Dr. Justin Matus
Department Chair
Dr. Matus, Ph.D., M.B.A., comes to Wilkes University from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA, where he was an Assistant Professor of Business Administration. He previously taught at Xavier University in the Masters program in Health Services Administration specializing in Health Care Strategy. A native of WyomingValley, he graduated from King’s College with a degree in Business Administration. He also holds an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA and a Ph.D. in Health Services and Management from Old DominionUniversity in Norfolk, VA.

A widely published author of papers and articles on Health Care Management, Dr. Matus brings to Wilkes a wealth of both teaching and professional experience. His military service includes tours as both an Officer in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy. His military assignments included tours aboard the USS Wasp, Naval Hospital Bethesda and the Fleet Hospital in Croatia as part of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the former Yugolsav Republic. 

Dr. Matus’ community service record is broad and includes serving as a member of the Cincinnati Board of Health, President of the MidAmerica Healthcare Executives, St. Louis; service on the Mayor's Cultural Diversity Action Team in Portsmouth, VA; and most recently a member of the Patient Safety Committee for Susquehanna Health System. A former exchange student in Denmark for one year, he also served for eight years as the area coordinator of an International Exchange program and has hosted several foreign exchange students.

In his current position in the Division of Business of the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, Dr. Matus will teach courses in strategy and business policy. His research interests include motivation, job satisfaction and workforce diversity. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the editorial board for The Journal of Health Administration Education.

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 and 2nd year Coordinator of Personal and Professional Development
1st year Instructor 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 is currently pursuing a second master's degree in Instructional Media at Wilkes University. 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 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 up with 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 and 4th year Coordinator of Personal and Professional Development
3rd year Instructor of Personal and Professional Development