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David Caruth ’08
is seeking a four-
year term on the Parkland School
Board. Caruth works as a senior sales
and marketing consultant and serves
as an officer on his homeowners’
association board.
Ian Clark ’08,
managing director of
Dichotomy Capital, participated in
InvestPitch, a multimedia platform
produced by Institutional Investor
and SumZero, that accelerates the
discovery of emerging managers and
their best investing ideas. Clarke’s pitch
focused on deep-water oil drilling by
Transocean rigs.
Alayne Tetor ’08
had her work, “awAK-
enings” displayed at Homer Council on
the Arts. Tetor enjoys the art of drawing
and painting, based on her love and
connection with the outdoors and
mountain culture. She currently teaches
art—including drawing, painting, print-
making, sculpture, photography and
video—at Homer High School.
Joseph Hohman ’09
has been promoted
to assistant dean of students at Marietta
College in Marietta, Ohio.
Robert Jenkins ’09
displayed his painted
work of three-dimensional insects as
a solo collection with the Art Partners
Studio in Coatesville, Pa. Art Partners
worked with representatives from the
Coatesville Savings Bank to display
the work of community artists, and
Jenkins was the first artist to have work
displayed at the bank. Jenkins’ work
was on display at more than 35 locations
before his exhibit in Coatesville. His
most recent involvement in teaching
is as a Caln Elementary School art
instructor for students in second, third
and fifth grades.
Joseph Kemmerer ’09
is currently the
owner and head coach of the Hammer
Wrestling Club in Morristown, Tenn.
Kimberly (Shook) Tanzos ’09
was
selected by Clay on Main as this year’s
Artist in Residence. She currently works
as a museum educator at the Allentown
Art Museum, is a resident artist at the
Banana Factory, Bethlehem, and also
works at Penn State Lehigh Valley as
the assistant to the arts coordinator.
She teaches at Northampton Com-
munity College, Clay on Main and the
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts.
Lena Ziegler ’09,
an Americorps Vista
member, has been placed by the Austin
Peay State University’s Center for Service
Learning and Community Engagement
in Clarksville, Tenn., through a partner-
ship with the Corporation for National
and Community Service. As part of the
Community Strong program, which aims
to strengthen community resources,
Vista volunteers are placed in local
agencies that impact the quality of life
for veterans and those struggling with
hunger and homelessness.
The 2010s
Roderick Devine ’10
was sworn in and
received his department badge as an
Allentown police officer.
Vincent Gering ’10
has been named
account executive of Allentown-based
marketing communications agency First
Generation. He will be responsible for
pursuing new accounts to expand the
business. He was previously the loca-
tion manager at Aramark in Kutztown,
where he worked with the marketing
department and managed large events
for KU.
Justin Tuerk ’10
is compiling a book
that photographically documents his
seven-week summer road trip across
America. He followed in the footsteps
of Jack Kerouac’s famous journey from
the novel,
“On the Road,”
as part of his
master’s thesis. Tuerk is also working
on recording and releasing musical
performances, as well as other sound art
related materials.
Jeffrey Mason ’11
is pursuing a master’s
degree in public policy with a focus
on local government administration at
New England College. In 2013, he lead
a statewide effort to save an Amtrak
line that was in jeopardy of being lost
due to lack of funding and new national
laws that leave funding to the states. He
produced two petitions that gathered
more than 8,000 concerned citizens.
Currently, Mason is the deputy executive
director of the Pennsylvania Center for
Civic and Community Engagement.
Shawn Arbaugh ’12
has been named
township manager of South Londonderry
Township. He is currently employed by
the Pennsylvania Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection as a water quality
specialist environmental group manager
in the clean water and compliance
section. Arbaugh was also a combat
engineer deployed to a combat zone for
12 months in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom, where he received commen-
dations for valiant service.
Kevin Bolinsky ’12
has been named head
football coach by the Shenandoah Valley
School District for the 2015-2016 season.
Patrick Brehm ’12
was hired as a patrol-
man at the Bethlehem Township Police
Department.
Erin Pleskach ’12
joined Classic Properties’
Kingston real estate office. Pleskach
attended the Pennsylvania Real Estate
Academy in Kingston in summer 2014,
and has worked in the customer service
industry for nine years.
Shoshana Roberts ’12
helped produce
a video to raise awareness of street
harassment, which went viral with more
than 10 million views. For more than 10
hours, Roberts walked in New York City
as part of a hidden-camera experiment.
The two-minute video, made by the group,
Hollaback!
, was featured online by CNN,
the
Washington Post,
the
Wall Street
Journal
and many other news sites.
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