Autumn Years Summer 2024

contributors

CELEBRATING LIFE OVER 55

KELLY PARR Kelly is a freelance writer in

TIM ADRIANCE Tim is a well-recognized historian and a past president of the Bergen County Historical Society. In 2016,

Publisher/Creative Director Heidi Gross autumnyearsmagazine@gmail.com (201) 747-2874 Editor-in-Chief Carol Munns editorautumnyears@gmail.com (201) 874-6012 Columnists Roger Anthony Fit for Life Stephanie Sass Food for Thought Luke Yeagley What’s Up with Apps Staff Writers Tim Adriance Emily Kratzer Kelly Parr Circulation Manager Sean Kelley requestautumnyears@gmail.com Marketing Assistant Margie Downs mdowns.aym@gmail.com Webmaster George Mamunes Printer Walsworth Printing

Greenville, SC. After holding multiple marketing communications positions

with KPMG, she made a career shift to higher education and worked in the English department and developed interactive e-books for a National Science Foundation grant at Brookdale Community College. She most recently worked at The Citadel for the former Mayor of Charleston, editing his memoir manuscript.

Tim received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bergen County in recognition of his leadership in historic preservation for more than 30 years. A knowledgeable historian, entertaining presenter and expert on historic houses, he is a historical consultant, presenter of programs on local interest and provider of house histories and investigations. tim@timadriance.net executive career in the pharmaceuti cal industry. He is fluent in French and Italian and taught French in a Buffalo college. He has written numerous medical education programs and enjoys writing his “Fit for Life” column for Autumn Years . He is currently a fitness instructor at Holy Name Hospital Fitness in Oradell. ROGER ANTHONY Roger is retired from a 30-year

ROBERT PENNA Bob gained his PhD from Fordham University in 1975. He started his career as an English teacher in

Cliffside Park and moved into school administra tion in Leonia and East Orange School Districts. He retired after serving as a superintendent of schools in Guttenberg and Waldwick and later as the Director of Educational Leadership for Long Island University’s Orangeburg Campus. Presently, Bob teaches graduate courses part-time for LIU. He and his wife Angela reside in Franklin Lakes.

ROBIN FRANK Robin is a writer and public relations professional. In addition to news and feature articles, she specializes

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STEPHANIE SASS Stephanie is a registered dietitian with a PhD in integrative and functional nutrition, who works for

in writing press releases, website content, blogs, e-newsletters and op-eds. Robin develops public relations and social media campaigns to increase clients’ visibility and enhance their reputation. She speaks, reads and writes fluent Spanish and French. Visit her website: https://robinfrank.com

Inserra Supermarkets in the company’s ShopRite store in Wallington, New Jersey. She provides a range of free nutrition services, including presentations and workshops at senior activ ities centers. To learn more about the Inserra ShopRite’s free nutrition services, contact her at Stephanie.sass@wakefern.com

EMILY KRATZER After a journalism career that stretched from The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, CA, to The Journal

LUKE YEAGLEY Luke is a former field engineer for a major technology company and a current data scientist. A graduate

News in West Nyack and Harrison, NY, Emily enjoys freelance writing. She helped establish the student chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists at California State University at Humboldt and has been a member of SPJ ever since. She served for seven years on the board of the N.J. Chapter of SPJ. Emily volunteers in Washington Township at the public access station WCTV.us.

of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science and Economics, he is quick to note with a smile that he honed his computer skills early in life by helping his parents and grand parents navigate their iPads.

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