Newsmakers for the week of September 17, 2001
Newsmakers for the week of
September 17, 2001

Jeffrie B. Leahy has been elected vice president and chief operating officer of Rochester Area Community Foundation. Previously, she headed finance and administration. Initially a volunteer and part-time employee in the early 1980s, she joined the staff full-time in 1990 and has assisted in its financial operations ever since - and helped assets grow from $3 million to $144 million.

Dr. Debra Silkes, a general surgeon boarded by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is opening an office in Brockport at 156 West Avenue, Suite 3206. Dr. Silkes is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has an interest in breast, gallbladder and colon surgery. She attended medical school at the University of Miami School of Medicine and trained in New York City at St. Luke's hospital.

Megan K. Suflita, daughter of George Suflita of Kendall, has received an RIT Presidential Scholarship. She is majoring in electrical engineering in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering and is a 2001 Kendall Jr./Sr. High School graduate.

SUNY Brockport goalie Mary Maslanka of Churchville-Chili is the SUNYAC Soccer Player of the Week for September 9. Maslanka stopped 16 shots as Brockport improved its record to 2-1 with a 2-0 shutout of nationally seventh-ranked Nazareth College September 7. She has recorded 24 saves and a 0.97 goals against average in three games this season.

Morgan DeLapa, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeLapa of Hilton, and a seventh grader at Hilton's Merton Williams School, participated in a two-week summer internship at the prestigious North Carolina Ballet Theater in Charlotte this summer. One of 18 students in the workshops, she received instruction in pointe, ballet, jazz, modern and character classes from professional dancers from the Atlanta Ballet and the New York City Ballet. Culminating performances were presented at the Ballet Theatre. DeLapa is a student in the Ballet Theatre, Greece.

The following Monroe Community College students were named to the dean's list for the spring 2001 semester. Dean's list students have earned a 3.25 grade point average or better.

•from Brockport High School - Daniel Difranco, John Dill, Jeremy Eichas, Michael Englert, Nicholas Hart, Elizabeth LaPierre, Mark Leach, Charles Lester, Robert Lloyd, Emily Marcuccio, Stephen Mesiti, Nicholas Mitchell, Andrea Obrien, Ewunike Patterson, Christine Reber, Cheryl Strong, Robert Swanger, Meredith Touchstone, Stacey Tytler, Ryan Webster, Carrie Werner, Paul Wheat.

•from Byron-Bergen Jr.-Sr. High School - Jesse Casper, John Cummings, Gregory Fisher, Nicholas Riorden, Ronald Schramm.

•from Churchville-Chili Sr. High School - Amy Adams, Heather Ahearn, Hani Azary, Michael Beattie, Joshua Brant, Erin Clarke, Lisa Colburn, Marisa Conway, Amber Dauphinee, Michael Diponzio, Jillian Driscoll, Alana Johnstone, Lauren Loos, Sheila McDonald, Kelly McNutt, Andrew Middleton, Joshua Minarik, Katie O'Brien, Thomas O'Callaghan, Emily Parent, Allison Pienio, Duane Podanowski, Andrea Polaikis, Brian Provost, Michelle Quimby, Kristina Schalm, Robert Servo, Susan Sokac, Amy Steidle, Amy Troutman, Jason Vislay, Nathan Williams, Selma Yalazi-Tezcan, Bonnie Yu.

•from Gates Chili Sr. High School - Jennifer Atseff, Jerralyn Brinson, Shellie Cambisi, Jose Casaverde, Heather Collins, John Coval, Brian DelGudico, Anthony Dentino, Elizabeth DeJohn, Kevin Donaldson, Alicia Drummond, Regina Fitch, John Franck, Nicole Georgantopoulos, Nicholas Giagios, Michael Giancursio, John Glanton, Kristy Green, Genna Gremminger, Annette Hrankowsky, Charity Kahyaoglu, William Kalwas, Stefanie Kenney, Charles Kinmond, Gus Knight, Victoria LaVilla, Nancy Lowers-Wells, Katherine Malone, Nichole Marinaccio, Jeffrey Mastrodonato, Aaron McElligott, Lisa Mott, Michael O'May, Leann Palmeroni, Gail Papa, Jacquelyn Reyes, John Robida, Michelle Rockow, Jody Roides, Jason Rotoli, Julie Rowling, Amy Rybacki, Jessica Schlumpf, Brian Sorge, Jill Taberski, Michele Tallons, Joseph Testa, Cheryl Thornberg, Jeanine Torella, Kathleen Usselman, Mark Werner, Nicole Wheater, Ronald Wysocarski.

