Hartwick College has hired 13 new full-time faculty members for the 2019-2020 academic year. They are: KATHLEEN ASH, visiting assistant professor of nursing (term appointment). She has an associate degree from Sage Junior College of Albany, a bachelor’s degree from Russell Sage College, and a master’s degree in nursing from Sage Graduate School; MATTHEW CHICK, visiting assistant professor of political science (term appointment). Chick has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam, a master’s degree from the University of Maryland at College Park, and a Ph.D. from Washington University; CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, visiting assistant professor of biology (term appointment) has a bachelor’s degree from Houghton College, a master’s degree from Albany Medical College, and a Ph.D. from SUNY Albany; MELISSA DAVIS, clinical associate professor of nursing (term appointment), has a master’s degree from Excelsior College and a doctor of nursing practice degree from Yale University; PAMELA HUNT, assistant professor of nursing (tenure track), holds an associate degree from Ellis Hospital School of Nursing (now Belanger School of Nursing) and master’s degree in nursing from Walden University; AMBER KERWIN, visiting assistant professor of criminal justice (term appointment), has an associate degree from Corning Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Empire State College, and a master’s degree from Boston University; LAURA LANDERTINGER, visiting assistant professor of sociology (term appointment), has a bachelor’s degree from York University, a master’s degree from Queen’s University, and a Ph.D. from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; PATRICIA MANOCCHI, clinical assistant professor of nursing (term appointment), has an associate degree in nursing from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from St. Joseph’s College; HEIDI RIVERA, assistant professor of psychology (tenure track), earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University; AARON STEPHENS, assistant professor of business administration (tenure track), holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and MBA degree from Ball State University, and a Ph.D. from Pusan National University in South Korea; WEIAN WANG, assistant professor of management information systems (tenure track), earned a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University, an MBA degree from Xavier University, and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; MELONIE WALCOTT, assistant professor of public health (tenure track) has a master’s degree in public health from the University of West Indies in Jamaica, and a doctor of public health degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham; and TESSA YANG, assistant professor of English (tenure track) has a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University and a master’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University.

Northland Communications has hired GREGORY YATES, MICHAEL DARBY, and NICO RAMOS. Yates recently joined Northland as information-technology helpdesk technician. He brings more than 10 years of tech-support experience to Northland, most notably his role on the Notre Dame Tech Squad, where he worked to maintain the school’s technical infrastructure. Yates will be working primarily from Northland’s office in Holland Patent. Darby recently joined Northland as senior account executive. He spent the last 25 years providing IT hardware and telecommunications services to clients across the United States, most recently for Spectrum Enterprise (Charter), where he focused on the enterprise fiber market. Darby will work primarily from Northland’s office in Syracuse. Ramos recently joined the Northland staff as an inside sales specialist. Before beginning his career at Northland, he attended Siena College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing. Ramos will be working primarily from Northland’s office in Holland Patent.