Where are they Now?
Bio's from Burrell Alumni

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Paul graduated in 1972 and played football and track from his freshman through senior year. He received his undergraduate degree from Clarion State University in 1976, in secondary education, and then taught high school in Maryland where he was the head track coach for 10 years. He coached 17 state track and field champions and 2 national high school AII-Americans. He had an incredible .782 winning percentage over 10 years, as well as 3 undefeated seasons.

Paul currently manages his own business as a national marketing consultant for credit unions and retail companies. He is a nationally recognized speaker in marketing and has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times and the USA Today. A national trade publication called him a "marketing genius".

He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia, is married to Mary Ellen Dwan and has a 13 year old daughter, Sarah Noel Lucas, who is a cheerleader on a national competition team.  Paul's parents currently reside in Lower Burrell.

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Upon graduation in 1972, Frank attended the University of Pennsylvania on both an athletic and academic scholarship and majored in biology and accounting through a dual degree program. He played varsity football at Penn for four years and was one of only two freshmen who traveled with the varsity team. His best memory in college was the "trifecta", beating Harvard, Princeton and Yale in the same season and playing 3 years against Reggie Williams of Dartmouth (LB for Cincinnati Bengals in the 70's and 80's and Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (punt returner for the Houston Oilers in the 70's).

During high school, Frank played football, basketball and track and won 10 varsity letters. He was captain of the 1971 football team, All-Conference at offensive end and defensive halfback, and was nominated Big-33 and All-State at offensive end.

Frank is married to Maureen Devine Gigler (Class of 1974), has three children - Lauren age 15, Frank IV age 13, and John age 12. After working in hospital administration since graduate school, Frank started his own executive recruiting business five years ago. Management Recruiters of Pittsburgh AK Valley, recruits scientists and business executives for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

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Alana graduated from Burrell High School in 1992 and was a cheerleader from 19881992. She received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University, University Park, in 1997 and her Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, in 2001.

Alana is currently Global Market Manager for PPG Industries" located at the company's world headquarters in Pittsburgh. In her current job, she markets paints and coatings to the appliance and furniture industry around the world. She has held positions as a Market Development Manager in the company's industrial coatings business and as a Development Engineer in the company's automotive glass business, designing new glass products. She received a US Patent for her work in designing a new heat-reflecting, acoustical side window for Mercedes Benz, Germany.

Alana met her husband, David, in 1998 and the couple married in July, 2002. They recently built a new home and currently reside in Plum Boro.

One of Alana's fondest memories of cheering for the BUCS was the team's first night game and cheering under the lights in her senior year. It was a great experience when the stands were full and everyone was so excited to finally play home games on Friday nights.

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Graduating from Burrell School District in 1996, Kristen was a member of the cheerleading team and also homecoming queen. After graduation, she attended college at the University of Pittsburgh where she studied child development. Kristen continued cheering throughout college as a member of the University of Pittsburgh Dance Team.

After college, she pursued a master's degree in elementary education. While interning at the North Allegheny School District, she was awarded the Elizabeth and Sarah Graf Scholarship Awards at the University of Pittsburgh for demonstrating exemplary skill elementary education.

Kristen is currently a fourth grade teacher at Stewart School-the same place she attended grammar school! She's glad to be back at Burrell, and she truly enjoys working with the staff and students at Stewart School.

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Earnie graduated from Burrell High School is 1979, and played offensive guard on the 1977 and 1978 varsity teams. He married Cathie Hunter from Highland High School, and has two children Nick, a BHS sophomore and member of the football team, and Catelynn, a second grader at Stewart Elementary. His is an Operations Manager for the U.S.A. based Facilities of Sylvan America, Inc.

Cathie and Eamie Seinera are active Gridiron Club members. Thanks to a generous donation, the Seineras made it possible for the Gridiron Club to purchase the new enhanced football website.

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Jim is a 1979 graduate of Burrell High School and an Allegheny College graduate in 1983 with a BS in Economics and Math.

