now professionals in the entertainment industry. In these virtual 'Rock Talks, Mr. Hickey asks them about their experiences. Click on the links below to watch!
Jinny Ryann (Pollinger), 2012 graduate of Holliston High School, is currently a professional actor known for her award winning role in the film “Melrose” currently available on Amazon Prime.
Kathleen Regan, 2012 graduate of Holliston High School, is a singer/songwriter in Nashville, TN and was a contestant on NBC's The Voice. In addition to her extensive work in the music industry, she has also had TV, theater and film gigs.
Michael Graceffa, 2010 graduate of Waltham High School, is a broadway actor. He was most recently in the Broadway production of Aladdin as well as in the Original cast of "Cher" the musical.
Student Panel
To celebrate Black History Month, 'Rock Talks hosted a student panel with four current Feehan students: Mercy Ekomwen '21, Praise Ekomwen '21, Victoria Richardson '21, and Paul Ekomwen '22. These students shared stories of their families, some challenges that they face, as well as their hopes for the future.
Todd McGhee
Mr. McGhee, father of Brianna '12 and Kendall '20, is an international speaker on counter-terrorism and violent extremism. He started his career as a MA state police officer and currently creates and delivers courses that are designed to prepare civilians and private security professionals for the unthinkable. Mr. McGhee will speak about his career and businesses and how Catholic education influenced his life. He will also share openly about navigating through racial, cultural and religious bias.
Sign up to join Mr. McGhee on Wednesday, February 12 in the auditorium during C Period.
Alex Richardson '15
Alex graduated from Feehan in 2015 and from Assumption College in 2019. He played baseball at Feehan, at Assumption and was a Lindos Suenos participant with the Boston Red Sox. Alex works for the PawSox in community relations, baseball operations, and social media. He shared his love of baseball and how this sport has unified the country.
Sam Forget '13
Sam is is the owner of Hercules Performance, an online fitness business that began as an in-home personal training service. He graduated from Bishop Feehan in 2013, and Bridgewater State University in 2016, earning his degree in Exercise Science. Sam talked about his work and the different career paths in the health and fitness industry.
Kevin McAllister '13
Kevin is a Rankings Data Reporter with the Wall Street Journal. He graduated from Bishop Feehan in 2013, earned his Bachelor's degree in Broadcast & Digital Journalism from University of Southern California in 2017 and now works for the Wall Street Journal. Kevin talked about the work he does at WSJ as well as the steps he took to get there.
Kate Moore
Owner of Nashville's getFIT615 and co-facilitator of the Duality Project is coming to talk about her journey with her own body image. She explained to us how it began, how it's evolved, where she is now, and how it plays into her work in the fitness and wellness industry.
Got a body? Great, you'll love this one!