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ED CEBULAR is the vice president
HEATHER KNIGHT AHEARN is CFO
of sales at Petsport USA, Inc., a manufacturer of pet supplies and toys … A partner at Buckley King LPA, a business and commercial law firm, JEFF RUPLE is located in their Cleveland office.
of Knight Sound & Lighting, Inc., which specializes in lighting systems in institutional settings. Heather is also a consultant with The Ahearn Group, a business services firm located in the Cleveland area … KATHERINE KOVALSKI BUSBY is a geriatric psychiatry fellow at University Hospitals of Cleveland … MARK YOUNG is attorney-partner at Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis in Cleveland.
1991 FRED CHENEY is the public relations
and marketing manager at Norton Ross Fulbright, the third largest legal practice in Canada … Working with clients in northeast Ohio, MINDY GERACI is an executive recruiter at Parker and Lynch … With offices in Twinsburg, Ohio, STACEY BENDUHN GRANO is the clinical director at ViaQuest Clinical Services. They offer behavioral and mental health, aging, vocational and substance abuse services … CHRIS MAYNARD is the director of individual giving at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake in the Baltimore area … A certified early childhood education teacher and intervention specialist, MELLISSA ZAFFIRO is a tutor at Northcoast Tutoring Services and a substitute teacher with The Renhill Group, both located in the Cleveland area.
1993 A licensed personal banker and CFA Level II candidate, TOM CHRISTOPHER works in the Cleveland offices at Fifth Third Bank … A lieutenant commander United States Navy, ROB LIOTTA is practicing medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center … KURT MARLOW is regional sales manager/vice president of The Investment Center at FirstMerit Bank in Cleveland … Not only is she mom of three, SARAH GIFFORD PORATH is a special needs advocate and volunteers with Dup15qAlliance, Ronald McDonald House Pasadena and the Lincoln Elementary PTA. Sarah and husband, MIKE PORATH, have created
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TheMighty.com, a website dedicated to championing individuals and families who are confronting the joys and challenges of physical and emotional disabilities.
1994 With offices in Twinsburg, Ohio, AARON DYER is president of The Design/Build Group, Inc. … KYLE KOENIG is director of real estate at rue21, a specialty discount retailer of young men’s and women’s casual apparel and accessories … WILL KOVALSKI is Balfour Concord Construction project manager at CWRU/Cleveland Clinic Health Education Campus … In June, JACK WALSH competed in the 2014 Ironman triathlon in Nice, France. His wife, daughters and parents were present.
1995 Located in Charleston, S.C., ERIC BENDUHN is the manager of territory sales for The Valspar Corp. … Congratulations to DESIREE PARELLA GORDILLO and husband, Matthew, on the birth of daughter, Adelina … With offices in Foster City, Calif,, PETER YANG is director of finance operations at Visa.
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Spotligһt If technology in the classroom is the wave of the future, KELLY PETRELLO has caught a big one. Thanks to her focus on social media and electronics in her fifth-grade class, the 35-year-old last fall received the Atlanta Families Award for Excellence in Teaching. Petrello has taught in Atlanta schools for 13 years. She is entering her second year as a fifth-grade teacher at Garden Hills Elementary, a public school where the student body is largely Latino. After taking the position, she was alarmed by how much her students lacked basic technology skills. “I wanted them to be able to compete when they got into middle school, and I decided to level the playing field for them,” she says. In a Title 1 school where Petrello last year spent some of her own money to buy extra supplies for the class, her ability to empower her students with wise and thorough social media skills is a major feat. What started as a group of timid students eventually became one far more extroverted as they grew adept at blogging and more cognizant of online privacy issues. “These were kids that were not really engaged in class and suddenly they blew up with the idea of having their own blog,” Petrello says. “It got to the point where it wasn’t even an assignment anymore. They just were writing because they wanted to write.” Petrello’s Excellence in Teaching Award came in the form of a $7,500 grant, which she spent on iPads, portable keyboards and much-needed computers. “That was probably the most powerful thing,” she says. “Just knowing what my kids needed and being able to use that money to provide it for them.”
KELLY PETRELLO Class of 1997
“I really һad to look into myself and rely on my values to guide me.” What makes you happy? A good run on a cool day Who or what inspires you? My mom’s ambition. She never let any obstacle get in her way. What is your fondest memory? Sunday dinners at my grandma’s house, listening to her play the piano and spending time with my family What was a challenge that made you better? Not getting the first job I applied for out of college. Although I was disappointed, it forced me to open my mind to new opportunities. Sweets, salt or carbs? Definitely salt
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