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three organizations: the AJCU
Seminar in Higher Education
Leadership, the five-year
summer institute of Jesuit
Association of Student Personnel
Administrators at the University
of San Francisco, and the Ignatian
Spirituality Conference, Saint
Louis University.
1994
Mary Ann Wagner-
Graham, Ph.D.,
(biology)
joined Philadelphia University in
the fall as an assistant professor
of biology and assistant director
of undergraduate health
science programs. Along with
teaching and administrative
duties, the position gives her
time and resources to work with
undergraduate students on a
research project focused on the
molecular effects of artificial
sweeteners. In her spare time,
she continues to serve as a
part-time organist and cantor
at her church and directs the
bell choir.
1996
Zachary M. Rubinich
(political
science) a partner in the
Philadelphia office of Rawle
& Henderson, LLP, was the
Moderator of a panel of
insurance industry experts for
the session “Loss Mitigation
of High Value Workers’
Compensation Claims” at the
American Bar Association’s
Tort Trial & Insurance
Practice Section’s Workers’
Compensation Midwinter
Conference on March 11, 2016,
in New Orleans, La.
Dr. Matthew Geromi
(biology),
was named associate medical
director at Magellan Health/Blue
Shield of California in San Diego.
1997
Darren Hengst ’99
(theater) has
become the drama department
chair at the Haverford School in
Haverford, Pa. A fellow alumnus
who Darren looked up to as a
student,
Matt Kator ’97
(theater),
is the theatre department chair
at Tower Hill School in
Wilmington, Del.
1999
Heather Myers
(music)
accepted the position of IT
training specialist with Weis
Markets, Inc. located in Sunbury,
Pa. Heather volunteers for
a number of organizations
including: Central PA Hugh
O’Brian Youth Leadership
Seminar, several dance and
theater groups and Toys for
Tots. For the past five years,
she has received the Gold Level
President’s Volunteer Service
Award for volunteering more
than 500 hours per year.
Lauren Lawson-Zilai
(English
literature) was named the
PR News PR Professional of
the Year in the Nonprofit/
Association category for her
role in leading communication
efforts that led to increased
donations, as well as increased
awareness for her organization,
Goodwill Industries International.
In addition, she was awarded
the PR News Top Women in
PR award. The inaugural award
honors the top 40 female PR
professionals
nationally who
1990
Yvonne (Harley) Lehman
(business management)
was approved as a board
member for the Greater
Clearfield Area Chamber of
Commerce and appointed as
marketing chairperson. She
is the president of RayMark
Broadcasting Co. Inc. and
works with her father as sales
manager of WOKW 102.9 FM,
their family-owned radio station
in Clearfield, Pa.
1991
Eric Zerbe
(English) was
promoted to creative director
at Quattro, a full-service ad
agency in Berwyn, Pa. He
oversees content and design
development for clients such
as Ditech Mortgage, Mutual of
Omaha, Banfield Pet Hospital,
Evergreen Health and U.S.
Bank. Eric joined Quattro as a
senior copywriter in September
2014. He lives in Wilmington,
Del., with his wife
Kristin
(Spengler) ’92
(music) and
their two sons.
1993
David Becher, Ph.D.,
(business
management) earned a
doctorate in higher education
management in the executive
program at the University of
Pennsylvania in April.
Alison
(Greenberg)
Plessinger,
Ph.D.,
(psychology)
joined the
federal
healthcare
advisory
practice at Grant Thornton, LLP,
in Alexandria, Va., as a manager
providing communications,
change management and
strategy advice to the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
She is also an adjunct associate
professor of communication
studies at the University of
Maryland University College.
Jayme (Yerger) Prokop
(theater) accepted a position
as a third-grade teacher
at St. Joseph School in
Mechanicsburg, Pa., in the
Harrisburg Diocese, where she
advises after school clubs and
theatre programs. She is also
a cheerleading coach for the
Good Shepherd Rams, Camp
Hill, Pa.
Karin (Plummer) Botto
(theater) and two colleagues
published an article in
the
Journal of Jesuit
Business Education
entitled,
“Contributing to an Ignatian
Perspective on Leadership” in
June. Botto was also a featured
speaker over the summer for
Lycoming College football alumni gather on June 6, 2015, at the Thomas
J. Hartman, Sr., memorial scholarship fundraiser for Bishop McDevitt High
School. In attendance was Gene Gibbons ’92, Ed Dougherty ’92, Steve
Goodwin ’92, Gerry Lanoza, Bob Frazier ’93, Cory Sheridan ’94, Tom Hart-
man ’92, Darrin Kenney ’92, Dan Greenberg ’92, Jerry Gibbons, Jim Muth
’92, Tim Kinney ’94, Vic Olear ’91, Rob Klump ’95, Mike Clark ’93 and Andy
Durkin ’95.
1995
Michael Bonislawski
(nursing),
lieutenant commander, served
as a direct care provider for
the United States Public Health
Service in Monrovia, Liberia, for
two months in February 2015,
caring for those affected by
the Ebola epidemic. In 2014,
Bonislawski deployed with
the USPHS to our nation’s
borders for the Unaccompanied
Children’s Mission. He joined
the Federal Bureau of Prisons
in 2009 and currently serves
as the Northeast Regional
nurse consultant for the
prison system managing
programmatic nursing functions
for 16 locations.
Michael Bonislawski ’95
Dr. Allison
Plessinger ’93
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