Bedford County Development Association: Opportunities

As part of "Opportunities 2000-2004," more than 150 Bedford County residents were interviewed to show the variety of careers available in Bedford County. Read their stories by clicking on their names.

2004 Profiles

Adam Kravets, minister
Belva Comp, retail store co-manager
Brad Hershey, state trooper
Brad Koontz, certified public accountant
Brian Nicodemus, auto dealer service manager
Danielle Scalia, partswoman
Daryl Melius and Eric Wickel, contractor supervisor and estimator
Dave Whysong, pharmacist
Greg Pyle, oral surgeon
John and Shane Imler, radio station owners
Jason Cornman, businessman
Jamie Turner, retail greenhouse manager
Jeff Wright, electronics business owner
Jennifer Stup, college journalism intern
Joe Nave, cattle breeding specialist
Joyce Moorhead, manufacturing supervisor
Kathy Lazor, elementary educator
Kay Graham, bookstore owner
Lori Vreeland, speech-language pathologist
Mark Turner, auto center manager
PennDOT cooperative education program
Sam Ladson - student and body shop intern
Sam Wylie, farmer
Scott Shaffer, utilities combination technician
Stacey Sigler, fast-food store manager
Sue Putt-Prescott, technical writer
Terry Crawford, manufacturing supervisor

2002 Profiles

Adam Trimpey, auto detailer
Bernie Brown, plant operator
Beth Shontz, kitchen designer
Bill Ressler, foreman
Brett Cornell, prep-cook
Craig Harris, slitter operator
Denise Bouch, facilities manager
Doug Feather, factory manager
Doug Smith, farmer
Dustin Snyder, carpenter
Frank Stahlman, businessman
Fred Rose, acting general foreman
Gretchen Imler, business owner
Jason Skipper, log yard supervisor
John Hogenmiller, network engineer
John Topper III, personal trainer/athletic director
Kevin Ickes, production manager
Linda Dodson, teacher
Linda Gunn, attorney
Lola Felton, business owner
Malcolm Koontz, farm manager
Mark Stern, trucker
Michael Reed, orthodontist
Mike Cessna, resource technician
Nancy Harclerode, financial controller
Paula Zan, artist
Phil Lewis, pre-press and warehouse manager
Rebecca Mundorff, assistant nursing supervisor
Rick Suder, planner
Royce Boyd, elementary principal
Sam Evans, crop specialist
Sandy Oldham, service supervisor
Shawn Dom, machinist

2001 Profiles

Wendy Hoover, administrative assistant
Bill Wise, commercial lender
Bob Dibert, automobile service manager
Cathy Melius, salon owner
Kim May, staffing specialist
Faye Harrison, pastry chef
Janice Horton, bookkeeper
Jeremy Buterbaugh, welder
Sarah Foster, product review specialist
Scott Thomas, electrician
Dan Twigg, auto salesman
Julie Harclerode, engineer
Stacey Claycomb, quality assurance specialist
Ellis Edwards, survey crews manager
April Ressler, insurance sales
Alan Leydig, registered nuse/massage therapist
Barbara Imler, legislative aide
Neil Miller, production supervisor
Jill Buterbaugh, certified registered nurse practictioner
Matt and Bruce Boyer, orchard owners
Krista Sprigg, senior cost analyst
Dan Slack, plant manager
Brooks Shoemaker, finance and accounting manager
Dave Garnes, teacher
Jean Manspeaker, counselor
Royce and Angie Coughenour, engineer/business owners
Lori Sollenberger, farmer/entrepreneur
Nicole Wyles, office manager
Christy Brallier, advertising sales
Bob Appleby, grocery owner
Lynn Weyant, TV technician/business owner

