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. Share your story.
Jill (Dosh) Hazenstab, 1985
dental hygiene
Jill is the director of the dental hygiene program at HACC. She resides in Middletown.
Michael Haussener, 1974
electrical construction
Michael is retired and resides in Jersey Shore.
Georgiann (Coleman) Knight, 1988
culinary arts
Georgiann is a lead cook for Juniper Village. She resides in State College.
Michael Nau, 2003
welding and fabrication engineering technology
Michael is a welding instructor at Penn College. He resides in Jersey Shore.
James Ayers, 2016
manufacturing engineering technology
James is a technical services manager for Chelsea Building Products. He resides in Evans City.
Tiffany (Madara) Karabin, 2008
HVAC technology
Tiffany is a service sales account manager for Trane Technologies. She resides in Shermans Dale.
Nikolas Kadenas, 2010
business administration: human resource management
Nikolas is vice president of operations for HydroEdge Solutions. He resides in Montoursville.
Bill Metz, 1999
microcomputer specialist
Bill is head of quality assurance/DevOps/release management for IBM's SevOne Network Performance Management software. He holds a bachelor's from Immaculata University. He has been married for 21 years, has four children and resides in Downingtown.
Ryan Sokoloski, 2008
construction management
Ryan is senior director of building operations for the National Geographic Society. He resides in Arlington, Va.
Richard Robison, 1963
mechanical drafting
Richard is retired and resides in Hallam.
Michael Leiter, 1981
machinist general
Michael is a journeyman mold maker for Protofab Technologies, where he builds and maintains plastic injection molds. He completed federal apprenticeship programs in both machinist and mold making. He resides in Tower City.
Paul Lasell, 2018
plastics and polymer engineering technology
Paul is a production and engineering supervisor for GAF Inc. He resides in Williamsport.
John (Eric) Larson, 1994
building construction technology
John is self-employed as a residential construction contractor. He resides in Williamsport.
Nathaniel Lyon, 2020
welding and fabrication engineering technology
Nathaniel is a welding trades teacher for Milton Hershey School. He resides in York.
Timothy Hayes, 1984
machine tool technology
Timothy is a journeyman electrician for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 654. He resides in Coatesville.
John Adams, 1984
building construction technology
John owns John Adams Building & Remodeling LLC. He resides in Schuylkill Haven.
Eric Wagner, 1987
electronics technology
Eric retired from Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory as an engineering project manager/level 4. He resides in Mingoville.
Antonio Frank Tuason, 2020
business administration: sport and event management and business administration: marketing
Frank is a lead gameday entertainment representative for the Las Vegas Raiders and a stage manager for the Las Vegas Golden Knights. For the Raiders, he helps to coordinate game entertainment, including pregame, in-game, halftime and postgame events and presentations for all home games. As a stage manager for the Golden Knights, he oversees and organizes production/entertainment features for Foley Entertainment Group sports teams in Las Vegas. He holds a 2023 Stanley Cup NHL Championship ring and has worked Super Bowl 58, the 2023 Return of Slamball, 2023 and 2024 Men's and Women's Pac-12 Conference basketball tournaments, the 2022 and 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship games and the Return of XFL. He resides in Henderson, Nev.
Judi Jessick, 2002
occupational therapy assistant
Judi retired from her career as an occupational therapy assistant in 2016. She authored a children's book, "Agatha Livermore and the Magic Cookie Spoon," and had it published by Pegasus Publishers in January 2024. She resides in Shamokin Dam.
Johnathan Capps, 2018
applied technology studies and mechatronics engineering technology (2016)
Johnathan is an application engineer for Automation Distribution Inc. He designs and programs automation and robotics systems and provides training on how to operate them. He married his wife, Christine, in April 2022. He resides in Chalfont, where he works on cars, races cars, runs and enjoys the outdoors with his wife.
Curtis Dall, 1985
engineering drafting technology
Curtis is a sales and operations manager for Pack Pro Technologies. He resides in Lancaster.
Ben Richardson, 2015
engineering design technology
Ben is a manufacturing engineer II for Phoenix Contact. He resides in Mechanicsburg.
Danielle Malesky, 2023
construction management
Danielle is a field engineer for Turner Construction Co. She resides in Norristown.
Ashlyn (Hershberger) Benicewicz, 2011
graphic communications management
Ashlyn is a debit card disputes specialist for Navy Federal Credit Union. She welcomed a daughter, Rosabelle, in October 2023. They reside in Martinsburg, W.V.
Daniel McCauley, 1994
architectural technology
Daniel is a partner in The Martin Architectural Group. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Drexel University (2002) and is a licensed architect in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. He is involved with the Urban Land Institute and is a 20-year volunteer with Chester County Habitat for Humanity's Build a House Build a Dream contest for area fifth graders. He resides in Philadelphia.
Shea Reiley, 2011
heavy construction equipment technology (2008) and technology management
Shea is an operating engineer for Mascaro Construction of Pittsburgh. He resides in Oakdale.
Tom Sands, 1973
nursery management
Tom retired from UPS Freight after 10 years as a delivery driver. He was a machinery repairman second class in the U.S. Navy from 1979-83, serving on the USS LaSalle in the Persian Gulf 1980-83, and he owned Sands Plants Landscape Design for over 20 years. He resides in Grand Junction, Colo.
Jack Stahley, 2023
residential construction technology & management
Jack is a project manager for Erwin Forrest Builders, responsible for general oversight of residential construction jobs. He resides in Allentown.
Ben Sosa, 2020
business administration: sport and event management
Ben is a branch manager for Chadwell Supply. He resides in Northville, Mich.
William Calvert, 1988
electrical technology
William is a field operations coordinator for Altoona Water Authority. He has been employed by the authority for 34 years and has spent most of that time supervising the Distribution, Instrumentation and Controls Department. He resides in Hollidaysburg with his wife of 32 years. They have two grown sons.