Class notes 60s
Mary Ann Johns Koncal ’69 reports that her daughter, Carolyn, recently published a book about her journey with cancer. Titled “Faith, Hope and Cancer: The Journey of a Childhood Cancer Survivor,” it offers encouragement to other cancer survivors. https://leukemiagirl.com Linda Lehmann Masek ’69 has had her 15th book, “Horsemasters in Love,” published by Lux/Fireside books. The novel is a love story set in the horse country of Chagrin Falls and is available at bookstores and on Amazon.
70s
Sister Paulette Kirschensteiner ’71, HM, was profiled in The Catholic Exponent, a publication of the Youngstown Diocese. The October 2020 article touched on her career as an art teacher, her artwork, and her faith.
Patricia Jean SmithymanZito ’74 SJC recently wrote a 40-day self-help-journal book titled “Living in the Now: The Secret to Making Each Day Your Best Day.” It includes 30 original songs and 40 original poems.
90s
Gabrielle Koczab ’03, DO q published her first book, "The Sick Doctor" (Parafine Press), about her experiences as a physicianturned-patient battling invasive breast cancer. She is happy to report is “thriving and doing well!”
David Stec ’07 MA, currently the principal of Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio, will become the school’s first lay president on July 1. Dana Nunez ’09 q and Karl Toussaint welcomed their daughter, Noel Nunez Toussaint, in December 2020.
Lanny K. Hollis ’95 MA, PhD, was appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of El Paso, Texas. Amy Backos ’97 MA, PhD, published her first solo book, “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Art Therapy” (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
00s
Angela Niro DelPrete ’00 is Executive Director of Public Relations & Marketing at Lake Erie College.
Renee’ DeGennaroBaur ’04 is a Career Development Specialist with United Labor Agency in Lake County. Allyson Jackson Harvey ’05 is a registered nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals. Amber Smith Gano ’06 is a board-certified art therapist at the Cleveland Clinic Akron General McDowell Cancer Center.
10s
Katherine Polefko Alexander ’10 has begun her own cookie-decorating business called “Coast to Coast Sugar Cookies” in Chesapeake, VA. Amber Scimone ’10 has been promoted to Global Investigator with Walmart.
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