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46 The College of New Jersey Magazine Who's in the photo? Amy Sachs '14 wed Spenser Frieri on July 24. L to R: Mark Arakelian '14, Tyler Higgins '14, Kara Heininger Higgins '14, Maggie Murad '14, Erin Silkowski '14, Christina DiBartolo '14, bride, Stacey Harrington '14, MEd '19, Laura Madzey '14, Richard Pelican '14, Taylor Ribellino '14, Steven James, and Jency Mathew '14. Michael Scott MAT '09 is the principal at Shongum Elementary School in Randolph, New Jersey. Brett Ressler '11 returned to Hackensack (New Jersey) High School, his alma mater, to become the head football coach. Sophia Johnson '14 started her doctorate in optometry and master's in vision science at the State University of New York College of Optometry. Pauline Tarife '14 is an associate for Bressler, Amery & Ross in Florham Park, New Jersey. James Goetschius '15, an Italian teacher at Lenape School District in Medford, New Jersey, was featured in the video Italian & Teaching, a project by the American Association of Teachers of Italian and the Italian Language Foundation. Liam Gonzales '15 serves on the Hamilton Township (New Jersey) Board of Education. Becky Celestina '16 is a content partner manager at Acast, a leading, independent podcast company. Michelle Kozak '16 wrote and illustrated her first children's book, Who Is the Voice That Lives in My Head? to help educate families about mental health. John Sullivan '17 was sworn in as a patrolman with the Brick Township (New Jersey) Police Department. 2022 april 29–30 alumniweekend.tcnj.edu Dana Tedesco '17 earned a master's in physician assistant studies from Mercy College. She works as a physician assistant in pediatrics/neonatology at NewYork- Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. Rosie Driscoll '18 is an outreach specialist at U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's Newark office, working on the COVID-19 and women's health portfolios. Madina Ouedraogo '18 works for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as a policy coordinator. Zach Raslin '19 is at the University of Geneva pursuing a multidisciplinary Asian studies graduate program. '20s Abby-Soleil Bucci '20, MA '21 won a P.C. Somerville Future Teachers Award from Sigma Tau Delta. The honors society provides two awards each year to future K-12 language arts or English teachers. Two alumni teach social studies at JP Case Middle School in Flemington, New Jersey: Ashley Gernay '20 and Justin Huebner '20. Daniela Rodriguez-Luna '20 was presented the Congressional Award Gold Medal, the highest honor the U.S. Senate and House bestow on youth civilians. Class notes and Family Album photos are available only in the print edition. To submit your news and photos, visit alumni.tcnj.edu or write us at alumni@tcnj.edu.

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