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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  • Clinton Leberknight, 2023

    information assurance & cyber security

    Clinton is a printer coordinator for UPMC. He resides in Pleasant Hall.

  • Timothy Schafer, 2021

    automotive technology management

    Timothy is a service consultant/dispatcher for Bobby Rahal Lexus of Lancaster County. He resides in Lancaster. He is a Phi Mu Delta alumnus and an advisory committee member for the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center.

  • David Gadalla, 2019

    aviation maintenance technology

    David is a process specialist-university relations in human resources for Dick's Sporting Goods. He resides in Pittsburgh.

  • Jason Swartz, 1998

    culinary arts technology

    Jason is an assistant food service administrator for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, responsible for a food service department that feeds 1,100 inmates three meals every day of the year. He's also responsible for budgetary and inventory management of foods and supplies. He resides in Lewisburg.

  • Raymond Long, 2019

    building automation technology

    Raymond is a controls technician for Conexus. He's responsible for functionality testing of the automation system for commercial and industrial HVAC systems. He resides in Allentown.

  • Eric Herr, 1988

    building construction technology

    Eric owns Lighthouse Real Estate. He resides in Gap.

  • David VanDoren, 2012

    building science and sustainable design

    David is an emergency services specialist for Hopewell Township Fire District, where he developed an innovative design process to help fire departments with apparatus-design planning. He has received multiple CPR Life Saver and Fire Life Saver awards and completed International Association of Arson Investigators Fire Investigation training. He resides in Ewing, N.J.

  • Paul Lasell, 2018

    plastics and polymer engineering technology

    Paul is an injection molding process engineer for GAF Inc. He resides in Williamsport.

  • Thomas Gorski, 2019

    collision repair technology

    Thomas is an associate for Amazon. He recently bought a house in Wallington, N.J.

  • Alexander Kosylo, 2020

    residential construction technology and management

    Alexander is an estimating and purchasing assistant for Weaver Homes. He resides in Pittsburgh.

  • Daniel Sproviero, 2019

    electrical technology

    Daniel is an electrician for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 164. He resides in Township of Washington, N.J.

  • Michael Cramer, 2017

    welding and fabrication engineering technology

    Michael is head of sales, Southwest U.S., for Fronius. As part of his work, he oversees weld tests for clients and provides quotes and technical proposals. He resides in Tustin, Calif.

  • Michaela (Maynard) Bressler, 2022

    emergency management & homeland security

    Michaela is an administrative assistant-Emergency Management Agency for Centre County Government. She resides in Centre Hall with her husband, Jared '21, individual studies, whom she married in September 2022. They are expecting a baby girl.

  • Rick Conrad, 2002

    welding technology

    Rick is a process improvement specialist for ITW Welding. He resides in Selinsgrove.

  • Damir

    Damir Mika, 2001

    electronics technology: aviation emphasis

    Damir is an air space management designer and instructor for Croatia Control, which provides air navigation services. He is married with a daughter and son and resides in the suburbs of Velika Gorica, Croatia.

  • Angela (Card) Kendall, 2015

    graphic design

    Angela and her husband, Reuben '13, automotive technology, welcomed a son in May 2022. They reside in Centre Hall.

  • Samantha (Catlin) Bruinooge, 2012

    graphic design

    Samantha is a graphic specialist for Mondelez International. She and her husband, Chad '13, construction management, welcomed a son, Dominick, in December 2022. They reside in Roaring Brook Township.

  • Michael Smith, 2015

    residential construction technology and management: architectural technology concentration

    Michael is an operations manager for Contrast, a local communication and IT company. He is married, has two children (a boy and a girl) under age 2 and resides in Mifflinburg.

  • Joshua Bengel, 2009

    information technology: network specialist

    Joshua is a converged voice and data engineer for UPMC Hamot. He resides in Erie.

  • Arthur Cianca, 1971

    machinist general

    Arthur is retired and resides in Ridgway.

  • Nathan O'Brien, 2006

    welding and fabrication engineering technology

    Nathan is a director of manufacturing for Joseph Oat Corp. He resides in Thornton.

  • Ann (Waltz) Bowersox, 1973

    food service management

    Ann is retired and resides in Muncy.

  • Zachary Graybill, 2015

    collision repair technology

    Zachary owns Certified Shine Detailing. Previous jobs have included body technician, paint technician, assistant manager of body shop and material damage adjuster for Erie Insurance. He resides in Salladasburg and has two children, age 2 and 3.

  • Loren Bruckhart, 1997

    auto body technology

    Loren is a collision repair instructor for Penn College. He holds a bachelor's in workforce education and development from Penn State and resides in Turbotville.

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    Shaun Hack, 2018

    automotive technology management

    Shaun is a collision repair instructor for Penn College. He resides in Orangeville.

  • Steven Bartz, 2012

    graphic communications management

    Steven is a director of sales project management for Taylor Corp., a printing company. He is married and resides in Philadelphia.

  • Elizabeth Hummel, 2021

    nursing

    Elizabeth is a staff development nurse for Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation. She develops education programs for staff, teaches CPR and other competencies, and trains new staff. She resides in Sunbury.

  • Shelia (Delaney) Nye, 2009

    radiography

    Shelia is a radiology manager for Bucktail Medical Center. She resides in Renovo.

  • Jack Graham, 2022

    diesel technician

    Jack is a diesel technician for B&C Diesel, where he reports to a fellow Penn College grad and loves his job maintaining, diagnosing and overhauling diesel engines, from small trucks to over-the-road tractor trailers. His other activities including riding his ATV and riding horses at his parents' horse farm. He resides in Sterling, Va.

  • Miranda (Fink) Simon, 2015

    nursing

    Miranda is a community health nurse for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. She resides in Williamsport with her husband, Joseph '10, business administration: management information systems, and their two children.

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