Alumni Class Notes roster position with the Athletics as catcher. Anthony was hitting .287 with 16 homers and 48 RBIs in 99 games with Sacramento. He was an 18th-round pick by Oakland in 2005. Chevonne (Kama) Hawkins ‘05 is attending Ottawa University in the Masters of Professional Counseling Program with a concentration in trauma, abuse and deprivation. Chevonne will be graduating in May 2012. Christian Morar ‘05 graduated from the Reading Police Academy on June 17, 2011. He has been hired by the City of Reading as a Police Officer.
November 10, 2010. Mason weighed 9 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. Joseph Kmetz ‘05 and Kerry Higgs ‘07 were married on March 12, 2011, during an intimate ceremony in Key West, Fla. Justin J. Loose ‘05 was named the Director of Berks County’s Information Technology Department. Amy Flannery ‘06 was featured in the Reading Eagle for instilling the value of hard work in her students at Mount Penn Elementary Center in the Antietam
School District. Amy, who is the Principal at the school, uses her love of music and playing the violin to help the students learn how to be leaders. She said, “A leader doesn’t have to be a certain thing. I can be a violinist and be a leader for them. They have the potential to take it as far as I did.” Andrew Dornes ‘06, M’10 is a Mutual Fund Accountant for SEI in Oaks, Pa. Eric Bonds ‘06 is a Physician Assistant at Hanover Orthopedic Associates. Heather Smolnik ‘06 gave birth to
Evelee Sephina on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 2:45 p.m. Evelee weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. Keith Rose ‘06 is a Security Officer for Stadt Enforcement. Tammy Hughes ‘06 was featured in the Reading Eagle, discussing her job as a school nurse and the motivation that helped her earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and obtain a postgraduate school nursing certificate. The article also discussed a Senate bill that would allow school districts to disregard current requirements for school nurse certifications.
Tiffany R. Grove ‘06, M’09 and Timothy Stein were married on June 6, 2010, at French Creek Golf Club in Elverson, during an outdoor ceremony. Ashley Hubbard ‘07 gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Kasey Cynthis Lynn Cotto, on January 24, 2010. Brian Korecky ‘07 was featured in the Reading Eagle with his father Marty Korecky ‘95, M’06 in the Fitness Profile section, where the two answered questions about exercising. Dominic Pirrone ‘07 and his wife Lauren had their
first child, Zachary Michael Pirrone, on May 15, 2011. Grant Thomson ‘07 has been employed as a Corrections Officer for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, at Fort Dix, N.J., since August 2007. Kelly Manwiller ‘07 is engaged to Chad Willcox. Lynn (Donohue) Miller ‘07 passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011. Melanie Gernert ‘07 is engaged to Timothy Seyfert. Michael Brokaw ‘07 is a Mid Accountant for Penske Truck Leasing Company.
Heather Williams ‘05 and Michael Hall ‘09 were married on March 26, 2011. Jamie (Danner) Sonon ‘05, M’06 and her husband Kevin Sonon ‘05 welcomed their son, Jackson Miles, on January 12, 2011, at 1:54 a.m. Jackson weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Jeffrey Hahn ‘05 and Heather Hebb ‘05 had a baby boy, Mason Arthur, on
Ryan Rutherford ’09 is the Social Media Director for Lux Performance Group. Alvernia University Magazine
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