In this episode of the RACC Podcast, we kick off Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! Sonia sits down with Donna Chuddley, the Education Coordinator and instructor for the Histotechnology Program at RACC. Donna is the former Supervisor of His...

On the latest RACC Podcast, Sonia speaks with RACC business student and Founder/Executive Director of Now All Must Evolve (N.A.M.E.), Jermell Mitchell. The N.A.M.E. mission is based on changing the lives of historically underserved youth throug...

To the Reading community, Goldy Ghuman is a familiar face around the city. A tireless advocate for its residents, Goldy started at RACC with ESL classes, graduated with a degree in criminal justice, then transferred to Kutztown University to gr...

Sarah Guevara graduated from Conrad Weiser High School this year and had been dual enrolled at RACC since 10th grade through the Technical Academy at BCTC for business. A focused, determined and diligent student, she is also a RACC Presidential...

Today, Sonia welcomes Melissa Hassler, a recent RACC graduate and current membership specialist at the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. Listen to Melissa’s incredible story about overcoming extreme childhood obstacles, and her journey through ...

Today on the racc podcast, Sonia welcomes Executive Director at Family Promise of Berks County, and long-time RACC adjunct social work instructor, Bethany Bower. Bethany holds bachelors and masters degrees in social work from Kutztown Universit...

Anyone who has been on the RACC campus recently is familiar with Sonia’s latest guest. Armando Velazquez Santiago. Featured as a student speaker at the RACC 50th Gala celebration, Armando’s family immigrated to America, to make sure their child...

A naturally passionate person, Rachael Romig plans and oversees over 100 events annually for the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) as their senior director of events & special programs. She also directs the initiatives of the Women2Wo...

If you have ever watched Channel 69 News, you have no doubt seen our RACC Podcast guest, reporter, Caitlin Rearden. A Berks County native, Caitlin graduated from RACC, and then transferred to California State University of Los Angeles. After gr...

Halema Bobby received her Associate in Health Science in May 2021 and is currently completing her Associate in Social Work. “I plan on completing my Bachelor in Social work through the Kutztown and RACC Cohort program offered here on RACC's cam...

If you are a tech entrepreneur looking for local inspiration, do not miss the new episode of the RACC podcast with Joe Sinclair. With two undergraduate engineering degrees, multiple 3D-printing startups, a master’s in 3D printing from Penn Stat...

RACC graduate and current case manager at Family Promise of Berks, assisting homeless youth, Shae-Lynn is also currently enrolled at Edinboro University for her master’s degree in advanced standing program. Her ultimate goal is to become a soci...

Elise Chesson currently serves as the Chief Advancement Officer for YWCA Tri-County Area. She oversees the growing non-profit’s government, foundation, and corporate grant-making, fund development, communications, events and helps facilitate it...

Today, Sonia sits down with one of the true champions of the healthcare industry. Learn how Dr. Debra Hermany progressed from receiving a nursing degree at RACC, to becoming an emergency room physician in a Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Dr...

Kristen Taylor was the Student Nurses' Association president and graduated from RACC’s Associate Degree Nursing Program in May of 2020. She is now with Tower Health in the Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit. Prior to nursing school, she obtained he...

Sonia welcomes RACC President Dr. Susan Looney to the RACC Podcast studio! Sonia and Dr. Looney discuss exciting new changes coming to RACC, what is in store for the fall 2021 semester, the RACC 50th Anniversary celebrations, and much more. A m...

After graduating from Lancaster Mennonite High School, Twila Fisher moved to Mexico City and then to Miami before moving back to Pennsylvania and settling in Berks County. At that time, Twila put her education and career on hold to begin a fami...

Want to get ahead of the class and get both high school and college credit? The Dual Enrollment program at RACC works with 17 local schools to provide Berks County high school students the opportunity to earn college credit. Dual enrollment all...

RACC health professions faculty members Stephanie Herr and Dr. Megan Zerillo are both highly successful young women working in the nursing field. Megan came to RACC from Alabama where she earned her doctorate degree and is now serving as a RACC...

Sonia has one of our most inspirational RACC Podcast conversations with Pennsylvania House Representative Manuel Guzman Jr. He is a graduate of Reading High School, Reading Area Community College and Kutztown University. “Manny” comes from a wo...

Do not miss this exciting episode. Sonia follows Amie Croteau’s journey from a stay at home mom in Las Vegas, to RACC, Penn State, and now; an Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Engineer at Lockheed Martin…all in less than four years. Hea...

In this episode, Sonia talks with Megan Giles a high school counselor at Reading Senior High School. Megan is a Berks County native and completed her bachelors degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from Indiana University of PA a...

In this episode, Sonia speaks with Kai Miller, the Chief Creative Officer at Emerald One, an IT consulting company she co-owns. Kai's experience is extensive, including Chief of Staff of the Office of Information and Technology at the Departmen...

In this episode, Sonia chats with Christopher Moonsammy, an electrical engineer with Trola Industries in York, Pennsylvania. Chris has an associates degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology, and a bachelor’s deg...

Josue Matos has spent virtually his whole life in Reading, PA, first in Reading School District and then Albright College School of Professional Studies. As part of the capstone project required for graduation, he and his classmates were tasked...