Trustee Biographies

Arthur E. Snyder, Ed.D is in his fifth year as president of Indiana Tech. On Jan. 7, 2003, the Board of Trustees announced his appointment effective July 1, 2003 and he was inaugurated on Oct. 2, 2003.

Dr. Snyder came to Indiana Tech from Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., where he was Dean of the Tabor School of Business and the Dwayne O. Andreas Chair of Executive Management from July 2001 to June 2003. From 1992 to 2001 he was Chairman of the Department of Marketing and Dean of Professional/Graduate studies at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. He also was Adjunct Professor at the New York Institute of Technology in the MBA program.

Prior to academia, Dr. Snyder served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ensec, Inc., Miami, Fla., and Sao Paul, Brazil and served as General Manager, Vice Presidential Level of AT&T, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Dr. Snyder's educational credentials include a Doctor of Education in Innovation and Leadership, Wilmington College, New Castle, Delaware; a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida; and a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Management, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida.

In addition to his position at Indiana Tech, Dr. Snyder also serves as chairman of the Sister's of Providence Mission Advisory Board and chairman of the Downtown Educational Partnership. He is a member of the Fort Wayne Business Forum.

Snyder and his wife, Camille, have two children, Melanie and Chris, and one grandson.

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Steven Brody is the project manager of the Harrison Square Project for the City of Fort Wayne.

Brody was senior vice president of Delaware Investment Advisers, an investment affiliate of Lincoln Financial Group. In this capacity, he was a senior officer of the investment real estate group and co-head of Delaware's Fort Wayne operation. Brody was with Delaware and Lincoln affiliates since 1987 and has 32 years of institutional real estate finance, research and asset management experience.

Brody earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

His civic activities include being president of the Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Tourism Authority, serving on the executive board of the Downtown Improvement District, working with the Downtown Coordinating Council, and being a trustee for The Malpas Trust. He was also the co-chairman of the City of Fort Wayne's Downtown Task Force. Brody and his wife, Carolyn, have four children. His interests include reading, travel, and sports.

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Robert Wagner is an attorney with Shambaugh, Kast, Beck & Williams, LLP. He previously was a partner with Helmke, Beams, Boyer & Wagner and worked as chief trial deputy prosecutor attorney for the Allen County Prosecutor's Office.

Wagner holds a bachelor's degree in government from Valparaiso University and a law degree from Indiana University.

He is a board member for Concordia Educational Association and Concordia Educational Foundation. He is a member of the Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations He previously served on the boards of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, the Allen County Bar Association and Park Center.

Wagner and his wife, Elsa, have three children, Steven, Brian, and Valerie. His interests include family, homes, and current events.

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Jeanne E. Longsworth recently opened her own firm, Longsworth Law Offices, LLC. Prior to opening her firm, Longsworth was a partner and practiced for more than 20 years at one of Indiana's largest law firms.

Longsworth earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Indiana University and her law degree from Valparaiso. Longsworth is a Certified Public Accountant and an Indiana Estate Planning and Estate Administration Specialist.

In addition to serving on Indiana Tech's Board of Trustees, Longsworth currently serves on the Board of Directors and is an officer of each of the following organizations: The Valiant Foundation, Inc.; The Helen P. Van Arnam Foundation, Inc.; and the Mary E. Van Drew Charitable Foundation, Inc. Longsworth is also a member of the Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations and the Indiana CPA Society.

Longsworth and her husband, Keith, reside in Fort Wayne.

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Steven Abbott is past president and CEO of Essex Group Inc. His career experience also includes serving as principal of Abbott Enterprises; president and COO of Superior Telecom Inc.; president of the wire and cable sector, industrial products division, and power conducting division at Essex; and vice president of operations, director of engineering and plant manager at Essex.

Abbott is an Indiana Tech alumnus, earning his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1969. He also holds a master's degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Penn State and the Hartford Graduate Center. Indiana Tech awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1996.

In addition the Indiana Tech Board, Abbott is a board member of the St. Charles Yacht Club in Fort Myers, Fla., and General Science and Technology Corp in Miami, Fla. He also is an executive committee member for the Sanibel Captiva Sail & Power Squadron. In the past, he has been a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association in Washington, D.C., and the Board of Directors of the Copper Development Association in New York, N.Y.

Abbott and his wife, Mary Paige, have two children. His interests include golf, boating, skiing, and travel.

