Livingston Alexander was named the third president of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on April 24, 2003, and on May 7, 2012, assumed the presidency of the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville in an administrative re-alignment under which he serves as president of both institutions.

During his tenure at Pitt-Bradford, Dr. Alexander has led a number of institutional initiatives to revitalize academic programs and stimulate enrollment, outcomes which he intends to replicate at Pitt-Titusville.

At Pitt-Bradford, Dr. Alexander led the development of two five-year strategic plans, which include eight major strategic directions and action plans to advance a very ambitious institutional agenda. Among the major accomplishments resulting from the planning efforts on the Pitt-Bradford campus were the development of new academic majors, successful completion of a $13 million capital campaign, construction of one academic building and three residence halls, major renovations of two academic buildings, development and implementation of an integrated marketing plan, and significant increases in enrollment and retention. .

Before becoming Pitt-Bradford’s president, Dr. Alexander was the provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of psychology at Kean University in Union, N. J. During his tenure there, Alexander led the implementation of a revised general education program, widely known for its innovative features.

Dr. Alexander began his career in higher education as an assistant professor of psychology at Western Kentucky University and subsequently advanced to the rank of professor. After completing an American Council on Education Fellowship in higher education administration at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, he assumed successive positions as department head at Georgia Southern University, associate vice president for academic affairs and director of graduate studies at Western Kentucky University, and vice president for academic affairs at Troy State University-Montgomery.

Dr. Alexander is a native of Breaux Bridge, La.

Marcia has held previous positions at Pitt-Bradford between 1994 and 2005. These included (in the former ARDC) Job Link Coordinator, Business Consultant, and Director of the Allegheny Research and Development Center. In the intervening years, Marcia held positions at Chapel Ridge (part of the Bradford Ecumenical Home) and the Cameron, Elk & McKean County RSVP senior volunteer program. 

Marcia currently serves as a board member at Futures Rehabilitation Center, Inc., and at the United Way of the Bradford Area. She is also a member of the Career and Technology Advisory Committee at Bradford Area High School.

Ed Bahan is entering his fifth season as head of the swimming programs.

Bahan took over the program just two years after its inception and has transformed the culture of Pitt-Bradford swimming.

During his tenure, the Panthers have broken every school record, establishing more than 200 records along the way, and four of his players have been tabbed as the AMCC Swimmer of the Year. Bahan has been named the men's and women’s AMCC Coach of the Year five times, and he has coached 46 all-conference performers.

The 2012-13 season was full of its high notes. The men's team finished runner-up at the AMCC Championships for the third straight year, and senior Melinda Mackenzie was named the women's Co-Swimmer of the Year after winning two individual titles at the conference meet. She finished her career with five AMCC titles, second-most in women's history. Bahan was named the men's Coach of the Year as well.

Pitt-Bradford opened the season by finishing second at its own meet, the best showing by any Panther team in school history. The men won the 800 free relay for the first-time ever at the meet. 

The women placed fifth at the AMCC Championships and featured more depth than in recent years. A total of nine Panthers were named to the all-conference team.

The men put together the best season in school history in 2011-12, posting a school-record eight wins. The Panthers finished second at the AMCC Championships for the second straight year and qualified a record four swimmers for the ECAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Pitt-Bradford opened the season with seven straight wins, sophomore Fernando Petrilli was named the AMCC Swimmer of the Year for the second straight year and Bahan was tabbed the AMCC Co-Coach of the Year.

The women finished fourth at the AMCC Championships, led by Melinda Mackenize winning the 500 and 1650 free swims. She was also second in the 200 free and Rebecca Bowman was runner-up in the 50 free. Both the 400 medley and 400 free relay squads finished second to earn all-conference recognition.

In all, 11 Panthers received all-conference honors, a new school record.

In 2011-12, the men finished second at the AMCC Championships for the first time ever and seven swimmers were named to the all-conference team. Petrilli won three individual championships en route to earning high point honors and was named the Swimmer of the Year and the Newcomer of the Year. He went on to represent Pitt-Bradford at the ECAC Championships, the first ever to do so in school history.

