About CHANCE Fellows
A "CHANCE Fellow" may be a pre-service or in-service teacher who has completed a CHANCE field course. These are some of the most amazing and devoted teachers, not just from Pennsylvania, but from throughout the United States and the world. When it comes to teaching science, these teachers are engaging their students in authentic scientific research and implementing conservation practices, habits, and projects in and out of their classrooms.
A "CHANCE Fellow" is an undergraduate or graduate student who has completed a CHANCE field course. These are dedicated, spirited, and hard-working students who, after completing a "CHANCE Survivor" program (as they are now affectionately referred to by student participants), are prepared and determined global-minded scientists ready and eager to address the environmental challenges of our time through each of their unique career paths.
CHANCE is proud to list all its Fellows and to celebrate their growth as conservationists who work to promote the sustainability of all life on Earth.
CHANCE In-service and Pre-service Participants by Year*
2022 Romania
Penn State Students
Samar Latefa
Aliabbas Naqvi
Austin Gaydos
Karen Runkle
Marissa Haughton
Jonathan Perez
Brooke Goggins
John Howard
Hunter Porcano
Sydney Robinson
University of Bucharest Students
Denisa Igescu
Leonard Antonie Petrea
Maria Bianca Gheorghe
Andreea-Ioana Balan
Teona Alexa Carcioiu
Anamaria Francesca Botea
Iulian Teodor Minaila
Alexandra Sbiera
Ana-Maria Arsene
Emilia-Andreea Tanase
Sebastian Stefan Onofrei
Elena Diana Duta
2021 Romania
El-Ali Alia
Bucharest, Romania
Ghenu Vlad
Bucharest, Romania
Girea Cosmin
Bucharest, Romania
Dochitan Bogdan
Bucharest, Romania
Gugu Radu
Bucharest, Romania
Veregut Leon Ioana Teodora
Bucharest, Romania
Burducea Luana
Bucharest, Romania
Bucur Stefan
Bucharest, Romania
Mihai Maria Otilia
Bucharest, Romania
Dragan Crina
Bucharest, Romania
Mihaiescu Bogdan
Bucharest, Romania
Ruxandra Nitescu
Bucharest, Romania
Sophia Bates
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Jared Griffin
Throop, PA
Samar Latefa
Allentown, PA
Cindy Luu
Allentown, PA
Rory Rafferty
East Greenville, PA
Alexandra Whalen
Quakertown, PA
Breiuana White
Bushkill, PA
Joseph Medica
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Melanie Mele
Effort, PA
Tehreem Syed
Whitehall, PA
2018 Australia
Alexis Bowser
Lykens, PA
Brittany Chapman
Perkasie, PA
Kylee Clark
Hegins, PA
Melanie Devon
State College, PA
Grace Kimzey
Gladwyne, PA
Pryclynn Kubatka-Campbell
Oakdale, PA
Dillon Lance
Duncansville, PA
Ethan Liu
Thornton, PA
Kortneay Logan
Philadelphia, PA
Eric Lohr
Smithfield, PA
Melissa O’Brien
Penn Ridge High School
East Britain, PA
Talia Potochny
Hummelstown, PA
Rebekah Randolph
Steelton High School
Harrisburg, PA
Darby Richard
New Bloomfield, PA
Kim Sadler
Middle Tennessee University
Murfreesboror, TN
Jonah Sally
Ellwood City, PA
Natalie Steeneken
Winchester, CA
Bernadette Theurer-Rhodes
Steelton High School
Hummelstown, PA
Adam Vogel
Allentown, PA
David Wong
State College, PA
2017 Cuba
Hannah Albright
New Kensington, PA
Jesse Baker
Eighty-Four, PA
Casey Carr
State College, PA
Sandy Doss
Erifili Draklellis
Zionsville, PA
Sarah Eissler
West Chester, PA
Tianna Fredericks
West Orange, NJ
Orli Glickman
Jamison, PA
Arin Lewis
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA
