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. Dave Miller, Fleet Maintenance Operations Manager, Watsontown Trucking Company 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. Mark Weaver, Branch Manager, Penn Detroit Diesel Allison, LLC
- 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. William W Brooks, III, Brooks Lumber & Timber Harvesting
- Mr. Kenneth Balliet, President, Susquehanna Forest Services, Inc.
- Dr. Blair T Carbaugh, Professor of Biology Emeritus, Lock Haven University
- Mr. Kevin R Drewencki, Executive Director, Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority
- 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. Paul G VanAuken, Safey, Health & Environmental Supervisor, Koppers Industries, Inc.
- Mr. Ray Wheeland, Owner, Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc.
- Mr. Jonathan T Wirth, Walker Lumber Company
- Mr. Curtis Wolfhope, Sales Representative, Lewis Lumber Products, Inc.
- Mr. Robert L Berg, Operating Partner, Atlas Holdings LLC
- Ms. Renee Carey, Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy
Heavy Construction Caterpillar Equipment Emphasis Advisory Committee
- Mr. Karl Quinn, Training Manager, Alban Tractor Company, Inc.
- Mr. Michael Rentz, Commercial Service Manager, Alban Engine Power Systems
- Mr. Gary W Shields, Jr., Manager, On-Hwy Technical Support, 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. Joseph L Reighard, Project Administrator, Glenn O. Hawbaker
- Mr. Henry J Sorgen, IV, Regional Manager, Highway Equipment & Supply Company
- Mr. Jeffrey Wiker, Vice President of Operations, H. L. Wiker Inc.
- Mr. Jeffrey D Lawson, Sr., Superintendent, Pikes Creek Site Contractors
- Mr. David P Bonus, Operations Manager, Lycoming County Resource Management Services
- Mr. Thomas Brady, Self employed, Brady's Grading
- Mr. Marc E Redwine, Foreman, Equipment Repairs, Halliburton Energy Services
- Mr. Bryan E Frey, General Superintendent, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.
Heavy Construction Equipment Technician Emphasis Advisory Committee
- Mr. Henry J Sorgen, IV, Regional Manager, Highway Equipment & Supply Company
- Mr. Ken Lebeda, Master Mechanic, Hanson Aggregates
- Mr. David R Loveland, Training Manager, Volvo Construction Equipment
- Mr. Bruce D Mackay, Product Support Manager, Schramm Inc.
- Mr. Karl Quinn, Training Manager, Alban Tractor Company, Inc.
Landscape Horticulture Technology Advisory Committee
- Mr. Joseph C Bones, Safety & Tree Experts, Bartlett Tree Experts
- Mr. David J Foresman, Recruitment Consultant, The Brickman Group, Ltd.
- Mr. Todd Mason, Territory Sales Manager, Arysta Life Science
- Mr. William R Miller, PPL
- 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. Logan T Richard, PCT student
- Mr. Stephen Petro, PCT student
- Mr. Jeremy Thorne, PCT student
- Mr. Dustin E Zook, PCT student
