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Staff and Instructors

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Meet Our Faculty & Staff

At Bidwell Training Center, we believe in investing in your mind, not your money. Our dedicated instructors and support staff bring decades of industry experience directly to your education, guiding you every step of the way toward a rewarding new career.

Allied Health Faculty

Chris Saccamango

Medical Billing Program Instructor

Jada Johnson

Allied Health Program Instructor

Michael Palladini, RPh, MBA

Director of Institutional Pharmacy Technician Program

Michelle Townsend, NCMA

Medical Assistant Program Instructor

Nakesha Tyler, CPhT

Institutional Pharmacy Technician Program Instructor

Culinary Arts Faculty

Anthony Taglieri

Senior Director, Culinary Arts & Enterprise Program

Eugene Mankowski

Allied Health Program Coordinator / Culinary Arts Program Coordinator & Front of House Supervisor / Culinary Arts Program Instructor

Keith Butler

Culinary Arts Program Instructor

Paul Neff

Culinary Arts Kitchen Chef/Inventory Control / Culinary Arts Program Instructor

Renee Benigni

Culinary Arts Program Instructor

Sam Arena

Culinary Arts Program Instructor

Tim McLaughlin

Culinary Arts Program Instructor

Plant Science Technician Team

Carol Kenney-Martin

Community Outreach & Sales Coordinator, BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Katie Werner

Facilities Operations Manager, BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Melinda Gorman

Administrative Assistant, Plant Science Technician/BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Ryan Gott, PhD

Senior Director Horticulture & Agriculture Technology/BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Sara Chester

Plant Science Technician Instructor

Scarlet Sparke

Plant Science Technician Program Instructor

Sonia Weese

Plant Science Technician Program Instructor

Chemical Laboratory Technician Faculty

Gabriel Cintron-Rosado

Chemical Laboratory Technician Program Instructor

Kelly Weiler, PhD

Director, Chemical Laboratory Technician Program

Natasha Pashow

Chemical Laboratory Technician Program Instructor

Computer Applications & Employment Services

Andrew Krizman

Computer Applications Instructor

Bobbi Jeffries

Employment Coordinator, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing, Institutional Pharmacy Technician Professional Development Instructor

Michael Hinzman

Employment Coordinator, Chemical Laboratory Technician, Plant Science Technician, Culinary Arts Professional Development Instructor

Administration & Student Services

Audra Pavloski, MEd

Director of Student Services and Academic Operations

Carol Kenney-Martin

Community Outreach & Sales Coordinator, BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Carrie Jacobus

Senior Admissions Representative

David Miller

Sanitor/Cashier

Katie Werner

Facilities Operations Manager, BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Kimberly Rassau, EdD

Vice President

Melinda Gorman

Administrative Assistant, Plant Science Technician/BTC Drew Mathieson Greenhouse

Patricia Thomas

Registrar

Regina McDonough

Resource Coordinator/Student Advisor

Seth Graziani

Business Operations Specialist