Marsha Bartlett

Marsha Bartlett is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Hospitality Management at The Pennsylvania State University, team teaching a course titled “Hospitality in Senior Living.” The course is designed to introduce students to Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) or Life Plan Communities, and to the opportunities and challenges involved in managing them. The course is taught from a hospitality perspective and focuses on how the application of hospitality management can bring multiple advantages for senior communities and residents. Marsha earned a B.S. degree in Psychology from Juniata College and an M.S. degree in Health Policy and Administration from Penn State. She earned the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) license (inactive) and worked at Foxdale Village for over nine years. In other social service roles, she served as Executive Director for Strawberry Fields and also worked as a counselor and administrator for the Youth Service Bureau in State College. She is also ordained in the Church of Spirituality and Prophecy and maintains a spiritual counseling practice.