class notes 1970 1978 in 2008. She is currently in Dan Gilroy announces the Susan Maragalis Perlis was her second year as chair of the birth of his son, Daniel Leo Caleb A. McKenzie was recently appointed the assistant English department at Gilroy Jr., on Feb. 23, 2010. named technical advisor to the dean for evaluation and Misericordia University. Gilroy Sr. was recently named City of New York’s sponsored assessment at The vice principal at Riverside UrbanSHED International Commonwealth Medical 1995 Junior/Senior High School in Design Competition. College, a new medical school Marciann Albert and her Taylor, Pa. McKenzie represented the with three regional campuses companion, Geoffrey Thomas, Illuminating Engineering in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and announce the birth of their son, Jeffrey Nason and his wife, Society of New York on a Williamsport. Mason Henry Albert-Thomas, Mary, welcomed their third team made up of design born Jan. 24, 2010. The family child, Judah David, on experts and construction 1979 resides in Emmaus, Pa. Nov. 9, 2009. industry stakeholders. He was MaryElla (Booth) Poklemba responsible for advising the married Tim Banks on Jan. 8, 1997 2002 semifinalists as they formulated 2010. Her sister, Ann Marie Dr. Cynthia G. Charnetski Jeffrey Doran MBA ’04 and final proposals for lighting and (Booth) Cardell ’79 , and was appointed to the Wilkes Jacelyn Hennigan were energy concepts which were brother-in-law, Dan Cardell University Alumni Association married on Dec.12, 2009. The sustainable and cost effective. ’79 , were in attendance. board of directors and serves bride is a client service partner The competition included 175 as the board's secretary. She is at CIGNA Healthcare, international submittals from 1985 on the alumni relations Moosic, Pa. The groom is a architects, engineers and Dianne Charsha was named committee and is part of the human resource manager for designers as well as students. senior vice president of patient alumni mentoring program for Dove Vinyl Windows, care services and chief nursing psychology students. She was Hanover, Pa. The couple reside 1973 officer at Cooper University also recently appointed to the in Eynon, Pa. Jerome W. Walsh was named Hospital in Camden, N.J. board of directors of Step By superintendent of the State Step, Wilkes-Barre. Charnetski 2005 Correctional Institution at 1992 is an optometrist at Dallas, Pa. He will oversee Rebecca Steinberger Northeastern Eye Institute. Christina Marie Harowicz operation of the state prison, published her second book, She resides in Kingston, Pa. M.S. ’10 and Michael David which employs more than The Renaissance Literature Kluger were married on July 700 and houses nearly Handbook , and is working on a 1999 25, 2009. The bride is a teacher 2,200 inmates. third. Her first book was Christopher Thompson at GAR Memorial High Shakespeare and 20th Century graduated with honors from School, Wilkes-Barre. The Irish Drama: Contemplating Xavier University School of groom is a design engineer at Identity and Staging Boundaries , Medicine in January 2010. PDS Solutions, Dunmore, Pa. They reside in Hudson, Pa. 2000 Timothy R. Showalter and James Caffrey MBA ’03 Susan Marie Gryziec were joined Wyoming Valley Health married on June 6, 2009. The Care System as the vice groom was employed for president of administrative several years as a second-grade services. He will provide teacher at the United Hebrew administrative oversight to Institute before relocating to environmental services, Philadelphia, Pa. An 0 1 0 2 laundry, courtesy and transport accomplished musician, he r e m services, safety and security, tours the country under the m u S William Hanbury ’72, left, had the opportunity to volunteer with President communications, switchboard name Strand of Oaks with his | S Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and and biomedical services. He latest album, “Leave Ruin,” E K Malia, at a So Others Might Eat (SOME) service event in Washington, D.C., on L I Jan. 18, 2010. Hanbury is president and chief executive officer of the United will also manage real estate. voted to several top 10 lists for W Way, National Capital Area. OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PETE SOUZA. 