Marywood University Announces Dean’s List Marywood University announces the regional students who were named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List from each of its colleges, including the College of Health and Human Services, Insalaco College of Arts and Sciences, the and the Reap College of Professional Studies. Students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-4.00 on 12 or more graded credits merit this academic honor. Students who believe they may have been omitted from this list in error should contact the Dean of their respective college. Regional students named to the Dean’s List from the College of Health and Human Services, as declared by Interim Dean Shelby W. Yeager, M.Ed., LAT, ATC, CSCS, include: Joanna Aguirre, Wilkes Barre; Katelyn Ainey, Jessup; Mia Amorino, Friendsville; Ava Aulisio, Old Forge; Rachel Beidler, Scranton; Megan Bidwell, Honesdale; Alyssa Bollard, Kingsley; Vanessa Bompane, E Stroudsburg; Elizabeth Buczek, Tobyhanna; Branielle Butwin, Harding; Caroline Cadden, Scranton; Ariana Campbell, Scranton; Maria Castaldi, Moosic; Roxana Castillo, E Stroudsburg; James Cawley, Moscow; Izabella Chmil, Scott Twp; Samantha Christian, Pittston; Julia Cicco, Scranton; Bailey Cinamella, Covington Twp; Jose Collado, Scott Twp; Jenna Collins, Duryea; Sarah Connor, Scranton; Laci Connor, Archbald; Michael Cost, Scranton; Meadow Curyk, Scranton; Skylar Dearie, Carbondale; Molly Devine, Scranton; Talia Donati, Wyoming; Mandy Duplessis, Carbondale; Ayla Eckersley, Greentown; Gabrielle Eldridge, Nanticoke; Noah Fontanella, Archbald; Madison Fox, Dalton; Madelyn Franceski, Vandling; Skylar Gagnon, E Stroudsburg; Angela Genter, Scranton; Makayla Gregory, Waymart; Amanda Gross, Moscow; Nina Grushinski, Peckville; Kortney Harry, Noxen; Stephanie Hicks, Throop; Ashley Hrywnak, Spring Brook; Abbey Jackson, Olyphant; Kylee Jezorwski, Dunmore; Justice Johnson, Laceyville; Sarah Kagan, Hanover Twp; Tristen Kalt, Jermyn; Daelyn Karboski, Olyphant; Kathleen Kennedy, Dunmore; Julia Kistler, Scranton; Emma Kobylanski, Olyphant; Carissa Kopenis, Hanover Twp; Alyssa Kornish, Pittston; Athena Legates, Thompson; Kaylyn Lewis, Hallstead; Keanna Locatelli, Madison Township; Lily Mackarey, Archbald; Alyssa Marion, Peckville; Gianna Marturano, S Abingtn Twp; Morgan Mayne, Eynon; Erinn Messner, Temple; Skylar Milovcevich, Dingmans Fry; Lizbeth Moctezuma, Scranton; Emily Mondak, Peckville; Christina Monroe, Olyphant; Grace Murtagh, Olyphant; Allison Nealon, Clarks Green; Emily O’Brien, Montrose; Celeste Orchard, Lake Ariel; Rebecca Ottensman, Nanticoke; Alexis Overholtz, Dunmore; Nadia Palevac, Peckville; Sarah Pavlovicz, Scranton; Elizabeth Pfohl, Scranton; Nicole Piccoletti, Pittston Twp; Marzinete Pilch, Archbald; Jack Rafferty, Scranton; Yva-Marie