Penelope (Penny) Adams
Class of 1972

Ms. Adams is a freelance television producer for numerous shows, including Columbo, Hill Street Blues, ER and Reno 911. She also served as the Unit Production Manager for shows such as Cheers, Miami Vice, and The White Shadow, among others.

A Spiritual Director for Centerpoint and an active member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, including a term on the Vestry and two years as Senior Warden, Ms. Adams has served two terms on the MC Theatre Advisory Board. She and her husband, James Contner, live in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Mark F. Bradley is president and chief executive officer of Peoples Bancorp Inc., a $1.9 billion financial holding company headquartered in Marietta, Ohio.

A native of Marietta, Bradley earned a bachelor's degree in accounting/business pre-law from Ohio University in 1991 and an MBA from Ohio University in 1998. While an undergraduate, Bradley played four years of varsity baseball and captained the 1991 Ohio University team that won the Mid-American Conference Championship.

Bradley and his wife Tammi have two daughters: Emilee and Gabrielle. His hobbies include golf, exercise, and radio broadcasting for local high school and college sports, including the occasional Etta Express baseball game.

Robert (Bob) Brucken
Class of 1956

Mr. Brucken earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1959. He is a retired partner of the firm of Baker & Hostetler. He was the first recipient of the Wellman Award from the Joint Editorial Board for Trust and Estates Acts in recognition of his service to it for over the past 35 years. Mr. Brucken is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Probate Law Journal of Ohio, a commercial journal for Ohio probate practitioners.

Mr. Brucken has negotiated or litigated tax cases presenting novel issues of estate and gift inclusion, asset valuation and tax deduction qualification. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the national society of probate specialists. He has served on MAAP. Mr. Brucken is married to MC graduate Lois Gilbert Brucken '58, and they live in Cleveland, Ohio. They have four adult children, including Nancy, MC Class of 1983.

Dr. Christine (Chris) Fry Burns
Class of 1966

Dr. Burns earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1970. She had a Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine from 1983-84. She has a pediatric ophthalmology practice in Palm Harbor, Fla., and Hudson, Fla. In 1998 she was presented an Honor Award from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Dr. Burns is an author of numerous articles for professional publications and a presenter at national and international ophthalmology and strabismus conferences. She was in the U.S. Air Force (1976-85) and U.S. Army (1985-97), where she earned a Meritorious Service Achievement Award. She has served on MAAP. Dr. Burns' husband, George, is a 1966 MC graduate. They live in Crystal Beach, Fla., and have an adult son and daughter.

T. Grant Callery
Class of 1968

Mr. Callery earned his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973. He is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Callery is an active member of the Business and Securities Law Committees of the American Bar Association. He and his wife, Jacqueline Machan Callery (Class of 1971) reside in Bethesda, Md. They have two adult children, including Megan, a 2003 MC graduate.

Joseph (Joe) Chlapaty

Mr. Chlapaty is a graduate of the University of Dubuque with an M.B.A. from DePaul University in 1976. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., in Hilliard, Ohio. Mr. Chlapaty is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of American Institute of CPAs and of Financial Executives Institute.

Mr. Chlapaty serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Dubuque. He and his wife, Linda, live in Dublin, Ohio. They have two sons, including Keith, a 1997 MC graduate and former Pioneer football player.

Frank Christy

Mr. Christy graduated from Northwestern University in 1969, and earned his M.B.A. in 1970. He is the founder and president of Christy & Associates Inc., a company that has developed a number of retail, restaurant, lodging, and other commercial projects in Ohio and West Virginia.

Since 1985, the firm has also been involved in venture funding for several companies, including Rossi Pasta, Caron Products, and Cincinnati Automation. Frank and his wife, Mary Lou, reside in Vero Beach, Fla. They have two adult children, a son and a daughter.

Patricia (Pat) Griffin Curtin
Class of 1969

Ms. Curtin recieved a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1972. She was appointed in 1995 as a District Court Trial Judge for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and currently serves as the Presiding Justice of the Dedham District Court and presides over the Drug Court in the Cambridge District Court. She serves on the District Court Education Committee which is responsible for continuing education for the judiciary as well as training for new judges. Ms. Curtin also sits on the Appellate Division within the District Court and has been a frequent lecturer to bench and bar.

Prior to her appointment to the bench, Ms. Curtin was a partner in the Boston law firm of Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman and Sands where she handled a broad range of civil and criminal litigation. Before joining the firm, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Frank H. Freedman of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

At Marietta, Ms. Curtin was Vice President of the Student Body, President of the Women’s Leadership Honorary, a member of the National History Honorary and the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. In 1999 she received the Outstanding Alumna Award. Pat and her husband, John, live in Boston and have two adult sons.

George Fenton

Mr. Fenton is a 1971 graduate of Wesleyan University. He is President of the Fenton Art Glass Company in Williamstown, W.Va. He was formerly the Executive Vice President and Manager of manufacturing at Fenton Art Glass.

Mr. Fenton participated in a Harvard Business School OPM (Owner/President Management) Program. He and his wife, Nancy Gollinger Fenton, live in Williamstown. They have two adult sons.

Barbara A. Perry Fitzgerald
Class of 1973

Ms. Fitzgerald began her professional career as a management trainee for Sears, Roebuck and Co. in New Jersey. She spent 24 years with Sears in numerous store operations positions (including Store General Manager and District General Manager), Home Improvement store support positions and strategic planning.

Ms. Fitzgerald's last assignment was Vice President and General Manager for Sears Freestanding Hardware Stores, an off the mall chain she helped grow to 150 stores in three years. She left Sears in 1997 and joined Toys “R” Us as the Vice President and General Manager for New York and New Jersey (the company’s largest market with annual sales of $1 billion). She was promoted to Vice President of People Development and led the company-wide initiative (This Magic Moment) designed to transform Toys “R” Us into a customer-focused organization.

In early 2000, Ms. Fitzgerald was named President of Harmon AutoGlass, then the nation’s second largest installer of replacement windshields. She joined PetSmart at the end of that year as Senior Vice President of Store Operations. In that position she has led the strategic focus on customer service, launching a company-wide service initiative: PetSmart Unleashed. She is currently the Board President of PetSmart Charities.

Ms. Fitzgerald and her husband, Paul, have been married for 30 years and reside in Scottsdale, Ariz. They are Pet Parents to two adopted basset hounds, Gracie and Boone.