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Class correspondent:
Christina Fulton
cfulton1124@yahoo.com

Posted 12/5/18

Joshua Dodd, senior vice president and relationship manager in the Lehigh Valley Commercial Banking Division at Univest Bank and Trust Co., recently graduated from the 2017-18 Pennsylvania Bankers Leadership Institute.

Posted 7/23/18

Piscataway School District has appointed Christopher Baldassano the new Principal of Arbor Intermediate School.  Christopher has taught in both Monroe Township and Allentown.  He won a teaching fellowship at Citizens School, Boston, an experiential education program to promote academics and leadership skills among urban middle school children.

Posted 3/29/16

We are sad to report that Nicole Sancomb passed away on February 23, 2016.

Posted 1/14/16

Jennifer Coffin Dodd, Ph.D and Joshua Dodd welcomed a son, Peter Jeffrey on October 29, 2015.  Peter joins big sister, Abby, and big brother, Zach.

Posted 12/21/15

Jocelyn Bellew married Matthew Dickey on October 3, 2015 on a vineyard in Paso Robles, Ca. Attendants included Flower Girls Olivia Seymour & Arlene Seymour; and Jocelyn & Matt's dog, Eddie as the Ring Bearer. Guests included Kasie Hornberger Seymour ’98, Scott Seymour ’95, Tina Mabey Weikert ’98, Angela Stetler Shepherd ’98, Rebecca Page Hillary ’98, James Hillary ’99, and, Brian Diaz ’99.

Posted 4/27/15

Dan Kent, his wife Jen and son Benjamin are pleased to announce the birth of a baby girl, Sabrina JoAnne, on March 5, 2015.

Posted 12/22/14

Jocelyn Bellew and Matt Dickey were engaged in November, 2014 on the Cook Islands.  A Fall 2015 wedding is planned.

Posted 7/1/14

Joshua and Jennifer Coffin Dodd are proud to announce the birth of their son, Zachary Paul, on May 20, 2014.  This is their second child.  Their first child, daughter Abigail Maegan, is a proud big sister.

Posted 10/31/13

Sarah Soden married Rick Armstrong on October 27, 2013.

Posted 9-27-13

Laura Gordon accepted the call to serve as Pastor of Advent Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pa.  Laura was ordained a Deacon in the Moravian Church on June 2, 2013 at Edgeboro Moravian Church in Bethlehem by Bishop J. Christian Giesler.   She began her service at Advent on June 3.

Posted 5/21/13

Joshua Dodd has been named a recipient in the inaugural Lehigh Valley Business publication’s 2013 Forty Under 40 awards program. The award recognizes individuals from the greater Lehigh Valley region for their leadership accomplishments. Joshua is a senior vice president at Univest Bank & Trust Company.

Posted 2/5/13

Suzanne Farina Brett and her husband, Jonathan, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Reagan Kendall.  She was born on June 23, 2012.  This is their second child.  Their first child, son Patrick Avery was born October 14, 2010.

Posted 1/6/13

Kristen Romano Gardiner is a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley. On January 24, she and her partner at Morgan Stanley are hosting a seminar at the Hanover Township Community Center on how to MAKE MONEY DURING THIS ONE DAY FLAT NEXT DAY VOLATILE MARKET. For more information you can contact her at 610-31-8185.

Posted 12/4/12

Karyn Talarico joined BB&T Bank in 2008,  one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S.  Karyn is a private advisor team director for the Gulf Coast Region with BB&T Wealth and has recently been promoted to senior vice president.

Posted 5/11/12

From the Alumni House:
Jennifer Coffin Dodd and Joshua Dodd are proud to announce the birth of their first child: a baby girl, Abigail Maegan.  She was born on April 3, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, and weighed 7lbs. 6ozs.

Posted 4/3/12

From the Alumni House:
Jennifer Coffin Dodd received a PhD in Music Education from Temple University on January 27, 2012.  Her dissertation is titled: “Effects on Curricular Content on the Choral Music Preferences of Adolescents.”  She is currently employed as the choral director of Dieruff High School.

Solita Twomey Tullo and her husband Grant are pleased to announce the birth of their fourth child, a baby boy, Rannoch Patrick Anderson on January 26, 2012.

Posted 1/31/12

From the Alumni House:

Becky Ziegenfuss Lyons is a personal trainer, fitness and Pilates instructor, and lives in Mullica Hill, NJ with her husband and three children.

Jan Mellon has accepted a position of Registrar at Penn State’s World Campus in State College, PA. 

Posted 11/29/11

We are sad to report that John M. Gugie died on November 2, 2011.

Posted 8/31/11

From the Alumni House:
Joey Reish Gallagher and her husband, Kevin, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Nicholas James Daniel Gallagher on August 4, 2011. This is their second child, daughter Lexie Ann Gallagher was born on June 16, 2008.

