THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE - Key Persons

Joshua Stevens was an alcoholic and abusive man. The family lived in poverty on a small farm. By the time Thaddeus was 12 years old, his father had abandoned the family and was killed in the War of 1812.

Kyle Moser

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Staff Member

Lafennis Terry

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Staff Member

Luke Hoheisel

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Lynn Hocker

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Maryann Marotta - Chairman

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Chairman

Megan Wysock

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Director of Admissions and Marketing

Megan Y. Caldwell

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Member of the Officers Team
Secretary

Melissa Wisniewski

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Dean of Enrollment Services

Michael Maguire - Treasurer

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Treasurer

Moe A. Barry

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Pam Smith

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Vice President of College Advancement

Pedro Rivera - President

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President
President of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Pedro Rivera is the tenth president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. He joined the College on October 1, 2020. Prior to joining the College, he served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Education. He was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Education in 2022 and serves as Chair of the Board's Council of Higher Education. Rivera is a lifelong educator, as a practitioner and a leader, with a focus on ensuring equitable access and funding for education. In September 2014, Rivera was honored by the White House as a Champion of Change for his efforts to transform urban education with his holistic approach to student success. He also served as president of the board of directors for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and was a member of President Elect Joseph Biden's educational transition team. "My whole career has been focused on serving students from underrepresented communities and providing opportunities for first generation college graduates, high school graduates. Being able to engage firsthand with an institution and to engage with faculty and staff and students who are focused on the same things that I believe in made me think, ‘This was an opportunity of a lifetime.' And being able to do so from my home in Lancaster was the icing on the cake." Rivera is a native of Philadelphia (and all things Philadelphia sports fan) who calls Lancaster home with his wife Erika, son Lucas, and daughter Elena. President Rivera has also served as the superintendent of the School District of Lancaster, as well as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, and executive director for the School District of Philadelphia.

Peter Caddick

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Philip A. Tuohey, Sr

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Richard T. Altrichter

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Robert H. Laudeman

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Member of the Officers Team
Vice Chair

Sarah Stevens

Sarah Stevens was a kind woman with great energy and a strong will, and she was deeply religious. She held the family together, and worked day and night. In addition to doing farm work, she did cleaning and other domestic work for people in the area. Sarah realized that the only hope for her eldest two sons was education. She scraped enough money together to enroll them in the nearby one-room Peacham School.