Class Notes shares the achievements and milestones of alumni of Pennsylvania College of Technology and its predecessors, Williamsport Area Community College and Williamsport Technical Institute.

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  • Glen Molitoris, 2020

    civil engineering technology

    Glen is an entry level civil engineer for KCI Technologies. He resides in West Grove.

  • Victoria Kostecki, 2014

    baking and pastry arts

    Victoria is a culinary area supervisor for Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, where she manages the cold side food production for events and hockey games at the Giant Center, including its Bud Light Club Lounge, catering operations, concession stands and premium suites, as well as all food production for The Overlook Food Court and The Outpost in Hersheypark. She was named Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Outstanding Employee in 2019. She received a bachelor’s in applied management from Penn College in 2016. She resides in Palmyra.

  • Sarah (Deem) Derolf, 2017

    business administration: management

    Sarah is employed by Penske Truck Leasing. She resides in Selma, N.C.

  • Wayne Burke, 1985

    forest technology

    Wayne is a senior procurement specialist for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. He created and took the lead on a business resource group to research generational gaps in the Turnpike's workforce and blend the workforce to reduce those gaps. He resides in Mechanicsburg.

  • Reese Dibble, 1980

    accounting

    Reese retired as the City of Hailey water superintendent. He resides in Hailey, Idaho.

  • R. Mark Upright, 1978

    machinist general

    Mark retired from Textron Lycoming after 42 years of service in the manufacturing of airplane engines. He began working at Textron while attending WACC. He resides in Montoursville with his wife, Sharon (Wright), '78, computer science technology, and two of their eight children. He is blessed with five grandchildren and looks forward to visiting with them in Alabama and Florida. He also enjoys trips to Alaska to visit his oldest daughter and "take in all the beauty and wonder this great land has to offer."

  • Keith Rote, 1966

    drafting technology

    After 46 years, Keith retired from Newport News Shipbuliding as an engineering designer for nuclear naval fluid systems and refueling equipment and facilities. He resides in Hampton, Va. He is married and has two sons and five grandchildren.

  • Matthew Stephens, 2006

    mass media communication

    Matthew is a videographer/editor for WPSU Penn State, where he films and edits video content for Penn State football and men's and women's basketball and contributes to other WPSU-produced projects. He won a 2019 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in the Sports Photography category for his work on "Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story." He resides in Bellefonte.

  • Estel Taylor, 2010

    HVAC design technology

    Estel is an estimator for Alberio Energy, formerly Advanced Power Control. He is president of ASPE (American Society of Professional Estimators) Delaware Chapter 75, after having served as vice president in 2017 and 2018. He resides in Newark, Del., with his wife, Renee (Paulhamus), '11, business administration: small business and entrepreneurship concentration. Renee is employed by CSC in Wilmington, Del.

  • Warren Peter, 1974

    carpentry and building construction technology

    Warren retired from the company he founded and resides in Indiana, Pa.

  • Mary Ann Henderson, 1977

    radiologic technology

    Mary Ann is a senior sonographer for Inova. Her job is sonography of high risk obstetrical patients in an antenatal hospital department with maternal fetal perinatologists. She holds several specialized credentials from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, including OB-GYN, abdominal, breast, fetal echocardiology and vascular technology. She resides in Warrenton, Va.

  • Bertrand Crouthamel, 1970

    mechanical drafting

    Bertrand is a senior consultant electrical engineer for ESP USA, designing power and control systems for movable bridges. He resides in Tampa, Fla.

  • Holly (Neely) Ebersole, 2015

    surgical technology

    Holly married Darien Ebersole, '15, renewable energy technologies, on Sept. 21, 2019. They reside in Lancaster.

  • Alexis Ashby, 2020

    applied health studies: surgical technology

    Alexis is a certified surgical technologist for UPMC Susquehanna. She is an alumni member of the college's Surgical Technology Advisory Committee and recently accepted a seat in the University of Pittsburgh physician assistant studies master's degree program. She plans to relocate and begin her studies in December. She resides in Williamsport.

  • Art Cianca, 1971

    machinist general

    Art is retired after 37 years as a machinist in the powder metal business in Ridgway, where he resides.

  • Michael Holland, 1979

    welding

    Michael is a chief inspector for Kinder Morgan, overseeing all pipeline, welding and related activities. He resides in Williamsport.

  • Nikki Gipe-Werts, 2019

    nursing

    Nikki is a registered nurse for Bucktail Medical Center. She resides in Cross Fork.

  • Jason Siegfried, 2001

    manufacturing engineering technology

    Jason is director of manufacturing for surgical for Bioventus, where he manages the outsourced manufacturing of all synthetic and allograft surgical products, oversees the manufacturing engineering team and leads new product development for human cellular tissue products used in spinal fusion procedures. He has received a CEO Award for development of OSTEOAMP Select Fibers for posterolateral spinal fusion and Key Innovator Award for MOTYS placental tissue product used to treat osteoarthritis in the knee. He and his wife relocated from Scranton to Raleigh, N.C., in 2018 for his work with Bioventus.

  • Brett Trimble II, 2015

    welding technology

    Brett is a certified pipe welder for J.F. Kiely Construction of PA, fabricating and installing natural gas regulator systems, building new natural gas pipelines and welding on live gas mains. He resides in Montoursville.

  • Ronald Lesher, 2001

    construction management

    Ronald is assistant vice president of workplace delivery for Geisinger Health System, responsible for capital project construction. He resides in Bloomsburg.

  • Danette Resciniti, 2019

    surgical technology

    Danette is a surgical technologist for Geisinger Medical Center. She resides in South Williamsport.

  • Timothy Frey, 2020

    diesel technology

    Timothy is a diesel technician for Garden Spot Frame and Alignment. He resides in Blandon.

  • Steven Roupp Jr., 1994

    construction carpentry

    Steven is a multi crew foreman for Penn Line Services, clearing power lines for a local utility company. "Twenty-six years after graduation, I now have a son attending Pennsylvania College of Technology!" he said. A certified arborist, he resides in Middleburg.

  • Leif Solveson, 2005

    civil engineering technology

    Leif married Chelsi (Welch), '11, mass media communication, in May 2018. They welcomed a son, Finley, in October 2019. They reside in Muncy.

  • Rachel Hill, 2018

    landscape/horticulture technology: plant production emphasis

    Rachel owns Brush Valley Floral. She resides in Rebersburg.

  • Stacey French, 2017

    applied human services

    Stacey is a family preservation and reunification counselor for Family Intervention Crisis Services. She resides in Montoursville.

  • Dora (Scholl) Walter, 1995

    business management

    Dora is retired and resides in Lewisburg.

  • Mike McNamara, 1976

    ornamental horticulture technology: floriculture

    Mike is a horticulturalist for Spring Lake Golf Club. He resides in Toms River, N.J.

  • Dan Gerard, 2020

    automated manufacturing technology and metal fabrication technology

    Dan is a machinist for Jones Racing Products. He resides in New Britain.

  • David Hoover, 1981

    machine tool technology

    David spent more than 30 years working with companies across the U.S. in the electronics connector field and is currently employed with world-renowned arms manufacturer SIG Sauer in ammunition manufacturing research and development as an R&D tooling manager. He is the co-author of an Association for Talent Development (www.td.org) award-winning toolmaker apprenticeship program with an employer in New Albany, Ind. He resides with his wife in Ward, Ark., where they welcome opportunities to share what they've learned with the younger generation, especially their three grandchildren.

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