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    Dec 05, 2024  
2024-25 RACC Student Catalog 
    
2024-25 RACC Student Catalog

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Administration

SUSAN D. LOONEY, President; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University; J.D., Widener University; M.B.A., Monmouth University; B.S., Monmouth University

KENNETH E. DEARSTYNE, JR., Senior Vice President for Business Services/CollegeTreasurer; M.B.A., St. Joseph’s University; B.S., Lebanon Valley College

CYNTHIA SEAMAN, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost; M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College; B.S., Clarkson University

ANTHONY DEMARCO, Vice President for College Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation; B.A., Franklin & Marshall College

DOLORES PETERSON, Vice President of Fiscal and Human Resources; M.B.A., Villanova University; B.S., Philadelphia University

THERESA LAMPE MELCHER, Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education; A.A.S., Bergen Community College

P. KEVIN COOTS, Associate Provost; M.A., Southern Illinois University; B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College

MARIA MITCHELL, Dean of Student Affairs; M.Ed., B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania

STACIA VISGARDA, Dean of Health Professions; Ph.D., Univeristy of Phoenix; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; M.S.H.A., University of Saint Francis; A.D.; Alvernia University

ROBIN ECKERT, Dean of Social Sciences/Human Services/Foundational Studies; Ph.D., Alvernia University; M.S., Nova University; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

AURIA BRADLEY, Associate Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education; M. A., Cappella Univeristy; B.A., Albright College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

BENJAMIN ROSENBERGER, Director of Financial Aid/Registrar; M.Ed., B.A., Kutztown University

LIZETTE FLOWERS, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging / Title IX Coordinator; B.S., The Pennsylvania State University 

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Academic Divisions

Business

BRIAN T. SCHELL, Dean of Business; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University; B.A., The Pennsylvania State University

DEBBY BLOOM, Associate Professor; M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.S., Suffolk University; B.S., Boston University

DEBORAH S. DELGADO, Division Administrative Specialist, Business Division

CATHERINE FALLER, Associate Professor; M.B.A., Kutztown University; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

DAVID HOWE, Associate Professor; M.B.A., Capella University; B.S., Ithaca College; A.A.S., Tompkins Cortland Community College

BETTE KEENY, Associate Professor; M.S., Wilkes University; B.S.B.A, Geneva College

ANH NGUYEN, IMBA; Assistant Professor; M.B.A., Temple University; B.S., Pennsylvania State University 

JOANN RAWLEY, Professor; Ed.D., University of South Florida; M.S., B.S., National-Louis University; A.A., St. Petersburg College

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Communications, Arts and Humanities

BRIAN T. SCHELL, Dean of CAH; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University; B.A., The Pennsylvania State University

STEPHANIE ANDERSEN, Professor; M.F.A., B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington

DIANE CONRAD, Professor; Ph.D., Alvernia University; M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University; B.A., East Stroudsburg University

C. L. COSTELLO, Instructor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; M.A., University of Memphis; B.A., Boston College

JOEY FLAMM COSTELLO, Instructor; M.F.A., University of Memphis; B.A., University of Pittsburgh

BAHAR DIKEN, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Bilkent University; B.A., Gazi Teacher Training College

KRISTIE HUDZIK, Administrative Specialist,Communications, Arts and Humanities Division ; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

DAVID LEIGHT, Professor; M.A., B.A., Lehigh University

ANTHONY VEGA, Assistant Professor; M.F.A., University of Delaware; B.A., Saint Joseph’s University

ELLEN WALTER; Instructor; M.A., Villanova University; B.F.A., Syracuse University

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Foundational Studies

ROBIN ECKERT, Dean of Social Sciences/Human Services/Foundational Studies; Ph.D., Alvernia University; M.S., Nova University; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

TAMIE DICKSON, Professor; M.Ed., George Mason University; B.S., Shippensburg University

TERI FLOYD-BRUMM, Associate Professor; M.ED., Grand Canyon University; B.S., Kutztown University

MARJORIE KERBEL, Professor; M.S., McDaniel College; B.S., Bucknell University

ELEISHA MORENO, Associate Professor; M.A., Morehead State University; B.A., Albright College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

BARBARA MUTZEL, Administrative Specialist, Social Sciences/Human Services Division; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

CRYSTAL SCHILTHUIS, Associate Professor; M.A., Kutztown University, B.A., Grace College

DENISE STROHMAYR, Associate Professor; M.A., University of Phoenix, B.A., Kutztown University

