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Andre Young ’99 is the founder and presi-
dent of Men &Women Evolving Now LLC.
The 2000s
George F. Fiore ’00 has been named
superintendent of the Kutztown School
District. Fiore was previously the principal
of Wilson High School, West Lawn, Pa.
Heather (Rovinski) Stenlake ’00 invented
the “Bridal Buddy,” the only product on
the market that helps brides use the
bathroom without the assistance of
bridesmaids, family members and other
handlers, while wearing their wedding gown.
Jaime Wohlbach ’00 has been named
head softball coach at East Stroudsburg
University. Wohlbach was the head coach
at the University of Delaware for five
years prior to her appointment at ESU.
Jeffrey Tkach ’01 has been named vice
president and managing director for Rodale
Inc.’s Organic Life, a new magazine brand.
Tkach was previously at Active Interest Media
where he was group publisher of Yoga
Journal and Vegetarian Times.
Joshua Weiss ’02 has been promoted to
manager at Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP,
Certified Public Accountants and Consul-
tants, Wyomissing, Pa. Weiss specializes
in planning and compliance for corpora-
tions, partnerships and individuals, as well
as services for multi-state taxation and
consolidated returns.
William Bravo ’03 was a winner of the
2016 ArtPop Billboard Competition
sponsored by a partnership between
Adams Outdoor Advertising, ArtsQuest
and the Lehigh Valley’s arts community.
His winning digital composition is touring
the Lehigh Valley throughout the year on a
variety of Adams Outdoor billboards.
Elinor (Roe) Hart ’03 has been appointed
to a three-year term as a director of the
Orange County Land Trust. Hart is an ac-
tive volunteer in her community. For the
past six years, she has been a counselor
and coach for the Taft Elementary Girls
Running Club in Washingtonville. She was
also the league director for the St. Mary’s
of Washingtonville CYO Girls Basketball
programs for eight years and is a long
time volunteer for her local Girl Scouts
organization.
Judson Meinhart ’04 was elected vice
president of Greater Reading Young Pro-
fessionals. Meinhart is a financial advisor
with RKL Wealth Management.
Jessica Zairo ’04 has been named a Koha
Educator at ByWater Solutions, an open
source community supporter and the
U.S.’ forefront provider of Koha support.
She will join the ByWater team assisting
partners with and educating partners on
their Koha Open Source ILS.
Andre Reed ’05 appeared in the ESPN
documentary “Four Falls of Buffalo,” which
chronicles Buffalo’s remarkable run to
four consecutive AFC championships and
Super Bowls in the early 1990s.
Wendy York ’05 has been elected to a
three-year term as a director of the North-
east Berks Chamber of Commerce. York is
director of the Health Center at Moselem
Springs, Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Lenin Agudo ’06 has been named director
of the Widener University Small Business
Development Center. Agudo most recently
served as director of community and eco-
nomic development for the City of Reading,
Pa. Prior to that he served as director of
the Kutztown University Latino Business
Resource Center and as a consultant for
Kutztown’s SBDC.
Jason Bishop ’07, award-winning
illusionist and magician, performed at
the Santander Performing Arts Center,
Reading, Pa.
Michael Clay ’07, a fantasy football analyst,
has appeared on podcasts with ESPN’s
Matthew Berry, writes for ESPN Insider
and became a virtual analyst for EA
Sports’ most recent version of Madden.
Rachel (Lopp) Copland ’07 has been
selected to participate as panelist at the
Harvard University literature conference.
Copland is a humanities adjunct instructor
who primarily teaches writing and compo-
sition courses at Morrisville State College.
Michael Scales ’07 is music director for
the New York Theatre Ballet.
Andrea Berstler ’08 has been named an
instructor for the Young Entrepreneurs
Academy of the Salisbury Area Chamber
of Commerce. Berstler is the executive
director of the Wicomico Public Libraries.
Shena Corrado ’08 has been named the
innkeeper and general manager of the Main
Street Inn, Kutztown. Corrado is the daugh-
ter of the original innkeeper and current
owners, Pam and Angelo Corrado.
Amy Resh ’08 has been named director of
the Boone Area Library.
Kyle Webb ’08 appeared on “Jeopardy!”
A veterinary clinical pathologist, Webb
had auditioned for “Jeopardy!” several
times over the past 11 years. She also ap-
peared on a VH1 game show called “The
World Series of Pop Culture” in 2007.
Ryan Malia ’09 has been named to the
front office of the Bethlehem Steel
Football Club. He will serve as an account
executive of ticket sales. Bethlehem Steel
FC will serve as the Philadelphia Union
affiliate in the United Soccer League and
will play their home games at Good-
man Stadium on the campus of Lehigh
University.
Andrew Smouse ’09 was selected by the
St. Mary’s Ryken faculty and staff for the
Theodore Ryken Teacher of the Year
Award. Smouse has been teaching at
St. Mary’s Ryken since 2011.
