Cambria County Commissioners
PJ Stevens
President Commissioner
Milan Gjurich |
William Harris |
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Board of Trustees
Jack Cavanaugh
Chairman
Russell Gramlich
Vice Chairman
Ronald Budash
Secretary/Treasurer
Rebecca Styles
At Large
Alan Cashaw |
Carl DeYulis |
Dr. Janet Grady |
James Griffith |
Michael Kane |
Dr. Susan Makosy |
Joseph Mangarella |
Stephen McAneny |
Eric Rummel |
William Rushin |
Jeffrey Wingard |
Dr. Walter Asonevich (ex-officio) |
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation Board
David Mordan
President
William Moynihan
Vice President
Jeffrey Wood
Secretary
Debbie Herbert
Treasurer
Ronald Budash |
Honorable Timothy Creany |
James Griffith |
John Kimball |
Joseph Mangarella |
Bobbi Ream |
Renee Staib |
Jim Starr |
P.J. Stevens |
Salvatore Valenty |
James Vasilko |
Dr. Walter Asonevich (ex-officio) |
Jack Cavanaugh (ex-officio) |
David Volpe (ex-officio) |
Departmental Advisory Committees
Department of Business
Mr. Shawn Kaufman
Director
Riggs Industries
Mr. Patrick T. Kiniry, J.D.
District Attorney
Cambria County
Mr. Michael J. Kunko
Business Administrator
Portage Area District
Mr. Robert M. Forquer
Vocational Rehab Instructor - Food Service
Commonwealth Technical Institute at the Hiram G. Andrews Center
Mr. John F. Paros
Agenct Sales Director
Metlife
Mr. Richard M. Sukenik
Community Member
Department of Education and Human Services
Ms. Stacie Marie Horvath
Director
CAPCC Head Start Services
Dr. Laurie Nicholson
Associate Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ms. Andrea Niedererr
Community Resource Specialist
The Family Center
Ms. Oriana L. Poruban
Resource & Referral Coordinator
Cambria County Child Development Corporation
Ms. Julie E. Wagner
Police Officer
Johnstown Police Department
Department of Liberal Arts
Mr. Justin Abrams
Graduate Assistant
Penn State University Library
Mr. Allan C. Berkhimer
Junior/Senior High School Principal
Shade/Central City School District
Mr. Richard Burket
Executive Director
Johnstown Heritage Association
Mr. Richard Mishler
Assistant Director of Admissions
Mount Aloysius College
Rev. Gerald Myers
Pastor
Hooversville Lutheran Parish
Mr. Ryan J. Sedlak, J.D.
Associate Attorney
Leventry, Haschak & Rodkey, LLC
Mr. John Vatavuk
Commissioner
Somerset County
Mr. Brian Whipkey
Editor
Daily American
Dr. Frances Zauhar
Humanities Division Chair
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Department of Science
Dr. Merrilee G. Anderson
Associate Professor
Mount Aloysius College
Dr. J. Michael Engle
Assistant Professor
Mount Aloysius College
Ms. Cheryl D. Kowalczyk
Medical Assistant Department Chair,
Mount Aloysius College
Dr. Lawerance Kupchella
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Lisa Pasierb
Research Lab Assistant
John P. Murtha Neuroscience & Pain Institute
Ms. Kristin Dianne Sewak
Director
Natural Biodiversity
Dr. Richard I. Somiari
President and Chief Scientific Officer
ITSI Biosciences, LLC
Mr. Joseph J. Wilson
Instructor of Mathematics
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Ms. Heather Wilt
Administration/Recruiter - School of Nursing
Conemaugh Memorial Hospital
Department of Technology
Ms. Debra A. Balog
Workforce Development Director
Johnstown Area Regional Industries
Mr. Lawrence E. Caprous
Retired Business Executive
Dr. Gary J. Dean
Professor and Adult & Community Department Chair
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Melissa Lynn Klingenberg
Principal Technical Staff Member
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Senior Staff
Dr. Walter J. Asonevich
President
Ph.D., English, University of Delaware;
M.A., English, University of Vermont;
B.A., English, Keene State College
Dr. Edward (Ted) Nichols
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
Ph.D., Counseling and Student Personnel in Higher Education, University of Georgia;
M.S., Psychology, Indiana State University;
B.A., Psychology and Sociology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Lorraine Sylvia
Vice President of Finance and Administration
M.S., Organization and Management, Capella University;
B.S., Finance, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
David A. Volpe
Vice President for Student Services and Institutional Advancement
M.S., Professional Leadership, Carlow University;