•from Hilton Central High School - Elaine Amorese, Richard Baliva, Robert Berges, Elizabeth Bower, Gwendolyn Coyle, Christopher Crawford, Jennifer D'Ambrosia, Riland Dibble, Molly Doell, Rosa Duarte, Thomas Frisbee, Ryan Gibbs, Arianne Henion, Robin Hoadley, Kristen Jarvis, Tiffany Kaiser, Janeane Klingler, Sarah Knope, Matthew Lachman, Jeffrey Lombardo, Kurt Luechauer, Jean Mack, Jeffrey Najder, Amanda Oakden, Brian Pasono, Dianne Pitaksit, Stephen Pullen, Julie Quester, Michael Rhoda, Christine Rieke, Nicole Rossetti, Mary Shepard, Timothy Shute, Christi Smith, Nathan Smith, Elisha Strauss, Justin Sudore, Jeremy Sullivan, Timothy Thiele, Rebecca Thurston, Joshua Tiefel, Derrick Weaver, Ryan Webster, Greg Whelehan, Karissa Wood, Michael Yates.

•from Holley Jr.-Sr. High School - Carly Dennis, Duane Hughson, Edward Morehouse, Roxanne Morey-Graves, Stephanie Moy, Joseph Olles, Charlene Schicker.

•from Kendall Jr.-Sr. High School - Tasha Bullock, Elizabeth Donnelly, Kadi Harmon, Amy Harr, Brandy Hennekey, Michele Huck, Susan Johnson, Terrilynn Lee, Daniel Renz, Kayla Rodas.

•from Spencerport High School - Kathleen Ames, Thomas Ange, Adam Bourne, Jeremy Chiarelli, Amy Christ, Stephanie Colangelo, Leslie Collison, Jennifer Derrenbacher, John Galbraith, Gretchen Gorman, Brian Huss, Brian Jones, Jeremy Knapp, Amanda Koehler, Michelle Loewke, Christopher Mandell, Errico Mannoni, Jody Milks, Erin O'Hara, Steven Odell, Christopher Odrzywolski, Debra Palmer, Michael Paxson, Raymond Pettine, Richard Rocco, Emily Schulz, Joseph Siracusa, Theresa Surace, Aaron Weinstein, Amy Wise, Kimberly Wittman, Jennifer Yanklowski.

•from Alternative Schooling - Stephen Beikirch, of Brockport; Patrick Cocchiara, of Hilton; Susan D'Urbano, of Spencerport; Patricia Laffin, of Brockport; Kathleen Sulyma, of Hamlin.

EM2 (SW/AW) Aaron M. Anderson recently completed a six-month tour of duty aboard the USS Nassau in the Mediterranean. While overseas, Anderson served in the position of Flight Deck Electrician. He was awarded a Navy Achievement Medal, upon his return to the United States, for his extraordinary accomplishments as Flight Deck Electrician. Anderson also received his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) qualification and his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS) qualification while upon this tour of duty. He was promoted to Electricians Mate Second Class and awarded a medal for good conduct.

Anderson is the son of Mark and Cindy Anderson of Bergen. He is a 1998 graduate of Byron-Bergen High School and is currently working on completing a degree in Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University in Norfolk while continuing to serve his country in the Navy.

Janet Wetzel and Art Lettie are the recipients of the "Top Lister of the Month Award," for the month of July at Nothnagle Ogden/Chili office. They each added six listings during the month of July.

Wetzel has received many awards in the past, including Sales Master Award 2000 from the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors, Zenith Award 2000 from Women's Council of Realtors, Nothnagle's Top 25 1998, Ogden/Chili's Top 10. She has been associated with Nothnagle for 20 years.

Lettie is an Associate Broker, and has been with Nothnagle Realtors for 11 years. He has E-Pro certification, and specializes in residential, light commercial property, and western Monroe County properties.