The Faculty

Allan Wilson has been a Faculty Practitioner in the Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy program since 2007. He brings to this position many years of senior level fund raising experience within the educational and social service fields. Wilson has successfully planned and executed several capital and endowment campaigns, cultivated and solicited numerous six-figure plus donations from individual donors, and has built effective relationships with board members, administrative leaders, and staff.

Currently, Allan Wilson is the President of Wilson Consulting, LLC. His company provides leadership, management, planned giving direction and advice to nonprofits located in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Previously, he served in the chief development role for nonprofit organizations throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Most notably, Wilson served as the Director of Development and Interim Executive Director for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a Connecticut organization founded by Paul Newman. He directed and supervised a fundraising program that encompassed the annual fund drive, planned giving, grant writing, major donor program, event strategy and management. He created the Charity of Choice program that generated over $300,000 from popular corporations.

Wilson began his career as a faculty member at the University of Hartford, his alma mater. He received the MBA in Marketing and Management from the University of Hartford, and the MS in Physical Education and Education from the University of Massachusetts. Wilson earned his baccalaureate degree from Springfield College.

Wilson teaches the Planned Giving Principles and Techniques course.

Wilson is involved with numerous professional and community groups including the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, the National and Regional Planned Giving Group, the Discovery Center, Green Chimneys, the Soccer Excellence Fund at the University of Hartford, and he is a member of the Leadership Committee for the University of Hartford Athletic Capital Campaign where he has helped to raise over $6 million dollars.

Dr. Angela Watson joined Bay Path College’s Master of Science in Higher Education Administration program in February 2011 as the instructor for MHE 620, The Contemporary College Student.

Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Watson received a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature/Theater Arts from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey before attending Salisbury University in Maryland for her Master’s Degree. In 2007, Watson received her Doctorate of Education and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies at Johnson and Wales University. The title of her thesis was Parental Involvement in Higher Education: Using the Perceptions of Parents and Administrators as the Basis for Improving Institutional Policy and Practice.

Dr. Watson brings to the program a decade of experience and a wealth of knowledge regarding issues in higher education, in particular in Housing & Residential Education and Parent & Family Relations. Since 2005, Dr. Watson has worked at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth within the department of Housing and Residential Education. In November 2010, Dr. Watson assumed the position of Associate Director of Housing and Residential Education at the University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Dartmouth. Prior to her most recent position at UMASS Dartmouth, she was an Assistant Director of Residential Life at UMASS Dartmouth, an Area Coordinator/Assistant to the Director of Housing at Eastern Connecticut State University, and an Area Director/Counselor for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

In addition to the duties inherent in her role, Dr. Watson maintains an active research and publication agenda. Most recently, Dr. Watson was highlighted in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education as a presenter at the annual meeting of NASPA (the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators). She is also a NASPA member and serves on the Parent Research team. She has co-authored articles with the NASPA research team that have been published in Netresults, NASPA’s magazine, on the impact of parental involvement on college student development.

Professor Cheryl Kuczynski brings the combined value of a Bay Path education and clinical experience to her teaching position. She earned both her BS and MS in Occupational Therapy from Bay Path College and is now completing her doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She is creating a community-based fall prevention program as her capstone project for completion of her professional doctorate.

In addition, Professor Kuczynski continues work as an occupational therapist for Genesis Rehabilitation, specializing in the care of older adults. She has specialty experience within the areas of home assessments and modifications, physical agent modalities, energy conservation techniques and total joint, cardiopulmonary, stroke, and dementia rehabilitation. She served as fieldwork supervisor for Level II and Level I Occupational Therapy students. Professor Kuczynski co-authored a section of a recently published textbook, “Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence.”

When not in the classroom or the clinic, Cheryl enjoys the outdoors, including running, hiking, camping and gardening. She is a hometown girl, owning and living in the house her grandfather built from a Sear’s kit in the 1950s.

During her career at Bay Path College, Dr. Cheryl A. Leary has served as the Chair of the Department of Psychology and is currently the Program Director for the Master of Science in Developmental Psychology. For over 35 years, she has been a teacher in various disciplines. In addition, she has also worked as a clinical practitioner prior to assuming her role as a professor of psychology at Bay Path.

She began her career in local school systems as an Elementary School Teacher, a Special Needs Teacher (middle school and high school) and as a School Psychologist (elementary school, middle school and high school). During that time, she continually expanded her educational foundation by pursuing advanced degrees in special education and psychology. Dr. Leary also performed clinical work as a therapist/consultant at Elmcrest Psychiatric Hospital in Portland, Connecticut. For several years, she was a lecturer for the U.S. Department of Justice on the topic of adolescent suicide, and co-authored a booklet on adolescent suicide—prevention, intervention, and postvention.

Since 1992, Dr. Leary has been a member of the Department of Education and the Department of Psychology at Bay Path College. In her position, she has established programs of study in various areas. For example, she developed a course in Human Sexuality, Psychology of Women, Group Dynamics, and the Psychology of Intimacy. A professor with a strong background in various areas of developmental psychology, she has taught courses in human development, abnormal psychology, health psychology, psychological measurements and evaluation, and counseling. Dr. Leary also wrote a chapter on Human Development in Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues and Techniques, Slack Inc. 2001.

To foster real-life experiences for students, Dr. Leary spearheaded the Community-Based Cooperative Education Program for undergraduate psychology majors. This type of experience is the core of the curriculum of the Master of Science in Developmental Psychology, particularly with the Community-Based Fieldwork research project. “It is my belief that students in my classes must be challenged to bridge the gap between ‘what is out there’ and what is occurring between the covers of their textbooks. By working directly with outside organizations or groups, they are able to place their experiences within a given context, allowing them to speak, act, and lead confidently and professionally in their field of study.”

In addition to her work as an educator, Dr. Leary is active in the greater community. Among her many endeavors she has played major roles in the Enfield Rotary Club. She has held positions of leadership: Vocational Director, Secretary, Vice President and President of the Enfield Rotary Club. She was the key point person for establishing the Amber Alert Program for the Enfield, CT community. She has been named a Paul Harris Fellow as a result of her community involvement, including establishing the Bay Path College Rotaract Club. This is the first time in the history of the Enfield Rotary Club that a Rotaract Club came into existence. She also worked as the co-leader for two years for the United Way Campaign at Bay Path.

Dr. Leary received her bachelor’s degree from Elms College in Chicopee, MA. She earned her Master of Arts in Special Education from Westfield State College with distinction and her CAGS as a School Psychologist and a Doctorate in Educational Psychology with distinction from American International College.

