Alfred State College officials welcome the following new hires to the campus community: Erin Atkins, Tammy Brackett, Cindy Coleman, Richard Fanta, Mary Golden, Clifford McPeak, and Matthew Metzgar.
Atkins, of Alfred Station, has been hired as a lecturer in the School of Arts and Sciences, where she will divide her time between the departments of Agriculture and Horticulture and Physical and Life Sciences.
The former marketing development associate at Genex Cooperative holds an MPS in Education and BS degrees in agriculture education and animal science from Cornell University and an AAS in animal science from Alfred State College, 2004.
The Groton High School graduate is the daughter of Phil and Noreen Atkins of Groton.
Brackett, of Andover, is an assistant professor in the School of Management and Engineering Technology where she teaches in the digital media and animation program.
Prior to joining the ASC faculty, Brackett served as a visiting assistant professor CAA Fellow, expanded media, at Alfred University and as the artistic and managing director of the Loupe Arts Center, Prattsburgh.
She holds MFA and BA degrees from Alfred University.
Coleman, of Almond, has been hired as a clinical instructor in the Department of Nursing, where she teaches in the skills lab, in clinical situations, and in the classroom.
Prior to joining the ASC faculty, Coleman served as a family nurse practitioner at St. James Mercy Health in Hornell. She holds an MS/family nurse practitioner from University of Buffalo; a BSN from SUNY Brockport; and an AAS in Nursing from Alfred State College, class of 1982.
The daughter of E. Ward Phillips, Belmont, and the late Viola Phillips, Coleman and her spouse Paul are the parents of four adult children.
Fanta, of Alfred, has been hired as an assistant professor in the Department of Information Technology. Prior to joining the ASC faculty, Fanta served as a senior consultant for Valtech Technologies and as a research assistant at Wayne State University.
Fanta holds a PhD from Wayne State University and a master of science degree from Czech Technical University, Prague.
Golden, of Albany, has been hired as an assistant professor to teach in the Department of Computer Imaging and Architectural Engineering Technology.
Prior to joining the ASC faculty, Golden was an adjunct professor at Monroe Community College. She holds an M Arch and a BA in psychology from SUNY Buffalo.
McPeak, of Alfred, has been hired to teach in the sports management curriculum.
Prior to joining the ASC faculty, McPeak spent 29 years in sport management related pursuits in higher education as well as not-for-profit sport management. He holds a PhD from Ohio State University, Columbus, and an MEd and BS from Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Metzgar, of East Amherst, has been hired as an assistant professor of economics in the Business Technology Department. Prior to joining the ASC faculty, Metzgar worked for the Nevada Federal Credit Union, Mount Union College, and Kent State University. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Tennessee, an MBA from Wheeling Jesuit University, and a BS in secondary education from West Virginia University.
Metzgar is married to the former Shelley Baker; they are the parents of a young daughter.