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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  • 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

    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

    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

    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.

  • Garrett Baker, 2009

    electrical technology

    Garrett is an electrical specialist for American Refining Group. He designs, plans and implements electrical equipment and projects for the refinery. He resides in Smethport with his wife and their two children (a son and daughter).

  • Amanda (Boler) Huff-Santoyo, 1998

    legal assistant-paralegal

    Amanda is a third-party administrator for Valley Forge Pension Management. She is the mother of two sons: one who recently graduated from college and one who soon will. She resides in Muncy and makes this request: "My father, Stanley Boler, was a professor at Penn College of Technology in the electronics department for many years and is currently battling cancer and has been given a short time to live, so any stories anyone would want to share on his impact in their life would be greatly appreciated."

  • Ryan Fisher, 2016

    engineering design technology, electronics and computer engineering technology: robotics and automation (2014)

    Ryan is a mechanical design engineer for Reading Bakery Systems. He uses computer-aided drafting software to design custom machinery for the food industry, mainly continuous mixers. He resides in Newmanstown.

  • John Fosselman, 1970

    electronics technology

    John retired as a senior biomedical equipment technician after 39 years at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. He resides in Lewistown and is planning a fly-in fishing trip in Canada, a visit to his son in California and local bicycling trips.

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