Becky (Loftus) Lusignan was born on September 8, 1975, the youngest of Jerry and Joanne Loftus’s four children. Her love of learning and sports began at Dix Avenue Elementary School and was carried onto Hudson Falls High School where Becky was a multi-sport athlete, excelling most at volleyball. She was a member of the Class B State Volleyball Champions in 1990, 1991 and 1992. She was named Post Star Volleyball Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992 and Class B Volleyball Player of the Year in 1992. She also received the Sports Foundation MVP Scholar Athlete Award in 1993. In addition to her family’s support and influence, Becky credits her volleyball coach Gail Schafer for laying the foundation that hard work and dedication can lead to success as a student and as an athlete. She graduated from Hudson Falls School in 1993.
Becky continued to excel as a collegiate student athlete at Providence College. She played Division 1 volleyball and was named to the BIG EAST All-Conference Second Team in 1994 and 1996. She was also named a GTE Academic All-American in 1996 and 1997. She graduated from Providence College in 1997 with B.S. in Biology.
She then attended Boston University, where she earned a M.S. in Physical Therapy in 2001.
Upon graduation from Boston University, she moved to western Massachusetts to become a Physical Therapist. She is currently self-employed and works in multiple school systems, providing therapy to children with disabilities. She enjoys the professional challenge and creativity of transforming therapy into play and enhancing educational opportunities for her students.
Becky is always seeking out adventure which led her to run the Boston Marathon in 1997. She has also travelled to Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Belize and most recently took a 6 month trip around the US in an RV with her husband, Tom. She and Tom are the parents of 2 children, Amelia and Benjamin, and reside in western Massachusetts.