SJM_SouthernExposure_0524_SouthernExposure_11_08 5 / 29 / 24 2 : 13 PM Page 3 Do you know a local person ? NAMES TO KNOW who is doing great things ? Let us know by emailing Carly @ SouthJersey.com . Local people achieving big things in South Jersey and beyond Josh Gatesman John Paul Cavalieri Carly Quint Forrest Harding Kevin McDonnell Kayleigh Heck An Eleanor Rush Intermediate AMedford resident , St . Au - In 2019 , the Swedesboro resi - TheWashington Township na - At47 minutes , 32.32 seconds , Petty Officer 3rd Class Heck is School fifth - grade teacher got gustinePreparatory School ju - dent suffered an electrical tive has even more than a McDonnellbeat more than serving her country with Heli - quite the surprise last month nior and multi - sport athlete , shock , which led to both long - 3.99GPA , recent degree from 40,000 other participants to be - copter Sea Combat Squadron when he walked into what he Gatesmanhas launched his term heart complications and a BaruchCollege and accep - come the first American in ( HSC ) 25 on the island of thought was an outdoor pep ownbusiness , United Athletic brush with death . Cavalieri re - tance into numerous law threedecades to win the Inde - Guam . A Marlton native , Heck rally . Instead , Harding was Company , to support youth ceived a critical heart trans - schools to celebrate : Quint pendenceBlue Cross Broad graduated from Camden greeted with a red carpet , fromlow - income households plant in 2022 , thanks to the in - edged out more than 2,000 of StreetRun , an annual 10 - mile Catholic High School in 2022 hundreds of cheering stu - byhelping them participate in credible selflessness of 22 - her high - achieving peers to be racemost recently held May 5 . before enlisting in the U.S . dents and a visit from the organized sports . No stranger year - oldJack Sinnott , who had named2024 ’ s Scholar - Athlete Raised in Moorestown , Mc - Navy . , where she now serves Phillies organization , as Hard - to serving his community registered as an organ donor at of the Year by the City Univer - Donnellgraduated from Cam - as an aviation machinist’s ing had been named as one through Lion’s Heart Service age 17 . To honor his donor’s sity of New York Confer - den Catholic High School in mate . Heck notes that she of nine Phillies ’ All - Star and his work toward becom - legacy , Cavalieri is setting up ence — theconference’s most 2008 before attending Saint “ joined the Navy to be part of Teachers . During the Phillies ’ ingan Eagle Scout , Gatesman TheJack Sinnott Foundation to prestigious honor . The softball Joseph’s University , where he something bigger ” than herself teacher appreciation night donates100 % of his earnings help families facing the impact phenomwas one the New placed10th in the 10,000 - me - and find some direction , adding later that evening , Harding to the nonprofit Every Kid of serious illnesses . Cavalieri YorkYankees ’ first - ever ball ter at the 2013 NCAA Division I that her time with the Navy has had the honor of taking a vic - Sports.He has partnered with also provides support to those girls , and went on to earn col - Outdoor Track and Field Cham - already “ allowed me to learn a tory lap with the other All - local Medford businesses to undergoing heart transplants legiate honors like the City pionships . This wasn’t the first trade , earn college credits and Star Teachers , dancing with sell his T - shirts , which feature and recently ran in South University of New York Athlet - Broad Street Run for McDon - start a career at the same the Phillie Phanatic and sports - themed inspirational Philadelphia’sDonor Dash to ic Conference’s 2024 Pitcher nell , however , as the current time . ” throwing a ceremonial first messages that demonstrate raise money for the Gift of Life of the Year and 2022 Player of Cherry Hill resident placed 12th pitch to former Phillies ’ out - his values of teamwork and in - DonorProgram . the Year . during his 2022 attempt . Thompson . fielder Milt clusivity . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 21 issue 2 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 12 |