David McCurry, MBA, MS, is an adjunct professor in the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy (NMP) program at Bay Path College. McCurry presently serves as the senior development director at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA, and he brings more than 25 years of knowledge and experience in fundraising, marketing and sales to the classroom.

McCurry began his professional career as a marketing representative for PAR Distributors in San Jose, CA, and was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing. Later he became the northwest region, marketing manager for Honeywell International, and over time, he transitioned to academic work environments in advancement and development holding senior positions at Western Baptist College and Westmont.

He has a successful track record in fundraising, leading major gifts efforts ($195 million capital campaign), moving donors to greater involvement, managing large donor portfolios, developing strategy and managing programs. His ability to work with a wide-range of diversified groups has built strong relationships with donors, advisors, administrators, and volunteers. In addition, McCurry has a history of community involvement as a volunteer, mentor, coach and board member for several nonprofit organizations including the Boys and Girls Club, Life Network Pregnancy Care Center, and Santa Barbara Rescue Mission Substance Recovery Program.

McCurry received his Master of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the City University in Washington, his Master of Science in Nonprofit and Management and Philanthropy from Bay Path College, and his Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in business administration from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, CA.

Dina Plapler, JD, serves as an adjunct faculty member in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy (NMP) Graduate Program. She teaches courses in capital campaigns, planned giving principles and techniques, and donor behavior and giving methodologies, and she is a member of Bay Path’s NMP Advisory Board. Plapler is a highly accomplished professional with a proven ability to create and implement strategic fundraising and community relations programs.

Plapler is the vice president for development at the University of Connecticut Health Center’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations. In this role, she is responsible for the management of fundraising activities associated with the UConn Health Center, using her extensive fundraising management experience, with expertise in major giving, special events and planned giving.

She previously served at the Connecticut Science Center, where she was responsible for a multi-million dollar major giving program and helped them to achieve their campaign goal of $160 million. Well-known and highly respected throughout the community, Dina has well-established relationships with senior corporate executives and community leaders. Plapler has worked in development field for a number of Connecticut’s major centers for culture. While at The Mark Twain House and Museum, she was responsible for the overall contributed revenue goals as well as donor and community relations. She directed all development activities for the Hartford Stage, and worked her way from Manager of Grants to Director of Development for the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.

She received her baccalaureate in economics and international business from New York University and her juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. She has been a speaker at New England Museum Association Annual and Regional meetings on topics of planned giving. She is a board member for VNA Health Care, and is an active member for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Catalyst Grant-making Group. Plapler resides in West Hartford, CT.

Elizabeth Fleming, DA, is the Founding Dean of the School of Education. In this capacity, she oversees undergraduate and graduate programs in psychology and education.

Bay Path’s Graduate Program in Special Education prepares graduate students for their roles as highly trained teachers and human service professionals who provide designed instruction and services to children with various special needs. Under Fleming’s direction, the program instructs graduate students about the use of multiple teaching strategies, which ensure all students with special needs reach their learning potential.

A nationally recognized leader in the field of special education, Fleming served as assistant dean, chair and director of the Department of Special Education—undergraduate and graduate—at Simmons College in Boston prior to joining Bay Path as the Dean of Faculty for the Burlington campus. She has been the principal investigator on several federal grants; conducted numerous program curriculum evaluations; chaired college accreditation evaluations; and served as a grant reader for several state and federal grants in Washington, DC; and was a participant at the CISSLM-IMLS International Research Symposium discussing the impact of school libraries on student learning in New York. Currently, she is co-editor of the Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, an education publication, and is a member of the national CEC finance committee for the Council of Special Education Administrators.

Fleming’s research interests are in the areas of special education, professional development, and inclusionary practices for both educators and students. She has conducted national and local presentations and initiated programs for the practice of inclusion, and she is actively committed to training professionals to expand educational skills to educators at all levels. 

 

Elizabeth Ann Rivet, PhD, is associate professor of Information Technology and teaches on campus and online courses. She primarily instructs students enrolled in the Master of Science in Communications and Information Management program, but also teaches those in other graduate programs, which are related to her doctorate and research interests.

An expert in effective management of information technology organizations and operations, Dr. Rivet has a solid foundation in the issues and challenges facing higher education today, particularly graduate studies. Before joining Bay Path, Dr. Rivet supported initiatives for all aspects of technology at several universities and colleges, including Clarkson University, Saint Anselm College and the University of New Hampshire as a chief information officer, senior administrator, and faculty member.

Dr. Rivet knows first-hand the challenges adult students encounter as they continue their education while balancing professional and personal obligations. Personally, the most satisfying aspect of her work has been witnessing adult students gain confidence in all aspects of their lives through their graduate studies. Dr. Rivet believes every teacher is keenly aware when his or her presentation of course materials ignites a student’s enthusiasm and when it defuses a student’s attention. Her interests in adult learning theory and business information processes keep her courses current and relevant to students. Dr. Rivet uses a variety of activities and teaching techniques to reach students, capture their attention, and make course content relevant to their professional lives. She relates many stories about herself and her family and her career experience to engage students in discussions and activities, and create a model for students to form similar links between course concepts and their life experiences.

Recently, Dr. Rivet designed and taught Organization and Governance of Higher Education, a new course for the online Master of Science in Higher Education Administration program. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of New Hampshire, and a Master of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.

Dr. Saba is renowned not only for his incredible wealth of experience, but also for his pro-bono teaching work with the Upward Bound programs for underrepresented minority students, women, culturally diverse populations, and economically disadvantaged youth.

Dr. Saba’s nearly 30 years of as a faculty member in higher education has included teaching at institutions in Iran, Western Michigan University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and Texas A & M University at Texarkana.

Dr. Saba has most recently been involved in research pertaining to math anxiety for online and face-to-face students, epistemological beliefs of online and face-to-face students, and cognitive aspects of teaching and learning mathematics using technology.

Dr. Saba earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Combinatorics/Graph Theory) from the University of South Africa. He has also completed the coursework for his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Western Michigan University, as well as the Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a concentration in learning and technology from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. In addition, Dr. Saba holds a Masters of Science in Computer and Information Systems from the University of Detroit Mercy.

Dr. Frank Grosso is an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Science program in Higher Education Administration. As a student affairs expert, Dr. Grosso teaches Student Personnel Services in Higher Education. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Southern CT State University in the Department of Educational Leadership.

