Alumni News
Alumni Spotlight: Where Are They Now?
![Karen Morales-Engelmann '01]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752159822/nplainfieldorg/vlxvqsrmkx7tggd12p66/KarenMorales.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752159822/nplainfieldorg/vlxvqsrmkx7tggd12p66/KarenMorales.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752159822/nplainfieldorg/vlxvqsrmkx7tggd12p66/KarenMorales.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1752159822/nplainfieldorg/vlxvqsrmkx7tggd12p66/KarenMorales.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1752159822/nplainfieldorg/vlxvqsrmkx7tggd12p66/KarenMorales.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1752159822/nplainfieldorg/vlxvqsrmkx7tggd12p66/KarenMorales.jpg","width":2200}])
Karen has been an educator for 15 years and is currently a dual-language 4th-grade teacher at East End School. She has spent time teaching middle school World Language and working in Special Education.
![Cinly Tang '14]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742559195/nplainfieldorg/k901lynce7lwfdulsniz/CinlyTang.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742559195/nplainfieldorg/k901lynce7lwfdulsniz/CinlyTang.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742559195/nplainfieldorg/k901lynce7lwfdulsniz/CinlyTang.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742559195/nplainfieldorg/k901lynce7lwfdulsniz/CinlyTang.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742559195/nplainfieldorg/k901lynce7lwfdulsniz/CinlyTang.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742559195/nplainfieldorg/k901lynce7lwfdulsniz/CinlyTang.jpg","width":2200}])
Cinly Tang, Class of 2014, is an Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant at the University Radiology Group. She loves what she does and the people she encounters every day.
![Charles Thomas '15]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742569593/nplainfieldorg/zrmirtjfombqg0kzr8y8/IMG_0177.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742569593/nplainfieldorg/zrmirtjfombqg0kzr8y8/IMG_0177.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742569593/nplainfieldorg/zrmirtjfombqg0kzr8y8/IMG_0177.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742569593/nplainfieldorg/zrmirtjfombqg0kzr8y8/IMG_0177.jpg","width":880}])
Charles graduated from Norwich University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2020. He is currently a Police Officer with the United States Capitol Police where he loves his career and being able to make his family proud.
![Yanqing Liang '17]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709581234/nplainfieldorg/cuwkvwmrbzbwvy7lusvt/20230713_Alaska_Cruise_518-YanqingLiang.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709581234/nplainfieldorg/cuwkvwmrbzbwvy7lusvt/20230713_Alaska_Cruise_518-YanqingLiang.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709581234/nplainfieldorg/cuwkvwmrbzbwvy7lusvt/20230713_Alaska_Cruise_518-YanqingLiang.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1709581234/nplainfieldorg/cuwkvwmrbzbwvy7lusvt/20230713_Alaska_Cruise_518-YanqingLiang.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1709581234/nplainfieldorg/cuwkvwmrbzbwvy7lusvt/20230713_Alaska_Cruise_518-YanqingLiang.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1709581234/nplainfieldorg/cuwkvwmrbzbwvy7lusvt/20230713_Alaska_Cruise_518-YanqingLiang.jpg","width":2200}])
Yanqing graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering with a concentration and graduate certificate in Water Resources after completing a 5-year Cooperative Education program.
![Nelson Puentes '05]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711123754/nplainfieldorg/ohsntg3yj2wbc6keekxp/WhatsAppImage2023-09-03at105612AM-NelsonPuentes_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711123754/nplainfieldorg/ohsntg3yj2wbc6keekxp/WhatsAppImage2023-09-03at105612AM-NelsonPuentes_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711123754/nplainfieldorg/ohsntg3yj2wbc6keekxp/WhatsAppImage2023-09-03at105612AM-NelsonPuentes_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711123754/nplainfieldorg/ohsntg3yj2wbc6keekxp/WhatsAppImage2023-09-03at105612AM-NelsonPuentes_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711123754/nplainfieldorg/ohsntg3yj2wbc6keekxp/WhatsAppImage2023-09-03at105612AM-NelsonPuentes_1.jpg","width":1537}])
Nelson's journey began when he delved into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training back in 2007. However, by around 2012, his dissatisfaction with the uniforms available in the market propelled him to take matters into his own hands.