Mr. Matthew J. Sowcik
Director of Leadership and Development
4th year Instructor of Personal and Professional Development
Matthew Sowcik is the Director of Leadership Education in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University. His primary focus includes the Personal and Professional Development program, the Outstanding Leaders Forum which has arranged for speakers such as Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and Vicente Fox, leadership curriculum design, teaching, and conducting research on leadership development. Matthew also works in a consultant role providing one-on-one coaching, and leadership, emotional intelligence, and team building training, through dynamic experiential practices.
Matthew earned a bachelor’s degree from Wilkes University and a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York City. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. Dina Piepoli Udomsak
1st year Instructor of Personal and Professional Development
1st & 2nd year Coordinator of Personal and Professional Development
Dina Piepoli Udomsak is the first and second year Coordinator and first year Instructor of Professional and Personal Development in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University. Prior to Wilkes, Dina was a Technical Communications Consultant with Infotech Consulting, Inc. and was contracted by the Pennsylvania Department of Labour and Industry as a Technical Trainer and Instructional Designer. Previously, she held the position of Pre-Collegiate Program Coordinator at Marywood University where she led the recruitment efforts for the gifted student programs, managed the staff of the GED Community and GED Prison programs, and secured state grant funding for the Pre-Collegiate area. Dina’s background in the media and communications field includes prior work as a public relations professional, grant-writer, event coordinator, graphic design artist and desktop publisher. In the television industry, she gained experience both behind the scenes and in front of the camera contributing her skills to regional ABC and PBS affiliates while continuing to perform professionally in local and regional theatre.
Dina earned a bachelor’s degree in Media Commnication and Technology from East Stroudsburg University, a master's degree in Communication Arts and Media Management from Marywood University and studied theatre abroad at the University of Oxford. She holds membership in the American Society for Training and Development and the Society for Human Resources Management where she recently served on the board of directors as the Professional Development Chair (2008). A passion for mentoring, she created the Women in Leadership mentoring program (BLOOM) and directs the Sidhu School CAMP alumni mentoring program. Dina was recently nominated for Wilkes University's Interdisciplinary Teaching Award (2010). She continues to promote a holistic approach within the Personal and Professional Development program; and feels the key to PPD is the evolution of the student, and the program, while keeping abreast of current trends in technology.
Dr. Anne Heineman Batory
2nd year Instructor of Personal and Professional Development
Dr. Batory has extensive experience in the behavioral areas of marketing and management. She is a researcher and consultant in such diverse industries as health care, higher education, television, and consumer goods. Dr. Batory's work has been published in journals, textbooks, and the popular press. Her students' projects have been honored with awards from the Association of Marketing Theory and Practice, the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Stay Invent PA project.
Anne has been honored as a faculty inductee into Delta Mu Delta, recieved the Delta Mu Delta Outstanding Business Professor Award, the Sears Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award, the Wilkes TREC Innovative Teaching Award, and the Student Government Faculty Choice Award.
Mrs. Bridget Turel
3rd year Instructor of Personal and Professional Development
3rd and 4th year Coordinator of Personal and Professional Development
Bridget Turel began her college career at Wilkes University pursuing her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Fall 2001 through May 2005. Upon receiving her undergraduate degree from Wilkes, she was offered a new position from Wilkes. The name of that position was Personal and Professional Development Undergraduate Assistant. She accepted and began the job in Fall 2005. Simultaneously, Turel started her Masters in Business Administration at Wilkes University while learning the Personal and Professional Development curriculum.
Bridget sees the future of the program growing more, incorporating more of the university and allowing the program to become selective. She also would like to see the program reach out to not only business majors, but all majors offered by Wilkes University. This would allow everyone in the Wilkes community to fully grasp what is available to them after college and how they can prepare themselves to achieve their goals in getting to this point.
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