People news: Herkimer College names new assistant professor and academic coordinator

Shawna R. Marmet (Photo credit: Herkimer College)

HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College has appointed Shawna R. Marmet as assistant professor of physical-therapy assistant and academic coordinator of clinical education.

Marmet, of Mohawk, has teaching experience at Utica University, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and SUNY Oswego.

Prior to joining Herkimer College, she previously worked at Sitrin Health Care Center in New Hartford in a variety of positions including wellness coordinator, outpatient clinical supervisor, and physical therapist. Before that, Marmet was a physical therapist and clinical facility director at Function Better Physical Therapy in Herkimer, Washington Mills, and New Hartford.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from SUNY Oswego and a doctorate degree in physical therapy from SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Herkimer County Community College serves about 2,500 students, providing certificate programs and associate degrees in art, business, communication arts, criminal justice and law, education, health care, liberal arts and sciences, and STEM.

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