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Class Notes
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Cheryl Burda ’00 Smith – see 1997.
Tiffany Dugan ’00 completed her master’s degree in reading and language arts from Millersville University in June 2004. She lives in Hershey, Pa.
Angela Hoot ’00 is the corporate human resources manager at Weis Markets. She lives in Selinsgrove, Pa.
Tim Mosebey ’00 started his forth year at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
Mark Yerger ’00 received his master’s degree in business administration, information systems management and finance from Drexel University LeBow College of Business, Philadelphia, Pa.
2001
Class Reporter: Heather Bader ’01 is pursuing a master of social work degree at Marywood University after spending two years as an Americorps VISTA member.
Garrett Bissell ’01 was hired as in-house counsel for Advantage Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of WPS Energy Services, Inc. WPS has operations in Michigan, Wisconsin, Canada, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Amy Getz ’01 is the marketing and public relations manager at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Md.
John Keister ’01 is a musician in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk. He is stationed in Heidelberg, Germany, and assigned to the Army Band in Europe.
Former SU roommates David T. Little ’01 and Jesse Wright-FitzGerald ’02 were reunited at the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colo. Little, who attended the festival in 2003 as a fellow in the composition master class, returned upon the invitation of Maestro David Zinman, who awarded Little the 2004 Jacob Druckman Award for Orchestral Composition. Little’s composition, “SCREAMER! —a three-ring blur for orchestra,” which was read in 2003 by the Conductor’s Orchestra , was performed at the 2004 festival as a result of this award. In addition, “SCREAMER!” premiered on the West Coast this summer under the baton of Maestra Marin Alsop at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, Calif., where Little served as a composer-in-residence. Wright-FitzGerald attended the Aspen Music Festival as a member of the composition studio program. As part of the program, he received weekly lessons from world-class composers such as Sydney Hodkinson and George Tsontakis. During the festival, Jesse heard the premiere of his new work “Burning the Veil,” a trio for clarinet, violin and piano, and had his 2003 work “Fantasy for Orchestra: Red Sky at Daybreak” read by the Aspen Conductor’s Orchestra.
2002
Class Reporter: Brian Beissel ’02 has been named vicar at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pa.
Dana Chipko ’02 is employed at Tierney Communications in Philadelphia. She is working on a project for the State of Pennsylvania to organize a voter registration program for student registration on college campuses.
Jennifer Dorman ’02 is a second-grade teacher at Centerville Elementary in the Hempfield School District. She lives in Lancaster, Pa.
Robert Hauer ’02 married Shelly Hess, Oct. 25, 2003, at Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ in Bloomsburg, Pa. Robert is a senior loan officer for Superior Home Mortgage in New Cumberland, Pa. They live in Hummelstown, Pa.
Cheryl Urquhart ’02 is a first-grade teacher at Fishkill, N.Y., Elementary School. She lives in Fishkill.
Jesse Wright-FitzGerald ’02 is pursuing a master’s degree in composition at the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. He was awarded the New York Federation of Music Clubs’ 2004 Brian M. Israel Prize for his composition, “String Quartet No. 1, A Rime of Desire.” See also 2001 notes.
2003
Class Reporter: Lon Braman ’03 is a manager at Applegold Group, Inc. She lives in Raleigh, N.C.
Daniel Church ’03 is a pharmacy technician at Holy Spirit Hospital. He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Teresa Ely ’03 is attending Monmouth University. She is employed as a graduate student teaching assistant at School for Children. She lives in Long Branch, N.J.
Erickson Maynard ’03 is a 217 level account manager at MBNA America Bank. He lives in Baltimore, Md.
Jeanne Mielke ’03 is the director of Empire Beauty School. She lives in Trevorton, Pa.
Megan Steppe ’03 joined the faculty at St. John’s School of the Arts in March as a piano and oboe instructor. She lives in Williamsport, Pa.
Samantha Stoner ’03 married Anthony Maggio, Jan. 20, 2004, at the Wailea Marriott in Maui, Hawaii. Samantha is a loan specialist at Allstate Mortgage and Loan Corp. in Clearwater, Fla.