The women’s team finished fourth as Bahan was named the Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Morgan Kinville won two individual championships under Bahan’s watch, and Melinda Mackenize was a second-team all-conference performer.

In his first year with the program, Bahan coached both the 2008- 09 male and female AMCC Swimmers of the Year - Cameron Lanich and Kinville. He was honored as the men’s Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to a fourth-place finish.

Bahan followed that up by leading both squads to season-high in victories in 2009-10. The men finished with four wins during the regular season while the women posted three. At the AMCC Championships, Lanich was named the league’s Co-Swimmer of the Year. On the women’s side, the Panthers finished third earning Bahan Coach of the Year honors for the second time.

Prior to joining Pitt-Bradford, Bahan served as the head swim coach at the Pittsburgh Tidalwaves Swim Club from 1999 to 2007. He was the assistant swim coach and the head strength coach at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh from 1995 to 2002. Bahan helped guide the men’s squad to a fourth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Division II National Championships. Bahan served as the head coach at Plum (Pa.) High School from 1996 to 1999.

Originally from New Hampshire, Bahan was a five-time U.S. National competitor and a 1980 U.S. Olympic trial competitor.

He received his bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984.

Bahan currently resides in Bradford, Pa.

Jill is responsible for a range of activities which provide the framework for building strong support and lasting friendships with a variety of Pitt-Bradford constituencies including alumni, donors, friends, foundations, parents, and members of the corporate community. 

 Prior to coming to Pitt-Bradford, she served as the Director of Development at the JCC Foundation for six years assisting with the foundation’s capital campaign, annual fund, alumni relations, and planned giving. Additionally, she worked at St. Bonaventure University for over nine years in Institutional Advancement as the Director of Scholarships and Endowments, major gifts and the annual fund. 

 In her spare time, Jill enjoys horses and anything related to them. Most importantly, she enjoys time with her husband and two children on trips or at home.

Laura is the Academic Advisor for TRiO Student Support Services.  As an Academic Advisor, she provides students with academic, career, and personal support and teaches sections of the College Success course.  Before coming to Pitt-Bradford, Laura was a school counselor for middle-level and high school students in the Warren County School District.  She is dedicated to helping students make a smooth transition to college and learn the skills needed to be successful in their courses and in their future endeavors.

Laura resides in Sugar Grove with her husband, Rich, and their two dogs.  She enjoys working on home improvement projects, gardening, kayaking, and spending time with family and friends.

 

Dr. Binder joined Pitt-Bradford from the University of South Carolina, where he was the director of Greek Life and special projects. Previously he worked at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, University of Georgia and Bowling Green State University. 

Binder speaks nationally on risk management and alcohol and substance abuse and has been cited in Newsweek, NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation and Court TV. He has extensive experience in Greek affairs, speaking around the country at Sigma Phi Epsilon leadership programs and traveling to Greece with students from the national fraternity to study Greek philosophy. 

Binder is involved with the National Collaborative for Hazing Research and Prevention and founded the Hazing Hotline. He is the incoming Co-Chair of the Fraternity & Sorority Knowledge Community of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, national board member for Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society and the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation. 

Binder previously served as the national president of AFA.

Joanne is currently enrolled in a M.S. program (on-line) at Slippery Rock University, and plans to complete that degree in the near future. 

In her position at Pitt-Bradford, Joanne will handle all the financials for the many student clubs and organizations that are funded by the Student Activities Fee, and likewise she will be in charge of ticket sales for many events, including the “Buses Home” program for the holidays.

Mary joined the faculty at Pitt-Bradford in 2006. Prior to her full-time status, Mary taught clinical on a part-time basis for Jamestown Community College and worked full time at Bradford Regional Medical Center as a nursing supervisor.

Mary brings to the department experience in management of Surgical Services, Emergency Services, and Critical Care. She has also spent a great deal of her career working in the operating room. She became a certified nurse in the operating room in 1994. Mary also attended school in Florida, completing her certificate as a registered nurse first assistant in the operating room. She continues to practice as an RN in nursing supervision at Bradford Regional Medical Center.

