Natural Resources Management
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.

Diesel Technology Advisory Committee

Mr. Don Casterline, Owner, Casterline Diesel, Inc.
Mr. W. A. (Bill) Kolibaba, Trainer-Recruiter, FYDA Freightliner, Inc.
Mr. Jack Neidig, Instructor, SUN Area Career & Technology Center
Mr. John Niebauer, General Manager, W. W. Engine & Supply, Inc.
Mr. Tom Pratt, Product Trainer, Allison Transmissions
Mr. Douglas C Wetzel, Engine Training Instructor, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company, Inc.
Mr. Jay A Zeigler, Manager, Truck Engine Department, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Inc.
Mr. Raymond A Roland, Shop Operations Manager, Travel Centers of America
Mr. Joseph Leasure, Operations Manager, Service & Rental, Cummins Bridgeway, LLC
Mr. Michael Ritchey, Vice President/Owner, Curry Supply Co.

Forest Technology Advisory Committee

Mr. Kenneth Balliet, President, Susquehanna Forest Services, Inc.
Dr. Blair T Carbaugh, Professor of Biology Emeritus, Lock Haven University
Mr. Bill Frantz, Regional Sales Representative, Weyerhaeuser Company
Mr. Richard T Kordes, Vice President of Procurement & Forestry, Kuhns Brothers Lumber Company, Inc.
Mr. Marc Lewis, Vice President, Lewis Lumber Company, Inc.
Mr. Jeffrey S Prowant, District Forester, Bureau of Forestry
Mr. Larry Sheats, Field Forester, PA Game Commission
Mr. Ray Wheeland, Owner, Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc.
Mr. Jonathan T Wirth, Metzler Forest Products, LLC
Mr. Curtis Wolfhope, Sales Representative, Lewis Lumber Products, Inc.
Mr. Robert L Berg, Operating Partner, Atlas Holdings LLC
Ms. Renee Carey, Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy
Mr. Gerald L Hoy, Forester, PA DCNR, Bureau of Forestry

Heavy Construction Caterpillar Equipment Emphasis Advisory Committee

Mr. Gary W Shields, Jr., Manager, On-Hwy Technical Support, Alban Tractor Company, Inc.
Mr. Karl Quinn, Training Manager, Alban Tractor Company, Inc.
Mr. Ron Garber, Service Administration Manager, Giles & Ransome
Dawn Bernitt-Perito, PHR, Recruiting Manager, HO Penn Machinery Company

Heavy Construction Equipment Operator Emphasis Advisory Committee

Mr. Ben Brubacher, President, Brubacher Excavating, Inc.
Mr. Robert Capps, Director, Field Recruiting, Retention & Career Development, American Infrastructure, Inc.
Mr. Guy Fairchild, President, Fairchild Brothers, Inc.
Mr. Hank Frew, RoadTec
Mr. Kevin Fritzinger, Equipment Manager, Independence Construction Materials
Mr. Michael Hohl, General Manager/Owner, Lyons & Hohl, Inc.
Mr. Jason Krause, Human Resouces Director, Brubacher Excavating, Inc.
Mr. Duane R Laylon, Purchasing Agent, Resource Management Services
Mr. Max Persun, Operations Supervisor, Wayne Township Landfill
Mr. Jeffrey Wiker, Vice President of Operations, H. L. Wiker Inc.
Mr. Jeffrey D Lawson, Sr., Project Manager, Lycoming Supply
Mr. Bryan E Frey, General Superintendent, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.
Mr. Mark E Keller, Project Superintendent, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.

Heavy Construction Equipment Technician Emphasis Advisory Committee

Mr. Ken Lebeda, Master Mechanic, Hanson Aggregates
Mr. Bruce D Mackay, Product Support Manager, Schramm Inc.
Mr. Karl Quinn, Training Manager, Alban Tractor Company, Inc.

Landscape Horticulture Technology Advisory Committee

Mr. David J Foresman, Recruitment Consultant, The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Mr. Todd Mason, Territory Sales Manager, Arysta Life Science
Mr. Steven Nagy, Foreman, Consulting Arborist, Recruiting/Trainer, Davey Tree Expert Company
Mr. Brett T Runkle, Roadside Specialist, PA Department of Transportation
Mr. Gerrit Strathmeyer, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Strathmeyer Landscape Development Corp.
Mr. Adrian S Karver, Area Manager/Branch Safety Coordinator, Ruppert Landscape
Mr. Scott A Burk, Owner, Scott's Landscaping, Inc.
Mr. Casey L Kurtz, Self employed, CLK Landscaping
Mr. Jeremy Thorne, PCT student
Mr. Jackson Albert, PCT student