Alumni Corner
William Potterton ’79 Responsible for various construction projects from pre-design/programming to tenant build out and move in of all federal agencies in the National Capital region. Recently constructed new headquarters buildings for NASA and FCC in Washington, DC. Now working on a $900 million renovation of an old Navy Base into the new headquarters for the FDA. Currently a Penn State alumni member...Shayna Bramley (Collins) ’99 is currently married to Jonathan Bramley (Leeds exchange student 1997-98). Jonathan received his P.E. in 2003. Shayna has received her L.C. in 2000 and LEED certification in 2004. They are expecting their first child, a baby boy, due at the end of March! They have also started saving for the baby's college fund and look forward to him being a Penn State AE in 2024!...William Arthur Trach ’67, Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania since 1971, New Jersey since 1972, Ohio, Arkansas, Texas, and Florida since 2005. From 1967 to 2000 was part owner of J. E. Biro and Associates, Inc. and designed many (1000+) public educational and some health care facilities. From 1984 to 1994 had a small winery, grew grapes and made and sold wine, which required licenses from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Life member of the Penn State Alumni Association, board member of the Alumni Blue Band Association, member of ASHRAE, and member of National Fire Protection Association. On the board of directors of Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra and the Board of Directors of the Penn Northeast Conference of the United Church of Christ...Jason Slobozien ’00, No, I’m not a rock star yet. I passed my P.E. in April and am enjoying the small consulting firm environment. My wife Sarah (Fassman—’01 Math) gave birth to Hannah Elizabeth—a future Nittany Lion—Aug. 31, 2005. Hope all is well with the class of ’99 (my thesis class)... Rick Stone ’82 Cheers to all 1982 alumni!...Brian E. Trimble, P.E. ’86, director of engineering services and architectural outreach for the Brick Industry Association in Reston, VA,
was recognized with a 2005 ASTM International Award of Merit for his work on ASTM Committee C12 on Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry. He is chairman of subcommittee C12.03 on Specifications for Mortars and co-chair of the 2006 Joint Masonry Symposium Committee...Alexander Simeonides ’98 I will be relocating with Gap Inc. to the Philadelphia Real Estate office in Jan. 2006. My responsibilities there will fall in line with the new regional execution model in our organization. This will also include concentrating on the Mid-Atlantic region for the construction of all of our four brands in that geographic area...Ken Robinson ’89 Sole owner and employee of Kenneth B. Robinson & Associates Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc. and responsible for all business activities from marketing through design and billing. I absolutely love what I'm doing. My Penn State AE degree has afforded me the opportunity to do what I love to do for a living! It doesn't get much better than this...Richard R. Reese ’77 is a consultant for Wiss, Janney, Elsner and Associates, Inc. and investigates problems in building structures and facades and design repairs. He is also a registered engineer in Georgia and Florida...Amy E. Pastor ’05 is responsible for the design of HVAC systems in hotels and resorts in the islands and Florida (Island Hospitality) for GRG, Inc...John Schuliger ’94, ’96g I oversee the planning, programming, and execution of the operations & maintenance/minor construction funding for Pacific Air Forces. If you're traveling through Hawaii...give us a call...Eric Werling ’94g works as an environmental engineer developing IAQ guidance for commercial and public buildings and IAQ labeling program for homes (ENERGY STAR compliant). In other related projects, he also promotes IAQ best practices in residential and non-residential buildings, leveraging green building & ENERGY STAR programs...Chris Hewitt ’01 (American Institute of Steel Construction) was recently elected as one of the four new 2006 board member for the Chicagochapter of U.S. Green Building Council...Tracey Nawrocki ’05 Hello, everyone! Since graduating in August, I
have established myself in Indianapolis, IN. I am here enjoying the 500 racing scene, more pigskin blue-and-white, all the corn I can eat, and working for a company called Moore Engineers. My first engineering project out here has been designing mechanical and fire protection systems for the new Indianapolis Colts NFL Stadium. I couldn't have asked for a better HVAC thrill of a kick-off project. And, I owe it all to my Penn State AE background, of course. I already have tons of crazy design stories of my own now--like the ones Dr. Messner used to tell on AE372 construction picture intermission. Since Dec. 12, I have been engaged to a wonderful Penn State mechanical engineering alum, a guy I have been with for a while and who I had been good friends with for several years beforehand. We have just moved into our first home out here on the outskirts of Indianapolis. Give us a couple of months to fully automate the thing, then come and visit! Hoping all is well with everyone in AE-land far and wide...Heather (Lucas) Tsatsarones ’98, In August 2004 I "retired" from engineering and project management. I'm currently a grad student studying nutrition with plans to finish and become a registered dietitian in July 2007. My husband Demetri and I live north of Boston, sans kids or pets...Kristy L. (Jenkins) Egner ’02, Paul and I are the proud parents of a son, Paul Jr "PJ", born on Nov. 15th. We are all doing well and are enjoying him while he is small. I am still working at MRA, P.C. in Wilkes Barre, PA...Mohammad Aliaari ’05g, works for TMAD TAYLOR & GAINES as a project engineer responsible for design of structures, including seismic evaluation/upgrade, and project engineering...Amy Grommes ’05g and Michael Pulaski ’05g decided to celebrate their August 2005 marriage by heading to Peru and spending the next nine months traveling and volunteering. Their plans include studying Spanish in Cusco and volunteering in Chimbote, a city along the coast. Mike and Amy keep everyone up-to-date via a blog at: http://amyandmikeinperu.blogspot.com.