Mary is a board member of the United Way, chairperson for the McKean County American Cancer Society Relay for Life-Survivors, head coach of the Junior Varsity BAHS Girls softball team, director of St. Patrick’s youth group, and co-leader of a junior girl scout troop. Mary also enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading, and scrapbooking.

As an educator, researcher, and stage director, Wayne teaches and conducts research on adolescent literacy, theatre, and Holocaust education. As the Artistic Director of Prime Stage Theatre in Pittsburgh, he produces adaptations of literature and educational programs that “bring literature to life.”

Prior to his position as an Assistant Professor in the Duquesne University School of Education, Wayne taught English and theatre at The Oakland School, Sewickley Academy Senior School, and was Director of Playhouse Jr. A reviewer of the National Middle School Journal, Wayne also conducts research on using young adult literature and the theatre to teach the Holocaust as a Museum Teaching Fellow at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC.

His articles and presentations have been published by and presented at Jagiellonian University in Poland, Seton Hill University, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literature, The ALAN Review, the National Council of Teachers of English, The National Middle School Association, the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, and the International Reading Association.

Bret Butler in his 15th season as the head baseball coach at Pitt-Bradford.

Butler started the baseball program at Pitt-Bradford in 1998. During that span, he has compiled an overall record of 311-252-1, and led the Panthers to three Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships, and two NCAA Division III tournament appearances.

On March 5, 2013, Pitt-Bradford defeated Medaille 1-0 in its AMCC opener for Butler's 300th career win. He is just one of three active AMCC coaches with 300 or more victories.

Pitt-Bradford went 16-19 in 2013 and finished fourth in the AMCC in with a mark of 9-7. The Panthers hosted Pitt-Greensburg in the first round of the conference tourney, and defeated at-the-time No. 24 Johns Hopkins 4-2 on the team's Spring Break trip. It was the first win over a ranked opponent in recent memory.

The Panthers went 21-20 under Butler in 2012, marking the ninth time in program history Pitt-Bradford won 20 or more games and the first since 2008. After falling to 7-15 midway through the season, the Blue and Gold went 14-6 over its final 20 games, finishing fifth in the AMCC with a record of 9-7. Pitt-Bradford swept Penn State Altoona in the opening round of the conference tournament and advanced to the AMCC championship round.

Junior Derek Smith was named the AMCC Player of the Year, the second straight Panther and third overall in program history to receive the award. Two other players were represented on the all-conference team, and Smith was eventually named a D3Baseball.com honorable mention All-American, the first in school history.

In 2011, Butler guided the Panthers to a 19-14 record and a seventh-place finish in the AMCC with a mark of 9-9. Two players were named to the all-conference team, and freshman Michael Pascarella was named both the AMCC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

In just the program’s third year of existence, Butler directed Pitt-Bradford to the 2001 AMCC Championship. The Panthers repeated as conference champions the following season and set a school-record with 32 wins. In 2005, the Panthers entered the conference tournament as the fourth seed and upset the top two teams en route to winning the program’s third conference title. Both the 2002 and 2005 squads advanced to the national tournament.

Pitt-Bradford has won the conference regular season crown four times under Butler. He has been named the AMCC Coach of the Year twice, in 2001 and 2006, and has coached 56 all-conference players including the 2001 (Eric Haynoski), 2011 (Michael Pascarella), and 2012 Player of the Year recipients, four Newcomers of the Year, and three all-region players.

Butler has coached the only player in AMCC history to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft. Zach Foster was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 49th round of the 2008 draft.

In the summer of 2011, Butler coached the Athletes in Action Fire in the prestigious Alaska Baseball League. The wood bat league features many of the top collegiate players from around the country and is regarded as one of the top summer leagues for underclassmen.

Previously, Butler served as an assistant at Baldwin Wallace College for four years, and prior to that, he was an assistant at Hiram College for two seasons.

