Big Man on Campus - Moravian College

classnotes
Brennan, Ryan McGarrigan, and Tiffany
Van Gorden from ’00; Chris Francese ’01,
Morris Balacco ’03, and Kim Broadbent
’04. In mid November, they went to Dublin,
Ireland, for their honeymoon. They live in the
Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia
where Elizabeth is a designer for Philadelphia
magazine’s custom publishing and
Jason works for Merck as a researcher.
1999
Christina Fulton; 21 Pocahontas Road;
Hi-Nella, NJ 08083; cfulton1124@yahoo.com
From the Alumni House:
Jeremy Schoenberger is currently working
at Merck in Salt Lake City, Utah. He plans
to return to the east and work at Fox Chase
Cancer Institute while taking classes in the
pursuit of his doctorate.
Katy Fiandaca married Mark Dwyer on
September 16, 2006. Mark Turdo ’97 and
Michael Honsaker ’99 were ushers.
Maura McGowan Domashinski is now
the band director at Middletown High School
in Middletown, N.J. She said it is a dream
come true for her to direct at the high school
level.
Our <strong>Man</strong> in Beijing
If Chris Colley ’02 had gotten his way, he would have left for China at age 13.
“I wanted to apply as an exchange student to Hong Kong, but they told me
I was too young,” he says. Chris, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in con-
temporary Chinese studies at People’s University in Beijing, says that China
has interested him for as long as he can remember. “My great-grandfather,
John C. F. Tilson, was the American military provost marshal to Beijing after
the Boxer Rebellion in 1900,” he explains. “And right after I graduated from
high school, I spent a large part of the summer traveling in Asia.” In the past,
Chris has lived with two different Chinese families; he’s since been living in
apartments with various foreign and Chinese roommates.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Chris finds that his presence among the popu-
lace of Beijing doesn’t go unnoticed. “I do stick out. When I first came here,
it seemed that everyone wanted to have their picture taken with me because
I’m a foreigner. Little kids would follow me and pull the hair on my legs.” That
said, living in the university district has enabled him to make many Chinese
acquaintances. “There are only six foreigners in my classes, no other
Americans; the rest are Chinese students. Most of my friends are Chinese.”
1998
Jennie Coughlin Crotty; 5402 Fountain Circle;
North Ridgeville, OH 44039;
jennie.crotty@aventis.com
From the Alumni House:
Melissa Hege Ayala and her husband,
Mario, had a baby girl, Aurora Irene, on
October 29. Melissa was the maid of honor
in the wedding of Rebecca James-Poole
and Daniel Michalski, who were married on
November 24, 2006, in Stroudsburg, Pa. Rebecca
has recently started an up-and-coming
jewelry business named Nanuk’s Igloo.
Sandra Novack reports that Random
House has recently acquired both her partial
novel and short story collection. Her short
stories have appeared in such
notable venues as the Gettysburg
Review, the Iowa Review, the Mississippi
Review, Gulf Coast, the
Chattahoochee Review, and others.
Her work has been nominated
several times for the esteemed
Pushcart Prize.
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1997
He notes that his Chinese classmates are much more aware of American
society than Americans are aware of Chinese society, in large part thanks to
ubiquitous American television programs.
The country of China, or at least the urban portion, is undergoing vast
changes, says Chris. “Beijing is morphing right before my eyes,” he notes.
“Not long ago I woke up to find the old stone neighborhood outside my
kitchen being torn down by hand. In its place a new high-rise apartment will
be constructed.” The rapid changes have produced huge numbers of migrant
workers traveling to the cities in the hope of making a successful life. In the
countryside, however, life goes on much as it always did. “For me it’s the
countryside that’s the most fascinating part of China,” he says. “In many ar-
eas the soil is still tilled by oxen and rice paddies are fertilized by hand. I like
to spend my holidays trekking through remote corners of China, especially
areas inhabited by the country’s 56 ethnic minorities. I stay with families who
don’t speak <strong>Man</strong>darin, and we communicate by gestures and symbols. It’s a
China that few foreigners ever see.”
Reunion Homecoming 2007
October 19-20
Jennifer Kastle; One Franklin Town Boulevard;
Apt. #708; Philadelphia, PA 19103; jennkastle@
hotmail.com
1996
Deb Yuengling Ferhat; 308 Highland Drive; Pottsville,
PA 17901; dyferhat@yuengling.com
Chris expects to return to the States in 2008, after the Beijing Olympics.
