Robert Bonaker:  

Hi. I was born and "raised" in Latrobe and lived there until age 15, then the family moved to Harrisburg. I graduated from William Penn HS in 1969. I never wanted to leave my beloved hometown of Latrobe, but at age 15, I was way too young to become emancipated. I graduated from Penn State - Harrisburg in 1973 with a B.S. in Social Science, then attended the University of Arkansas, graduating in 1975 with an M,A. in Political Science. After graduating, I moved to Amsterdam NY to work and support my Mother and 3 teen-age brothers, as the father was no longer there. I have worked as an administrator in county government and as a public school administrator for finance and support operations. I earned an M. S. in Education Administration from the State University of New York (Albany NY). I retired in August 2017 but still work part-time as a financial management consultant and as an interim school district administrator. ...Expand for more