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Future Farmer in the MakingKale Winters is a sophomore at Northeast Bradford High School who recently worked with NTIEC to learn more about the business side of farming. Kale job shadowed at Circle Z Beef Farm in Sugar Run, PA, to learn about beef farming and running a farming business. Kale is interested in being a full-time farmer in his future and already has a herd with over 20 cattle. Kale reached out to NTIEC to help facilitate a meeting between a full-time farmer at Circle Z Beef Farm to learn more about farming regulations, the necessary paperwork and preparation, as well as many other aspects of farming, inside and outside of the barn. Kale is a dedicated and eager learner and certainly has a bright future ahead of him as a farmer!
Featured Photo: NEB sophomore Kale Winters and Deb Tierney, NTIEC educational coorinator, with a guest appearance by Curtis the steer! March 10, 2022
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Counting Down to NEPA GivesNEPA Gives is only ten days away! On June 4th, starting at 12AM, visit nepagives.org or click on the "Donate Now" button below to make your tax deductible donation. All giving will end at 11:59PM on June 4, so make sure to get your gift in during this time! Every dollar donated to NTIEC will benefit our students directly! We are running three week-long summer career experience camps (Agriculture, Healthcare and Energy & Oilfield) and your donation will help offset the costs for over 30 high school students to attend these camps. Over 100 incentives/matches are being offered to nonprofits participating in NEPA Gives! Help us reach our goal of $1,500 so we can help our local youth!
For every dollar donated to NTIEC on June 4th, Cabot Oil & Gas will match it up to $1,000. May 24, 2021
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Deb Tierney (NTIEC Educ Coord), John Cosgrove (AllOne Charities Exec Dir) and Shealynn Shave (NTIEC Exec Dir)
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NTIEC Receives Grant to Promote Careers in HealthcareNTIEC recently received a $10,000 grant from AllOne Charities for our “Rural Healthcare Career Initiative” program for students in grades 8-12. The healthcare sector has historically found it very difficult to staff the many positions that are open due to an aging workforce and the lack of students wanting to remain in the area. NTIEC is eager to help address this critical shortage of healthcare workers in Wyoming, Susquehanna and Bradford Counties. The purpose of the grant is to bring healthcare professionals and students together so that students can explore first-hand, the various career opportunities available to them right here in northeast PA. For more information about the programs NTIEC offers, contact Deb Tierney at 570-278-5038 or via email at [email protected].
April 20, 2021
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Wellsboro High School Senior Receives NTIEC's Outstanding School-to-Work AwardOn March 25, 2021, Joseph Vandergift, a student from Wellsboro Area High School, was presented with NTIEC's Outstanding School-to-Work (STW) Award along with a scholarship. Through NTIEC’s STW program, Joseph is able to work part-time at Owlett’s, a feed and supply store in Wellsboro, PA. Carrie Bradley, NTIEC’s western region educational coordinator, was able to present Joseph with his check in person at Owlett’s! On the STW program, Joseph said, “Working with the public all the time has given me more communication skills and it has opened my eyes to a lot more things I wouldn’t have gotten to see anywhere else.” Craig Owlett, the business owner and operations manager, also had something to say about NTIEC’s STW program. “School-to-work has helped (Owlett’s) by bringing in an extra hand and giving (Joseph) a chance to learn what we do while we do it. I don’t think STW is used nearly enough and I encourage any other business to participate. It’s very valuable to the student and the business.” A big thank you to Craig and Owlett’s and a huge congratulations to Joseph on a job well done! NTIEC couldn’t do what we do for our community if not for supportive businesses like Owlett’s and driven students like Joseph!
March 25, 2021
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Future Healthcare Providers in TrainingNTIEC is proud to announce that five of our students have graduated from a seven-week externship program at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale! Working together, Wayne Memorial and NTIEC were able to create a safe but educational program for the students. Two seniors, one junior and two sophomores from Blue Ridge, Abington Heights and Susquehanna Community had the amazing opportunity to work with Ms. Joyce Malicky, the volunteer coordinator at Wayne Memorial and a variety of healthcare professionals to receive a safe but hands-on education about a variety of jobs in the medical field during the pandemic. Bethany Burns, Amelia Farry, Gracey Hinkley, Cadence Lusk and Hannah McCarthy were able to rotate through several departments that included the maternity ward, same day surgery, the ICU, the lab and imaging during their visits. About the experience, the girls said they learned so much more about their prospective careers and their experiences in the hospital only solidified their career pathways!
December 23, 2020
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Our Own Carrie Bradley Presents at PA Career Ready CoalitionNTIEC’s very own educational coordinator, Carrie Bradley, had the amazing opportunity to virtually present some of NTIEC’s recent successes in front of the PA Career Ready Coalition - a department within the Department of Education, on Wednesday, December 16th. Carrie spoke about our school-to-work program, the benefits of internships, how NTIEC is helping the PA economy, and how we’ve had to get creative during the pandemic to continue to safely support our students and employers. Congratulations Carrie on a job well done!