B.S., Biology, Saint Vincent College
Administration
Ginny Altemus, PHR
Executive Director of Human Resources
M.A., Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations, Saint Francis University;
B.S., Business Administration and Management, University of Maine
Michelle Babalonis
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Services and Institutional Advancement
M.S., Multimedia Technology, B.S., Graphic Communications Technology, California University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Banks
KEYS Grant Coordinator
M.L.I.S., Library Science & Information Science, University of Pittsburgh;
M.Ed., Education, Duquesne University;
B.S., Mathematics Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Suzanne Brugh
Director of Student Activities
B.S., Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Amy Carpenter
Systems Analyst
B.S., Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University
Brenda Coughenour
Director of Financial Aid
M.S., Organizational Leadership, B.S., Human Resources, Geneva College;
A.S., Business Administration, Saint Francis University
Julie Davis
Continuing Education Coordinator
A.A.S., Business Office Technician, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Kate Deater
Institutional Research Analyst
M.S., Educational Leadership and Policy, Shippensburg University;
B.S., Education, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Kathleen Edmiston
Assistant to the Vice President of Finance and Administration
A.S. Management Communications, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Candis Emerick
Security Officer
Kevin Farabaugh
Security Officer
Robert Galasso
Security & Safety Manager
A.A.S. Human Services, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Danielle Gerko
Director of Information Technology
M.S., Information Systems Specialization Project Management, Robert Morris University;
B.A., Political Science/Pre-law, Juniata College
Timothy Haberkorn
Assistant Director of Admissions
A.S., Business Administration, Mount Aloysius College
Kathleen Hall
Registrar
B.A., Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Mary Hattaway
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
B.S., Human Resources, Geneva College;
A.A.S., Business Management, A.A.S., Accounting, A.A.S., Banking/Bank Management, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Susan Hunt
Payroll Accountant
Karen Kemmer
Director of the Ebensburg Education Center
B.A., Human Services, University of Wisconsin;
A.A.S., Letters, Arts and Sciences, Penn State University
Alexander Kirby
Information Literacy and eLearning Librarian
M.S., Library Science, Clarion University;
B.A., History, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Michael Lucas
Counselor/ADA Specialist
M.A., Special Education, B.S., Elementary Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Mahla
Director of Workforce Education
M.A., Industrial Relations/Labor Relations, Saint Francis University;
B.A., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Maul
Director of Admissions
B.A., Sociology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Mary Ann McCurdy
Associate Dean of Instruction
M.Ed., Secondary Mathematics, B.S., Secondary Mathematics Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
William Miller
Security Officer
Todd Oswalt
Network Administrator
B.S., Information Systems Management, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Teresa Pelow
Bursar
Diploma, Legal Secretary, Bryant & Stratton Business School
Christopher Pribulsky, C.P.A.
Director of Finance and Administration
B.A., Business Economics, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Erica Reighard
Associate Dean of Instruction
M.H.R.M., Human Resource Management, B.A., Philosophy, Saint Francis University
Susan Saltys
Assistant to the President
Lacey Schmidt
Admissions Counselor
B.A., Communications, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Matthew Snyder
Assistant to the Bursar
B.A., Business, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
George Soika, C.P.A.
Staff Accountant
B.S., Accounting, Saint Francis University
Penny Stevens
Assistant to the Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
B.A., Education, University of Maryland
Stephen Suckenik
Security Officer
Raymond Weible, Jr.
