Academic Advisors

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Business

Program Advisor Phone Email
MBA Karen Alessi (570) 408-3204 karen.alessi@wilkes.edu

Creative Writing

Program Advisor Phone Email
MA, MFA Dr. David Hicks (570) 408-4527 david.hicks@wilkes.edu

Education

Program Advisor Phone Email
21st Century Teaching and Learning   (570) 408-4670 21stcentury@wilkes.edu
Art and Science of Teaching   (570) 408-4670 artscienceteaching@wilkes.edu
Autism Dr. Victoria Jones (570) 408-6814 victoria.jones1@wilkes.edu
Classroom Technology (not accepting new students) Dr. Grace Surdovel (570) 408-3102 grace.surdovel@wilkes.edu
Early Childhood Literacy (570) 408-4670 earlychildlit@wilkes.edu
EdD

Dr. Karim Medico

 (570) 408-5512 karim.letwinsky@wilkes.edu
Educational Development 
and Strategies		 Renee Sipple (570) 408-4674

renee.sipple@wilkes.edu
Educational Development
and Strategies- International		 Dr. Karim Medico (570) 408-5512 karim.medico@wilkes.edu

Educational Leadership(Admitted as of Summer 2014)

Educational Leadership(Pre-Summer 2014)

 Dr. Charles Smargiassi (570) 408-4244 charles.smargiassi@wilkes.edu

Effective Teaching

 Dr. Karim Medico (570) 408-5512 karim.medico@wilkes.edu
Gifted Letter of Endorsement Dr. Victoria Jones (570) 408-6814 victoria.jones1@wilkes.edu
Instructional Technology Dr. Grace Surdovel (570) 408-3102 grace.surdovel@wilkes.edu
Instructional Media with Pa. STEM Endorsement Dr. Grace Surdovel (570) 408-3102 grace.surdovel@wilkes.edu
International School Leadership Dr. Karim Medico (570) 408-5512 karim.medico@wilkes.edu
Middle Level Education (Degree Only) Dr. Victoria Jones (570) 408-6814 victoria.jones1@wilkes.edu
Middle Level Education with Initial Grades 4 to 8 Teaching Certification Dr. Victoria Jones (570) 408-6814 victoria.jones1@wilkes.edu
Online Instruction Endorsement Dr. Grace Surdovel (570) 408-3102 grace.surdovel@wilkes.edu
Online Teaching with Pa. Online Instruction Endorsement Dr. Grace Surdovel (570) 408-3102 grace.surdovel@wilkes.edu
Reading with Pa. Reading Specialist Certification

Dr. Victoria Jones

 (570) 408-6814 victoria.jones1@wilkes.edu
School Business Leadership

Dr. Charles Smargiassi

 (570) 408-4244 charles.smargiassi@wilkes.edu
Special Education

Dr. Victoria Jones

 (570) 408-4674 victoria.jones1@wilkes.edu
STEM Letter of Endorsement

Dr. Grace Surdovel

 (570) 408-3102 grace.surdovel@wilkes.edu
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Dr. Kimberly Niezgoda (570) 408-4170 kimberly.niezgoda@wilkes.edu

Engineering

Program Advisor Phone Email
Electrical Engineering Dr. Abas Sabouni (570) 408-4832 abas.sabouni@wilkes.edu
Engineering Management Dr. Yong Zhu (570) 408-6034 yong.zhu@wilkes.edu
Mechanical Engineering Dr. Yong Zhu (570) 408-6034 yong.zhu@wilkes.edu
Bioengineering
(Biomedical Track)		 Dr. Abas Sabouni (570) 408-4832 abas.sabouni@wilkes.edu
Bioengineering (Synthetic Biology Track) Dr. William Terzaghi (570) 408-4762

william.terzaghi@wilkes.edu

Environmental Engineering and Earth Science

Program Advisor Phone Email
Certificate Sustainability Management Dr. Marleen Troy (570) 408-4615 marleen.troy@wilkes.edu

Mathematics

Program Advisor Phone Email
MS* Dr. Barbara A Bracken (570) 408-4836 barbara.bracken@wilkes.edu

Nursing

Program Advisor Phone Email
DNP* Dr. Kathleen Hirthler (570) 408-5027 kathleen.hirthler@wilkes.edu
MS* Dr. Kathleen Hirthler (570) 408-5027 kathleen.hirthler@wilkes.edu

*Contact advisor listed. Please note, assigned advisor may vary.