December 23, 2020
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Giving Tuesday A Huge SuccessGiving Tuesday was a success! Here at NTIEC we are so excited and thankful to announce that we beat our goal of $1,000 and raised $2,000 thanks to all of our wonderful supporters! With the support of AllOne Charities and Cabot Oil & Gas’s Energy Education Fund, we have managed to raise $4,000! We are so thankful to everyone who donated, we couldn’t do what we do for our students without the gracious support from the community, and we thank you again!
December 16, 2020
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BREAKING NEWS - Giving Tuesday Starts on Thanksgiving Day!Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving, occurs the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The purpose of Giving Tuesday is to give back to local communities. AllOne Charities has graciously partnered with NTIEC among other organizations to help raise money for local nonprofits. The AllOne Charities Giving Tuesday website will go live on Thanksgiving Day and remain open until Wednesday, December 2nd at 4:00 pm. If NTIEC reaches their goal of $1,000, AllOne Charities will match it with $1,000. In addition, if we meet our goal of $1,000, Energy Education Fund will independently match it with $1,000! Donating is easy... just click on the link to the right and complete the donation form - https://formstack.io/8DCDB. If you would prefer to send a check, please make it payable to AllOne Charities and in the subject line write "NTIEC". Mail it to NTIEC, PO Box 200, Dimock, PA 18816.
No amount is too small, and every penny helps us continue to build Pennsylvania's workforce and help students succeed in their careers. NTIEC would like to thank you for your donation in advance. We would not be able to help today's youth like we do without your support! For questions, please contact Deb Tierney at 570-278-5038 or email her at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your generosity! November 19, 2020
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So you want to be a surgeon!What would it be like to be a surgeon? Well, one of our students was able to find this out! Amelia Farry, a senior at Abington Heights, had the opportunity to witness first-hand two orthopedic surgeries at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale! Amelia started a seven-week externship earlier this month through NTIEC’s hospital externship program. She is currently interested in becoming an orthopedic surgeon, so this was an opportunity of a life-time for her. On the experience of being in the OR during the procedures, Amelia had this to say: “It was a truly amazing experience...I was a bit nervous but everyone made me feel extremely comfortable and welcomed!”
NTIEC loves helping students in the area gain experience in their target field and we are so glad Amelia enjoyed her experience at Wayne Memorial! If you are interested in a career in healthcare, reach out to Deb Tierney at 570-278-5038 or via email at [email protected] to explore what programs/opportunities are available to you! November 18, 2020
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NTIEC Makes a Virtual Visit to a Local High SchoolNTIEC visited Forest City Regional High School, virtually that is, last Thursday to talk to juniors in Ms. Erdmann's Public Speaking and Career Preparedness class about finding careers that are right for them, work/life balances, and offered the students job shadowing and internship/externship opportunities. Deb Tierney and Colin Furneaux gave a super insightful and collaborative presentation to approximately 30 students in a two different sessions to help students discuss their interests, passions, and talents and how they relate to careers they are interested in. The students were extremely cooperative and eager to share their passions, values and career targets with Deb and Colin. The students also had a lot of important questions for people in their target majors and careers, like whether or not they enjoyed their jobs after the years of education and tough situations, and how taxing the job is on their personal lives. Students were passionate about family, animals, helping others, and politics and showed a lot of diversity in interests, talents, passions and career goals. Deb and Colin both enjoyed getting to know the students at Forest City and always love to help students think outside the box about their careers.
November 16, 2020
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Scott Draper
Heather Johnson
Jeremiah Schwartz
Ethan Slettler
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Outstanding Youth Apprentice Awards Announced At the end of each academic year, NTIEC honors several students who participate in the youth apprenticeship program with the Outstanding Youth Apprentice Award. These students have gone above and beyond during the year while working in their local communities. Each of these students have dedicated themselves to learning beyond the classroom, while developing skills needed for their future endeavors. Their commitment to learning and growing has been evident as they have all received top-notch reviews from their employers. This year, four students were selected to receive a certificate and a $100 scholarship. Congratulations to all four recipients on a job well done!
