Ryan Lancaster ’09 has signed a
one-year contract to play basketball for Gimle Basket in Norway as a guard. Gimle Basket is a member of BLNO, the premier league in Norway. This is Ryan’s second contract to play in Europe. After graduation, he signed a one-year contract to play for TV 1862 Langen in Germany. He just completed a stint with the Washington Generals during the Harlem Globetrotters tour.
PROFILE sponsibility of publisher of the Messenger Post Media in Canandaigua, New York, this past December. Jim, Regional Manager/Group Publisher of GateHouse Media’s Atlantic Region, will oversee the advertising, JoAnn Stecher Tier ’68 was
appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey last July. Tier joined the diocesan Office of Catholic Schools in 2000, where she most recently served as associate director. She also has filled such roles as Associate Director to Burlington County schools, Chair of the Advisory Council for Nonpublic Schools for Government Programs and President of the New Jersey Council for American Private Education.
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news and circulation operations of the Daily Messenger, nine weekly publications in Monroe and Wayne counties, and the group’s Web site, MPNnow.com. Robert Kirby ’98/M’07 and Heather Sawa were married in the spring of 2008. Joe Covone ’99/M’06 was recently named principal of North Wales Elementary school, the second oldest elementary school in the North Penn School District. The school is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation project. Before working for the North Penn School District, Joe began his career in the Philadelphia School District where he taught fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.
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John Convery ’02 became engaged to Kristina Bartley in the summer of 2009. A wedding is planned for July 31, 2010. John is a mortgage broker. Samantha Ratcliffe ’05 is engaged to Brad Davis with a May 2010 wedding planned. Samantha works as a substitute teacher for the Neshaminy School District. Lindsay Todd ’05 is engaged to Tim Becker with a July 2010 wed-
ding planned. Lindsay works as a manager at CVS Pharmacy. Amy Russell ’03 has been teaching 8th grade special education for five years in Medford, New Jersey. The Medford Township School District was one of four schools in the nation nominated for “schools to watch.” Erin Marie McGuigan M’04 is engaged to be married in October 2010. Robert Hirsch ’08 is a new staff member in special education at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Robert is a certified teacher in the area of students with disabilities. He has been working in the district since 2008, at Timberlane Middle School, and most recently at CHS in the role of a paraprofessional. Anastasia “Staci” Altomari ’09 has earned the distinction of becoming a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). This certification is given to those who have demonstrated excellence in the comprehensive knowledge of corporate treasury management, and are committed to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct.
In Memoriam Carol Stefanowicz ’61 died on October 4, 2009 Sister M. Denise Dugan, CSFN ’68 died on May 5, 2009 Elizabeth A. ‘Betsy’ Pieper ’68 died on June 1, 2009 Sister Mary Puzio, SSJ ’74 died on July 20, 2009 Timothy Callanan ’84 died on December 27, 2009 Linda Walleisa DiGiulian ’90 died on August 25, 2009 Walter J. Swartz, Jr. ’92 died on September 23, 2009
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