Milestones
Class Notes
Finley Martin ’63, Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada, recently published his fourth book and second novel. It is a crime fiction mystery titled The Dead Letter.
Dominic Ingraffea ’67, Ringwood, New Jersey, was recently honored by the Ringwood, New Jersey Borough Council in recognition for his more than 40 years of volunteer service on the Ringwood Ambulance Corps as an EMT. During this time, Ingraffea has volunteered thousands of hours, answered hundreds of emergency calls, has held every elected office in the Corps and served on numerous committees. He has instructed and mentored members of the organization and residents of Ringwood.

Gerald Luchansky ’68, Olyphant, won another four-year term on the board of directors of the Mid-Valley School District during the recent general election in November.
Joseph Cimini ’70, Dunmore, received the Alan Sweeney Volunteer of the Year Award from the Lackawanna Historical Society.
Joseph O’Laughlin, D.O. ’71, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, was recently honored for 35 years of service to McClaren Macomb Regional Medical Center in Mount Clemens, Michigan, including 12 years as chief of Gastroenterology.

Kevin Kiley, M.D. ’72, Slingerlands, New York, was promoted to professor and serves as the chairman of OBGYN at Albany Medical College. Dr. Kiley received the Luella Klein Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in May 2015 at the annual national meeting.
Rudy DiGilio ’76, Washington, New Jersey, recently completed a self-supported bicycle trip from Camden, Maine, to Washington, New Jersey, with a friend.

Dennis Size ’76, Little Neck, New York, vice president of the Lighting Design Group, went to Rome to set up the one-on-one position in the Papal meeting room of the Vatican for an ABC special town meeting with Pope Francis in which His Holiness answered questions live and on camera from people in three U.S. cities. David Muir, of ABC’s “World News Tonight,” conducted an interview with Pope Francis, and the ABC News team gathered around Pope Francis for a photo, after which he shook hands and blessed the group.
Stephen Yokimishyn ’76, Dallas, recently retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development after 25 years of service with the governor’s Action Team. He served six Pennsylvania governors during his tenure.

Jack Strain ’90, Clarks Summit, had the second volume of his World in Flames Trilogy, Truman’s War, published on Amazon, where within three weeks it rose to No. 6 in the Alternative History fiction category. The first volume, Stalin’s War, was published in June 2014 and was on Amazon’s Top 100 list for Alternative History for nearly six months.
Lisa Burdziejko ’91, Wilmington, Delaware, has spent the past 24 years working in law enforcement and social work. Currently, she is a full-time social worker with Delaware’s Department of Justice Sex Crimes Unit, as well as an author. Her latest book, Kissing Frogs, is a modern-day fractured fairy tale.
Brian Dalton ’92, Lafayette Hill, has been appointed to the board of directors of The Timothy School (educating children with autism for 50 years).
Joanna Prokosch Zucker ’92, Scottsdale, Arizona, is vice president of Services (grooming, hotels and training) for PetSmart.
Brian Mayo ’94, Wayne, joined RELX Group (Reed Elsevier) in the Clinical Solutions business area as director for Mobile Engineering and Architecture, delivering mobile solutions to clinical customers.
Joseph McComb ’94, Broomall, graduated with his MBA degree from Villanova University.
Cory Donovan ’96, Haddon Township, New Jersey, recently launched FurAlert, a free mobile app that acts like Amber Alert for missing pets. This app will notify people nearby about your missing pet so they can help you quickly reunite. Learn more at FurAlert.us.
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Grabo, M.D. ’98, Arcadia, California, a trauma surgeon and chief of trauma for the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, recently received the Romanian Medal of Honor for his actions in early 2015 while helping save many lives of Romanian soldiers who were injured by an improvised explosive device that was suddenly detonated.
Lorene Janowski, DPS ’00, New York, New York, is an advanced clinician, occupational therapist who specializes in pediatrics at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. After completing her clinical doctorate at New York University (NYU), she worked as an adjunct professor in the master’s level Occupational Therapy (OT) program. She now teaches the pediatric lab section of NYU’s OT program.
Phillip Snyder ’00, Mechanicsburg, has been promoted to general manager, The Home Depot- Crown Bolt Division DC20 in Carlisle.
Krista Mancini Swetz ’01, Crofton, Maryland, received Specialty Certification in School System Practice from the American Occupational Therapy Association in July 2014.
Suzanne Messina Messer ’01, Cicero, New York, an associate with Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, has been recognized in the 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the field of general litigation.
Jonathan Rohl ’01, Long Island City, New York, and Ricardo Urbina ’01, Redwood City, California, competed in the Kona Ironman World Championship in Hawaii in October 2015. This is the most elite endurance sport in the world, with 2,000 competitors participating in the 140.6-mile journey.
William Slovinsky, Ph.D. ’02, Philadelphia, has defended his doctoral thesis and earned his doctorate in engineering from Temple University. Dr. Slovinsky is a postdoctoral researcher at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
Stephanie Longo ’03, Scranton, was recently hired as the director of Marketing and Communications at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.
Susan Chrusciel ’04, Chatham, New Jersey, was recently appointed as District 83 Area 22 director for 2015-2016 by Toastmasters International.
Gina Mediago Desch ’05, Caldwell, New Jersey, was promoted to manager of Metals Operations at Charter Brokerage, LLC in Manhattan. Desch now oversees international imports and domestic exports of all metal commodities.
Katherine Prizeman ’08, Forest Hills, New York, received one of the 100 Magis Medals from the Jesuit Honor Society Alpha Sigma Nu for 100 members who exemplify Jesuit values.
Stephanie Tantum ’08, Langhorne, accepted a position as digital marketing campaign manager for HighPoint Solutions, an IT consulting firm catering to health care and life science organizations.
John Major ’10, Scranton, finished his seventh marathon on Oct. 11, in 4:43:52. He placed 1,721 out of almost 3,000 registered runners.
Scott Melideo, Ph.D. ’10, Norristown, earned his doctorate in biochemistry from Drexel University College of Medicine.
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