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of operations for the Pennsylvania Office
of Children, Youth and Families.
TomWhalen’s ’96
work, “Pulp Menagerie,”
was released at the Mondo Gallery as an
early look at their upcoming gallery exhibit.
Christopher Hastings ’96,
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,
Little League Vice President of Marketing
and Strategic Partnerships, has been
selected as one of the 2015 SportsBusiness
Journal’s Game Changer honorees.
Presented annually since 2011, Sports-
Business Journal highlights the profes-
sional achievement of women in sports
with its game changer recognition. Brown
also leads Little League’s marketing,
licensing and retail teams.
Ericka Evans-Loos ’97
was featured in “In
Our Schools,” a weekly feature spotlight-
ing teachers and administrators educating
children in Berks County schools.
Simeon Wilkins ’97
was honored for her
work in the visual arts by the College of
Arts and Architecture during its annual
awards ceremony.
Richelyn Penn Mekile ’98
was named
director of human resources at Eliza-
bethtown College. She was previously
employed by Kutztown University as
associate director of human resources.
Aaron Wilson’s ’98
7-year-old daughter,
Naomi, who has recovered from a severe
case of aplastic anemia, made a Make-
A-Wish request which included a tour of
Bethlehem’s historic district and a family
reunion at Knoebels Amusement Resort.
The 2000s
Christopher Beasley ’00
of Gamry
Instruments presented the PlugVolt
sponsored webinar entitled “Electro-
chemical Impedance Spectroscopy and
its Applications to Battery Analysis.”
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
(EIS) is a well-established experimental
technique that has applications in coatings,
corrosion, sensors, electrochemical
double layer capacitors and batteries,
among others. PlugVolt, LLC is a leader
in providing web-based delivery of
webinars and custom trainings with an
emphasis on the battery and energy
storage markets.
Drew Frantzen ’00
has been promoted
to director of web services at Altitude
Marketing, an integrated marketing
agency serving technology-focused B2B
companies. Frantzen previously served as
manager of web services and has been
with Altitude Marketing since 2014.
Christian Jaspersen ’00
is the new as-
sistant principal at Marple Newtown High
School (MNSD). Jaspersen has been with
MNSD since 2003 and has worked with a
variety of student populations, including
learning and emotional support, alterna-
tive, gifted and general education.
Jason Kesack ’00
has joined the
Allentown Police Department.
Michael Bunn ’01
has been appointed
senior vice president and central Penn-
sylvania market leader of the Bryn Mawr
Bank Corporation, parent of the Bryn
Mawr Trust Company. Bunn has more
than 13 years of experience in banking
and serving the Central Pennsylvania
market, most recently with Metro Bank,
where he served as regional vice president
with responsibility for the East Shore
market.
Rod Broker ’01
was featured in Gina
Kurtz’s “Heroic Paths: The Roles and
Responsibilities of Men” on the distinc-
tive roles a man can play throughout
Carole V. Wells, Ph.D. ’91,
the vice
provost and dean of graduate studies at
Kutztown University, joined the board of
directors of Berks Encore.
Lynn A. Fuini-Hetten ’93,
who formerly
served the Salisbury School District as its
supervisor of instructional practice, was
appointed to the position of assistant
superintendent, replacing Dr. Randy
Ziegenfuss.
Shannon (Specht) Melideo ’94,
associate
dean of the School of Education and
Human Services at Marymount University,
delivered the keynote address during the
60th annual commencement.
Christopher Diehl ’95
has found an artistic
home at Chino Community Theatre,
where he has served on the board for
the past decade and is now president. He
has directed several shows, including “On
Golden Pond,” “Rabbit Hole” and “Closer,”
the latter of which won him his first In-
land Theatre League award for directing.
Jon McTaggart ’95,
president and CEO
of American Public Media Group, has
been named the 33rd recipient of BSU’s
Distinguished Minnesotan Award. First
presented by BSU in 1981, the Distin-
guished Minnesotan Award acknowledges
the contributions of current or former
residents of the state who have performed
exemplary service to the people of
Minnesota or the United States.
Deanna Witman ’95
is a member of the
editorial staff of Unity College’s “Hawk &
Handsaw: The Journal of Creative
Sustainability.” “Hawk & Handsaw,”
which Witman helped to translate online,
started as a print publication in 2008 and
was published annually in that form until
2013, before it was recently reimagined
by staff and students.
Terry Clark ’96
was named the new
director of York County Children, Youth
and Families by the York County commis-
sioners. He has worked in child welfare
for 23 years, most recently as the director
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