Peirce College Faculty

Business Administration

Leola Bennett
Michael Bentil
Willie C. Brown
Gail DiGiacomo
Charlene Glenn
Marie Gould : Faculty Chair
Darrell Neron
Sheila K. Perkins
Fred Poellnitz
Brooke Quigg
James Tobin


Information Technology

Patrick J. Coyle
Brian R. Finnegan : Faculty Chair
Denise Padavano
Richard Patterson
Brian Stokes


Legal Studies

Glenn D. Barnes
Cynthia Gentile
Brian J. Halsey
Ivy Kempf
Edwin B. Miller : Faculty Chair
Carol J. Sherman


General Education

Justine C. Baker
Linda Currie
Robyn Edelstein
Beverly Elliott : Faculty Chair
Joseph S. Falzone
Toboulayefa D. Houessou-Adin
Milika Singleton
Nick Wernicki


Business Administration


Leola Bennett (1974)
Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.S., University of Delaware
M.A., LaSalle University
Ed.D., Argosy University
Subject Area: Accounting
lnbennett@peirce.edu

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Michael Bentil (1998)
Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.A., Morehouse College
M.B.A., Philadelphia University
D.B.A., University of Sarasota
Subject Area: Accounting/Finance
mkbentil@peirce.edu

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Willie C. Brown (1976)
Professor, Business Administration

B.S., Temple University
M.S., Wilmington College
M.A., Temple University
Ph.D., Temple University
Subject Area: Management
wlbrown@peirce.edu

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Gail DiGiacomo (1978)
Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.Ed., Bloomsburg University
Ed.D., University of Sarasota
Subject Area: Accounting
gadigiacomo@peirce.edu

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Charlene Glenn (2000)
Associate Professor, Business Administration and ACBSP Facilitator

ACBSP Facilitator
B.S., Widener University
M.S., Villanova University
Ed.D, St. Joseph's University
Subject Area: Management
cglenn@peirce.edu

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Marie Gould (2002)
Associate Professor and Faculty Chair, Business Administration

B.A., Wellesley College
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Capella University
Subject Area: Management
mgould@peirce.edu

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Darrell Neron (1997)
Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.S., Rowan University
M.B.A., Drexel University
D.B.A. (candidate), Argosy University of Sarasota
Subject Area: Marketing
dlneron@peirce.edu

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Sheila K. Perkins (2001)
Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.A., Antioch University
M.A., Antioch University
Ed. D. (candidate) Wilmington College
Subject Area: Management
skperkins@peirce.edu

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Fred Poellnitz (1999)
Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.S., University of Pittsburgh
M.S., New York University
M.B.A., Harvard University
Ed.D., Wilmington University
Subject Area: Accounting/Finance
fdpoellnitz@peirce.edu

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Brooke Quigg (1975)
Professor, Business Administration

A.S., Peirce College
B.S., Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science
M.B.A., Lehigh University
D.B.A., Argosy University
Subject Area: Marketing
bcquigg@peirce.edu

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James Tobin (1965)
Professor, Business Administration

B.A., Villanova University
M.Ed., Temple University
Subject Area: Entrepreneurship/Management
jatobin@peirce.edu

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Information Technology


Patrick J. Coyle (2006)
Assistant Professor, Information Technology

B.S., Thomas Edison State College
M.S., Capella University
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
CompTIA Certified A+ Systems Technician
CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer
Subject Area: Networking, Network Security, Information Security, Technology Management, Business Information Systems, Desktop Applications for Business
pjcoyle@peirce.edu

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Brian Finnegan (2006)
Assistant Professor and Faculty Chair, Information Technology

B.S., Cornell University
M.S., Drexel University
Subject Area: Technology Management, Programming and Application Development, Desktop Applications for Business, Networking
brfinnegan@peirce.edu

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Denise M. Padavano (1998)
Associate Professor, Information Technology

B.S., Montclair University
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
Ed.D. (candidate), Nova Southeastern University
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®)
Certified Novell Administrator
Certified Novell Engineer
IC3 Certified
Microsoft Office Specialist
Subject Area: Networking, Network Security, Technology Management, Desktop Applications for Business
dmpadavano@peirce.edu

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Richard Patterson (1999)
Associate Professor, Information Technology