He graduated from Baldwin Wallace University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in pre-law, and earned a master’s degree in physical education and sport administration from Kent State University in 1997.

Butler, who also works in the admissions department in the fall, currently resides in Bradford, Pa.

Pat leads all of the university’s marketing and communications efforts, including overseeing all publications and advertising, championing the university's brand, publishing its award-winning alumni magazine, and protecting Pitt-Bradford's image. She also serves as the university’s spokeswoman, is a member of the President's Cabinet, and writes and maintains the university's blog.

Before coming to Pitt-Bradford, she was a newspaper reporter and editor for 15 years. For four years, she was a journalism instructor at Pitt-Bradford, introducing her students to the wild, wacky and wonderful world of journalism.

In her spare time, she reads fiction (she's currently on a quest to read all of Linda Fairstein's novels), runs and writes. On weekends, she's in her kitchen making some tasty and tantalizing concoction, including these cinnamon rolls that her husband said were so delicious he couldn't stop eating them, no matter how sick he got from all that sugar.

Watch what Pat says about Pitt-Bradford and the City of Bradford as part of the WPSU program "Our Town: Bradford." 

Patrick Daniel is in his first season as the head women's basketball coach at Pitt-Bradford.

This past winter, Daniel guided the Panthers to a 15-10 overall record and the program's fourth straight appearance in the AMCC tournament while earning co-AMCC Coach of the Year honors. The 15 wins were tied for third most all-time in program history.

The women were originally picked to finish sixth in the league's preseason coaches' poll, but set a school-record with 13 conference wins to finish in a tie for third with Penn State Behrend. Two players were named all-conference, including sophomore Alicia Kimmel, who was a first-team pick.

Pitt-Bradford ranked second in the conference in scoring defense, surrendering 56 points a game, and Kimmel ranked 16th nationally in free throw shooting to highlight many of the team's accomplishments.

In one season with Kenyon, Daniel helped guide the Ladies to a 19-8 record and the semifinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) tournament. The 19 wins were the most since the 2007-08 season, and he coached three NCAC all-conference selections, including a D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region third-team pick.

Prior to joining Kenyon, Daniel was as an assistant coach at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., from 2008-11. In three seasons, he helped direct the women’s basketball team to a record of 50-31 and three consecutive appearances in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference tournament.

In his final season with the St. Mary’s Belles, he served as the interim coach for the team’s first six games while the head coach was on leave. Daniel led St. Mary’s to a 5-1 start and the first Tip-Off Tournament championship in school history. The Belles went on to win a school-record 18 games that season. He coached seven MIAA all-conference selections while at St. Mary’s, including the 2008-09 Defensive Player of the Year, and guided the Belles to an upset of the No. 1 team in NCAA Division III in his first season.

Daniel served as the NCAA site representative for the first and second rounds of the 2011 NCAA Division III women’s basketball championships. He also has a strong background in student affairs, serving as the director of student activities at St. Mary’s, Towson University (2007-08), and Western Michigan (2004-07). While at Western Michigan, he also served as the associate director of facilities and programs and assistant director of intramural sports and recreation programs.

Martha joined the nursing faculty at Pitt-Bradford 2011 and serves as the Psychiatric Nurse Instructor. Prior to coming to Pitt-Bradford, Martha worked in a variety of settings and positions including the Mental Health Clinical Supervisor at the YWCA, Hospice Care Coordinator and Project Care Coordinator at VNA, and Mental Health Home Health Nurse at VNA. Her past psychiatric experiences include home health mental health nursing, hospice, in-patient hospital care, and out-patient mental health medication monitoring and recovery.

Mrs. Dibble enjoys gardening, canning, camping, hiking, spending time with her husband and son, musicals, country and “oldies” music, puzzles, and sewing. Martha has been married 30 years, has one son, two step children, and four step-grandchildren.

In addition, Martha enjoys watching Nascar, National, and sprint car racing, going to the local dirt track races, and motorcycle riding.

Mary joined the Pitt Bradford Nursing Faculty full time in August of 2003. Prior to her full-time status, Mary taught clinicals on a part-time basis for Pitt-Bradford..

