 1999- Michael Cellurale
Known to most as Crakel, he was in school and band for 7 years due to an addition of majors. He graduated in 2006 with a BS in Psychology and aBSN in Nursing with a minor in Theatre. For two years, he worked in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the VA Pittsburgh Medical Center before returning to graduate school to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Upon graduation, Michael returned to the VA Hospital and doing very well within his work. To follow in his love of Pitt Band, Michael and his soon to be bride have chosen the 100th year anniversary of the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band to be their wedding day. We wish them the best of luck!
2002- Kelley Gannon
Upon her graduation from Pitt in 2005, Kelley started medical school at WVU. In 2009, she graduated with her MD and has been a resident physician in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at WVU for the past three years. When she graduates in 2013, she will be the Chief Resident for the Department of Internal Medicine at WVU. She hopes to become either a hospitalist or intensive care doc. Kelley is also married a wonderful guy named Fred. They have a four-legged child named Ramsay. He is a 1 year old red miniature dachshund.
2003- Andrew Levin
During his time at Pitt, he played trumpet not only in the marching band but also in concert band and orchestra. He also had the honor of playing trumpet for the National Intercollegiate Band (cosponsored by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma) in 2003 and 2005. He graduated with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in Music in 2007. I also received several research scholarships and fellowships for neuroscience research related to depression and schizophrenia.
After spending a year working for UPMC as an otolaryngological medical assistant, Andrew accepted a post-bacc research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in the Unit on Neural Circuits and Adaptive Behaviors, studying schizophrenia. Naturally, he volunteered to play trumpet with the NIH band at several community events.
In 2009, he began attending the Ohio State University College of Medicine and due to graduate with an M.D. degree in 2013. During his first two years in the program, Andrew played trumpet for the Collegiate Wind Ensemble at OSU, although his current third-year clerkship program schedule precludes him from doing so any longer. Ultimately, his plan to pursue a career in dermatology or neurology.
 2004- Brian Nicholas
After graduation in December 2007, Brian became an Officer in the US Air Force as a Navigator. His job was navigating the KC-135 Stratotanker. He worked on refueling other airplanes inflight so they don't have to land. His
specialty is Special Forces Air Refueling. According to him, its a little more
challengeing but also more rewarding the normal everyday refueling. He was
promoted to Captain and is currently deployed to Qatar working as one of the
Tanker Duty Officer. What he does for 8 hours a day is command/control
15 tankers inflight over both Iraq and Afghanistan. Like directing
traffic, he is responisble for pairing the airplanes recieving fuel to the correct tankers who
give the fuel.
2006- Elizabeth Wyman-Whalen
Elizabeth graduated from Pitt in 2009 as magna cum laude with a 3.9 GPA. She majored in Anthropology with minors in Chinese and French and certificates in Asian Studies and Global Studies. After waiting a year to attend the Air Force Officer Training School to work in Intelligence and being delayed admittance due to poor economic conditions, she took her future into her own hands. She began attending the University of Houston’s Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, ranked number two in the country behind Cornell.
She is now the Assistant General Manager position at Drury Inn and Suites Houston West/ Energy Corridor. She will hopefully be graduating with her Masters in May.
Elizabeth is thankful for the opportunities and help that Pitt Band and the Alumni Council awarded her during her time in Pittsburgh. She is extremely grateful that the PBAC saw potential in her and hopes to continue to make the council and the band proud.
2007- Tyler Meinhart
Tyler graduated summa cum laude from Pitt in 2010 with a BA in history and minor in German. During his undergraduate years, Tyler performed in both Varsity Marching and Symphonic Bands and was a member of the music committee in Kappa Kappa Psi. On graduation Tyler went to the Johns Hopkins School of Education where he gained his MAT. Shortly after graduation in 2011 he became a social studies teacher in Howard County, Maryland, where he teaches four sections of United States Government and one section of United State History. Tyler believes that his involvement in music at Pitt provided him with many great opportunities and is very thankful for them.
 2008- Ana West
After graduating with a BS degree in Applied Developmental Psychology in
2011, Ana went on to pursue her Master's of Education at Pitt with a
dual teaching certification in Early Childhood Education and Special
Education. She is currently a student teacher in the Pittsburgh Public
School District as well as a full time student. Ana has loved her
experiences in the schools around Pittsburgh and can't wait to have a
classroom of her own upon her completion of grad school in August of
2012! When she is not teaching or in class, Ana gives private french
horn and trumpet lessons to students at the Falk Laboratory School and
is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She's
excited to be returning to the University of Pittsburgh's Symphonic Band
for one more season and to celebrate Pitt Band's 100 years of
tradition!
 2009-Monica Nicola
She currently completing her third co-op rotation with URS for the US Department of Energy. Not to miss out on important experiences, she is looking for another internship for next summer to give a different engineering experience before she graduates in December 2012. She is also looking into entry-level programs that involve completing a few rotations in different areas of a company in various locations. In the future, she plans to go back to school for her MBA so she can move up in the company from engineering to management or finance. Aside from work, school, and marching band where she plays the mellophone, Monica is still involved with the engineering sorority, Phi Sigma Rho. She is also a member of the Golden Key honor society, American Institute for Chemical Engineers, and Society of Women Engineers.
2010- Brittany Weikel
Brittany is in her third year of studies at Pitt. She is majoring in
Applied Developmental Psychology in Pitt’s teacher preparation program.
This program is through the School of Education, so she is excited
especially this year to be taking classes exclusively for her field.
Upon graduation, she will continue attending Pitt for another four
semesters to earn her Teacher Certification for PreK-4, Special
Education Certificate, and Master of Arts in Teaching. Brittany is
looking forward to learning the Spanish language abroad this summer. She
has always had a passion for Spanish, but now also knows that it will
be an asset to her teaching as our English Second Language Learner
population continues to grow.
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