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Health Professions

STACIA VISGARDA, Dean of Health Professions; Ph.D., Univeristy of Phoenix; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; M.S.H.A., University of Saint Francis; A.D.; Alvernia University

STEPHANIE HERR, Associate Dean of Health Professions / Director of Nursing Program; Ph.D., Duquesne University; M.S.N., Western Governors University; B.S.N., Villanova University; B.S., Albright College

TARA BACHARACH, Instructor; M.S.N., Capella University; B.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania; A.A.S., Montgomery County Community College

JUDI BRENDLE, R.N., Assistant Director of Evening Nursing Programs; MSN., Immaculata University; MSN., University of Pheonix; B.S.N., Reading Hospital School of Nursing

MAURA BERNARDO, R.N., Instructor; M.S.N., Columbia University; B.S.N., Columbia University; B.A., Catholic University of America 

KIM COLVELL, R.N., Associate Professor; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; B.S.N., The College of New Jersey

LEAH DELCOLLO, Instructor; Medical Laboratory and Histotchnician Program Director; B.S., University of Cincinnati; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

JENNIFER DELROSSI, Instructor; Director of Clinical Education; B.S., Immaculata University; A.A.S., Pennsylvania College of Health Science

KATHLEEN DePAUL, M.S.N, R.N., CNE, Assistant Professor; M.S.N., Kutztown University; B.S.N., University of Pittsburgh

KIM DOBSON, M.S.N., R.N., NPD-BCm CMSRN, Assistant Professor; M.S.N., Gwynedd Mercy College; B.S., Albright College; A.D.N., Alvernia College; A.S., Reading Area Community College

MARGARET EDWARDS, Division Administrative Specialist

STEPHANIE GIDDENS, Enrollment SPecialist / Advisor - Career Programs; B.S., Lincoln University

KAREN R.R. HARTMAN, R.N., CCRN, Associate Professor; M.S.N., Drexel University; B.S.N., York College of Pennsylvania

NIMATU KAMARA, Ph.D., Faculty PN Program; Capella University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; M.S., University of Sierra Leone; B.S., Home Economics; A.D.N., Mercer County Community College 

KRISTA REILLY, R.N., Instructor; M.S.N., Western Governors University; B.S., Eastern University; A.D.N., Harcum College

ELIANNY RODRIGUEZ, Enrollment Support Specialist/Advisor - Career Programs; B.A., Southern New Hampshire University

TRACIE ROWLES-WEYANDT; Instructor; M.S.N., Capella University; B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania; A.D.N., Reading Area Community College 

TRACEY RUDNICK, Senior Academic Advisor-Health Professions; M.S., Drexel University; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

JENNIFER SUNDERMIER, R.N., Assistant Professor; M.S.N., Aspen University; B.S., Delaware Valley College; A.A.S.N., Montgomery County Community College

NORA SCOTT, Instructor; M.S.N., Thomas Jefferson University; B.S., Rutgers University of New Jersey; B.A., Rowan University

JENNA SYCHTERZ, RRT-ACCS, RPSGT, Director / Instructor of the Respiratory Program; M.Ed., Wilkes Univeristy; B.A., Ursinus College; A.S.R.C., Reading Area Community College

TAMMY VERBONITZ, Administrative Specialist - Health Professions/Career Programs; A.A., Reading Area Community College

JENNA WEACHTER, R.N., Instructor; M.S.N., Drexel University; B.S.N., Chamberlain University; A.S.N., Harrisburg Area Community College

CATHY WEINHEIMER, R.N., Professor; M.S.N., Duquesne University; B.S.N., Pennsylvania State University

MARIANNE WOLLYUNG, R.N., Associate Professor; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; B.S.N., Kutztown University

MEGAN ZERILLO, R.N., Professor; D.N.P., Samford University; M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham; B.S.N., Univeristy of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

 

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Science,Technology, Engineering and Math

PATRICIA MEJABI, Dean of STEM; M.S., Virginia Tech University; M.HSA, University of Detroit Mercy; B.S., Richard Stockton University

SAMANTHA BLESSING, Instructor; M.S., West Chester University; B.S., Millersville University; A.A., Harrisburg Area Community College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

SANJUKTA DAS, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology

REBECA DOMINGUEZ, Science Laboratory Assistant; B.S., Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

CRAIG FENN, Professor; M.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., University of New Haven; B.S., University of New Haven

HEATHER SCHONGAR HINKLE, Associate Professor; M.S., Binghamton University; B.S., Roger Williams University

