WHEELING — West Virginia Northern Community College and President Daniel Mosser are facing multiple civil lawsuits in Ohio County Circuit Court from former employees alleging, among other things, wrongful termination; age, gender and racial discrimination; and abusive behavior from Mosser.

Lawsuits have been filed in circuit court against the college by four former employees: former Vice President of Learning Debra Tervala, former Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development Philip Klein, former longtime administrative employee Tracy Jenkins and former welding instructor Aaron Birtcher.

In her complaint, Tervala accused gender and age discrimination, as well as retaliation. She alleges that Mosser fired her after a disagreement with him over filling a faculty spot for a female program director at the college who was taking time off through the Family Medical Leave Act. She also claims that, when she was fired in February 2024, Mosser “loudly and publicly demanded” she leave the premises immediately.

Klein in his complaint alleges violation of the West Virginia Equal Pay Act, retaliation, violation of the West Virginia Whistleblower Law and defamation. He claims that he found a discrepancy where he was being paid less than another female WVNCC vice president, was “interrogated” by Mosser over his request for a salary review, fired him under false pretenses and alleged that Mosser’s discussion of his termination with others kept him from other jobs.

In Jenkins’ complaint, she alleges that Mosser exhibited a “lack of professionalism and outright mistreatment and discrimination” from the beginning of Mosser’s tenure in 2019. Jenkins claims that the college posted an opening for a registrar position, which were essentially the job duties Jenkins had at the time. She, a Black woman in her 50s and a younger, white candidate that Jenkins claims was less qualified applied for the job, and Jenkins was not hired for it.

In his complaint, Birtcher claims his contract was not renewed in retaliation for reporting an act of sexual assault by a WVNCC employee against a 15-year-old female student.

The college provided a statement through its attorney, Thomas Buck of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC.

“West Virginia Northern Community College is aware of the lawsuits recently filed by several former employees,” the statement read. ” These matters involve ongoing litigation and personnel issues, and as such, the College will not comment on the specifics at this time. West Virginia Northern Community College has been fair with its decisions and has followed the law and believes the outcome of the litigation will confirm such.”