Sept. 15, 2009
HARRISBURG – HACC alumna Cynthia Reiner of Camp Hill has been named dean of the college’s departments of Workforce and Economic Development (WED), Community Education and Public Safety Training.
Reiner, who joined the HACC team in August 2005, brings expertise in strategic planning, organizational and policy development and implementation, operations and facility management and team building to the position.
“Cindy is an insightful professional with a track record of successful leadership and cross-functional management, healthcare and instructional experience,” said Nancy Rockey, HACC vice president of development and interim vice president of the Harrisburg Campus. “She has been in the position in an acting capacity since April 2009, and has gained the knowledge and respect of both internal and external stakeholders.”
As dean, Reiner has key roles in the development of a master plan for the expansion of the Shumaker Public Safety Center and the creation of a sales staff dedicated to working with business and industry to further develop HACC’s partnerships within Central Pennsylvania, and is a member of HACC’s team working to integrate the college’s credit and noncredit programs.
“HACC is a leader in Pennsylvania in workforce development, as well as a key provider in healthcare and public safety training in the region and the state. I look forward to the many challenges that come with this job,” Reiner said.
Reiner previously was managing director of the Shumaker Public Safety Center and director of noncredit healthcare education. Before joining HACC four years ago, she was administrator at the Heritage Diagnostic Center and Susquehanna Breast Care Center in Lemoyne and previously was a staff nurse at Holy Spirit Hospital.
In addition to an associate degree in business administration from HACC, Reiner has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Messiah College and a master’s degree in training and development from the University of St. Francis in Joliette, Ill. She also earned a practical nursing degree from Schuylkill County Area Vocational Technical School.
HACC provides workforce training and community education classes to more than 50,000 students in the region, in addition to serving close to 22,000 students in credit programs at the college’s five campuses in Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York and its online and blended programs through the Virtual Campus. HACC is the second largest provider of nurses in Pennsylvania and the state’s primary provider of public safety training. Eighty percent of HACC alumni live and work within 25 miles of their respective campuses, creating a highly skilled workforce in the central Pennsylvania region.
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