Posted 4/27/11

Suzanne Farina Brett and her husband, Jonathan, are pleased to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy, Patrick Avery, on October 14, 2010.

Posted 4/4/11

From the Alumni House:
Manoj K. Shamdasani has been the executive producer of news operations at WFMZ-TV since 2007.

Posted 2/03/2011

Liz Chamberlain Zoccola and her husband Jarrad are pleased to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy, Mason Alexander Zoccola, on January 21, 2011.

Posted 1/26/11

From the Alumni House:
James Hillary and wife Rebecca Page Hillary ’98 participated in the Portland Doggie Dash races with their dog, Max. James was a two-time East Penn Conference and two-time District 11 Class AAA cross country champion in 1993-94. Max is a two-time defending champion of the Portland Doggie Dash. James admits that Max is the clear star of the Hilary household.

Molly McGonigle Anderson and her husband Rob are pleased to announce the birth of the daughter, Adelyn Elizabeth, on August 1, 2010.

 

Posted 11/30/10

From the Alumni House:
Kate Sheneman Whetstone and her husband Jeff are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter,Mary Elizabeth, on June 1, 2010

Posted 10/29/10

From the Alumni House:
Daniel Kent and wife Jen are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Benjamin Carter, born on  September 20, 2010.
Nicole Campasano Lopusznick and Thomas are happy to announce the birth of their little girl, Olivia Stephanie, on June 4, 2010.
Rebecca Hutler Melanson and husband Michael welcomed their first child, Payton Sophia Melanson, on March 15, 2010.

Posted 9/1/10

From the Alumni House:

                Jan Mellon was recently named Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Fine Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Posted 8/4/10

From the Alumni House:
          Solita Twomey Tullo and Grant are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Clodagh Ellen Black Tullo on June 7, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn. She joins her brothers, Donncha and Aengus.

Posted 5/4/10

From the Alumni House:
          Amy Balash completed the Walt Disney marathon with a time of 4 hours, and 50 seconds.  She placed 2,220 out of 16,906 contestants.  She set out to raise a goal of $3,600 and to finish as close to 4 hours as possible.  She did raise $3,846 for the Roswell Cancer Institute. 

Posted 3/4/10

From the Alumni House:
Amy Balash completed the Walt Disney marathon with a time of 4 hours, and 50 seconds.  She placed 2,220 out of 16,906 contestants.  She set out to raise a goal of $3,600 and to finish as close to 4 hours as possible.  She did raise $3,846 for the Roswell Cancer Institute. 

Posted 11/2/09

From the Alumni House:
Malachi McGlone has been living and working in Los Angeles as a television producer for the last ten years. He has had the opportunity to work on the set of several big productions. He produced a live stage show for VH1 in which hypnotist Michael C. Anthony placed volunteers in a trance in which they acted like their favorite rock stars. This collaboration with Anthony helped birth the idea of his Raise the Funds organization, which is an alternative to traditional school-orientated fundraisers.

Posted 9/1/09

From the Alumni House:
Maura McGowan Domashinski recently accepted a position at Middletown BOE located in Middletown, N.J. as an elementary instrumental music teacher.

Posted 8/3/09

From the Alumni House: 
Jeff Bradbury completed a Cardiology fellowship at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey and has accepted a position as a staff Cardiologist with Geisinger Medical Group in State College, Pennsylvania. 

Posted 6/29/09

Jocelyn Bellew received an MBA from Kutztown University in May 2007.  She graduated with Magna Cum Laude.  She has been working B. Braun Medical, Inc. in Bethlehem, PA for 8 years in the International Sales Department and recently was promoted to International Sales and Marketing Coordinator. She recently received a “bulldog” award and Sales Team of the Year award for her accomplishments in 2008.

From the Alumni House:

We are very saddened to report that Mark and Diane Brown Michalzcyk’s infant son, Ryan Mason, died unexpectedly in his sleep on January 28, 2009, shortly after his one year birthday. They established a memorial fund in his memory and plan to create a play area for children who live in the Dunmore, Pa. area.

Posted 4/20/09

From the Alumni House:

Rebecca Sutton and Jared Coffin are proud to announce the birth of a son, Landon Gregory Coffin. He was born on August 9, 2008 in Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mt. Holly, N.J., and weighed 7 lb., 7oz. Rebecca and Jared live in Maple Shade, N.J. Rebecca works as a web content writer for Mothers Work, Inc. in Philadelphia.

Jocelyn Bellew graduated magna cum laude with an M.B.A. from Kutztown University. She has been working in the international sales department of B. Braun Medical, Inc. in Bethlehem, Pa., for eight years. She was recently promoted to international sales and marketing coordinator.