Director of Marketing
B.S., Journalism, West Virginia University
Dianne Weigle
Director of Educational Outreach
B.S., Education, California University of Pennsylvania
Ray Weimer
Security Officer
Valerie Wojcik
Community Education Coordinator
B.S.B.A., Management Information/Office Information Systems, Robert Morris University
Dr. Barbara Zaborowski
Associate Dean of Learning Resources and Special Assistant to the President
Ph.D., Information Science, M.L.S., Library Science, B.A., English Writing/Secondary Education, University of Pittsburgh
John Zlater
Web Applications Analyst
B.S., Computer Systems Management and Organizational Leadership, Saint Francis University
Mina Zlato
Counselor
M.S.W., Social Case Work, University of Pittsburgh;
M.A., Industrial Relations, Saint Francis University;
B.A., History, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty (Full-Time)
Stephanie Chapple
Associate Professor, Computer Technology
B.S., Mathematics, Bucknell University
Stephen Csehoski
Instructor, Building Systems/Construction Technology
A.S.T., Computer Graphics, Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Jean Cuppett, RN
Professor, Health Care Management
M.S.N., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.S.N., University of Pittsburgh
Leisa Custer
Instructor, Computer Information and Communications Technology
Marilyn Danchanko
Associate Professor, Mathematics
M. Ed., Mathematics, B.S., Secondary Education/Mathematics, Shippensburg University
Glen Elliott
Associate Professor, Electronics
Master’s Equivalent Electronics, Pennsylvania State Certification;
B.S., Vocational Education, University of Pittsburgh
Daniella Errett
Instructor, Human Services
M.A., Community Counseling, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.A., Psychology, St. Vincent College
Janet Garrett
Professor, Court Reporting and Secretarial Technology
M.Ed., Business Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.S., Education, Slippery Rock State University
John Garrett
Assistant Professor, Computer Information and Communications Technology
M.A., Adult and Community Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.A., Liberal Arts Pre-Med, Johns Hopkins University
Daniel Kerch
Instructor, Accounting
B.S., Accounting, Pennsylvania State University
Christopher Lint
Associate Professor, Basic Communication Skills
B.A., Secondary Education/Communication Arts, University of Pittsburgh
Yvette Madison
Instructor, Human Services
M.S.W., Social Work, University of Pittsburgh;
B.A., Psychology, Seton Hill University
Dr. Gina Makris
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
D.C., National College of Chiropractic;
M.S., Environmental Law, Vermont Law School;
B.S., Human Biology, National University of Health Sciences;
B.S., Speech, Emerson College
Jeannine McDevitt
Assistant Professor, English
M.A., English Literature, Purdue University;
B.A., English, Seton Hill University
Dr. Barbara Mitchell
Professor, Human Services and Early Childhood Education
D.Ed., Education, California Coast University;
M.A., Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.A., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Gaynelle Schmeider
Instructor, Health Care Professions
B.S., Nursing, St. Francis University
Sandra Schrum
Professor, Business Management
M.A., Adult and Community Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
M.A., Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management, B.S., Management/Business Administration, A.S., Management/Business Administration, Saint Francis University
Sherry Shurin
Professor, Foundations of Learning
M.A., Adult and Community Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.S., Education, B.S., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Slifko, Jr.
Professor, Business Management
M.A, Industrial Relations/ Human Resource Management, Saint Francis University;
B.A., Business Economics/Accounting, University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Slifko
Instructor, Mathematics
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.S., Actuarial Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Carolyn Turturice
Associate Professor, Communication
M.A., Communication, California University of Pennsylvania;
B.S., Education, California State College
Jason Wojcik
Professor, History and Cultural Studies
M.A., History, Duquesne University;
M.A., Arts and Teaching - Social Studies Education, B.A., History, University of Pittsburgh
William Wolff
Assistant Professor, Natural Science & Technology
M.A., Chemistry, B.S., Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Faculty (Regular Part-Time)
Michelle Bills
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services, Science, Business, and Technology
B.S., Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations, Saint Francis University;
B.S., Liberal Arts, Saint Vincent College
Joyce Bowers
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
B.A., Early Childhood Education, Point Park College
Fr. Elijah Bremer
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.Ed., Education, Pennsylvania State University;
B.A., History, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Richard Bukoski
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
B.A., Speech Communication, Edinboro University
Aaron Burns
Science, Business, and Technology
M.S., Computer Systems Management, University of Maryland;
B.S., Information Systems Management, University of Maryland Asian Division
Lisa Byrnes
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.S., Instructional Technology, Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania
Victoria Cope
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.A., English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.A., English, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Kenneth Davis
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.A., History/Social Studies, Pennsylvania State University;
B.S., Social Studies Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
David Dillman
Science, Business, and Technology
M.S., Information Sciences, B.S., Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh
Valerie Dusack
Science, Business, and Technology
B.S., Professional Studies in Math, Science, and Computer Science, Mount Aloysius College
Dawn Elchin
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Teaching in Biology, B.S., Biology, California University of Pennsylvania
Lou Ann Gray
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.Ed., Counselor Education, University of Pittsburgh;
