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SJM_SouthernExposure_0919_SouthernExposure_11_08 8 / 29 / 19 11 : 05 AM Page 4 Do you know a local person NAMES TO KNOW who is doing great things ? ? Let us know by emailing Lauren @ SouthJersey.com . Local people achieving big things in South Jersey and beyond Bryana DeMonte Emily Benfield and Dr . Ari Brooks Sarah Baldwin Danielle Patrice Ilana Ellis Emily Hess DeMonte was recently The Cherry Hill resident Baldwin is a Mantua Patrice , a Willingboro Ellis is a Haddonfield given The College Benfield , of Pittsgrove was the recipient of the resident who illustrated native , is co - founder resident who is of New Jersey’s School Township , and Hess , 2019 Jamie Brooke and wrote Twitcha , a of the New Jersey making a number of ers of Education Staff of Elmer , received a Lieberman Remembrance comic book about a Domestic Violence achievements with Pow Member of the Year Girl Scout Silver Award by Susan G . teenage superhero with Movement , a new her artistry . Her most ean Award . She is the Award which is the Komen of Philadelphia , Tourette syndrome ( TS ) . organization with a recent Daccomplishment of y academic coordinator highest award a Girl which selects an The book was inspired mission to restructure was apprenticing urtes of the career and Scout Cadette can activist in the area who by a group project at the way the legal with internationally co h community studies achieve . The two created demonstrates an the NJCTS Tim Howard system handles recognized portrait ograp program , which is a pet safety awareness eagerness to end breast Leadership Academy domestic violence . artist Odd Nerdrum photin a college - based program in their commu - cancer . Since 2002 , at Rutgers University , Not only does the Norway and Sweden . dwin certificate program nity inspired by the Brooks has been receiv - which promotes group advocate for She recently Balreceived h for young adults with passing of Hess ’ pet in ing funds from the Komen self - advocacy and victims and spread the Stobart Foundation Sara intellectual disabilities . a fire . The program Philadelphia community self - leadership for those awareness , but it Grant which helps The Voorhees native helps reduce the risk of grants program for his with TS . Twitcha will be takes donations painters in the beginning supports her students it happening to another breast health outreach . used by NJCTS for for kits that include stages of their careers . by accommodations family by handing out in - He enjoys getting to presentations to elemen - toiletries , blankets , Ellis is currently in accessing and formation on how to keep know the women who tary students with a plan gift cards , diapers working on a series of successfully completing pets safe around fires put up a fight when it to incorporate the book and wipes to paintings that the grant coursework . and in emergencies . comes to breast cancer . into lesson plans . help victims . will help fund . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 6 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 13
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SJM_SouthernExposure_0919_SouthernExposure_11_08 8 / 29 / 19 11 : 04 AM Page 5 PEOPLE by Joe Metz lanks b the in fill to people four asked We Customizing Kindness ANSWER Everything changed What TV show are you Are pumpkin What’s your favorite What is the perfect when Rich Nardiello had most excited about spice - flavored autumn activity ? workday lunch ? a hemorrhagic stroke returning this fall ? foods / drinks overrated ? THIS ! seven years ago . He had to re - learn his day - to - day tasks from walking and talking to eating and coffee the think I Fiume Pat even smiling . But having good . are teas dry and fish some Sushi , agent estate real This is Us walking and Hiking cold Anything salad or of Re / Max a stroke didn’t stop much . so not though , Hill Cherry Nardiello , 62 , from giving back to the community ; it gave him motivation . Last August , the Sewell resident created PopPop’s Kustom Kars , which Jennifer - Lynn Pumpkin Crispy chicken salad refurbishes customized Little Tikes Cozy Coupes for Yes ! Chicago Fire Cranmer picking with spring mix children battling pediatric cancer and other diseases . Mantua The ideas are endless for Nardiello , who has made cars related to super heroes , sports teams and popular char - acters in entertainment . “ The mission is to put a smile on the faces of little The Good Doctor : Overrated is [ an ] Sitting at my warriors battling cancer one smile at a time and also an individual understatement ! desk eating a Ron Graziano to spread awareness of short - and long - term pediatric Watching leaves turn helping people A good example chef’s salad and attorney cancer , ” Nardiello says . while overcoming of the power reading The New Graziano & Flynn It all stemmed from a longtime friend whose society’s prejudice of marketing . York Times online daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer . After visiting her in the hospital and seeing all of the children going through a similar battle , Nardiello decided to give back to the kids . He initially made a Kustom Kar for his grandson and since then has deliv - Watching football American Calla Travia [ They ] are not ered one toy car per month to children at Children’s Soup and salad games and having Horror Story Mullica Hill overrated but friends over for snacks Hospital of Pennsylvania . totally delicious and short - lived . For more of this article , visit SouthJerseyMagazine.com . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 6 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 14 |