22 class notes the year’s best recordings. The 2006 2007 2009 bride works full time at Jennifer Grace Compton see Adrienne Richards was Jef Bauman was promoted to Pearson Publishing, Graduate Students 2008 . promoted to public relations lead guest service supervisor Philadelphia, as a content manager at the National with Price Chopper development editor. Frank LoPresti see Graduate Turkey Federation. Richards Supermarkets. He was Students 2009 . joined the federation in 2007 promoted to front end Victoria Lynn Ziegler M.S. as public relations coordinator. supervisor in September. His ’09 and Henry Joseph Blazick Maleek Mills is an account In her new position, Richards new position will involve III were married on Aug. 9, executive at Konica Minolta will oversee the federation’s bookkeeping and managing 2009. The bride is a math Business Solutions, USA, in the consumer and food service accounts for the store. teacher with Wyoming Area Philadelphia area. His third public relations, manage the School District. The groom is quarter performance earned organization’s social media employed by Pompey him the ranking of top account presence and write articles for Collision, Kingston, Pa. The executive. He is also a 2010 trade publications. couple resides in Trucksville, Pa. Presidents’ Club nominee. Dana Barrack ’06 Builds Music With Track Masons While a traditional mason builds with brick and stone, Dana Barrack Jr. ’06 of Track Masons constructs songs out of rhythm and harmony. Along with Juan Carlos Jimenez III ’06, Barrack has been pounding out original hip-hop tunes since his junior year at Wilkes. Now Track Masons is producing records too. The communications major who “dabbled” in business administration never planned on a career in the music industry. His interest in radio led him to Wilkes and college Dana Barrack ’06 poses for a promotional photo for his business, Track Masons . PHOTO COURTESY JOSH TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY. station 90.7 WCLH, where he worked as the urban music director for two-and-a-half years. He met Jimenez at the station and their conversations about hip-hop transitioned “Surprisingly, the demographics support a station with from words to music in a few short years. an urban format,” says Barrack, who lives in Reading, Pa. “We knew that we wanted to create music…from the “Hip-hop is the new rock and roll.” ground up, using no samples or pre-existing musical While at WCLH, Barrack promoted local hip-hop talent arrangements,” says Barrack. “Track Masons was the name with such tenacity that artists began contacting him. These that we agreed on.” contacts led Barrack and Jimenez to create music for rap Track Masons is a rare hybrid in the music industry. artists like Bee Ez and Crusafix. Barrack uses the title to represent the company. Under its Barrack spends his days promoting Track Masons, umbrella, he writes original music and produces collabo - contacting interested vendors and locating potential rative albums. Track Masons also aspires to be a record performance venues. This, combined with his management label. The team’s passion for writing and producing music responsibilities for Italian restaurant chain Buca Di Beppo, quickly merged with a desire to hear more hip-hop on the keeps Barrack constantly on the go. 0 1 airwaves in northeast Pennsylvania. Barrack did his senior Track Masons has released four studio albums. Its next 0 2 r research project on the “feasibility of an urban formatted project is a solo album with Wilkes-Barre native The Rukus. e m m u radio station” doing well in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area. S | He presented his findings to local radio companies. — By Rachel Strayer S E K L I W 23 class notes David Dudick ’78 Has Recipe tration and a minor in economics. A native of Wilkes-Barre, for Success at Food Giant he grew up on Sherman Street, just two miles from the General Mills Wilkes campus in the city where his father was captain of detectives and his mother was head nurse at Wyoming Valley If your shopping cart has carried a box of Cheerios, a Hospital. But it wasn’t just convenience that led him to container of Yoplait yogurt or a Betty Crocker cake mix, choose Wilkes when it came time to go to college. Wilkes alumnus David Dudick ’78 may have had a hand “Wilkes had a reputation for providing a strong education,” in bringing those products to you. As president, U.S. he states. “My parents weren’t captains of industry, so I really channels for General Mills, the world’s sixth largest food learned about business through my classes there. The company, Dudick and his team market the company’s embers were really stoked at Wilkes.” The spark ignited at products to non-traditional grocery retail outlets. These Wilkes led him to earn a master’s degree at St. Joseph’s include stores like Wal-Mart, Target, warehouse stores, University and a juris doctorate from Temple University. drugstores and other retailers whose sole focus is not He praises the value of the liberal arts education he groceries. received and says he has fond memories of being mentored “These channels account for approximately 40 percent by professor George Elliott and playing intramural sports. of General Mills business,” explains Dudick, who is based Wilkes was a family affair in the Dudick household, with older at the company’s Minneapolis, Minn., headquarters. brother Chester Frank Dudick Jr. ’77 and sister Cathy Dudick “Channels are the fastest growing part of our business. Gagliardi ’82 also attending.