As a senior at Williamson High School, Scott Draper, just completed his second year in the school-to-work internship program. He worked for a family-owned business, Draper Supply in Millerton, as well as for Williams Construction. Scott is a hard working student who realized that he could learn so much out in the community through work-based learning opportunities. He agrees that learning beyond the classroom is what has allowed him to propel into his future. Scott plans to continue working for both businesses upon graduation. Heather Johnson is not your average senior. She is set to graduate from the Mountain View Jr/Sr High School this month. To enhance her last academic year, Heather choose to complete a work-based learning placement with NTIEC. She turned her job as a waitress at Jenny Leigh’s Country Cookin into a paid internship. This allowed her to gain work-based experience and earn academic credit. Heather used this experience to build confidence and display a commanding posture when interacting with customers. All of this fits nicely into her stated career pathway in healthcare. Heather will be attending Luzerne Community College for nursing in the fall. One Internship was not enough for Jeremiah Schwartz., a senior from Mountain View Jr/Sr High School. To leverage his work experience, Jeremiah choose to complete a work-based learning placement with NTIEC. He combined his love of the outdoors, working with animals and an interest in environmental education to create a career exploration experience. He turned his job at the Ransomed Ransom Farms into a paid internship. Two afternoons per week, Jeremiah also worked at an unpaid internship at the Susquehanna County Conservation Office on soil management plans for local farmers. Jeremiah plans to go to college, in the future, for environmental studies. Ethan Slettler is a senior at Mansfield-North Penn High School and is working at Sheetz in Mansfield, PA. Ethan is described by the store manager as a “dependable, hard-working young man who we are thankful to have here in our store.” Ethan works as much as possible, all while having a smile on his face. He is learning skills in customer service, food preparation, safety and more! He is dedicated to his work and learning as much as possible. Ethan’s future plans include attending Mansfield University and continuing to work for Sheetz. June 11, 2020
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New Naming Conventions... Same Great Programs
May 4, 2020
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Veterinary Externship FormedNTIEC is dedicated to bringing new programs to our students and we are continuously establishing partnerships with professionals across the northern tier. Rachel Saxton, a junior at Lackawanna Trail, sat in on a lecture series that NTIEC hosted where the speaker of the month was Dr. Jessica Freda from Dalton Veterinary Associates. Rachel was so intrigued by Dr. Freda that she requested a job shadow opportunity with the veterinarian. NTIEC arranged for Rachael to spend a couple of hours with Dr. Freda and the staff at Dalton Veterinary Associates. She got to experience first hand what it is like to work in a veterinary hospital. Rachel enjoyed the experience so much that she requested a second job shadow. NTIEC did one better! We approached Dr. Freda and asked if the animal hospital would be willing to engage in a six-week externship program to benefit Rachael and other students like her. The veterinary externship program started the end of February.
March 6, 2020
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Susquehanna Community School District Joins ConsortiumNTIEC would like to welcome its newest consortium member—Susquehanna Community School District. “We are excited that the students will be able to take full advantage of all of our career preparedness programs.” states Shealynn Shave, NTIEC’s Executive Director. Students are already signed up to participate in our newest hospital externship program at Barnes-Kasson County Hospital in Susquehanna. Several students will also have the opportunity to participate in job shadowing opportunities throughout the community.
February 28, 2020
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Barnes-Kasson Hosptial Joins as Our Newest Hospital SiteNTIEC extends a warm welcome to the newest hospital to join our hospital externship program—Barnes-Kasson Hospital in Susquehanna, PA. During a career event hosted by a local school district, NTIEC had the pleasure to speak with members of Barnes-Kasson about the programs we offer students who are interested in a career in healthcare. After working very closely with CEO Sara Adornato and her team, NTIEC is excited to bring another hospital opportunity to our students which began on March 10. Students will be spending one day a week for three hours over the course of six-weeks during the fall and spring semesters at Barnes-Kasson learning about healthcare career opportunities offered at this rural hospital. Barnes-Kasson offers medical, surgical, diagnostic and referral services, coronary/intensive care, PT, OT, speech therapy, a skilled-nursing facility and 24-hour emergency care.
February 10, 2020
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Six School Districts Join NTIEC's Consortium for the Upcoming Academic YearNow that school is back in full swing, NTIEC is happy to announce our consortium will be expanding to service an additional five new school districts for the 2019/2020 academic year! Abington Heights, Blue Ridge, Forest City, Hazelton Academy of the Sciences, Northeast Bradford and Troy will be added to our footprint which will enable students in those schools to apply for any and all career preparedness programs that we offer. We are eager and excited to be servicing these school districts and encourage any parent, student, guardian or teacher to reach out to us to learn more about the opportunities available!
September 4, 2019
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NTIEC Partners with Progressive Dental to Bring Career Awareness to StudentsNTIEC is pleased to announce they are partnering with Progressive Dental to offer a dental internship program to local high school students interested in the field of dentistry. “With dental offices in five communities (Montrose, PA; Binghamton, Endwell, Kirkwood and Norwich, NY), Progressive Dental is conveniently located to so many of our students in the northern tier”, states Deb Tierney, NTIEC Educational Coordinator. The dental internship program will be modeled after NTIEC’s long-standing hospital internship program, whereas students will participate for three hours a day, once a week for approximately five-seven weeks during the fall and spring semesters. This unique opportunity will provide students with an up front and close look at the various jobs available in dentistry. They will observe and shadow dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists, lab technicians and the office staff. To learn more about Progressive Dental, visit their website at https://progressivedentalny.com.
