Phil
- Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from Slippery Rock State College (English and History)
- Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling from Slippery Rock State College
- Pennsylvania and Ohio certified guidance counselor
- Taught English for six years in Grove City, PA and Hubbard, OH
- Served 26 years as a guidance counselor at Hubbard High School, Hubbard, Ohio
Jean
- Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Kent State University
- Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Pittsburgh
- Worked two and one-half years as a career and job counselor at the Mercer County Career Center
- Served seventeen and one-half years as an administrator at Slippery Rock University, specialzing in new student orientation and retention
