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Skarecki wedding
Marc Skarecki '97 married Casey Caruso, Sept. 2, 2001, Allaire State Park, Ocean County, N.J. Pictured, left to right: Marc, Todd Kovacs '97, Casey, Anthony Volpi '97 and Alistair Hodgeson '98.
1997 Reunion Flag 5th Reunion
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Justin Aglialoro '97 married Valerie E. Bohanan, September 15, 2001, Jonesboro, Ga. Justin is a sales manager for the Camden Riversharks minor league baseball team. They reside in Camden, N.J.

Taylor Armstrong '97 married Stephanie Biffen '99, August 19, 2000, in Bath, Pa. Jennifer Loomis '99 was in the wedding party. They live in Elizabeth, N.J. Stephanie is a pianist and piano teacher at Suburban Community Music Center and Taylor is a singer. They performed at the Suburban Community Music Center's "Sundays at Three" concert series in Burgdoff Hall, Murray Hill, N.J. They live in Elizabeth, N.J.

Kristen M. Anderson '97 received a master of education degree in creative arts in learning from Lesley University. She is a first-grade teacher at Salisbury Central School, Lakeville, Conn.

rolling party
A Rolling Party: Rob Hall '96, Stephanie Dowling '97, Kristen Dame '97 and Denine Cimmons '97 made a round of the local watering holes on bikes in San Diego, Calif., in May 2001.

Jeffrey J. Angelo '97 is a German teacher in the West Shore School District. He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Christopher E. Baker '97 is a systems analyst at Salomon, Smith, Barney. He lives in Randolph, N.J.

Jason Carrier '97 is the director of programs for Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of Florida.

Staci Cesari '97 is a district sales manager for Spring Yellow Pages. She lives in Phillipsburg, N.J.

Born to Michelle and Brian Christiana '97, a son, Aaron Joseph. He joins big brother, Brian Matthew. Brian is a YSS Supervisor at Northwestern Academy, Coal Township. They live in Shamokin, Pa.

Natasha Cooper '97 teaches first and second grade at the Little Red School House. She lives in New York City, N.Y.

Kristin Costenbader '97 is an eighth-grade English teacher and department chair at Edgar Allen Poe Middle School, Annandale, Va. She is currently training for the Baltimore and Boston marathons.

Ryan Dougherty '97 is a consultant for IBM Global Services. He lives in Brookline, Mass.

Michelle Durham '97 is finishing a master's degree in counseling psychology at Marymount University, Arlington, Va. She plans to begin practicing group and individual therapy in Albuquerque, N.M., in the fall of 2002.

Kelly Eastham '97 is teaching high school English in Frederick County, Md. She lives in Ellicott City, Md.

Smith/Miller wedding
Jennifer Smith '97 married Chris Miller, Sept. 8, 2001, Historic Peace Church, Camp Hill, Pa. Pictured left to right: Curt Miller '91, April Woodward '98, Jennifer Rojek '98, Jennifer and Chris, Keara Melody '98 Smith, Curtis Smith '96, Mary Virginia Weatherlow '63 Shelley. Roy Burns II '61 also attended the wedding. Jennifer is a human resources specialist at Tyco Electronics, Harrisburg.

Dina Fornataro '97 is a recreation director for the Borough of Middlesex, N.J. She lives in Middlesex, N.J.

Keri A. Gronquist '97 is employed as a second-grade teacher by the Parsippany-Troy Hills S.D., Parsippany, N.J. She lives in Morristown, N.J.

Michelle Pawlowski '97 Gryskewicz is a teacher. She lives in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Anette Gundersen '97 married Bill Brouhle, July 7, 2001, Ridgewood, N.J. They live in Little Falls, N.J. Anette is a kindergarten teacher at Upper Saddle River Schools.

Carrie Regan '97 Harkness is an assistant editor of NewsLinks, a newspaper for the international school community, at International Schools Service, Princeton, N.J. She also works with U.S. teachers and administrators seeking positions in American and international K-12 schools around the world. She lives in Langhorne, Pa., with her husband, David, and Salem, a black lab mix that they rescued from a local shelter.

Christian Hendrickson '97 married Stacy Keeler, May 12, 2001, Sacred Heart Church, Bloomfield, N.J. They live in Westwood, N.J.

Jeremy S. Hoy '97 married Mayra Hoy, Oct. 28, 2000, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lewistown, Pa. Christian Curry '99 was in the wedding party. Jeremy is the director of sports performance at Island Sports Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Joshua Lininger '97 was elected head wrestling coach for Big Spring High School. He lives in Wormleysville, Pa.