Ramos-Febus, Scranton; Allison Rempe, Moosic; Spencer Renwick, New Milford; Camille Rillstone, Ransom Twp; Emily Rinaldi, Duryea; Tatiana Roldan, Milford; Gabrielle Roote, Tunkhannock; Jocelyn Ryan, Mountain Top; Tiara Sanchez, Scranton; Meredith Santiago, Scranton; Gracie Secor, Avoca; Olivia Sellers, Wyoming; Taylor Seprosky, Archbald; Bethany Serio, Archbald; Allison Sidiropoulos, Peckville; Riley Skelton, Honesdale; Sydney Skrutski, Archbald; Laura Slivinski, Scranton; Alysha Smigiel, Pittston; Meghan Smith, Duryea; Gianna Snell, Jermyn; Abigail Stalter, Jermyn; Megan Stledger, Jessup; Allison Strelecki, Kingston; Kacie Szczech, Dickson City; Oliwia Szumniak, Pocono Manor; Gesileny Taveras, Scranton; Rachel Totten, Milford; Marie Traverse, Milford; Emily Turlip, Archbald; Delaney Valinski, Waymart; Kirsten Van Louvender, Moscow; Sydney Vanorden, Scranton; Stephanie Ventura, Wilkes Barre; Nikolas Verdugo, Lake Ariel; Michaela Wall, Olyphant; Kathryn Walsh, Springbrook Township; Leigha Welsh, Honesdale; Kyra Wojtkielewicz, Moscow; Leah Zambetti, Yatesville; and Emma Ziminskas, Jessup. Regional students named to the Dean’s List from the Insalaco College of Arts and Sciences, as declared by Dean Jeffrey Johnson, DMA, include: Elizabeth Adams, Brackney; Madeline Adams, Brackney; Tatiana Amaral, Roaring Brook Township; Michael Antoniacci, Moosic; Paul Appolt, Scranton; Olivia Arcuri, S Abington Twp; Jason Ardan, Scranton; Nathaniel Armstrong, Clarks Summit; Cassidy Asinski, Waymart; Adele Banfield, Pocono Lake; Shannon Baransky, S Abingtn Twp; Gavin Beck, Moosic; Bria Beggin, Jessup; Emily Bergamino, Old Forge; Madison Bialy, Dickson City; Angel Bieloski, Thompson; Olivia Bloskey, Scranton; Marlena Bompane, E Stroudsburg; Logan Bowling, Luzerne; Margaret Breznay, Pittston Twp; Caitlyn Brown, Meshoppen; Emma Budnovitch, Roaring Brook Twp; Noah Budnovitch, Roaring Brook Twp; Max Burke, Dunmore; Eric Burnett, Eynon; Joel Cali, Old Forge; Olivia Canfield, Honesdale; Joseph Cardillo, Dunmore; Phoebe Cheesman, Dalton; Maxwell Christian, Scranton; Vito Ciullo, Scranton; Caroline Coar, Dunmore; Ryan Coleman, Archbald; Chloe Conway, S Abingtn Twp; Ariel Corrigan-Mills, Clarks Green; Seth Croll, Milford; Jacqueline Cunha, Scranton; Mardan Daurilas, East Stroudsburg; Francheliz De Jesus Correa, Carbondale; Ashley Deabreu, Henryville; Mia Demarco, Pittston; Sarah Demchak, Carbondale; Nichol Denison, Clarks Summit; Delayne Depietro, Archbald; Tehya Dietrich, Carbondale; Todd Dotter, Thornhurst; Madison Doyle, Throop; Kyle Driscoll, Roaring Bk Tp; Molly Driscoll, Roaring Bk Tp; Emily Duris, Monroe Twp; Myia Evans, Elmhurst Twp; Emma Eynon, Dunmore; Jaden Fedorchak, Carbondale; Nick Ferraro, Dickson City; Margaret Fields, Scranton; Bridgette Flannery, Lake Ariel; Samantha