During his football career at BHS. he was a two year starter during the 1977 and 1978 seasons, and was nominated to the All Conference second team in the 1978 season. He was a winner of Scholastic and Sportsmanship awards in 1978. At Allegheny College, he was on the PAC All Conference second team in 1982, and the All Century Team, the second team chosen in 1994. He received an Academic All American honorable mention in 1982.

Locally. Jim is the leader of Cub Scout Pack 556, the Director of Ushers at St. Margaret Mary, and is a Board member of the Burrell Educational Foundation. He is involved in coaching and/or supporting all youth sports programs in Burrell.

Jim became engaged to his wife, Beckie, a Valley High School graduate. the night of a Burrell - Valley football game after a Burrell victory! They have three children, Ellie, Jimbo, and Matt. Ellie is a Ninth grade cheerleader at Burrell, and will be on the high school swim team. Jimbo is a sixth grader at Huston Middle School, and plays youth baseball and basketball. He also helps as a ball boy for the Burrell High School team. Matt is in third grade at Stewart Elementary . School, and he plays youth baseball and basketball.

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Keith graduated from Burrell in 1974 and was a starting guard and middle linebacker on the successful 1973 team that finished with a 6-3 record. His senior year, Keith was the team MVP, captain, Skull & Crossbones Award winner and picked as an all-star by Prep Magazine. He still holds the Burrell team record for fumble recoveries in a season. Keith was also a member of the wrestling and track teams. Keith graduated from Slippery Rock College in 1976.

Keith has been a coach and member of the Board of Directors for the Burrell Youth Wrestling Program for 7 years, has coached Little League Baseball for the past 6 years and coaches Flyers football. He and his wife Debora (VP of Key Winning Stables) have two sons, Brian, age 11, and Derrick, age 8. Keith is currently a residential and commercial mortgage specialist with S& T Bank.

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Pete sold his chiropractic facility in Bucks County, and moved to the Tampa area in March of 2004. He lives with his wife Michele (married since 1986) and 2 dogs. Pete now is “on an extended sabbatical”. His “second career” is providing management consulting to health care professionals.

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Gary was the starting quarterback during his junior year on the first Burrell team which debuted in 1965. In addition to starting at quarterback and defensive back, Gary played halfback, fullback, offensive end, and returned punts and kickoffs (Burrell’s first Deion Sanders). Gary was the co-captain of the 1966 team during his senior year. Gary also played basketball and track while at Burrell. During his senior year, Gary won medals in the javelin throw and triple jump events at the end-year WPIAL meet and qualified for the State meet. Although offered college scholarships in football and basketball upon graduation in 1967, Gary’s first love was science and electronics and he opted to attend the DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago. He graduated first in his class and was hired by Collins Radio Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1970. He worked on avionic equipment for the KC135 transport aircraft and radios used by NASA for spacecraft during the 1970’s. Gary then moved to Northwestern Bell Telephone Company (currently Qwest) and has worked for them for 30 years.

Gary currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa with his wife Brenda, who has also worked for Qwest for over 30 years. Gary has 2 grown children, 4 step-children, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He enjoys golf, computers and riding his Harley touring motorcycle.

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Jennifer is a physician’s assistant and is married to R. Sanders Williams, a physician who is the Dean of the Duke University Medical School. They have three children (ages 16-26) and live in Durham, NC.

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My husband Mark and I currently reside in Bellevue, Washington and have two children, Shayne-age 3 and Chayse-age 1. We both work for the Department of State, Washington, DC-- Mark is a Foreign Service Officer and I am a Political Information Officer. We will be living in Tokyo, Japan from September 2003 to September 2006. Sayonara.

