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Elizabeth Alakszay Liz is an avid dog lover, engineer and educator who has been working for over 40 years. She is a big believer in making everything with dogs fun and games, but also expects 100% focus and connection when interacting with her dogs. Currently she competes with her English Setter and All- American in AKC and Cynosport Rally and AKC Obedience. Her dogs have numerous titles, awards, trick titles and do therapy dog visits.
Phyllis Allen
Pamela Aloia
Mita Barot
Linda Bates
Mark Bergkvist Mark is an accomplished, international award-winning photographer. Over 40 years ago Mark got hooked on photography developing black and white film in the darkroom. Today Mark's personal passion is for Landscape Photography and his work is available at many local art shows and galleries. Mark has extensive experience in all areas of photography from Macro, Sports, Portraits, Travel, Nature and video. Mark also teaches photography at several local camera clubs and community groups. Mark is certified if Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED.
Jason Bishop
Bobby Bohrer Head Golf Professional and Director of Golf at Pickering Valley Golf Club, Phoenixville, since 1987; responsible for all professional golf lessons provided at the club.
Jolene Borgese
Kenneth Cadogan Kenneth Cadogan 5th Dan, Shidoin
Gina Cincotta The first handmade bracelet Gina Cincotta made was for her Cabbage Patch kid doll. She never stopped creating jewelry from found objects, beads, and wire. She graduated from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, in Silversmithing and Art Education. She owned Silver Wings Studio in Chester Springs for 10 years. She currently makes jewelry in her home studio.
Linda Collier Cellar Mistress, Collier's of Centreville
Donna Cooper Donna Cooper was raised in Malvern, Pennsylvania and went on to major in music at Northwestern University. She has taught elementary and middle school band for over 15 years. Currently Donna is the Instrumental Band Director at Sarah Starkweather and East Bradford Elementary Schools in the West Chester Area School District. In addition to her teacher responsibilities, she is a free-lance harpist in the Philadelphia area. She performs with the Main Line Symphony, Chester County Pops, Immaculata Symphony and the New Holland Band.
Denise Daniels
Shawn Dempsey
Sal DiBenedetto
Edmund Dracup Masters Degree in Financial Services (MSFS), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Financial Planner Practitioner (CFP®), Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP), Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC), and Investment Advisor with MML Investors Services, LLC. Ed has over 34 years of relevant experience. Ed Dracup is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC, Member SIPC, 100 Sterling Pkwy, #307, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050, 717-76791-3300 Edmund J. Dracup, MSFS, CLU ®, ChFC ®, CFP ®, RICP ®, CLTC Partner “Making a Difference for Clients and Communities” 111 East Uwchlan Ave. Exton, PA 19341 484-348-6211 Direct Dial 610-458-7907 (FAX) 717-791-3300 Supervisory Office www.ufinancialgroup.com https://massmutual.box.com/s/1lv7yg6sh1ow94eooh6xj377agtmpce5 https://coverpath.massmutual.com//?fg=Edmund-Dracup-130241 Please note: Orders to buy or sell securities will not be accepted by email or voicemail messages. Registered Representative of and securities offered through MML Investors Services, LLC. (MMLIS). Home office located at 1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111 (413) 737-8400. Member SIPC (www.sipc.org).
Ellen Endslow, Curator
Jay Erb Jay Erb, a Chester County park ranger and adventure education facilitator, is also the chair of the North Coventry Parks & Recreation Commission. Jay has been involved with challenge course facilitation, environmental education, and resource management since 1998. He's also the founder and Chief Instructor of the Tae Kwon Do Academy, a not-for-profit martial arts school established in 1987.
Preethi Fernando
Jane Freemas
John Gaffney
John Gallogly
Ed Gomez
Ingrid Guthrie, RYT, CPT Igrid Guthrie is a Cerftified Yoga instructor and a retired Professional Ballerina.
Will Hahn
Scott Harker
Tracy Heim
Jeffery Heim B.S. Secondary Education, The Pennsylvania State University M.A. History [Greek and Roman], The Pennsylvania State University M.A. History [British Colonialism/India], Temple University Taught high school for 37 years. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow (Arabic Novels in translation, 1986) Fulbright Fellow to India, 1989 Annenberg Fellow - FPRI Conference: Teachers of the Middle East, 1994
Jonathan Hoddies
Sara Houser-DiPasqua Sara has been training extensively and performing for over 24 years in Modern, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Pilates, Barre Fitness, Musical Theatre, and Tap. She has taught in studios in Chester and Delaware County. She has choregraphed for diffrent theatre groups as well. She attended Rider University as a Fine Arts Major for Dance. She has performed in the 2015 6ABC Thanksgiving Day Parade , Disney World, and Hershey Park. Sara was fortunate enough to train under famous choreographers such as Wade Robson, Chris Judd, Dave Scott, and Dee Caspary.
