Paint The Red Mill Pink!, Paint Pitttson Pink’s Celebrity Bartending Night, will be held Friday, Oct. 4 at the Red Mill in Pittson. Let’s meet the celebrities who will pour drinks that night with all proceeds to benefit Paint Pittston Pink.
Dr. Santina Morreale
Growing up in Bear Creek, Dr. Morreale now resides in Dupont with her husband Nick and their Cocker Spaniel Daisy. She is a chiropractor and recently accepted a position at the Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital.
“It’s an extreme honor to be selected for the celebrity bartending event, Paint the Red Mill Pink,” Dr. Morreale said. “I support PPP because many family members and friends who have suffered from this disease have surrounded me. PPP is an amazing community event in order to increase awareness for this disease. Public support is greatly appreciated throughout these events and I look forward to seeing everyone at The Red Mill.”
Susan Magnotta
Susan is the Director of Community Outreach at The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development and writes a a bi-weekly column in the Times Leader called “Institute Insights.”
A native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, she is a graduate of Villanova University and resides in Forty Fort with her husband Marc and their five children.
Lou “Bikes” Ciampi, Jr.
Lou is a graduate of Wyoming Area (1981) and Dickinson College (1985), having played football at both schools. He is married to the former Lisa Niewinski and they have three children, Louis, Nick, Mia.
Lou has worked at the family business Independent Graphics since 1986 and has served as president of the company for last 10 years.
He is a champion fundraiser for many local organizations, including Luzerne County’s Jump-a-Thon, the American Heart Association, Wyoming Area Football Alumni Association, the Garden Village Youth Triathlon, Wyoming/West Wyoming Little League and has been a youth sports coach for the last decade.
He is a member of WA Football’s “Ring of Pride” and Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame.
“I’m helping Paint Pittston Pink because you are asking,” Lou quipped. “I’ll take a large shirt. Is it pink? Can I wear green and gold?”
Dorianna Williams
You can call her Dorianna but most call her Dori (yes, like the fish). She was born and raised in Harding along the Susquehanna, but officially crossed over when her fiancé Vincent Latona of Jenkins Township put a ring on it.
Dori is a graduate of Wyoming Area High School, as well as Penn State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations. She currently serves as promotions director for Cumulus Media (home of Magic 93, 979X, 97.1/95.7 BHT, and NASH FM 93.7).
You can also catch her on 979X from 3 to 7 p.m. on weekends. In addition, she is a group exercise instructor at Leverage Fitness Studios in Pittston. “Come and let me kick your butt with a killer workout!”
“I support Paint Pittston Pink for all of those who cannot, for all of those close to me who have been personally affected and especially for my mother-in-law who is 11 years cancer-free this year,” Dori said.
Atty. Greg Skibitsky
Greg was born and raised in Greater Pittston, growing up in the Junction (the toughest neighborhood in Pittston, as far as he’s concerned).
He is a graduate of Pittston Area High School Class of 1989 and received a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in 1993 from The University of Scranton. He graduated from the Dickinson School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1996.
Greg has been a practicing attorney in the Pittston area for over 20 years and is a partner in the law offices of Skibitsky & Molino with his friend Gene Molino, another Pittston area guy.
Greg is also a part-time assistant district attorney with the Luzerne County District Attorney’s since 2010.
He lives in Duryea with his wife Chris, their two daughters, Paige and Taylor, and their Morkie, Cinders.
“I am inspired by the tireless efforts of Barb Sciandra, all the good that she has done and the countless others she has inspired through Paint Pittston Pink,” Greg said.
He is happy to dust off the bartending skills he learned long ago slinging drinks at the Staircase Lounge.
Greg is dedicating his time as a PPP bartender to all of those who continue to fight cancer with bravery and dignity and who will continue to fight until that one day when there is a cure.
Kyle Reed
Born in Plains, Kyle is 26 years old and a graduate of Holy Redeemer High School.
