MARK T. SOBOLESKI ’03M was hired as the head football coach for Fairview High School. THOMAS A. SPAGEL ’97M, co-owner of Erie’s Stanganelli’s Italian Foods, had a successful debut on QVC earlier this year. The restaurant’s popular pepperoni balls were featured during an introduction to the scheduled show and was promoted a few times during the production. Stanganelli’s Italian Foods sold 18,000 pepperoni balls before the primary QVC spot even aired.
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SEAN M. FADALE ’93M, ’03M assumed the new role of president and CEO of Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home in Gloversville, N.Y. in October 2020. Fadale had served as president and CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton since 2012.
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RONALD S. HABURSKY assumed the role of senior vice president and chief investment officer for Erie Insurance. He joined Erie Insurance in 1991 and most recently managed its fixed income portfolio as vice president and senior portfolio manager. KAREN A. SURKALA addressed the Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville, highlighting the year in review for the Westfield Memorial Hospital. Surkala is president of WMH and holds more than 30 years of health care field experience. She most recently served as CEO of Select Specialty Hospital, a long-term acute care facility in Erie. Prior to that she spent three years as senior director of strategic agenda management at Cleveland Clinic. From 2012 to 2015 she worked as senior vice president at Saint Vincent Hospital and was an integral member of the C-suite team that oversaw the hospital's strategic, operational and business development performance. Surkala also served as vice president and administrator at WMH from 2007 to 2011, helping to lead the hospital through a multi-year restructuring process.
ERIC G. LAPRICE '99M accepted a temporary promotion to acting forest supervisor for the Gila National Forest in Solver City, N.M.
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AHMAD SAAD AL-ADSANI coauthored a book, which is titled DC Wind Generation Systems. The book presents the design and operation of DC wind systems and their integration into power grids. Al-Adsani was an instructor with Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, or PAAET, in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 1997 to 1999. He later joined the Electrical Engineering Department as an assistant lecturer with the College of Technological Studies from 2001 to 2007. He was the head of the Electrical Unit in the College of Basic Education at PAAET from 2003 to 2007. He is currently an assistant professor with the CST, PAAET. Al-Adsani’s research interests include electro-magnetic powertrains for electric and hybridelectric vehicles, as well as design and control of multiphase electric and hybrid electric machines for renewable energy applications.
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JONATHAN S. DEARMENT was elected as a member of the Manufacturer and Business Association in Erie. DeArment is president and chief operating officer of Meadvillebased Channellock, where he has worked for more than 20 years. As president and COO, he is proud to be part of the fifth generation helping to lead the family-owned company. He was awarded the 2016 Gannon University SBDC President’s Award and was a 2017 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Award honoree. He serves as the vice president for the Hand Tools Institute Board of Directors.
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DEBORAH (ALLWES) LARGOZA, R.N., MBA, MPH was appointed as president for Amalgamated Medical Care Management. Largoza brings extensive clinical and business expertise to the role along with direct experience
marriage Jessica C. Ferris '16 married Giona DiMarco '17 on Oct. 5, 2019.
in key services including utilization management, care management and population health management. She most recently served as vice president of Clinical Operations at Agilon Health in Long Beach, Calif.
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CHANEL MONET COOK joined the Board of Directors for The Nonprofit Partnership in Erie. G. JONATHAN LEWIS, D.O. used his expertise as an infectious disease specialist with UPMC Hamot to join Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50th Dist.) in a virtual town hall earlier this year to answer constituents’ questions regarding COVID-19. BRIAN S. ORRENMAA is the new principal for the Buckeye Valley West Elementary School in Ostrander, Ohio. Orrenmaa is returning to central Ohio after several years in Virginia, where he most recently served as principal of #GUPOSSIBILITIES 29
