ROBIN COHEN, of Wyndmoor, has been promoted to Regional Marketing Director, one of the company’s highest-ranking positions. Robin has been with Oxyfresh since November 1993 and has steadily moved through the ranks of executive, senior and master director since that time. Robin advanced to regional by broadening her network of Oxyfresh distributors and significantly increasing her product sales. Over the years, Robin has assembled an Oxyfresh leadership team of hundreds of distributors across the United States and Canada.

Prize Cellist Peter Lee, of West Mt. Airy, won first place in the String Division of the Anemos XII International Music Competition held in Rome, Italy in May. Peter, a 5th grader at Germantown Friends School, studies cello with George Atanasiu.

NFA GRADUATES! The commencement ceremony for 45 graduating eighth grade students from Norwood-Fontbonne Academy was held at the school on June 6. The class — and their awards— included: (front, l-r) Alexandra Ingersoll (The Student Athlete Award and The Jacques R.K. Normand Award), Gabrielle Curcillo (The Parents Association Award for Academic Excellence and The Mother Saint John Fontbonne Award), Kirsten McNally, Bridget Burgoyne (The Parents Association Award for Academic Excellence and The Dr. James D. Kelly Award), Rebecca Kriese, Siobhan Coad (The Nello Naticchione IV Memorial Award for Service Learning), Laura Thistle (The Sid MacLeod Award for Excellence in Oratory and The Nello Naticchione IV Memorial Award for Service Learning), Mariclair Vaillant; (second row, l-r) Sheranda Martin, Jessica Maenner (The Mother Saint John Fontbonnne Award), Ransford Whaumbush, Bridget Dunne, Marc Poitevien, William Crooks, Timothy Davis, Michael Pochettino, Gabriel Baker; (third row, l-r) Richard Olson, Moira Black, Elizabeth Sutor (The Sid MacLeod Award for Excellence in Oratory and The Russell G. Clements Jr. Award for Excellence in Drama), Elaine Burke, Christopher Brown, Christine Black, Kelley Furman, Kevin Kelley (The Student Athlete Award), Savannah Guyer; (fourth row, l-r) Lawrence Chiatti, Lauren Wood, Mara Yanni, Ryan Sen, Molly Southwell, Victoria Wischhusen, Victor Allegretti, John Rush (The Russell G. Clements Jr. Award for Excellence in Drama), Brian Disbot (The Jacques R.K. Normand Award); (back, l-r) Julia Pitts, Ryan Nix, Connor Bracken, Brett Greenberg, Stephen Metzinger, J. Patrick Kenney (The Dr. James D. Kelly Award), Frederick Walker, Brendan Cummings and Taylor Smith. (Missing from photo is Susannah Bruno).

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