Virginia Wilkins Hinders will be presenting at the 52nd Annual American Translators Association Conference in Boston, MA. Virginia and a colleague will be presenting a resume workshop
From the Alumni House:
Travis Nace is currently living with Helen Benson in the city of Fairfax, Virgina. They will both be pursuing their masters degrees in 2012. They have two adopted cats from the SPCA named Dimple and Sally.
LeeAnna Marie Roberts of Meshoppe, P.A., was among the 260 graduates awarded the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) at the College’s 120th commencement.
From the Alumni House:
Christina LaVecchia finished her M.A. in English literature this past spring. This fall she begins her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Cincinnati.
LeeAnna Roberts is a first year resident at Susquehanna Health in Williamsport, PA. She graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
From the Alumni Office:
Army Sgt. Joshua Kline graduated with honors from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
From the Alumni House:
Cristina Fabish McCoach and Jeff McCoach are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Patrick Jeffery. He was born on March 9, 2011 in Phoenixville, PA, and weighed 5 lbs, 3 oz. He arrived 6 weeks early, spent 15 days in the NICU, and is now a very happy and healthy little boy.
Dr. LeeAnna Roberts recently received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She will continue to further her medical training in family medicine in Williamsport, PA.
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From the Alumni House:
Peter Cunha, was recently elected Executive Editor of the 66th Volume of the University of Miami Law Review for 2011-2012. Peter will be beginning his final year of law school in the fall. In addition, the review will publish and article written by him titled, “A BRIC of Gold and Green? The Interplay Between Foreign Investment and Environmental Law in Brazil” in the upcoming year. Also, this past March, he had the honor and privilege of meeting former United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Virginia Wilkins Hinders will be presenting at the 2011 Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators in Long Beach, California.
From Laura:
Laura Sahlender and Tyler Boyer announced their engagement, and are planning a wedding on June 23, 2012.
Mindy Muffley Tkach and husband Nathaniel announced the birth of their first son, Wesley Michael Tkach, on April 2, 2011.
Congratulations to Tyler Boyer for being awarded the Moravian College "Young Alumni Accounting Award" on April 17.
From the Alumni House:
Marissa Sharon has recently accepted a position working as a pastry cook for Scarpetta at the Montage Beverly Hills.
From the Alumni House:
Patrick McMullen '07 and Jillian Mlynek McMullen '07 were married on October 2, 2010.
From the Alumni House:
Casey Lynn Kaptein is engaged to Kurt William Reinhardt. She is pursuing a Master’s degree in education at The College of New Jersey. She is a second-grade teacher at Rolling Hills Primary School in Vernon. A wedding is planned for June 2011 at the Manor in West Orange.
Marissa Sharon writes, “I have been living in Los Angeles since August 2009 and working as a pastry cook at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for the past year. In that time, I have also established my website, marissasharon.com, where Ishare not only my resume and personal information but also images of my work (in both culinary and visual arts) and recipes. My work this summer at the hotel’s pop-up restaurant called The Bridge has been especially fun for me. I have been able to share a selection of original desserts using all my own recipes on a rotating menu of seasonal specialties. Additionally, I have been selected to make regular appearances on Every Way Woman, a talk show based in Los Angeles which airs on local cable and online. I filmed my first segment this past week (which will be airing in October) and discussed how to make Tart Tatin as a perfect dessert for holiday entertaining.”
From the Alumni House:
Virgina Wilkins Hinders and her colleague have been selected to present at the 51st Annual Conference of the American Translators Association in Denver, Colorado.
From the Alumni House:
Tim Guider ’07 and Jill Woodbury Guider ’07 are happy to announce their marriage on June 5, 2010 at Moravian’s Borhek Chapel. It was a completely Moravian themed wedding everything blue & grey!
From the Alumni House:
Virginia Wilkins Hinders will be presenting at the 2010 Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Virginia and her colleague will be presenting a session entitled: “Breaking Barriers: Challenges for rare language interpreters.”
From the Alumni House:
Brian Bergstol earned a full-season exemption onto the Hooters Tour golf series for 2010.
Dan Gohdes is attending law school at Valparaiso School of Law in Indiana. He was asked to join the Valparaiso School of Law honor society.
From the Alumni House:
Kyle A. Keller has joined Wagner, Morey & Nee, LLC Certified Public Accountants and Consultants in Bethlehem Township as a staff accountant.
From the Alumni House:
Diana DelValle married Chad Majczan ’06 on July 4, 2009. Congratulations!
From the Alumni House:
Mindy Muffley Tkach was married on Sept. 27, 2008 and just celebrated her first anniversary with husband Nathaniel Tkach. She currently teaches biology at Stroudsburg Area High School.
Virginia Wilkins will marry Paul Justin Hinders on November 21, 2009 at a Black Tie Affair at the Tremont Grand in Baltimore, MD.
From the Alumni House:
Christina LaVecchia has been accepted to the University of Cincinnati’s Department of English and Comparative Literature with a teaching assistantship. She will graduate with a master’s degree in English Literature in June of 2011.
From the Alumni House:
Ivy Walker writes, “ I have begun training in the United States Peace Corps, Benin, West Africa!”
Benjamin West recently accepted a position at USI Affinity located in Philadelphia as accountant. Benjamin recently was employed at Ross Richard Associates as Data Quality Analyst. He writes, "After a slowdown at my other job, I switched to the growing field of accounting. I have been working here for the past 3 months."
From the Alumni House:
Kristen Zacheis graduated from Widener University with her MSW in May 2009. She will be working as a Therapist at the Center for Children in LaPlata, Md.
From the Alumni House:
Lauren Gass and Freddie Johnson have purchased their first home in Orefield PA on St. Patrick’s Day this year.
Kim Gialanella works as a property manager for ValleyWide Real Estate and Asset Management. She has helped launch ValleyWide’s internship program.
Dean Sbriscia currently works for Hess Corporation as a financial commodities trader in Manhattan, NY. He recently received an MBA in Finance from St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, NJ.
One of Lindsey Lustrino’s beautiful illustrations was featured on the cover of the Spring Lake (NJ) Historical Society’s May newsletter. It was a drawing of a home to promote the 30th anniversary of the Spring Lake House Tour.
Scott G. Shelbo was elected to a first term on the Alumni Board on May 30. Shelbo graduated from Moravian in ’07 with a degree in Biology and Business. While at Moravian, Scott was on Dean’s List, President of S.A.A.C, a S.A.M representative mentoring student athletes, on the Varsity Tennis team, Junior Varsity Basketball team, and a Residence Advisor. Scott’s leadership skills will serve him well as co-chair of the Student and Alumni Relations Committee. He resides in Bethlehem, PA.
From Laura:
Congratulations to Laura Laspee and Ryan Hintenach ’06, who were married last October in Bethlehem.
Scott Shelbo has been working as a consultant for Pharmastrat, Inc., in Flemington, N.J. Pharmastrat offers pharmaceuticals market research.
From the Alumni House:
Christina Fabish McCoach and Jeff McCoach are happy to announce their marriage on July 18, 2008 in Collegeville, Pa. They reside in Phoenixville, Pa. Sarah Kalish and Pam Miller ’05 attended the wedding.