Centre Square firefighter planned a career in the classroom, but found a better fit in emergency services

WHITPAIN >> What’s a 23-year-old woman to do when she attends college in quest of a teaching degree, applies to seven school districts and not one offers her a job?

“I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to fall back on emergency services,” admitted Joelle Lesniak, a career firefighter, emergency medical technician, and paramedic with Centre Square Fire Company in Whitpain Township.