DANIEL KLEM, Allentown, Pa., was featured on a bird podcast called BirdCast from Western Australia, discussing ways we can alter our own solid air and save billions of wild birds.

Julie Sauder moved to Flanders, N.J., after 43 years in Wharton, N.J. While cleaning her garage, she discovered a reel-to-reel tape of a fellow music student, KATHY HAFICH OGDEN. She had found the recording of her senior recital! She called the Wilkes Alumni Office and was able to find Kathy, who now lives in California. They copied the reel onto a CD, and sent it to Kathy who had never heard it before. After 50 years, she was so excited to hear it. Her family heard her play; she was a fantastic pianist. Now Kathy and Julie have rekindled a friendship and it’s wonderful. Julie and Kathy would welcome contact from friends and classmates and they can be reached at jlevoysauder@gmail.com and kogden793@gmail.com.

CATHERINE CHANDLER OLIVEIRA, Saint-Lazare-de-Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada, recently published her sixth book, “Annals of the Dear Unknown.” It’s a historical verse-tale set in the 1770s in the Wyoming Valley. Catherine read from it at the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort on September 18, 2022. The book is available on Amazon and from the publisher, Kelsay Books.

DAVID GREGROW, Newark Valley, N.Y., was inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (PHSAA) Section IV Athletic Hall of Fame on October 23, 2021.

ANTHONY DEVINCENTIS, Kinnelon, N.J., of Brookdale Dental Group, was named on Morris/Essex Health and Life magazine’s 2022 list of Top Dentists.

FRED PIERANTONI III, Dupont, Pa., has been retained by the electorate for a 10-year term as a Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge. He has served as a county judge since 1992. He previously served as a Magisterial District Judge for the Greater Pittston Area. As a legacy parent, his son, Fred IV, graduated from Wilkes in 2010. Judge Pierantoni is a member of the Wilkes Alumni Association Board of Directors. He resides in Dupont with his wife, Donna and son, Matt.

CHUCK ALLABAUGH, JR., Plains, Pa., began a new job with Panzitta Sales and Service as a Sales/Service Manager. • BRUCE R. WILLIAMS, Lake Waukomis, Mo., D.O, FACOFP, was installed as the 2022-2023 President of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) at the 59th Annual Convention in Dallas, Texas on March 16, 2022. Dr. Williams was an Osteopathic Family Physician in Eastern Jackson County, Missouri (suburban Kansas City) for 31 years before transitioning to Associate Dean of Clinical Education at Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM) in May 2020. Dr. Williams is an alumnus of KCU, graduating in 1987. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is a professional medical association that represents more than 18,000 practicing osteopathic family physicians, residents and students throughout the United States. Its headquarters are located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Dr. Williams has served on the ACOFP Board of Governors since 2015.

LUANN MCHUGH, Coatesville, Pa., in addition to her successful real estate business, has been keeping bees for 11 years at her registered apiary. In 2021, she established a Pennsylvania Limited Winery, making mead and honey-based wines. You can shop wines and balsamic vinegars at HoneyLaneWinery.com.

J.B. EARL, Harding, Pa., has completed cinematography on a new film called “Purple Heart,” which will be screening at the greater Lehigh Valley Film Festival.

MARY CONSUGAR MBA ’88, Chestertown, Md., has been named an assistant vice president for Global Distribution at T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services in Owings Mills, Md. She is the lead manager of marketing content and content management systems for Retirement Plan Services.

JANICE SALDUKAS-PARSONS, Felton, Del., graduated with an ADN from Delaware Technical and Community College in Georgetown, Del. She is employed as a registered nurse with Tidal Health in Seaford, Del.

JOEL BERNSTEIN, Media, Pa., will celebrate 25 years as CFO of Customer Success at SAP.

MATTHEW SOWCIK, Gainesville, Fla., published his first thought-leadership book, “The H-Factor: The Intersection Between Humility and Great Leadership.” Sowcik’s book shows the immense benefits associated with living a life focused through the lens of humility. While humility sounds like a simple concept initially, due to misconceptions, many of the benefits associated with a humble mindset often go unrecognized. Sowcik lays out the benefits of humility, defines this complex construct and provides humility-based practices to utilize the H-Factor in daily leadership. The book is available on Amazon. • WILL TAYLOR, North Haledon, N.J., recently began his 10th season as a cinematographer for NFL Films.

SARA MACCHIANO MS, MBA, RN NEA-BC ’03, Natick, Mass., co-founded Canopy Consultants, a healthcare leadership development and consulting firm that works with teams in hospitals, ambulatory care and higher education.

JILL (MOLT) NEWTON DNP, PMHNP, CDR-USN, was promoted to the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Jill served six years on active duty in the U.S. Navy before her honorable discharge and becoming a reservist. She earned a doctor of nursing degree from East Tennessee State University in 2019. She is drilling monthly for the reserves in Knoxville, Tenn., and is fulfilling her annual reserve commitment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Jill resides with her husband, Brian, and daughter, Loula, in Elizabethton, Tenn.

MEGAN CANNON, Allentown, Pa., spoke to Wilkes athletes on the topic of performance and test anxiety. Dr. Cannon assists athletes and high performers in achieving strong emotional health and peak performance. Dr. Cannon offered each student present with guidance on how to overcome test/performance anxiety because each student feels the pressure to perform at a high level. Whether it is on a test, in an athletic event, or even at work, it’s possible that students may suffer from anxiety in these situations. Students with low levels of test anxiety achieve higher scores on multiple choice exams than those with high anxiety levels. Dr. Cannon has worked with athletes and teams at Johns Hopkins, UMass, and Pittsburgh and has made multiple appearances on ESPN’s SportsCenter as an expert on sports psychology.

DAVE AFRICA MBA, Bethlehem, Pa., moved into a new role as an audit training specialist in the office of training and quality control at the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General. He also passed the Level 1 Professional Ski Instructors of America Alpine Ski Exam in 2021. He works at the Blue Mountain Ski Resort in Palmerton, Pa., as a ski instructor in the winter months.

HOLLY COURTER MBA, Laflin, Pa., was awarded the Human Resources Professional of the Year Award by the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association.

MOHAMED JALLOH PHARMD, Napa, Calif., recently self-published a children’s book, “Andre’s Armor,” which is a story for young minority children and their parents to learn how vaccines work through characters who look like them. The book was reviewed for accuracy and placed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), by alumna Charlotte Moser ’92. The book is available at: andresarmor.com.