Brian Crocker is a graduate of Westminster College in Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and computer science. He has been with PAN since 2004. Brian says he can teach anything he can understand, and he appreciates the look in someone's eyes when they understand a concept he is teaching. Previously, Brian worked for United Healthcare Insurance for 14 years, with the last four as a trainer in the Pittsburgh service center.
In addition to singing in his church choir, Brian enjoys performing in musical theater productions and has been an extra in the Pittsburgh Opera. He resides in Forest Hills with his wife, Cathie, and daughters, Molly, and Maggie. |
Brian Dowd engages his students using adult teaching methods and humor to help them learn proper notary procedure. He believes these methods make the seminars fun and easy to understand. After more than 14 years working as a presenter, the thrill remains when his participants learn from him.
Brian attended Syracuse University in New York on an academic scholarship and was the first member of his family to graduate from college. He has a bachelor's degree in political science. Brian has been with PAN since 2004. Before joining PAN, Brian was a national sales trainer for five call centers. He enjoys golfing and lives on Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh. |
Barry Lynch was a health and physical education teacher for eight years at Bishop Carroll High School in Ebensburg, Pa., after graduating from Pennsylvania's Lock Haven University with a bachelor's degree in education. He then worked for Consolidated Rail Corp., for 23 years in payroll and labor relations, including 10 years in human resources training and development, before joining PAN in 2003.
Barry enjoys meeting new people at his seminars and realizes how important it is to get them started off on the right foot by forming sound notarial habits, such as following proper procedures and not taking any shortcuts.
Teaching runs in Barry's family. His father was a teacher and high school principal, and his four brothers and sisters are also in education. Barry lives in McKees Rocks with his son, Jarred, and enjoys golfing on the weekends. |
Michael Sobehart has been with PAN since 2001. After graduating from Temple University in Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in education, Michael spent four years as a teacher in the Philadelphia Public Schools. While there, he taught fourth grade, kindergarten and junior high school language arts.
Michael enjoys meeting PAN members face-to-face. Currently, he specializes in teaching the motor vehicle seminars. He admits it is a challenge to keep up with constantly changing motor vehicle rules and regulations, but he knows seminar attendees appreciate the effort.
A history buff, Michael also likes to work on restoring old muscle cars. He lives on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. |
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