Mary teaches predominantly in teh first year of the ASN program. she enjoys working with nursing students and looks forward to teh challenges involving teaching and health care.

Mary has worked in long term care and hospital-based settings.  Currently she is employed part-time as a certified nurse pratitioner (CRNP) at a Gastroenterology clinic.

In her spare time, Mary enjoys spending time with her family. She also enjoys exercising and baking.

Prior to coming to Pitt-Bradford Dr. Drignei taught at Allegheny College, Iowa State University and was a high school math teacher in Romania.

In her free time, she enjoys walking and jogging.

Scott Elliott joins the Pitt-Bradford staff after serving two years as a graduate assistant at Lindenwood University in St. Louis, Mo.

Elliott will serve as the media contact for all 14 Panther athletic teams as well as managing the University’s athletic website.

At Lindenwood, Elliott served as the primary media contact for the men’s and women’s volleyball, track and field, and ice hockey teams as well as the softball team. He helped implement a new athletics website in the fall of 2009, and assisted with media relations for the football team that appeared in the NAIA National Championship game for the first time ever in school history.

Elliott recently earned his Master’s in sports management from Lindenwood. He also received a Bachelor degree in communications from Lindenwood in 2009.

He served as the sports director for KCLC “89.1 The Wood” while at Lindenwood, and was the voice of both the football and basketball teams from 2008-09. Elliott also worked for Fox Sports Midwest in St. Louis, Mo., writing for Cardinals Live during the 2008 season.

Elliott currently resides in Bradford, Pa.

Steve has worked for the University’s Computing, Telecommunications, and Media Services department for 12 years (full-time for the last 9).

His concentrations are server management and faculty/staff support.

He is also the resident Mac/*Nix support specialist.

Dr. Evans has served as dean of student affairs at Pitt-Bradford since 1976. In 1994, he was named a vice president. In his role, he oversees the traditional areas found within student affairs—career services, counseling services, health services, new student orientation, residential life and housing, student activities, community engagement and the chapel, and the student code of conduct. Additionally, he serves as the senior administrator responsible for oversight of the offices of admissions and financial aid.

Dr. Evans has been involved in the growth and development of Pitt-Bradford over a period of 35+ years, including the major milestones of the college’s transformation into a 4-year college in 1979, its move into NCAA Division III athletics in the 1990s, and the development of the campus master plan in 1992-1994, which created a unified architectural plan for the magnificent campus that Pitt-Bradford students, faculty, and staff enjoy today.

Dr. Evans is active in community activities, currently serving as an elected member of the Bradford City Council. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Bradford Area and is a member of the Board of Representatives for Penn State Public Broadcasting (WPSU-FM and WPSU-TV), where chairs the Education Committee. He is a member of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) and a former President of the Pennsylvania Association of Student Personnel Administrators (PASPA). In addition,

Dr. Evans has served as Executive Dean on several around the world voyages of “Semester at Sea”, which is sponsored by the Institute for Shipboard Education at the University of Virginia, and formerly by the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Evans is a native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of New Kensington High School. Residing in Bradford, he is married to Dr. Lisa M. Fiorentino, who serves as director of the nursing and radiological science programs at Pitt-Bradford.

Beth resides in Warren, PA. She is married and has two sons; Tyler is currently a sophomore attending Pitt-Bradford (and plays on the men’s basketball team) and Collin who is a junior at Warren Area High School. 

Beth’s previous employment includes working as an Eligibility Specialist for the Warren-Forest Economic Opportunity Council and working as the Supervisor of Education at FCI McKean.

He enjoys music, especially Classic Rock. "I am very grateful for the Classic Rock designation of my musical tastes, because I would hate for that music to be considered as Oldies."

Warren's favorite sport is hockey, and he is a Buffalo Sabres fan.  He also enjoys attending plays, comedy performances, and concerts of various music genres - mainly classic rock artists.

Dr. Lisa Fiorentino has been a member of the nursing faculty at Pitt-Bradford since 1985 and serves as Director of Nursing & Radiological Science.