Dr. Grosso is an experienced educator and administrator in the field of higher education. He began his career as a University Programs Specialist for the Peace Corps of the United States. In that role, he recruited volunteers for a collaborative initiative that included 25 education programs at universities in the United States which provided low-cost Master’s degrees in teacher education. He later worked at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC as the annual fund coordinator in the Columbus School of Law. There, he was part of a successful team which orchestrating a capital campaign that raised $20 million dollars and led to the development of a new law school building. While at the Catholic University of America, he also served as the Director of Annual Giving in the Office of Institutional Advancement and later, the Assistant Dean for Student and External Affairs in the Columbus School of Law.

Presently, Dr. Grosso is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the Yale University School of Nursing. He oversees the entire student experience at the Nursing School and works closely with the Dean on all aspects of the program. A significant portion of his position includes the supervision of such functional areas as admissions, financial aid, student life, student development, registration, and career services. Dr. Grosso also serves as a liaison for many of the University offices to help faculty and staff navigate complex academic and administrative issues. He is also a member of the School’s Strategic Planning committee.

Dr. Grosso’s research interests focus on organizational leadership in higher education. Moreover, he is published on topics regarding educational leadership and faculty motivation.

Dr. Grosso holds a PhD in Education Administration from The Catholic University of America and an MA in Higher Education Administration from The George Washington University.

Gina M. Semprebon, PhD, is professor and chair of the department of science at Bay Path College, overseeing such undergraduate programs as biology and forensic science as well as the College’s graduate program—Master of Science in Forensics. In addition to her leadership role at Bay Path, Dr. Semprebon organizes and administers programs in science for young women, including science enrichment outreach programs for girls in underserved school districts.

Specializing in palaeoecology—the study of prehistoric life forms and their interaction with their environments, Semprebon received her doctorate in biology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She holds master’s degrees in education and biology from American International College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, respectively. In 1987, Semprebon joined Bay Path as an assistant professor in the departments of education and science and mathematics. She was appointed to professor and chair of the department of science and mathematics in 2002. Prior to her tenure at Bay Path, she served as an instructor in the departments of medical laboratory technology at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA, and at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, MA.

Internationally recognized for her paleoecology research, Semprebon co-developed the low magnification stereomicrowear technique—a novel method of examining microscopic scars on dental enamel caused by food substances. Her new methodology, which requires a light stereomicroscope, enables scientists to reconstruct the diets of extinct animals and study the roles of modern animals in regards to food preference and survival requirements. This tactic allows Semprebon and other researchers to reconstruct ancient ecosystems by tracking morphological changes in mammals, focusing specifically on their dietary shifts and ability to move independently from one location to another. By examining these morphological changes in mammals in regards to their dietary habits and changes in habitat, Semprebon can investigate the global trends in vegetation and climate as well as the extinction patterns during considerable periods of time.

She has authored numerous papers, which have appeared in several scientific publications, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Palaeobiology, and Journal of Human Evolution. In addition to her scientific research, Semprebon has served as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Archaeological Science, and Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, among many others. She is affiliated with the Paleontological Research Institute, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and Society for the Study of Mammalian Evolution.

Semprebon currently serves as the principal investigator for two National Science Foundation grants for her research on revealing the origins of Aramis hominids as well as for the initial appeal and retention of Bay Path undergraduates to pursue an education in biology, biotechnology, or forensic science.

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James M. Wilson III, PhD, teaches research methods, innovation, and the capstone courses in Bay Path College’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from Clark University, and his MBA, an MS in resource economics, and PhD in strategic management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is also a graduate of the Exeter Humanities Institute.

Dr. Wilson has worked at the Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research as a senior project analyst focusing on the forecasting supply and demand of educators for the National Center for Education Statistics. He has founded and sold a number of businesses in software development and Web site development. He is currently working on startups in a social networking site for professionals; a company that provides small businesses access to manufacturing resources in China; and a communications firm focusing on the “slow food” movement. He also consults with numerous small businesses in Northampton, MA.

His research ranges from an ethnography examining the reasons for the differing success of Tokyo Disney to Disneyland Paris, an ethnography of the agency issues inherent in rock-and-roll production, a case study of the organizational economics of symphony orchestras, theoretical work on the synthesis of various market theories, and a statistical analysis of the factors influencing motion picture box office revenues.

His teaching interests include the development of live cases for the MBA program to develop critical thinking. He has also led students in the graduate program on study tours in Beijing and Shanghai, China, and Bangalore, India.

Jeffrey Greim, M.Ed., M.P.P.S. has been an assistant professor in the Nonprofit Philanthropy and Management program since 2007. Greim brings a wealth of experience to his teaching role. From 1998-2006, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Partners for Community, a management services organization in Springfield. In this role, he was responsible for the field operations of three affiliated programs with 250+ employees operating 20 different programs located throughout New England. He provided management services to administrators in these organizations, and also monitored and developed program budgets totaling $50 million supporting mental retardation, employment and training, criminal justice, homeless families, education and income transfer programming.

Prior to assuming this role, Greim served as Senior Program officer for Public/Private Ventures in Philadelphia where he played a central role in all managerial aspects of a national, six-site community-change demonstration designed to promote the healthy development of adolescents living in low-income neighborhoods.

Greim’s public service career began within the New York City government where he held a variety of roles ranging from Budget Director, Social Services Task Force for the New York Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget to Assistant Deputy Administrator for New York City Human Resources Administration.

Greim’s teaching interests focus on financial decision making for nonprofits, law, policy and government relations, strategic management, and operations management for nonprofit organizations. He serves as a student advisor and actively mentors graduate students within the department.

Greim’s graduate work was completed at Duke University (in public policy sciences) and at Bank Street College of Education (in early childhood education). He earned his baccalaureate degree in government at the College of William and Mary. In his current role, Greim comes full circle as he began his teaching career in the mid 1970s as a pre-K, kindergarten teacher in North Carolina.

Greim has written a 32 lesson high-school curriculum one the “world of work” for American Education Corporation, a national education software company. He has served as a contributing writer for the Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth, OJJDP report, and also wrote Adult/Youth Relationships Pilot Project: Initial Implementation Report. He is a board member for the Longmeadow Education Endowment Fund, vice –president for the Easter Association of Farmworker Agencies, and serves on the Executive Board for the Association of Farm Worker Agencies.

Greim lives in Longmeadow and on good days can be seen peddling his bicycle to and from the campus.

Jennifer Hixon began her career as a PA in 1985 with the completion of the Hahnemann University (Philadelphia, PA) Physician Assistant Program. Her clinical practice in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine led her to become the medical provider for the United States field hockey team: this resulted in many international tours and ultimately the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea.

