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Sophomore named Workforce Scholar
JOHNSTOWN -- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College sophomore Kat Walker has been named a 2026 Chime Workforce Scholar, one of 200 students nationwide selected for the scholarship.
Walker, a culinary arts major from Windber, maintains a 4.0 grade-point average and is expected to graduate in spring 2027. She plans to pursue a career in hospitality management.
The $1,000 scholarship, funded by the Chime Scholars Foundation and administered by the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation, supports students pursuing career and technical education at two-year colleges.
Walker said the scholarship recognizes her hard work and dedication. As a nontraditional, first-generation college student, she hopes to inspire her son to pursue his dreams.
Foundation adds four board members
JOHNSTOWN -- The Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation has appointed four new members to its Board of Directors: Jessica Carpenter, Bettina Fochler, Heather Franci and Sean McCool.
The new members have begun four-year terms, bringing experience in technology, finance, health care, banking and community service to the foundation.
Carpenter is a software engineer and data scientist at Concurrent Technologies Corp. Fochler serves as chief credit officer and chief risk officer at AmeriServ Financial Inc. Franci is chief nursing officer at Penn Highlands Healthcare, and McCool is assistant vice president and business relationship manager at 1st Summit Bank.
Foundation Director Carole VanMeter said the new members' professional experience and community involvement will help strengthen partnerships and expand opportunities for students and alumni.
The nonprofit foundation raises and manages funds to support Pennsylvania Highlands Community College and its students.