School of Natural Resources Management
Schneebeli Earth Science Center, Rm. 105 · (570) 320-8038
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. Sweet Valley, PA
- Mr. W. A. (Bill) Kolibaba, Trainer-Recruiter, FYDA Freightliner, Inc. Youngstown, OH
- Mr. Dave Miller, Fleet Maintenance Operations Manager, Watsontown Trucking Company Inc. Milton, PA
- Mr. Jack Neidig, Instructor, SUN Area Career & Technology Center Milton, PA
- Mr. John Niebauer, General Manager, W. W. Engine & Supply, Inc. Harrisburg, PA
- Mr. Tom Pratt, Product Trainer, Allison Transmissions Selinsgrove, PA
- Mr. Mark Weaver, Branch Manager, Penn Detroit Diesel Allison, LLC Fleetwood, PA
- Mr. Douglas C Wetzel, Engine Training Instructor, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company, Inc. Dalmatia, PA
- Mr. Jay A Zeigler, Manager, Truck Engine Department, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Inc. Herndon, PA
- Mr. Raymond A Roland, Shop Operations Manager, Travel Centers of America Bellefonte, PA
- Mr. Joseph Leasure, Operations Manager, Service & Rental, Cummins Bridgeway, LLC Warren, OH
Forest Technology Advisory Committee
- Mr. William W Brooks, III, Brooks Lumber & Timber Harvesting Trout Run, PA
- Mr. Kenneth Balliet, President, Susquehanna Forest Services, Inc. Turbotville, PA
- Dr. Blair T Carbaugh, Professor of Biology Emeritus, Lock Haven University Danville, PA
- Mr. Kevin R Drewencki, Superintendent - Env. Preserves, PPL Montour Preserve Muncy, PA
- Mr. Bill Frantz, Regional Sales Representative, Weyerhaeuser Company Mechanicsburg, PA
- Mr. Richard T Kordes, Vice President of Procurement & Forestry, Kuhns Brothers Lumber Company, Inc. Loganton, PA
- Mr. Marc Lewis, Vice President, Lewis Lumber Company, Inc. Hillsgrove, PA
- Mr. Jeffrey S Prowant, District Forester, Bureau of Forestry South Williamsport, PA
- Mr. Larry Sheats, Field Forester, PA Game Commission Loganton, PA
- Mr. Paul G VanAuken, Safey, Health & Environmental Supervisor, Koppers Industries, Inc. Falls, PA
- Mr. Wayne C Wall, Game Lands Maintenance Supervisor, PA Game Commission Jersey Shore, PA
- Mr. Ray Wheeland, Owner, Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc. Liberty, PA
- Mr. Jonathan T Wirth, Walker Lumber Company Woodland, PA
- Mr. Scott L Wolbert, Keith Horn Inc., Consulting Foresters Marienville, PA
- Mr. Curtis Wolfhope, Sales Representative, Lewis Lumber Products, Inc. Picture Rocks, PA
- Mr. Robert L Berg, Operating Partner, Atlas Holdings LLC Julian, PA
Heavy Construction Caterpillar Equipment Emphasis Advisory Committee
- Mr. Karl Quinn, Training Manager, Alban Tractor Company, Inc. Great Fall, VA
- Mr. Michael Rentz, Commercial Service Manager, Alban Engine Power Systems Elkridge, MD
- Mr. Gary W Shields, Jr., Manager, On-Hwy Technical Support, Alban Tractor Company, Inc. Elkridge, MD
- Mr. Ron Garber, Service Administration Manager, Giles & Ransome Bensalem, PA
- Dawn Bernitt-Perito, PHR, Recruiting Manager, HO Penn Machinery Company Poughkeepsie, NY
Heavy Construction Equipment Operator Emphasis Advisory Committee
- Mr. Ben Brubacher, President, Brubacher Excavating, Inc. Bowmansville, PA
- Mr. Robert Capps, Director, Field Recruiting, Retention & Career Development, American Infrastructure, Inc. Worcester, PA
- Mr. Guy Fairchild, President, Fairchild Brothers, Inc. Winfield, PA
- Mr. Hank Frew, RoadTec Danville, PA
- Mr. Kevin Fritzinger, Equipment Manager, Independence Construction Materials Malvern, PA
- Mr. Michael Hohl, General Manager/Owner, Lyons & Hohl, Inc. Honey Brook, PA
- Mr. Jason Krause, Human Resouces Director, Brubacher Excavating, Inc. Bowmansville, PA
- Mr. Duane R Laylon, Purchasing Agent, Resource Management Services Montgomery, PA
- Mr. George Logue, Jr., Vice President of North Central Region, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Montoursville, PA
- Mr. Max Persun, Operations Supervisor, Wayne Township Landfill McElhattan, PA
- Mr. Joseph L Reighard, Project Administrator, Glenn O. Hawbaker Montoursville, PA
- Mr. Henry J Sorgen, IV, Regional Manager, Highway Equipment & Supply Company Lock Haven, PA
- Mr. Jeffrey Wiker, Vice President of Operations, H. L. Wiker Inc. Lancaster, PA
- Mr. Jeffrey D Lawson, Sr., Superintendent, Pikes Creek Site Contractors Sweet Valley, PA
- Mr. David P Bonus, Operations Manager, Lycoming County Resource Management Services Montgomery, PA
Heavy Construction Equipment Technician Emphasis Advisory Committee
- Mr. Henry J Sorgen, IV, Regional Manager, Highway Equipment & Supply Company Lock Haven, PA
- Mr. Tim Dilorio, Training Manager, Giles & Ransome Bensalem, PA
- Mr. Ken Lebeda, Master Mechanic, Hanson Aggregates Montoursville, PA
- Mr. David R Loveland, Training Manager, Volvo Construction Equipment Asheville, NC
- Mr. Bruce D Mackay, Product Support Manager, Schramm Inc. West Chester, PA
- Mr. Karl Quinn, Training Manager, Alban Tractor Company, Inc. Great Fall, VA
Horticulture Advisory Committee
- Mr. Joseph C Bones, Safety & Tree Experts, Bartlett Tree Experts Exton, PA
- Mr. David J Foresman, Recruitment Consultant, The Brickman Group, Ltd. Kennett Square, PA
- Mr. Todd Mason, Territory Sales Manager, Arysta Life Science Easton, MD
- Mr. William R Miller, PPL South Williamsport, PA
- Mr. George R Pogue, Jr., General Manager of Operations/Recruitment/Sales, Cumberland Valley Tree Service, Inc. Chambersburg, PA
- Mr. Steven Nagy, Foreman, Consulting Arborist, Recruiting/Trainer, Davey Tree Expert Company Mount Airy, MD
- Mr. Brett T Runkle, Roadside Specialist, PA Department of Transportation Montoursville, PA
- Mr. Gerrit Strathmeyer, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Strathmeyer Landscape Development Corp. York, PA
- Mr. Adrian S Karver, Area Manager/Branch Safety Coordinator, Ruppert Landscape Toughkenamon, PA
- Mr. Scott A Burk, Owner, Scott's Landscaping, Inc. Centre Hall, PA
- Joseph LaMent, PCT student, Ornamental Horticulture Williamsport, PA
- Aaron McFarland, PCT student, Ornamental Horticulture Macungie, PA