December 2003

ICPJ Holds Annual Meeting, Elects Officers

The ICPJ held its annual meeting and potluck on November 8. At the meeting, four new members were elected to the Board: Rosie Bolen, Gerry Ellefson, Kris Eyssell, and Jake Schindel. Re-elected to new three-year terms were George Gelles, Ginger Riley, and Emilio Rodriguez. Chad Close was elected to a new one-year term as student representative.

The following Tuesday, the Board met and elected officers for 2003-04. These were: George Gelles and Jake Schindel, Co-Chairs; Susann Samples, Vice Chair; Bill Collinge, Secretary; Lakshmi Viswanathan, Treasurer.

New Board members were asked to submit profiles of themselves to the newsletter.

Jake Schindel writes, “My full name is Jacob Woodland Schindel. I am a recent graduate of Gettysburg College. My degree is in Business Management. This is important because I run my own business, the Ragged Edge Coffeehouse. I made an unsuccessful run for Borough Council this past election. I, running as a Green Party candidate, only lost by nine votes. My friend Thom Marti and I are the co chairs for the Adams County Green Party. Last year I was elected vice president of the Gettysburg Farmers Market Association. I am a member of the Gettysburg Area Retail Merchants Association as well. I am a Big Brother. Also I am a mentor in a program called Leadership for Life. It is my duty to give back to the community that has given so much to me.”

Kris Eyssell writes: “Kris Eyssell and Gerry Ellefson, wife and husband who share one position, were recruited to the ICPJ Board by Sam Mudd. Kris is a visiting faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Gettysburg College and Gerry works as a technical writer for Ingersoll Rand in Shippensburg. Both are long time Unitarian Universalists with strong interests in social justice. They recently moved to Gettysburg from State College, PA. They were both Peace Corps volunteers in West Africa and enjoy cooking and eating multiple ethnic foods.”

Rosie Bolen writes: “I am a biologist, specializing in behavioral ecology. My husband, Aaron Miller, and I moved to Carroll Valley from Chambersburg, PA, where I had been a professor at Wilson College. I am now in my second year of teaching Biology at Mount Saint Mary's College. Aaron is a computer consultant right now he's is mainly doing web development work for various clients. At the Mount, I teach field science courses (including Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior) and our general biology course for non majors. I am working on two different research projects, one on the role of squirrels in oak regeneration, and one on the selection pressure of herbivory in trichome production in plants. In addition to being an active member of the local peace community, I am also an ESL tutor through the Adams County Literacy Council, and Aaron and I are pursuing our interests in environmental sustainability through our involvement with Hundredfold Farm, a cohousing community near Cashtown/Ortanna (check it out at www.hundredfoldfarm.org).”

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