Paul Levy, SBM 72, president of the Center City District (CCD) and executive director of the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC), presented an overview of current projects under the aegis of CCD and explored some exciting prospects for future development enhancements of historic Philadelphia at the 2008 Philadelphia architecture lecture series in April.

Steven May (1984) writes, "catching up

Since Graduation, moved to Berks County where I completed the singleparenting of my sons (Erik Christopher May graduated from Temple in May 2003), got involved with the art/poetry community, started a 30 day poetry festival called Bardfest in 1999. It was the only 30 day poetry festival to take place anywhere during National Poetry Month (April).

Along with fellow Temple Alum, Dianne (Bachelor) Miller {BS 1988} founded Plan B Press in 1999. In 2003 Plan B Press published Lamont B Steptoe's Uncle Sam's South China Sea Blue Nightmare.

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Colin D. Heaton, CLA '98, contributed to Noble Warrior: The Life and Times of Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.), Congressional Medal of Honor, a book by Anne-Marie Lewis.

Kevin P. McCann, LAW 80, co-founder of Chance & McCann in Bridgeton, N.J., was named secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He also will serve as trustee for the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, the NJSBAs philanthropic arm. He will be on track to assume the presidency of the NJSBA in 2012.

James Charnock (1976) writes, "I am glad to announce my writing and publishing of two recent educationally-oriented books, available at Amazon and all major Internet booksellers:

1. A NON-WORKBOOK, NON-TEXTBOOK APPROACH TO TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS (GRADES 4-8 AND UP)

2. MT. HOREB: THE LITTLE WHITE SCHOOLHOUSE ON LITTLE DEER CREEK; FROM SMALL SCHJOOLS TO MEGASCHOOLS: THE SAD STORY "

Peter T. Wakiyama, LAW '95, has joined Pepper Hamilton LLP as a partner in the law firm's Philadelphia office. He focuses his practice on the protection, enforcement and commercialization of intellectual property and technology, serving a wide range of clients in various industries. He previously was a partner and co-chair of the intellectual property and information technology practice group at WolfBlock LLP, also in Philadelphia.

Leslie Beth Baskin, LAW 81, was named vice chairman of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference for 2007. EDPA is an association of lawyers, professionals and paraprofessionals who specialize in the practice of bankruptcy and creditors rights law in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Baskin is chair of the bankruptcy and creditors rights group of the Philadelphia law firm Spector Gadon & Rosen.

Robert Gerardi (1970) recently accepted a position at Washington West Supervisory Union located in Waitsfield, Vermont as Superintendent. "I am in my 49th year in Education and just began another Superintendency in my 7th state on September 15, 2003. I recently had an article published in Educationl Research Quarterly entitled, "Retirement Continues To Elude Me"."

Michael S. Bablo, Esq., LAW 96, has joined Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., the nation's largest creditors' rights law firm. Bablo will be working in the Foreclosure department of the Real Estate Default Group in the Chicago office.

Diane Zweiman (1996) writes, "Diane (Zweiman) Weidenbaum is a media specialist for Hawkins International Public Relations in New York, a boutigue firm that specializes in luxury travel."