A history of alumni staff members...

This webpage is intended to give a list of previous staff members, when they were on staff and what they are doing now.  This can serve as a resource for past volunteers, chaperones, board members, and staff members looking to reconnect.  It is a great way to keep the history of the Farm alive.  If you are a past staff member who would like your information posted on here please email nazarethfarm@gmail.com with your name, when you were on staff, where you are now, what you do for a living, and your family situation.

This page can only expand if you send that one sentence email...

(alphabetical by last name - click on someone's name to send them an email)

Adam Austin joined the staff from July 2007 to July 2009.  He has since become a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He studies agricultural and applied economics with a concentration in international and policy economics.

Mike Bennett was on staff from July 2008 through April 2010.  He is now living in Dayton preparing for his marriage in November and seeking a job!

Jenny Cafaro (DiBlasi) was on Naz Farm staff as volunteer coordinator from Sept 2002-Aug 2003.  She is currently working as a nurse practitioner at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, and resides in Westerville, OH, with her husband, Mike.  She likes to laugh a lot...and has found $5 quite often.

Erin Campbell was on staff January 2006 - December 2007.  She is now the Site Manager at the Regenerative Design Institute at Commonweal Garden in Bolinas, CA.  She leads building projects, site repairs and maintenance, and is also involved in teaching and classroom support.

John (Nhoj) Corcoran was on staff from November 1999-June 2003. He lives in Winona, MN with his wife (Marisa) and two children (Lily and Eamon), and is the Construction Manager for Habitat for Humanity of Winona County.

Marisa (Niemiec) Corcoran was on staff from July 1999-June 2001.  She and her good-looking husband, Nhoj, live in Winona MN.  Maris is a full-time mom of two beautiful children and a part-time Campus Minister at Cotter Schools.  She still loves the color orange and is a Mountaineer at heart!

Joe Ciesielski was on staff from September 2007 to August 2008. He now is now a proud Philadelphia resident and teacher. He teaches learning support for 5th and 6th graders.

Aaron Costello better known as A.C., was a staff member at the Farm from July 2004 to November 2005. Aaron met Catie, his wonderful wife, through the farm and they are now expecting their first child July 2010!!  Aaron currently works in the family business selling touch screen computer and cash register systems to local restaurants in St. Louis, MO.
His favorite place at the Farm was always the escape to Woodshop.

Neil Dahlheimer was on staff from September 2001 to May 2003. He currently lives in St. Paul, MN. He works for the local government there with low-income families that are in need of financial assistance. Mary Beth and Neil have been married since 2005 and welcomed our first child, Josephine, in December 2008.

Colleen Buck Fitts worked at Nazareth Farm from July 2003-May 2005. She is now married to Eric Fitts and works at Bethlehem Farm, Nazareth Farm's sister farm.

Eric Fitts was on staff from August 1999 - May 2002.  He is now director and farm gardener at Bethlehem Farm.  He lives in Clayton, WV, with his wife Colleen.

Mike Gregg was on staff from February 2003 thru February 2004. He currently works full-time in Campus Ministry at a Jesuit High School in Chicago, Loyola Academy.

Mike Herr started his own company in the summer of 2009, Herr Property Management, LLC, in order to rehab run down houses into decent apartment living.  He is currently a graduate student at Illionis State studying Project Management and Training & Development.  He lives in Peoria, IL with his wife Jackie.

Katie-Rose (Hoover) Imbriano was the volunteer coordinator and gardener from June 2007 - May 2008.  She is now a graduate student at Cornell University studying City & Regional Planning - Community and Economic Development.  she lives in Ithaca with her husband, Lee, another former NF staff.

Jenny Jeck was the house manager at Nazareth Farm from June 2005-May 2006.  She is currently serving at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (http://www.facebook.com/l/b54f7;www.whiteviolet.org) as a Providence Volunteer Minister.  She plans to begin graduate school this fall.

