Story Telling
A First Time Mom
Zaneya Shaw is a twenty-six year old former Penn State student from Johnstown, PA. Zaneya currently works in childhood education as a behavioral specialist.
In 2018, Zaneya gave birth to her daughter Zariah Shaw. Zaneya describes how it was not easy at first adjusting to being a new mom. Things became much easier once she was able to get help and advice from her mom on how to properly care for her daughter. Zaneya describes Zariah to be full of personality, sass and is a girl who knows what she wants. Zaneya enjoys playing with her daughter and hopes to instill in her valuable lessons as she continues to grow.
How Things Have Changed
Annemarie Mountz is Penn State's BlueBand's official photographer. Being an alumnus of Penn State, Anne Marie knows and loves Penn State very well. During her time at Penn State, Anne Marie majored in communications. After graduation, she spent some time working in the sports, news and features departments at the Centre Daily Times newspaper in State College, Pa. She also has worked in radio, and as a newspaper staff photographer in New Jersey. AnneMarie became Penn State Blue Band's photographer after talking to Penn State Blue Band director, Gregory Drane. As the Blue Band photographer Mountz is responsible for taking a variety of shots of the Blue Band in action for the blue band members and their families. During our interview, Annemarie quoted one of her favorite photographers, Joe McNally. "Our pictures are our footprints they capture where we've been." Annemarie loves to capture where we've been through her photography.