Donald E. Sheffield, Ed. D.
Education Consultant/President
TAME Inc.

Dr. Sheffield received his B.A. in Secondary Education from Geneva College in 1969, and his Masters in Education from Slippery Rock University in 1974. He earned his doctorate in Higher Education from Penn State University in 1989. Although Dr. Sheffield is a PA certified secondary school teacher, he spent most of his career in higher education and the last 26 years at Penn State University until his retirement in September, of 2002. He is currently an adjunct professor of education for the Penn State Beaver Campus.

He is the former administrative assistant to Joe Paterno and Director of the Academic Support Center for Student Athletes at Penn State. Prior to retirement, he served as Director of Diversity Outreach for the Office of the Outreach and Cooperative Extension.  He was also an adjunct faculty member for the department of curriculum and instruction.

Dr. Sheffield has developed field experience programs to improve the multicultural education of undergraduate education students for Penn State. Currently students from Geneva and Penn State Beaver Campus participate in diversity related field experiences in the DARE2XL After School Program, which assists in the academic and personal development of elementary and middle school students. Many of the children participating in DARE2XL are from low-income families.

Dr. Sheffield provides extensive diversity training for corporations, businesses and schools. In addition, he conducts workshops for parents in maximizing the potential of their children. He is the founder and president of TAME Inc. (Techniques Assisting Motivation and Excellence), a consulting firm dedicated to cultural excellence by helping schools, families, and businesses understand the “practice” of high performance.

A major emphasis of Dr. Sheffield’s work is helping parents manage the academic development of their children. He has developed programs that incorporate excellence training at home and delivered numerous workshops for improving parenting skills. His academic experience, family background and athletic training has given him a unique perspective on the essence of excellence and high performance. He is the published author of Practice Makes Perfect—Not!: Excellence is a Habit.

Dr. Sheffield is a father of three adult sons, grandfather (twice) and resident of Beaver Falls PA.

Dr. Anthony B. Mitchell

Dr. Anthony B. Mitchell is the Assistant Director, University Community Programs, Continuing Education at Penn State Greater Allegheny. His practice areas include designing and implementing programming for K-12 schools and communities, professional development training for teachers and administrators, leadership and diversity training for juvenile justice, social services, and educational professionals, and pre-college programming for first-generation college bound students. His research interests include: parental involvement, closing academic achievement gaps, educating African American males, African American history, and creative and performing arts education. Dr. Mitchell also teaches undergraduate-degree courses in African and African American Studies at Penn State.

Dr. Mitchell’s leadership efforts have resulted in recognition by various local and national organizations. In 1994, the 100 Black Men of Western PA and the Gang Peace Council of Western PA recognized his community service and leadership efforts in promoting urban peace and social justice. In 1999, Dr. Mitchell’s Diversity Outreach Programs unit at Penn State received the University Continuing Education Association Award for “Excellence” for drug intervention and prevention outreach programming. More recently, he received the Community Empowerment Association Award for community education in 2004 and the Penn State Continuing & Distance Education Exemplary Program Award for Outreach in 2007.

Dr. Mitchell is a graduate of Geneva College and holds a Masters in Education from Penn State, and a Doctorate in Administration and Leadership Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Rick Sheffield

Richard Sheffield is the DARE2 XL After-School Program Coordinator. Rick is a graduate of Geneva College and Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. Sheffield has been the After-school program since 1995. He has also 30 years of experience coaching boys and girls sports. His Head coaching experience brings excitement and motivation to the program.

 
Dr. Karen Hall

Dr. Karen Hall is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is an accomplished professional in athletics, education, communications, and leadership, and she spent 20 years coaching collegiate women's and men's basketball at several NCAA Division I institutions. Presently, Dr. Hall is an Assistant Executive Director for Ozanam, Inc., an ESPN3 color analyst, a university professor, and an NCAA and Conference Basketball Champion.

Dr. Hall is an original member of the WPIAL Equity Advisory Council. She modified and introduced the Student-Athletic Advisory Council program, and she is responsible for helping high schools implement the SAAC program. As a published author of Ten Tremendous Leadership Lessons: A Guide to Guide to Leadership Learning, Dr. Hall speaks to various audiences, from high school and collegiate student-athletes to C-Suite leaders. She speaks nationally, regionally, and locally, focusing on leveling up leaders, creating a culture of winning, mediation between the lines, and sustaining high-performance championship levels.

In 2022 and 2023, Dr. Hall organized and hosted the City of Pittsburgh Celebrates Title IX @ 50. For her excellent work, Mayor Ed Gainey declared Wednesday, November 16, 2022, to be Dr. Karen Hall Day in the City of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hall earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, her master’s degree from Geneva College, and her doctorate from Point Park University.