MBA Faculty and Staff

Easter Jennifer K. Easter, Director of the Master of Business Administration Program
B.S.N., University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management; M.P.H., UCLA School of Public Health

Jennifer holds a concurrent MBA/MPH degree in Health Services Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA School of Public Health, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. She has over fourteen years of combined experience in nursing and medical practice management. She has worked in higher education for over six years as both an administrator and an instructor. Jennifer’s teaching experience has included an emphasis in the field of quality for both manufacturing and service industries. She has been at LVC since 2007 and is very familiar with the academic as well as financial needs of students, including military and veterans’ benefits.

Telephone: 717-867-6335
Address: Humanities 107
Email: easter@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


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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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


Alicia Marie dela Torre, Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
B.S., Lebanon Valley College; M.B.A, Lebanon Valley College; M.S. HRD, Villanova University.

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


Lyle K. Heberling, Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
B.S., Lehigh University; M.B.A., Tiffin University.

Telephone: 717-867-6101
Address: Lynch 128
Email: heberlin@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


Seth A. Mendelsohn, Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
B.A. University of Pittsburgh; MBA, Lebanon Valley College; Juris Doctor, Dickinson School of Law.

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


Bruce Nilson, Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
B.A., West Virginia University; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University.

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


William Stamey, Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
B.A., Dickinson College; M.B.A., University of Michigan.

Bill has over 24 years of Marketing Experience, starting his career at The Pillsbury Company and spending the last 22 years of his career at The Hershey Company. At Hershey, Bill was Vice President of the Non Chocolate Group, which included brands such as Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers. Over the years Bill ran a variety of brands and businesses including Reese's Peanut Butter Cups; the Halloween Season; Sports Sponsorships including Nascar, the NFL and the NCAA; and Internet and Direct Marketing. Bill retired from Hershey in 2005, and then spent two years working for Tabor Community Services, a non profit organization in Lancaster, where he specialized in Mortgage Foreclosure Counseling and Credit Counseling. Bill has taught at LVC since 2007.

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


Laura Teaford-Poluka, Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration

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


Support Staff

Greenawalt Susan M. Greenawalt, Graduate Studies and Continuing Education Assistant and Records Coordinator
Diploma in business, Reading Business Institute.

Susie is the support staff contact for part-time undergraduate and graduates studies. She also supports the Daniel Fox Youth Scholars Institute and the Summer Book Review Series at Cornwall Manor and Mt. Gretna. She is also an honorary member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, a national honor society for adult learners.

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


Martin Christine M. Martin, Graduate Studies and Continuing Education Assistant and Records Coordinator
B.A., Lebanon Valley College

Telephone: 717-867-6486
Address: Humanities 107
Email: cmartin@lvc.edu