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Tom graduated from Burrell High School in 1987 after a very successful gridiron career. His accomplishments include starting at running back and defensive back on the 1986 WPIAL championship team that finished with a 13-0 record, including 3 shutouts in the playoffs. Tom still holds the Burrell record for the most interceptions in a game with 5 (against New Brighton in the playoffs on Nov. 8, 1986). The Bucs had nine interceptions that game! Tom then played for four years at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. Following a successful college career, Tom coached at Burrell in 1990 and then again from 1994-1998. Tom coached his brother Seth on the 1995 WPIAL championship team, making him the only player in Burrell history to be part of two Burrell WPIAL championships as both a player and a coach.

Tom is a middle school teacher in the Penn Hills School District and coaches 9th grade football and middle school track. Tom and his wife Dana, who graduated from Kiski in 1987, live in Lower Burrell with their four children, Gabriella, Luke, Cooper and Gia.

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Kathleen graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where she was captain of the Notre Dame cheerleading squad - 6 men and 6 women. It was lots of fun, and lots of travel. She settled in Chicago after graduating, then went back to law school and got her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1991. She worked for both major law firms and Fortune 100 companies since then while living in downtown Chicago, a great city.

Kathleen recently (New Years Eve 2002) married for the first time. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband Patrick. No children, but they are parents to four dogs of various pedigree and absolutely zero asset value. She is currently working for Krieg DeVault, one of the oldest law firms in Indianapolis. Her husband is a National Account Manager for a software integration company. They get back to Lower Burrell to visit Kathleen's family, and are trying to get to a football game this year. When she attended Burrell, all the games were Saturday afternoon, not Friday night-she is sure it's a lot more fun now!

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Currently Eric works for North Pittsburgh Telephone Company as a Senior Planning Engineer and manages two softball teams in Pittsburgh. He is married to Danielle Praetorius from Easton, PA.

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Memories-Many, highlighted by the first Burrell - Valley game in 1980 where a young group of kids were picked to loose by 35 points to an outstanding Valley team and the outcome was decided in the last second on the the last play... 7-6 BURRELL and a great high school rivalry began! But my best memory is EACH AND EVERY YOUNG MAN WHO PLAYED FOR ME how they finished strong each game and the great attitude they had and still remains in today's Burrell football players. They made coaching a pleasure for me and continue to make it a pleasure for this year's football staff. I always think of my days at Burrell and my heart will always remain Columbia Blue!

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Alumnus Inducted into Hall of Fame George Key, a Burrell graduate from the Class of 1973, is being inducted in September into the Baldwin Wallace College Sports Hall of Fame. George was a 2-year letterman in football at Burrell while starting at center and linebacker his junior and senior years. He was also the long snapper on punts and extra points. George was All Conference at center and varsity co-captain in 1972, his senior year. George was also a 2-year letterman in wrestling, co-captain, won the Burrell Christmas tournament in the 145 pound weight class and had a 12-1-1 record his senior year.

At Baldwin Wallace College, George was a 3-year letterman at center and started 26 games for the Yellow Jackets. He was 1st Team All Ohio Athletic Conference at center his senior year. He also earned the Most Valuable Offensive Player Award his senior year, the first lineman in BW history to garner that award. A two-sport threat in college, a rare accomplishment, George also earned 2 varsity letters in wrestling. He was All Conference at heavyweight his senior year.

After graduation from Baldwin Wallace, George served on their football coaching staff and also assisted with the wrestling team. He received his Masters in education in 1982 and was a teacher and coach for 10 years. He then changed careers and became a pharmaceutical sales representative for the next 19 years. George has been married to Susan for 21 years, has 4 children – George-age 20, Danny-age 18, Tommy-age 16, and Ryan-age 10. George’s mother Patricia Key, a former Gridiron Club parent and volunteer, lives in Lower Burrell. George’s nephew Ross Damico is a junior on this years Buccaneer team.

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Bill graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). At UTC, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation Science and a Master of Physical Therapy Degree. He was the president for his physical therapy class, in addition to graduating in the top 3 of that class. Bill, Michelle, and their son, Billy, live in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the Center Therapy Director for Concentra Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. At present, he is completing coursework for a doctorate degree through Temple University.

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