SJM_SouthernExposure_0823_SouthernExposure_11_08 8 / 17 / 23 3 : 52 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 Noam Aviel Nicole Moore Samson Roman Griffen Shanna Hart Jack Witzig Daniel Gerard Breland Aviel was named music director A graduate of Lenape High This Merchantville resident is Knownas “ Breland , ” the Burling - As an integral part of the Food Griffen , a Lumberton native and of Symphony in C , the Camden - School and mother of two turning his grief into a lofty tonTownship native is an emerg - Bank of South Jersey as a nu - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate based , award - winning profes - alumni , Samson was appoint - goal by running every mile of ingmusician who recently ful - trition educator , Hart organizes ( Equipment ) 3rd Class , was as - sional training orchestra . Aviel ed as the Mount Laurel repre - road and trail in Camden Coun - filled a lifelong dream . Breland efforts to collect donations for signed to serve aboard the USS joined the orchestra this past sentative for Lenape Regional ty . Witzig started the journey openedfor and , for a few songs , pet food and supplies in her Gerald R . Ford for his current July after working as an associ - High School District’s board of in Merchantville to honor his sharedthe stage with country new project , Full Hart Pet military mission . The ship is the ate conductor of the San Anto - education . She has lived in father , a former high school musiclegend Shania Twain at Pantry . The nonprofit is based world’s largest aircraft carrier , nio Symphony . Born in Israel , the community for 44 years , cross country and track coach MadisonSquare Garden . The up - in Atco , but serves any South as well as the U.S . Navy’s she studied voice performance bringing a unique expertise to who passed away in 2016 . and - comingsinger tweeted be - Jersey resident or pet in need , newest and most advanced . and orchestral conducting at Tel her new role . Samson serves That turned into Maple Shade forethe show that playing at allowing people to keep their Griffen’s strike group is current - Aviv University , later continuing as the principal of Shamong’s and then Maple Shade turned MSGwas a lifelong dream of his animals cared for when a ly deployed in the U.S . Naval her studies at Illinois State Uni - Indian Mills Elementary into Haddon Heights . For every andhow grateful he was that it household faces difficult finan - Forces Europe , and is employed versity . Her upcoming engage - School , and is a member of mile run , money is donated to wasbecoming a reality . Breland cial situations . Hart’s family in - by U.S . sixth fleet in defense of ments include her German sym - the New Jersey Principals and the Lewy Body Dementia As - hasbeen touring with “ The cludes two dogs and eight the country , its allies and its phonic debut with Dortmund Supervisors Association , the sociation , a nonprofit raising Queenof Country Pop ” on her re - cats , motivating her to ensure partner interests . Philharmoniker and a debut at National Task Force on Race awareness for and supporting cent tour . that “ food is never a reason Opera Tampa conducting and Equity for the National patients with Lewy Body De - that someone needs to give up Hansel and Gretel . Association of Elementary mentia . The runner has already their pet . ” School Principals and the hit more than half of his goal , Burlington County Women’s which is 2,237 miles , the span Advisory Council Association . of Camden County . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 20 issue 5 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 14 |