GEORGE KRALLIS, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Lehigh University; M.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., West Chester University; B.S., Lehigh University

TRICIA LEWIS, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., West Virginia University; B.S., Ohio University; A.S., Laramie County Community College

LARA ROSENBERGER, Assistant Professor; M.Ed., Concordia University; B.A., Albright College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

YELENA VDOV, Science Laboratory Assistant; B.S., Government University of Metallurgy, Ukraine

 

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Social Sciences/Human Services

ROBIN ECKERT, Dean of Social Sciences/Human Services/Foundational Studies; Ph.D., Alvernia University; M.S., Nova University; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

CAROL BEAN-RITTER, Professor; M.Ed., B.S., Millersville University

PAMELA A. R. BLAKELY, Professor; Ph.D., M.A., Indiana University; A.B., Radcliffe College, Harvard University

DANELLE BOWER, Professor; Ph.D., Widener University; M.S.W., Washington University; B.S.W., Kutztown University

JODI GREENE, Associate Professor; M.A.,West Chester University; B.A., Kean University; A.A., Delaware Community College

NANCY JACKSON, Professor; M.Ed., Penn State University; B.A., Houghton College

DANIEL MIRAFLOR, Assistant Professor; J.D., University of Colorado; M.S., University of Colorado; B.S., Kutztown University

BARBARA MUTZEL, Administrative Specialist, Social Sciences/Human Services Division; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

LUCIA TORCHIA-THOMPSON, CTC, Professor; Ph.D., Walden University; M.Ed., Alvernia College; M.A., B.A., Kutztown University

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Staff

Academic Affairs

CYNTHIA SEAMAN, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost ; M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College; B.S., Clarkson University

P. KEVIN COOTS, Associate Provost; M.A., Southern Illinois University; B.A. Kentucky Wesleyan College

DAVID SWEELEY, Dean of Assessment, Research and Planning; M.P.S., Penn State University; M.P.A., Arizona State University; B.S., Gannon University

BARBARA BELL, Instructional Designer; M.Ed., Peirce College; B.S., Peirce College; A.S., Montgomery County Community College

KHADY GUEYE, Administrative Assistant to Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs / Provost; B.S., Albright College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

MEGAN KING, Director of Tutoring and Academic Support; M.Ed., Alvernia University; B.A., Millersville University

LAURA KLINE, Director of Career and Technical Education; M.S., Shippensburg University; B.A., Albright College

ROBERT MARTEN, Assistant Director of Institutional Research; M.A., Miami University; B.S., Illinois State University; A.A., Illinois Valley Community College

STEVEN MATHEWS, Ph.D., Director of Teaching and Learning; M.A., University of Cincinnati; B.A., Ithaca College; University of Cincinnati; Ph.D.

MARTY MILLER, CRM Administrator; A.B.A., Schuylkill Institute of Business Technology

RHONDA OCHS, Mathematics Laboratory Instructional Specialist; B.S., Lebanon Valley College

SANDRA SANTIAGO, Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant; A.A., Northwest Vista College

 

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Student Affairs

MARIA MITCHELL, Dean of Student Affairs; M.Ed., B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania

MARY TURNER, Director of KEYS Program; M.S., B.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania

KYM KLEINSMITH, Director of Accessibility Services/Student Behavioral Intervention; M.A.T., Indiana University; B.S., Kutztown University

LAURA C. KRUSE, Director of Upward Bound; M.Ed., Widener University; B.S., University of Idaho

MEGAN ADUKAITIS, Director of Career Services; M.S., West Chester University; B.A., Gettysburg College

JAMICA R. ANDREWS, Director of Student Life; B.S., Albright College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

VENESSA ALBARRAN, Secretary-Upward Bound Program

TARA ANSPACH, KEYS Student Facilitator; B.S.W., Kutztown University; A.A., Reading Area Community College

CARMELA CAPELLUPO-BEAVER, Support Services Specialist; B.S., Kutztown University

MARIANNE CAWLEY, Assistive Technology/Education Support Specialist; M.S., West Chester University; B.A., Kutztown University

ARLENE ISARDAT, Upward Bound Advisor; B.A., Temple University

ZACHARY OHMACHT, Career Coach; M.Ed., Kutztown University; B.S., Kutztown University; A.E., Northampton Community College

REBECCA PAULL, Senior Student Facilitator, KEYS Program; M.S.W., Marywood University; B.A., Millersville University

