Pitt-Bradford Advisory Board Has Eight New Members

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named eight new members to its Advisory Board and reappointed 16 members to the board.

The new elected members are Timothy B. Fannin, Dr. David Jardini, Dr. Sandra Macfarlane, Stephen J. Quinn and Richard B. Seager. Mary K. Colf, Joseph C. DeMott and Stacy Sorokes Wallace were named ex officio members.

Also, the Hon. Kenneth M. Jadlowiec was moved from elected to emeritus status, and Richard L. Kessel was added as an honorary member. All of the appointments were made by University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg.

Fannin, a resident of Clearfield, is a partner with the accounting firm Catalano, Case, Catalano & Fannin. Fannin, who graduated from Pitt-Bradford in 1978 and earned a master of business administration degree from Clarion University, has been a certified public accountant for 27 years and an adjunct professor of accounting/finance at Penn State University for two years.

He was a regional advisor and board member for Northwest Savings Bank for 10 years, was past chairman of the Clearfield County Industrial Development Authority for 12 years and was president of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association for two years.

Jardini, who lives in Ridgway, has been president of C/G Electrodes LLC in St. Marys since 2003. Previously, he was practice director and manager at Hatch Beddows Strategy Practice and was a vice president at Mellon Bank. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Swarthmore College, master’s degrees in history from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University and a doctorate in history of science and technology from Carnegie Mellon.

Jardini has been a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization for three years, a board member for the United Way of St. Marys, Elk Regional Health Foundation, and the Elk Chamber of Commerce in Ridgway; and an advisory board member for Leadership Elk County.

Macfarlane, who lives in Rew, has been director of Rehabilitation Services at Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital since 2004. Previously, she was the director of rehabilitation services at Bradford Regional Medical Center and was a chief physical therapist at the former St. Francis Hospital in Olean. McFarlane, who attended Pitt-Bradford from 1980-82, earned a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in physical therapy from Daemen College.

She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Northwest District of Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association, serving as its public laws chairwoman; was a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the McKean County Visiting Nurse Association; and was vice president and president of the PBAA.

Quinn, who lives in St. Marys, is president of Allegheny Coatings in Ridgway, of which he has been owner and chief executive officer for 14 years. Previously, he was a materials manager for Unilever and Johnson and Johnson. He earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh and a master of business administration degree from Penn State University.

Quinn is a member of the board of directors of Elk Regional Health Center and a member of the American Powder Metallurgy Institute.

Seager, who lives in Warren, is president and chief executive officer of Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems in Bradford. Previously, he was president and CEO of Deerfield Behavioral Health, located in northwestern Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and human development.

Seager is a board member of Millcreek Health System and is committee chairman of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council and a member of its Psychiatric Curriculum Development Committee.

Colf is executive director of the Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9.

DeMott, who lives in Port Allegany, is a member of the McKean County Board of Commissioners.

Wallace, who lives in Bradford and graduated from Pitt-Bradford in 2001, is the new president of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association. She is a lawyer and recently accepted a position as judicial clerk for Superior Court Judge John M. Cleland.

Jadlowiec, who lives in Bradford, is a retired representative for Pennsylvania’s 67th Legislative District. He sits on the board of Futures Rehabilitation Center Inc. Jadlowiec and has been a member of the Advisory Board since 1987.

Kessel, who lives in Bradford, is president of Kessel Construction Inc., which was the general contractor for Pitt-Bradford’s facilities management building. Both Kessel and his wife, Ann, who is an elected member of the Advisory Board, gave a major gift-in-kind toward the construction of the building.

Sixteen members were also reappointed to three-year terms: Daniel J. Abrashoff, a member since 2004; Gregory W. Booth, a member since 1999; Thomas R. Bromeley, a member since 1974; Bruce C. Burdick, a member since 2003; Pamela B. Fredeen, a member since 1999; Frederick W. Gallup, a member since 1974; Harvey L. Golubock, a member since 1998; Craig A. Hartburg, a member since 1999; David G. Higie, a member since 2001; William F. Higie, a member since 1973; William M. Hill Jr., a member since 2004; Mary M. Huber, a member since 1999; Ann O. Kessel, a member since 1999; Ray McMahon, a member since 2006; Madeline B. Miles, and a member since 1980; Scott Rice, a member since 1999;