Second Cohort Completes Nonprofit Leadership Program

At a ceremony on campus, The University of Scranton celebrated the second cohort to complete its Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program, which seeks to develop future executives to serve area nonprofit institutions.

Launched in 2017, the certificate program combines a rigorous academic component taught by Kania School of Management faculty with expertise in nonprofit organizations, a mentorship and experiential learning. The program includes capstone project that requires participants to form a comprehensive plan to solve a current issue faced by the nonprofit organization they represent.

Members of the second cohort who completed Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program and the organizations they represent are:

Athena Aardweg, community services specialist, NEPA Alliance;

Angeline Abraham, assistant director, Employment Opportunity Center;

Eloise Butovich, leadership gift officer, University of Scranton;

Diane Dutko, chief operations officer, The Luzerne Foundation;

David Falchek, executive director, American Wine Society;

Kristen N. Follert, director of quality assurance, NEPA Community Health Care;

Katlyn J. Gardner, development and human resource director, NEPA Community Health Care;

Shannon Hayward, director WIC administration, Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.;

Elizabeth Hughes, director of communications, Earth Conservancy;

Gretchen Hunt Greaves, director, nutrition programs and resource development, Commission on Economic Opportunity;

April Kemp, program director, Marley's Mission;

Teddy Michel, regional director, Ignatian Volunteer Corps of NEPA;

Lauren Pluskey McLain, director of development, The Kirby Center;

Todd Pousley, community revitalization manager, NeighborWorks NEPA;

Joseph Salva, president/founder, Individual Abilities in Motion;

Janine Tomaszewski, associate vice president of college relations, Johnson College;

Tonyehn Verkitus, executive director, Luzerne and Lackawanna Medical Societies;

Alison Woody, director of competitive grants/donor stewardship, Geisinger Health Foundation.

Local organizations sponsoring the program are: AllOne Foundation and Charities, Geisinger Health System Foundation, The Luzerne Foundation, Moses Taylor Foundation, The University of Scranton and the Weinberg Foundation.