2012 Ferrwood Staff
Ferrwood Music Camp's 2012 Staff now posted!
Sarah Elizabeth Lagana
Camp Director
Sarah is a 2006 graduate of Bishop Hafey High School and
a 2010 graduate of Marywood University with a Bachelor's of Music in
Music Education, K-12, summa cum
laude. Sarah is currently a Music teacher in the Hazleton Area
School District teaching kindergarten, first, second, fifth and sixth grade General Music
at Arthur Street, Drums and West Hazleton elementary schools. She is also a student of Wilkes University, working
toward her Master's Degree in Classroom Technology. She was the recipient of the Sister M. Clare Kelley
Medal for Excellence in Music. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the National
Music Honor Society, and Delta Epsilon Sigma, the National Scholastic
Honor Society for Catholic colleges and universities. She was also the Presser Award Scholarship recipient in 2009. At Marywood she participated in
the community chorus for two years and orchestra for four years.
She was also the accompanist for String Project, a community-based
string program. At home, Sarah plays first violin with the
Hazleton Philharmonic Orchestra and gives private piano and violin lessons. This is her
third year as director of Ferrwood. She's studied piano
since the age of six under Dr. Lois Forbes from the Philadelphia area
throughout elementary and high school, and under Sr. Joan Paskert IHM,
Sr. Joan McCusker IHM, and the late Dr. Joseph Fields throughout
college. She studied jazz piano under Rev. Bill Carter,
founder of the Presbybop Quartet. This will be Sarah's fifth year working at the camp,
though she has been associated with Ferrwood since the age of two.
When she likes to take a break from music, her hobbies include reading, writing, and web design. She is the creator of the Hazleton Philharmonic's website at
www.hazletonsymphony.org and also designs and maintains this website!
Alison Rescigno
Girls' Counselor
Allie Rescigno is currently a freshman at Temple University working towards a double major in Italian and History.
She graduated from West Morris Central High School in 2011 where she played first violin in the orchestra
and was also a part of the Baroque Orchestra which was a small group that met after school.
Allie also played with the Hazleton Philharmonic Orchestra her sophomore year of high school.
She enjoys playing violin, reading and loves dogs. She was a camper at Ferrwood Music Camp for
three summers during high school until she moved away and is very excited to be returning to camp for her first summer as a Girls’ Counselor.
Sally Reigle
Girls' Counselor
Bio coming soon!
Sebastian Woolbert
Boys' Counselor
Sebastian has completed his third year and will be entering his senior year at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He is pursuing a B.A. in
Secondary English Education and is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the Education Honor Society, & Sigma Tau Delta,
the English National Honor Society. A 2009 graduate from Hazleton Area High School, Sebastian also attended Bishop Hafey High
School before it closed its doors in 2007. Sebastian has been a part of the Ferrwood family since the summer of 2004.
This will be his fourth year as Boys' Counselor. He was formerly employed at Byorek's Knotty Pine Restaurant
in Hazleton as a primary cook and tutored middle school students while at DeSales University,
where he attended his freshman year of college as a Theatre/English Major.
Sebastian has received several scholarships for his academic achievements.
His hobbies include playing the guitar, reading a good novel, and collecting
WE action figures. Sebastian hopes to one day direct a high school play.
He cannot wait to come back for his fourth year working at Ferrwood where he hopes to see many familiar & friendly faces.
Shane Moran
Boys' Counselor
Shane Moran, sophomore at Kutztown University studying Secondary Education Social Studies.
He plans to become a high school history teacher.
Shane is a 2010 graduate of Weatherly Area High School.
Shane is a one-year veteran as a Ferrwood boys' counselor and is looking forward to another great year.
Shane holds another job at Whitewater Challengers working in the campground facilities and on the zip line.
His hobbies include reading, swimming, collecting and listening to records, and collecting Eisenhower memorabilia.
AJ Roslevich
DVD Manager
AJ Roslevich is currently a junior Theatre Arts major at Bloomsburg University, with an emphasis in Design Technology. He has worked in various technical positions with the Bloomsburg University Players. He has also been a member of the Maroon and Gold Husky Marching Band, as well as concert band. He has been on the Dean's List consistently. AJ graduated from Hazleton Area High school in 2009, where he was a member of the marching band and jazz ensemble, and was a member of the tech crew for the drama club. AJ was a camper at Ferrwood from 2001 through 2009. He plays alto saxophone and bass guitar. Other hobbies include reading, listening to music, and the occasional video game.
Matt Straub
Technical Supervisor / Camper
Matthew Straub is a ninth grade student at MMI Preparatory School. He has attended Ferrwood Music Camp as a camper for the past six years. This is Matthew's second year working at Ferrwood. He produced audio, video, and lighting for the local Haiti fundraiser, “N’ap Danse’ Ansamn”. He records, edits, mixes, and masters music.
Matthew is the producer of sound design for the MPB players (a local theater group).
He is the webmaster of six websites and enjoys photography. Matthew plays the piano, drum/percussion, and bass guitar.
He was recently awarded 1st place in the catagory of Introduction to Technology Concepts at the FBLA regional competition. Matthew plans to attend college to study television photography or audio engineering.
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