Business & Computer Technologies
Advisory Committees

Advisory committees, which act as recommending bodies to the faculty and administration, consist of in-field professionals who act as partners in the development of curriculum. Their curricular and equipment advice as well as their industry connections and internship opportunities are invaluable to our students and to the growth of our institution.

Accounting Advisory Committee

Mr. Robert L Emert, II, CPA, President/CEO, Emert & Associates, P.C.
Mr. Kevin Kilgus, Controller, CMC Joist & Deck
Mr. Neal Lewis, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, Lewis, Barlett, Klees
Ms. Dale Marie Rockwell, CPA, CFM, CMA, Certified Public Accountant,
Mr. Peter Stockett, CFP, CFP Registered Representative, 18th Street Financial Services, LLP
Ms. Andrea Turner, Plant Controller, West Pharmaceutical Services
Ms. Dorothy White, Tax Collector, Loyalsock Township Tax Office
Ms. Brenda Nichols, Chief Financial Officer, Larson Design Group, Inc.
Ms. Susan Powell, ParenteBeard, LLC
Ms. Toney C Coukart Horst, CPA,
Ms. Jaime L Kuntz, CPA, Senior Manager, ParenteBeard, LLC
Mr. Jon P Conklin, CPA CVA, Chief Financial Officer/Controller, Woodlands Bank
Mr. David W Dawes, Controller, Lycoming Engines
Ms. Lea Ann S Plessinger, CPA LLC, Managing Member, CPA, LLC, Self Employed
Ms. Lori A Kriner, Accounting Manager, Families United Network, Inc.
Ms. Yvette M Graver, CPA, Director of Finance, Evangelical Community Hospital

Business Administration Advisory Committee

Mr. Robbie Cross, CEO, Equinox Ltd.
Mr. Peter DePasquale, Vice President, DePasquale Staffing Services
Mr. Jeff Nguyen,
Ms. Betsy Rider, Proprietor, Otto Book Store
Mr. Charles Santangelo, CPA, FHFMA, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, Susquehanna Health
Dr. Charles Schultz, Training Advisor, Federal Express Corporation
Mr. Nathan Snavely, Owner/President, Nathan Snavely Agency
Mr. Ray Thompson, President, Supply Source Inc.
Mr. Robert Wentzel, Plant Manager, ELSAG Bailey Electronics
Mr. Eric J Bergstrom, Assistant Director, Faculty Member-Management Development Programs and Services, The Pennsylvania State University
Mr. Thomas Bixler, Retired

Legal Assistant Advisory Committee

Ms. Marilyn Bodnar, Law Librarian, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Mr. Ronald Brought, Legal Assistant, Corning Incorporated
Ms. Kelly G Crist, Paralegal, Murphy, Butterfield & Holland PC
Mr. Philip DePasqua, Paralegal, McNerney, Page, Vanderlin & Hall
Mr. Andrew Gallagher, Vice President, Woodlands Bank
Mr. William Knecht, Esquire, Attorney, McCormick, Reeder, Knecht & Person
Mr. Norman M Lubin, Esquire, Attorney, Casale & Bonner
Ms. Melissa Rising, RN, BSN, Coordinator, Clinical Risk Management, Geisinger Medical Center
Ms. Gina Shaffer, Shaffer Law Office LLC
Mr. Kevin Steinbacher, Executive Assistant, Lock Haven Hospital
Ms. Jean M Stump, Detective, Office of District Attorney
Mr. James M Sysko, Esquire, Office of Attorney General
Mr. Kenneth N Try, Paralegal, McNerney, Page, Vanderlin & Hall
Mr. Kevin H Way, Court Administrator, Lycoming County Court House

Information Technology Advisory Committee

Mr. John Berresford, Senior Account Executive, Sirius Computer Solutions
Dr. Sarah Buikema, Dairy Product Marketing Specialist, USDA
Mr. Craig Chase, USDA, OCIO
Mr. Peter Codispoti, Senior Systems Analyst, Furniture Division, Brodart
Mr. Daniel F Grim, Business Development Mgr., Nat'l Accounts, ADT Transportation & Logistics
Mr. Jerry L Oglesby, Director, Global Academic Program, SAS
Mr. Howard Persun, Program Analyst II, Lycoming County Court House
Mr. Timothy E Schoener, Administrative Director, Information Technology, Susquehanna Health System
Mr. Mark J Watson, Administrative Director, Corportate Information Technology, Susquehanna Health
Mr. William E Ebersole, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Samuel N Bressi, PMP, Project Manager, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dr. Todd W Griffith, President & CEO, Discovery Machine Corporation
Mr. Glen Kragness, Solutions Consultant, Aeritae Consulting Group, Ltd.
Mr. Gregory E Wood, IT Specialist (Customer Support), U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command
Mr. James M Tarala, Founder & Principal Consultant, Enclave Security, LLC
Mr. Bruce Diamond, CISSP, GPEN, President, Computer HelpLine, Inc.
Mr. Benjamin Wright, Attorney, Independent Attorney,
Mr. James R Ankers, CISSP, Information Assurance Analyst, Gnostech, Inc.
Mr. Brandon J Howe, IT Manager, Lonza Inc.
Dr. Krish Pillai, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Lock Haven University
Ms. Sarah S Sweeney, PMP, CISSP, CISM, Program Manager, Security Services, COACT, Inc.

Health Information Technology Advisory Committee

Ms. Kathy Arner, LPN, RHIT, CCS, CPC, MCS, Program Integrity Investigator, Geisinger Health System
Mr. James L Bifano, Director, Health Information Services/Privacy Officer, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Ms. Erica D Donovan, MS, RHIA, Instructor, York College of Pennsylvania
Ms. Diane Drajem, MHA, RHIA, CCS, VP Professional Services, Jersey Shore Hospital
Ms. Dena Nyman, Medical Records Technician, Muncy State Correctional Institute
Ms. Amanda L Orzolek, Specialty Coder & Physician Trainer, Susquehanna Valley Medical Specialties
Ms. Laura J Rizzo, MHA, RHIA, Director, Health Information Management, Lancaster General Hospital
Ms. Linda Mignot, Administrative Director, Health Records, Susquehanna Health
Ms. Lori Biacchi, Consultant, Compliance Concepts, Inc.

Web & Interactive Media Advisory Committee

Mr. Joseph Tertel, Jr., Digital marketing Consultant, JPL
Mr. Robert Krepshaw, Web Master, Lycoming College
Mr. Michael Sylvie, Director, User Experience, Interactive Media, AccuWeather
Mr. Christopher Legarski, Instructional Development Specialist, Penn College