Jessica Talar ’03 is attending Seton Hall Law School in South Orange, N.J.
James Varghese ’03 is a credit analyst in the Pennsylvania loan analysis department of M&T Bank, Harrisburg.
2004
Class Reporter: Nikole M. Boyle ’04 is a production assistant and freelance writer/editor at Blue Jupiter, Inc., in Nashville, Tenn.
Megan Buckley ’04 is a customer service representative at AdvanceMed, a computer science corporation in Baltimore, Md. She lives in Owings Mills, Md.
Kristin Calabree ’04 is a preparatory teacher at Piper’s Corner School in High Wycombe, England. She is also the lacrosse school coaching officer at English Lacrosse Association.
Alexis Czencz ’04 is attending Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.
Diana Derrick ’04 is a sales assistant at Dwell magazine in New York City. She lives in Astoria, N.Y.
Jamie Ebert ’04 is a “loaned executive” for the fall 2004 campaign at Triangle United Way. She lives in Morrisville, N.C.
Stephanie Eden ’04 is employed at URS Corporation in King of Prussia, Pa. She lives in Bensalem, Pa.
Addie Falger ’04 is a meeting coordinator for Watson Wyatt Worldwide in Washington, D.C. She lives in Arlington, Va.
Carolyn Filandro ’04 is a fourth-grade teacher in Oakland, N.J.
Nicole Fiorentino ’04 is a third-grade teacher in Heredia, Costa Rica.
Anne C. Ford ’04 married Benjamin Behler, May 1, 2004, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in State College, Pa. Hannah Gilbert ’04 and Andrea Betten ’02 were in the wedding party. Anne is studying library science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She and Benjamin live in State College.
Patricia Gabel ’04 married Jeffrey Fortenbaugh, June 12, 2004, at her family’s farm in Newport, Pa. Amber Rickard ’04 was the maid of honor. Patricia is a pharmacy technician at Harrisburg Pharmacy. They live in Liverpool, Pa.
Ryan Gleason ’04 is attending Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, Pa.
Peter Haberkost ’04 is a fifth-grade teacher at Kerrydale Elementary in Woodbridge, Va.
Heather Hafer ’04 is the middle and high school chorus teacher at Schuylkill Haven, Pa., Area School District. She lives in Reading, Pa.
Jenny Hawbaker ’04 is an assistant director of admissions at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
Jennifer Heintzelman ’04 is a fifth-grade teacher at Mohawk Avenue School in Sparta, N.J., Township School District. She lives in Rockaway, N.J.
Amanda Hoffman ’04 is a scientific research technician at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She lives in Philadelphia, Pa.
Carolyn Kleinert ’04 is employed at the Spotsylvania County Schools, Va.
Laura Lancieri ’04 is an animal care technician at Taconic Farms, Inc. in Germantown, N.Y. She intends to attend veterinary school in 2005.
Julie Merkle ’04 is attending Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
Raina McConnell ’04 is employed at the Louis Dreyfus Corporation, Wilton, Conn., as the human resources administrator.
Ellen Mull ’04 is attending Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., pursuing a master’s degree in history.
Randi Norris ’04 is a seventh-grade English teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School in Altoona, Pa.
Carla Pidcoe ’04 is therapeutic staff support at Northwestern Human Services in Sunbury, Pa. She lives in Milton, Pa.
Joleen Rudy ’04 married Travis Teates, July 31, 2004, in the Richfield United Methodist Church in Richfield, Pa. They live in Liverpool, Pa.
Adriana Sassano ’04 is pursuing a master’s degree in communications at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y.
Gillian Shotwell ’04 is a third-grade teacher at The Caton School in New York City. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Katie Siegrist ’04 is pursuing a master’s degree in American studies at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
Sarah Smith ’04 is attending Marymount University in Arlington, Va.
Adam Speakman ’04 is the choir director at Renaissance Academy, an Edison Charter School, in Phoenixville, Pa.
Erin Toeneboehn ’04 is a primary teacher at Bel Air Elementary School in Woodbridge, Va.
Jessica Verdecchio ’04 is attending Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pa.
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