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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Steve Figgatt
Steve Figgatt, who was born at Chester County Hospital and grew up just outside West Chester, is the CEO of Sycamore International, a technology asset purchasing and recycling firm in West Grove. Figgatt earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Ithaca College. He credits Keith Price, his first investor in Sycamore, as having the…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Jeffrey Scharf
Jeffrey Scharf, who was born in Phoenixville and grew up in Chester County, is the President of Canna Botanical Dentistry, which offers natural alternatives to address the most common types of stress and pain associated with dental visits, and the Director of Contemporary Health Career Institute in Exton. Scharf earned a bachelor’s degree in Resource…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Maria van Schaijik
Maria van Schaijik, who was born in Liechtenstein and moved around a lot during her childhood, is the Owner of Andiario, the critically acclaimed restaurant in West Chester that has garnered rave reviews since it opened in 2018. Van Schaijik earned a bachelor’s degree in History and Economics from the University of Dallas and a…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Brianne Murphy
Brianne Murphy, who grew up in Coatesville, is the Director of Justice & Reentry Services at the Transformation Yoga Project, a Kennett Square-based nonprofit that serves people impacted by trauma, addiction, and incarceration through trauma-sensitive, mindfulness-based yoga. Although Murphy earned a bachelor’s degree in both Visual Anthropology and Religion from Temple University, she says that…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Miguel Nieves
West Chester native Miguel Nieves is the owner of Champions Barber Shop & School of Barbering in West Chester. Nieves graduated from the Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty in Newark, Del., and furthered his education and training to become a Pennsylvania State Certified Barber Instructor. He credits his employees – his “Team of…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Will Swan
Will Swan, who was born in Colorado but grew up in Unionville after moving there when he was three years old, is the Digital & Social Media Manager for the Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau. Swan studied Multimedia Design at the Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts, which is now the Art Institute of…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Shirley Tandoh
Shirley Tandoh, a native of Ghana who moved to the United States when she was 19 years old, is the Director of Health Information Management at Tower Health – Jennersville Hospital. Tandoh earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management from Temple University and an MBA from Wilmington University. She credits three people as having…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Jeffrey Stevens
Jeffrey Stevens, who grew up in Levittown in Bucks County, is a Family Medicine Physician with Main Line HealthCare, the multispecialty physician network of Main Line Health that includes more than 350 community and hospital-based physicians spanning over 30 clinical specialties and subspecialties. Dr. Stevens earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Villanova University and…
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WCU Meets Fundraising Goal for Pilot Program; Inclusive Education Initiative Now an Official Program
As the spring semester begins, West Chester University has announced that its RAM (Real Achievement Matters) Initiative Pilot for Non-Degree-Seeking Students with Intellectual Disabilities is official. With WCU meeting its fundraising goal of $50,000 by the established deadline, the Lubert Family Foundation has promised to match $50,000 in grant funds. Fueled by the total $100,000…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Ashkan Negahban
Ashkan Negahban is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management at Penn State Great Valley, which offers students an array of graduate and professional programs that focus on business, engineering, and technology. Negahban earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University. He credits his advisor at Auburn, Dr. Jeffrey Smith,…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Rebecca Eberly
Pittsburgh native Rebecca Eberly is the Principal at Fern Hill Elementary School in the West Chester Area School District. Eberly earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Penn State, a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Gwynedd Mercy University, and an Ed.D. in Policy, Planning, and Administration from West Chester University. She credits a…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Patrick Hayakawa
Patrick Hayakawa, who was born in Washington, D.C. as the son of a journalist who covered Congress, grew up in Camp Hill, Pa., just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. He is the Vice President of Innovation & Emerging Technologies at the Chester County Economic Development Council. Hayakawa earned a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from…
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SCCCC Selects Rev. Annalie Korengel as Its 2019 Outstanding Citizen of the Year
The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce has selected Rev. Annalie Korengel, pastor of Unionville Presbyterian Church, as its 2019 Outstanding Citizen of the Year for her decades of service to the community. Rev. Korengel will be awarded the honor at the 53rd Annual Chairman’s Gala at Longwood Gardens on Saturday, Feb. 22. Click here…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Lauren Harrell
Lauren Harrell, who was born in Falls Church, Va., and grew up in Orange County, Calif., is the Head of Commodities, Financial Institutions Group at Chatham Financial in Kennett Square. Harrell earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a master’s degree in Finance from Gonzaga University. She…
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Tickets Available for Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet
State Rep. Carolyn Comitta, John Serock Catering, and Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will be celebrated as some of the best in West Chester at the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet, slated to take place at The Desmond in Malvern on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Annual Banquet, sponsored by Arthur Hall Insurance,…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Thomas Padula
West Chester native Thomas Padula is the President of Padula Media, LLC, a multimedia photography and videography firm in West Chester that produces content to help businesses and individuals meet their marketing needs. Padula, who began working when he was 15 years old at Giordano’s Bar & Grill in Kennett Square, attended West Chester University…
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Martin Luther King’s LinkedIn Profile & MLK Day Activities
“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better” (Martin Luther King, Jr.). In case you are not aware, on January 15, 1929, Michael King Jr. was born. At age five, after Michael King Sr.’s…
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2020 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Laura Wagoner
Laura Wagoner, who grew up in Schuylkill Township, just outside of Phoenixville, is the Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations at Villanova University. Wagoner – who attributes her success to her parents, Don and Christina Wagoner, and the values they instilled in her – earned a bachelor’s degree in Government from Franklin & Marshall…
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