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Cheri Becker is the executive director of Invent Tomorrow, Inc. She is the past president of the Northeast Indiana Business Assistance Corp., and past executive director of the Small Business Development Center of Northeast Indiana.

Becker is an Indiana Tech alumna, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services Management in 1994 along with certificates from Ball State University's Economic Development Academy and Center for Entrepreneurial Resources. Becker is a 1988 graduate of Leadership Fort Wayne and served as Leadership Fort Wayne's Alumni Association president in 1994 and '95. She has served on the boards of many human service and arts organizations as well as the organizing and founding committees to establish the St. Francis University Family Business Center and the Northeast Indiana Entrepreneurial Alliance.

Becker served as the Chief Executive for Imagine Nation, a Children's Museum in South Carolina, and as the director for internal communication and community involvement at Sterling Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.

Becker worked as an independent contractor providing strategic planning, grant writing, fund development, marketing and planning services to a variety of clients including the City of Fort Wayne, the Downtown Improvement District, the 431 Foundation, and the Non-profit Association of Northeast Indiana. Becker is a co-founder of the Fort Wayne Area Public Safety Foundation, Inc. Becker serves as Vice President on the Fort Wayne Museum of Art Board of Trustees, is on the board of the Indiana High-speed Rail Initiative and is a director on the Board of the Northeast Indiana Non-profit Association. In addition she serves as the Table Captain Chairperson on the YWCA's steering committee for the 2006 Circle of Women luncheon and 2006 co-chair of Parkview Foundations' Cookin Men fundraising event to support women's health.

Becker's past community involvement has included Home for New Beginnings, Opportunity Greenville, United Neighborhood Economic Development Corp., Speech Hearing and Learning Center, South Carolina Chapter Nature Conservancy, Three Rivers Festival, Community Development Corporation of Fort Wayne, Leadership Fort Wayne Alumni Association, Citizen's Advisory Committee of the City of Fort Wayne, St. Francis College Family Business Institute, Urban Land Institute Task Force of the Fort Wayne Enterprise Zone Association, Three Rivers Literacy Alliance, Northeast Indiana Entrepreneurial Business Alliance, Fort Wayne Ballet.

Becker has received recognition as Who's Who In Finance & Industry, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in America, and Fort Wayne Urban League's Outstanding Community Leadership Award.

Becker and her husband, Mark, reside in Fort Wayne.

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Peggy Canales has been an associate professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Indiana Tech since 2001. Her awards include Who's Who Among Teachers in America's Colleges and Universities, Intergreek Fraternity Council's Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Engineering Faculty, and Outstanding Engineering Adjunct Faculty. Canales' academic credentials include a bachelor's degree from Tri-State University, master's degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a doctorate from Columbus University.

Canales currently serves as chair of the Academic Advising Committee. In the past, she served as the regional director of Indiana's Manufacturing Extension Partnership, an entity of Indiana Business Modernization and Technology Corp. and Department of Commerce's National Institutes of Science and Technology. Canales also served as president of the Tri-State Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. She provides pro bono assistance to area manufactures as a consultant, along with lecturing for IPFW's Continuing Education Program. Canales is a member of the Fort Wayne Senior Chapter of SWE (Society of Women Engineers) and SME (Society of Mechanical Engineers) where she serves as a faculty advisor. She also volunteers with the Small Business Development Center.

Canales and her husband, Ricardo, have four children. She enjoys spending free time with her family, traveling, network marketing, and weight training.

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Michael Evans is President and CEO of AIT Laboratories in Indianapolis. Previously, he was Director of the Graduate Program in Toxicology and Director of the Indiana State Department of Toxicology at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Evans has been a faculty member at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Sichuan Institute of Chinese Materia, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, the OSHA Training Institute in Des Plaines, Ill., Illinois Institute of Technology, and University of California at Berkeley. He was director and co-founder of the American Institute for Drug Detection.