A.S., Computer Programming, Delaware County Community College
B.S., Widener University
M.S., Engineering, Widener University
M.S., Education, Widener University
Certificate, Webmaster, Penn State University
Certified HTML Programmer
Certified JavaScript Programmer
Certified Web Design Concepts
Certified Flash MX
Subject Area: Programming and Application Development
rgpatterson@peirce.edu

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Brian Stokes (2001)
Assistant Professor, Information Technology

A.A., Golden West College
B.A., California State University, Long Beach
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
Ed.S., Nova Southeastern University
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
A+ Certification
Network + Certification
Certified Technical Trainer
Subject Area: Networking, Network Security, Information Security
bkstokes@peirce.edu

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Legal Studies


Glenn D. Barnes, Esq. (2005)
Associate Professor, Legal Studies

B.A., Cornell University
J.D., Suffolk University Law School
Subject Area: Estate Planning and Administration, Employment Law, Civil Litigation, Tort Law,
Transactional Law, Family Law, Contract Law,
Business Organizations, Bankruptcy Law, Real Estate Law, Legal Research, and Legal Writing
gdbarnes@peirce.edu

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Cynthia Gentile, Esq. (2007)
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies

B.A., Rutgers University, Douglass College
J.D., Rutgers University School of Law-Camden
Business & Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law,
Real Estate Law, Contract Law, Legal Technologies,
Legal Research, and Legal Writing
cgentile@peirce.edu

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Brian J. Halsey, Esq. (2000)
Professor, Legal Studies

B.A., Shippensburg University
J.D., Widener University School of Law
LL.M., Villanova University School of Law
Subject Area: Tax Law, Trusts and Estate Planning,
Business and Corporate Law, Business Transition Planning,
Employment Law, Real Estate Law, Contract Law,
Transactional Law, Legal Research and Writing
bhalsey@peirce.edu

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Ivy M. Kempf, Esq. (2006)
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies

B.S., West Chester University
J.D., Rutgers University School of Law
Subject Area: Business and Corporate Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Legal Research and Writing
ikempf@peirce.edu

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Edwin B. Miller, Esq. (2000)
Professor and Faculty Chair, Legal Studies

B.A., Temple University
J.D., Villanova University
Subject Area: Civil Litigation, Criminal Law,
Family Law, Administrative Regulation,
Legal Research and Writing
emiller@peirce.edu

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Carol J. Sherman, Esq. (2005)
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies

B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton
J.D., Temple University School of Law
Subject Area: Elder Law, Civil Litigation, Tort Law,
Workers Compensation, Contract Law, Family Law,
Legal Technology, Professional Legal Responsibility,
Legal Research and Writing
csherman@peirce.edu

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General Education


Justine C. Baker (1999)
Associate Professor, Mathematics

A.B., Immaculata College
M.A.T.M., Villanova University
M.S. in Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Subject Area: Mathematics/Science
jcbaker@peirce.edu

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Linda Currie (2004)
Assistant Professor, General Education

B.S.E.D., Shippensburg University
M.S., Shippensburg University
Subject Area: Mathematics/Science
lwcurrie@peirce.edu

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Robyn Edelstein (1998)
Professor, General Education

B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Beaver College
M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College
Subject Area: English
redelstein@peirce.edu

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Beverly F. Elliott (1971)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Faculty Chair, General Education

B.A., Wheaton College
M.A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Temple University
Subject Area: English/Political Science
bfelliot@peirce.edu

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Joseph S. Falzone (1978)
Professor, Economics

B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.A.T., The College of New Jersey
Ph.D., Temple University
Subject Area: Economics
jsfalzone@peirce.edu

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Toboulayefa D. Houessou-Adin (1994)
Professor, General Education

B.A., College of Wooster
M.A., Ohio University
Ph.D., Temple University
Subject Area: English/African American Studies
tdhouessou-adin@peirce.edu

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Milika Singleton (2007)
Assistant Professor, General Education

B.A., The Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University
Subject Area: Humanities
mksingleton@peirce.edu

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Nicholas Wernicki (2006)
Assistant Professor, General Education

B.S., DeSales University
M.A., Villanova University
Subject Area: Humanities
nwernicki@peirce.edu

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