After moving back home to Massachusetts, Dr. Hixon became a faculty member and program director at the Springfield College Physician Assistant Program, for eight of her 11 years at Springfield College. Because of her interest in leadership, she was elected by her colleagues as Vice President of the Faculty Senate. She also served as the President of the Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants, and served as the Continuing Medical Education chairperson and served as the House of Delegates representative on the Board of Directors.

Dr. Hixon completed a Master of Science in Industrial Psychology from Springfield College (Springfield, MA) and a Doctorate of Health Sciences from Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL). She has been a local, regional and national speaker in the area of orthopedics, leadership, and the Physician Assistant Profession. Since 2000, she has served as a site reviewer for the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.

Most recently, Dr. Hixon was the Dean and Associate Professor of the Physician Assistant Program at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

John M. Baworowsky offers more than 25 years of experience combining his skills in enrollment management and public relations into effective direct mail, publications, marketing, writing, and financial aid strategies. He has served as a vice president at a total of six institutions and has both U.S. and international experience.

Presently, Dr. Baworowsky is the vice president for enrollment management at Dominican University of California where he leads recruitment efforts. He also serves as a senior enrollment consultant for Noel-Levitz, the largest higher education consulting firm in the U.S.

He is also a noted national speaker on the topics of strategic communications, international students, and financial aid. He has spoken at the National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention, NAFSA: Association of International Educators National Conference, Technology in Student Recruitment Conference, National Association of Collegiate and University Business Officers (NACUBO), E-Recruitment Mastery Workshop, and the Council for the Advancement and Support for Education (CASE).

Dr. Baworowsky has been frequently interviewed and quoted in national media on such topic as affirmative action, demographics of high school students, student development, enrollment, and marketing. He has been quoted in The New York Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Chronicle of Higher Education, The Northern Iowan, Detroit Free Press, and MSNBC.

He has received a number of honors and awards including a Telly Award (in partnership with Richard Bailey), National Marketing Excellence Award, an Addy advertising award (with Richard Bailey), Award of Excellent from the National School Public Relations Association. He has been named a “heavy hitter in higher education” by CASE and was chosen as a Distinguished Educator by the US Airforce ROTC.

Previously, Dr. Baworowsky served as the vice president for enrollment management and student life at The American College of Greece, the largest and oldest American-sponsored university in Europe. There he was responsible for managing the recruitment and retention of first-year, transfer, and graduate students within Greece, the United States, and other countries. He also served as the chief student affairs officer, overseeing the offices of student activities, registrar, academic advising, and career services. During his tenure, he increased new student enrollments, developed an effective peer tutoring program and strengthened new student orientation.

As vice president for enrollment management at Hood College (MD) he worked with the admission staff to enroll the largest class in the school's history while reducing their tuition discount rate. As vice president for enrollment and academic services at Saint Louis University (MO), Dr. Baworowsky led the institution to a 15 percent increase in freshmen while reducing the tuition discount rate by three percentage points, increasing net revenue by over $4,000 per student. He merged the financial aid office and the bursar's office into a one stop financial operation and brought new technologies to the admission office that increased student search response rates. He also expanded many student services including new dining options, increased student tutoring, and a sophomore retention program.

Dr. Baworowsky has also served and as vice president for enrollment and student affairs at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he led a 57 percent increase in students and achieved a significant increase in net revenue per student, all while increasing IIT's academic profile. Before that, he was vice president for admission and financial aid at North Park University (IL). Over a seven-year period, he played an instrumental role in North Park's 41 percent increase in first-year students and four-point increase in average ACT scores. He has also served as director of public relations at Aurora University (IL) and Benedictine University (IL).

Joseph A. Cacciola, MBA, PMP, serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School at Bay Path College. Cacciola has been an adjunct professor since 2007, delivering the Project Management curriculum for the Communication and Information Management (CIM) and MBA graduate programs. He brings project theory and real-life project management experience to the classroom.

In 2003, Cacciola received his Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. He has also participated in a variety of business and project management training from Boston University and MassMutual, which included: consulting skills, communications, developing partnerships, team building, cost-benefit, analysis, creativity, negotiation and influence, decision-making, conflict resolution, managing change, and managing troubled projects. From 1986 to 2009, Cacciola was employed by the Mass Mutual Financial Group in a variety of capacities within information technology, operations, strategy, demand, and project management. Cacciola is a project management methodology mentor and coach at the Personal Insurance Project Management Office (PMO) of Travelers Insurance. He supports PMO process improvement, project management methodology, and project manager skills enhancement efforts.

Cacciola serves on the Advisory Board of SolaceIT LLC, a project management consulting firm specializing in methodology and process improvement, providing subject matter expert and advisory support in the areas of Project Management Institute (PMI)/PMO project management methodology process, knowledge, tools, and training development and delivery. He is active in professional organizations, such as the Western Massachusetts Project Management Forum (WMPMF), and the Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) of PMI. A resident of Springfield, Mass. since 1987, he volunteered in the Springfield school system’s Read-Aloud Volunteer Program from 1991 to 2009.

He holds a bachelor of science in management and finance from Alfred University in New York and a master of business administration in management information systems from New York’s Clarkson University. In addition, he has published several information technology and project management-related articles in Crisis Magazine and the monthly newsletter of SNEC-PMI. Founder of the MassMutual Employee Support Network on LinkedIn, Cacciola has taken an active role in supporting prior employees of the firm and in developing new opportunities for displaced workers.

A renowned author of Occupational Therapy (OT) texts and an established presenter at national OT conferences, Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, is a professor of occupational therapy at Bay Path College. She brings her extensive experience in clinical settings and research to Bay Path, and to each undergraduate and graduate student enrolled in the OT program.

She joined Bay Path in 1996 as chair of the OT Department, a role she held for more than a decade. Under her direction, Dr. Sladyk structured the program to integrate a humanistic approach with clinical applications and fieldwork. Currently, she serves as a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Sladyk edits and writes for several OT-related texts and journals. Several of her textbooks are currently second editions, and her text OT Exam Review Manual, first published in 1995, is in its fourth edition. During her 25-year career, she has contributed to numerous OT journals, such as OT Practice, Occupational Therapy in Health Care, and most recently, the American Journal of Occupational Therapy¬—the journal of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Dr. Sladyk received her doctoral degree in adult and vocational education from the University of Connecticut, and her research centered on clinical reasoning, reflective practice, and the influence of OT fieldwork activities. Prior to receiving her doctorate, she focused on hospitalization rates for patients with chronic mental illness, and she earned a master’s degree in community health education from Southern Connecticut State University. In the early 1980s, Sladyk began her path to an OT career by enrolling in the bachelor degree program at Eastern Michigan University, which offered one of the oldest OT programs in the country. Following completion of her bachelor’s degree, Sladyk returned home to Connecticut and spent nearly a decade as an OT clinician assisting patients with chronic mental illness and traumatic brain injuries. While completing her doctorate, she served on the OT faculty of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, until mid-1990s.