MARIA PEREZ, Student Facilitator, KEYS Program; PhD, Alvernia University; MEd, Alvernia University; B.A., Alvernia University; A.A., Reading Area Community College

DONALD J. PLANTE, Administrative Specialist - SSSP/Advantage Programs; A.A., Reading Area Community College

SEETA REES, Senior Academic Advisor-Retention Specialist; PhD, Capella University; M.S., Albright College; B.A., University of Guyana

YUSRA SALIM, KEYS Admissions and Retention Facilitator; A.A., Reading Area Community College; B.S., Baghdad University

VIVIAN SANTOS-DINGUI, KEYS Student Facilitator; M.S., Capella University; B.S., DeVry University; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

DARLENE SMITH, Administrative Assistant - Career Center; A.A., ASA Institute

ZACHERY STACKHOUSE, Accessibility Services Coordinator/Academic Intervention Specialist; M.Ed., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

DEANNA VOKES, Director of SSSP/Advantage Grant Programs; M.A.L.S., Fort Hayes State University; B.S., Embry-Riddle Areonautical University

JOHN WATTS, Support Services Specialist; B.A., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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Admissions and Enrollment Services

KATHY CUNNINGHAM, Director of Admissions & Enrollment Services; M.A., Cedar Crest College; B.S., Cedar Crest College

MICHAEL MULLEN, Director of Advising and Retention; M.S., Neumann University; B.S., West Chester University

KRISTEN M. MARCINKO, Director of Academic Partnerships; M.Ed.; West Chester University; B.A., Susquehanna University

LINDA CUESTA, Information Center / Events Manager; B.A., West Chester University

CANDY CHACON, Admissions Counselor / Bilingual; B.A., Miller Motte College; A.A., Berks Technical Institute

LEORA CHERNESKY, Student Success Navigator / Completion Specialist; M.Ed., Alvernia University; B.S., Kutztown Univeristy; A.G.S., Montgomery County Community College

MAURICIO CUESTA, Connection Coach; M.S., University of Phoenix; B.A., Alvernia College

DANIEL CZERNY, Student Success Navigator/EUT Program Advisor; B.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Maryland

BENJAMIN DUNST, Admissions Counselor / High School Specialist; B.A., Arcadia University

LINDA GALONIS, Admissions Counselor; B.S. Widener University

J. DANIEL GLASS, Student Success Navigator - Completion Specialist; M.Ed., Alvernia University; B.A., Alvernia University; A.A., Reading Area Community College

NATHAN HILBERG, Admissions Counselor / Early College Pathways; Ph.D., Univeristy of Pittsburgh; M.A., Miami University; B.A., Wabash College

RILEY JANIUK, Connection Coach; B.A., West Chester University

DELIO AUGUSTO SANTANA LARA, Connection Coach; B.A., Universidad Del Caribe

JANE MAHONEY, Admissions Counselor / Communications Specialist; B.A., West Chester University; A.S., Reading Area Community College

SARA MOYER, Testing Center Proctor and Pearson VUE Site Manager; M.S., Clarion University; B.S., Kutztown University; A.A., Reading Area Community College

BIANCA SANTIAGO, Administrative Specialist - Student Success Center; A.A.S., Universidad Central Del Este

LAURA SJOSTEN, Admissions Counselor / High School Specialist; B.A., Wittenberg University

DANA STOUT, Student Success Navigator - Transfer Specialist; M.B.A, Alvernia University; B.S., Alvernia University; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

LASHEANDER (Michelle) WILLIAMS, Administrative Specialist;B.S., Albright College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

JOHN ZUKOWSKI, Testing Specialist / Admissions Counselor; M.A., Temple University; B.A., Rutgers University

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Library Services and Learning Resources

MARY ELLEN HECKMAN, Dean for Library Services and Learning Resources, M.L.S., Rutgers University; B.A., The Pennsylvania State University

DAVID PENNYPACKER, Libary Technology & Access Specialist, B.S., Kutztown University

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Yocum Library

BRENNA CORBIT, Technical Services Librarian; M.S.L.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Kutztown University; B.A., Alvernia College, A.A., Reading Area Community College

PATRICIA NOUHRA, Public Services/Public Education Librarian; M.S., Clarion University; M.A., Stanford University; B.A., Hunter College

KIM STAHLER, Instruction/Reference Librarian; M.S.L.S., Clarion University; B.S., Kutztown University

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Student Life

JAMICA ANDREWS, Director of Student Life; B.S., Albright College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

AMBER REYES, Student Life Assistant; B.S., Point Park University; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

 