B.S., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Charles Hamonko
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Personnel Administration, M.A., Labor Relations, Saint Francis University;
B.A., Social Sciences/Secondary Education, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Mark Harshberger
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.S.W., Social Work, B.A., Social Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Carol Haynes
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
B.S., Natural Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Joan Hunter
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Industrial and Labor Relations, B.S., Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Rodney Kendig
Science, Business, and Technology
M.B.A., Business Administration, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Robert Lamkin
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.A., History, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.A., History/Secondary Education, Crown College
Terry Malzi
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.A., Human Resources, Saint Francis University
Jennifer Manges
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.S., Biology, B.S., Biology Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.S., Biology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Wesley Matthews
Science, Business, and Technology
M.B.A., Business Administration, Saint Francis University
Theresa McCreary
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Robert McIver
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University;
B.A., Sociology, William Paterson College
Larry Mitchell
Science, Business, and Technology
M.B.A., Health Services Management, Century University;
B.A., Social Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
April Morealli
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.Ed., Education Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.A., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Sandra Myers
Science, Business, and Technology
B.S., Education/Mathematics, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Pattison
Science, Business, and Technology
B.S., Mathematics Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Vince Pavic
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Personnel Administration/Industrial Relations, B.S., Sociology/Criminal Justice, Saint Francis University
Marie Polka
Science, Business, and Technology
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
B.S., Secondary Education, Pennsylvania State University
Barbara Purbaugh
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Naropa University;
B.A., Secondary Education in English, University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Rabish
Science, Business, and Technology
M.Ed., Education, B.S., Mathematics/Secondary Education, Saint Francis University
Christopher Ramirez
Science, Business, and Technology
M.B.A., Business Administration, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Rita Redden
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.Ed., Education, B.S., English Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sam Rizzo
Science, Business, and Technology
J.D., Law, University of Pittsburgh;
Vicki Ryan
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.Ed., Early Childhood Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pierce Sanute
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.A., Education, Indiana University of Phoenix;
B.S., Music Education, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Lori Sheriff
Science, Business, and Technology
M.A., Elementary Math, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Allegra Slick
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
Science, Business, and Technology B.A., Mathematics, Seton Hill College
Shannon Telenko
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University
Rebecca Terchanik
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.S., Natural Health, Clayton College of Natural Health
William Thomas
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
M.R.Ed., Religious Education, Loyola University;
B.S., Natural Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Robert Vlasaty
Science, Business, and Technology
B.S., Secondary Education/Mathematics, B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Kenneth Scott Wertz
Science, Business, and Technology
B.A., History, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Mona Wiley
Liberal Arts & Education and Human Services
B.A., Art, Carlow University
Debbie Young
Science, Business, and Technology
B.S., Nursing, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Support Staff
Scott Beamer
Admissions Assistant
Timothy Crawford
Service Worker
Kenneth Dom
Computer Technician
A.S., Microcomputer Science, Mount Aloysius College
Vicky Eckenrode
Ebensburg Education Center Secretary
A.A.S., Secretarial Technology, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Gary Fritz
Service Worker
Mark Gyurik
Service Worker
Melissa Hanley
Continuing Education Assistant
A.A.S., CICT Computer Forensics, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Craig Jones
Service Worker
Sally Kruley
Information Desk Assistant
A.A.S., Health Care Management, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Valerie Kuzak
Library Clerk
Eileen Kyler
Library Clerk
Dave Lasinsky
Service Worker
Mary Ann Lee
Academic Instruction Secretary
B.A., Social Sciences, University of Pittsburgh of Johnstown
Jim Marlowe
Service Worker
Barry Moyer
Campus Receptionist
John Nicholson
Service Worker
Michele Rosian
Enrollment Data Coordinator
B.S., Business Administration, Argosy College;
A.A.S., Business Management, A.A.S., Business Office Technician, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Christina Rummel
Switchboard Operator
Connie Russell
Student Success Center Secretary
A.A.S., Secretarial Technology, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Amy Schmidt
Help Desk Technician
A.A.S., CICT - Computer Forensics, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Robert Sekerak
Student Records Assistant
A.A.S., Accounting, A.A.S., Business Management, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Mark Simko
Service Worker
Maria Tiffany
Financial Aid Clerk
A.A.S., CICT - Computer Forensics, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Nancy Webb
Student Accounts Assistant
A.A.S., Health Related Professions, Saint Francis University
Melissa Zukus
Purchasing and Fixed Asset Coordinator
A.S.B, Secretarial Studies, ICM School of Business |