Dan Nold: Dan is married to Lynn whom he met his freshman year of college... met in a shower (it was a water-fight.. which he won). They have four children—his oldest, Sarah, was the first to go through Leadership Advance ('06), a great experience! His second oldest, Katy, participated in '08. He also has two sons, Jake and Josh. He is the lead pastor at Calvary and believes that life is best lived as a Jesus-follower and embraces the fact that the journey God calls us to is not necessarily safe, but always good! One of the highlights of his year is Leadership Advance which he views as a “God-Awe-Full” opportunity to be in the midst of a group of people who are listening for God’s call. One of Dan’s biggest passions... is passion. He loves to see passion in people, passion exhibited by a sense of commitment to a calling, a willingness to sacrifice to see the calling fulfilled.
FACTS you wouldn’t [want to] know about Dan:
• Grew up on a farm raising hogs...riding hogs was a past-time.
• Playing 9-man football in HS (they didn’t have enough for 11-man).
• Still known (at least in his family) as one of the greatest pranksters of Chester Area High History
• Coached college football for 4 years.
• Once climbed a 1200 foot tall radio/TV tower.
• Broke my son’s collar-bone in an ATV accident.
• If watching TV, enjoys catching episodes of 24, Lost, and Heroes online.
• Favorite Fun-reading: Stephen Donaldson’s “Thomas Covenant” series.Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series. Terry Goodkind’s “Sword of Truth” series. And all things Tolkien.
Kathy Coder: Vision, values and purpose are vital to any success. How well do you understand your personal vision, values and purpose? Kathy Coder can partner with you to answer these tough questions. She combines knowledge, experience and inspiration to encourage both people and organizations to “Grow to Their Greatness.” With 20 years of experience in consulting, training, sales, and leadership development, Kathy understands the relationship between living in your sweet spot and getting optimal results. A member of the American Society of Training and Development, the National Speaker’s Association and is certified in a wide variety of training programs, Kathy holds degrees in Communications, Business, and a Graduate Degree in Organizational Leadership. In addition to working with various companies, Kathy and her husband Ron work with the athletes at the University of Pittsburgh helping them to be better role models and influencing their generation.
Dr. Barbara Farmer: Dr. Farmer currently serves as the Director of Multicultural Affairs in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at The Pennsylvania State University . She retired for one year from the position of Principal of Houserville/Lemont Elementary Schools in the State College Area School District, State College, PA. She received her Doctor of Education degree (Educational Leadership) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and her master’s degree (Administration Supervision) from North Carolina A & T State University. Dr. Farmer is a former Business Education teacher in the Hampton City Schools, Hampton, VA and the Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC, with a BS degree from Hampton University. Her research interests are Organizational Structures of Teachers in Traditional and Magnet Schools and Cultural Diversity Initiatives in Schools and the Workplace. She and her husband, Dr. Edgar I. Farmer, are editors (along with Dr. Jay Rajewski) of ‘Diversity in America: Visions of the Future’, a diversity textbook for educators. Currently, Dr. Farmer is also an adjunct professor at Penn State teaching diversity in the workplace. She has also recently co-authored a book, ‘Leading with Character’, with her husband, Dr. Edgar I. Farmer, and Dr. James Burrow.
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