However, little is presented in the academic literature concerning the roles and responsibilities, recruitment and selection activities, and professional development of the faculty who serve WFD. This study was built to address these three areas in order to provide a comprehensive profile of WFD faculty in Western Pennsylvania. This study did not address the evaluation and assessment of employed WFD faculty concerning performance reviews. However, the bottom line is that the WFD faculty affect the overall profit margin of the WFD division as indicated by the WFD leaders interviewed for this study, and the more successful the faculty are in performing their duties, the more reputable and financially secure the college becomes.