Josh Creasey

Throughout high school, Josh's early-on struggle with asthma complications made it difficult to maintain the excellent GPA his twin sister Ruth managed, and thus did not get the same kind of opportunities for full-ride scholarships that would pay for higher education - something their mom could not afford to help them with.

Frustrated and lonely but ever-resourceful and quietly eager for adventure, he surprised everyone and headed for Alaska as soon as he graduated THS. Since then, he's spent long hours every summer there on trolling boats, fishing for salmon with tight crews, and making enough money to cover some of his school loans.

Over winter breaks, he traveled to Colorado to work long but lively hours at a bustling ski resort catering to holiday goers. And during semesters, he took the slow and steady route of getting his undergraduate degree at UCLA while living at home and working at the diner part-time.

Now he's taking advantage of Mrs. Hatch's offer and the chance to explore somewhere new by working on his PhD in Counseling Psychology at NYU. When he's not doing classwork or quietly reading somewhere, he's working as an assistant manager at the downstairs coffee shop, or exploring the lesser-traveled paths and nooks around Greenwich. He tends to make friendly connections wherever he goes but finds deeper relationships a challenge.

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 * Regular email: JCreasey@nyu.edu

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