Ethan Liu
State College, PA
Alexandra Roque
Ridgefield Park, PA
Logan Staley
Frederick, MD
2017 Costa Rica
Jason Bateman
Whitehall, PA
Victoria Davenport
Blakeslee, PA
Erifili Draklellis
Zionsville, PA
David Emrick
Allentown, PA
Casey Gregory
Pottsville, PA
Jimmy Hadid
Whitehall, PA
Alyssa Hatter
Tremont, PA
Mariah Mack
Cranberry Township, PA
Jaagrit Randhawa
Cheswick, PA
Ruiqi Shi
Easton, PA
Marla Stoner
Pine Grove, PA
Nicolas Volk
Kempton, PA
William Buza
Throop, PA
John Smolley
Dickson City, PA
Jesse Yonkovich
Hershey, PA
2016 Costa Rica
Tyler Adams
Slatington, PA
Sarah Aravich
Dubois, PA
Yeniffer Arguello
Allentown, PA
Andrew Bayne
Cecil, PA
Theodore Carbonetto
Allentown, PA
Andrew Ferdock
Zionsville, PA
Amanda Geis
Easton, PA
Joanna Haddad
Allentown, PA
William Haunstein
Nazareth, PA
Joshua Hersl
Hanover, PA
Rebecca Luft
Altoona, PA
Elisabeth Poyner
Tinton Falls, NJ
Bejan Ramin
Nazareth, PA
Taylor Rundatz
Riegelsville, PA
Stephanie Shoemaker
Easton, PA
Sindeep Singh
Upper Darby, PA
Angela Spagnoli
Altoona, PA
Haley Stauffer
Easton, PA
Simone Stratman
Davidson, NC
Kelly Watson
Bellefonte, PA
Daniel Winstead
Indiana, PA
2015 China
Tyler Adams
Slatington, PA
Andrew Chiang
Ambler, PA
Shivani Priyam
State College, PA
Munija Ramin
Nazareth, PA
Taylor Rundatz
Riegelsville, PA
Dayse Tapia
Staten Island, NY
Zi Yuan
Newark, DE
2015 Costa Rica & Panama
Natalia Candelaria
Catasauqua, PA
Taylor Egner
Drums, PA
Alex Friel
Allentown, PA
Carly Hawkins
Springfield, PA
JoAnna Hofstaedter
Chalfont, PA
Jonathan Kearney
Spring Grove, PA
Stacy Koperna
Tower City, PA
Anastasia Litvinova
Allentown, PA
Patrick McLaughlin
Fogelsville, PA
Caitlin Mroz
Whiting, NJ
Mit Patel
Phillipsburg, NJ
Sara Ann Salter
Allentown, PA
Angela Spagnoli
Altoona, PA
Christian Tipa
Orefield, PA
Victoria Vayer
Rockville, MD
2014 Costa Rica & Panama
Gabriella Diodoardo
Willow Grove, PA
Dayton Kerns
State College, PA
Lauren LaRue
State College, PA
Rachel Loetzbeier
Allentown, PA
Brian Moyer
Altoona, PA
Cinda (Cindy) Murray
Cambridge Springs, PA
Justin Muser
Laurys Station, PA
Emily Ort
State College, PA
Emily Parchuke
West Newton, PA
Munija Ramin
Nazareth, PA
Karen Rivera
East Stroudsburg, PA
Zachariah Root
Easton, PA
Taylor Rundatz
Riegelsville, PA
Harnoor Singh
Pottsville, PA
Simone Stratman
Davidson, NC
Andrew Sultzbaugh
Elizabethville, PA
Joanne Vega
Bethlehem, PA
Daniel Wignovich
Coopersburg, PA
2013 Panama
Rauf Ali
Easton, PA
Christiana Carns
Phoenixville, PA
Erica Charnock
Pittsburgh, PA
Bridget Dougherty
Mechanicsburg, PA
Tyler Earp
Hanover, PA
Jennifer Evans
Mayfield, PA
Benjamin Fowler
Lancaster, PA
Colleen Kelsey
Abington, PA
Steven Kraese
East Meadow, NY
Anne-Kathrin Lindau
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, Germany
Maikel Mansour
Allentown, PA
John-Paul Milton
Carencro, LA
Luke Niemkiewicz
Coopersburg, PA
Chelsea Omasta
Belle Vernon, PA
Emily Parchuke
West Newtown, PA
Daniela Schmidt
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, Germany
Andrew Sultzbaugh
Elizabethville, PA
Casey Yarbrough
Dunkirk, MD
2012 Yellowstone
Peng Shen
Jinan, Shandong
Guangrong Huang
Guiyang, Guizhou
Yue Han
Changzhou, Jiangsu
Chunting Li
Suzhou, Jiangsu
Chang Liu
Hefei, Anhui
Runyue Cheng
Chongqing, Chongqing
Yingjie Shao
Nanchang, Jiangxi
Licheng Pan
Chengdu, Sichuang
Fei Liu
Tongcheng, Anhui
