A weekly roundup of business awards, promotions and recognitions.
Andrew Perka Andrew Perka, of Glen Gardner, was named manager of the pro shop at Apple Mountain Golf Club in White Township.
Perka plans on revamping the pro shop and adding new product lines. He also will seek to build upon the Warren County club’s associate membership and boost participation in Apple Mountain’s outings and leagues.
Perka last worked at High Bridge Hills Golf Club. A native of Cape May, N.J., Perka earned a business degree at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
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KimAnn Meyers KimAnn Meyers, of Whitehall Township, was promoted to vice president at Boyertown, Pa.-based National Penn Bancshares Inc. Serving in National Penn’s commercial credit services department, she will be responsible for managing a team of credit analysts in support of the bank’s business centers in the northern, eastern and central regions.
Meyers is a regional credit manager with more than 29 years of financial service experience. She joined National Penn in 1997.
Meyers attended accounting classes at Lehigh Carbon Community College. She serves as treasurer of the Whitehall Boys Basketball Booster Club.
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Michael Sparrow Michael Sparrow, Tony L. Moore and Brian Shegina were named to positions at Northampton Community College.
Sparrow was named new director of the Learning Center. The center provides free tutoring and other support services for students taking credit classes, both on campus and online.
Sparrow earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Lafayette College, a master of arts degree in American history from the University of Delaware, and a master of legal studies from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Tony L. Moore Before coming to NCC, he was a petty officer in the U.S. Navy, taught at Rowan University, was a veterans coordinator at Ocean County College and director of the academic success center at Immaculata University.
Moore joined the college as new director of funeral service education.
Moore earned an associate degree in funeral service from Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, Miss., bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Mississippi College, and a master of arts in religious education in education and administration from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
In addition to being a music director in community theater for 20 years, Moore served as a licensed funeral director at Chancellor Funeral Home and director of funeral service technology at Holmes Community College.
Brian Shegina Shegina was named the college’s associate director of human resources.
Shegina earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing/management from Shippensburg University, and a master’s degree in business administration from Kutztown University.
Before joining the NCC staff, he served as a human resources manager at Genesis Healthcare, Quakertown Center, and as a credit manager at Wells Fargo in Whitehall Township.
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Jacqueline Holmes, of Bethlehem, joined Allentown law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus P.A. as an associate. She will serve with the litigation practice group and will devote her practice to commercial and civil litigation matters.
Jacqueline Holmes Before joining the firm, Holmes served as a clerk to the Northampton County President Judge Stephen G. Baratta. She served the county in litigation matters and gained experience in drafting judicial opinions and orders, and conducting legal research.
Before that Holmes served as a judicial intern in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, where she was involved in cases regarding Title VII employment discrimination, constitutional rights claims and Social Security benefits appeals.
Holmes serves as a volunteer on the Brooklyn Law School Alumni Admissions Board.
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Donna Henry, of Northampton, was named head of The Hillside School, a nonprofit elementary school for children with learning disabilities in Macungie. She will be responsible for the school’s daily administration, operation, financial stability and educational integrity.
Henry served as Hillside’s assistant head of school/director of curriculum for the past seven years, where she was a primary architect of the school’s curriculum and faculty professional development.
Since 1983 Henry has taught students in grades K-12 with learning disabilities, serving in the Lower Dauphin and East Penn School Districts.
Henry earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in education with a concentration in learning disabilities from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.