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Student Records and Financial Aid

BENJAMIN ROSENBERGER, Director of Student Financial Aid/Registrar; M.Ed., B.A., Kutztown University

KATHLEEN G. EVANS, Assistant Director of Student Financial Aid/Assistant Registrar; M.Ed., B.S., Kutztown University

DIANNA BOND, Financial Aid/Records Assistant; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

BONNIE BRUNNER, Student Records Quality Control Coordinator; B.S., Albright College

SUSAN COLON, Financial Aid/College Assessment Officer; B.S., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

ERIN CLOUSER, Financial Aid Loan Officer; B.A., Appalachian Bible College

IVY COPELAND, Financial Aid Officer/Work Study Program Coordinator; M.B.A., Alvernia University; B.S. Alvernia University; A.A., Reading Area Community College

JESSAMYN MEDINA, Student Records Manager; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

JOHN SCHODOWSKI, Financial Aid/Records Officer; B.A., Alvernia College, A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

TANA TUNNELL, Administrative Assistant-Financial Aid/Records; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

CATHERINE URDANETA, Financial Aid/Records Assistant; B.S., Kutztown University; A.S., Reading Area Community College

 

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Foundation

ANTHONY DEMARCO, Vice-President for College Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation; B.A., Franklin & Marshall College

JAKE HORAY, Foundation Manager; M.B.A., Pierce University of Philadelphia; B.A., Pierce University of Philadelphia; A.A., Reading Area Community College

BRENDA CREASY, Scholarship Coordinator; B.S., Bloomsburg University, Office Manager, Foundation; B.A., Bates College

MAX JOHNSTON, Advancement Database Coordinator; B.A., Alvernia University

ABIGAIL SERRANO, Foundation Accountant; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

MEGAN SCHAPPELL, General Manager - Miller Center; B.S., Kutztown University

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Grant Development/Management

RHONDA HUDAK, Director of Grants; M.S., Drexel University; B.S., Pennsylvania State University

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Marketing and Communications

DAVID HESSEN, Director of Marketing and Communications; B.F.A., Kutztown University

CHAD CAMPBELL, Digital Media and Marketing Specialist; B.F.A., Pennsylvania College or Art and Design 

R. MARTY KELLY, Webmaster; B.S., Valley Forge Christian College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

SONIA RIEGER, LiveChat Customer Support Manager; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College; B.S., Southern New Hampshire University

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Graphic Arts Production

JAMES CONRAD, Printing Services Specialist; A.A.S., Allentown Business School

JEN LINDSAY, Graphic Designer; B.A., Kutztown University; A.A.S., Northampton Community College

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Miller Center

MEGAN SCHAPPELL, Miller Center General Manager / Director of Special Events; B.S., Kutztown University

BRETT BUCKWALTER, Technical Coordinator of Miller Center for the Arts; B.F.A., North Carolina School of the Arts

LIBBY HARFORD, Miller Center Box Office And House Coordinator; B.A., Albright College

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Finance and Administrative Services

KENNETH E. DEARSTYNE, JR. CMA, Senior Vice-President of Finance & Administrative Services/College Treasurer; M.B.A., St. Joseph’s University; B.S., Lebanon Valley College

DOLORES PETERSON, Vice-President of Finance & Administrative Services/Controller; M.B.A., Villanova University; B.S., Philadelphia University

THERESA COAXUM, Administrative Assistant - Finance and Administrative Services

CAROLANN DAUTRICH, Cashiering & Registration Specialist; A.A., Reading Area Community College

BRENDA GONZALES, Cashiering Supervisor; B.S., Albright College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

JAY HYNEMAN, Manager of Accounts Receivable; B.S., Kutztown University

KIM KLICK, Manager of Payroll/Benefits; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

RICHARD KUSHNER, Controller; M.B.A., Alvernia University; B.A., Kutztown Univeristy

CHAE KLINE, Community Education Records Manager; A.A., Reading Area Community College

MITCHELL MOYER, Accounts Receivable Analyst; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

RACHEL QUINONES, Junior Accountant

YRENE RODRIGUEZ, Senior Accountant; M.B.A., Alvernia University, B.S., Albright University; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

COREY SCHOONOVER, Senior Accountant; B.S., Alvernia University; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

DANIELLE WINDISH, Payroll Specialist 

EILEEN ZATRATZ, Cashiering & Registration Specialist

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Human Resources

KRIS HARVEY, Director of Human Resources; B.S., Syracuse University

NICOLE MARIA PAREDES, Human Resources Assistant; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