1995
Krisa Murray Arzayus; 9002 Eastbourne Lane
Laurel, MD 20708; krisaym@alumni.moravian.edu
1994
Denise Bradley; 173 Red Haven Drive; North
Wales, PA 19454; dbradley@comcast.net
1993
Michelle Litzenberger Trent; 1559 Surrey Road;
Bethlehem, PA 18015; mmt@trentgroup.com
1992
Reunion Homecoming 2007
October 19-20
John S. Nunnemacher; 11607 Acama St. Apt 11;
Studio City, CA 91604-2906; classnotes92@
griffinparkstudio.com
Michael Q. Roth; 944 Renaldi Road; Wind Gap, PA
18091; stanger@epix.net
1991
Melissa dePamphilis Jarman; 1601 Piedmont
Park Road; Greenville, SC 29609;
mdepamph@yahoo.com
Christine A. Palermo Wallach; 12172 Glenmore
Drive; Coral Springs, FL 33071-7828;
capw516@aol.com
From the Alumni House:
Patricia Sudol Roke has accepted a new
position with CIGNA as director of human
resources in its healthcare business, and will
relocate to West Hartford, Conn. Previously
she was in CIGNA’s international business
office in Philadelphia as a leadership development
manager.
Brian Sarisky was recently appointed to
senior vice president of Selective Insurance
Company of America and CEO of Selective
HR Solutions Inc. and continues to lead
Selective’s large and alternative market operation,
Selective Risk <strong>Man</strong>gers.
David Zinczenko made his 17th apprearance
on the Today show in September.
He appeared with Steve Schirripa from the
television show The Sopranos. Steve spoke
on the subject of heavy men and referenced
David’s 2004 best seller, The Abs Diet.
1990
Mary Beth Sierzega Afflerbach; 4425 Spruce St.;
Whitehall, PA 18052; afflerbachmb@ yahoo.com
From the Alumni House:
James Feher has been named vice
president for advertising at the Morning Call
in Allentown, Pa. He has been with the Call
since 1993, and previously served as director
of retail/national advertising at the newspaper,
a position he had held since 2003.
1989
Kerri Selland Pepoy; 9409 Foulks Ranch Dr.; Elk
Grove, CA 95758; kerripepoy@yahoo.com
From Kerri:
Krista Enholm Smyth and her husband,
Craig, live in Apopka, Fla., with their two children,
Chynna, 8, and Wyatt, 4. Krista reports
that everyone is going great and that she keeps
in touch with several friends from Moravian.
1988
Donna Male Siegfried; 5625 Grove Point Road; Alpharetta,
GA 30022; donna.siegfried@comcast.net
1987
Reunion Homecoming 2007
October 19-20
Lauren Kelly Lawn; 1948 Stirling Drive; Lansdale,
PA 19446-5561; laurenlawn@aol.com
Diane Hvizdak Taylor; 89 Fieldstone Drive;
Springfield, NJ 07081; dianektaylor@hotmail.com
From the Alumni House:
In September Wendy Tretheway Condron
was inducted into Stroudsburg High
School’s Hall of Fame for her individual suc-
cess in field hockey, basketball and softball.
Her high school recognized her as “best
female athlete.” Wendy is an eighth grade
math teacher.
1986
James and Lynda Farrell Swartz; 153 Lilac Drive;
Allentown, PA 18104; lfswartz@rcn.com
From the Alumni House:
Jeffrey Ethan Lee, a critically acclaimed
and award-winning poet, was on campus
last fall to read his work. Lee is a professor
of creative writing at the University of
Northern Colorado. He has had over a hundred
poems, stories, and essays published,
as well as a full-length poetry collection
entitled Invisible Sister.
1985
Lynn Muschlitz LaBarre; 651 Long Lane Road;
Walnutport, PA 18088; labarrefam@fast.net
Paula Colizzo Lewinski; 118 Springdale Lane;
Lansdale, PA 19446-3529; pjlewinski@comcast.net
1984
Dianne Sciabica <strong>Man</strong>dry; 9 Vista Court;
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865; mandryd@fast.net
From the Alumni House:
Laurie Ann Yeisley-Drogin was installed
as a minister of Resurrection Lutheran
Church in Roxbury, Mass., on September 10,
2006. She is the parish’s first female minister.
She finds this ministry both exciting and
extremely rewarding.
1983
Dawn Bullaro Stawiarski; 47 Chestertown Road;
Sicklerville, NJ 08081; dawnstar@comcast.net
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