Dr. Erin Gabriele, DCCC’s Director of Student Employment Services; Dr. Laura Chisholm; Dean Richard McFadden, Dr. Umadevi Garimella; Don Albertson, DCCC Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving; Sitaram V. Mukkamala; Amar Varada.
Dr. Erin Gabriele, DCCC’s Director of Student Employment Services; Dr. Laura Chisholm; Dean Richard McFadden, Dr. Umadevi Garimella; Don Albertson, DCCC Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving; Sitaram V. Mukkamala; Amar Varada.

(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA)—Delaware County Community College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Division and Computer Science and Information Technology programs prepare graduates to either pursue immediate employment after graduation or continue their education at four-year institutions. To help make students’ journeys easier, the ITServe Alliance, Philadelphia Chapter has donated $5,000 to the DCCC Educational Foundation to establish the ITServe Alliance-Philadelphia Chapter STEM Scholarship.

The gift was presented by ITServe Alliance representatives Sitaram V. Mukkamala, Siva Pola and Amar Varada on December 19, 2025, at DCCC’s Marple Campus. They met with DCCC STEM Division Dean, Dr. Umadevi Garimella, and Richard McFadden, Dean of Business, Computing & Social Science—as well as DCCC Educational Foundation representatives—to explore other avenues of collaboration between the College and the organization. The partnership will include internships, co-ops and full-time job opportunities for DCCC students.

“DCCC and the Educational Foundation are grateful for ITServe Alliance-Philadelphia Chapter’s generous support of student success and their commitment to collaboration, innovation and excellence across the IT and broader STEM fields,” said DCCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dr. Laura Chisholm. “We look forward to growing this partnership through internships, experiential learning and employment opportunities.”

ITServe Alliance is the largest association of IT services organizations in the U.S. It is dedicated to uniting and empowering IT services and consulting firms across the nation.