Dr. Lauren J. Way is the Director of the Master of Science in Higher Education Administration, and Director of Bay Path College’s Entrepreneurial Program. She teaches the capstone course in higher education administration as well as the women in higher education course, and has taught multiple courses in entrepreneurship, management, and leadership in Bay Path’s management programs.

Dr. Way’s background combines fifteen years of higher education administration with experience in launching and consulting for new businesses around the globe. In the early 1990s, Dr. Way lived and worked in Russia during the country’s shift from communism to a free market economy, and became an international entrepreneur by establishing one of the country’s first global commodities trading companies. Later, she worked at the Moscow law offices of White & Case, where she helped to advise and register new start-up ventures. Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Way served as an interpreter in the 1996 Olympics for the Russian, Belorussian, Estonian, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian Olympic yachting teams.

She worked in the Smith College International Study offices with students preparing for international internships, Fulbrights and other fellowships, and helped develop the initial application process for what would later become the Smith Praxis Program. Dr. Way later served as the associate director of the Lemelson Assistive Technology Development Center at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, where she was a co-PI on program grants of up to $2.5 million.

Dr. Way has presented and guest lectured both nationally and internationally. She recently won a national teaching award in experiential education, and collaborated with college educators from Cambridge, England to win the best workshop session at the 2010 national USASBE conference.

Dr. Way has also worked with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance on invention and technology based entrepreneurship efforts; she oversaw the development of an innovative United Nations exhibit; and she currently serves as the College’s Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Initiative Faculty Advisor. Her research interests include women’s leadership, and the impact of disciplinarity on administrative leadership styles. Dr. Way did her undergraduate work at Smith College. Her MEd is in Educational Policy, Research, and Administration for Higher Education, and her EdD is in Educational Policy and Leadership from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Laurie A. Rosner is an adjunct professor in the Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovative Practices at Bay Path College. She has worked for Rockville Bank since 1991 and currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Administrative Services Officer. Rockville Bank is a $1.5 billion dollar independent, community bank with 21 branches.

Rosner is a recognized leader, entrepreneur, brand director and speaker. She has received numerous marketing awards on branding and innovation and has been a guest speaker locally and nationally on various topics, such as branding, media promotions, best marketing practices, public relations, and relationship development strategies. Rosner is well known for developing, implementing, and building long-term effective and efficient innovative strategies and objectives. She was recently the recipient of the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation (HGCF) Entrepreneurship Initiative.

An active member of the community, Rosner has held several leadership positions with the North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. She serves on the Asnuntuck Community College Foundation Golf Tournament Committee, oversees the Rockville Bank’s Big Brother Big Sisters Bowl-for-Kids-Sake event, and is the past Chairperson for the 2003 Big Brother Big Sisters Annual Invitational Golf Classic. She is a member of New England Bank Marketing Association and a spokesperson for Cox Media, Asnuntuck Community College, and Rockville Bank, and she produces and hosts a television talk show for The Shriners Hospital for Children.

Rosner’s education includes an associate’s degree in business from Asnuntuck Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Business from Bay Path College, a Connecticut School of Finance Management Certificate, and a Master of Business Administration from Bay Path College.

Chair and Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Lori Vaughn, OTD, OTR/L, brings her real-life experience in clinical settings to Bay Path College students in the undergraduate and graduate OT programs. Her primary area of occupational therapy practice and research is pediatrics, particularly in the realm of severe disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, sensory processing disorders, play and its impact on development, and the role of culture in development.

Vaughn has specialty training and certification in sensory integration, Therapeutic Listening, and the Handwriting Without Tears Program. Her research includes the development of cultural competence in fieldwork and practice and the development of cultural competence training modules for occupational therapy students and educators.

She has published on a variety of topics, including the occupational therapy exam process, play-and-leisure assessment, occupational therapy and entrepreneurship, and Down syndrome. In addition to her research, Vaughn is a frequent presenter at the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy annual conferences and an invited guest panelist and lecturer on the topics of distance learning and fieldwork education. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy.

Vaughn received an associate of science in paralegal studies and a bachelor of science in occupational therapy from Bay Path College. She earned her master of science degree and her doctor of occupational therapy at Boston University.

Mark J. Drozdowski, EdD, executive-in-residence at Bay Path College, is an accomplished writer, editor, and columnist with nearly 20 years of higher education advancement experience. Most recently, Dr. Drozdowski served as executive director of the Fitchburg State College Foundation, where he was responsible for development, alumni relations, and development communications operations. He has held other senior- level advancement positions at Franklin Pierce University, Newbury College, University of Connecticut and Cambridge College, and has consulted with dozens of colleges, universities and nonprofit organizations on marketing and development communications matters.

Since 2001, Drozdowski has authored “The Fund Raiser,” a highly popular, monthly column on careers in university development and advancement for Inside Higher Ed. He is the author of A Peculiar Calling: Confessions of a College Fund Raiser and The Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Education, and has contributed numerous book chapters, articles, and opinion pieces in such publications as New York Times Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine, Baltimore Sun, Indianapolis Tribune, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Adjunct Advocate, American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, and Providence Journal. He has also been a featured guest on the NPR radio show, “The Best of Our Knowledge.”

Drozdowski received his doctorate in higher education along with a master of education in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University. He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in American history from the University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Mo Sattar, program director of the Bay Path College Master of Business Administration graduate program, has global entrepreneurial leadership experience with an emphasis on developing business strategies to achieve business growth and financial performance.

Teaching at Bay Path College since 2006, his primary academic concentrations include entrepreneurship, business and operations strategies, financial management, and investment strategies.

Professor Sattar’s focus on strategic thinking connects the dots between marketing, sales, operations, research, human resources, finance, and supply chain. He links these organizational functions by analyzing the business strategies, assessing the impact of external global economics, implementing score cards to measure performance, and generating plans to increase performance.

