NCC’s Beales honored

Sharon Beales, vice president of Institutional Advancement for Northampton Community College, has been selected as a 2022 recipient of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Commonfund College and University Foundations Award. Shees joined the college in 2015. In 2020, she guided completion of the college’s Transforming Lives campaign.

The award recognizes individuals for advancing the development and quality of their foundations and who provide significant service to the community of college and university foundations.

New Bethany appoints service coordinator

A local nonprofit providing basic-need services, housing and support for poverty-level individuals, New Bethany Ministries recently appointed Laura Stoudt as the Northside Bethlehem service coordinator.

NBM oversees the Trinity Soup Kitchen, formerly part of Trinity Episcopal Church’s programs. TSK serves about 80 per day to go meals Monday through Friday. Stoudt manages meal preparation, menu planning, and coordinates kitchen volunteers. Volunteer opportunities at Trinity Soup Kitchen are available; visit https://newbethanyministries.org/volunteer/

Industrial Library names Nerino

Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) announced the appointment of Melissa A. “Missy” Nerino as digital archivist. She has been the associate archivist and librarian since January 2017, after joining the IAL from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

Turczyn joins Lehigh DA office

District Attorney Jim Martin announced that Tadd J. Turczyn has recently joined the District Attorney’s office as an assistant district attorney.

Turczyn received his juris doctorate in May 2021 from Widener Commonwealth Law. He is a graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., where he received a bachelor of arts in political science in 1996.

Turczyn served from 1998 to 2018 in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as a naval flight officer and rose to the rank of major. During his service time, he completed five overseas deployments, served as a flight instructor and received several awards for his achievements in aerial combat and performance in a combat zone, as well as for his superior performance.