Keith Fordyce ’06 was a candidate for
Dunbar Township (Pa.) supervisor.
at Wild Adventures Theme Park. She lives in Valdosta, Ga.
Down the aisle
Brandie DePaoli Taylor ’06 is an
Zachary Herbert ’08 is a teacher.
Holly Ciaffoni ’08, ’10 and Sean Gillis ’06 were married Oct. 23, 2010,
epidemiology fellow at Michigan State University. She and her husband, Mark, live in Lansing, Mich.
He lives in Richmond, Va., with his wife, Sarah.
Natalie Block ’06 was recently
promoted within the accounting staff at Malin Bergquist, in Pittsburgh, Pa. She is an auditor with the firm’s employee benefit plan consulting group. She also works on single audits and prepares income tax returns for estates, gifts and trusts. Alain Tamo ’06 is the owner of
Laptop Etc. on Penn Avenue in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. His wife, Kazanda, operates the adjacent Kazanda’s Café. Alain, who is from the central African nation of Cameroon, is also president of the Cameroon Community of Pittsburgh and founded the organization Africaquest as a way to keep Africans in Pittsburgh connected to their heritage.
Kevin McCabe ’08 is a quarterback
for the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. Matthew Buchak ’08 is an assistant
at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Brownsville, Pa. Both are employed by Intermediate Unit 1. Sean, a special education teacher, is pursuing his certification in the principal’s program at Cal U. Holly is a social worker serving the Brownsville and Frazier school districts. Marisa Gillis, the groom’s sister, is the secretary for the Department of Academic Affairs/Provost’s Office and Lisa Gillis, the groom’s mother, is the secretary in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
principal in the North Allegheny School District, near Pittsburgh, Pa. A teacher at North Allegheny High School from 2009-2011, he previously taught in the Monessen School District, Intermediate Unit 1, and the Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Hawaii. Matthew also served in Iraq from 2004-2005. Gary Butler ’08 is a linebacker for
the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. Spec. Bradley Rager ’08, who serves
in the U.S. Army, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. The wedding party included 13 Cal U alumni. From left (front row), Josh Lozecki and Tara Ciaffoni; (back row) Ian Finn ’04, Brian Preston ’04, Ed Miller ’06, Wesley Shumar ’09, Jason Desiderio ’05, Gary Amos ’05, Kyle Smith, Sean and Holly Gillis, Marisa Gillis ’10, Jamie Santori, Sheila Mitchell, Jody Mebane ’07, Christy Scherer ’07, Christina Silvestros ’08 and Kay Durance ’10.
Tara Curry ’07 lives in Jefferson
Hills, Pa. Mary Stein ’07 is an athletic trainer
at Cabrini College. She lives in Philadelphia, Pa. Regina Lee Butler ’08 was an
Nancy Naill Frishkorn ’11 is the sole
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for Fayette County Community Action. She lives in Uniontown, Pa., with her husband, Colby.
artist-in-residence for two weeks in May 2011 at Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez, Colo. During her residency, she drew inspiration for her writing from the geographical and cultural history of the ancient Pueblo people, as well as her natural surroundings. At Mesa Verde she lived in a hogan, a traditional Pueblo dwelling.
Alexandria Cuppett ’07 is a pricing
Stephen Hermann ’09, a catcher
Mindi D’Auria Fisher ’07 is an
athletic trainer at Chestnut Hill College. She lives in Horsham, Pa., with her husband, Joe. At Cal U she was a member of the Athletic Training Club and Sigma Alpha Pi. She also was a Peer Mentor. Kristen Radovich Brooks ’07 works
Eric Fergus ’07 is a human
from Trafford, Pa., was drafted by the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things, a baseball team in the Frontier League.
resources supervisor for CONSOL Energy. He lives in Washington, Pa.
10s
coordinator for Thermo Fisher Scientific. She lives in Carmichaels, Pa.
Jeanine Amprim Gregory ’77, ’78,
’07 is superintendent of the South Park Area School District, near Pittsburgh, Pa. She had worked as assistant superintendent of the district since 2005. Previously, she was a reading specialist for 20 years at Bellmar Junior High School in the Belle Vernon (Pa.) Area School District, and a federal programs coordinator for seven years. Lynette Hill ’08 is the food and
beverage operations supervisor
Richard Menkel ’10 is a storeroom
clerk at The Washington Hospital. He and his wife, Donna, live in Washington, Pa. Krista DiTommaso ’10 works at
Industrial Scientific in Pittsburgh, Pa, which sells gas detection monitors. She will be translating French for the company, which does business internationally. Krista is pursuing her Master of Science in Business Administration at Cal U.
proprietor of All Natural Hoof Care. She and her husband, Duane, live in Aliquippa, Pa. At Cal U, she was a member of the Forensics Union.
Janice Whisenhunt Zimmer ’89 and Gerry Zimmer ’90 observed
their 20th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13, 2010. They celebrated with a 12-day trip to Scotland. Janice is pursuing a career in photography and is president of the York County Camera Club. While at Cal U, she was a member of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. Gerry has worked as an information technology specialist for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, Md., since July 1990. They live in Red Lion, Pa., and spend their free time enjoying motorcycling and Renaissance fairs, and spoiling their cats.
WEDDINGS Bryan John Koprowski ’01 and
Ryah Everhart Hedrick, both of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., were married Dec. 4, 2010, at Second Reformed
United Church of Christ in Lexington, N.C. Bryan is an athletic trainer at Fayetteville (N.C.) State University. His wife is a social worker at Wake Med Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C. Lacey A. Care ’07 and Jeremy
Criswell planned to be married June 28, 2011, at the Chautauqua Institution. Lacey teaches family and consumer sciences at Warren (Pa.) Area High School. Jeremy is a science teacher at Beaty-Warren Middle School. Megan Brewer, of Fairchance, Pa.,
and Richard Franks, of Hopwood, Pa., were married Oct. 16, 2010, at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Uniontown, Pa. Megan is a kindergarten teacher at R.W. Clark Elementary School in the Laurel Highlands School District. Richard is the contract administrator at URS Corp. in Morgantown, W.Va. They are living in Hopwood. Megan completed her K-12 principal’s certification at Cal U in August 2011. Lauren Shamitko ’10 and Ian Moffitt ’09 were married July 30,
2011, in Penn Hills, Pa., with a reception at the Willow Room in SUMMER 2011 CAL U REVIEW 33 ■