Professor Sattar brings over thirty years of successful business management to Bay Path. During his career, he has held various leadership positions involving engineering, finance, operations, supply chain management, international operations, and general management. Professor Sattar shares a wealth of knowledge with students which includes:

• starting a successful joint venture in Moscow, Russia, which began with one employee and grew into a sustained business with up to 150 employees and strong fiscal performance;
• leading a $400 million aerospace business with operations in Connecticut, California, Frankfurt, Germany, and Moscow, Russia; responsibilities as general manager and vice president included sales, marketing, engineering, and business development activities to service a global customer base;
• managing a billion dollar global supply chain with a proactive focus on delivery, quality, and financial performance;
• participating in various acquisition and merger strategies while also leading successful global acquisition and merger integrations;
• heading various process improvement teams, which resulted in enhancing fiscal and quality performance.

Patricia A. Drewniak, MEd, is assistant professor and director of science laboratoriesat Bay Path College. She joined the College in 2002, and instructs students in first-year experience, biology, biology I and II laboratories, microbiology, microbiology laboratory, and paleoecology, among other subjects.

Her research focuses on the stereoscopic microwear analysis of Paleocene and Eocene Dinocerata and the dietary reconstruction of Paleocene and Eocene Uintatheres. She has presented at several conferences, including the Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy and the Annual Meeting of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Drewniak is a member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Society of Microbiology, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. She received her bachelor’s degree in medical technology and master’s degree in education from American International College.

Rebecca Bryan serves on the faculty of the graduate programs in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy as Faculty Practitioner. Ms. Bryan has worked in the field of organizational development, planning, fundraising, facilitation, and training for 21 years. She has a strong background in working with national and state organizations, start up non profits, social service agencies, libraries, churches, and schools.

Rebecca Bryan is the President of R. Bryan Associates located in West Hartford, CT, a full-service consulting firm providing business services through consulting, planning, and training. She dedicates her work to connecting the mission of organizations with the resources necessary to achieve the collective and individual goals of her clients. She is committed to honesty, integrity, respect, enthusiasm, resourcefulness, authenticity to the staff, clients, and volunteers, with whom she engages. Most importantly, she helps her clients to achieve success for themselves and their organizations.

Bryan holds the CFRE designation as well as professional membership in the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Planned Giving Group of Connecticut, and Leadership Greater Hartford.

Bryan teaches board governance and volunteer management, fundraising principles and practices and relationships, communication, and philanthropy. She completed graduate studies in nonprofit management at Antioch University and received her baccalaureate from Gettysburg College.

Ms. Bryan is a member of the NMP Advisory board at Bay Path College. In her spare time, she participates in mountain climbing expeditions. Her most recent jaunt is to Mt. Kilimanjaro in August 2009. Bryan resides in West Hartford, CT. with her husband and two children.

Richard J. Briotta, DBA, is the director of the Communication and Information Management Graduate Program and assistant professor of Communications and Information Management at Bay Path College. Dr. Briotta has 30 years of experience as a professor and has served as a consultant.

Prior to joining Bay Path, Dr. Briotta taught at several universities in eastern Massachusetts, including Bentley University, Boston University, and Northeastern University. His teaching specializations have focused on computer information systems, management information systems, and the diffusion of innovations within organizations.

At Bay Path, Dr. Briotta teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His courses cover such diverse areas as accounting, internet commerce, e-Business, database management, knowledge management, and business intelligence. Dr. Briotta’s research interests include the adoption of innovations, knowledge management, database quality, database strategies—transactional and analytical, data warehouse design, data mining, problem solving strategies, and programming methodologies.

Dr. Briotta holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University, a master of business administration degree with an accounting concentration from Western New England College, a master’s degree in computer information systems from Bentley University, and a doctor of business administration in management information systems from Boston University.

Teaching has always been a passion for Dr. Hoffman, both in the classroom and the clinic.

For the past several years, Dr. Hoffman has served as Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine at Mercy Medical Center. In addition to operating a private medical practice, Dr. Hoffman was the Medical Director and a founding partner for Protocare, one of the first high tech home care companies in the world. During this time, Dr. Hoffman helped develop many of the techniques and protocols still in use for the delivery of sophisticated medical care outside the hospital setting.

Dr. Hoffman has also served as Chairman of Infection Control at Mercy Medical Center, Noble Hospital, and The Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts. He is credited in part for the recognition Mercy Medical Center was given by the State of Massachusetts for its low rate of hospital-acquired infections.

Dr. Hoffman has authored numerous papers investigating antibiotic and antiviral drug development, outpatient antibiotic treatment, and the care of patients with HIV and AIDS.

Dr. Hoffman earned his M.D. from Albany Medical College (NY). Dr. Hoffman is a renowned presenter and has published numerous papers.

Ron Ancrum, MBA, serves as an adjunct professor in the Master of Science Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy (NMP) Program at Bay Path College. Ancrum’s teaching experience includes seminars on philanthropy and grant proposal writing in the Master of Science in Public Affairs Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and he teaches nonprofit management seminars at the Boston University School of Management.

Currently, Ancrum is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. As the CEO, he serves the three county regions known as the Pioneer Valley. Ancrum’s primary responsibilities include attracting donors to establish funds, creating awareness of critical issues affecting the community, and working with local leaders to resolve community issues. He provides the Foundation, which has assets over $90 million, with organizational vision and strategic direction, and he acts as the key spokesperson.

He has served on numerous boards throughout New England, and is currently an active member of the Commonwealth Corps Board, appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. He is also a member and past chair for the New England Scholarship Committee for the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

Ancrum received a Master of Science in Public Affairs from the University of Massachusetts and a Baccalaureate in Music with a concentration in music theory and composition from the University of Connecticut. He is a graduate of the Education Policy Fellowship Program within the Institute for Educational Leadership.

Dr. Haddad’s extensive experience in a range of laboratory settings makes her a valuable resource for Bay Path students.

Dr. Haddad is a recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship in microbial biology from the National Science Foundation and has served as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Georgia and Xavier University. She was employed most recently as the Validation Supervisor with the DNA Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Forensic and Technology Center.

Prior to her work in the crime lab, Dr. Haddad has worked in a clinical virology lab, ARUP, and at TRA, a biotechnology company. She studied biodegration in microorganisms. Her work has included sequencing, cloning, and expressing genes involved in the biodegrative pathways, as well as purifying, crystallizing, and genetically engineering the regulatory proteins of these pathways. She has also performed research on ribosomal frameshifting in HIV and MMTV, drug treatment for HSV, and immunosuppression from Photodynamic Cancer Therapy.

She is a prolific researcher and has authored numerous publications and presentations. Along with several of her colleagues, Dr. Haddad holds a patent for her work in biomining.

Dr. Haddad earned a BS in biology from the University of Utah and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Tulane University in New Orleans.