Frable, Scranton; Jennifer Gable, Kingston; Evan Gedrich, Scranton; Elizabeth Gething, Old Forge; Kaitlyn Gingerlowski, Scranton; Josh Godlewski, Taylor; Austin Griffith, Jefferson Twp; Priscilla Grill, Scranton; Colton Grohs, Dunmore; John Guichay, Scranton; Zohal Gul Mohammad, Scranton; Mason Gumble, Tafton; Mara Hamm, S Abingtn Twp; Natasya Handijaya, Scranton; Matthew Hartz, Hazleton; Caleah Hawley, Eynon; Tyler Hewett, Scott Township; Allison Hewitt, Meshoppen; Hunter Hildebrand, Waverly Twp; Sierra Holbert, Stroudsburg; Emma Holbrook, Clarks Summit; Marilyn Hoskins, Moosic; Zachary Houston, Exeter; Allison Huegel, Scranton; Colby Hughes, Scranton; Corey Iyoob, Jessup; Ty Jackson, Olyphant; Lindsey Jason, Olyphant; Aiyanna Jean, Canadensis; Gabriel Jenceleski, Nanticoke; Kyle Jenkins, Scranton; Jake Jones, Duryea; Kaeleb Jones, Honesdale; Olivia Kaschak, Archbald; Evangeline Kelly, Milford; Kaitlyn Kenney, Effort; Rebecca Klemovitch, Waymart; Eleanor Kloss, Sprng Brk Twp; Andrew Kohut, Dickson Cty; Ian Kovatch, Archbald; Diane Kraus, Covington Twp; Kathryn Kraycer, Peckville; Carrie Kraynak, Mountain Top; David Kuzmick, Blakely; Sara Labar, Scranton; Grace Lehman, White Haven; Kristen Lello, Avoca; Kamryn Liuzzo, Carbondale; Madison Loscombe, Scranton; Sarah Macdonald, Scranton; Catherine Maholick, Gouldsboro; Jaylene Maisonet, Tobyhanna; Nicholas Mancuso, Old Forge; Vanessa Mancuso, Olyphant; Aubrey Mangan, Scranton; Marissa Manza, E Stroudsburg; Kelsey Martin, Honesdale; Nelly Martinez, Scranton; Noah Mauro, Carbondale; Sara McCormack, Scranton; Allison McDermott, Lake Ariel; Willow McDonald, S Abingtn Twp; Grace McDonald, Avoca; Jordyn McDonough, Spring Brook Township; Nathan McLane, Scranton; Nicole Melesky, Olyphant; Kirsten Melton, Shickshinny; Alayna Miller, Shavertown; Nevica Molinaro, Taylor; Jillian Mooney, Dunmore; Paige Morgan, Olyphant; Isabelle Morris, Hallstead; Samantha Mushak, Scranton; Rebecca Navin, Forty Fort; Shania Nelson, Scranton; Kaitlyn Newberry, Jessup; Bethany Newell, Mountain Top; Alex Ni, Moscow; Joseph Nocera, Old Forge; Lauren O’Brien, Pittston; Thomas O’Keefe, Milford; Emily Orlando, Scranton; Nick Oruska, Montrose; Molly Owings, Clarks Summit; Jessica Palauskas, Scranton; Michelle Pan, Stroudsburg; Polina Pastushenko, Scranton; Thi Ai Lien Phung, Scranton; Kaya Pickering, Hunlock Creek; Gabrielle Ponce, Scott Twp; Angel Popko, Dickson City; Vanessa Pruzinsky, Olyphant; Savannah Purdy, Sweet Valley; Maria Quinones, Scranton; Emily Raffaele, E Stroudsburg; Jessica Raharjo, Scranton; Jacob Rasimovich, Scranton; Brandon Reed, Taylor; Joanna Regalbuto, Lake Ariel; Jenna Reilly, Archbald; Fiona Reinhard, Kunkletown; Natalie Rinaldi, Tobyhanna; Sawyer Rippon, South Abington Township; Jalieza Rivera-Cordova, Scranton; Abigail Robson, Old