Our Heroes

Congratulations to all the Hero Nominees. Please note that every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of names included on this list. If a name has been omitted or accidentally mis-spelled, please accept our profound apologies. Thank you! Click a category to the right to see the listing.

* Received more than one nomination

Adult literacy Hero

Ms. Ellen Langas Campbell*
Ms. Betty Eichorn
Ms. Carol Klauss
Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith
Ms. Mythri Memon
Ms. Carol Hart Metzker
Ms. Kathy Mirra
Ms. Elsie Reimenschneider*
Mr. Steve Torma
Ms. Noemi Viveros
Ms. Barbara Worall
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Community Impact Hero

Dr. Cheryl Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Hamels
Ms. Nelly Arévalo-Jiménez
Mr. and Mrs. Ben LaFrance
Dr. Dennis Leeper*
Ms. Annalie Korengel Lorgus
Mr. Timothy Rayne
Ms. Elsie Reimenschneider*
Ms. Sandra Rocker, RN, MSN
The Chester County
Reading Association
The Chester County
Health Department
The Volunteer English Program
in Chester County
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Corporate Good Neighbor Hero

Chatham Financial
ING Direct
Barnes & Noble
Jameson Business Group
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dansko, Inc.
The Woman’s Exchange
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Education Hero

Mr. Joseph Ahart
Ms. Jen Augustine
Ms. Kathleen Engel
Ms. Lois Markiewicz
Ms. Darryl Lynn McLain
Ms. Wilma Santos
Ms. Sherry Seace
Ms. Diane Thomson
Ms. Karen Truncellito*
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Local Author Hero

Ms. Ellen Jenson Abbott
Ms. Martha Biery
Ms. Ellen Langas Campbell*
Mr. Bruce Larkin
Mr. Timothy F. Rayne
Mrs. Rita Ross
Ms. Carolyn Viens
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Uniformed Service Literacy Hero

Mr. Craig Evans
The Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Technology/Innovation Literacy Hero

Mr. Raul Morales
Mr. Price Stevenson
Ms. Karen Truncellito*
West Chester Area Senior Center
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Youth Literacy Hero

Mr. John Foster and Miss Caitlyn Foster
Miss Sydney Kramer
Miss Alyssia Nicole and Mr. Jeremy Malzone
Miss Bailey Morganstein
Miss Melanie Watson
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