Frank E. Przybycien the new Director of Community Restoration Initiatives at Mohawk Valley Community College

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Frank Przybycien

UTICA, NY (01/20/2011)(readMedia)-- Frank E. Przybycien has been named the Director of Community Restoration Initiatives in the Innovation Center at Mohawk Valley Community College.

Przybycien acts as a liaison with the Utica Municapal Housing Authority and Rebuild Mohawk Valley to create trade, technology, and green training opportunities for both traditional and non-traditional students in the Mohawk Valley. These partnerships led to the opening of the MVCC Education Center on Elizabeth Street, that currently serves as an additional location for MVCC's carpentry and masonry program as well as lead and asbestos training certification classes.

He served as a faculty member and department head for the Engineering, Technology and the Trades Department at MVCC and worked for the Bureau of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization for the City of Utica. He is a member of the Genesis Group Board of Directors and is a co-chair of the Genesis Technology Committee. In 1976, he wrote the book "Utica: A City Worth Saving."

Przybycien holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University. He is a Professional Licensed Engineer.