{"id":429,"date":"2023-05-25T11:22:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/?page_id=429"},"modified":"2023-05-25T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:22:29","slug":"supporting-equity-for-womens-athletics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/spring-2023\/features\/supporting-equity-for-womens-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting equity for women\u2019s athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Kathy Andrews<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ask Susan Rost Monahan \u201993 about her time as a Trinity student-athlete, and she recalls the outstanding talents of women\u2019s lacrosse teammates and the impact of their coach, Robin Sheppard M\u201976, professor of physical education, emerita, former associate director of athletics, and former head field hockey and women\u2019s lacrosse coach.<\/p>\n<p>Monahan, an optometrist who majored in psychology, downplays her own contributions to Trinity women\u2019s lacrosse. But she always will remember the skill and leadership of three particular players who remain her close friends and says of Sheppard, \u201cShe is such a charismatic leader and coach and has such an amazing history with Trinity. She influenced me, certainly, but I think she influenced all of the women on her teams in a very positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monahan met her husband, Joseph \u201cJay\u201d W. Monahan \u201993, in a freshman seminar, \u201cThe Underside of American History.\u201d \u201cMeeting each other was certainly the most important, life-changing aspect of Trinity for both of us,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The Monahans are among a tight-knit group of friends\u2014all of whom graduated in the 1990s, met their spouses at Trinity, and participated on Bantam sports teams\u2014who recently got together to make a joint leadership gift establishing a new fund at Trinity, one dedicated to supporting equity for women\u2019s athletics. The others who initiated this fund are Billy Hogan \u201996 and Jennifer Martinelli Hogan \u201998, Sam Kennedy \u201995, H\u201919 and Amanda Johnson Kennedy \u201994, and Dan Sullivan \u201999 and Kate McLaren Sullivan \u201999.<\/p>\n<p>Upon learning about plans to create the fund, two additional Trinity couples\u2014James Kennedy \u201999 and Tamara Wiley Kennedy \u201997 and Brendan Monahan \u201995 and Abigail Hudson Monahan \u201994\u2014jumped in with contributions, too. Jamie is Sam Kennedy\u2019s brother, and Brendan is Jay Monahan\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n<p>All 12 alumni attest that their time as Trinity students and athletes had a tremendous influence on their lives. Trinity is where they met some of their closest friends and steadiest mentors; in some cases, those mentors were fellow students. For all, participation in athletics was an important part of their college experience, and several went on to pursue athletics-related careers and great achievement in that realm.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Monahan, who played golf and ice hockey at Trinity and since 2017 has served as commissioner of the PGA Tour, says, \u201cYou see how much playing competitive college athletics contributes to the experience at Trinity and how it helps prepare people for the challenges and opportunities in life. And, recognizing that we\u2019ve benefited from Trinity athletics, it felt like a nice way for us to lend a hand to a bigger effort that the school has and, in particular, President [Joanne] Berger-Sweeney has, to address equity for female student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Says Berger-Sweeney, \u201cI am grateful to the Hogan, Kennedy, Monahan, and Sullivan families for the significant and heartfelt contribution they have made in support of our female Trinity student-athletes, and in recognition of the meaningful experiences all of them had as Trinity student-athletes. We have already been able to address some of the work outlined in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trincoll-staging.trincoll.edu\/president\/letters-to-the-community\/title-ix-audit-for-athletics-findings-and-action-steps\/\">recent Title IX audit<\/a>\u00a0of the athletic program. It is important to provide our female athletes with the conditions they need to thrive and for us to recommit to supporting gender equity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Hogan-lacrosse.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Martinelli Hogan \u201998 moves the ball down the field as a member of Trinity\u2019s women\u2019s lacrosse team. She served as a team co-captain and received All-American honors.\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Hogan-lacrosse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Hogan-lacrosse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Hogan-lacrosse-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Hogan-lacrosse-740x555.