Julia Inslee Julie is an English tutor at Delaware County Community College and a dairy sheep farmer in Chester County. For the past couple of years, eager crafters have come to the farm to learn the art of needle felting. My needle felted critters, table mats, and other fiber arts can be found around the county at various craft shows and farmers markets.
Carousel Instructor
Certifed QPR Instructor
Russ Jones Russ Jones is a past commander of the Main Line Sail and Power Squadron. He holds a Senior Navigator rating from the United States Power Squadron, a US Coast Guard Captain's License, is a Navy veteran, and also has extensive experience in sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere.
Gary Kerschner, Ed. D.
Don Knabb
Drew Knight Owner-Operator, Woodcraft of Downingtown, PA
Matthew Konchel Matthew Konchel’s law firm, Konchel & Associates, P.C. is a boutique estate planning and business law practice based in Chester County that focuses on helping families and business owners build succession and estate plans to protect the people they love, with the primary goal of keeping themselves, their businesses, and their loved ones out of court and out of conflict. Originally hailing from Michigan’s Detroit area, Matthew Konchel is a combat veteran, having served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s “All-American” 82nd Airborne Division. Matthew worked in the financial offices of Fortune 500 company United Parcel Service (UPS) before moving to Pennsylvania to attend Temple Law School, and prior to founding Konchel and Associates, Matthew served as the managing attorney of a successful mid-sized Bucks County mid-sized litigation-focused law practice as well as a Director of Alumni Affairs, Development and Planned Giving for Temple University. Matthew serves the estate, legacy and corporate planning needs of business owners and entrepreneurs, veterans, real estate investors, retirees, LGBTQ families, parents, and blended families to help them protect their lives, legacies and assets and help ensure that their wealth and, most importantly, their values are passed from generation to generation. Matthew has spoken locally before groups of professionals on topics such as: Estate Planning Basics: What You Don’t Know That You Don’t Know; Things Every Senior Should Know About Estate Planning & Elder Law; Kid’s Protection Planning: Overcoming Flaws in the Traditional Estate Planning System; Legal Considerations When Starting or Running a Business; Essentials of Establishing the Right Corporate Structure for Real Estate Investing, and The ABCs of Divorce Aftermath
Matt Konchel, Esq
Jessica Lowenadler-Sontag Jessica is a Natural Foods Educator. She teaches about the health benefits of foods and incorporates them into her lessons. Her healthy food is always full of flavor and made without gluten, dairy & eggs and is organic wherever possible. Jessica draws her inspiration from recipes from around the world, tweaking the dishes to match her healthy lifestyle.
Christine Maurer
Bryan McCloskey Bryan McCloskey, MS, CASL is a local specialist in retirement and investment advising. Focus areas include: Tax Strategy, Social Security & Income Planning, and Efficient Investment Management. He created a boutique Flat-Fee Engagement Model which drives efficiency and lower costs for the right clients - for folks near and in retirement. He has over 15 years in the industry and his family is local to Downingtown.
Cindy McMenamin
Monica Rhoten AHA Certified Instructor with 13 years CPR teaching experience
Kyle Risch
Matt Schillizzi Co-owner and Tour Director, City Food Tours. Eric Matzke is a self-proclaimed food nerd. From his study of sustainable agriculture and economic botanicals in college to advanced pastry courses at The Philadelphia Restaurant School, he has an insatiable appetite to learn about delicious foods. Eric has a solid background in not only wine, beer, cheese, and chocolate, but also Brazilian Rodizio cuisine and Aphrodisiac foods. Eric has extensive tour-guide experience and has planned events for non-profits and convention groups across the US. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Zoology from Eastern Illinois University and his Masters in Fine Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Kyle Shollenberger
Hannah Siegle
Michael Skiff Michael Skiff, CFP®, ChFC® is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory, and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC, Member SIPC • 5001 Louise Drive, Suite 300, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 • 717-791-3300.
Joanne Vitali Joanne Vitali is a certified professional coach and workshop creator. Graduating from Georgetown with a degree in Physics, a stint as a nuclear engineer and Space Shuttle astronaut trainer, she has been doing workshops and coaching for the past 23 years in her business Vitali Workshops and Coaching. She specializes in coaching people to be powerful by having a rock solid self-confidence that comes from embodying their unique brilliance using a combination of traditional and more esoteric tools like breathwork, energy medicine, human design and astrology.
Paul Wilburn Professional dance instructor since 1985. Owner of Cut-A-Rug DJ Dance Enterprises since 1993.