Evans holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from St. Joseph College and a Ph.D. in Toxicology from Indiana University School of Medicine. He was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at the NIEHS Center for Environmental Toxicology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

His civic and professional activities include serving as a consultant and advisor to:

• World Health Organization
• People's Republic of China
• The World Bank
• US Food and Drug Administration
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US National Institute of Health
• US Department of Transportation
• US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

His awards and honors include:

• Fellow, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Co-Founder and President, Midwest Regional
• Chapter, Society of Toxicology
• American Men and Women of Science
• Who's Who in the Midwest
• Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
• Sub-Committee on Alcohol and Drugs, National Safety Council
• Executive Council, International Association for Chemical Testing
• Distinguished Hoosier, Governor, State of Indiana
• Honorary Professor, Kunming Medical College, China
• Growth 100 Awardee, State of Indiana
• Selection to the National Advisory Board of NSF-ISR for ISO/QS/EMS Registration.
• Indiana Veteran Small Business Advocate of the Year (2002)
• Awarded the first ISO 9000 Registered Clinical/Forensic Laboratory in the nation.
• Selected as 2004 Indiana District Director's Choice Award from U.S. Small Business Administration
• Recipient of the 2004 Celebration of Diversity Award for Leadership from Mayor of Indianapolis
• Named the 2004 Outstanding Employer by the Indiana Chapter of the Association for Education Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Named Small Business Person of the Year for Indiana by the U.S. Small Business Administration(2006)

Evans has three children, Michael, Cara and Justin, and enjoys amateur sports and running.

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Gene Dominique retired as vice president of engineering with Reelcraft Industries, Inc. He received patents for a follower plate wiper, an automatic fog spray attachment, and an ergonomic hose reel. Previously he was a project manager with Aro Corporation.

Dominique is a graduate of Indiana Tech, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1961. He is a member of the Indiana Tech Alumni Association. He currently serves as the board president and has been the vice president, secretary, and treasurer. He is chairman of the Student Liaison Committee and Scholarship Committee.

Dominique is a transportation volunteer for Interfaith Hospitality Network, a member of the Fort Wayne Engineers Club, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, and the American Legion. He is a class coordinator with Lake Tippecanoe Boater Safety. Previously he was chairman, architectural control for Oak Borough Community Association, a member and officer of the Loyal Order of Moose in Bryan, Ohio, and a member of the Bryan, Ohio, Coin and Stamp Club. He also has been involved with the Boy Scouts and Little League, along with having been a paratrooper with the U.S. Army.

Dominique and his wife, Carol, have three children, Bradley, Tamra, and Diana. His interests include leather crafting, knife making, fishing, and lawn work.

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Scott Glaze is the chairman and CEO of Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp. Glaze became president of Fort Wayne Metals in 1985. The company has since grown from one facility employing 30 people to five facilities with more than 350 employees in Indiana and Ireland. Fort Wayne Metals has become the world leader in its field.

Glaze has been a member of the medical device committees of ASTM and ISO and has written numerous national and international standards for medical materials. His professional experience also includes Quoin Enterprises LLC and LABECA LLC. Glaze is a member of ASTM International, American Society of Materials, and Wire Association International.

Glaze's community involvement includes serving as the director of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Alliance, secretary of the Northeast Indiana Corporate Council, and member of the Purdue Ciber Advisory Council.

He received a bachelor's degree in history from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne.

Glaze lives in Roanoke with his wife, Melissa, and his three daughters. His interests include history, technology, education, and economic development in Fort Wayne and Indiana.

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Diane Humphrey is a retired elementary school teacher. She taught kindergarten and elementary school in Fort Wayne at Harrison Hill and Southern Heights schools and while teaching in Bluffton, she taught at Poplar Grove, Columbian, and Park schools. Humphrey earned a Master's of Science in Education from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a Master's of Arts in Education from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.

Humphrey currently serves as a board member for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic; Wells Community Boys & Girls Club, Inc.; and Civic Theatre. Her past civic and professional activities include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, Inc.; Creative Arts Council of Wells Co., Inc; North Side High School Alumni Association; and Caylor Nickel Foundation, Inc.

Humphrey was recently was honored by being named Wells County's 2008 Outstanding Citizen of the Year.

Diane Humphrey is a resident of Bluffton, Indiana. She has three children and nine grandchildren. Her interests include traveling, cooking, gardening, history, reading, and playing bridge.

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Joe Jordan is executive director of East Wayne Street Center. Prior professional experience includes human resource facilitation/EEOC officer for Slater Steel Corp. and director of employment and training for Fort Wayne Urban League.

Jordan earned a Master of Management from Indiana Wesleyan University; a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Indiana Tech; an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts from Jackson Community College. Jordan also completed Certified Professional Prevention Specialist for the State of Indiana, is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Interpersonal I Human Relation, and completed the 40-hour Human Resources Certification at Michigan State University School of Labor.

