Berkshire Hathaway Presented Properties
Kathy Casarin, Bershire Hathaway (SUBMITTED)
Realtor Kathy Casarin recently earned membership into an exclusive program of dedicated professionals (less than 1% of agents across the world) committed to helping buyers and sellers get to their next level in life.
A POWER Agent is part of a wide network of like-minded professionals who want to take their businesses to their personal next level by bringing their best selves, skills, mindsets and potential to the communities they serve. The company says POWER Agents are real estate professionals who personify the culture and commitment of serving, not selling; coaching, not closing; of giving more than taking; always kind, fair, considerate and compassionate.
Honesdale National Bank
Nick D’Alberto, Honesdale National Bank (SUBMITTED)
Nick D’Alberto has been appointed the new branch manager of the Moscow office.
As branch manager, D’Alberto will be responsible for developing and cultivating new business growth opportunities, representing HNB in a new market area delivering the “HNB & Me” experience for customers in the Moscow area.
He is a graduate of Berwick Area Senior High and has received a B.S. in education from Bloomsburg University of PA, and an A.I.B. Banking Certificate from the American Institute of Banking.
D’Alberto currently resides in Moosic, and has worked in the financial industry for over 40 years. Over the decades, he has gained invaluable experience and knowledge, making him a respected leader and mentor to his colleagues. D’Alberto has been with HNB for over 11 years, further solidifying his commitment and dedication to the bank.
University of Scranton
Christine Zakzewski, University of Scranton (SUBMITTED)
Daniel Haggerty, University of Scranton (SUBMITTED)
Douglas Boyle, University of Scranton (SUBMITTED)
A time-honored teaching award at the university was recently presented to Christine Zakzewski, Ph.D., associate professor of physics and engineering.
Student members of the university’s chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national honor society for students in Jesuit colleges and universities, selected Zakzewski as its Teacher of the Year. Formally known as the Gannon Award for Teaching, the award is named for Edward Gannon, S.J., a 22-year employee of the university who taught philosophy until his death in 1986.
A graduate of Rutgers University, where she earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, Zakzewski has been a member of the university’s Department of Physics and Engineering since 1992. She was department chair from 2007 to 2017 and the engineering program director from 2017 to 2024, helping to develop the department’s mechanical engineering program while securing external ABET accreditation for its electrical, computer and mechanical engineering programs.
Douglas M. Boyle, D.B.A., professor and chair of the Accounting Department and director of the university’s Ph.D. program, and Daniel P. Haggerty, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Philosophy Department and director of the university’s Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program, recently co-authored a paper on philosophy and professional ethics that earned the prestigious 2025 Curt Verschoor Ethics Feature of the Year. Selected by the Institute of Management Accountants’ Committee on Ethics and Strategic Finance, the article, “Aristotle and Accounting: Building Virtue to Fight Fraud,” was written by Drs. Boyle, Haggerty and the third author, Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D., of Kennesaw State University.
This is the third time Boyle has won this prestigious national award, which annually recognizes one article “that focuses on the importance of ethics in business as a whole and finance and accounting in particular.” Boyle also won this coveted prize in 2020 and 2024.
Haggerty has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, papers and book reviews. His research includes studies of classical theorists as well as contemporary thinkers in both the analytic and continental traditions. His publications in moral psychology, ethics and epistemology deal with such topics as emotions, affectivity, justification, virtue and reasons for acting. He has also received several grants to foster undergraduate research and publication in philosophy.
An award-winning teacher, Haggerty was named Teacher of the Year by the University of Scranton’s class of 2018. Haggerty received the university’s 2011 Alpha Sigma Nu Teacher of the Year Award and the Excellence in Adapting Classic Principles of Jesuit Pedagogy into the Curriculum: The Magis Award in 2016.
Haggerty joined the faculty at Scranton in 2005 and has served as the director of the university’s Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program since 2010. He earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Joseph’s University and his doctorate in philosophy from Syracuse University.
Boyle is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant with more than 30 years of industry executive experience. He has served in executive roles in startup, middle market and Fortune 500 companies, where he has held the positions of board chair, chief executive officer, president, chief operations officer and chief financial officer. An award-winning teacher and prolific researcher, Boyle ranked No. 2 in the world for accounting education publication volume in the past six years, according to the 2024 Brigham Young University Accounting Rankings. He is the founder and director of the university’s Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program and recently worked with a team of alumni, colleagues and family members to open the West Scranton Youth Center, which provides free athletic and art programs for area children and teens.
Boyle earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Scranton, an MBA from Columbia University and a doctorate from Kennesaw State University.