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Jim Walters
Personal Information
Interests:   Most things outside. Growing stuff, Pets, Building and Home Improvement, Musical Theater, Working with Kids, My three neices, golf. Playing on the computer, Movies, reading.
Most recently we've become interested in Yoga and Wine Making.
Favorite Music:   Alternative, Gothic, 80's, County, Classical, pretty much anything but METAL. Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode, Camoflauge, Bahaus
Favorite TV Shows:   X-files, House, Fringe, Scrubs, True Blood, Nurse Jackie, Entourage, The Gates, Royal Pains
Favorite Movies:   Matrix Triology, Underworld, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings Triology
Favorite Books:   Anything Anne Rice, Fantasy, Horror
Favorite Quotations:   "Wherever you go, there you are." "Jeff, stay away from the tramp stamped whores." "Lucy, come here I have to tell you something." "There are 10 foot snowdrifts and people are ALL OVER THE ROAD!" "Boo Hiss."
Education and Work
Grad School:   University of Pittsburgh 2008
MBA
College:   University of Pittsburgh 1989
BS Biology
High School:   Kiski Area High School 1984
Employer:   PPG Industries
Chemical Division
Monroeville, PA
Project Manager

Michelle Walters
Personal Information
Interests:   Westmoreland Symphonic Winds, exercising, video games, reading, gardening, wine making.
Favorite Music:   almost anything
Favorite TV Shows:   Weeds, The X-Files, Six Feet Under, Big Love
Education and Work
College:   St. Vincent 1990
Bachelor of Music, Music Education
High School:   Franklin Regional Senior High School 1986
Employer:   Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Director, Community Arts Program
  Michelle also does side work as a free-lance musician playing piano for community theater productions, high school productions, school music events, weddings, church services etc.  She is also Principal Percussionist for the Westmoreland Symphonic Winds as well as a member of their Board of Directors.

We met when Michele was the pianist/conductor and Jim was the stage manager for a production of the musical, "Guys and Dolls", got engaged during a 4th of July fireworks display and married in our backyard in 1998.