Board of Advisers

Chair: William Stout
Vice-Chair: Steve Masterson
Treasurer: Michael Hund
Secretary: Mukund Kulkarni

Executive Board Members:

Chair College Affairs Committee: Jeffrey Merritt
Chair Student Life Committee: Richard Ziegler
Chair Faculty/Research Committee: James Talalai
Campaign/Board Development Liaison: Kevin Harter
Immediate Past Chair: Christine Sears

Board of advisers group photo

Board of advisers group photo

Ted J. Ackroyd
Chairman and CEO
HealthcareData Company, LLC

Janak Amin, '94 MBA
President and CEO
Graystone Tower Bank

Richard E. Bentz, '69, '72g
President
Edenridge Enterprises, Inc.

David Black
President and CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Ex-Officio

David A. Brinjac, P.E., '79, '80g
Principal
Brinjac Engineering
Honorary Member

James C. Byerly
Byerly Consulting Services, LLC
Honorary Member

William Christ, '73g
Retired, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Hershey Foods Corp.

Paul C. Coppock
Honorary Member

Frank Costanzo
President
J.P. Donmoyer, Inc.

Gary Eichelberger, '92
Cumberland County Commissioner
Ex-Officio

Michael Fiaschetti, '04g
Senior Vice President, Provider Services and Strategy
Highmark, Inc.

Kevin M. Harter, '90, '05g
Senior Vice President
Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA
Honorary Member

Max J. Hempt
President and Chairman
Hempt Brothers, Inc.

Judy L. Hricak, CPSM, '89
Vice President National Practice Manager
Marketing and Business Development
Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Michael L. Hund, Esq.
Partner
McNees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

Ralph Klinepeter, '93g
President
Pyramid Construction Services, Inc.

Carlton (Andy) Klinger, '81, '90g
Senior VP and Business Banking Sales Manager
PNC Bank

Mukund Kulkarni
Chancellor
Penn State Capital College
Ex-Officio

William Lambert, '80 MD ET
President and CEO
Mine Safety Appliances Company

Jane Leipold '82, '88g
Senior Vice President
Global Human Resources
Tyco Electronics

Franklin D. Linn, Sr.
Retired, President
Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners
Ex-Officio

Steven J. Masterson, CPA, '78
Partner, Tax Services
ParenteBeard LLC

F.G. Chip Merkel, '89g
President and Chief Operating Officer
United Concordia

Jeffrey Merritt, '85g
President
Reynolds Construction Management, Inc.

Gerald K. Morrison, Esq., '65, '68g
Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP
Honorary Member

Kiran Patel
Chief Investment Officer
Hersha Group

Ralph E. Peters, '48
Chairman of the Board-Emeritus and Treasurer
Benatec Associates
Honorary Member

Vincent J. Pinizzotto, '71
Regional Vice President
United Concordia Companies, Inc.
Honorary Member

Mike Pries '94
Dauphin County Commissioner
Ex-Officio

Robert Reid
Mayor
Borough of Middletown
Ex-Officio

Napoleon "Nate" Saunders
Honorary Member

Christine Sears, '77
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Penn National Insurance

Kathleen A. Smarilli, '71
Partner
Murphy McCormack
Honorary Member

Burton H. Snyder
Senior VP, General Counsel, and Secretary
The Hershey Company

William M. Stout
Chairman and CEO
Gannett Fleming, Inc.

James Talalai, '94g
Executive VP Info Services & CIO
Select Medical Corporation

H. Ralph Vartan, '08g
Chairman & CEO
Vartan Group, Inc.

Dr. Richard Weinstein
Superintendent of School
Middletown Area School District

David P. Wirick
General Manager
ArcelorMittal Steelton LLC

Harry I. Yaverbaum, '57
Certified Public Accountant

Richard Ziegler, '06 Honorary
Owner and President
R.E. Ziegler Remodeling and Construction Company