Mont Alto

Theresa Shank appointed director of continuing education

Theresa Shank has been appointed director of Continuing Education at Penn State Mont Alto. She has been serving as interim director of the office during the past year.

"Since joining Penn State Mont Alto Continuing Education, Theresa Shank has made significant progress in building and strengthening our outreach efforts in southcentral Pennsylvania," said William Curley, senior director of Statewide Continuing Education. "She has been instrumental in developing a new partnership with the Franklin County Career and Technology Center that is positioning the campus as the premier provider of workforce development in the region."

Shank was named assistant director of Continuing Education at Penn State Mont Alto in November 2004. She has led Continuing Education's move to the Franklin County Career and Technology Center, and she is working closely with businesses and industries in the southcentral region to identify their workforce development needs to match Penn State education resources with these needs. She also has initiated the creation of a consortium for local manufacturers to provide joint training programs for members. In addition, she has directed a community education needs assessment for local groups, agencies and organizations.

Before coming to Penn State Mont Alto, Shank was a business services consultant in the Customized Training and Continuing Education division of Frederick (Md.) Community College for four years. In this role, she worked with the Frederick County business community and county Job Training Agency to organize workforce training programs. Her efforts were honored with Frederick County's Sustained Outstanding Performance Award in 2002 and several awards from Frederick Community College.

Shank earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Shippensburg University in 1999 and currently is pursuing a master of business administration degree at Mount St. Mary's University. She also has an American Management Association Certification in Human Resources and Management and has participated in other professional development programs.

Last Updated March 19, 2009

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