Dr. Fiorentino is an avid figure skater and former ice hockey player-- her favorite teams include the Buffalo Sabres and the Detroit Red Wings and her idols include Bobby Orr, Gilbert Perreault, and Stevie Yzerman. She is a member of the Niagara Skating Academy (former Stamford Skating Club) where she practices weekly with professional coaches.

In addition, she enjoys walking, cycling, snowshoeing, cooking (particularly Italian cuisine), movies (comedy), music (all kinds), Chinese opera, playing the piano, and spending time in New York City. Dr. Fiorentino sailed on the fall 2004 Semester at Sea around the world voyage, traveling to nine different countries during the 100 day trip.

Dr. Fiorentino also serves as a program evaluator for baccalaureate and higher degree programs with the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Marietta has been a member of the Pitt Bradford community since 1989.  She has presented papers at the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, the Children’s Literature Association annual conference, and at the 2007 Child and the Book conference (Istanbul, Turkey). 

Marietta enjoys tandem bicycling with her husband and looks forward to exploring western New York and Pennsylvania on their recently acquired recumbent tandem trike.   

Dr. Gaskew has an extensive professional background in the field of criminal justice. He worked as a member of a Counterterrorism/Counterdrug Task Force in Southeast Asia, and later served as a Police-Detective assigned to the Special Operations Unit at MPD, where he was a member of the United States Department of Justice’s, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Customs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, conducting wiretap and conspiracy investigations targeting violent criminal organizations within the Middle District of Florida. In 2004, he was awarded the Region IV Florida Narcotic Officer of the Year.

He is a certified police academy instructor, and has more than 2,000 hours of specialized criminal investigations training which includes death and homicide investigations, advanced evidence processing & collection, hostage negotiations, money laundering, advanced DEA, criminal conspiracy, and organized crime investigations.

Dr. Gaskew is actively involved in community outreach, serving as a member of the McKean County Criminal Justice Advisory Board, the McKean County Child Advocacy Center Advisory Board, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McKean, Inmate Reentry Council, and the McKean County Child Sexual Abuse Forensic Team. Dr. Gaskew is a certified instructor and graduate of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Instructor Institute, Temple University, where he teaches a university course and serves as the instructor for the Victim Impact Program at FCI McKean. In 2010, Dr. Gaskew received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) FCI McKean.

Geary comes to Pitt-Bradford from Elmira (N.Y.) College, where he was the dean of continuing education and graduate studies. Prior to his post at Elmira, he spent seven years at the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, Calif., where he served as acting vice president of the school’s Del Norte campus, was acting vice president of its Mendocino Coast campus, and was dean of community and economic development. Geary has also held positions at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, N.Y., the Rochester Museum and Science Center, and the American Red Cross.

Geary directs the division of Continuing Education and Regional Development at Pitt-Bradford, which was formerly known as the Office of Outreach Services. In addition to connecting businesses with consultants and brokering training, the division works with Community Education Councils to bring credit and noncredit courses to St. Marys, Port Allegany, Warren and the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville.  Geary also oversees the campus’s conference services and is working to expand the conferences brought to campus.

Liza assists the president with a variety of activities integral to the operations of the Office of the President, including coordination of projects with institutional scope and serving as a liaison to various constituencies, including the Advisory Board of the University.  She is a member of the President’s Cabinet.

 Dr.Tammy Haley has been a member of the nursing faculty since 2003 and currently serves as the coordinator of the RN-BSN program. Prior to her faculty appointment she practiced as a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in FAmily Practice/Women's Health. Tammy also has many years of clinical experience as an R.N. in the pediatric and med-surg areas.

In addition to her faculty responsibilities, Tammy continues to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner in the Bradford area.

After receiving his degrees from the University of Kansas, Dr. Hardin accepted a Research Assistantship with the Molecular Biology Institute at the University of Zurich.  After two enjoyable years in Switzerland he became a Research Associate at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. 