“I run NEPA Mixed Martial Arts, which is a martial arts facility that teaches karate, kick-boxing, MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,” he said. “We have been open for almost six years now and our facility is based upon a family-friendly environment where being involved with any community event is important to us.”
Kyle supports PPP because he believes it is for a great cause and wants to help to raise awareness.
“Celebrity Bartending is a great way to bring everyone together for a common purpose,” he said. “Knowing family and friends who have suffered because of breast cancer, being involved means a lot to me.”
Jenna Strzelecki
Jenna is new to the Pittston community, having grown up and still residing in West Scranton but hoping to move to Pittston soon.
She attended West Scranton High School and earned an MBA and BBA from Wilkes University.
Currently, Jenna is the owner of CrossFit Anthracite (across from The Red Mill), moving the gym to Pittston this past February. “The Pittston community and its members have been so welcoming and supportive.
“As a new business in Pittston, it’s important for us to support great community causes such as Paint Pittston Pink,” Jenna added. “Cancer is a disease that, in one way or another, has affected everyone and being able to contribute to cancer research through volunteering with Paint Pittston Pink is a true honor.”
Anthony Capozucca
Born and raised in Pittston, Anthony said he is blessed to be the son of Lori and Allan Capozucca and the brother of Cara Capozucca. “Family is one of the most important things in my life,” he said. “Over the years, I have had the pleasure of experiencing the growth and renaissance of the Pittston community.
“My involvement in cancer research started at an early age; as a senior in high school I was honored to be the event chair of the Greater Pittston Relay for Life,” Anthony added. “It has been a passion of mine ever since and motivated me to pursue a career in nursing. I obtained my Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Wilkes University.”
As a registered nurse in the ICU at Geisinger Wyoming Valley and the Renaissance Center in Dallas, Anthony has had first-hand experience of how cancer has affected patients and their family members alike.
“I support cancer research in honor of my grandfather Tony Denisco and others who cannot for their courageous battle with cancer which inspires me every day,” he added.
Prospector
“Born in Scranton, surprisingly, I have never been asked to move by any government agency, despite a misspent youth filled with flaunting authority and petty vandalism,” Prospector said.
He never moved on to serious property crimes or other offenses and, when he was 13, had an on-air gig for ROCK107 “and my friends and I became obsessed.”
Rock 107 ran a “Daring DJ Contest” in the summer of 1982; the idea was to write a letter and say why you should be given an hour of airtime on ROCK 107. Prospector and his two best friends wrote a letter and won.
“Yep, I was on ROCK 107 for one hour on a Sunday morning in the summer of 1982,” he said. “I was hooked. I remarked on the way out the door that being a DJ ‘would be a fun way to make a living.’ Couple that with my ridiculous need for attention and I was pretty sure that I wanted to be on the radio.”
After high school, Prospector went to Marywood College (before it was a university) and studied Radio and TV Communications. He landed a couple of part-time jobs on the air at various radio stations in the area before Dave London hired him part-time at ROCK 107 because, as London put it, “we need some long-haired rocker types around here.” That was in 1988.
Prospector has bounced around from part-time to overnights, then on to the night show.
“Heck, I even did a couple of years on afternoons before landing in the morning,” he said. “About the only thing I’ve never done at ROCK 107 is the midday show; maybe they think I will scare off the hard-working people of NEPA.”
Joe Badowski
Joseph is the general manager of Justice Grown PA.
While pursuing an education in business, he took great interest in the cannabis movement as a whole, but particularly the present state of the movement within Pennsylvania. This prompted the involvement and management of various grassroots campaigns across the state when the issue was finally raised to a legislative level.
Joseph worked in real estate and marketing for a few years until the opportunity to work within the cannabis industry presented itself.
He is a proud supporter of Paint Pittston Pink because cancer has, unfortunately, affected his family members throughout the years.
“Witnessing the suffering caused by this sickness has given great reason to help kick cancer’s butt in any way that I can,” Joseph said. “The disease is at the very core of my motivation throughout life and my career.”
