From Clifton to Connecticut Christina Jancew Iwanik recently left home after 32 years Story by Jordan Schwartz After graduating Kean College (now Kean University) in 1993, Christina Jancew considered attending chiropractic school, but she couldn’t see herself entering personal financial debt at the time. “I slightly regret it and I often ponder sucking it up and making a complete career change,” she said. Instead, the CHS ’88 grad went to work for KPMG after college, before relocating to Connecticut to marry her husband Christopher Iwanik. “The move was bittersweet, but it was time for me to embark on a new adventure, and I’m very glad I did,” said Jancew, who left Clifton after 32 years. The CCMS alum has been working at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Conn. for more than five years now. Currently, she’s the Dermatology Residency Coordinator. “I love my job, the department and the residents,” she said. “I enjoy waking up and heading off to work in the morning.” In 2006, the Iwaniks gave birth to their son Gregory Maksym and the family now lives in Unionville, a
That’s Christina Jancew, #14, on the 1987 CHS volleyball team. The inset is Christina today. Other girls on the squad were, in front from left, Elizabeth Forysiak, Kim Fusco, Olga Zielonka, Jancew and Mary Ann Kosciolek. In back, Michelle Patzan, Donna Mekita, Tula Kofitsas, Krys Kosz, Racquel Celi and Elizabeth Saharig.
small town in Connecticut. “I enjoy our home, our land and our privacy,” Christina said. “That’s something you can’t get in Clifton.” While miles and hours away, Jancew remains an active member of the Passaic-Clifton Ukrainian American Youth Association, a group that she has been involved in since the ’80s, when she was in the
Ukrainian Club at CHS. Back in high school, Jancew was also a member of yearbook staff, the ice hockey manager, a swimmer and a star on the volleyball team. In her senior year, the girls went 15-3, winning the Passaic County Tournament before falling to Ridgewood in the state semi-finals. Jancew made first team All-County.
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