Class Notes

Warner School of Education

1968

Linda Chalmer Zemel (MA) (see ’66 College).

1975

Joe Kloba (EdD) writes that he’s retired as provost and chief academic officer of Palm Beach Atlantic University. He served for 19 years at the university, 11 of those as provost. He was also founder of the school’s graduate counseling psychology program. He adds that he and his wife, Sandy, have been married for 47 years and will continue to live in West Palm Beach, Florida.

1986

Debra Mathinos (EdD) has been named director of lifelong learning at the Heights Center in the Harlem Heights neighborhood of Fort Myers, Florida. She oversees the development of classes and training programs, teaches adults in the center’s GED program, and works with children in the after-school program.

1988

Mike Neer (MS) has retired as head coach of the Hobart College basketball team. Mike was head coach of the Yellowjackets men’s basketball team for 34 years before retiring in 2010. After a year off, he took the job at Hobart in time for the 2011–12 academic year.

1998

Diane DiGravio (MS) was featured as a “Woman to Watch” in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in June. Diane teaches science at Spry Middle School in Webster, New York. She earned a bachelor’s degree in science and zoology and worked as a research scientist for a pharmaceutical company for 10 years before changing careers to become a science teacher. She’s led five student trips to Costa Rica’s rainforests to teach about environmental conservation.

2012

Jessica Germano-Fokin (EdD) has founded the Rochester matchmaking service Discover Your Match.