Our Administration & Staff

Academic Services

Byron Jackson is vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty.  He joined the faculty in 1986 and is the Louise and Perry Dick associate professor of church education. Further information about Jackson is available on his faculty page.

John Welch '02 serves as vice president for student services and dean of students. He joined the administrative cabinet in 2007. Welch graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (B.S.) and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (M.Div.).
 

Kathy Anderson '04 provides support services for the faculty members at the Seminary. She began her service in 1999. Anderson earned her B.M.E. from Wittenberg University and her master's from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2004.

Lisa Bick serves as the assistant Playroom director and joined the staff in 1998. Bick earned her degree from the Community College of Allegheny County.

Cheryl De Paolis is the director of financial aid. She joined the staff in 2008. De Paolis earned her bachelor's from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, computer information specialist certification from Community College of Allegheny County, and master's from Pennsylvania State University.

Joyce Diamondstone serves as director of the Playroom at the Seminary. She began her service here 1984. Diamondstone earned her bachelor's from the University of Pittsburgh.

Michelle Lapinski provides administrative assistance to the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty and to the vice president for student services and dean of students. She joined the Seminary staff in 2005. Lapinski earned her bachelor's from Geneva College.

Anne Malone is the registrar at the Seminary. She joined the staff in 2003. Malone earned her bachelor's from Christian Heritage College.

Holly McKelvey  provides support services for the faculty members and Field Education Office. McKelvey came to the Seminary in in 2004.

Admissions Office

Sherry Sparks '95 is the Seminary's director of admissions and vocations. She is ordained as Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A graduate of Carlow University (B.A.), Duquesne University (M.MEd.), and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (M.Div.), she joined the staff in 1998.

Ellie Johns '00 is the director of Summer Youth Institute and also serves as an admissions associate. A graduate of Muskingum College (B.S.) and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (M.Div.), she joined the staff in 2000.

Ursula Sumic provides administrative assistance in the Admissions Office and Financial Aid Office. She joined the Seminary's staff in 1998.
 

Barbour Library Staff

Sharon Taylor, Ph.D. is the Donald G. Miller Librarian and director of the Barbour Library. She earned her degrees from Florida State University (B.A. and M.L.S.), Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Princeton Theological Seminary (ThM), and Boston College (Ph.D.). She started at the Seminary in 2007. For further information about Taylor, please visit her faculty page.

Karen Baughman serves as the full time technical processor. Baughman is a graduate of Shippensburg University (B.S.) and Dominican University (M.L.S.) and received her M.Div. from the Seminary in 2006.

David Brennan joined the staff in 2001 as the electronic services librarian. He earned his bachelor's from Gannon University and his MLS from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tim Browning is the manager of technical services in the Seminary's library. He joined the staff in 2008. Browning is a graduate of Atlantic Christian College (B.A.), Lexington Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.S.L.S.).

Diane Faust serves as serials librarian. She joined the Seminary staff in 2003. Faust received her M.A.L.S. from the University of Chicago.

Sandra Howard serves as a cataloger. She received her MLS from Simmons College in Boston, Mass.

Anita Johnson serves as head of public services in the Barbour Library. She is a graduate of Wittenberg University (B.A.), with a degree in English and education, Case Western Reserve University (M.S.L.S.) with a degree in library science, and the University of Dayton (M.A.) focusing on American studies in history and religion.

Florentina Lipus serves as a part-time evening and weekend librarian. She earned her degrees from the University of Klagenfurt, Austria (M.A.) and the University of Pittsburgh (MLIS).

Ellen Little serves as circulation manager in the Barbour Library. She earned her bachelor's from Chatham University and MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mary Ellen Scott earned her bachelor's from Sterling College and M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh. She started working at the Seminary in 1966 and retired in 1991. Since then she has volunteered in the Library as the archivist.

Mariam Sogoian is the acquisitions librarian. She received her M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and joined the staff in 1995.

Business Office and Auxiliary Services

Patrick J. Cunningham, CPA serves as the vice president for finance and administration. He received his bachelor’s from the University of Pittsburgh and accounting certificate from Robert Morris University in 1988. Cunningham started at the Seminary in 2007.

Lee Bognar provides administrative assistance to the vice president for business affairs. She joined the staff in 1998. Bognar earned her bachelor's and master's from Carlow University.

Ellen Frisco joined the Business Office accounting staff in 1981. Frisco is a graduate of Robert Morris University.

Thomas Fulton serves as the facilities director at the Seminary. He is a graduate of Clarion State College and has taken classes at the Graduate School of Business at Duquesne. He joined the staff in 1997. He is assisted in the care and upkeep of the facility by the following dedicated staff members:

   Darryl Allen, custodian, joined the staff in 2005

   Jesse Bagley, painter, joined the staff in 1998.

   John Bendzsuk, stationary engineer, joined the staff in 1985.

   Robert Cieri, custodian, joined the staff in 1988.

   Sandy Cieri, custodian, joined the staff in 1991.

   Jerome Costelnock, maintenance, joined the staff in 1994.

   Al Demeri, custodian, joined the staff in 2002.

   Joe Mafrici, assistant facilities director, joined the staff in 1994.

   Robert Marnik, stationary engineer, joined the staff in 1990.

   Audrey Starr, custodian, joined the staff in 2008.

Dan Holmes is the Seminary's mailroom director. He joined the staff in 1991.

Dennis Kelly became the Seminary's controller in 1998. He received his bachelor's from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

James Lynn is the Seminary's director of computer services. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.S.), he joined the Seminary's staff in 1993.

David Middleton is the Seminary's network administrator. Middleton is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology, Pennsylvania State University, with a bachelor's in data networking and a minor in business management. He joined the Seminary's staff in 2004.

Paul Schaughency is a retired executive who serves as a volunteer in the Business Office, dealing primarily with personnel services. Schaughency is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

Carol Spotts has worked in accounting and the Business Office since 1981. She is the primary contact for apartment information.

Continuing Education

James E. Davison '69 is director of continuing education and special events, and he also serves as an adjunct professor in Greek language and exegesis. Davison earned his bachelor's from Westminster College, studied at the University of Ibaden, Nigeria. He earned his M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, returned to Europe to study at the Free University of Amsterdam, where he received a Dutch degree in theology, doctorandus, and completed his doctorate in the history of theology at the University of Iowa. For more information about Davison please visit the Continuing Education information page.

Barb Grogan, administrative assistant to the director of continuing education and special events joined the Seminary's staff in 2003. She is a graduate of  the Pennsylvania State University.