LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE - Key Persons
Aaron is a Lancaster, PA based lighting designer who is currently serving as one of the Resident Lighting Designers at Sight & Sound Theatres. His design credits include the world premieres of Jesus and Queen Esther. He has altered his designs for live broadcast events that have been viewed around the world. Aaron has also designed shows for Gretna Theatre, EMC Performing Arts Studio, Servant Stage, and Sight & Sound Conservatory in recent years. He is a skilled ETC Eos programmer and enjoys delving into how new technology can increase efficiency and efficacy in the lighting design process.
Education:
MFA, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BA, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
Job Titles:
- Admissions Counselor
- Admissions Counselor / Department:
Abby Keiser has been an adjunct professor since 2014 in the Arts and Science department and Counseling Department.
Abby Keiser's full time position is the Family Life Services Director at COBYS Family Services in Lancaster, PA. She, oversees leadership, staff and evidence-based programing delivered in Lancaster County and surrounding areas. Her goal is to equip staff to implement programs and counseling with dignity, integrity, and compassion and providing opportunities for individuals to be equipped for the future in the field of counseling and preventive psychoeducation.
Prior to joining the COBYS team ten years ago, Abby earned a BA in Psychology and Music, as well as a Master of Science degree in Clinical Counseling. She spent time directing Kinder-Haus Nursery Day Care in New Holland, promoting community outreach and congregational care as an Associate Pastor, and was in private practice conducting clinical counseling. Currently, Abby plays an active role in her community's initiatives to build healthy individuals and strong families, which further contributes to the expertise she brings to her role as Director of Family Life Services for COBYS.
Abby has been married to her best friend, Darryl for 35 years. They have two grown children and two grandsons. Abby and her husband have been foster care parents for COBYS Family Services in the past.
Education:
MS, Clinical Counseling, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
BS, Music Education and Psychology, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
Job Titles:
- Ally Center Student Support Specialist
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- Writer, Editor, Adjunct Faculty
- Writer, Editor, Adjunct Faculty / Department: Communication & Media Arts
Amy Mongiovi has worked in the communications field for over 30 years, serving newspapers, magazines, colleges, businesses, public relations firms, restaurants and non-profit organizations in the areas of journalism, marketing, feature writing, photography, design, social media and more. At Lancaster Bible College, she serves as a writer and ECHO Magazine editor in the Marketing Department. Her work over her career has included serving as a reporter at a daily newspaper, Senior Communications Director for a college in western Pennsylvania, Senior Writer and Strategic Communications Manager for a leading PR firm near Philadelphia, and Marketing Director and Marketing Trainer for a fast-casual chain of restaurants. She enjoys being a stepmom and aunt, and she and her husband enjoy camping, coffee, serving in their church and raising their chickens.
Education:
MA, Slippery Rock University, Professional Writing
BS, Grove City College, Business/Communications
Andrea Calderon, originally from Lexington, Kentucky, has performed, taught and choreographed around the country over the past 20 years. Teaching credits include Dove Dance Studio (Oklahoma City), 3D Dance Studio (Sevierville, TN), Cavod Academy (New Holland, PA), and Viktor Yeliohin's International Ballet Academy (Lancaster, PA). Currently, Andrea teaches dance at The Sight & Sound Conservatory, Lancaster Bible College, Premiere Danse Academy, and Lancaster Academy for the Performing Arts.
Performance credits include five years with the award-winning show Country Tonite in Pigeon Forge, TN (Matt Davenport Productions) and Branson, MO (Starlite Entertainment) as a featured dancer. She also spent two years working with her husband at Fee/Hedrick Entertainment, where she performed in The Miracle, Joseph… Dreamcoat, and Christmas at the Smoky Mountain Opry. Locally, she has been seen with Servant Stage Company, PRiMA Theatre Company, The Magic and Wonder Show, and as a back-up dancer for Weird Al Yankovic at The American Music Theatre. Andrea feels very blessed and grateful to God that she has been living out her dream of dancing and sharing the joy of dance with others! Love and thanks to husband Wally and daughters Joyanna and Juliet for their unending support.
