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'92 Since leaving her
position at an interactive multimedia company in March of 2000, Bonnie
Bodenheimer has become a self-described "independent project assistant,"
providing a variety of services to allow people to "Juggle Less...Do More." Her
web site (www.juggleless.com) describes Bonnie's experience in areas ranging
from event coordination, desktop publishing and project management to small and
home-based business assistance, computer instruction and Internet/library
research. She also offers Myers-Briggs Type Indicator administration and
interpretation. Plus, Bonnie donates at least 1 percent of collected service
fees to selected non-profit organizations. Melissa (Glaser) Darby and her husband Charles own a
digital effects company in Hollywood, Calif., and have created
computer-generated effects for more than 40 films including "Titanic," "The
Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." In her spare time, Melissa is also
pursing a master's degree in English literature. Wendy (Dunbrack) Grubel recently accepted a
position with Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals in Radnor, Pa. She will be working in
the global safety and surveillance and epidemiology department, testing and
validating software upgrades and modifications. She now resides in Lansdale,
Pa., with her husband, Dave, and two children, Nicholas, 3, and Samantha, 6
months. Randee
(Mendelsohn) Segal and her husband Jason welcomed their first child, Joshua
Robert, in May 2000. They currently reside in Penn Valley, Pa., and Randee
teaches fourth grade in Lower Merion School District. Gina M. (Passaro) Wells earned a master's of
business administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte in December 2000. She was also recently inducted
into Beta Gamma Sigma, a national business honor society. She is currently an
associate in the investment bank at Bank of America in Charlotte. Congratulations to Aaron R.
White who was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Award on April
22, 2001.
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'93 Robert Allen,
Jr., who lives in Washington state, is the theatre facilities manager for
the Issaquah school district, where he is in charge of all technical details for
district productions, including light, set and sound design. He also teaches
English full-time for the Arlington school district. This year he has
choreographed and directed numerous professional and stock productions,
including "Guys and Dolls," "Babes in Toyland" and "A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum." He also produced a one-act play festival for the school
district. David L.
Amato is in the second year of a three-year internal medicine residency with
the Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del. He and his wife are the proud
parents of Andrew David Amato, born on November 23, 2000. David is still playing
soccer competitively and was recently elected to the Western Family YMCA Branch
Board of Managers. New
grads interested in a career in fitness should try their luck in Florida, says
Diane Auman, who is thoroughly enjoying her job as a personal trainer for
Xtreme Health and Fitness in Tampa. Diane writes, "Living in Florida is one of
the most enjoyable experiences and the health and fitness industry is a great
field. It is a wonderful lifestyle, especially if you enjoy sunshine!" Lonnie (Rutman)
Christoff works for the Northampton V.F.W. and lives in the Lehigh Valley
with her husband Jeffrey Christoff and son Zachary, who will celebrate his
fourth birthday on October 21, 2001. Kristin Mahn and Eric Ervin '95 have announced their
engagement. They are busy planning their June 2002 wedding. Kristin also earned
her master's in educational leadership from Lehigh University and has received
her principal's certificate. Having spent seven years as a sales project manager for Dialogic
Corporation, an Intel Company, Michelle (Cerza) Martini is proud to
report that she is now a stay-at-home mom, caring for her 2-year-old son.
Michelle, her husband Matt and Mathew Jr. are expecting a new addition to their
family in August 2001. Michelle also says that she keeps in close touch with
Muhlenberg friends Theresa (Depaola) Myers, Amy Detgen '92, and Kim
Mitchell-Silvestri '92. Registered nurse Deanna (Rieger) Reiss lives in Collegeville,
Pa., where she works with adolescent males in residential placement through the
Devereux Foundation. By the time this issue of Muhlenberg magazine
reaches you, Deanna and her husband Andrew will have had their first visit from
the stork.
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