PERSONNEL
Robert Sebastianelli has joined Wayne
Bank as an assistant vice president
and security/fraud officer. He holds a
Bachelor’s Degree in political science
from Wilkes University and served as a
criminal investigator with the Pennsyl-
vania State Police for 25 years. He is a
member of the Pennsylvania Homicide
Investigators Association.
Dr. Jack Lawrence, DMD, has joined
the staff of Horizon Dental Care and
will see patients in both its Scranton
and Hawley offices. Dr. Lawrence
earned his bachelor’s degree at
Johns Hopkins University and re-
ceived his Doctor of Dental Medicine
degree from Temple University’s
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Den-
tistry. He completed his residency
through New York University Winthrop Hospital. He is a mem-
ber of the American Dental Association, Pennsylvania Dental
Association and Academy of General Dentistry.
Skelly and Loy Welcomes New Principals
Sandra K. Basehore, Executive Vice President of Environmental
Services; Gerald W. Longenecker, PE, Executive Vice President
of Engineering Services; and James T. France, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer; have become Principals of
Skelly and Loy, Inc.
Ms. Sandy Basehore is responsible for
all aspects of personnel and project
management, client satisfaction, and
business development for environmental
services company–wide. She joined Skelly
and Loy in 1990 and most recently served as
vice president in charge of Skelly and Loy’s
Harrisburg Environmental Services Group.
Mr. Gerald Longenecker has company-wide
responsibility for personnel and project
management, client satisfaction, and business
development associated with Skelly and
Loy’s engineering services. He joined Skelly
and Loy in 1993 and most recently served as
vice president in charge of Skelly and Loy’s
Environmental Engineering Services Group.
Mr. Jim France came to Skelly and Loy
in 2007 as chief financial officer. He is
responsible for the financial management
and the daily activities of the accounting
department. He also serves as project
coordinator for the implementation of a
dynamic web-enabled and company-wide
software solution.
Gary DeWitt Jr. has
been named assistant
general manager
at Mohegan Sun
Pocono. He has
been a consultant for
Mohegan Sun Pocono
over the course of
the past year and,
prior to that, played
an instrumental role
in the spring 2017
opening of ilani, a
Mohegan Gaming
& Entertainment
partnership with
the Cowlitz tribe of
southwest Washington.
At Mohegan Sun Pocono, Mr. DeWitt will focus largely
on the casino, hotel, security and facilities departments,
with an emphasis on delivering exemplary service, both
internally, as well as to guests.
Misericordia University
recently named Charles
Richardson, Jr., D.P.S., as
the dean of the College of
Business. Dr. Richardson
comes to Misericordia
University after serving
as the dean of the School
of Business and associate
professor of marketing
at Claflin University in
Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Avish Shah was recently hired
as a software engineer at
Sho Technology Solutions.
Mr. Shah is an experienced
software developer who
primarily works with
Android, iOS, and JavaScript
programming at SHO. His
previous experience includes
CSS, HTML, Thymeleaf, and
BootStrap, among others.
Before coming to the
United States, Mr. Shah spent nearly four years in an
internship position at Lifecare Hospisoft Pvt. Ltd., a
startup in India.
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