Rebecca Sarver

Hometown: Greensburg, PA

PSU Connection: Faculty/Staff

School: Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Department: Criminal Justice

Position: Program Coordinator and Assistant Teaching Professor

Memorable moment in your Penn State career:

Active Duty or Veteran: Veteran

Branch: Army National Guard

Rank: Specialist

Rate/MOS: 72E Combat Telecommunication Center Operator

Where/when did you serve: Fort Gordon, GA

Awards: Army Achievement Medal, Douglas Stewart Medal

What was your favorite military assignment/duty station and why? MOS Training at Ft. Gordon, Georgia. I met my best friend there: Rhonda Warneke Wright.

Rebecca Sarver, Army, served as a combat telecommunication center operator with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for seven years. Rebecca  completed her B.S. in Rehabilitation Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and then worked in the human services field in a variety of settings, including community mental health and traumatic brain injury. After completing her M.A. in Adult and Community Education she went on to hold leadership positions within several organizations, including a group home for juvenile girls and an advocacy program for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. After spending 25 years in the field serving as a community educator and mentor, Rebecca returned to school to complete her Ph.D. in Administration and Leadership Studies/Sociology to pursue her lifelong goal of teaching in higher education. She currently works as the Program Coordinator and Assistant Teaching Professor for the Criminal Justice department at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.