Class Notes

Jacqueline is a senior associate in IT infrastructure for Prudential Financial. She married Moriah Lynn on Oct. 7, 2023. They reside in North Middletown, N.J.

Brandon is a field technician for Michigan CAT. He resides in Howell, Mich.

Matthew is a project manager for Quandel Construction Group. He resides in Whitehall.

David is a weapons detection specialist for Penn Medicine. He checks purses or persons for weapons after a machine alarms. He resides in Ephrata.

Michelle recently celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with her husband William W. Fritz, WACC's first dean of administration/treasurer of the Board of Trustees, with a trip to Yellowstone National Park with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. She resides in Franklin, TN.

Elizabeth is the assistant director of advancement operations and gift management for Lycoming College. She resides in Cogan Station.

Derek is co-founder and chief technology officer for Choice Tracker, a 501(c)(4) organization. He resides in Reedsville.

Lacey is a physical education teaching assistant for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. She resides in Virginia Beach.

Timothy is a retired journeyman electrician. He resides in Coatesville.

Dennis is a crew chief/aviation maintenance technician for American Airlines. He resides in Owasso, Okla.

Christopher is a project manager for Cargill. He leads bottling-and-packaging-related capital projects. He completed a tool design technology degree from the college in 1985. He earned a bachelor's in manufacturing engineering technology in 1988 from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from York College of Pennsylvania in 1997. He resides in York.

Shelby is a patient access representative for UPMC. She resides in Gallitzin.

Charles is a builder second class petty officer for the U.S. Navy. He is the builder shop supervisor for Marine Corps Base Hawaii, where he is set to be stationed for the next three years. He has received the Good Conduct Medal with bronze star and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold star. He completed Builder advanced training school and is awaiting results of his first class petty officer advancement exam. He is stationed in Hawaii.

Kassie is a senior grower for Longwood Gardens. She is the lead grower for poinsettias, hydrangeas and bulbs. She married Ron Williams in April 2024 and resides in Oxford.

James is retired and resides in Lock Haven. Prior to military service, he attended WTI, achieving draftsman rating, and worked for Corning Inc. After his enlistment in the Air Force, he earned an associate degree from WACC then returned to Guam, where he undertook engineering projects on the islands of Guam, Saipan and Tinian. In 1976, he settled in Phoenix and worked in the sand and gravel industry. He continued in that industry in San Bernardino Valley of California. In 1994, he returned to Lock Haven and married his high school sweetheart.

Susan is a self-employed real estate agent at Fish Real Estate. She has been named Realtor of the Year, Realtor Emeritus and Top Producing Agent in Closed Transactions and Closed Dollar Volume. She resides in Montoursville.

Alicia is a traveling dental hygienist through GoTu. She resides in Philipsburg.

Gavin is employed by Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad. He resides in New Ringgold.

William is retiring from Colorado State University after more than 28 years as an associate professor in hydrogeology. After graduating from WACC, he earned a bachelor's in geology, a master's in geophysics and a doctorate in soil and water engineering. "I've used much of the practical skills I learned at WACC throughout my career and personal life," he said. "It was great training for the real world." He resides in Fort Collins, Colo.

Alexa is a cook for Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She resides in Fleetwood.

Kyle is a project manager for Pyramid Construction Services LLC. He resides in Manheim.

Allan is president of Wm. Cohen & Sons Inc., which will celebrate 75 years in business in 2025. He resides in Downingtown, has been married for 48 years and has a daughter and a grandson.

Sydney is a long-term care planner for Steinbacher, Goodall and Yurchak, an elder care law firm. She's also a public notary, certified end-of-life doula and certified dementia practitioner. She resides in Williamsport.

Erin is a quality assurance coder for UPMC. She resides in York with her wife, Brittni Fennell '17, manufacturing engineering technology.

John is retired and resides in DuBois.

Dennis retired as a design and development specialist from GE, where he worked 1970-2002. He spent 15 years designing printed circuit boards then wrote real-time software. He was the in-house expert for a real-time operating system called QNX. He resides in Salem, Va., with his wife of 60 years. They have three children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He takes bus trips and plays fiddle, guitar, mandolin and Xbox.

Nicole is a family advocate for STEP Head Start. She married Conrad Smith '18, heavy construction equipment technology: Caterpillar equipment emphasis, on Sept. 21, 2024. They reside in South Williamsport.

Richard married Ana Victoria, of Costa Rica, on July 14, 2022. He is retired, resides in San Jose, Costa Rica, and enjoys his grandchildren, the beaches, the mountains and Latin culture.

Nicholas is a field sales representative for Fronius USA, a leading manufacturer of solar inverters and welding power sources. He resides in Troy.

James retired from Bechtel Corp. as a project startup manager. In his 39 years with the company, he worked on the startup of several nuclear, coal and gas-turbine power plants, as well as copper mines in Utah and Arizona, Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Department of Energy sites in Nevada and South Carolina, and he spent nine years as the manager of the commissioning group at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Since his 2016 retirement, he makes road trips to historical sites and museums across the U.S. He resides in Milford, Del.