Jennifer Passenti, Ed.D., is the Senior Center Director for the Norther-Tier, and she oversees the operation at the Lake Region, Towanda, and Tunkhannock Centers of Lackawanna College. Her home base is out of the Lake Region Center of Lackawanna College, located in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Lackawanna College has eight locations across Northeast and Southern Pennsylvania, with the main campus located in Scranton. Passenti has worked at Lackawanna College for the past fifteen years, first serving as an Adjunct Professor, followed by Enrollment Specialist, then as the Director of the Lake Region Center, and now as the Senior Center Director for the Northern-Tier.
As the Senior Center Director for the Northern-Tier, she is responsible for performance management and hiring of all faculty and staff positions at the Lake Region Center, as well as overseeing and administering all programs, services, and activities for the Northern-Tier locations; new program development and developing and implementing the center’s marketing plan; evaluating program offerings to ensure their fiscal viability and meet the needs of the community; and ensuring the centers are compliant with all federal, state, institutional and accreditation guidelines and regulations.
Passenti is a community advocate and serves on 20-plus boards, committees, and advisory councils, including serving as the President of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce. She has been published, serves as a public speaker and presenter focusing on enrollment, retention, higher education, community service, and impacts on sustainability within the community and workforce.
Prior to coming to Lackawanna College, Passenti worked for the New York City Board of Education where she taught in the Bronx for many years. She earned her master’s degree in elementary education at Mercy College, and a bachelor’s degree in speech communications and public relations from Kutztown University. Passenti also holds professional certifications in both Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma through Villanova University and completed her doctorate in higher education at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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