Faculty and Staff

Rudd David V. Rudd, Eugene C. Fish Distinguished Chair of Business; Professor and Chair of Business and Economics
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., George Washington University

Dr. Rudd obtained his doctorate in marketing with a supporting field in public administration after an extensive career in business. His experience in business includes five years as a research and manufacturing engineer, eight years in packaged goods marketing, and 20 years in direct marketing. He has worked for General Mills, a Fortune 500 company, and for several entrepreneurs, including the founder of The Sharper Image. Along with numerous conference papers presentations, he has published as solo author in the Journal of Marketing Management and as co-author in the Case Research Journal. Rudd's major focus in teaching, especially the Principles of Marketing and Marketing Management classes, is to immerse students in the role of marketing manager in varying situations including preparing the students to market themselves and their careers.

Telephone: 717-867-6109
Address: Lynch 124-A
Email: rudd@lvc.edu


Barton Tami L. Barton, Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Shepherd College; M.B.A., St Joseph's University

Professor Barton, who is both a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) and Certified Valuation Analyst (C.V.A.), has professional experience in corporate accounting, corporate income taxes, sales taxes, auditing, and business valuations. She spent seven years in public accounting, including time with Ernst & Young and two local firms. In addition, Barton has experience in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries. She teaches courses in financial accounting, managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, cost accounting, and auditing. To maintain current in her field of expertise, Barton has been an accounting management consultant for five years. Her research interests include teaching pedagogy and bringing practical, real life experiences into the classroom to enhance students’ learning.

Telephone: 717-867-6490
Address: Lynch 126
Email: barton@lvc.edu


Clark Treva Clark, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., Loyola University of Maryland

Clark, associate professor of international business and global communications, has presented at international conferences on numerous topics. Her current research focus on micro-finance lending practices specifically integrates her corporate experience in international market development and sustainable business in underdeveloped regions. Professor Clark has overseen student internships at the World Trade Center of Central Pennsylvania, an organization in which LVC has active membership and for which she serves as the college liaison. In summer 2013, Clark will lead the short-term study abroad program at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. She teaches courses in international business management, organizational communications, marketing, and doing business in the European Union.

Telephone: 717-867-6106
Address: Lynch 136
Email: tclark@lvc.edu
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Delavan Will Delavan, Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Boston College; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Delavan's research interests are in the areas of agricultural, environmental, and regional economics, and he has presented and published in all three areas. He teaches introductory and intermediate macroeconomics, international trade, public finance, and the senior seminar.

Telephone: 717-867-6495
Address: Lynch 131
Email: delavan@lvc.edu


Kshama Harpankar, Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Mumbai; M.A., University of Mumbai; M.Phil., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Telephone: 717-867-6485
Address: Lynch 135
Email: harpanka@lvc.edu


Hildebrand Andrew C. Hildebrand, Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S., Lebanon Valley College; J.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law

A Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.), Certified Valuation Analyst (C.V.A.), and licensed attorney, Professor Hildebrand has professional experience in accounting, taxation, business valuations, management advisory services, and project management. He teaches financial policy, managerial decision making, intermediate accounting, legal environment of business, and special topics business and accounting courses.

Telephone: 717-867-6103
Address: Lynch 123
Email: hildebra@lvc.edu


Leonard Robert W. Leonard, Professor of Business Administration
B.A., The Ohio University; M.A., St. Francis School of Industrial Relations; M.B.A., The Ohio State University

Professor Leonard has been a management consultant for 20 years, working with more than 300 organizations. He has received numerous state and federal grants for his work with nonprofit organizations and has owned his own nonprofit training corporation since 1986. He has completed all doctoral coursework at The Ohio State University in organizational behavior and social psychology.

Telephone: 717-867-6105
Address: Lynch 125
Email: leonard@lvc.edu


Sanderson Gail A. Sanderson, Professor of Accounting
B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.B.A., Boston University

A Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) and Certified Valuation Analyst (C.V.A.), Professor Sanderson has professional experience in accounting, income tax, computer systems analysis and design, and business valuation. She teaches courses in introductory financial, managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, and government and nonprofit accounting.

Telephone: 717-867-6107
Address: Lynch 137
Email: sanderso@lvc.edu


Setley David M. Setley, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Kutztown University; M.B.A., Kutztown University; D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Setley has published and presented articles and case studies on corporate social responsibility, linear programming applications, and ethical decision making. He is an experienced and successful entrepreneur who has started and built three companies. Setley uses that experience and his teaching expertise in the areas of management, entrepreneurship, strategic management, small business administration, operations management, leadership, and business ethics, in his classroom and student interaction.

Telephone: 717-867-6104
Address: Lynch 130
Email: setley@lvc.edu


Sullivan Edward Sullivan, Professor of Business Administration
B.S., St. Peter's University; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Sullivan has published articles in business and economic journals and specializes in monetary, macro and financial economics. He teaches courses in principles of finance, management science, money and banking, and economics.

