Public Safety Training & Certification Staff Directory
For additional information please call the Department of Public Safety Training & Certification 267-685-4888 or send us an e-mail at fireschool@bucks.edu.
- All Course (Request) Applications should be emailed to psstate@bucks.edu
- All Facility related questions can be emailed to psfacilities@bucks.edu
- All Parchment and Class Certificate related questions can be emailed to fireschool@bucks.edu
- All Professional Certification (ProBoard) related questions can be emailed to pscertification@bucks.edu
Senior Management & Contracted/State Training
Executive Director
Matthew Hatrak, matthew.hatrak@bucks.edu
610-227-5467
Director, State Training Program (Central Region)
Randy Santone, randy.santone@bucks.edu
814-935-3686
Director, Accreditation, Certification, & Curriculum Development
Liaison, Fire Science and Emergency Management Credit Programs
Earl "Rob" Freese III, earl.freese@bucks.edu
267-685-4850
Director, Facility Operations
Robert Mowery, robert.mowery@bucks.edu
267-685-4887
Program Coordinator
Amanda Bilton, amanda.bilton@bucks.edu
215-968-8029
State Training Program
Central Region
Director, State Training Program (Central Region)
Randy Santone, randy.santone@bucks.edu
814-935-3686
The central region area of coverage includes Adams, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Tioga and Union counties.
Eastern Region
Assistant Director, State Training Program (Eastern Region)
Jeremy Glass, jeremy.glass@bucks.edu
814-931-0645
The eastern region area of coverage includes Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, and York counties.
Western Region
Assistant Director, State Training Program (Western Region)
Robert Opett, robert.opett@bucks.edu
814-659-9313
The western region area of coverage includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
Certification & Curriculum
All professional certification related questions can be emailed to pscertification@bucks.edu.
Director, Accreditation, Certification, & Curriculum Development
Liaison, Fire Science and Emergency Management Credit Programs
Earl "Rob" Freese III, earl.freese@bucks.edue
267-685-4850
Assistant Director, Certification & Curriculum
Elizabeth Ellis, elizabeth.ellis@bucks.edu
267-685-4935
Senior Specialized Support - Certification & Curriculum
Shannon Schultz, shannon.schultz@bucks.edu
267-685-4924
Specialized Support - Certification
Kamilla Takala, kamilla.takala@bucks.edu
267-685-4868
Facility Operation (Doylestown and Bristol Facilities)
All Facility related questions can be emailed to psfacilities@bucks.edu.
Director, Facility Operations
Robert Mowery, robert.mowery@bucks.edu
267-685-4887
Logistician (Bristol)
Evan Darroch, evan.darroch@bucks.edu
267-685-4885
Logistician (Doylestown)
Edward O'Neill, edward.oneill@bucks.edu
215-340-8407
Support Staff and Business Management
Program Coordinator
Amanda Bilton, amanda.bilton@bucks.edu
267-685-4829
Administrative Support - Local Level Training
Dorothy Szilagyi, dorothy.szilagyi@bucks.edu
267-685-4854
Specialized Support - Local Level Training
Shareeta Smith, shareeta.smith@bucks.edu
267-685-4888