Sylvia Paz writes that, after 30 years, she retired from the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas in December 2011. She enjoys writing fictional short stories, poems and short novels. Ryan Shelley received a M.F.A. in graphic design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Joanna Herren graduated in May with her M.Div. from Moravian Theological Seminary. Kathleen Fenner Stellerine received her master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction from Winthrop University. Christina Fleck received her Ph.D. in applied organizational psychology from Hofstra University.
2008
Geoffrey Roche has been named a 2014 Forty Under 40 honoree by Lehigh Valley Business. Roche, a member of the College’s Alumni Association Board of Directors, serves as director of community and government relations at Pocono Medical Center. Matthew Kosensky received his certification of tenure at the Flemington-Raritan School District as an eighth-grade science teacher. He has led and coordinated a variety of research and industrial grants to further enhance the practice of science within the classroom.
2009
Cassidy Thomas; CassidyThomas@alumni.moravian.edu Scott Hettinger received his M.B.A. in May 2013 from Alvernia University.
Mark William Newman is working toward earning his M.Div degree at Moravian Theological Seminary. He expects to graduate in May 2016. Danielle DuBois and Phil Spence plan to get married in July.
Claire Freedman planned to graduate from the Columbia University School of Social Work in May 2014.
Loura Khallouf is attending Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Carolinas Campus, to pursue her degree as an osteopathic physician. She expects to graduate in 2017.
Jessica Jonas completed her M.F.A. in creative writing and publishing arts at the University of Baltimore.
2011
Lee Gustin is engaged to Jaclyn Eichelberger. A May 2015 wedding is planned. Matthew Velekei serves as the varsity boys volleyball coach at Easton Area High School. Nathan Snyder is currently enrolled in Fordham University’s CLAIR Ph.D. program.
2010
Kelly Schneider; kellytschneider@gmail.com Sarabeth Brockley, a graduate student studying environmental policy design at Lehigh University, has conducted research in the Lehigh Valley and in South America.
Rachel Kleiner; Kleiner.rachel@gmail.com Stephen Gross was recently promoted at The Morning Call and is now the Allentown newspaper’s beat writer for the Philadelphia Phillies. Amie Ball is engaged to Nicholas Guerriero ’12. Cassandra Cleveland is now director of development for the College of Engineering at Drexel University. Nicole Hadeed is a medical student at New York University School of Medicine. Lillian Shad married Enzio Goble in July 2011. Their daughter, Laila, was born in December 2012. Lillian is attending Fordham University School of Social Service to get her master’s degree in social work and will graduate in 2016.
Morgan Maragliano received her J.D. from Touro in May 2013 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in March. Rachel Kieser is attending Villanova University for her master’s degree in taxation. She expects to graduate in 2016. Katie Pulizzano received her master’s degree in music education from Loyola University in Maryland in May 2013. Additionally, Katie competed in the Ironman World Championship in 2012, and she was also part of Team USA and competed in the Sprint World Championships in London in September 2013. Ashley Alvernes received her M.A. in school and community psychology from Seton Hall University in 2010 and her Ed.S. in school and community psychology from Seton Hall in December 2012. Heidi Domedion Mack received her M.S. in clinical counseling psychology with a concentration in marriage and family therapy from Chestnut Hill College.
SUMMER 2014
Doll, DesJardin ‘Epitomize’ Student/Faculty Relationship Emily Doll ’12 (left) and Jean DesJardin, assistant professor of education at Moravian, recently published an article, titled ‘Parental Support for Language Development During Joint Book Reading for Young Children With Hearing Loss,’ as lead authors in an issue of Communication Disorders Quarterly. Their co-authors hail from San Diego State University, the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, and the Indiana School of Medicine. ‘Jean’s work with Emily epitomizes the best in the Moravian student/faculty relationship,’ said Joseph Shosh, chair of the College’s Education Department. Doll recently accepted a research assistantship position in the Master’s Speech-Language Pathology program at East Stroudsburg University.
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