Creating a pathway for growth and innovation

A Preservationist having received her degree from Goucher College in Towson, Md, applied her skills for ten years at Campbell, Thomas & Co, an architectural firm In Philadelphia. While in Philadelphia she also acquired management experience as a store manager of the Philadelphia & Chestnut Hill Bomaby Co. reproduction furniture stores and Travel 2000 luggage store. In recent years, while working for the local hospital network, St, Luke’s University Hospital, Kristina spent six years within the Human Resources department assisting with recruitment duties and Organizational Development responsibilities, before settling in as the Allentown Campus’ current Birth Registrar. Her local volunteer positions include past vestry president of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Allentown; 18th year as secretary of the Lower Macungie Township Historical Commission, and 12th year as board member of The Shelter House-historic Log House in Emmaus. In her spare time, Kristina uses her preservation talents to renovate her 50+ year old Rancher, enjoys tap dancing with her father and daughter and practices daily tai chi principles and mediation to help her maintain balance in her busy schedule.

Brittany Socrates attended Northampton Community College in 2005. She has over 10 years of experience working for healthcare and insurance companies in administration. While she took some time off with her small children, she began working part time for Lehigh University’s educational grant program and fell in love with working with children. Brittany decided to re-enroll in school to pursue her degree in education.

She now works for Circle of Seasons Charter school as a paraprofessional. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and three kids. They are very active and most weekends can be found by a lake, hiking or kayaking!

Having received degrees in mathematics from Eastern University and Villanova University, his mathematical experience has been applied in the areas of food science at Blommer Chocolate Co for fourteen years. Six years were spent in product development and customer support, followed by eight years of formula and data management and optimization. He is now leading a site-specific technical support group targeted on cost mitigation and production efficiency. With his wife, he raises four young children, sharing with them a love of books, numbers, music, and exploration.