Farewell, Nora. Welcome, Mary.

Yesterday afternoon, students, professors, and staff members joined in a celebration of the decades-long Fletcher career of our registrar, Nora Moser McMillan.  Nora worked first as assistant registrar and then registrar, with a break between the two to teach English in Japan through the JET program.  As all the speakers at the celebration attested, she has made a profound mark on the school’s programs and the paths of our students.  Lucky for us, she’s really not leaving Fletcher just yet.  She’ll continue in a part-time capacity for a while, smoothing the transition to her successor.  Meanwhile, she will also have extra time to enjoy the summer with her adorable son, who joined us for the celebration yesterday.

And today I’d like to introduce our new registrar (technically: registrar and manager of student academic programs), who is well known to us — Mary Dulatre, a 2012 Fletcher graduate.  While she was a MALD student, Mary worked as the student assistant in the Registrar’s Office, so her new post is a type of homecoming.  But for the past three years, she hasn’t been far away, working a few floors above us as assistant director of student affairs.  A happy example of a graduate who found her passion at Fletcher — even if it was a different passion than the one she expected to find.

Before Fletcher, Mary was a Fulbright scholar in the Philippines, a client case worker for AmeriCorps in San Diego, a community development specialist with the Peace Corps in Honduras, and a community outreach specialist for the American Red Cross in San Diego.  We’re looking forward to working with her in her new position, right across the hall from Admissions.