Education:
B.F.A. in Performing Arts/Dance - Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Anne Nye currently holds horn positions with Allegro Orchestra of Lancaster, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and The Pennsylvania Philharmonic. She also regularly performs with several other regional orchestras, including the York, Lancaster, Reading, and Kennett Symphonies. She has a passion for chamber music and holds the horn chair in Manor Winds, Trilogy Brass and the Lancaster Brass Quintet. In addition to her role as professor of horn at Lancaster Bible College, she also manages the Lancaster Bible College orchestra. She is currently interim professor of horn at Franklin and Marshall College. She enjoys networking and bringing people together, both musically and socially, and often contracts the musicians for local choral and church groups.
Although music keeps her quite busy, she also has an antique business at Tollbooth Antiques in Columbia, PA and enjoys sewing, knitting and repurposing objects in the historic farmhouse where she resides with her husband Rob.
Education:
BMus in French Horn Performance - Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Dr. Woods, a native of New York City, worked for nineteen years in banking and finance achieving the level of vice-president in New York's largest bank. In 1982 he left his position and the New York area to direct the activities of a Christian camp in Pennsylvania. Dr. Woods became the senior pastor of the Hanover Evangelical Free Church in south-central Pennsylvania in 1987. He also serves on the faculty of Lancaster Bible College as an adjunct professor of Bible and Theology, since 1999. Dr. Woods married Laurie Wagner of New York and together they have two boys and a girl, all Bible college graduates. Dr. Woods and his wife, Laurie, have three adult children, all Bible college graduates.
Job Titles:
- Global Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
- Global Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor / Department: School of Bible & Ministry
Blake has been studying at LBC | Capital since 2022 and began teaching at the college in 2023. Before his time at LBC | Capital, Blake earned the MTS degree from Duke Divinity School with an emphasis in New Testament and Koine Greek studies.
Along with teaching at LBC, Blake serves as the director of a not-for-profit Bible teaching ministry called That You May Know Him. Blake writes regularly for the That You May Know Him blog and is the co-host/executive producer of the That You May Know Him Podcast. Previously, Blake served as an overseas missionary in southern India and has been serving in various pastoral roles in traditional house churches since 2016. Blake and his wife reside in Durham, NC, with their son.
Education:
PhD Student, Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary, Lancaster, PA
MTS, Duke University Divinity School, Durham, NC
BA, San Diego Christian College, Santee, CA
Job Titles:
- Professor, Certification Officer, Field Placement Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Controller / Department:
Bob Fenwick serves in the Business Office as the Controller of LBC | Capital. Prior to joining LBC | Capital, Bob worked for over 25 years in the financial services industry, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer of a community bank.
Education:
MBA - Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
BS Accounting - Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Brent Behrenshausen is a percussionist and educator residing in Reading, PA. He has performed with a variety of organizations and artists during his professional career including: The Pennsylvania Ballet, Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Bay Atlantic Symphony, Allegro Symphony, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Philadelphia Brass, Kennett Symphony, Northeastern PA Philharmonic (Scranton, PA), Lancaster Symphony, Shippensburg Festival Orchestra, Hershey Park Entertainment and Resorts, The Celtic Woman Singers, Celtic Thunder and Clay Aiken.
In 2008, Brent recorded percussion tracks for Def Jam Records' platinum-selling Hip-Hop artist LL Cool J for the Rapper's 2008 release, Exit 13, and has recorded percussion tracks for NFL Films' television series "Game of the Week."
In addition to performing as a freelance percussionist, Brent is the Adjunct Percussion Professor at West Chester University, Immaculata University, Elizabethtown College and Lancaster Bible College. He was the drum line instructor and arranger for the Shippensburg University Drum Line from 2012-2018, and was instructor/arranger for the Wilson High School Marching Band/Indoor Drum Line from 2011-2017. Brent also works often as a consultant for Windish Music and Productions, through which he has been director and arranger for Hershey Park's two-time internationally award-winning (IAAPA Brass Ring Awards) drumming group, "Cocoa Rhythm Factory." Brent is the director of the West Chester University High School Honors Percussion Ensemble: the Philadelphia region's only university-affiliated high school percussion ensemble. Brent is an endorser of Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets.
Education:
MM in Music Performance - Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
BA in Music Education - West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Brian has worked in the field of sport, health, and physical education for 20 years and has served in various roles on the K-12 and college level. His passion is to help students grow and be prepared for what God has planned for them.
