Alumni in The News

Alumni in the News

January 29, 2021

Lori Shandelmeir Locust, Class of 1982, Assistant Defensive Line Coach with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will join her team in Super Bowl LV on Febraury 7, 2021 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

While at STHS, Lori played on the PIAA State Championship Girls Basketball team.   Lori was a Susquehanna Township High School football assistant, coached in a professional arena league, and interned with the Baltimore Ravens.  Sports Illustrated.com lists Lori as one of the 20 Most Fascinating People in and Around Super Bowl LV!  More about Lori’s amazing journey:

pennlive:  https://www.pennlive.com/baltimore-ravens/2019/03/how-lori-locust-used-an-email-to-get-on-buccaneers-radar-and-become-nfls-newest-female-coach.html

You can follow Coach Lori Locust on Twitter at @CoachLoLoc or on Instagram via Coach_Lo_Loc.

October 21, 2019

Paul Williams, Class of 1978 was featured on abc27 News segment “Heart of the Midstate”.  Paul (left) is picture with his brother Andrew, Class of 1979.

Paul who played baseball, football and wrestled while at STHS, graduated from Bucknell University in 1982 with a BS in Civil Engineering.  In 1994, he and his brother Andrew founded A. P. Williams, Inc. a full service general contracting firm specializing in design/build delivery method and real estate development consultation. 

April 24, 2018

Graham Hetrick ‘63, was a special guest and honoree at the Salvation Army-Harrisburg Capital City Region’s Celebration of Science

Graham, Dauphin County Coroner, is the international television star of Investigation Discovery (ID) channel’s “The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead.”

April 2018

Tracy Heather Strain ’78, producer, director and writer of the documentary “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart” at the State Museum of Pennsylvania

Presented by The State Museum of Pennsylvania, in cooperation with WITF Public Media and The Film Posse, Tracy spoke about the making her of incredible documenatry providing a behind the scenes perspective. The audience viewed a special screening of the documentary while Tracy provided additional commentary.

March 2018

Freda Player-Peters ‘96, hired as a new senior legislative liaison for Nashville Tennessee Mayor David Briley

Freda most recently worked as political director of SEIU Local 205, which represents Metro government employees. In that role, she oversaw lobbying, advocacy and campaign activities for the union in Nashville, Chattanooga, and Memphis.

January 2018

Crystal Brown ‘04, featured in a January THE BURG article

Crystal Brown serves as executive director of Brethren Housing Association, a nonprofit, interdenominational organization. BHA serves the housing needs of nearly 85 adults and children a year.”