Xiaoying Cheng
Wuxi, Jiangsu
Jieying Zhang
Wuxi, Jiangsu
He Liu
Ganzhou, Jiangxi
2012 Panama
Nurul Salmi Abdul Latip
School of Biological Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penane, Malaysia
Shawn Ard
Secane, PA
Scott Churner
Indiana, PA
Gabrielle Corso
Coopersburg, PA
Abdelrahman Elshamsy
Breinigsville, PA
Frederic Ernsberger
Pittzburgh, PA
Ayla Halus
Hershey, PA
Patrick Hullihen
Nazareth, PA
Woo Kim
Bethlehem, PA
Madeline Koller
Palmerton, PA
Michelle Menendez
Bethlehem, PA
Kaitlyn Nystrand
Bangor, PA
Jason Raad
Orefield, PA
Wendy Rossiter
Washington School
Rutherford, NJ
Jireh Saba
Allentown, PA
Karissa Thal
Bellefonte, PA
Ewa Trusz
Easton, PA
Christine Yukech
Cardinal Mooney High School
Youngstown, OH
Nabeel Zaghtiti
Whitehall, PA
2011 China
William Berger
Furlong, PA
Patricia Bloom
State College, PA
Logan Bonner
Revere, PA
Alex DeVaux
Lititz, PA
Karanda Erdman
Bethlehem, PA
Aileen Keenan
Philadelphia, PA
Andre Kitchens
State College, PA
Mark Shanna
Potomoc, MD
Michael Neel
Schnecksville, PA
Michelle O'Malley
Emmaus, PA
Somara Theodore
Laurel, MD
Aileend Tinjar
Allentown, PA
Kelsey Workman
Lemont Furnace, PA
Yun Jiang
Qufu, Shangdong
Jingcui Liu
Wuhu, Anhui
Lijun Wang
Yueyang Hunan
Chenyu Liao
Jiujiang, Jiangxi
Chunxia Mao
Nantong, Jiangsu
Wanlu Li
Tianshui, Anhui
Chenli Jiang
Xuzhou, Jiangsu
Pianpian Wu
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi
Suli Ma
Wulumuqui, Xinjing
Shanshan Zhang
Mianyang, Sichuang
Wenbin Yu
Zhengzhou, Henan
Yuanlong Li
Jining, Shandong
Haoyuan Zhong
Jinan, Shandong
Pengfei Yin
Wuhu, Anhui
2010 Costa Rica
Robert Bekesy
Emmaus, PA
Boyertown Area School District
Colin Bouchillon
Bellefonte, PA
Amanda Butler
Prospect Park, PA
Shaun Doyle
Jenkintown, PA
Rachel Fisher
Marietta High School
Marietta, GA
Jordan Flynn
Lititz, PA
Kimberly Garbs
Ft. Zumwalt School District
O'Fallon, MO
Mary Lou Hull
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA
Jennifer Manski
Boothwyn, PA
Darin Munsell
Perspective IIT/Math & Science Academy
Chicago, IL
Michael Neel
Schnecksville, PA
Mary Pearce
The Whaling City Alternative School
New Bedford, MA
Joshua Scornavacchi
Mohnton, PA
Lynn Singletary
William Carey University Biloxi, MS
Radhika Vachhani
Easton, PA
Kathy Wainwright
Columbus, NJ
Amanda Wolfgang
Pequea Valley School District
Kinzers, PA
Pamela Yerkes
King-Chavez High School
San Diego, CA
Christine Yukech
Cardinal Mooney High School
Youngstown, OH
2009 Costa Rica
Victoria Bastidas
St. Elizabeth's Regional School
Whitehall, PA
Marci Bieber
Reading High School
Reading, PA
Jeffrey Dornseif
Berwyn, PA
Stephen Edmonds
Pottsville, PA
Kelly Fetter
Orefield, PA
Linda Ford
The Steven Hills School
Cincinnati, OH
Dianne Haberstroh
Orefield Middle School
Orefield, PA
Donna Haldeman
Greencastle-Antrim H and Shalom Christian Academy
New Oxford, PA
Alison Hoffman
Coatesville, PA
Ryan Howard
Coopersburg, PA
Soumya Immella
Breinigsville, PA
Cheri Keys
Brookville Area School District
Brookville, PA
Patricia Marrocco
Delone Catholic High School
McSherrystown, PA
Michelle O'Malley
Emmaus, PA
Vonnie Smid
Steel Valley High School
Munhall, PA
Bryan Walker
New Oxford, PA
2007 Costa Rica
Nadia Abidi
Macungie, PA
Jesse Baerenrodt-Hayspell
Bethlehem, PA
Richard Bloom
Central Cambria School District
Ebensburg, PA
Kathryn Bus
Orefield, PA
Judith Chilowitz