Forge; Nikki Rosiak, Taylor; Madelynn Ross, Wyoming; Elizabeth Rothwell, Factoryville; Kelly Royer, Weatherly; Emma Rushworth, Meshoppen; Ashley Rusinko, Tunkhannock; Mahnoor Sami, Jessup; Breanna Sanon, Cresco; Maricruz Saucedo, Old Forge; Lia Schwenk, Dunmore; Alexander Shields, Scott Twp; Carl Shygelski, Taylor; Todd Snyder, Meshoppen; Julian Sochoka, Covington Twp; Shannon Sohl, Lake Ariel; Alexandra Solimine, Lake Ariel; Sage Sott, Hughestown; Dax Sowul, Tobyhanna; Lillie Spencer, Hunlock Creek; Eric Spivak, Scranton; Merison Stecik, Taylor; Kailey Stevenson, Montrose; Ruiwen Su, Dunmore; Jonelle Symonies, Carbondale; Vicky Tang, Scranton; Courtney Toroni, Peckville; Nicola Veniamin, Waverly Township; Anthony Viscomi, Scranton; Elizabeth Vito, Dupont; Lilly Vito, Dupont; Julia Walsh, Scranton; Breanna Walsh, Scranton; Isabella Watson, Honesdale; Colby White, Jermyn; Taylor White, Scranton; Abigail Wilson, Scranton; Samantha Wilson, Dickson City; Zachary Witte, Lakeville; Caitlynn Woyshnar-Hunsinger, Scranton; Drew Yanni, Scranton; Lauren Youngken, E Stroudsburg; Rachel Zarubski, Dunmore; and Jenna Zerilli, Effort. Regional students named to the Dean’s List from the Reap College of Professional Studies, as declared by Dean James J. Sullivan, M.ARCH, RA, AIA, include: Annabel Adams, Brackney; Mariah Addis, Peckville; Rye Ahronson, Scranton; Alex Amorine, Lake Ariel; Adam Anderson, Berwick; Michael Aronica, Scranton; Zoe Badner, Greentown; Danielle Banfield, Pocono Lake; Jack Baronski, Peckville; Jake Barrett, Peckville; Lauren Beemer, Dalton; William Berlew, Courtdale; David Biscontini, Shavertown; Kiarra Bonning, Harding; Maxwell Brewer, Scranton; Alesha Buchleitner, Covington Township; Caitlyn Burdick, Waymart; Colin Burke, Carbondale; Jacob Burkhart, Old Forge; Ava Butcher, Pittston; Brianna Campbell, Jessup; Ashley Capone, Scranton; Jordan Carty, Mount Pocono; Maria Cicerini, Jefferson Twp; Jake Ciullo, Scranton; Olivia Ciullo, Dunmore; Isabella Coleman, Factoryville; Brianna Conniff, Archbald; Christopher Conserette, Peckville; Douglas Cooke, Throop; Julianna Cotroneo, Blakely; Layla Crane, Duryea; Shannon Croll, Milford; Dhan Dahal, Scranton; Joel Decarli, Archbald; Gianna DiPietro, Dunmore; Jacob Dolinish, Scranton; Macrina Dolinish, Old Forge; Collin Dougherty, Shavertown; Collin Eisenhower, Sugarloaf; Samantha Farry, Scranton; Dominique Ferraro, Jessup; Landon Firmstone, Waymart; Lucas Flederbach, Honesdale; Alison Fortuner, Carbondale; Jolie Fraggetta, Milford; Denville Francis, Tobyhanna; Abagaile Gerba, Scotrun; Riley Gibbons, Eynon; Hadley Gilbert, Mayfield; David Girman, Dupont; Frank Golden, Dunmore; Daniel Gomez, Scranton; Kelsey Green, Nescopeck; Alyssa Green, Nescopeck; Nathan Grosvenor, Kingsley; Madison Guelho, Stroudsburg; Sophia