Mark R. Vennis, M.S. Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education (1982-2012) Jay A. Ward, Ph.D. Professor of English (1978-2008) Sonya M. Wilt, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences (1964-1998)
President’s Cabinet
Troy VanAken, Ph.D., President (2009) B.S., Hillsdale College; M.A. and Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
Administrative Staff
Eric Allen, Director of Public Safety (2012) Heather Balas ’01, Interim Director of Career Services (2004) B.A., Thiel College; M.A., Slippery Rock University. Jennifer Behm, Director of IT Support and Institutional Technology (2012) B.S., Westminster College; M.S. and Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Kurt Ashley, Chief Information Officer (2011) B.B.A., Cleary University.
Martin D. Black, Associate Dean for Career Services (2013) B.A. and M.B.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Kent State University
Amy Becher, Dean of Enrollment (2009) B.M., University of Minnesota; M.S., Concordia University.
Homer Bloom ’02, Director of Administrative Computing (2001) B.A., Thiel College.
Lynn Franken, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College (2010) B.A. and M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
George Branch-Trevathan, Director of The Learning Commons (2010) B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Emory University.
Jennifer S. Griffin, Assistant Academic Dean (1993) B.S., Youngstown State University; M.A. and Ph.D., Kent State University; Thiel.
Melanie Broadwater ’98, Counselor (2011) B.A. Thiel College; M.A. Geneva College.
Jack Leipheimer ’74, Director of Athletics (2001) B.A., Thiel College. Michael C. McKinney ’02, Dean of Students (2002) B.A., Thiel College; M.Ed., Youngstown State University. Linda Nochta, Assistant to the President (2012) Robert B. Schmoll, Vice President for Finance and Management (2012) M.B.A., University of Nebraska. Samuel D. Siple, Vice President for College Advancement (2012) B.S. and M.S., Geneva College.
R. Michael Brown, Executive Director of Facilities Management (2012) B.A., Kent State University. Jennifer Clark, Assoc. Director of Human Resources (2008) A.B., Business Institute of PA Pamela Despo, Coordinator of Health Services (1991) B.S.N., Pennsylvania State University; M.S.N., Slippery Rock University. Diane Donnelly, Academic Competencies Enhancement Specialist (1988) B.S. Clarion University; M.A., Slippery Rock University. Andrew Erb, Director of Bands, (2010) B.M., Westminster College, M.S., Youngstown State University Cynthia H. Farrell ’77, Executive Director of Student Financial Services (1978) B.A., Thiel College.
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