The September Erie Torch Club Meeting will be on Wednesday September 3 at the Erie Yacht Club. Cash bar at 6 PM and dinner at 6:30 PM.
$30 per meal cash or check made out to the Erie Yacht Club payable at the door. Deadline for reservations is 5 PM Friday, August 29. A reminder that no shows for dinner will be billed for the cost of the meal.
Our dinner will be a choice of two entrees, either Sliced Sirloin with Mushroom Demi-Glace or Lemon Herb Chicken (Roasted Chicken served with lemon herb butter), with Cranberry Apple Walnut Salad, Cheddar Scalloped Potatoes, Garlic Roasted Broccoli & Cauliflower with Carrots, French Silk Pie, with rolls and butter, tea and coffee.
Our speaker is Irene Fiala, M.B.A., Ph.D., Full Professor PennWest University Edinboro
Irene forged a dynamic career encompassing academia, research, and dedicated community service. Holding a Ph.D. in Sociology from Kent State University (2003), where her dissertation explored the social construction of public health statistics within the medicolegal system, she also earned an M.B.A. in Management (1990) and a B.B.A. in Marketing (1987), both from Kent State. Retiring from PennWest University at Edinboro this August 2025 as a Full Professor (Sociology), a position she held since 2023, Dr. Fiala has served the university since 2002, achieving tenure in 2008 and the rank of Associate Professor in 2012. Her teaching experience spans various institutions, including Kent State University (Ashtabula Campus), John Carroll University, Cleveland State University, Baldwin-Wallace University, and Lakeland Community College. Beyond academia, Dr. Fiala’s leadership and impact have been recognized in "Women of PennWest," the BORO Magazine, as well as through her selection as a Fall 2022 Convocation Speaker. An "Inspirational Leader" in Kent State's Flash Tales oral history project, she was the Founder and First Board President of the Community Cats Coalition of Ashtabula County and currently serves on the Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Ashtabula County Planning Commission as an Alternate Commissioner. A passionate advocate, Dr. Fiala has testified before the Ohio legislature on numerous animal welfare legislation. She has presented her research at numerous international conferences, including the World Congress of Sociology and the World Congress of Criminology, and has presented in Australia, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic, and Canada.
Her topic is Sea Shanties.
2025 Club dues of $75 are payable now. If not coming to the dinner a check made out to Erie Torch Club may be mailed to Dave Yonkers 1801 LOHER RD FAIRVIEW PA 16415-1846.
Reservations may be made by response to
c2VjcmV0YXJ5ICEgZXJpZXRvcmNoIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20= or calling the Secretary at 814-864-2451.
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