2 · WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 Letter from the president T he Trib Total Me-dia Outstanding Young Citizen Awards Program is a long-standing tradition and one that I look forward to each and every year. This year, we received 630 out-standing nominations representing 97 schools across the region. From all of our nominees, we selected 100 students to receive the Outstanding Young Citizen Award. Those students are featured within these pages and will be honored at a banquet this evening. In addition, 10 students will be selected to receive the Outstanding Young Citizen gold medal, signifying that they are among the very best of the best. Finally, we will also present $5,000 scholarships to two students in rec-ognition of their commitment to vol-unteerism and community service. Our gold-medal winners and schol-arship recipients will be announced in the Tribune-Review (Valley News Dispatch and Westmoreland Editions) on Sunday, April 23. These students not only excel in the classroom, but they spend count-less hours participating in extracur-ricular activities and serving their communities. Their dedication and commitment to excellence is remarkable. They are leaders in not only their schools but their communities as well, and we are honored to have the opportunity to give them the recognition they deserve. As we honor these young adults, we must take a moment to recognize and thank the many parents, teachers, coaches, advisors and mentors who have supported and encouraged them along the way. You have helped these students grow into the Outstanding Young Citizens they are. I must also take this opportunity to extend our sincerest thanks to our generous sponsor — University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. We truly value your partnership; please know how much your support is appreciated. Finally, thanks must also be ex-tended to you, the reader. Without you, none of this would be possible. I ask that if you know any of the students highlighted in this section that you please take a moment to congratulate them for setting such an outstanding example. I would like to personally con-gratulate the 2017 Trib Total Media Outstanding Young Citizen nomi-nees and awardees. I have the utmost confidence that you will go on to do amazing things. Jennifer Bertetto President & C.E.O. Trib Total Media Meet the Judges Patricia Brady has spent most of her professional career at Penn State New Kensington, hav-ing worked at the campus since December 1979. She has been responsible for a variety of academic and administrative roles, including admissions counselor, academic advisor and marketing director. She was an adjunct faculty member at Penn State New Kensington and Westmoreland County Community College where she taught English composition, speech and literature courses. Since 2000, Ms. Brady has been the director of enrollment management at Penn State New Kensington; she oversees all aspects of recruitment, enrollment and financial aid. She is a graduate of Clarion University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in com-munications/ education and an M.A. in English. She is involved in several community organizations and is a member of National Association for College Admission Counseling. She and her husband, Neill Brady, reside in Leechburg. They are parents of three grown daughters and have three grandchildren. Heather Kabala serves as the director of admissions and chair of the enrollment management team at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Heather began her admissions career as an admissions counselor at La Roche College and was promoted to assistant director of admissions after 21⁄2 years. In 2002, Heather joined the Pitt family as the assistant director of admissions and in 2007 was appointed to her current position. She has worked in college admissions for nearly 20 years and serves on several commit-tees within the university. Heather also serves as secretary to the La Roche College Alumni Association and is a member of the steering committee for the Consortium for Public Education, where she works to advance college and career readi-ness of students across Western Pennsylvania. Molly Robb Shimko serves as associate vice president for institutional advancement and chief communi-cations officer at Seton Hill University. In her role, she works to foster a greater under-standing and appreciation of Seton Hill, its history, mission, programs and people, in order to secure strong financial support for annual operations, capital and endowment growth. In addition, she manages media relations and serves as the university’s chief communications officer. Prior to her position at Seton Hill, Molly worked as director of major gifts at Chatham University in Pittsburgh and director of the annual fund at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. She earned a bachelor of arts degree from Saint Vincent and received the college’s Alumna of Distinction Award. Molly earned an MBA from Seton Hill University. She is involved with several commu-nity organizations and is a recipi-ent of the Westmoreland County Winners’ Circle Community Service Award. Molly is a past president of the Saint Vincent Alumni Council and remains engaged in committee work. She is a member of several professional organizations, includ-ing the Council for the Advance-ment and Support of Education, the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, the College and University Public Relations As-sociation of Pennsylvania and the Public Relations Society of America. She and her husband, Ken Shimko, reside in Latrobe and are members of Saint Vincent Basilica Parish. As director of development and communications, Karen Struble Myers oversees multi-year, multi-faceted fundraising and communi-cations plans designed to promote and support the mission and programs of the Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College. She is responsible for annual giving, major gifts, grant writing, special events, brand strategy, external relations, publications and e-communications. A graduate of Penn State University, she holds a B.A. in advertising-public relations, and minors in speech communica-tion and business. Karen received an M.S. in professional leadership, training and development from Carlow University. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), serv-ing as a frequent lecturer on annual fund strategies, and has more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit development and marketing roles.
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