Education:
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership - Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
EdS, Educational Leadership - Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
MS in Athletic Administration - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
BS, Health and Physical Education - Clarks Summit University (formerly Baptist Bible College), Clarks Summit, PA
ACSI Educator Certificate - Lifetime
ACSI Athletic Director Certificate - Lifetime
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Professor
- Department: School of Bible & Ministry
Brian J. Wright is author of more than a dozen books, including Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus (Fortress, 2017), as well as numerous academic studies, including ones published in the Journal of Theological Studies, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Trinity Journal, and Tyndale Bulletin. He is the founding pastor of Redeemer Community Church in Pensacola, FL. Both his academic and pastoral work have been featured on several Christian media networks, such as Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, and Power for Living.
Education:
PhD, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
Bruno R. Giamba came to faith in Jesus Christ at the age of 20 years old. He attended Cairn University and graduated with a Bible degree in Youth Ministries. He became an associate pastor at the age of 26. He is married to the love of his life, Gioia. They have been married for 25 years. They have four wonderful children, Maria, Rebecca, Giuseppe, and Sofia. Bruno and Gioia share a strong faith in Christ and Italian culture. Both of their parents have immigrated to America from Italy. In fact, Bruno's speaks the Italian language fluently.
He has pastored in churches as a lead, campus, and associate youth. He is a graduate from Dallas Theological Seminary with a ThM. He is an adjunct professor at Lancaster Bible College. He is an author (Living Beyond the Grave, 2017). He is a person who loves to help believers gain a deeper understanding of God through the essential doctrinal truths of the Scriptures. His experience as a pastor, instructor and speaker has allowed him the opportunity to minister to many believers for over 25 years.
Education:
PhD, Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern History, Archaeology, and Languages, Trinity International University, Bannockburn, IL
Job Titles:
- Program Director for Bachelor of Social Work ( BSW )
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- Director of the Pastoral Ministry Program
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- ESL & Student Support Specialist / Adjunct Faculty
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- Adjunct Faculty & Instructional Designer
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- Assistant Professor, Education Dept
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- Adjunct Faculty, Sports Management Expert Designer & Manager
Job Titles:
- Director of People & Culture
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- Accessibility Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Director for Master of Social Work Program, Assis
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- Enrollment Support Assistant & Receptionist
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- Associate Professor, Old Testament in Bible & Theology
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- Dance Coordinator / Adjunct Faculty - Dance
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- Manager Recruitment & Admissions, Adjunct Faculty
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- Assistant Director of Ministry Doctoral Programs, Professor
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- Admissions Support Coordinator
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- Part - Time Faculty, Director of Instrumental Studies. Director of LBC Orchestra
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- Professor and MABS Director
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- Professor, Director of Intercultural Studies
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- Director of Women 's Chorus
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- Global Philadelphia Ally Writing Services Coordinator
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- Program Chair of Undergraduate Ministry Studies Children & Family Ministry Program Director
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- Associate Chair of Arts & Sciences Department
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- Professor of Bible & Theology, Faculty Athletic Representative
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- Ally Center Student Support Specialist
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Faculty, Sport Management Expert Designer & Manager
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Faculty, Sports Management Expert Designer & Manager
Job Titles:
- Lead Admissions Counselor, Adjunct Faculty
Job Titles:
- Interim Associate Chair, Associate Professor, Director of Vocal Studies
Job Titles:
- Global Admissions Counselor
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- Program Assistant of Criminal Justice, Associate Professor
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- Global Program Coordinator for Political Science & Assistant Professor
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- Professor of Bible & Theology
Job Titles:
- Professor, Criminal Justice Program Director
Job Titles:
- Director of Global Student Success
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- Assistant to the President
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- Associate Provost for Academics
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- Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Associate Professor of Education
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- Global Admissions Counselor
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- Senior Admissions Counselor
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- Executive Assistant to the Provost
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- Dean, School of Bible & Ministry and Director, PhD in Leadership and DMin Programs
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- Director, Counseling & Care Center
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- Chairman of the Arts & Sciences Department
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- Professor of Natural Sciences
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- Director of Master of Arts
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- Adjunct Faculty, HPE Expert Designer & Manager
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- Field Director of Master of Social Work Program
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- Department Assistant for Student Success
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- Director of Library Services, Associate Professor
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- Professor, MA in Christian Apologetics Program Director
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- Professor, PhD in Biblical Studies Program Director
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- Vice President of Finance
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- Assistant Director of Admissions
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- Director of Master of Divinity
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- Assistant Professor Director for Professional School Counseling & BS Psychology Programs
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- Professor, Communication Program Director
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Faculty, Subject Matter Expert Designer & Manager
Job Titles:
- Program Director for Sport Management, Associate
Mrs. Amanda Zuschmidt is a 2003 LBC graduate. She was a 1000+ point scorer for the LBC Women's Basketball team and remains an active alumnus. In 2005, she earned her MEd in Sport Management from Millersville University. Upon graduation, Amanda accepted a position as a teacher and athletic director at a Christian school on the island of Guam. During her three years in Guam, Amanda traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia enjoying scuba diving, hiking and exploring new cultures. She moved back to the US with her family and after the birth of her son, returned to LBC as an adjunct professor.