KATY TAVERAS, Manager of Recruitment and Retention; B.S., Southern New Hampshire University; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

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Information Technology

JOSÉ ARROYO, Computer Operator/Troubleshooter; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

RACHELLE BRUTTO, Information Technology Support Generalist; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

GURVINDERPAL BHOGAL, Cyber Security and Programs Manager; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

TRISTAN BLACK, Junior Network & Telecommunications Engineer; A.A.S., Berks Technical Institute

SAGAR DAVE, Systems & Programming Svcs Manager; A.A.S., Columbus State Community College; B.S., Ohio State University

ANDERSON FORREST, III, CCNA, MCSA, MCP, Director of Information Technology; B.S., Albright College, A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

LINDA HENRY, Information Technology Support Specialist; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

RYAN MATZ, Educational Media Services Technician; A.A., Northampton Community College

JOSE RAFAEL SARMIENTO, Systems Administrator; A.S.T., Berks Technical Institute

JOSEPH TODARO, Systems Administrator and Helpdesk Manager

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Purchasing

CYNTHIA URICK, Director of Purchasing; M.A., Alvernia University; B.S., Albright College; A.S., Mount Ida College

RONALD FAIT, Purchasing Assistant

LATICIA JOHNSON-LETTERHOUSE, Purchasing Assistant; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

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President’s Area

SUSAN D. LOONEY, President; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University; J.D., Widener University; M.B.A., Monmouth University; B.S., Monmouth University

SANDRA STRAUSE, Executive Administrative Assistant to the President

YVONNE HALL, Administrative Assistant; B.S. Albright College; A.A., Reading Area Community College

 

 

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Facilities

ALBERTO OTHUON, Director of Facilities/Safety & Security; B.A., DeVry University

RONALD HOWE, Assistant Manager of Facilities & Security / Clery Compliance Officer; B.S., Columbia Southern University

TAMMY ASHJEAN, General Maintenance Worker 2; A.A., Reading Area Community College

DEBBIE CASILLAS, General Maintenance Worker 2

IZAIAH CONTRERAS, General Maintenance Worker 2

FERDINAND FLORES, General Maintenance Worker 2

CHARLES GABB, Building Services Specialist

EVAN GIPPRICH, Office Coordinator, Facilities & Security Services; B.A., American University

RAMON REYES, Building Services Specialist

 

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Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education

THERESA LAMPE MELCHER, Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education; A.A.S., Bergen Community College

AURIA BRADLEY, Associate Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education; M. A., Cappella Univeristy; B.A., Albright College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

DAVID LERCH, Workforce Project Manager; B.S.C., Albright College; A.E., Lincoln Technical Institute

PANDORA MAZZO, Regional Representative, Workforce Business Development; B.A., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

GABRIEL D. MORENO-MENENDEZ, Industry Training Support Specialist - Workforce Development; A.A., Reading Area Community College

MARILYN SALT*, Manufacturing Technology Records Specialist

JUDITH VECCHIO, Manager of Training and Workforce Development; B.A., Albright College

ASHLEY WALKER, Workforce & Continuing Education Records Specialist; A.G.S., Reading Area Community College

LAURA WALZ, Business & Industry Records Specialist; B.A., Smith College

JENNIFER WYATT, Administrative Assistant to Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

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Literacy Programs

CINDY LINE, Director of Literacy Programs; M.S.Ed., California University of Pennsylvania; B.S., Clarion Univeristy of Pennsylvania

DIXIE BECKER, Adult Education Teacher - ESL, GED, ABE; M.S., Albright College; B.S., Albright College; A.A., Thomas Edison State College

MARGARITA CAICEDO,Coordinator, Bilingual ESL; B.S., Universidad Nacional

NORMA CASTRO, Administrative Specialist, Continuing Education-Literacy Program; B.A., Fordham University

LA ANNA GRACE FARNELLI, Enrollment Support Specialist-Literacy Programs; B.A., Grinnell College

CHRISTEN MENGEL, Professional Development and L2W Coordinator; M.Ed., & B.S., University of Connecticut

ANGELICA ROJO-MONSERRATE, Student Support Specialist; B.A., Bloomsburg University, A.A, Reading Area Community College

REGINA OPARANOZIE, Director of Non-Credit Healthcare Programs; M.S., Strayer University; B.S., Pratt Institute

ELIZABETH REEDY, Adult Educationa Teacher; B.A., Lebanon Valley College

HENRY TORRES, Administrative Assistant-Community Education and Literacy Programs; A.A., Reading Area Community College