2000 Profiles

Jim MacIntyre, supervising engineer
Connie Cragan, agency owner
Connie Cornell, engineer
Gary Wentz, maintenance supervisor
Kerry Barefoot, High School Principal
Kevin Kutz, artist
Steve Foor, loader operator, Ashcom
Dan Ebersole, heating, venting and air conditioning installer
Barbara Diehl, waitress
Faith Zembower, politician
Kathy Foor, human resources director
Emory "Frog" Howsare, production manager
Dan Diehl, group welding leader
Ellen Shroyer, controller
Mark McKenzie, warehouse manager
Ron Allison, engineering manager
Bill Wertz, machinist "A", moving to set-up programmer
Bob Fisher, quality control technician
Keith Dibert, master finish carpenter
Elaine Barfield, network admin/credit analyst
Dawn Housel, executive director
Todd England, sporting goods department manager
LuAnn Grubb, business owner
Tom Jesse, prep-cook
Charlotte Donaldson, nursing assistant
Rick Bolinger, auto technician
Jim Gonsman, bank commercial services officer
Jill Bequeath, x-ray/cat scan technician
Marcia O'Rear, general manager, marketing director
Jeff Rush, plant general foreman
Stephen Mills, lead fabricator
Gene Coia, contractor

Bedford County educational programs that are building leadership skills were awarded the Bedford County Educational Leadership Awards in 2001-2004.

Read about 2004 award-winning programs:

Drop-Out Recovery Program Everett Area High School
Health Occupations Students of America Bedford County Technical Center
Envirothon Club Bedford High School
Yearbook Northern Bedford County High School
Academic Scrimmage team Hyndman High School
TV Production Crew Tussey Mountain High School
4-H Service Learning program Chestnut Ridge High School

Read about 2003 award-winning programs:

Liveskills/Transition program Everett Area High School
Building Construction Occupations program Bedford County Technical Center
Production Studio program Bedford High School
Building Construction Occupations program Northern Bedford County High School
Transition programs Hyndman High School
Building Construction Occupations program Tussey Mountain High School
Technology Students Association Chestnut Ridge High School

Read about 2002 award-winning programs:

Teens Against Tobacco Use Everett Area High School
Culinary Arts curriculum Bedford County Technical Center
Future Farmers of America Chestnut Ridge High School
Future Business Leaders of America Tussey Mountain High School
Leadership Academy I & II Bedford Area School District
Communities that Care After-School Program Claysburg-Kimmel High School
Family & Consumer Science curriculum Northern Bedford County High School

Read about 2001 award winning programs:

Child Care and Development Program Tussey Mountain High School
Future Farmers of America Northern Bedford County High School
Distance Learning Early College Program Hyndman High School
Envirothon Program Everett Area High School
Pathfinders Program Claysburg-Kimmel High School
Future Business Leaders of America Chestnut Ridge High School
SkillsUSA - VICA Bedford County Technical Center
Entrepreneurial Program Bedford High School

We also profiled institutions that are leading the way for technical training and post-secondary education in Bedford County.

Bedford County BASICS
Bedford County Technical Center
Bedford County Campus of Allegany College of Maryland.

Project Sponsors

Bedford County BASICS
137 East Pitt Street
Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: (814) 623-2233
Fax: (814) 623-6089
www.bedfordcountybasics.org

Bedford County Chamber of Commerce
137 East Pitt Street
Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: (814) 623-2233
Fax: (814) 623-6089
www.bedfordcountychamber.org

Bedford County
Development Association
203 South Juliana Street
Bedford, Pennsylvania 15522
(814) 623-4816
www.bcda.org

Bedford County
Technical Center
195 Pennknoll Road
Everett, PA 15537
(814) 623-2760
www.bedfordctc.org

Allegany College of Maryland - Bedford County Campus
18 N. River Lane
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 814-652-9528
www.ac.cc.md.us/bedford/

"Opportunities Electronic Edition" was originally published as four special editions in the Bedford Gazette by Bedford County BASICS in 2003; Bedford County Technical Center, Bedford County Development Association and Allegany College of Maryland - Bedford County Campus in 2001 and 2002; and the Southern Tier Educational Foundation in 2000. This special electronic edition may not be reproduced in any way without express permission of these organizations.

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