Guerriero, Berwick; Destiny Hallock, Throop; Caleb Hamm, Scranton; Shawna Heckman, Old Forge; Alex Hernandez, Wilkes-Barre; Samantha Howey, Honesdale; Michael Ingenito, Scranton; Bo Judson, S Abingtn Twp; Julia Kanavy, Archbald; Connor Kelleher, Clarks Summit; Larry Kendricks, Scranton; Iain Kerrigan, Old Forge; Megan Kielar, Taylor; Sarah Kinback, Factoryville; Elsa Kovatch, Archbald; Rachel Kranick, Scranton; Matthew Kubasti, Hunlock Creek; Madison Kuzdro, Peckville; Becca Laboranti, Olyphant; Samantha Labrosky, Taylor; Connor Laity, Lake Ariel; Matthew Lastauskas, Waverly Twp; Thomas Lee, Scranton; Sage Lesh, Scranton; Jeremy Liptai, Scranton; Tristan Luczak, Hanover Twp; Isabella Luongo, Old Forge; Kathleen Lynott, N Scranton; Connor Madsen, Matamoras; Mia Mandarano, Dunmore; Brooke Manley, Old Forge; Justin Mantilla, Blakeslee; Nina Markle, South Abington Township; James Marsh, Duryea; Lauren Matarazzo, Milford; Alexandra Matyjevich, Sprng Brk Twp; Michael McCann, Dallas; Kaitlin McConnell, Mayfield; Ann Marie McGrogan, Hazleton; Nicolas Mendez, Mount Pocono; Christina Mercadante, Duryea; Giavana Mercatili, Archbald; Thomas Milewski, Jefferson Twp; Dennis Miley, East Stroudsburg; Shayne Mizok, Scott Township; Kevin Morales, Scranton; Owen Morgan, Jermyn; Riley Mulherin, S Abingtn Twp; Donia Nazmy, Wilkes Barre; Joshua Neary, E Stroudsburg; Rachael North-Mozda, Olyphant; Alexandria O’Halloran, Jessup; Caitlin Pagnotti, Scranton; Manshi Patel, Scranton; Het Patel, Danville; Megan Pavlowski, Dunmore; Casey Penzone, Jermyn; Corey Perkins, Clarks Summit; Ava Perrins, Throop; Kailee Perry, Carbondale; Matthew Pfohl, Scranton; Morgan Phillips, Shohola; Isabella Pliska, Jermyn; Alexis Pliska, Jermyn; Tyler Prudente, Scott Township; Joshua Quijada, Long Pond; Ashley Reddock, Eynon; Dimitri Reggie, Lake Ariel; Elyse Rehder, Clarks Summit; Elizabeth Rembecki, S Abingtn Twp; John Russo, Milford; Haneet Saini, Scranton; Amanda Sakulich, Jessup; Abigail Sankus, Wilkes Barre; Mia Santarelli, Archbald; Mackenzie Senatore, Dunmore; Jada Siino, Newfoundland; Gradon Silva, Sprng Brk Twp; Amandeep Singh, Lake Ariel; Matthew Smith, Old Forge; Olivia Smith, Archbald; Miranda Smith, Luzerne; Gabrielle Snee, Olyphant; Elizabeth Stone, Old Forge; Andrew Straka, Peckville; Milana Straub, Scranton; Ryan Strony, Dickson City; Michael Strouse, Stroudsburg; Emily Tansley, Scranton; Samantha Thomas, Factoryville; Gabrielle Troch, Newfoundland; Faith Ursich, Union Dale; Kaylee Urso, Taylor; Tyler Utnick, Effort; Robert Vanbrunt, Covington Twp; Ethan Verne, Covington Twp; Caleb Vigil, Mayfield; Nick Vilogi-Slayton, Jessup; Jillian Vito, Dupont; Lauren Walsh, Jessup; Natasha Walton, Moscow; Olivia Watson, Bethany; Elizabeth Williams, Honesdale; Brenda Zakarias, Scranton; and Anna Zuby, Peckville.
