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Baxter’s Health Team

Gabe Merriam - School Nurse

Gabe Merriam grew up in the small town of Naples Maine. He and his now wife, Abby, were both part of the first class to graduate from Baxter Academy in 2016. After graduation, Gabe attended St. Joseph’s College of Maine to earn his Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In May 2020, he and Abby graduated together for the second time. However, this time it was on a living room couch while their 5-month-old daughter attempted to pull off their graduation tassels. They both graduated with honors. 

Weeks later, Gabe took the Maine State Board of Nursing Exam and passed. He was officially a registered nurse (RN)! In July of 2020, he started his first nursing job in a cardiac/telemetry unit. By the time he was finished with orientation, the unit had transitioned primarily into a COVID-19 unit. Gabe worked a full-time night shift for about a year when he decided to transition into a per diem role. Currently, he works alongside his dad in the family business while still maintaining a presence on the COVID unit. And now he is Baxter Academy’s new school nurse! He is very excited to be back!

Fun Fact: Gabe wrote song parodies throughout college to help him remember difficult topics.

Katie Mahrt - eCARE Nurse

Our eCARE nurse, Katie Mahrt, has been an RN for 6 years, graduating with her Bachelors from South Dakota State University. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse and her career has been dedicated to the care of children. She worked for 5 years in the hospital on the pediatric and pediatric critical care units. She transitioned to School Health almost one year ago and is now an RN Coordinator for the eSchool Health program at Avel. In her time away from nursing, Katie loves spending time on the boat, working out, and spending time with her daughters! She lives in South Dakota with her husband, Dexter, and two daughters, Remi and Brexley! She is so excited to support and serve the students and staff at Baxter Academy!

Tyler Beaulieu - Health Liaison

Tyler Beaulieu grew up in Caribou, ME and graduated from the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone. He went on to Alfred University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics with an Astronomy concentration. Tyler joined the Baxter Academy as Operations Manager in October 2019. He transitioned into the Compliance Coordinator position in the summer of 2021. He lives in Portland with his wife Ellie and two cats, Toddy and Finn. He also serves as Health Liaison, coordinating activity between our contracted health/nursing staff and the school administration.

Fun facts: Tyler is an Eagle Scout. He has driven every available size of U-Haul multiple times over thousands of miles and only dented one of them. He loves bbq and cooking for friends. He also thinks he’s funny.

Dr. Charles de Sieyes, MD - School Physician

Assists administration in health policy and planning.

Sheila Freed, RN - Avel eCARE School Health Director

Main point of contact for our telehealth nursing program.