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Hogan-lacrosse-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Martinelli Hogan \u201998, center, moves the ball down the field as a member of Trinity\u2019s women\u2019s lacrosse team. She served as a team co-captain and received All-American honors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jen Hogan \u201998, who was co-captain of her lacrosse and soccer teams at Trinity, says of her family\u2019s relocation in 2014 to England, \u201cThe move opened up our eyes even more to this challenge. As we moved here, we wanted to find our eldest daughter a football program\u2014soccer in the United States\u2014and that was difficult. England is even further behind the States, as far as this movement is concerned. So, we see it and I feel it every day with my daughters. And when we decided [to create the fund], I felt really excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Billy Hogan \u201996, who was a Trinity ice hockey captain and today is CEO of Liverpool Football Club, says, \u201cI think the critical part was identifying something that can make an impact and ensure that the women who attend Trinity have the same opportunities as the men at Trinity. And that then starts to drill down into what does that look like in terms of facilities and support services and all the things that go into being an athlete at the school. At the end of the day, these things cost money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEngland won the Women\u2019s Euros last summer, filling the biggest stadiums in the country,\u201d he continues. \u201cThere were massive crowds, great TV ratings, and I think the trajectory of women\u2019s sports is really positive. It takes investment, though. All of us in the sports industry are the beneficiaries of decades, if not centuries, of investment. I always think it\u2019s unfair when people say, \u2018Well, women\u2019s sports aren\u2019t the same as men\u2019s.\u2019 That\u2019s because we haven\u2019t been investing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jen Hogan, who volunteers with the Athletic Board of the American School in London, adds, \u201cMy hope is that we open more people\u2019s eyes. When someone reads this Trinity article, they might think, \u2018Oh, I didn\u2019t realize that was something where I could make an impact.\u2019 So, will our gift help bring us to the point where we\u2019ll generate the fan base that our male counterparts do? I don\u2019t know. I hope in my lifetime I see that, I hope that my daughters feel that, and I\u2019m excited that Trinity is embracing it because I think it\u2019s so important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam Kennedy \u201995, H\u201919 and Amanda Johnson Kennedy \u201994 both had what he sums up as a \u201clife-changing\u201d experience at Trinity. \u201cIt was an amazing group of people we were blessed to meet, and we didn\u2019t realize we were going to be lifelong friends,\u201d says Sam Kennedy, who played baseball at Trinity and now serves as president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Kennedy says, \u201cWhile I was not a recruited athlete, I wound up swimming for Coach Chet McPhee and enjoyed being part of the team.\u00a0I recall the excitement with the new pool opening at Ferris in 1993 and have been impressed over the years\u2014now decades\u2014with how much the program has grown since the school invested in the expanded facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Says Sam Kennedy, \u201cWhen we thought about the College\u2019s Bicentennial milestone, we wanted to do something as a group to give back to a place that\u2019s been so special to us and, specifically, to a school that has prioritized equity and opportunity for all student-athletes and especially the women\u2019s programs, which have really grown and become a huge part of Trinity\u2019s success. All of the women I know from Trinity who are my classmates or Trinity alums\u2014certainly my wife, my sister-in-law, all of the women who are a part of this gift\u2014are incredibly strong leaders and athletes and great role models for Trinity students,\u201d he continues. \u201cHopefully the statement that this makes about the importance of equity and inclusion will resonate and lead to future women leaders coming out of Trinity College.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dan Sullivan \u201999 notes that he and Kate McLaren Sullivan \u201999 became close friends with several in the group after graduation. \u201cJamie Kennedy was in our class year and was my roommate junior year; then after college I joined a men\u2019s hockey league [in the Boston area] with Jamie, Sam, Billy, and Brendan,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Staying informed about Trinity men\u2019s ice hockey is important to Dan Sullivan, who is managing principal at a commercial real estate firm, Cresa Boston. \u201cI continue to get regular email updates from Head Coach Matt Greason [\u201902, M\u201910], who was a freshman on the team when I was a senior player, so I know him well,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s always good to get those emails, and I\u2019ve been able to attend games over the years, too.\u201d About seven years ago, Greason reached out to suggest Sullivan consider interviewing a senior member of the hockey team who was interested in working in real estate. \u201cActually, he was the MVP on their national championship team; I met with him, we ended up hiring him, and now he\u2019s been here about seven years. He\u2019s terrific, and I really appreciate Matt making that connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-432\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Trinity-Softball-high-res.jpg\" alt=\"Kate McLaren Sullivan \u201999, right, fist-bumps with teammates during a Trinity softball game in the late 1990s.\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Trinity-Softball-high-res.jpg 968w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Trinity-Softball-high-res-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Trinity-Softball-high-res-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Trinity-Softball-high-res-740x555.