Jordan's civic activities include Board of Directors membership with the Fort Wayne Urban League, Fort Wayne Rescue Mission, Martin Luther King Montessori School, United Way of Allen County, and President of Christian Urban Ministries. He is also Commissioner of Fort Wayne Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, a member of Fort Wayne Weed and Seed Steering Committee, a mentor with Fort Wayne Big Brothers and Big Sisters Organization, and a graduate of Leadership Fort Wayne 1998.

Awards received by Jordan include Ink Magazine's "50 Most Influential African Americans in Northeast Indiana"; 2000 Indiana Purdue University of Fort Wayne, "Great Men Now and Ten", Community Service Award; 2001 Saponi Health Staffing Community Service Award, Indiana Tech Upper-Class Scholar Award; Indiana Tech Sportsmanship Award, Indiana Tech Hayashi Award; Scholastic All-American Collegiate Nominee; and National Dean List Nominee.

Jordan has one son, Jason. His interests include joking, sports, and reading.

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Edwin Metcalfe is a retired vice president and general manager with WPTA-TV. Prior to his career in the broadcast business, he was a professional musician. Metcalf attended the University of Pittsburgh and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Indiana Tech.

Metcalfe's professional and civic experiences include:

• Boy Scouts of American- Anthony Wayne Council, President of the Board
• Fort Wayne Public Television, Board Member
• Junior Achievement of Northeast Indiana, Chairman of the Board
• Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, Board Member
• ABC Television Affiliates (Board Member, Government Relations Committee, Board of Governors, Treasurer, Viewer Information and Education Committee Board Advisor)
• Allen County Judicial Court Appointment Commission
• American Legion Musicians Post, commander and Head of Los Angeles Area Hospital Commission
• Better Business Bureau, Board of Directors
• Convention and Visitors Bureau, Board of Directors
• Downtown Fort Wayne Association, Board Member
• Embassy Theatre Foundation, Advisory Council
• Fort Wayne Mental Health Association, Board Member
• Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Board Member
• Fort Wayne Press Club's 1975 Gridiron, General Chairman
• Fort Wayne Urban League, Board Member
• Girl Scouts of America (Limberlost Council, Board member)
• Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Area Development Committee Member, Board of Directors, President)
• Headwaters Park Alliance, Board Member
• Indiana Broadcasters Association, President
• Indiana Supreme Court Appointment Commission
• Harold W. McMillen Healthy Education Center, Board Member
• Mason, Liberal Arts Lodge of Los Angeles
• National Association of Broadcasters
• St. Joseph Health Foundation, Board Member
• "Save the Embassy" Foundation, Board Member
• United Way Cabinet

Metcalfe and his late wife, Margaret, had two children, Judith Hampton and R. Duane Metcalfe. His interests include golf, travel, and languages.

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Vince Robinson is editor, Ink Newspaper; co-owner, Diversity Media Group, Inc.; and host of Comcast Newsmakers. He was director of public information and government relations for the City of Fort Wayne. Robinson was also business reporter, managing editor, and interim news director for WRTV-TV 6 in Indianapolis as well as News Director for WANE-TV 15 in Fort Wayne. He has been a news anchor in both Cleveland and Fort Wayne.

Robinson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University, Bloomington and taught journalism at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis.

Robinson is a member of African/African-American Historical Society and Museum; Junior Achievement of Northeast Indiana Board of Directors; Urban Coalition; Imagine Schools Advisory Committee; Fort Wayne Urban League Marketing Committee; and Volunteer mentor/counselor for the Women's Enterprise Women's Business Center. His past civic activities include serving on the Board of Directors for the Paul Clark Foundation, Mental Health Association in Allen County, Three Rivers Festival, and Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. He has also served for Executive Committee of the Fort Wayne/Allen County Branch of NAACP.

Awards and honors have included:

• 2006 Fort Wayne/Allen County NAACP Special Recognition Award
• 2005 U.S. Small Business Administration Indiana Small Business Journalist of the Year
• 2005 IPFW Great Men & Women of Diversity Award
• 2003 Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce Diversity Business Person of the Year
• 2003 Fort Wayne/Allen County NAACP Media Award
• 1999 Regional Emmy Award for Team Spot News Reporting
• 1989 Regional Emmy Award for Special Projects 1989

Robinson's interests include music, graphic arts, writing, tennis, and racquetball. He and his wife, Robin, have three children, Justin, Jason, and Jordan

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Patricia Schaefer was Director for the Muncie Public Library from 1959 to 1986. Her other professional experience includes employment with Columbus Public Library Assistant, Fort Wayne Fine Arts Foundation Secretary, Home Telephone Company, WOWO, and U.S. Rubber Co.