Sarah Tanner serves as Faculty Practitioner within the graduate programs in nonprofit management and philanthropy. To this role she brings more than a decade of experience in fund development in the nonprofit community. Tanner teaches Introduction to Philanthropy and Fundraising Fundamentals.

Tanner was recently appointed to the position Vice President of Philanthropy at Noble Health Systems in Springfield, MA. Previously, she served as Vice President for Resource Development of the United Way of Pioneer Valley (2005 to 2008). While in this role, Tanner created and managed the organizational strategy for the annual fundraising campaign and provided oversight of the leadership giving program. . Tanner implemented a complete departmental reorganization resulting in enhanced fundraising performance and efficiency.

Tanner started her career at the United Way as a Marketing Manager for the Information and Referral Division in Denver, Colorado (1997-1998). From 1998-2000, Tanner served as the Director of Corporate Relations, Associate Director of Leadership Giving, and the Associate Group Manager for Resource Development for the United Way of New York. She served as Director of Community Investment and Director of Campaign and Marketing for the United Way of Hampshire County from 2002-2005.

Tanner received her Master of Public Administration degree in the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado in Denver. She earned her baccalaureate degree from the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is a graduate of the Human Service Forum’s Emerging Leaders Institute.

Tanner is a board member of the UMASS-Amherst Fine Arts Center, the Hampshire Regional YMCA, Women in Philanthropy, and is a School Council Member for Leeds Elementary School. She was named to the BusinessWest Magazine ‘40 Under 40’ list in 2007, recognizing the professional, civic, and community-oriented success of 40 young professionals working in the four counties of Western Mass. (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire).

Stephen R. Gelling, MBA, serves as an adjunct professor in the Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovative Practices at Bay Path College. Since 2008, Mr. Gelling has taught graduate courses on business ethics and social responsibility as well as organizational behavior and leadership.

Gelling brings 38 years of management experience to the classroom, based on his work experience in the large and small corporate environments and non-profit organizations. Most recently, he served as the executive director of Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity. In this position, he provided leadership for this nonprofit organization whose mission is to build simple sturdy homes for low-income families. Prior to Habitat for Humanity, Gelling spent four years as director of major accounts for Court Square Data Group, a Springfield-based technology firm, where he performed account management and senior consulting for Court Square’s large corporate clients.

He began his professional career with Insurance Company of North America (now CIGNA), advancing from management trainee to assistant vice president of management services in just nine years. Later, Gelling spent 19 years with MassMutual Financial Group in a variety of information technology and general management roles. He retired from MassMutual as assistant vice president of corporate services.

Mr. Gelling and his family are 30-year residents of the Town of Longmeadow, Mass. where he serves on the Capital Planning Board. He has held numerous lay leadership positions in his church and served on the campaign committee for the United Way of Pioneer Valley. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Earlham College and a Master of Business Administration from Western New England College.

Steven Mundahl currently serves as Faculty Practitioner within the graduate programs in nonprofit management and philanthropy. To this role, he brings extensive first-hand experience in nonprofit leadership and management.

Currently, Mundahl is President and CEO for Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford, Inc. where he has full agency responsibility. The 250 employee, $8 million agency provides program services to 900 consumers annually. Before moving to the Pioneer Valley in 2005, Mundahl was the Vice President of Good Will Industries of Central North Carolina where he had oversight of the marketing, public relations, development, and commercial services functions.

Mundahl came to the nonprofit field with a rich background in the publishing business. Starting as a newspaper reporter, Mundahl rose through the ranks to eventually become the publisher of Michelson Media Company in New Ulm, MN. He joined the management team of the Tribune Media Company (1983-1986) and eventually started his own publishing company, serving as president and owner of Lifestyles Press, Inc. /Mature Lifestyles (1986-1999).

Mundahl completed his graduate work at the University of North Carolina. He earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees from Minnesota State University and Claregate College in London UK. Mundahl is a graduate of Goodwill Industries International’s Executive Development Program, 2003.

Mundahl teaches Leadership and Personal Effectiveness. He is a member of the NMP Advisory Board and also holds many other community memberships including serving on the board of The Human Service Forum of The Pioneer Valley.

Dr. Susan Ainsleigh brings a wealth of international education experience to Bay Path.  A Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Certified Special Education Teacher in Massachusetts, Dr. Ainsleigh served most recently as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Dar Al Hekma College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and as an adjunct faculty in the Department of Behavior Analysis at Simmons College in Boston, MA.

Dr. Ainsleigh’s research interest and professional expertise are in the areas of educational and behavioral assessment, applied behavior analysis in higher education, autism and related disorders, and professional supervision and mentoring of teachers and behavior analysts in general and special education. Dr. Ainsleigh consults on issues related to autism, instructional design, and individualized program development. She recently developed the first bachelor level course sequence in applied behavior analysis in the Middle East region, and the first clinic offering behavior analytic treatment for children with autism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Ainsleigh earned her Master’s degree in Special Education from Simmons College and an EdD in Educational Leadership from Johnson & Wales University.

Sylvia de Haas Phillips as served on the faculty of the graduate programs in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy since 2007. Ms. de Haas Phillips brings over 20 years experience in consulting, management, applied research, project design, planning, staff supervision, and policy analysis to her role as Executive in Residence/Faculty Practitioner

Currently, Ms. de Haas Phillips serves as Principal, Organizational Planning and Solutions in West Hartford , CT, a management, planning, and applied research consulting firm focused on organizational growth, project development, program evaluation, and long-range planning. Her particular areas of expertise include philanthropy, governance, nonprofit management, and organizational planning. de Haas Phillips also serves as Project Director, Organizational Capacity Building for the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation in Springfield. In this role, she developed a nonprofit management and governance support initiative for the Foundation that includes organizational assessments, grants, leadership and management training.

Other professional positions held include Program Officer and Independent Consultant in program evaluation, public analysis, and grant research and program design for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Executive Director of The Traveler’s Companies Foundation, Research Associate for National and Community Affairs for The Travelers Companies, and Social Worker, Department of Children and Youth Services and the Department of Social Services for the Waterbury Regional Office in Connecticut.

de Haas Phillips completed graduate studies at The Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare at Brandeis University (ABD, M.A.), University of Connecticut School of Social Work (M.S.W.) and Southern Connecticut State University (M.S.). Her baccalaureate degree was completed at Douglass College of Rutgers University. De Haas Phillips teaches strategic management of nonprofit organizations and advanced management seminar.

de Haas Phillips is a widely sought after volunteer, currently serving as director for the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Nonprofit Finance Fund of New England, the Nonprofit Finance Fund Loan Committee, the Massachusetts –Rhode Island Hispanics in Philanthropy Funder’s Collaborative, and a member of the Organizational Capacity Building Advisory Committee of the Human Service Forum, and serves as Vice-Chair for the New England Executive Transitions Advisory Committee.

