New Faculty Members Join Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA— Bay Path University is pleased to announce the following new members to its faculty across the undergraduate, graduate, and The American Women’s College division:
-Jennifer Stratton, Coordinator of Undergraduate Education, comes to Bay Path University with extensive teaching experience. Most recently, Stratton served as District Literacy Coach for the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District.
-Susan Rivelli, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy in the graduate division, has over 30 years of teaching experience, as well as extensive clinical experience in pediatrics. Rivelli joins the faculty of Bay Path University after teaching in Western New England University’s inaugural doctor of
-Gillian Palmer, Assistant Professor of Management in the undergraduate division, brings her expertise in business to Bay Path University after a successful track record with the Eastern States Exposition as its Business Development & Event Coordinator. Palmer earned her MBA from Bay Path University in 2012.
-Cheryl Ann Sheils, Program Director for the Doctorate of Nursing Practice, comes to the University from Elms College, where she taught in the nursing program for more than 18 years. Sheils has presented at numerous conferences and her articles have been published in industry journals and other publications.
-Janice Berliner, MS, LCGC, Program Director for the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling, has been a genetic counselor for 29 years, first specializing in prenatal genetics and subsequently in cancer risk assessment. For the past six years, she has been working at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, at the Basking Ridge, NJ site, a site that Berliner helped create and develop.
-Megan Piccus, Program Director for Business Programs, joins The American Women’s College at Bay Path University from Pratt & Whitney, where she served for four years as the Dean of the Manufacturing Engineering College & Sr. Manager of Manufacturing Engineering Discipline Health.
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About Bay Path University
Bay Path University was founded in 1897. With locations in Longmeadow (main), East Longmeadow (Philip H. Ryan Health Science Center), Sturbridge (MA), and Concord (MA), Bay Path’s innovative program offerings include traditional undergraduate degrees for women, The American Women's College on-ground and online, the first all-women, all-online accredited bachelor’s degree programs in the country; over 25 graduate programs for women and men; and Strategic Alliances, offering professional development courses for individuals and organizations. Bay Path’s goal is to give students confidence in the fundamentals of their chosen field, the curiosity to question the ordinary, the leadership to show initiative, and the desire to make a difference.