Claire Berardini

Dr. Claire Berardini
Dean of Student Success and First Year Experience.

Tim Blessing
Professor of History
President, Faculty Council
BA University of Wyoming
MPA, MA, PhD The Pennsylvania State University

Peggy Bowen
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
BS, MS, PhD Texas A&M University

Wanda Copeland, Director of Freshman Foundations and ACT 101, grew up in the city of Reading and graduated from Reading Senior High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and has an MBA degree from Alvernia College.
Prior to becoming a part of Alvernia's faculty and staff, she was a business teacher and Assistant Girls Basketball Coach at Reading Senior High School.
She enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, athletic events, movies and making people smile.

Marc DiPaolo
Assistant Professor of Communication
BA The State University of NY
MA The City University of NY
PhD Drew University

Janice Fetrow-Stewart

Deborah Greenawald

Debbie Greenawald grew up in Harrisburg but has lots of Berks County roots...her family says that they can’t go anywhere without discovering someone she knows or is related to! She joined the Alvernia family in 2004 and is an Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department, where she teaches Fundamentals, Clinical Education for Psych/Mental Health, Leadership/Ethics, and special topics in School Nursing. She graduated from Bucknell University in 1980 with a degree in Music Education and vocal performance, and after a 7-year tour with the United States Navy Band, returned to George Mason University to earn a BS in Nursing as part of a special-pathway for career changers. Having lived in the Reading area since 1988, Debbie worked in clinical nursing in women’s health, outpatient psych/mental health, and then for 10 years as a certified school nurse in a large suburban high school. She holds an MSN in Community Based Nursing from Widener University, where she is currently completing doctoral studies in nursing education, focusing on alternate teaching-learning strategies for undergraduate nursing students. Professor Greenawald’s “alter ego” is as the vocalist for the Ringgold Band. She is active in her UCC congregation, especially in projects related to justice and peace ministries.  Debbie has 2 school-age children, who, along with her husband, join her in hiking, traveling, and many other adventures.

Marc Lucht

Dr. Marc Lucht is Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He received his PhD. from Emory University in 1999, and has taught at Rocky Mountain College, the University of Maine, and Kenyon College. His scholarly work focuses on phenomenology, environmental philosophy, and aesthetics, and he has published and delivered numerous conference papers on the work of thinkers such as Martin Heidegger, Immanuel Kant, George Santayana, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Leo Tolstoy. In addition to teaching, Dr. Lucht loves to cook, ski, SCUBA dive, travel, hike, and listen to opera

    

Polly Mathys has been teaching Computer Information Systems at Alvernia for 21 years. This picture is her with Dr. David Silbey, the history professor with whom her class is linked. For obvious reasons, they refer to themselves as "The long and short of it." Polly has 5 dogs, 3 ferrets and a cat. She spends every Saturday morning volunteering at the recycle center in Pottstown , and her personal mission is to spread environmental awareness. She is also the NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep, and she may be the Crusaders' noisiest fan.

Elizabeth Matteo
Assistant Professor of Psychology
BFA State University of New York at Binghamton
BS University of Oregon
Med, MS, PhD Lehigh University
    

Gail, who is from Indianapolis, IN received her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in biology from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA; and her master's degree for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. She has studied and traveled in Europe, and participated in a 240 mile bike ride through Israel. Prior to joining the Alvernia community, she previously worked for nearly ten years as an occupational therapist at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital in Allentown, PA. Her special interests include hand therapy, head injury, ergonomics and industrial therapy. Gail lives in Souderton and enjoys golf, woodworking, softball, and creating stainglass.

     

Ana Ruiz
Associate Professor of Psychology
BS Catholic University of Pernambuco
MS Federal University of Pernambuco
PhD Cornell University
    

William Thorne

William Thorne
Assistant Professor of Math/Chemistry
BS U.S. Military Academy
MSEE Georgia Institute of Technology
MBA Long Island University

Michelina Eva Weicker