Penn College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24
Published 08.09.2023
Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
Among the latest additions to the Pennsylvania College of Technology community are 17 new full-time faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year – many of them alumni.
"This cohort of new faculty brings with it a wide range of experiences and skills," said Joanna K. Flynn, interim vice president of academic affairs and provost. "We are excited to see the impact they will have on our students and the college."
School of Business, Arts & Sciences
Lisa Lambert, mathematics IV; and Hossein Shahrtash, mathematics III
School of Engineering Technologies
Lukes D. Coakley, construction management, building construction work (transfer from part-time/substitute faculty, construction management); and Kara A. Demmien, architecture
Joseph F. DiBucci, building construction technology: concrete and masonry; and James Dincher, electrical/mechatronics
Jeremy Fry, diesel equipment technology; and Korey T. Keyser, aviation maintenance
Cody L. McCracken, HVAC technology; and Allan M. Meck, welding automation (transfer from full-time electronics service specialist)
Drew T. Smith, diesel equipment technology: electric power generation; Mario A. Tombasco, electronics/automation and robotics
Phillip C. Warner, computer information technology (transfer from full-time web developer, Public Relations & Marketing); and Levi J. Weitzel, welding
School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Autumn M. Breon, physical therapist assistant, effective Jan. 3 (transfer from part-time faculty, physical therapist assistant: rehab); and Melissa L. Furman, nursing program IV (transfer from full-time simulation laboratory coordinator, nursing education)
Tiana L. Minnick, dental hygiene (transfer from part-time faculty, dental hygiene)
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