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Trinity-Softball-high-res-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate McLaren Sullivan \u201999, right, fist-bumps with teammates during a Trinity softball game in the late 1990s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kate Sullivan, who is president of Churchill Forge Properties, says, \u201cDan and I have nieces and nephews who are applying to colleges, so we have encouraged them to consider Trinity and have taken them to see the school. Trinity remains a really important part of our day-to-day life because of the network of fellow alumni we spend so much time with. This is, for us, the first time that we\u2019re donating a substantial gift to the school, and we are excited to give back to the college that gave us so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having played softball at Trinity, Kate Sullivan says, \u201cSports were such an incredibly important part of my life and my development. The opportunity to continue building up Trinity\u2019s programs and ensure equitable resources are channeled toward them is really important. I think the future of women\u2019s athletics is incredibly bright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Kennedy \u201999, who is vice president, international, of the PGA Tour, and Tamara Wiley Kennedy \u201997 share, \u201cOur daughter is an aspiring collegiate soccer player who has always been involved in sport, and we have seen firsthand the positive effects in terms of self-esteem, social life, and discipline in time management.\u00a0We have cheered as a family the U.S. women\u2019s national team, both their on-field success and their advocacy for equal pay.\u00a0While an athletic career for our daughter is a current short-term goal, there is no doubt that the long-term support of women\u2019s athletics\u2014both at Trinity and beyond\u2014is something near and dear to our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Monahan \u201995, who is managing director at Marsh McLennan, and Abigail Hudson Monahan \u201994 note, \u201cWe are so pleased our friends and family members initiated this effort, and we\u2019re delighted to contribute. Trinity women\u2019s athletics\u2014all of the College\u2019s athletics programs\u2014are life changing. As alumni, there is such a remarkable network of former Bantam athletes who remain connected and supportive of each other. The more we can support equal opportunities and resources for all our student-athletes, the more they will flourish and excel, on campus and after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay Monahan adds, \u201cWhat it really comes down to is that Trinity women\u2019s athletics is a strength of the school, and it always has been. I think our support of this effort will add to that strength. We\u2019re hopeful other families and individuals who have had similar experiences are going to get behind this, and this will become a collective effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about supporting equity for women\u2019s athletics and other Power of Bantam Women initiative giving opportunities, please contact Assistant Director of Athletics Giving Lynsey Majka at 860-297-5334 or <a href=\"mailto:lynsey.majka@trincoll.edu\">lynsey.majka@trincoll.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the Title IX audit, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/trincoll-staging.trincoll.edu\/president\/letters-to-the-community\/title-ix-audit-for-athletics-findings-and-action-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the President&#8217;s Office website.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1; padding: 20px;\">\n<h3>Key couples<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/HogansIMG_0315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/HogansIMG_0315-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jen and Billy Hogan\" width=\"200\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/HogansIMG_0315-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/HogansIMG_0315.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Jen Martinelli Hogan \u201998 and Billy Hogan \u201996<br \/>\n<\/strong>Residents of London<br \/>\n<em>Majors and teams<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Billy:<\/strong> economics; ice hockey (co-captain)<br \/>\n<strong>Jen:<\/strong> studio arts; lacrosse (co-captain and All-American) and soccer (co-captain)<br \/>\n<em>Professional and other info<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Billy:<\/strong> CEO at Liverpool Football Club; Trinity Athletics Campaign Committee; starting in AY 2023\u201324, will serve on Trinity Board of Fellows<br \/>\n<strong>Jen:<\/strong> master\u2019s degree in education, University of San Francisco; volunteer for the Athletic Board of the American School in London, special events committee; previously taught and coached at boarding and day school in California; starting in AY 2023\u201324, will serve on Trinity Board of Fellows<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/TamaraJamieKennedy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/TamaraJamieKennedy-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie and Tamara Kennedy\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/TamaraJamieKennedy-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/TamaraJamieKennedy.