In 1992, Dr. Hardin moved into a position more heavily focused on teaching when he accepted an assistant professorship at Spalding University.  At Spalding he rose through the faculty ranks to full professor and then into administration.  He held the positions of Biology Program Director, Chair of the School of Natural Science, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Interim President.  In 2004 he accepted the position of Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. 

Dr. Hardin has held numerous other positions throughout his years in higher education, including Interim Director of Information Technology, Administrative Coordinator of the International Doctorate of Education, Director of the Graduate School, Faculty Trustee, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Advisory Board Liaison for the Academic Affairs/Outreach Council and Arts Council, and Chair of the Arts Programming Task Force at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Dr. Hardin is a native of Louisville, Kentucky.  He and his wife, Ingrid, have two sons – Eric and Brian.

Before joining the Academic Success Center, Carma was the Retention Specialist for TRiO Student Support Services since the program began in 2005.  There, she provided academic, personal, and career counseling to eligible students.  Prior to coming to Pitt Bradford, Carma worked as a drug and alcohol administrator, addictions counselor and residence life professional.

Carma currently resides in Bradford.  She is active in the Zonta Club of Bradford, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of McKean County and her church. She enjoys scrap booking, reading, playing the piano, watching movies and spending time with her family and friends.

Mike Idland is in his fifth season as the head women's soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Idland has guided the Panthers to an overall record of 50-40-4 during his tenure, including 26 wins in the last two years, and the brink of the NCAA tournament. He has also coached 17 all-conference performers, including the 2012 AMCC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.

The Panthers followed up a record-setting 2011 campaign with even better year in 2012. Pitt-Bradford reeled off 13 victories, matching its win total from the previous season, and advanced to the AMCC championship match for the first-time ever in program history. The team's eight wins in conference play set a new record and its 3-1 win in penalty kicks over La Roche in the conference tourney snapped the program's seven-game losing streak in the conference semifinals.

A record seven players were named to the all-AMCC team, led by forward Maggie Boehler and goalkeeper Alisa Cornell. Boehler was named both the AMCC Newcomer of the Year and Co-Offensive Player of the Year, and Cornell earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.

The Panthers ranked near the top of every statistical category in the conference and had two players finish with double-digit goals. In the regular season finale, Pitt-Bradford defeated Medaille 1-0 for Idland's 50th career-win.

In 2011, Idland directed Pitt-Bradford to the best season in school history while being named AMCC Coach of the Year. The Panthers established a new school record for wins with 13 and hosted a postseason match for the first time in program history. Pitt-Bradford finished second in the conference during the regular season with a mark of 7-1-1, the highest finish ever by any Panther team. Three players were named first-team all-conference selections and three more were represented on the second-team.

Pitt-Bradford was one of the top defensive teams in the country in 2011, ranking 10th nationally in goals against average and 12th in shutout percentage. In 18 games, the Panthers surrendered a total of eight goals, including just two in conference play.

After finishing 5-12-1 in his first season, Idland directed Pitt-Bradford to 10 wins and a sixth-place finish in the AMCC in 2009. In the first round of the conference tournament, Pitt-Bradford upset third-seeded Medaille to record the program's first ever AMCC tournament win.

The Panthers improved to fifth in the conference in 2010 and posted nine wins. Pitt-Bradford knocked off D'Youville in the opening round of the conference tournament to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. Four players were named to the All-AMCC squad, and the team received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Silver Ethics Award for finishing the entire season with just two yellow cards.

Prior to coming to Pitt-Bradford, Idland served as an assistant at Division I Canisius College from 2007-08. He previously served in the same role at Buffalo State College from 2003-07.

Idland currently serves as a regional director for Joe Machnik's No. 1 Soccer Camps, where he began coaching in 2000. He is also a goalkeeper coach for the New York West Olympic Development Program (ODP), a position he has held since 2004. In 2007 he was recognized as the New York West ODP Coach of the Year. Idland has also been a member of the Region I Girls ODP goalkeeping staff since 2008, and is currently the head goalkeeper coach for U-19 program at Region I ODP.

