Sophia DeLuca Poppy

Nicknames

Little Lady, Poppy

Age 1

the Border Collie/Boxer/ Golden Retriever Mix

What are your most appealing characteristics?

I am very playful, yet I like to relax and cuddle up when it’s time for bed. I’m the perfect mix.

When you use your hard-earned money to buy a product or to invest in a service, you hope your investment is a sound one. It probably goes without saying that you’re looking for quality. Where should you turn? Visit one of the Faces of Berks.

You can count on them to be the best of the best in an array of fields—be it a medical or dental professional, a funeral home, automotive professional, real estate agent, financial planner, a retirement home, business system provider, marketing design company, lawyer, credit union or bank, higher education institution, insurance company or even an outlet for a sweet treat. Our 8th Annual Faces of Berks section introduces you to Berks County professionals you can trust. They’re known for a reason: they are regarded for serving fellow Berks residents and customers, for holding themselves to the highest of standards, and for respecting their customers and clients in doing so, day in and day out.

The Face Of Oral Surgery

Berks Oral Surgery + Dental Implant Center

If you’re looking to restore your smile, look no further than Berks Oral Surgery + Dental Implant Center.

The expert team specializes in dental implants—the most natural, stable and permanent option for missing teeth— and has more experience than any other practice in Berks County. It is the only practice in the area with robotic-assisted dental implant placement capabilities, which allows for planning and placing implants with precision for a natural look and feel. While dental implant placement is a surgical procedure, it is routine at Berks Oral Surgery + Dental Implant Center due to the extensive amount of training their surgeons have received.

They are also the exclusive provider of New Teeth Today in Berks and beyond. With this life-changing procedure, failing teeth are removed, dental implants are placed, teeth are inserted, and patients leave with a stable, beautiful new smile after just one appointment.

At Berks Oral Surgery + Dental Implant Center, you can count on surgical excellence, cutting-edge technology, advanced techniques and a team dedicated to providing the highest quality of care in a friendly, welcoming and comfortable environment.

Locations in Wyomissing, Exeter, Hamburg and Ephrata

610.374.4093 berksoralsurgery.com

The Face Of Banking

Jay Sidhu

Jay Sidhu has long been the face of banking in Berks—as the Chair & CEO of Customers Bancorp and previously as the Chair & CEO of Sovereign Bank. When Jay emigrated from India to pursue an MBA at Wilkes University—the only school to offer him a scholarship from the many to which he wrote—he didn’t expect to spend more than 50 years in banking. In fact, he had accepted an offer from Sylvania Electronics when two deans persuaded him to take a meeting with a gentleman named Richard Ehst. The two have been partners since.

Jay is telling this story and more in his recently published Wall Street Journal best seller, Never Ever, Ever Give Up. As a teenager, Jay hitchhiked from India through Afghanistan, the Shah’s Terran, Istanbul, Paris and on to London on a mission of international peace. These tales set-up his move to America and his rise to lead two of America’s premier banking institutions— from headquarters in Berks County.

Jay’s passion now is to share his stories with youth and young adults letting them know they can overcome challenges and adversity by setting goals and persevering. It’s a philosophy Jay learned from his father and is passing along to next generations. All proceeds from Never Ever, Ever Give Up and related speaking engagements are being contributed to scholarships and charity.

jayssidhu.com