Faculty & Staff
Dr. Karen R. Petitto
Director – School of Education, Associate Professor
B.A., Fairmont State College
M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ed.D., West Virginia University
Area of Instruction: Education
email: petitto@wvwc.edu
phone: 8344
Dr. Shirley Fortney
Emeriti Professor
B.A., Fairmont State College
M.A., Marshall University
M.A., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies
Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Area of Instruction: Education
email: fortney@wvwc.edu
phone: 8107
Dr. Michael Mendicino
Assistant Professor
M.S., California University of Pennsylvania
Ed.D., West Virginia University
Area of Instruction: Education
email: mendicino_m@wvwc.edu
Dr. Lynn Rupp
Emeriti Faculty
email: rupp_l@wvwc.edu
Dr. Tammy Samples
Associate Professor
B.A., West Virginia University
M.Ed., West Virginia University
Ed.D., West Virginia University
Area of Instruction: Education
email: samples_t@wvwc.edu
phone: 8142
Vicki Sharp
Director of Clinical Experiences
email: sharp.v@wvwc.edu
Leah Morehead
Administrative Assistant
email: morehead_l@wvwc.edu
phone: 8045