Idland coached the U-15 girls for Alliance FC of Buffalo, N.Y., in 2011-12, during which the team won the United States Club Northeast Regional Super Group, advancing to the US Club National Championship competition. His team also captured titles at the Umbro Top-Rated Showcase and Baltimoremania. Idland also coached several premier club teams with the Empire United Soccer Academy from 2003-08.

A native of Westfield, N.J., he played collegiately at SUNY Cortland.

He received his bachelor's in secondary English education from SUNY Cortland in 2003, and earned a master's in English from the University at Buffalo in 2006.

Idland holds a USSF "A" coaching license and currently resides in East Aurora, N.Y., with his wife Nancy and their daughters, Marielle and Molly.

Before coming to Pitt-Bradford, Kelley was a graduate teaching assistant in the anatomy lab at Slippery Rock University. He has worked with the Bradford Family YMCA developing a diabetes program through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

He earned his doctoral degree in leadership for higher education, his masters degree in exercise and wellness promotion from Slippery Rock University, and his bachelors in sports medicine from Pitt-Bradford. His research interests include physiological responses to endurance athletes, high altitude, and body composition. He traveled to Budapest, Hungary to study physical activity between cultures.

A Bradford native, Kelley is active in the community, serving as the head girls' cross-country coach for Bradford Area High School, where he is also the assistant head boys' track coach, and working as a physical activity instructor with KidShape obesity prevention and wellness program for children.

A runner in his own right, Kelley has five marathons under his belt and is training for the Stone Mil 50 Mile run in Maryland.

Kennedy returned to his alma mater in 1996 as director of residential life and housing. In 1999, he was made assistant dean of student affairs, and in 2002, he was promoted to associate dean of student affairs.

In 2003, Kennedy was the first member of Pitt-Bradford’s staff to be recognized with the Chancellor’s Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the University, in part due to his work coordinating office relocations during large-scale construction and renovation projects on campus.

He is also active in the Bradford community, serving on the board of directors of the Friendship Table. He is a past president of the Olean-Bradford Area YMCA board of directors and vice president of the Bradford Rotary Club. He is also a volunteer with St. Bernard Catholic Church, Bradford Community Soccer Club and Bradford Little League.

He and his wife, Kara, live in Bradford with their four sons.

During her student years, Jessica was a department assistant for the History/Political Science Department and tutored in the Academic Success Center. 

More recently, Jessica provided administrative support for the TRiO Talent Search program and the Academic Success Center, and has organized several annual tours of Europe with Dr. Marvin Thomas.
 

As the director of the energy institute, Matt is responsible for working wtih the different sectors of the energy industry to develop partnerships such as internships for energy students. Matt also works with the Division of Continuing Education and Regional Development as well as facilities management to make the campus more engergy efficient.

Matt is orginally from Canton, Ohio and has had an interest in science from an early age. His interest in energy was sparked during his middle school years.

During her time at SBU, Catherine taught composition and critical thinking and worked in the Plassman Writing Center.  She has been teaching composition at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford since August 2010. 

Catherine enjoys working as a writing center consultant because she firmly believes that students learn and gain more from one-on-one learning. 

Catherine also works part time in Allegany, NY at the Dresser Rand Challenger Learning Center. Catherine's areas of expertise range from first-year composition through senior capstone projects.  Please schedule appointments with Catherine to work on all areas of composition across the disciplines.

After a distinguished 17-year career as a technical manager at IBM, Don Lewicki came to Pitt-Bradford in January 1996 as the director of CTM Services. He was looking for a job that was more self-satisfying, with a lower level of pressure and slower pace than IBM, and he was also interested in moving back to his hometown of nearby Olean, NY. 

Outside of class, Don is involved in the Association of Information Technology Professionals and he does some consulting. In his free time, he is a sports nut who still loves to play. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters.

Diana joined Pitt-Bradford in 2005, Diana enjoyed after a decade in international corporate marketing.  She enjoys bringing active service learning projects to her students and the community. 

Diana resides in Allegany, NY and spend her free time watching her two sons play sports.