International Sister City Conference in Zibo, China
Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott led a 15-member delegation that participated in an International Sister City Conference in Zibo, China—Erie’s sister city for the past 23 years. The delegation was focused on business development opportunities for Erie in Zibo and Beijing. Pictured, from left to right, are Jake Rouch ’89, Erie Mayor Joseph Sinnott ’88, Jim Rutkowski Jr. ’83, Trustee Monica Brower ’87 ’90, and Erie City Council member Jim Thompson. CARRIE L. BEIER ‘05M has been promoted to the position of controller for Meadville Forging Company. DANIEL A. CLARA ‘05M is the new junior high principal in the Southmoreland School District. MEGAN (HOGAN) ALCHOWIAK is a marketing communications specialist with ABVI-Goodwill in Rochester, N.Y. LT THOMAS J. CIESLAK is currently deployed with the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. ADAM E. DOMBROWSKI VALERIE (DRABINA) DOMBROWSKI Adam is a project manager for Sterling Dula Company, Architectural Products.Valerie is currently a medical student at LECOM. LISA M. FAIRMAN ‘06M is attending the Penn State University School of Medicine. SARAH E. HAGERTY is attending the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. MICHAEL J. MCGRAVEY is a religion teacher at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, while also finishing his master’s degree at Villanova University. STEVEN J. PETERS is an assistant engineer at Penelec.
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DAVID P. TWOMEY III received his Masters in Organizational & Political Communication from Emerson College. He received a presidential political appointment to serve on the public relations team for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. DARMEL WHITFIELD has been signed by the Erie RiverRats of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA).
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TIMOTHY J. TEED has joined Corry Publishing as an account executive.
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EMILY L. KUCHTA ‘07M has joined The Regional Cancer Center as a certified physician assistant. ALEXANDER M. BULES ANEESHA GHAIY MICHAEL Q. HUYNH ALANNA M. MARTINI are attending the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM).
LORA H. ZILL ‘06M is an author, poet, teacher and Conneaut School Board member. She recently completed her Master of arts in English from Gannon.
CHARLES J. CARLIN RYAN S. VALENCIC are attending Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.
AMBER L. ALESSE is attending the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville, Tenn.
JOHN W. EVANKOVICH III is attending the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
KEVIN R. CAFFREY biked more than 1,800 miles during a three-week bike ride from Erie to Key West, Fla. to raise money for cancer research. CHAD A. HUNT will be traveling to London as part of Team USA Select, a group of former college basketball standouts who will pay 20 games in 21 days in England, Scotland, Wales, Finland and Ireland, hoping to land a professional contract with a European team.
MARKUS L. FISH JAMES A. KISTLER CARLA J. POPLOWSKI were commissioned as second lieutenants.
JENNIFER M. KULICK is playing softball for the Frameries Athletics, a semi-pro softball team in Belgium. IAN S. MCGINNITY ROBERT J. RODGERS were honored at the May 2007 Gannon University Founder’s Day Awards Convocation. Ian received the English Award; Robert, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Award. ROBERT E. MEDEKSZA is the founder of Zabaware, whose Ultra Hal software won the “most human” computer of the year in the 17th annual Loebner Prize Competition for Artificial Intelligence. HILARY B. PETERSEN completed the 31st annual Johnnycake Jog 5-Mile race, despite suffering with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), an auto-immune disease similar to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. CASSANDRA A. STACHE is attending the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia.
STEPHEN B. IORFIDO ANNA C. IRWIN are attending the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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