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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  • Allison Chapman, 2019

    information assurance and cyber security

    Allison is an information technology technician for Jersey Shore State Bank. She resides in Montoursville.

  • James Dansereau, 2019

    electrical technology and electromechanical maintenance technology

    James is a security officer for Securitas. He resides in Jersey Shore.

  • Kyle Rhoads, 2005

    manufacturing engineering technology

    Kyle is a site engineering manager for TE Connectivity, managing individuals who cover two facilities and 14 value streams. He welcomed a daughter in May 2017. They reside in Harrisburg.

  • Mohmmed Alnasser, 2013

    plastics and polymer engineering technology

    Mohmmed is the director of business development for TexoFib Non-Woven Industrial Fabrics Factory Co. in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

  • Kendra (Hamilton) Brown, 2019

    business administration: management

    Kendra is an assistant finance officer for River Valley Transit. She resides in South Williamsport.

  • Daria Datsenko, 2019

    nursing

    Daria is employed by Evangelical Community Hospital. She resides in Lewisburg.

  • Alane Zellars, 2019

    human services and restorative justice

    Alane is a substitute assistant group leader for the Children's Learning Center at Penn College. She resides in Williamsport.

  • Kyle Mullin, 2013

    welding and fabrication engineering technology

    Kyle is a senior welding engineer for Evapco, Inc., where he oversees global welding operations. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Seton Hill. He resides in Fairfield.

  • Mariah Garwood, 2019

    information technology: technical support technology

    Mariah is a computer operator for Weis Markets. She resides in Muncy.

  • JC Phillippy, 2009

    information technology: security specialist, information technology: network specialist

    JC is a senior systems engineer for Sierra Nevada Corp., deemed one of the three most innovative U.S. companies in space. He resides in Waynesboro.

  • Erick Speer, 2013

    welding and fabrication engineering technology

    Erick married Nicole Grove on June 1, 2019, and is set to graduate from Gannon University with a master's degree in engineering management in December 2019. He is an assistant operations manager and welding engineer for Custom Engineering Co. He resides in Grove City.

  • Brent Seville, 1993

    heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology

    Brent is the director of buildings and grounds for the Central Fulton School District. His responsibilities include maintaining athletics fields, kitchen equipment, HVAC, electrical and plumbing. Under his direction, the district has received awards from the Keystone Athletic Field Managers Association and the Sports Turf Managers Association for Field of the Year and Field of Distinction. He resides in McConnellsburg.

  • Kelly Bidlespacher, 2007

    nursing

    Kelly is a case manager in discharge planning and case management for UPMC Susquehanna. She received a Master of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University in 2019 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Penn College in 2012. She resides in Trout Run.

  • Barbara (Eck) Tosi, 1973

    education/social work

    Barbara recently published her first book via Archway Publishing. The collection of short, fictional stories, written in four-line rhyming stanzas, is titled "Scary: A spine-splintering slide into what lies inside the psychotic mind." Eck holds a bachelor's degree in English from Penn State and attended Dickinson College. At WACC, she was co-editor of Colours, the college's literary magazine. Before retiring, she worked for over 30 years in the hospitality, nonprofit and administrative fields. She resides in York.

  • Christopher Silverstrim, 2012

    electrical technology

    Christopher is an electrician for UPMC. He married Barbara Kurtz in May 2019.

  • Joseph Ferraro, 2011

    manufacturing engineering technology

    Joseph is a CNC programmer for Keystone Powdered Metal Co. He resides in Brockway.

  • Andrea (Prough) Sanchez, 2013

    health information technology

    Andrea is an outpatient diagnostic coder for Carilion Clinic. She and her husband are expecting their second child, a daughter, in January 2020. They reside in Roanoke, Va.

  • Thomas Miele, 1982

    computer information systems

    Thomas retired from Penn National Insurance, where he was manager of information security and compliance. He resides in Conway, S.C.

  • Britni Fennell, 2017

    manufacturing engineering technology

    Britni is a quality engineer for BAE Systems.

  • Jeremey Estep, 2004

    toolmaking technology

    Jeremey is a CNC programmer for E-Tech Industrial Corp. He resides in Granville Summit.

  • Stephen Steele, 1993

    electronics engineering technology: fiber optic/communication

    Stephen is an electrical engineer for Billco Manufacturing, where he is responsible for product design and solutions. He resides in Beaver Falls.

  • Noel (Hoffman) Lauman, 2011

    dental hygiene: health policy and administration

    Noel is a registered dental hygienist. She resides in Reading.

  • David Claycomb, 1992

    electrical occupations

    David is an instructor in the electrical technology program at Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School in Ebensburg. A licensed electrician and electrical inspector, he holds a bachelor's degree in education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He resides in Roaring Spring.

  • David Sigel, 2009

    business administration: small business and entrepreneurship

    David is an aircraft dispatcher for UPS, dispatching a fleet of 757, 767, MD-11 and 747 aircraft all over the world. He resides in Louisville, Ky.

  • Patricia (Martin) Capone, 1989

    occupational therapy assistant

    Patricia is retired from occupational therapy assistant education and continues to work as a consultant, helping programs to gain accrediting and meet educational standards. She has been recognized by the American Occupational Therapy Association on its Roster of Honor and with its Retired Educator's Award. She has been a member of the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education's Roster of Evaluators and served as a team chair mentor. She is also a public member of the Accreditation Council for Optometric Education. She resides in Weaverville, N.C.

  • Austin Wolfe, 2018

    welding and fabrication engineering technology

    Austin is a sales engineer for Lincoln Electric, responsible for sales in central western Pennsylvania. He resides in Altoona.

  • Kimberly Reynolds, 2019

    nursing

    Kimberly is a graduate nurse/RN for UPMC Susquehanna. She resides in Williamsport.

  • Angela (Day) Brown, 1991

    business management

    Angela is an inside sales and service representative for QE Manufacturing. She and her husband welcomed their first grandson in February 2019. They reside in Mifflinburg.

  • Gaven Crosby, 2017

    emergency management technology

    Gaven is a program manager of training for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He resides in Alexandria, Va.

  • Matthew Horn, 1996

    landscape/nursery technology

    Matthew is vice president of Landart Solutions, a landscape and grounds company. He is a licensed landscape contractor and with his wife, Michelle, is celebrating 11 years of entrepreneurship. He resides in Fayetteville, N.C.

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