2014 Classnotes
2023
Nicole Merrick 鈥12 and Tyler Merrick 鈥14 welcomed their twins, William and Lillian, on August 9, 2023.
Zachary Richard passed away on September 24, 2023.
2022
Steven Maurer married Mary Maurer (Schlosbon) 鈥 16 on June 17th, 2022 at Honey Brook, PA joining the bridal party were Amanda Dizinno '13, Taylor Gonzalez (Mihalik) '14, Dior Mariano (George) '15, Niki Maffettone '17, Steven Maurer '14, Mary Maurer '16, Kaela Kane '19, Megan Taylor '18, Jackie Marshall '18, Linsday Sullivan '16, Matt Tuorto '16, Lauren Hostetler '16, Lexi Fabey '19 Chris Lott '17, Chase Zimnik '14, Brandon Lesko '14, Drew Vanderhorn '14, Nick Fitzsimmons '14, Eileen Black '13
Laura Shearman Swartley '17 and her husband Craig welcomed a daughter Emersyn Elizabeth on May 17, 2022. She weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long.
Mary Pope passed away on July 23, 2022.
Samuel Sortino accepted the position of Network Internal Auditor with St. Luke鈥檚 University Health Network鈥檚 Internal Audit Department.
Erica Sortino accepted a position with the Nazareth Area School District as a high school mathematics teacher. She will be teaching Algebra 1 and 2.
Kate Zien, a wealth advisor with Trailhead Financial, has earned her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER鈩 certification this spring. The CFP庐 designation is recognized industry-wide as the standard of excellence for education, experience, and personal ethics and responsibility in financial planning. Kate is accepting new clients; check out for more information!
Hilary Reis Weinert and Michael Weinert '13 welcomed a daughter, Ayla Catherine, on June 24th, 2021. She weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. Ayla joins her big sister, Addie.
2021
Tom Motko and Nicole Motko 鈥15 welcomed twins Liam Thomas and Luke Jameson on November 8, 2021.
Ashley Laino is so happy to announce that she is now a published author through BLKDog Publishing located in London, England. She have three full length novels out including "Forgotten Toys," "A Storm of Magic," and "Bleed Through," and "Forgotten Toys" is being optioned as an HBO mini series. Ashley would not have been able to accomplish this without the tutelage of my English professors at 色中色 University and she is eternally grateful for this.
Erica Sortino and Samuel Sortino were married on July 17th, 2021 at The Church of The Assumption in Galloway, NJ. The wedding reception was held at The Seaview Dolce Hotel and many 色中色 Alumni were in attendance. Some of the Alumni that were in attendance, were James Wolfe (Kuri) 鈥13, Jon Diehl 鈥15, Aaron Pluchinsky 鈥14, Erin Dolan 鈥14, John Szukis 鈥14, Laura Pluchinsky (Casey) 鈥14, Greg Werstler 鈥15, Erin Torp (Murray) 鈥15, Erica Sortino (Venuti) 鈥14, Carly Reiss 鈥14, Sam Sortino 鈥14, Olivia Hughes (Sonnabend) 鈥14, Maggie Lynn 鈥86, and Katelyn Fox (Remp) 鈥14.
David Burke was elevated from special officer to the rank of patrolman by the Belmar Police Department. July 2020 Jennifer Jim茅nez welcomed her first grandchild, Isabella Rose Lassiter, on April 22, 2020.
2020
Christopher Klump has accepted a full-time teaching position as band director at Bethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem, PA. In this role, he directs the marching band, concert band, string orchestra, jazz club, and pep band. He also teaches three music courses for the Arts Department.
2019
Briana Newman '14, S'16 graduated from 色中色 University in 2014 and went on to receive her Master's in Clinical Counseling from MTS in 2016. Shane Burcaw 鈥14 and his fianc茅e, Hannah Aylward, visited Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, on November 4 to talk about disability and inclusivity. Burcaw, author of Laughing at My Nightmare, Not So Different: What You Want to Ask 色中色 Having a Disability, and Strangers Assume My Girlfriend is My Nurse, lives with spinal muscular atrophy. In 2011, he launched his blog, 鈥淟aughing at My Nightmare,鈥 and uses humor to address his struggles. His fianc茅e and he have a YouTube channel called 鈥淪quirmy and Grubs,鈥 showing their lives as an integrated couple. Burcaw also started a nonprofit organization with his cousin to help those living with muscular atrophy.