Telephone: 717-867-6102
Address: Lynch 134
Email: sullivan@lvc.edu


Hinz Holger Hinz, Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence
B.S., University of Indiana; Ph.D., Kiel University, Germany

Dr. Hinz, chair and professor of finance at Flensburg University in Flensburg, Germany, is spending a semester in residence at LVC this spring through a grant from the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program. During his LVC residency, Professor Hinz will teach two undergraduate finance classes, deliver the Fred Springer Lecture in International Business Management, and work with Dr. Joerg Meindl and the German program within the Department of Languages. He will also participate in various other activities, on and off campus, and deliver a program for the World Trade Center of Central Pennsylvania. Hinz has also served as a visiting scholar at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He has more than 26 years of corporate experience in addition to his academic career.

Telephone: 717-867-6480
Address: Lynch 124
Email: hinz@lvc.edu


Eric B Bruker, Adjunct Instructor in Business and Economics

Telephone: 717-867-6213
Address: Humanities 107
Email: bruker@lvc.edu


Douglas C. Gautsch, Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration
M.B.A., Lebanon Valley College

Telephone: 717-867-6101
Address: Lynch 124
Email: gautsch@lvc.edu


Julie A Gurney, Adjunct Instructor in Business and Economics

Telephone: 717-867-6213
Address: Humanities 107
Email: gurney@lvc.edu


Kimberlee B. Josephson, Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration

Telephone: 717-867-6213
Address: Humanities 107
Email: josephso@lvc.edu


John P. Lines, Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
B.A., Temple University; M.B.A., Lebanon Valley College.

John holds more 25 years of communications experience, starting his career at The Intelligencer Journal newspaper in Lancaster and spending the last 16 years as Director of Public Relations & Corporate Communications at Lancaster General Health, a three-hospital, non-profit health system in South Central Pennsylvania. John leads internal and external communications for LG Health, serves as its community ombudsman and is responsible for marketing the health system’s women’s health service line, which includes Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital.

Telephone: 717-867-6213
Address: Humanities 107
Email: lines@lvc.edu


Morris M. Miller, Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration
M.B.A., York College of Pennsylvania.

Telephone: 717-867-6101
Address: Lynch 124
Email: momiller@lvc.edu


Siegel Irwin H. Siegel, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Business Administration
J.D., Dickinson School of Law; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University.

Telephone: 717-867-6480
Address: Lynch 124
Email: siegel@lvc.edu


Laura Teaford-Poluka, Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration

Telephone: 717-867-6101
Address: Lynch 124
Email: poluka@lvc.edu


Neil W. Yahn, Adjunct Instructor in Accounting
(J.D.) (LL.M. Taxation) Villanova University School of Law; (Cert. Employee Benefits) Georgetown University Law Center.

Telephone: 717-867-6213
Address: Humanities 107
Email: yahn@lvc.edu


Zeigler Michael C. Zeigler, Director of Client Services.  Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration
B.S. Pennsylvania State University; M.S. in Ed., The Pennsylvania State University.

Mike is responsible for academic and desktop computing, and directs the client services team of ITS. He teaches courses in management information systems and computer applications.

Telephone: 717-867-6060
Address: Lynch 004
Email: zeigler@lvc.edu
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Heise Paul A. Heise, Professor Emeritus of Economics
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University; M.A.; M.P.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., New School for Social Research.

Email: heise@lvc.edu


Jeanne C. Hey, Professor Emerita of Economics
B.A., Bucknell University; M.B.A., Lehigh University; Ph.D..

Email: hey@lvc.edu


Markowicz Leon E. Markowicz, Professor Emeritus of Business
A.B., Duquesne University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D.; M.A., Antioch University.

Email: markowic@lvc.edu


Raffield Barney T. Raffield, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.B.A.; Ph.D., Union Graduate School.

Email: b_raffie@lvc.edu


Kline Joel A. Kline, Associate Professor of Digital Communications
B.S., Lebanon Valley College; B.A., Lebanon Valley College; M.J., Temple University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Kline, co-founding professor of the department, owned a digital media company prior to entering academia. He continues to consult and conduct research in the areas of user experience, social media, technical communications, Web 2.0, and innovation. Kline has helped clients develop online communities of practice, create a Social Media for Business strategic plan; deploy a corporate knowledge management system; build iPad and mobile apps; and improve corporate web presences through analytics, heat maps, and usability testing. He teaches courses in user experience, e-business, innovation, strategy, and project management. Kline blogs and tweets on technology, communities, and innovation topics and has presented on such interesting subjects as “What the (Bleep) is the Cloud?”

Telephone: 717-867-6108
Address: Lynch 119-B
Email: jkline@lvc.edu
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Support Staff

Scacco Jacqueline Scacco, Administrative Assistant for Business Administration, Economics and Lynch

Telephone: 717-867-6101
Address: Lynch 128
Email: scacco@lvc.edu