Student Advisory Council

Composed of undergraduate and graduate students from each Health and Human Services department, the purpose of this student committee is to facilitate communication between the students and the dean, in order to better meet student needs and enrich their university experience.

Kirsten Piatak

Hometown: Fairfield, Pennsylvania

Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice – Graduate

Major/Minor: 2013 Alumna of IUP with a double bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Criminology and a minor in Women’s Studies. Piatak is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

IUP Involvement: Teaching associate, graduate chair of the HHS Student Advisory Committee, member of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Phi Kappa Phi member, Sigma Delta Pi: National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society member, and Alpha Phi Sigma member

Michelle Starke

Hometown: Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice 

Major/Minor: Criminology and Criminal Justice with minors in Forensic Biosciences and Anthropology

IUP Involvement: Coalition for Christian Outreach, Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminology Association

Tegan Kriebel

Hometown: Elysburg, Pennsylvania

Department: Academy of Culinary Arts, and Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design

Major/Minor: 2016 Alumna of the IUP Culinary and Baking Pastry Arts Program, while currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

IUP Involvement: President of Family and Consumer Sciences Student Association and student administrative assistant at IUP Academy of Culinary Arts

Anna Abbott

Hometown: Damascus, Maryland

Department: Food and Nutrition

Major/Minor: Dietetics/Nutrition with a minor in Psychology

IUP Involvement: Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics, Student Philanthropy Council: senior class gift chair, and Colleges Against Cancer: fundraising chair

Rachel Appleman

Hometown: Danville, Pennsylvania
Department:  Food and Nutrition – Graduate
Major/Minor: Dual enrolled in master’s programs: Food and Nutrition and Clinical Mental Health Counseling
IUP Involvement: Graduate assistant in the Nutrition Connection for the Center for Health and Well-Being

Brianne Lenhart

Hometown: Saegertown, Pennsylvania

Department: Employment and Labor Relations, and Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science – Graduate

Major/Minor: Dual Enrolled in master’s programs within Employment and Labor Relations and Sport Science (Sport Management Track)

IUP Involvement: Graduate assistant in the Employment and Labor Relations Department and previous graduate assistant in the Kinesiology, Health, and Sports Science Department

Melissa Colbaugh

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Department: Hospitality Management

Major/Minor: Hospitality Management, with a minor in Marketing

IUP Involvement: Eta Sigma Delta, Club Managers Association of America, and Meetings Professional International

Lauren LaMar

Hometown: Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Department: Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design

Major/Minor: Child Development and Family Relations

IUP Involvement: Vice president of Child and Family Studies Association, McNair scholar, member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, member of Sigma Alpha Pi, member of Future Entrepreneurs Club, and active volunteer

Shelby Lins

Hometown: Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Department: Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design

Major/Minor: Interior Design

IUP Involvement: Undergraduate co-chair of the HHS Student Advisory Committee and senior advisor of IUP’s American Society for Interior Designers

Briana Rainey

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Department: Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design

Major/Minor: Fashion Merchandising with a minor in Marketing

IUP Involvement: President of the Fashion Association, member of the NAACP, advertising director at the Penn, Crimson Guide, and currently employed within the Student Co-op marketing team

Amy Fiorentini

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Department: Kinesiology, Health, and Sports Science – Graduate

Major/Minor: Exercise Science

IUP Involvement: Graduate assistant, Exercise Science Club, group exercise instructor, teaching assistant, and HHS graduate co-chair

John Michael Lucas

Hometown: Indiana, Pennsylvania

Department: Safety Sciences

Major/Minor: Safety Science

IUP Involvement: American Society of Safety Engineers, Rho Sigma Kappa, IUP-TV basketball commentator, and IUP Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Sally McCombie, Dean’s Associate and HHS Student Advisory Council Advisor

Hometown: Barnesboro, Pennsylvania

Department: HHS Dean’s Office and Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design