Ryan Lents was on staff from June 2005-June 2006.  He is now on the Program Staff of Amate House (http://www.facebook.com/l/4b680;www.amatehouse.org), a post-graduate service program based in Chicago, IL.  He resides in the city with his wife, Carla.

Bridget (Lavey) Lockwood was on staff 1997-1998.  She lives in New Rochelle, NY with her husband Chris and three children, Maggie (6), and twins Christopher and Timothy (5).  She is the youth minister for Holy Family Church in New Rochelle, NY.

Tina Marquart (Tina Bo Bina) was on staff from January 2007-May 2008. She is currently the manager of the Alderson Hospitality House, a non-profit bed and breakfast offering assistance and support to families experiencing incarceration. She still enjoys adventuring in the kitchen and exploring the wild and wonderful hills of West Virginia.

Jessica Mayo was on staff January 2008 - May 2009.  She is now a law student at Washington University.  She lives in St. Louis with her husband, Ken.

Ken "Welcome Home" Mayo was on staff from January 2008 through May 2009.  Ken and his wife Jessica are trying to live out the cornerstones in St. Louis city where Ken works as a Research Analyst for the Juvenile Courts.   

Kay McCluskey-Gregg was the director from May 2001-March 2004.  She now works as a Campus Minister at Loyola Academy high school in Chicago.  She is married to Mike Gregg and they have two sons, Liam and Sean.

Dave 'Chappy' Salge was on staff from June 10, 2006-June 12, 2007.  He now lives in Washington, DC and works with urban students through The Posse Foundation-a national leadership/merit-based scholarship program.  If you wish to connect with Dave, please contact Nazareth Farm to ask for his information.

PJ Reindel was on staff from 2009-2010.  He is the director of the Catholic Charities 18th Street Center in Wheeling, WV, where he lives with his wife, Kelly, and his darling Nazareth Farm alumni children, Ella and Xavier.
 

Julie Schneider was on staff from January 2008-June 2009.  She is living and working back in West Virginia at the Alderson Hospitality House while she applies for Graduate Schools to study Pastoral Ministry.

Laura Sienas was on staff July 2008-July 2009.  She is currently a medical student at Creighton University School of Medicine.

Sharon (Leavy) Spina (formerly Sharon Leavy a.k.a. Froggie) was on staff May 1999 to August 2000.  She was the volunteer coordinator. She is now a Sr. Administrative Assistant for a Healthcare company in Northern New Jersey. She lives nearby with her husband Dave. They are expecting their first child in September 2010.

Amy Hudacko Spurlock was on staff from August 1994 - August 1995. She stayed in WV and is now the Assistant Principal of Doddridge County Elementary School. Amy lives in West Union with her husband, De, and her children Ty and Rylee.

Jana Strom was on staff from August 2001 - May 2003.  She lives in Boston and is a graduate student at Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute of Health Professions in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.  Please contact the Farm for her email address.

Kelly Swan was on staff form 2009-2010.  She is contemplating doing some work in campus ministry at West Liberty State College and Bethany College near Wheeling, WV, where she lives with her husband, PJ, and her children, Ella and Xavier.  She is also growing a third child, to be born sometime in January of 2011.

Patrick Taylor was on staff from Aug 1981-Aug 1982. He graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY. He has been married to Chris for over 20 years and has two teenage sons; all who have been to the Farm several times. He serves on the board of directors for the local Catholic Charities.

Bobby Wassel served on staff from May 2003-July 2004.  He lives in St. Louis, MO with wife Kelly (Dougherty) Wassel, another former staff member, and their daughter, Daphne.  He currently works at Saint Louis University's Center for Service and Community Engagement.  He fondly remembers bonfires, staff hijinks, and trouncing volunteers on the basketball court.
 

Nicole Knapp Weber, aka Bobo, was on staff from summer 2001 to summer 2002. She now lives in Columbia, MO, is married to John Weber, and has two children, Opal and Iris who are 4 and 2 years old.  Nicole stays home with her lovely rug rats and attends a Master of Arts in Teaching program in the evenings. She plans to teach middle school science once her children are school age.