In 2013, Amanda joined LBC full time as a faculty member in the Sport Management program. She also served the LBC athletic department as the director of Shadey's Rugged Run, an annual event has that generated well over $150,000. Additionally, a portion of the money earned each year was donated to the Children's Miracle Network, an organization that is close to Amanda's heart. Amanda is a dedicated faculty member in the Business Administration department and shares her passion for sports and travel with the students. She has planned and led two TravelLearn trips to Europe to study International Sport management and is always planning the next trip! Amanda provides oversight for the Sport Management Student Association and is the LBC representative with the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation.
Education:
Doctoral student in EdD, United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL
MEd, Sport Management, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
BS, Bible/ Health & Physical Education, Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, PA
Job Titles:
- Director of Alumni Relations
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- Director of Events and Conferences
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- Financial Aid Coordinator
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- Global Admissions Counselor
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- Chairman, on - Campus Undergraduate Business Programs
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- Professor, Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department
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- Recruiter DC Campus, Admissions
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- Interim Chair of MWPA, Assistant
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- Director of Strategic Projects
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- Faculty & Ally Center Associate Director
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- Youth & Young Adult Program Director
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- Advancement Staff Member
- Gift Officer
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- Program Director Master of Arts in Contextualized Pastoral Ministry
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- Professor, Director of Choral Studies and Chorale & Chamber Singers, Director of Arts and Culture Series
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- Director of Graduate Programs in Education and Associate Professor
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- Faculty Advisor to Student Council
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- Associate Director of Athletics
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- Academic Dean of Arts & Sciences, Communication & Media Arts, Music Worship & Performing Arts, Associate Professor
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- Adjunct Faculty, Sports Management Expert Designer & Manager
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- Program Chair for Seminary Masters Programs
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- Advancement Staff Member
- Vice President of Advancement
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- Assistant Provost for Student Success, Program Director
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- Director of the Ally Center
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- Manager of Faculty Support - Washington
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- Associate Professor, Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Director - Washington, D.C. Location
Job Titles:
- Academic Dean of Education, Counseling & Social Work, Professor
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- Adjunct Faculty, Subject Matter Expert Designer & Manager
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- Philadelphia Site Director
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- Career Development Advisor
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- Assistant Professor, Communication
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- Professor of Bible & Theology
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- Professor, Director of Music
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- Part - Time Faculty, Director of Worship Arts
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- Program Chair of Undergraduate Biblical Studies and Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor, Master of Social Work Program
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- Master of Arts in Formational Leadership Lead Mentor
Bill grew up in Shillington, PA, graduating from Governor Mifflin High School. He elected to pursue his higher education at Shippensburg State College. He immediately began working for the Armstrong Cork Company (which was later re-named Armstrong World Industries, Inc.) in Lancaster, PA. He remained at Armstrong for the next 37 years, progressing through 15 different positions that included Chief Accounting Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President Finance for the Global Flooring organization. Since retiring from Armstrong, Bill has consulted for several local businesses.
Education:
Advanced Management Program (AMP), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BS in Business Administration, Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University), Shippensburg, PA
Job Titles:
- Advancement Staff Member
- Director of Advancement Operations