Developmental Education Division

Ms. Deborah Hartzell

Deborah Hartzell has been Director of Developmental Education at Lackawanna College since 1995. She currently is responsible for screening all Lackawanna College applicants for prerequisite basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. She is also a full-time tenured instructor teaching developmental reading, writing and mathematics courses. In addition, she serves as Special Population Coordinator for the Perkins Vocational Education Grant. In this capacity, she is responsible for monitoring services to special population students as well as collecting, organizing and reporting data required for grant documentation.

Ms. Hartzell was a GED instructor and Reading/Writing Lab Coordinator at the College prior to her appointment in Developmental Education. She also served as a substitute teacher and homebound instructor in the North Pocono School District for many years.

She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Bloomsburg University in 1975. She received Reading Specialist certification in 1979 from Bloomsburg University. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Reading from the University of Scranton.

Ms. Hartzell is a member of PADE (Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators), IRA (International Reading Association), KSRA (Keystone State Reading Association), NPRA (Northeaster Pennsylvania Reading Association) and NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English).

Ms. Hartzell is married and has two teenage sons. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, gardening and traveling.

Mr. Anthony M. DiMattia

Anthony M. DiMattia is an Instructor in Developmental Education/Mathematics at the College. As such, he teaches the whole range of mathematics courses, beginning with developmental levels and culminating in pre-calculus. Mr. DiMattia earned an Associate’s Degree in Education from Lackawanna College and BA in Elementary Education from King’s College (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.). Prior to his faculty appointment, Mr. DiMattia served as the Math Specialist/Math Lab Coordinator in the College’s tutoring lab. Mr. DiMattia has also been the College’s head baseball coach since 1999.

Mr. DiMattia began his service with the College as an admissions advisor and assistant baseball coach for two years. He also volunteered his time as a youth coach in the Old Forge Teener Leagues. During high school, Mr. DiMattia was a member of the 1992 Pennsylvania State Class AA Baseball Championship Team.

Mr. DiMattia is a member PADE (Pennsylvania Association for Developmental Educators), NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), and ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association)

Don Korinda has been the Director of the Math Lab and a full-time member of the faculty since the fall of 2008. He tutors Lackawanna College students for all of the college’s mathematics courses. In addition, he coordinates free online tutoring for Lackawanna College students in numerous subjects. He also teaches some mathematics courses at the college.

Mr. Korinda earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in mathematics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. For two years he attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, where he did graduate study in mathematics and worked as a teaching assistant. He taught mathematics at a private high school in NJ and another one in NH. For twenty years he was a programmer and systems analyst for Prudential Insurance and IBM. In the fall of 2002, he began a six-year period as an Adjunct Instructor in mathematics at Lackawanna College, teaching all of the courses from Basic Math Skills through Pre-calculus.

He enjoys hiking on mountain trails and traveling. He is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and of the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators (PADE).