Meet Rosannette Rivera, 30-year old painter and teacher at New Bedford High School. Rosannette was born in Puerto Rico but spent the first 12 years of her life in Central/South America and the Caribbean, as her father was a missionary who worked throughout these locations. Due to her families’ appearance, …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #52: Colton Simmons
With the one year anniversary of the Faces of New Bedford we would like to give you a glimpse into the life of its creator! Meet Colton Simmons, 27-year-old photographer and graphic designer. Colton grew up in United Front Homes with his mom. His mother did her best to keep …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #51: Ryan McAfee
Meet Ryan Mcfee, 40-year-old fine artist from New Bedford. Ryan grew up playing sports, so being an artist was far from his mind. After graduating high school, he moved to Boston where he attended the Suffolk University, majoring in History. At the time, the university bought the New England School …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #50: Angel Diaz
Meet Angel Diaz, 28-year-old Math teacher, co-program director and DJ. Angel moved to New Bedford in his early teenage years, after living in Florida and New York for his early childhood. His start in New Bedford wasn’t that great, getting kicked out of New Bedford High School for carrying a …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #49: Tiffany Ferreira
Meet Tiffany Ferreira, a Research Assistant at the University of Massachusetts as part of a Doctoral fellowship and part-time Operations Manager at Southern Lights Solar. As long as Tiffany could remember she had been good at math and during her high school years had even considered going to college to …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #48: Ryan Tavares
Meet Ryan Tavares, 28-year-old scallop fisherman. He grew up in the North End of New Bedford in the Lord Phillip housing development. Living in a small 2-bedroom apartment with his brother and mom, he understands the struggle that most people go through in our city. During his teenage years, he …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #47: Yanire Gomez
Meet Yanire Gomez, 33-year-old president and owner of Trilogy Laboratories. As a lifelong New Bedford resident, Yanire has a fond appreciation for the city. After graduating high school, she attended Northeastern University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She started working at different correctional facilities with inmates, …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #46: Marlene Gomes
Meet Marlene Gomes, a 38-year-old teacher and personal trainer. Born in Lisbon, Portugal she moved to New Bedford in 1978 and has lived here ever since. After time studying hotel, restaurant and travel administration at UMASS Amherst, she opened a cleaning business in the city. Dissatisfied with that career path, …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #45: Bryce Fortes
Meet Bryce Fortes, 26-year-old fire fighter for the New Bedford fire department. He never realized growing up that he would end up working to save peoples lives everyday. He had gone to Greater New Bedford Regional Vocation Technical High School and had graduated from the Carpentry shop. Upon graduation he …
Read More »Faces Of New Bedford – #44: Joel Cordero
Meet Joel Cordero, 31 year-old father of two, Broadcast Editor and all-around artist. Joel has lived most of his life in New Bedford. After graduating from Bristol Community College with a degree in Graphic Design, he started working with an artist, Thomas Deininger, creating found object assemblages that the duo …
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