CHEF ARTISTE Local chef and painter Michael Donato is celebrating dual success now that one of his pieces “Woman with Poodle” is hanging in the Woodmere Museum as part of the annual juried exhibition. Donato is more widely known as the lively chef at popular Chestnut Hill eatery Caffette.

Sallie Glickman, of Mt. Airy, was named President of the United States Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council during its winter meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 26. The WDC provides a forum for employment and training administrators to examine and strengthen policies and practices that address workforce issues. Under Glickman’s leadership, the WDC will present an opportunity for local representatives throughout the country to work collectively to further an urban workforce agenda.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wiley, of Chestnut Hill, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jeanine Elizabeth, to Todd William Vender, son of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Vender, of Winnetka, Ill.
Jeanine, a 1996 graduate of the William Penn Charter School and a 2000 graduate of Georgetown University, works as an associate of strategic planning for the clothing designer, Theory, in New York.
Jeffrey, a 1996 graduate of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill., and a 2000 graduate of Georgetown University, is currently working for Blue Vista Capital Partners, a private equity real estate firm in Chicago.
The couple, who will reside in Chicago, has planned a June wedding at Congress Hall in Cape May, N.J.

Rock - Steinkirchner engagement
Steve Rock, of Doylestown and Kay Steinkirchner, formerly of Chestnut Hill, announce their engagement.
Steve is the Executive Director of the Community Conservatory in Doylestown, Pa.
Kay is an account executive for Right Management Consultants in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
A July 2, 2006 wedding is planned.

WHAT A GIRL WANTS (FOR VALENTINE’S DAY): Susan Lynn became part of the Mt. Airy business renaissance on December 1 when she opened What a Girl Wants & a Guy Needs at 7125 Germantown Ave., formerly the site of the Vitality Pilates Studio. Susan, a Mt. Airy resident, sells a huge variety of high-quality chocolates and European designer clothing for men and women at huge discounts. (Great Valentine’s Day gifts.) For example, Armani unisex jeans, normally $225 to $250, now at $50; Sartoria men’s overcoats, normally $2,000, now $250; Dolce & Gabbana wool and cashmere scarves, normally $200 to $400, now $40; Italian handmade shirts, normally $125 to $150, now $25. For more information, call 215-247-9338. (Photo by Len Lear)