DUSHAWN WARE, Adult Education Instructor ESL/ABE/GED; M.Ed., Kutztown University; B.A., Alvernia College

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Occupational Programs

AURIA BRADLEY, Associate Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing Education; M. A., Cappella Univeristy; B.A., Albright College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

DONALD BERTRAM, Gateway Evening/Saturday Administrator; M.A. /B.D., B.A., Bob Jones University

 

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Faculty and Staff Emeriti

THEODORE BASSANO, (September 1996 - September 2013) Senior Vice-President of Business Services/Treasurer Emeritus; M.Ed., Elmira College; B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton

LINDA BELL, (September 1992 - September 2022) Associate Dean Emerita; Business Division; M.Ed, Pennsylvania State University; B.S., Shippensburg State College; A.A., Bucks County Community College

BEVERLY BOHNER, (September 1991 - June 2007), Professor Emerita; Business Division; M.S., Lehigh University; B.S. Moravian College; A.A.S., Lehigh County Community College

*RONALD F. BORKERT, (September 1991 - July 2006), Professor Emeritus; Humanities Division - Posthumously; M.A., B.S., Kutztown University

*SUSAN CHARRON, (March 2001- December 2015), Associate Professor Emerita; Humanities Division - Posthumously; M.A., B.S., Kutztown University

LYNETTE DAVIS, (September 2005 - July 2023), Assistant Professor Emerita; M.S., Pennsylvania State University; B.S., University of Pittsburgh

ROSE MARIE DAY, R.N., (September 1978 - June 2002), Professor Emerita; Division of Health Professions; M.S., University of Maryland; B.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; Diploma, Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital School of Nursing

ELIZABETH DENTZER, (January 2003 - July 2023), Assistant Professor Emerita; M.Ed., Temple University; B.S., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

JOHN DEVERE, (November 1987 - December 2011), Vice-President of Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education Emeritus; M.S., B.S., Kutztown University

SUSAN DUBY, (January 2003 - December 2017), Assistant Professor Emerita; Communications, Arts and Humanities Division; M.F.A., Vermont College of Norwich University, B.A., Marywood College

KATHY MCCANN EVANS, (September 1993 - December 2017), Professor Emerita; Science and Mathematics Division; M.S., Kutztown University, B.S. Stockton University

ANN L. FLAMM, (September 1979 - June 2007), Professor Emerita; Science and Mathematics Division; M.Ed., Kutztown University; B.S., Bloomsburg University

ELIZABETH W. FRASER, R.N., (September 1989 - June 2007), Professor Emerita; Division of Health Professions; M.S.N., B.S.N., University of Rochester

ALAYNE FESSLER, M.T. (ASCP), C.L.S. (NCA), (September 2005 - May 2023), Professor Emerita; Program Director, Medical Laboratory Technology Program; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University; B.A., Susquehanna University

JOANNE GABEL, (January 1998 - May 2014), Professor Emerita, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Kutztown University; M.S., Wilkes University; B.S., Kutztown University

MERILEE GRIMES, (September 1990-December 2016) Professor Emerita; M.S., St. Joseph’s University; B.S.N., Villanova University

SUSAN B. HARTMAN, (September 1981 - May 2012), Professor Emerita; Humanities Division; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; Certificate in TESOL, University of California at Los Angeles; M.A., University of Michigan; B.A. Albright College

SUSAN A. HELLER,(December 1982 - June 2013) Professor Emerita; M.A., Villanova University; B.S., Elizabethtown College

RONALD G. HERTZOG, (September 1974 - June 2006), Professor Emeritus; Science and Mathematics Division; M.Ed., B.S., Kutztown University

KAREN H. JACOBSON, (September 1979 - December 2014) Assistant Dean Communications, Arts and Humanities Division Emerita; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo

SUZANNE KARTERMAN-STORCK, (September 1991 - December 2002), Professor Emerita; Humanities Division; M.Ed., B.S., Kutztown University

MARY LOUISE KLINE, (January 1987 - December 2015) Professor Emerita; M.B.A., Lehigh University; B.A., Alvernia College; A.A.S., Reading Area Community College

BEVERLY J. KOVACS, (August 1971 - March 2001), Professor Emerita; Social Sciences/Human Services Division; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; B.S., University of Pittsburgh

RICHARD A. KRATZ, Ed.D. (September 2003 - June 2007), President Emeritus; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Beaver College; B.S., West Chester University

