20 Engagements & Weddings
Engagements
Sarah Sienko ’98 and Robert Templeton announce their engagement. Sarah is a math teacher at Blue Ridge Elementary School, New Milford. Her fiance works for Johnson Outdoors, Conklin, N.Y. The wedding is planned for August.
Toni Ann Giustra ’00 and William Pratt are engaged to wed. Toni is employed with Pocono Mountain School District in Swiftwater. Her fiance is employed at Waiting Room Solutions in Goshen, N.Y. A wedding is planned for Nov. 3. Chris Barnes ’01 and Kimi Saito are engaged. Chris is the head recruiter for Tarkenton Financial LLC. His fiance is an underwriter for Maxim Insurance Company. A wedding is planned for April 2008. Veronica Smyth ’01 and Frank Charles announce their engagement. Veronica is an environmental health and safety professional in Jersey City, N.J. Frank works as an operations plant manager in Newark, N.J. A wedding is planned for Oct. 5. Jessica Zbylicki ’01 and James Carson were to be married June 16. Jessica is employed at East Stroudsburg High School North. Her fiance is employed with J.C. Ehrlich Pest Control Co. in Stroudsburg. Janel Galebach ’03 and Billy Binikos are engaged. Janel is a health and physical education teacher at Jim Thorpe School District. Her fiance is employed with Tru-Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning in Bethlehem. A wedding is planned for June 14, 2008. Matthew Smith ’04 and Jennifer Blundetto ’06 are to be married. Jennifer is a fifth-grade special education teacher at Easton Middle School. Matthew is a teacher at East Stroudsburg Elementary School. A wedding is planned for June 2008. Marjorie Ann Miller ’06 and Mark VanWhy announce their engagement. Marjorie is employed with Women’s Resources of Monroe County. Her fiance is employed with East Stroudsburg University. A wedding is planned for July 21.‘
ESU Alumni Herald
Weddings
Dina Priovolos ’89 and James Colonias were married Nov. 11, 2006, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, N.J. Her bridal party included her Phi Sigma Sigma sorority sisters, Megan Burke-Aylward ’89, Rainy Cooke-Farrell ’89, and Pam Dean-Nickelston ’89. Other alumni in attendance were Donna NagleRodas ’89, Jenna McGinn-Pecherek ’89 and Terri Wesley-Horgan ’89. The former pharmaceutical representative and her husband, Jim, a bond broker in New York City, live in Mountainside, N.J. They expect their first child this summer. Shannon Hajdinyak ’98 and Abe Chehouri were married on Aug. 4, 2006, in Hellertown. Alumni in attendance were Stacey O’Connell O’Rourke ’98, Jennifer West Plebani ’99, T.J. Plebani ’00, Kristie Piskorski ’01, Paula Cichello Zumas ’98, Ryan Cron ’02, Sonya Xander Newton ’02, Kristin Gross ’00, Michael Vitale ’03, and Melissa Abel Hoff ’00. Shannon is a first-grade teacher. Abe is a manager for T-Mobile Corporate Headquarters in Bellevue, Wash. The couple reside in Renton, Wash. Rob Tomko ’99 and Amy Deutsch were united in marriage on Sept. 16, 2006, at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Whitehall. Rob is a pharmaceutical sales specialist for Astra Zeneca pharmaceuticals. Amy works as a therapist at Pinebrook Services for Children & Youth. The couple live in Whitehall. Peter Prell ’00 and Laura Warfel were wed on Oct. 14, 2006, at Lake Naomi in Pocono Pines. The couple reside in West Chester. Peter is a manager with Carlton Pools in West Chester. Laura is employed with the Chiropractic Spine Center in Paoli.