September 3, 2019
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NTIEC Receives Grant AwardNTIEC received a $3,520 grant from the Tree House Fund at the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP). This grant will allow NTIEC to provide career preparedness programs to high school students in Tioga, Sullivan, Bradford and Susquehanna counties. “We are excited to be able to offer sector-based career events for healthcare, STEM careers (e.g., manufacturing, energy, etc.), hospital internships, youth apprenticeships to name just a few”, states Carrie Bradley, an educational coordinator at NTIEC in our west region. Shealynn Shave, NTIEC’s executive director stated “This generous funding will help increase student participation in our career programs and will allow students opportunities for their future careers.” The success of our organization and our outreach is dependent upon the support from local communities and organizations such as FCFP and the Tree House Fund.
August 15, 2019
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Energy Camp Sparks Interest Among Local StudentsWith a growing need for a skilled workforce in the natural gas industry, NTIEC hosted its first annual Energy & Oilfield Career Experience Summer Program in August, with the hopes of sparking interest in high school students to consider a career in the industry. NTIEC, in collaboration with Lackawanna College's School of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Milford, Susquehanna County, hosted the the three-day program for high schools students entering grades 9-12. Students learned about career opportunities available to them in the natural gas industry. One day was spent on a field trip where students were able to see up-close the natural gas industry in action when they visited active Cabot Oil & Gas construction, drilling and production sites along with one of Williams' largest compression stations. Students were able to engage with workers on the sites asking questions and learning everything they could. We are already planning next year's event and expanding the opportunities for students.
August 8, 2019
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Colin Furneaux Joins the Staff at NTIECNTIEC is excited to announce the hiring of Colin Furneaux, in the role of educational coordinator in our Montrose, PA office. Colin comes to NTIEC with 34 years of experience in public education. His experience includes being a technology education teacher for the Lackawanna Trail School District, assistant principal of the Wyalusing Area High School, principal of the Mountain View Jr/Sr High School, principal of the North Pocono High School, Director of Curriculum for the North Pocono School District and Director of Curriculum for the Northeast Educational Intermediate Unit. He retired from public education in the fall of 2017. Colin has a degree in Technology Education from Millersville University, a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from East Stroudsburg University and he earned his Superintendent’s Letter from Marywood University. Colin will be focusing on NTIEC's Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP). "My entire career has involved the trajectory and success of NEPA high school students. I look forward to helping as area students build their resumes with the high-quality work-based experiences provided by the team here at NTIEC.” states Colin.
August 5, 2019
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Students Learn About Careers in Healthcare During Summer ProgramHealthcare professions are one of the fastest growing careers today in NEPA. NTIEC hosted its annual Healthcare Career Experience for local high school students in the northern tier the week of July 15. Participants spent five days learning about careers available to them in the healthcare industry. During the week, the students toured Wyoming County 911 Center and Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. The students traveled to Scranton and spent a day at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) where they had the distinct honor of meeting Dr. Gerald Tracy (cardiologist, professor of medicine and a founding member of the medical school). They learned about the heart first hand from Dr. Tracy and were afforded the opportunity to dissect a sheep's heart. Later in the week they visited Endless Mountains Health Systems and Pivot Physical Therapy in Montrose and Southtown Veterinary Hospital (also located in Montrose) where they witnessed first-hand surgical procedures being performed on several cats. On the last day of the program, all the students became certified in “Stop the Bleed”, thanks to Ms. Gail Malloy, RN, LNC from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
July 19, 2019
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Spring Hospital Internship Is UnderwayNTIEC's spring hospital internship programs are underway. Twenty-one students from several local school districts are enrolled in the program and are looking forward to the experiences of working in a hospital setting that get to experience first-hand. Thank you to Endless Mountains Health System (Montrose) and Tyler Memorial Hospital (Tunkhannock) for providing our youth with this amazing opportunity!
March 15, 2019
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NTIEC Launches New Interactive Website
NTIEC launched its new improved website today. The website was redesigned to be more interactive with students, parents, schools and employers. Deb Tierney, educational coordinator stated "our goal in the redesign was to be able to share more information about our programs with our local community in NEPA."
March 8, 2019
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New Partnership FormedNTIEC has recently partnered with the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Milford, PA. This unique partnership will allow us to better serve our students in the Northern Tier who are interested in potential careers in the oil & gas industry. For more information, reach out to NTIEC.
February 21, 2019
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