Online Voting Open in PennDOT District 4 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 4 invites the public to vote on 13 plows decorated by Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike and Susquehanna counties high school students as part of the annual Paint the Plow program. Paint the Plow is a statewide outreach aimed at promoting winter driving safety and fostering appreciation for high school art programs and student creativity. Earlier this year, PennDOT invited students to paint plow blades based on the statewide theme “Put Down the Device in Snow and Ice.” The theme was chosen to draw attention to the need for motorists to give driving their full attention and eliminate distractions, like cell phones, especially during winter weather events. Teens/students from 13 high schools participated. After a two-year hiatus, members of the public are once again invited to vote for their favorite plow. This year, voting will be done through the PennDOT website at: https://www.penndot.pa.gov/TravelInPA/Winter/PaintThePlow/Pages/District4.aspx. Voters should click on the Paint the Plow icon which will redirect them to a survey site where they can pick their favorite plow. The plow photo that receives the most votes between today, January 3, 2023 and Tuesday, January 10, 2023 will be deemed the “Fan Favorite.” Schools and participants are encouraged to share the link to the contest to promote voting. PennDOT will post the pictures on statewide and regional Facebook and Twitter accounts, however, responses on social media will not count toward the voting totals. During the winter weather season, the blades will be used to maintain area roadways. Along with the “Fan Favorite” award, the blades are also eligible for the “Judges’ Pick” honor that will be determined by PennDOT personnel. Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website. Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties at www.penndot.gov/District4. Information about infrastructure in District 4, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D4Results. Follow local PennDOT news on Twitter and like the department on Facebook and Instagram. MEDIA CONTACT: Jessica Ruddy, 570.963.4044
Johnson College Earns Designation by Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pennsylvania Department of Education has designated Johnson College as a “Hunger-Free Campus.” This pilot program, spearheaded by Pennsylvania First Lady, Frances Wolf, aims to build a coalition of colleges and universities focused on addressing hunger and other basic needs for their students. Johnson College received the designation in October before becoming eligible to apply for grant funding through the Department of Education to support student initiatives to address food security. “We know that food and other basic need insecurities act as barriers that hamper our students’ abilities to focus on their education,” Amy Driscoll McNulty said. Amy is currently the Associate Director of Student Success at Johnson College and will lead the campus-wide initiative. “With this designation and related efforts moving forward, our goal is to lessen or remove those barriers, increase awareness of resources, and provide healthy food options so that students spend less time worrying about their next meal and more time pursuing their educational goals.” According to national studies, over one-third of students know someone who dropped out of college due to food insecurity during the pandemic, and roughly 52 percent of students who faced food or housing insecurity in 2020 did not apply for support because they did not know how. Colleges and universities across the country are taking steps to address these issues. Students who may need assistance at Johnson College may stop into the Office of Counseling and Disability Services in the Moffat Student Center on campus to access the student food pantry and to discuss other options and resources such as local food banks and the State’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). For more information about this initiative, visit www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/PAHungerFreeCampus.
The Wright Center, Kolcharno Presents at Meeting Maria Kolcharno, LSW, director of addiction services and leader of the Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS) program at The Wright Center for Community Health, recently outlined the novel program to participants at the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative Virtual Meeting. Kolcharno addressed the importance of collaborative relationships for making referrals and establishing communication pathways between OB/GYN and medication-assisted treatment providers to coordinate patient care for mothers with substance use disorder. “In 2016, The Wright Center began a journey to offer opiate use disorder treatment. When it started, there was a large influx of pregnant women with substance use disorder coming into the program,” Kolcharno said. “Our leadership team looked at how we can better serve people who have so many needs. They were not coming in just for counseling. They were experiencing food insecurity, lack of safe housing, and they weren’t receiving the medical care they needed. Our Healthy MOMS program grew from the needs of the women in our community.” During the event’s breakout session, Kolcharno provided workflow charts to assist organizations looking to replicate the relationships and processes the Healthy MOMS program has established with maternity care times and medical Centers of Excellence. Part of that process involved visiting birth hospitals to meet with labor and delivery nurses and doctors to introduce them to the Healthy MOMS program. “The biggest part was talking about the stigma of being a mother with a substance use disorder and being pregnant. It’s two things people never want to hear together – pregnant and addicted to a substance,” said Kolcharno. The labor and delivery staffs were open about their feelings for treating the patient population and the ways in which they can offer support to the new mothers. Out of these conversations, a small, but effective tool, was designed by providers: A Healthy MOMS pin. According to Kolcharno, when mothers in the program see the pin, they know the nurses are an extension of the Healthy MOMS program that has become an integral part of their lives. Part of The Wright Center’s Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence, the Healthy MOMS program was co-founded with multiple agencies to assist women who are pregnant and have a substance use disorder. Healthy MOMS provides prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum care, including medication-assisted treatment to women coping with a substance use disorder, and strives to break the stigma associated with the disorder while building their self-esteem during and after their pregnancies, ideally engaging them in recovery support services. Currently there are 142 mothers active in the program, with 206 babies born through the program. Since its founding, more than 300 mothers have participated in the program. The Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative includes more than 60 birthing hospitals and newborn intensive care units and over 10 health plans across the state. Overall, the organization works to reduce maternal mortality and improve care for pregnant and postpartum women and newborns affected by opioids. For more information about the Healthy MOMS program, call 570-995-7821 or text healthymoms to 555888. Information about the program and its partners is also available at healthymoms.org. Go to thewrightcenter.org/services for information about the Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence.
