Find Your Summit In The City is an online series created by ASCEND, in collaboration with Erie Downtown Development Corporation, that features local community leaders, while trying out some climbing... maybe for their very first time! Tune in as we learn and share how our guests find their summit in the city, AND, if they are able to find their summit at ASCEND.
An Online Video Series
Find Your Summit In The City
Find Your Summit In The City #4
Audra Miller
Audra Miller is the lead singer for bands First To Eleven and Concrete Castles. Thanks for spending some time with us, Audra!
"I want to be able to inspire younger kids in Erie to do what they love. Being able to play music for a living is something I never thought would be a possibility, but with the help of my bandmates, family, and teachers, it was able to become a reality. I want to be that person in other kids' lives, someone they can look up to and thank for taking that first step in chasing their dreams."
Find Your Summit In The City #3
Timothy NeCastro
David, from ASCEND Erie, spends some time on the wall with Timothy NeCastro, the president and CEO of Erie Insurance. Thanks for spending some time with us, Tim!
An Erie native, NeCastro is a graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Gannon University. He serves on the boards for the Erie Community Foundation, the Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and is treasurer and council member for The Pennsylvania Society. He is also founding board president of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, which is transforming the downtown core of Erie, Pennsylvania, through real estate development and sparking investment and revitalization across the region.
Find Your Summit In The City #2
Sean Fedorko
David, from ASCEND Erie, spends some time on the wall with Sean Fedorko, the owner of Radius CoWork. Thanks for spending some time with us, Sean!
"I am surrounded by some of the most interesting, ambitious, and caring people in the city and get to see first hand how their work is improving our community. Erie is big enough that you don't know everyone, but small enough that you can easily meet people and build meaningful relationships. We live in The Unfinished City. Together, our hard work is to build a better city, to reach a new summit, and to strive for it gladly. I want to find how high our city's summit could be."
Find Your Summit In The City #1
Dave Tamulonis
Lorena, from ASCEND Erie, spends some time on the wall with Dave Tamulonis, the Events and Marketing Manager at Erie Downtown Partnership. Thanks for spending some time with us, Dave!
A recent transplant to Erie, Dave’s diverse background in community development includes experience as a community organizer, rental property manager, and muralist. He graduated from Youngstown State University in 2016 with a BS in Marketing Management and a BFA in Graphic and Interactive Design. He teaches Graphic Design at Youngstown State University and is a teaching artist with Erie Arts & Culture where he designs and teaches music education residencies in City of Erie elementary schools. Dave is an avid cyclist, musician, and photographer. He resides in the West Bayfront where he is an active volunteer.