Lee Tschanz, vice president, North American Sales, Global Sales and Marketing at Rockwell Automation, provides leadership and strategic direction for the sales force in the North American region. He is responsible for driving the North American Accelerated Growth Sales Model, current growth initiative performance while positioning the sales organization for future accelerated growth and improved sales force effectiveness. With more than 30 years of experience and a diverse background in the automation and control industry, Tschanz brings a wealth of experience to his current role. He originally joined the sales organization at Rockwell Automation in 1993. He has since held numerous positions of increasing responsibility and leadership, including regional vice president, Western region; district manager, Milwaukee; regional channel manager; industry account manager; and senior account sales engineer. Prior to joining the company, Tschanz held a variety of roles ranging from product development engineering, product maintenance engineering and manufacturing support engineering, as well as engineering management roles at industry-leading companies such as Honeywell, Square D and Allen-Bradley. In 1983, he was awarded a patent for a coil assembly apparatus for an IEC contactor at Square D. Tschanz holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Wisconsin – Platteville, and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

On September 27, 2011, at 3:00 p.m., officials from DeSales University dedicated the new DeSales University Lansdale Area Campus at 815 Sumneytown Pike in Upper Gwynedd Township at the intersection of Sumneytown Pike and Broad Street.The Lansdale location offers MBA and accelerated bachelor's degree programs. Photos by Rob Upton