Professor Riethle joined the Bay Path College Physician Assistant (PA) Program  in June 2010 as the Assistant Program Director and Director of Didactic Education. Prior to coming to Bay Path College, she served as the Coordinator of Clinical Education at the Springfield College PA Program and Assistant Program Director at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences PA Program.

Before starting her career in PA education, Professor Riethle worked clinically as a PA in surgery and surgical sub-specialties, and as a clinical researcher in the areas of prenatal genetics and heart attack intervention. Currently she maintains clinical practice at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, MA, and AEIOU in Amherst, MA.

Professor Riethle serves as a member of the PACKRAT Committee, a national benchmark mock PA board examination. She has multiple publications, presented at local, state and national conferences, and has been a contributing author to two review books, Classroom to Clinic and Physician Assistant Review.

Professor Riethle teaches in clinical medicine, patient assessment, therapeutics and assists in the clinical curriculum. Her areas of interest are applicant assessment, academic law, simulation experiences and inter-professional training.

Thomas J. Schorle, PhD, associate professor and Director of the Office of International and Domestic Study at Bay Path College, has been teaching in the traditional undergraduate, One-Day-A-Week Saturday College, and graduate program for the past seven years. An expert in communication theory, rhetorical theory, Web design and graphic design, Dr. Schorle has been teaching in higher education in the areas of speech and communication for more than 20 years, and is a former assistant professor at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA.

His extensive background includes: teaching a seven-week Management and Communication writing course in the Berkeley School of Business Administration Communication Program at the University of California at Berkeley; direct involvement in reviving the University of San Francisco’s debate team; and co-designing an upper-level business course which merged both written and spoken communication into one School of Business course at San Francisco State University. His areas of instruction at Bay Path include communication and information theory as well as English core courses and literature. His current research interests include comparative study of Canada and the U.S. and the history and culture of Quebec in particular.

He also serves as the coordinator of the Study Abroad Program at Bay Path College and is a member of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA), his efforts have helped many students pursue their educational endeavors and gain valuable cultural perspectives in numerous countries worldwide.

As a frequent presenter at numerous conferences including the Information Resources Management Association, the Northeast Popular Culture Association, and the Modern Language Association, he has covered such topics as “The Consequential Educational Benefits of Oral Interpretation,” “Literary Heroes East and West,” “The AOL Chatroom as a Virtual Discourse Community,” and “Researching Others, Learning Ourselves.”

Dr. Schorle obtained his PhD from the University of Southern California in Communication Arts and Sciences and his Master of Arts degree in Speech from Northwestern University.

Tuesday L. Cooper, JD, EdD, is an adjunct professor in the Master of Science in Higher Education Administration (MHE) at Bay Path College. She is currently working as the special assistant to the provost at State University of New York, Empire State College. Her responsibilities include providing high level support for professional and organizational development and diversity and higher education policy initiatives in the Office of Academic Affairs and the President’s Office. Dr. Cooper has specific duties for creation of leadership development programming for deans, associate deans, and faculty chairpersons and developing diversity curriculum, program mapping, research and policy analysis.

Cooper has held several teaching positions within varying classroom types and college environments, which have helped her to develop a diverse teaching style. In addition, her teaching fields of interest include diversity, higher education administration, school law and public policy, leadership, faculty and teacher professional development.

She has authored and co-authored five publications and participated in more than 20 conferences, speaking on a wide-range of subjects. Her presentations include Academic War Strategies for Black Women in Higher Education, Accommodating Diversity: Encouraging Inclusive Teaching, and The State of Civil Liberties in the U.S. Since September 11th: Are We Groping in the Dark?, among others.

Cooper received a Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law, a Doctor of Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Virginia Webb serves as Faculty Practitioner within the graduate program in nonprofit management and philanthropy. To this role, Webb brings extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of fund development. She teaches the Annual Giving and Donor Relations course.

Webb is currently employed at Western New England College as a Project Manager. Previously, she served jointly as the first Diocesan Director of Stewardship and Development and the Executive Director for the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield. While at the Diocese of Springfield, Webb established and coordinated two diocesan departments and programs. She was responsible for all aspects of the fund development program including the annual fund drive, stewardship development and training, planned giving, leadership gifts, prospect research and capital campaign oversight. She also oversaw professional advancement directors in Catholic high schools and elementary schools, raising over $27 million in annual giving and $38 million in capital campaign donations. Webb established the foundation’s protocols, procedures, leadership and planned giving societies, and established a diocesan web page for online donation, stewardship and development.

Webb also works as a consultant establishing stewardship councils, development councils, parish capital campaigns, and other development efforts throughout the pioneer valley. She has taught training seminars in Grant Writing, Marketing, establishing Advancement Plans, and annual fund drives as well as led parish and school development training in stewardship practices and development strategies, methods, and protocols.

Webb is a member of the Western MA Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, President of the Western MA Chapter of AFP (2006-2008), a member of the International Catholic Stewardship Council, and a Diocesan member of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Webb also serves as a member of the NMP advisory board.

Ms. Webb received her graduate degree from Our Lady of The Elms College (Master’s in Applied Theology) and her baccalaureate degree from Good Counsel College in White Plains, NY.

William S. Hettinger, PhD, is an adjunct professor in the Master of Science Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy (NMP) Program at Bay Path College. Dr. Hettinger is a senior level professional with more than 20 years of experience in housing, real estate, and community development. Over the years, he has held various positions within the housing sector, including developer of affordable housing, housing director, mortgage broker, assess manager, portfolio manager, and consultant to corporations and nonprofit organizations.

Hettinger is the founder and president of the Wyndham Financial Group Ltd. in Windham, CT. The Wyndham Financial Group Ltd. is a research and business consulting organization specializing in housing, community economic development, commercial real estate and finance. His clients range from small, nonprofit organizations to Fortune 500 companies.

His academic experiences include teaching several graduate-level college courses in the Master of Business Administration in Management in Economic Development at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. In addition, Hettinger has published several articles and given various presentations on housing-related topics, such as affordable housing, preserving workforce housing, effective community and business development. He is a member of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Connecticut Economic Development Association, International Economic Development Council, and Urban Land Institute.

Hetttinger received his doctorate in international development from the College of Business and Economic Development from the University of Southern Mississippi, his Master of Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and his Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and economics from the State University of New York in Buffalo, NY.