DUNMORE, Pa. \u2014 Penn State Interim Regional Chancellor Durell Johnson has announced the addition of four new staff members at the Scranton campus. They are Maria Day, assistant director of admissions; Jordan Fritz, coordinator of student activities; Karen Gallia, assistant to the director of academic affairs; and Adam Horan, IT support specialist.<\/p>\n
Maria Day<\/p>\n
Day earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in nutrition and dietetics and her master\u2019s degree in public administration from Marywood University. She is looking forward to working with transfer students and adult learners. Having spent most of her career supporting adult learners, she is eager to make Penn State Scranton a possibility for them. She also is participating in Leadership Lackawanna\u2019s Core Program.<\/p>\n
Jordan Fritz<\/p>\n
Fritz received an associate degree in general studies from Luzerne County Community College in 2017 and a bachelor of science degree in communications with concentrations in journalism and public relations from Wilkes University in 2019. She said she is excited to be part of the Penn State community and is most looking forward to working with and getting to know the students on campus.<\/p>\n
In 2020, she participated in the Disney College Program and received a Disney Career Development Certification. While there, she worked as an attraction cast member at Alien Swirling Saucers at Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios. She serves on the board for Coffee Inclusive and NEPA Networkers and has served as a volunteer for Dr. Jen\u2019s Hope Foundation since August 2012.<\/p>\n
Fritz enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, traveling and attending concerts. She is a Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants fan. She describes herself as a major foodie and loves supporting local restaurants and businesses. She resides in Pittston with her fianc\u00e9 and orange cat, Cheddar.<\/p>\n
Karen Gallia<\/p>\n
Gallia has been with Penn State for 12 years, beginning her career at Penn State Wilkes-Barre\u2019s continuing education department, before transitioning to an administrative assistant to Penn State Wilkes-Barre\u2019s chancellor\/academic affairs office. As the new assistant to the director of academic affairs at Penn State Scranton, Gallia is looking forward to working with faculty and being involved in the daily functions of the campus. She enjoys working collaboratively and contributing to the success of the campus.<\/p>\n
Gallia attended both Luzerne County Community College and King\u2019s College and is a volunteer with the United Way of Wyoming Valley\u2019s Annual Day of Caring. She lives in Pittston.<\/p>\n
Adam Horan<\/p>\n
Horan looks forward to helping the Penn State community in his new role with the information technology department. A 2025 Penn State graduate with a degree in information technology, with a cybersecurity option, he wants the students and campus community to know that he is a kind, patient individual who is always ready to help to the best of his ability.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving been a student at Penn State Scranton, I am grateful for the opportunity to further assist my welcoming campus community that allowed me to grow into the person I am today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Horan lives with his parents and sister in Pittston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUNMORE, Pa. \u2014 Penn State Interim Regional Chancellor Durell Johnson has announced the addition of four new staff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-130732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}