International High School at LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
George Croll
Pocono Mountain School District
Swiftwater, PA
Suzanne Croll
Pocono Mountain East High School
Swiftwater, PA
Daniel Devine
Bethlehem, PA
Michael Devine
Bethlehem, PA
Mary Edwards
Fairland Elementary School
Silver Spring, MD
Kathleen Fadigan
Penn State Abington/ Great Valley
Abington, PA
Kelly Hartley
Bensalem, PA
Mary Krivach
Johnstown, PA
Raphael Lucas
Arlington High School
Saint Paul, MN
William Mikolay
Highlands High School
Natrona Heights, PA
Panayiotis Mikroudis
Bethlehem, PA
Aimee Rice
Ashville, PA
Lorraine Soraparu
Exeter Township School District - Senior High
Reading, PA
Joshua Teed
Denver, PA
Erica Urban
Elk Grove High School - District 214
Paula Wang
Sidwell Friends School
Ghassan Zughaib
Allentown, PA
2006 Costa Rica
Fouzia Abidi
Macungie, PA
Shafali Aggarwal
Allentown, PA
Stephanie Clerge
Wescosville, PA
Elaine Diamond
William Allen High School
Allentown, PA
David Dugan
Allentown, PA
Timothy Dugan
Allentown, PA
Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Loretta Griffith
Allentown, PA
Jessica Hill
Germansville, PA
Daniel Kohli
Pottstown, PA
Barbara Lenker
Upper Dauphin Area School District
Lykens, PA
Dina Leslie
University Park, PA
Spence Moran
Schnecksville, PA
Erika Ninos
Pittsburgh, PA
Jeremy Perrelle
The Young Women’s Leadership School @ Rhodes
Philadelphia, PA
Jennifer Ramos
The Young Women’s Leadership School @ Rhodes
Danielle Ross
Leechburg Area Middle/High School
Leechburg, PA
Pamela Tabery
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA
John Taucher, III
Mertztown, PA Nikolaos Tzafaras
Sinking Spring, PA
2005 Costa Rica
Daniel Arbeider
Allentown, PA
Ashley Batista
Allentown, PA
Maureen Berlingeri
Carlynton School District
Carnegie, PA
Daniel Brilhart
Columbus, OH
June Brown
Pottsville, PA
Cristin Byrne
Havertown, PA
Sheria Carli
Franklin, PA
Cherie Conrad
Western Beaver High School
Industry, PA
Tracy Dreher
Emmaus High School
Emmaus, PA
Adrienne Farley
Berwyn, PA
W. Geoff Goodenow
Lewisburg High School
Lewisburg, PA
Susan Hollingsworth
Allentown, PA
Laura Honacki
Beaver Falls Middle School
Beaver Falls, PA
Margaret Manbeck
Conrad Weiser School District
Robesonia, PA
Thomas McGough
Holidaysburg, PA
Amy Mergenthaler
Mohawk Area School District
Bessemer, PA
Cynthia Murdough
Conrad Weiser Middle School
Robesonia, PA
Nell Piergallini
Park Forest Middle School
State College, PA
John Yates
Waynesburg Central
Waynesburg, PA
2004 Costa Rica
Elizabeth Aaron
Franklin, PA
Susan Baranek
Parkland High School
Allentown, PA
Ryan Bradbury
Allentown, PA
Sonia Crane
Pine Grove Area High School
Danville, PA
Ashley Daubert
Bethlehem, PA
Andrea Redinger
Greensburg Salem High School
Greensburg, PA
Jeanne Gochnauer
Reading High School
Reading, PA
Melanie Hoskins
William Allen High School
Allentown, PA
Leah Hudak
Whitehall, PA
Sarah Kepner
Port Royal, PA
Robert Kotran
William Allen High School
Allentown, PA
Brian Krock
Zionsville, PA
Brandon McCollum
Allentown, PA
Carmen Celeste Morales de Melendez
Guayama, PR
Juan Melendez Colon
Guayama, PR
Rosemarie O’Neill
Greensburg Salem High School
Greensburg, PA
Jennifer Polignone
Altoona, PA
Krista Pummer
Allentown, PA
Jennifer Schriner
Middletown, PA
Patty Sheehan
Aliquippa High School
Aliquippa, PA
Pamela Yerkes
Philadelphia, PA