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2011 Alexandra Cabonor graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law on May 8, 2015. While attending Pitt Law, Cabonor concentrated on the practice of family law and domestic relations. She joined the firm of Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, P.C. in Pittsburgh as a junior associate. Amanda Loutitt has been appointed as the borough manager in Heidelberg, Pa. Loutitt will help run the town’s daily operations. Katie Wieber was hired by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) as the league’s director of membership services. Wieber will be responsible for membership, orientation, development and satisfaction, including event management for the league’s more than 290 members at division, regional and national championships around the country. The primary contact for the league’s men’s Division III Collegiate Club, women’s Division III varsity and men’s/women’s National Collegiate Club and CWPA Championships, Wieber will coordinate the league’s Hall of Fame ceremony, assisting in site selection, event planning and management. In addition, she will serve as the league’s primary marketing specialist. Corey Young joined the W&J Center for Energy Policy and Management as the shale gas program coordinator. Young’s duties include designing and implementing a business plan for the knowledge center about shale gas development, transmission, consumption and impacts. He will also be conducting research on a variety of energy-related topics. Most recently, Young was the director of grants and planning for TAPS Public Transit in Sherman, Texas.
2012 Crystal Clement accepted a position with Moody & Associates, Inc., an environmental contracting company, in Houston, Pa. She is currently an environmental technician working on a stream monitoring project. James Gralka joined the W&J Center for Energy Policy and Management as a web application developer. Gralka’s duties include designing and implementing a web application regarding shale gas development, programing the web-based components of the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub and developing web solutions for the center. Before his employment with W&J, Gralka was the plant supervisor for Joseph Labriola Sausage Company. Meghan Reed accepted a position as registrar with the Massillon Museum in Massillon, Ohio. She is responsible for record keeping and management of the permanent collection.
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WEDDINGS
2003 Matthew Scheller and Saki Kawakita were married Sept. 1, 2013, at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray, Pa.
2005 Anthony Mahramus and Jeana Rifici ’09 were married July 12, 2014, at the Chapel at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. A reception followed at the Bertram Inn. Members of the bridal party included Aaron Kern, J.J. Lendl ’07 and Alyssa Mahramus ’09. Ushers included Drew Aloe ’09 and Andrew Herrick ’04. Steve Zitelli ’06, M.D., was a reader. Jeana is pursuing a nursing degree and working as a hospice service coordinator. Anthony is employed by the Adcom Group, an advertising agency, as a paid search specialist. The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia.
2006 Loren Cribbs and Adam Zdunek were united in marriage April 12, 2014, at St. James Church in Sewickley, Pa. A reception followed at the Edgeworth Club in Sewickley. Angela Henderson Hadfield ’08 was a bridesmaid. Other W&J alumni in attendance were Jaya Mehta, Art Pratt ’97, Sarah Scharding and Alan Torrance ’84.
2007 Hillary Smith and Chad Bennetts were married Aug. 16, 2014. The couple met in the MBA program at Emory University’s Goizeuta Business School. They reside in Denver, Colo., where Hillary is a manager in KPMG’s Economic and Valuation Services practice and Chad is a manager in Kaiser Permanente’s strategy management group. W&J alumni in the bridal party included Jamie Headrick Cowden ’05, Molly Moore Steehler and Sara Drischler ’06.
2008 Cristi Rae Knopsnider and Ryan Andrew Work were united in marriage Nov. 8, 2014, at Indian Creek Baptist Church in Mill Run, Pa.
2010 Douglas Edwards Jr. and Shanna McDonough ’12 were married Oct. 18, 2014, in Ligonier, Pa. The ceremony and reception took place at the Ligonier Country Inn. Alumni in attendance were Donnelle Jageman ’12, Alicia Stoyanoff ’12, Meghan Stoyanoff ’13, Tabatha Dorman, Aric Wendorff, Matt Needles ’12, Katilyn Mascatelli ’13, Kim Loughman ’13 and Donald Edwards ’84.
Mitchel Erdely and Kayla Pringle ’11 were married Dec. 27, 2014, at St. John the Baptist Parish in Perryopolis, Pa. A reception was held at the Willow Room in Belle Vernon, Pa. W&J alumni in the bridal party included James Cavalancia, Tyler Charles ’11, Christina Festa, Courtney Holdrieth ’11, Courtney Sherwin ’11 and Tessa Slifka ’12. Almost 50 W&J alumni were in attendance. The couple resides in Pittsburgh, Pa. Ashley Rund and Dean Saunders were married April 18, 2015. The couple met in their sophomore year at W&J. Matthew Nicholas Srnec and Amanda Marie Imperatore, daughter of Rick Imperatore ’88, were married at Duquesne University’s Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 20, 2014. A reception was held at Duquesne University’s Power Center Ballroom that evening. Members of the bridal party included Josh Imperatore ’16, Jim Pasquine and Zack Pattison ’09. Amanda is a senior accounting manager at Rice Energy in Canonsburg, Pa. Matthew, a