ANDREW H. LAPINSKI, (September 1976 - December 2015),  Professor Emeritus; M.S., University of Michigan; B.S., Ohio State University

JOHN LAWLOR (September 1990 - December 2015), Professor Emeritus; M.A., B.S., Kutztown University

MICHELE S. LAWLOR, (September 1985 - May 2011), Academic/Career Resource Specialist Emerita; M.A., B.A., Kutztown University

LINDA C. LAWRENCE, (August 1973 - June 2007), Technical Services Librarian Emerita; M.S.L.S., B.S., Kutztown University

JOSEPH A. LIEBREICH, (September 1970 - June 2002), Professor Emeritus; Business Division; M.B.A., Drexel University; B.Chem. Eng., Cornell University

LORRAINE P. MCNEIL, R.N., (September 1993 - May 2012), Professor Emerita, Division of Health Professions; Assistant Director of Nursing Program; M.S.N., DeSales University; B.S., Albright College

PATRICIA PARKS, (January 1979 - June 2009), Counselor Emerita, Center for Academic Success; M.Ed., B.S., Kutztown University

HELEN C. PEEMOELLER, (February 1972 - June 2007), Professor Emerita; Humanities Division; M.A., University of Wisconsin; A.B., Bryn Mawr College

*ROBERT E. PHIPPS, (1971 - 1987), Professor Emeritus, Science and Mathematics Division; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; B.A., Heidelberg College

*JOSEPH J.H. RICHTER, JR. (1972 - 1993); Professor Emeritus; Business Division; M.Ed., Temple University; C.L.U. American College; B.S. Ec. Albright College

DIANE SASSAMAN, R.N., (September 1991 - June 2007), Professor Emerita; Division of Health Professions; M.S.N., Villanova University; B.S., Millersville University; Diploma, The Reading Hospital School of Nursing

*ELISSA S. SAUER, (September 1974 - June 1980 and August 1989 - April 2000), Assistant Dean of Health Professions Division/Director of RN Program Emerita; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; B.S., Albright College; Diploma, The Reading Hospital School of Nursing

JUDITH A. SCHUM, ( September 1979 - June 2013) Professor Emerita; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Dayton, B.A., University of Pittsburgh

ELLEN S.C. SCHWARTZ, (September 1992 - December 2015), Professor Emerita; M.S., Drexel University; B.S., Syracuse University

DONNA SINGLETON, (September 1991 - December 2015), Professor Emerita ; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Southern Illinois University at Edwardville; B.A.,The Colorado College

ANNELLE R. SOPONIS, (September 1998 - December 2011), Professor Emerita; Ph.D., Carleton University; M.S., B.S., University of Pittsburgh

*BRUCE H. STANLEY, (September 1972 - April 1997), Professor Emeritus; Humanities Division - Posthumously; M.A., B.A., Catholic University

LARRY R. STUCKI, Ph.D., (September 1991 - June 2007), Professor Emeritus; Social Sciences/Human Services Division; Ph.D., University of Colorado; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., University of Utah

JANINE TIFFANY, (September 1996 - May 2024), Associate Professor Emerita; Business Division; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; B.S., Bloomsburg University

LINDA WATERBURY, (January 1976 - May 2012), Professor Emerita; Science and Mathematics Division; M.S.Ed., Temple University; B.A., University of Connecticut; M.T.(A.S.C.P.), C.L.S. (N.C.A.) St. Raphael School of Medical Technology

*KAREN WEAVER-COLEMAN, Ph.D., (September 1991 - June 2011), Professor Emerita; Humanities division; Ph.D., Walden University; M.A., Lehigh University; B.A., Cedar Crest College; B.S. Kutztown University

ANNA D. WEITZ, (June 2007 - June 2018), President Emerita; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University; M.Ed., University of Albany; B.A., Boston University

*GENE M.WILKINS, Ed.D. (June 1971 - June 1987), Vice President of Academic Affairs Emeritus; Ed.D. Nova University; M.Ed., Temple University; B.S., Kutztown University

SYLVIA E.WOLFF, (January 1979 - March 2001), Professor Emerita; Humanities Division; M.Ed., B.S., Kutztown University

RICHARD F. ZARILLA, Ph.D., (September 1971 - September 1998), Professor Emeritus; Science and Mathematics Division; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; B.S., Youngstown University

GUST ZOGAS, Ed.D. (August 1974 - December 2002), President, Emeritus; Ed.D., Nova University; M.Ed., Temple University; B.S., Kutztown University

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