Allied Services Welcomes New Employees Brenda Reibson, MDiv: Allied Services Integrated Health System proudly announced Brenda Reibson, MDiv, as the new Bereavement Coordinator for their Hospice program. Reibson holds a Master of Divinity and a Certificate in Counseling from Missio Seminary (formerly Biblical Theological Seminary). In her role, Brenda will provide support services and spiritual care to bereaved families and individuals after the passing of a loved one. She brings more than 6 years of pastoral experience to her new role at Allied Services. Alysha Suley, MM, MT-BC: Allied Services Integrated Health System welcomed Alysha Suley, MM, MT-BC, as a new Music Therapist for their Wilkes-Barre Hospice Center. Suley holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy and a minor in Psychology from Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music Therapy from Colorado State University. In her role, Alysha will provide music support services to patients and families receiving care at the inpatient center in Luzerne County. She brings more than 10 years of music therapy experience to her new role at Allied Services.
Johnson College Announces Fall President’s List Dr. Katie Leonard, President & CEO of Johnson College, has announced the President’s List of students who have completed the 2022 Fall Semester with a grade point average of 3.90 or higher. Jacob Banta, Automotive Technology, Trucksville, PA Dominic Bulzoni, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Scranton, PA Rachel Butler, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Lake Ariel, PA Richard Christianson, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Susquehanna, PA Briana Curtis, Electronic Engineering Technology, Blakely, PA Colton Esslinger, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Susquehanna, PA Brandon Grandinetti, Computer Information Technology, Olyphant, PA Hope Hoanzl, Electronic Engineering Technology, Forest City, PA Jared Hodorawis, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Honesdale, PA Anthony Kutchmanich, Physical Therapist Assistant, Greenfield Twp., PA Andrea Marques, Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology, Sybertsville, PA Dustin McAllister, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Scranton, PA Chase Notz, Computer Information Technology, Scranton, PA Devin Nowicky, Radiologic Technology, Drums, PA Ryan Phillips, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Dallas, PA Carley Riefler, Physical Therapist Assistant, Honesdale, PA Julie Ristics, Computer Information Technology, Dunmore, PA Thayer Rogers, Veterinary Nursing, Hershey, PA Devin Walsh, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Olyphant, PA Karl Weninger, Diesel Truck Technology, Kingston, PA Kevin Williams, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Eynon, PA Kyle Williams, Electronic Engineering Technology, Greentown, PA
Outreach Center Coordinates Toyland Workshop Outreach – Center for Community Resources is currently coordinated its annual Toyland Workshop to provide pajamas, socks, books, educational toys, and grocery gift cards for children and families in our shared community. Through an incredible outpouring of support, numerous contributions, grants, and in-kind donations by several foundations, corporations, local businesses, charitable organizations, and individuals were made to Outreach for its annual Toyland Workshop. This year, Outreach is providing gift packages to over 200 participant families. Outreach FamilyDevelopment Specialists are delivering gifts to more than 330 children for the holiday season. Manytoys were purchased online through our Amazon Wish List. Contributors that were logged into Amazon Smile had an additional percentage of their purchase donated to Outreach by Amazon in support of the numerous programs provided to our shared community. Students from the University of Scranton and Holy Cross High School also shared their goodwill by collecting toys and adopting Outreach participant families this season. For more information, please call Lori Ryan at (570)-558-7565. Outreach Center for Community Resources delivers parent/child and workforce development services and programs to the regional community to promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency. Outreach provides evidence-based early childhood programs that help families and children gain the skills needed to be healthy and productive members of the community. Outreach improves the lives of over 4,000 individuals each year with programs that support people as they navigate life’s challenges.
