Dave Borland, Academy Avenue, has published Each Day is a Life, a novel about a corporate fixer who faces some radical life changes after being diagnosed with late-stage cancer, and decides to put his talents to use for a higher purpose. The book is available on Amazon. Read an excerpt from Each Day is a Life, and from Borland’s other works, at daveborlandwriter.com [1].
Amy Robinson is the Mt. Lebanon Public Information Office’s new design team lead. She has an associate’s degree in graphic design from Pittsburgh Technical College and a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Robert Morris University, where she worked for 14 years as a marketing department creative director before taking a position as marketing strategy lead with Nova Southeastern University.
William Merchant is Seton LaSalle Catholic High School’s new principal. Merchant holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Notre Dame, and has worked in Catholic education for the past 14 years, including serving as chair of the religion department at Greensburg Catholic High School and as an adjunct professor of theology at Seton Hill University. For the last four years, he has been dean of formation at Seton LaSalle.
THANKS TO OUR SUMMER INTERNS Mt. Lebanon Magazine worked with two incredibly talented interns this summer: Adrienne Cahillane and Tess Reinhart. Both are Mt. Lebanon natives now in their third yearof college. You can find their articles online and in upcoming issues.
Adrienne Cahillane, Lakemont Drive, Mt. Lebanon High School Class of 2022, is pursuing a dual degree in public and professional writing and political science, with minors in German and creative writing, at the University of Pittsburgh. A senior writer for The Pitt News since freshman year, she is now the multimedia editor for the 2024-2025 school year. In her free time, Cahillane can be found at a local coffee shop, reading a new book or taking walks through Oakland or Mt. Lebanon, depending on the time of year.
Tess Reinhart, Navahoe Drive, also graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2022. A junior at the University of Notre Dame, Reinhart is completing an American studies degree with a minor in journalism, ethics and democracy. She writes for The Scholastic, the student news magazine at Notre Dame, where she formerly served as the humor editor and is now managing editor for 2024-2025. Outside of school and work, Reinhart is an avid swimmer with a passion for sports, arts and entertainment.