Christina Steffy ’09 has released her first
book, “Librarians & Stereotypes: So, Now
What?” The book was peer-reviewed
by Communication Studies Department
Chair Claire Van Ens, Ph.D. The book
examines librarianship through communi-
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department and the development, imple-
mentation and monitoring of credit policy,
procedures and practices to support the
bank’s overall business plan and goals.
Additionally he will establish controls to
ensure asset quality and compliance with
designated laws and regulations.
Steven Degler ’88 has been inducted into
the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame. Degler,
the longtime voice of Reading from 1992
to 2008, was the longest tenured broad-
caster in the Eastern League. He currently
serves at the color commentator for the
Lehigh Valley IronPigs TV Network and
the play-by-play voice of the Lehigh Valley
Phantoms hockey team on Service Electric
2Sports. He also calls select Fightin Phils
home games on 2Sports.
Joyce Riche ’88 has been named director
of the Diakon Adoption & Foster Care office
in Topton, Pa. She served as a child prep/
profile specialist from 2004 to 2006 and
then became the Topton office’s supervisor
of permanency services, serving in that
role until her recent appointment as director.
Fernand Paillex ’89, founder of Grow-a-
Row, gave a TED Talk at Morristown High
School, Morristown, N.J. The mission of
Grow-A-Row is to feed the hungry with
fresh produce for free and grow healthy
kids by educating them and introducing
them to farming. Paillex was publicly
recognized as a New Jersey Hero and in
2010 was appointed by Governor Chris
Christie to the New Jersey Hunger Prevention
Advisory Committee.
The 1990s
Rebecca (Herb) Weiler ’90 has been hired
by Tompkins Insurance as an account execu-
tive in its employee benefits and commercial
lines division. She will work with businesses
across southeastern Pennsylvania and will
be based at Tompkins Insurance’s office in
Wyomissing, Pa.
Kimberly (Luft) Corbidge ’92 has been
named temporary assistant principal of
Shields Elementary School. She has been
teaching for 23 years.
Deborah (Shutt) Brandt ’93 celebrated
the tenth anniversary of Fig Magazine, a
guide to art, food and entertainment in
Lancaster, Pa., that she founded.
David Arnold ’93, Lebanon County district
attorney, has been named president of the
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.
Arnold has been vice president of the as-
sociation since July 2015.
Patricia Didden ’94 has created a color-
coded writing system for children, outlined
in her recent book, “The King’s English.” The
system allows students to nail down con-
cepts through visualization using a different
color for nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
Christopher Tienken ’94 has published
his second book “Education Policy Perils:
Tackling the Tough Issues.” The book provides
educators and those interested in the future
of public education with research-based and
practical analyses of some of the foremost
issues facing public schools today.
Wilbur Stout ’95 has been appointed director
of secondary education for the Cornwall-
Lebanon School District. He has been
employed since 2008 as principal at
Hempfield High School in Lancaster County.
James Gerner ’96 has been inducted into
the Hamburg Area School District Athletic
Hall of Fame. Gerner, a 1992 graduate of
Hamburg, participated in football, basket-
ball and baseball, earning varsity letters in
all three sports.
Christopher Hastings ’96 has been awarded
a fellowship by WGBH, Boston, Mass.
Hastings, WGBH’s executive producer
and editorial manager of content for
WORLD Channel, has been selected as the
2015–2016 Margret and Hans Rey/Curious
George Producer, awarded each year to an
outstanding WGBH producer.
Elizabeth (DiLullo) Brown ’97 has been
promoted to vice president of market-
ing and communications at Little League
International.
Jason Urban ’97 displayed his art at the
Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery of Art
at Tarleton State University. Urban’s exhibit,
Soft Rains, featured print and multimedia.
Heather (Warner) Gerber ’98 has accepted
a position with GRIT Marketing Group after
more than a decade as news anchor for
FOX43 in cental Pa. As a senior account
executive, Warner will work with local busi-
nesses to develop and implement strategic
marketing plans.
Scott Graber ’98 contracted KU student,
Joseph Painter, to create a sculpture piece
for Wilson High School, West Lawn, Pa. The
work, “Growth,” was funded by Dr. George
Fiore ’00, high school principal. This was a
year-long project for Painter, Graber, Fiore
and faculty advisor, Heather Ramsdale.
Matthew West ’98 has been named director
of technology for the Borough of Narbeth, Pa.
Todd Barnes ’99 was sworn-in as an as-
sistant district attorney for Montgomery
County, Pa., working in the appellate division.
Barnes previously served in the Office of
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2015 as a staff
attorney for Justice Ronald Castille and
Justice Thomas Saylor. Barnes has a law
degree from Temple University.
Kathy Miller ’99 visited Greenwich and
Kutztown elementary schools in January
encouraging students to create their own
books. A teacher, cellist, author and nature
photographer, Miller is known for her award-
winning children’s books Chippy the Chip-
munk. In 2014 she received the President’s
Volunteer Service Award in recognition and
appreciation of her commitment to
strengthening our nation and for making a
difference through volunteer service. In 2015
she received the Celebrate Literacy Award
from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Read-
ing Association.