FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

DARIO BELLOT, MBA, was appointed CFO and Vice President of Administration January 1, 2021. He joins Harcum with 25 years of education, finance, and operations experience in large global corporations and non-profit organization. He has an extensive academic background reflecting continuing education in business administration, and financial management, community involvement and leadership. Previous positions include an appointment as interim president at Congreso, a Partnership Site.

BARBARA COPPOLA, Financial Aid, won first prize in the 2020 Employee Home Decorating Contest. She used wrapping paper to turn her kitchen cupboards into Christmas presents.

JIM FOSTER, OTA program director, announced that the Harcum’s OTA program was awarded a grant from the Council on Brain Injury to help fund the clinical education and preceptor programs supporting survivors of traumatic brain injuries.

KATHY KOAR ‘99 was selected as the 2020 recipient of Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association’s (PVMA) Certified Veterinary Technician of the Year Award for outstanding service in veterinary technology, recognizing her spearheading the Veterinary Nursing Initiative (VNI) Summit.

GALE MARTIN was promoted to Executive Director of Communications & Marketing. She first started at Harcum in 2013.

JOANNE RICEVUTO announced that the Early Childhood Education program was awarded a grant from the Public Health Management Corporation Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization to fund a new course to support ECE students and increase success in the program and beyond.

BILL SHAW, head of the Coatesville Partnership Site, and Life Transforming Ministries, received the Corporate Citizenship award from the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce.

AMY SHUMOSKI delivered home-baked treats and food to Campus Safety, Facilities, and Housekeeping staff over several holidays Fall semester. She also made holiday cookie bags for students staying in residence halls over winter break.

SALIN SIRIPAKARN was promoted to Associate Vice President of Finance. Recently she was instrumental in securing a Personal Protection Plan loan for the College and has been with Harcum since 2015.

JOHN SUPPLEE was promoted to Chief Information Officer (CIO). As head of the I.T. Department instrumental in supporting a full-scale pivot to online learning and allowing classes to be effectively delivered in four learning modalities this fall.

MELISSA WALSH was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid. She has been with the college for seven years and has led the Financial Aid Department with a steady hand and an abundance of financial aid acumen and expertise.

BARB YALOF and ALICE PAKHTIGIAN presented at the Tri State College Library Cooperative (TCLC) Virtual Summer Camp on the topic of Universal Design, Accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning, covering various accessibility requirements and laws for formatting documents, presentations, and websites. The presentation was given to librarians and library staff members from a multitude of types of academic libraries.