Schaefer earned an undergraduate degree in music from Northwestern University, a master's in music from the University of Illinois, and a master's in library science from the University of Michigan. In 2003, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of Library Science from Indiana Tech.

• The Nature Conservancy, Indiana
• Altrusa International, Inc. of Muncie
• Wapehani Co. Girl Scouts U.S.A
• Community Foundation. Muncie and Delaware County
• Franklin Electric Company
• Milton S. Eisenhower Library at Johns Hopkins University
• Muncie Matinee Musicale
• Indiana Renaissance Fair
• Minnetrista Cultural Center
• ARC, Hoosier Heartland Chapter
• American Red Cross, Hoosier Heartland Chapter
• Muncie YWCA
• President's Council, Berea College
• Masterwork Chorale
• Delaware County Council for the Arts,
• Midwest Writers' Workshop
• Advisory Council College of Fine Arts, Ball State University
• Indiana Humanities Council, WIPB-TV
• Muncie Symphony Association
• Muncie Symphony Orchestra
• National League of American Pen Women, Midwest Writers Workshop
• WIPB Public Television Board of Directors
• Mayor's Book Committee and the Indiana Humanities Council

Schaefer is noted in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry. She was awarded the Woman of Achievement in Public Service Award by The Association for Women in Communications.

Pat Schaefer's interests include writing, public broadcasting, education, and the humanities.

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Gregg C. Sengstack is SVP-International & Fueling Group at Franklin Electric Co., Inc., in Bluffton, Ind. He has held various positions in the finance organization of Franklin Electric since 1988.

He has been a member of the board of the Indiana CPA Society and currently serves on the board of Canterbury School.

Sengstack holds a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

He and his wife, Dianne, have three children, Victoria, Christopher, Alexa. His hobbies include family, flying, and sailing.

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Paul Seitz has served the construction industry as president of three major companies in Fort Wayne: May Stone and Sand, Inc., Erie-Haven, Inc., and The Aboite Corporation. He contributed to the limestone and mineral aggregates and construction industries at the local, state and national levels in sales, administration, and management for more than 50 years.

Seitz earned an associate degree in business administration at Tiffin University and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Indiana Tech in 1981. He has been on the Board of Trustees since 1963.

Seitz's past civic activities include being chairman of the board for the Irene Byron Health Center and the National Limestone Institute; chairman for the United Fund of Allen County, the YMCA, and the Fine Arts Program of Fort Wayne; and a member of the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Member, Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne Quest Club, Leadership Prayer Breakfast, Fort Wayne Country Club, Orchard Ridge Country Club, Shriners, Mason and Scottish Rite, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Lion's Club Central.

Seitz was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame in 1986. The administrative building at Indiana Tech was renamed the Seitz Center in 1994 in honor of his three decades of service to the university.

Seitz's interests include golf, travel, and reading.

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Nicole Turner-Ridley holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from University of Saint Francis. She recently completed the Institute of Organizational Effectiveness program at Taylor University.

Her civic involvement includes the METRO YMCA Board, Downtown Rotary Service Club, The Fort Wayne Urban League Board, Knight Foundation Community Advisory Committee, and the Court House Preservation Trust Board. In the past she has served on The Gingerbread House Board, AISEDA Board, SOAR, CDC Board and the Fort Wayne Urban League Gala Committee.

Turner-Ridley has been featured by The Journal Gazette as a future Leader in Fort Wayne, by Fort Wayne Magazine as a Future 40 under 40, and by INK Newspaper as one of the50 most influential African Americans in Northeast Indiana.

Turner-Ridley is married to Irvin Ridley and has one son. Her interests include watching her son participate in his high school extra curricular activities, shopping and relaxing at home.

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Donald Willis is chairman of Fourth Wave and president of FourD Development, LLC. He is past president of Command Systems Inc. and worked for Magnavox Electric Systems for 22 years.

Willis holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from University of Evansville and did advanced studies at the University of Michigan.

He is president of FourD Education Foundation, which operates Keystone School. He has 43 years of entrepreneurial and business development. Willis served the U.S. Navy as a computer systems research scientist.

Willis is a lecturer in logic design and display technology at Purdue University and George Washington University.

Willis and his wife, Doris, have two children.

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