Holly Long '97 married Jamison Bosler, Sept. 25, 1999, St. John's UCC, Lebanon, Pa. Mary Papp '96 Checco and Kathy Hodder '97 were in the wedding party. Holly is an instrumental music teacher. They live in Boyertown, Pa.

Jackson Lundgren
Jackson Woods Lundgren

Born to Nicole Lundgren '97, a son, Jackson Woods, Aug. 18, 2001. They live in Westfield, Pa.

Adam Millard '97 is a software design engineer at Microsoft. He received his master's degree in computer science from the University of Washington, Seattle. He lives in Bellevue, Wash.

Kirsten Moyer '97 married Gregory Ritter '98, Oct. 13, 2001, Hope United Presbyterian Church, Dauphin, Pa. They live in Vienna, Va.

Alicia Murray '97 married Craig Pfaff, St. Bernadette Church, Canadensis, Pa. They live in Palmerton, Pa.

Cara Muscio '97 is an environmental scientist in the watershed protection department for the city of Austin, Texas.

George M. Needham '97 is a special education teacher at Hopewell Valley Central High School. He lives in Grand Ledge, Mich.

Ryan Ness '97 received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He continues his traditional residency at Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia and his anesthesiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Alexis Petrovsky
Alexis Pearl Petrovsky

Born to Robert and April Kantz '97 Petrovsky, a daughter, Alexis Pearl, July 24, 2001. They live in Cottondale, Fla. April is a high school English teacher at Graveville High School.

Katherine M. Polinski '97 married J. Ryman Maxwell '97, July 21, 2001, Pearl S. Buck House, Perkasie, Pa. Katherine is a teacher at Perkiomen Valley School, Collegeville, Pa. Ryman is a partner in Hunterdon Brewing Co., Phillipsburg, Pa. They live in Perkasie, Pa.

Jeffrey Puglia '97 is an associate vice president at Morgan Stanley, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Brendon Renouf '97 is a human resources supervisor at Allied Tube and Conduit, Philadelphia, Pa.

Ann M. Schmehl '97 married Brad Reigner, Sept. 15, 2001, Marion Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, Pa. They live in Enola, Pa.

Christopher Schoch '97 works at Wyeth Labs, Marietta, Pa. He lives in Camp Hill, Pa.

Carrie Stanton '97 Scott completed the M.B.A. program at Johns Hopkins University. She is a senior financial analyst at Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, Bethesda, Md. She lives in Columbia, Md.

Amanda Sera '97 married Britton Warner, August 14, 1999, Christ Lutheran Church, Middletown, Conn. Other Susquehanna alumni in the wedding party were Christina Rushing '97, James Wooster '96, Kathryn Homsher '99 Marks, Tim Marks '96 and Amy Swift '98 Ferkett. Amanda and Britton live in Columbia, S.C.

Robert Serafin '97 married Tamara Shore, Sept. 8, 2001, St. James Catholic Church, Elkins Park, Pa. He graduated from Temple Dental School and is in a one-year residency program at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa.

Todd Shaffer '97 is a senior risk manager at ING Direct. He lives in Wilmington, Del.

Dennis Simms '97 has been transferred from the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Dublin to the Troop M Belfast Barracks, Easton, Pa. He is currently assigned to the patrol section. He is living in Bethlehem, Pa.

Jennifer Snyder '97 joined the staff at PhaseOne as project coordinator. She lives in Dornsife, Pa.

Angela Stefanini '97 taught in Italy in 1999-2000 and has been teaching kindergarten through sixth-grade music, recorder and chorus in the Massapequa School District, Long Island, N.Y.

Christopher J. Surfield '97 is attending the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.

Emma Swenson
Emma Victoria Swenson

Born to Melanie Truckenbrod '97 and Eric Swenson, a daughter, Emma Victoria, Jan. 12, 2001. Melanie is a human resource coordinator for LSG Sky Chefs in Arlington, Texas. They live in Fort Worth.

David Vargason '97 is an asset quality analyst at Advanta Bank - credit card division, Spring House, Pa.

Noel Watkins '97 began her study of veterinary medicine at Tufts University, Grafton, Mass.

Damian J. Wachter '97 attends Widener University School of Law. He will continue to work for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives while in law school.

David Wolf '97 married Lisbeth Paredes, June 2, 2001, San Antonio Church, Valencia, Venezuela. They live in Lancaster, Pa.

Shannon Zimmerman '97 is a math teacher at Crossroads Middle School in the West Shore School District. She is also a youth worker at Camp Hill United Methodist Church.

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