Good Company
As part of the West Chester’s First initiative, we aim to provide first-generation students with what Marcia B. Baxter Magolda calls “good company,” or someone who assists students during their “transformation from reliance on external authority to taking ownership and responsibility for one’s life. This transformation to self-authorship requires constructing one’s own internal self-definition to guide one’s life and relationship with others in the context of external influence.” She adds: “being good company for literally thousands of students, all of whom are on different journeys, is a complex challenge.”
The faculty and staff listed on this page have indicated their willingness to serve as “good company” to West Chester University’s first-generation students. All of the faculty and staff you see here were once first-generation students.
| Name | WCU Department/Area |
|---|---|
| Mari Velarde | Academic Support and Advocacy Center |
| Jennifer Halsey | Accounting |
| John Leveille | Anthropology/Sociology |
| Betty Ann Kempf | Athletics |
| Dina Guerra | Athletics |
| Oné Pagan | Biology |
| Natalie Stevenson | Biology |
| Jennifer Maresh | Biology |
| Sharon Began | Biology |
| Kate Shellaway | Career Development Center |
| Yessica Gutierrez | Career Development Center |
| Alondra Martinez | Center for Civic Engagement & Social Impact |
| Jeanette Donahue | Center for Community Solutions/Continuing Professional Education |
| Melissa Cichowicz | Chemistry |
| Kelly Peltier | College of Business and Public Management |
| Jesse Piersol | Communication and Media |
| Roger Gatchet | Communication and Media |
| Rachel Daltry | Counseling and Psychological Services |
| Judi Schmitz | Counselor Education |
| Eric Owens | Counselor Education |
| Vickie Ann McCoy | Counselor Education |
| Michele Bratina | Criminal Justice |
| Tracey Robinson | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
| Russell Losco | Earth and Space Science |
| Tim Lutz | Earth and Space Sciences |
| Howell Bosbyshell | Earth and Space Sciences |
| Patrick Lenzi | Earth and Space Sciences |
| Marc Gagne | Earth and Space Sciences |
| Chris Penny | Ed Tech, CESW |
| Jan Schumacher | Education and Social Work: Assessment |
| Michelle Guinan | Education: Early and Middle Grades |
| Vicky Patton | Education: Early and Middle Grades |
| Cynthia Haggard | Education: Secondary |
| Pauline Schmidt | Education: Secondary Education/English & the Writing Project |
| Collen Commisso | Education: Special Education |
| Dawn Patterson | Education: Special Education |
| Kim Doan | Education: Special Education |
| York Williams | Education: Special Education |
| Christy Hicks | Education: Special Education |
| Beatrice Adera | Education: Special Education |
| Vicki McGinley | Education: Special Education |
| Joseph Cicala | Educational Foundations and Policy Studies |
| Orkideh Mahajeri | Educational Foundations and Policy Studies |
| Dana Morrison | Educational Foundations and Policy Studies |
| Rachel Banner | English |
| Sherri Craig | English |
| Jeffrey Renye | English |
| Mary Clark | English |
| Daniel Taylor-Storm | English |
| Sophia Vilceas | English |
| Ashley Patriarca | English |
| K. Jamie Woodlief | English |
| Justin Rademaekers | English |
| Jason Vanfosson | English |
| Stacy Esch | English |
| Kuhio Walters | English |
| Drew Harvey | Facilities |
| Leslie Ely | Finance & Business Services |
| Anna Downes | Finance and Administration |
| Barbara Fenton | Financial Aid |
| Tori Nuccio | Financial Aid |
| Reagan Smiley | Geography and Planning |
| Lisa Calvano | Graduate School |
| Melissa Dziedzic | Graduate Social Work |
| Tina Chiarelli-Helminiak | Graduate Social Work |
| Evan Daney | Health |
| Cheryl Gunter | Health |
| Sharon Dejoy | Health |
| Chiwonesco Tinago | Health |
| Louise Makau | Health |
| Kristen Del Grippo | Health |
| Michale Markowski | Health |
| Tammy James | Health/Athletics |
| Sojung Kim | Health: Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Lorenzo Cena | Health: Environmental Health |
| Melanie Vile | Health: Environmental Science |
| Eric Fournier | History |
| Brenda Gaydosh | History |
| Tonya Thames Taylor | History: African American Studies |
| Zachary Wooten | Honors College & Minor in Civic and Professional Leadership |
| Lisa Yannick | Institutional Research |
| Ed Kubachka | Kinesiology |
| Alison Donley | Kinesiology |
| Melissa Reed | Kinesiology |
| Roxanne Petit-Rasselle | Languages and Cultures |
| Matello Mugnai | Languages and Cultures |
| Jason A. Bartles | Languages and Cultures - Spanish |
| Diane Santori | Literacy |
| Christin Uryniak | Literacy |
| Ryan Monaghan | Literacy |
| Krista Carstens | Literacy |
| Rose Jagielo-Manion | Literacy |
| Ashley Smith | Literacy |
| Bob Pracher | Management |
| Shayna Frawley | Management |
| David Perri | Management |
| Jennifer Bozeman | Management |
| Cynthia Gentile | Management |
| Johnna Capitano | Management |
| Kelly Fisher | Management |
| Brian Bowen | Management |
| Devan Zgleszewski | New Student Programs |
| Nancy Barker | Nursing |
| Christine Thomas | Nursing |
| Tania Edwards | Nursing |
| Michelle Kaulback | Nursing |
| Jeanie Subach | Nutrition |
| Keri Palasz | Nutrition |
| Nancy Patin Falini | Nutrition |
| Susan Durkovic | Office of Educational Accessibility |
| Lisa Montgomery | Parent and Family Relations & Student Ombuds |
| Anthony Nicastro | Physics and Engineering |
| Ashlie Delshad | Political Science |
| Sabrina Rightmer | President's Office |
| Deanna Zotter | Psychology |
| Carla Verderame | Psychology |
| Michele Pole | Psychology: Community Mental Health Services |
| Janet Chang | Psychology: Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
| Megan Nolan | Psychology: Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
| Dr. Pablo Arriaza | Social Work |
| Hadih Deedat | Social Work |
| Claire Dente | Social Work |
| Miguel Ceballos | Sociology |
| Jacqueline Zalewski | Sociology |
| Amanda Thomas | Student Affairs |
| Lora Crosswhite | Student Health Services |
| Adriane Reilly | Sykes Union and Student Activities |
| Clayton Kolb | Sykes Union and Student Activities |
| John Bellomo | Theatre and Dance |
| Carolyn Chalmers | Theatre and Dance |
| Tabetha Adkins | University College and Provost's Office |
| Tiffany Jones | University College: Academic Success Program |
| Kaitlyn Crouse-Machcinski | University College: Learning Assistance and Resource Center |
| Megan Donnelly | University Libraries |
| Trish Lenkowski | University Libraries |
| Ron McColl | University Libraries |
| Laurie Palumbo | University Libraries |
| Amy Pajewski | University Libraries |
| Danielle Skaggs | University Libraries |
| June Thompson | Veterans Center, Greg and Sandra Weisenstein |
| Vincent DeMarro | Veterans Center, Greg and Sandra Weisenstein |
| Jayme Trogus | Wellness Promotion |
| Joan Kelly-Stafford | Wells School of Music |
| Mark Rimple | Wells School of Music |
| Mary Ellen Schauber | Wells School of Music |
| Matthew Miller | Wells School of Music |