Nancy Windeknecht Dashcund

Retiring from Essex Tech High School was a last minute decision in May, 2021, after discovering I would be teaching 200+ students. With that tidal wave in the near future, I said, "Enough!" In February, I joined a community service organization where I coordinate the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) program, I develop curriculum and lessons for volunteer tutors and teach a class, as well. Meagan, our daughter, lives and works in Washington DC in cyber security, so we make many trips down I-95 and enjoy the Wharf and Navy Yard neighborhoods. David and I have lots of memories of my senior year at NVRHS-D, as he went to OT (1967) and we were "dating" when I graduated in '71. We have friends nearby in MA who are from the class of '69, and David's two brothers, Ed and Jim are from '70 and '69, respectively.

I have worked in different jobs; I worked full tine since college graduation in '75, except for one year of full-time graduate study. The final stint, I imagine, is the teaching, now more than 24years, and still enjoying the role of teacher/mentor. Proir to that, I had a career in technical corporations' communications--PR, marketing, information, and corporate communications and publications, with some creative writing in my "spare time." I shared life with a wonderful daughter who made my husband's and my life more interesting and challenging than we could ever imagine. Through Meagan's experiences, we expand our lives in so many ways! And that continues, too.