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Jamie Kennedy \u201999 and Tam Wiley Kennedy \u201997<\/strong><br \/>\nResidents of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida<br \/>\n<em>Majors and teams<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Jamie:<\/strong> American studies; baseball and golf<br \/>\n<strong>Tam:<\/strong> art history; track<br \/>\n<em>Professional and other info<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Jamie:<\/strong> vice president, international, of the PGA Tour<br \/>\n<strong>Tam:<\/strong> master\u2019s degree in education, Boston College; former sponsorship officer, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; former English teacher in Massachusetts and Florida<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/SamAmandaKennedyIMG_8705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/SamAmandaKennedyIMG_8705-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda and Sam Kennedy\" width=\"200\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/SamAmandaKennedyIMG_8705-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/SamAmandaKennedyIMG_8705.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Amanda Johnson Kennedy \u201994 and Sam Kennedy \u201995, H\u201919<\/strong><br \/>\nResidents of Boston<br \/>\n<em>Majors and teams<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Sam:<\/strong> American studies; baseball<br \/>\n<strong>Amanda:<\/strong> economics; swimming<br \/>\n<em>Professional and other info<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Sam:<\/strong> president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox and chief executive of Fenway Sports Group; serves in leadership volunteer roles with community organizations, including the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Trustee\/Advisory Board; Trinity Athletics Campaign Committee; past member of the Trinity College Board of Fellows; 2019 Trinity Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient<br \/>\n<strong>Amanda:<\/strong> chartered financial analyst (CFA) and member of the CFA Boston Society; previously worked for Clelland &amp; Company and TJX Companies; past member of the Trinity College Alumni Association Executive Committee; active with community and educational organizations, including REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, the Wellesley Free Library Foundation, and the Parents\u2019 Association of The Winsor School<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/BrendanAbbeyMonahanIMG_3304.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/BrendanAbbeyMonahanIMG_3304.jpg\" alt=\"Brendan and Abbey Monahan\" width=\"201\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>Brendan Monahan \u201995 and Abbey Hudson Monahan \u201994<\/strong><br \/>\nResidents of Boston<br \/>\n<em>Majors and teams<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Brendan:<\/strong> history; golf (captain, Academic All-American, and All-American) and ice hockey (co-captain); Golf Fights Cancer volunteer<br \/>\n<strong>Abbey:<\/strong> economics; field hockey<br \/>\n<em>Professional and other info<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Brendan:<\/strong> managing director at Marsh McLennan; Trinity Athletics Campaign Committee<br \/>\n<strong>Abbey:<\/strong> former management consultant and private equity analyst; Golf Fights Cancer volunteer<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Jay-and-Susan-Monahan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Jay-and-Susan-Monahan-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jay and Susan Monahan\" width=\"200\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Jay-and-Susan-Monahan-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Jay-and-Susan-Monahan.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Susan Rost Monahan \u201993 and Jay Monahan \u201993<\/strong><br \/>\nResidents of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida<br \/>\n<em>Majors and teams<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Jay:<\/strong> history; ice hockey and golf (Academic All-American)<br \/>\n<strong>Susan:<\/strong> psychology; lacrosse<br \/>\n<em>Professional and other info<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Jay:<\/strong> commissioner of the PGA Tour; master\u2019s degree in sport management, University of Massachusetts Amherst; co-founder of Golf Fights Cancer; Trinity Athletics Campaign Committee; 2018 recipient of Paul E. Raether \u201968 Alumni Achievement Award<br \/>\n<strong>Susan:<\/strong> optometrist; also sees patients for and serves on the boards of directors of two nonprofit organizations that provide vision care for uninsured and underinsured adults<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Sullivans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Sullivans-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kate and Dan Sullivan\" width=\"200\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Sullivans-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2023\/05\/Sullivans.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Kate McLaren Sullivan \u201999 and Dan Sullivan \u201999<\/strong><br \/>\nResidents of Boston<br \/>\n<em>Majors and teams<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Dan:<\/strong> economics; ice hockey<br \/>\n<strong>Kate:<\/strong> public policy; softball<br \/>\n<em>Professional and other info<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Dan:<\/strong> managing principal at Cresa Boston (commercial real estate)<br \/>\n<strong>Kate:<\/strong> M.B.A., Boston University; president of Churchill Forge Properties (real estate management)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kathy Andrews Ask Susan Rost Monahan \u201993 about her time as a Trinity student-athlete, and she recalls the outstanding talents of women\u2019s lacrosse teammates and the impact of their coach, Robin Sheppard M\u201976, professor of physical education, emerita, former associate director of athletics, and former head field hockey and women\u2019s lacrosse coach. 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