Kenneth Dearstyne, Jr.Senior Vice President
Prior to RACC, Ken worked for American/Meridian Bank in financial planning, cost accounting, asset/liability management and budgeting; and Keystone Financial as controller of a member bank, then CFO of their startup mortgage company and Lancaster banking entity. Ken holds a Certified Management Accountant designation (not active) and was previously named Large Non Profit CFO of the Year by Lehigh Valley Business Weekly. Mr. Dearstyne worked at RACC as controller, Lancaster Theological Seminary as CFO, Millersville University as associate vice president of finance/administration; then returned to RACC as CFO. He serves on the board of Berks Encore and holds leadership positions at Calvary United Methodist Church in Mohnton. His responsibilities at RACC include Finance, Investments, Purchasing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities and Capital Planning, Security, Office of Financial Aid and Registrar. Ken received his undergraduate degree in math from Lebanon Valley College and his MBA from Saint Joseph's University. |
Kenneth Dearstyne, Jr. is the senior vice president of financial and administrative services and college treasurer at Reading Area Community College (RACC). His experience includes 20 years in banking and 25 years in higher education in financial and administrative positions.