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Board of Advisers

Executive Board

Chair: Jennifer Chambers
Vice Chair: Matt Tunnell
Secretary: John Mason
Immediate Past Chair: Bill Weik

Committee Leadership

Academic Affairs - Lori Suski, Chair; Susan Steadman, Vice Chair
Alumni Relations - Brad Simpson, Chair; Cate Barron, Vice Chair
Development - Richard Barger, Chair; Phil Wenger, Vice Chair
External Relations - Matt Tunnell, Chair; Kevin Harter, Vice Chair 
IDEAL - Wanda Knight, Chair
Nominating - Bill Welk, Chair
Research and Outreach - David Wirick, Chair;  Lou Paioletti, Vice Chair 
Student Life - Rachel Smithers, Chair; Rich Ziegler, Vice Chair

 

Administrative Support

Marie-Louise Abram, Director, International Programs, External Relations, and Special Projects
Janet Althouse, Administrative Support Assistant, International Programs, External Relations and Special Projects

Board of Advisers - 2019-2020
 
Alan Amici
Member
President and CEO
Center for Automotive Research
 
Larry Asu, '14g
Member
Sr. Learning Manager
PepsiCo Beverages North America
 
Jay Badame, ’78
Member
President and COO
AECOM Tishman
 
Richard L. Barger, '71
Member
Retired, CFO & Executive VP
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
 
Cate Barron, '13g
Member
President, PA Media Group
 
Richard E. Bentz, ’69, ‘72g
Honorary Member
President
Edenridge Enterprises, Inc.
 
Alex Brame
Member
Executive Vice President and Regional President
Truist Bank 
 
Philip Brenckle
Member
Chief Financial Officer
West Shore Home
 
James C. Byerly, ’10
Honorary Member
President and CEO
Byerly Consulting Services, LLC
 
Jennifer Chambers M.D., '90g, '95g
Chair
Owner
JAChambers Healthcare Consulting
 
Douglas Charney, '82
Member
President
Charney Investment Group
 
Emery Cook, '02g
Member
Author, retired educator and coach
 
James Curry
Ex Officio
Mayor, Borough of Middletown
 
Senator John DiSanto
Ex Officio 
PA State Senator
Dauphin County, PA District 15P
 
James Dougherty, '77
Member
Attorney
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
 
Gary Eichelberger, ’92
Ex Officio
Cumberland County Commissioner
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners
 
Tom Giannantonio
Member
Program Director, Siemens
 
Pete Gurt, '97
Member
President, Milton Hershey School
 
Kevin M. Harter, ’90, ‘05g
Honorary Member
Director, Center for Medical Innovation
Professor of Practice, Entrepreneurship
Penn State College of Medicine
 
Dennis Hodgson, '94
Member
EVP & CIO
Retired, Burlington Stores
 
Chelton L. Hunter, ʼ02g
Ex Officio
Superintendent of Schools
Middletown Area School District
 
Troy Holloway
Member
Executive Vice President
Century Engineering, Inc.
 
Gibran Jones, ’08
Member
Senior Digital Marketer
Krimson Square
 
Erik Keptner, '94
Member 
President
Keptner Consulting Group 
 
John Lawn
Member
President & CEO
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
 
Parul Luthra ʼ03, ʼ17g
Ex Officio
Project Manager
Capital Blue Cross
 
David L. Margolis
Ex Officio
Retired, Director
PennDOT
 
John Mason, '72
Ex Officio
Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg
 
Tim Matas
Member
Sr. Dir., Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
The Hershey Company
 
Jeffrey P. Merritt, '85g
Member
Retired, President
Reynolds Construction/SitelogIQ
 
Meredith Mills, '14g
Member
President and COO
Country Meadows Retirement Communities
 
Farrah Mittel, ’01
Member
President
Schaedler Yesco Distribution, Inc.
 
Gerald K. Morrison, Esquire, ’65, ‘68g
Honorary Member
Partner
Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP
 
Steve Overly
Member
 
Louis Paioletti, '88
Member
Director of Supply Chain Services
Phoenix Contact, Inc.
 
Jeannine Peterson, '78g
Member
Owner
JD Peterson Healthcare Consultants
 
Vincent J. Pinizzotto, ’71
Honorary Member
Retired, Regional Vice President
United Concordia Companies, Inc.
 
Mike Pries, ‘94
Ex Officio
Dauphin County Commissioner
 
Stephanie Reisinger, '86
Member
Vice President of Life Sciences, Research Analytics
Allscripts
 
Barry Schoch, '82
Ex Officio
Senior Vice President
KCI Technologies, Inc.
 
Alice Anne Schwab
Ex Officio
Executive Director
Susquehanna Art Museum
 
Christine Sears, '77
Honorary Member
Executive Vice President & COO
Penn National Insurance
 
Brad Simpson '03, 06g
Member
CFO
CrossState Credit Union Association 
 
Kathleen A. Smarilli, ’71
Honorary Member
President/CEO
Smarilli Strategic Partners
 
Rachel Smithers, ’01g, ʼ14g
Member
Senior Metallurgical Engineer
Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton
 
Susan Steadman, '83, '89g
Member
Retired, The Hershey Company
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
 
Tom Stoessel, '95, '11g
Member 
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Transformation Officer
Penn State Health 
 
William M. Stout
Honorary Member
Principle Consultant
Retired, Chairman & CEO
Gannett Fleming Valuation & Rate Consultants, Inc.
 
Rosa C. Stroh, '79
Member
Retired - VP, Treasurer
The Hershey Company
 
Lori Suski, Ed.D., ’89, ʼ95g
Member
Receiver, Harrisburg School District
Retired, Superintendent of Schools
Middletown Area School District
 
James J. Talalai, '94g
Member and Past Chair
President
Expert Business Integration Services, LLC
 
Lisa Torchia
Member and Past Chair
Vice President of Clinical & Support Services
Country Meadows Retirement Communities
 
Tom Trite
Member
Chief Executive Officer
PA Options for Wellness
 
Matthew Tunnell, '00g
Vice Chair
Partner
Lift Development
 
Ryan Unger
Ex Officio
President and CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
 
H. William Weik, Jr., ‘97
Member and Past Chair
CEO
Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster
 
E. Philip Wenger, '79, '87g
Member
Chairman & CEO
Fulton Financial Corporation
 
Jon G. Wilt
Ex Officio
President, Board of Commissioners
Lower Swatara Township
 
David P. Wirick
Member
Retired, General Manager
ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC
 
Richard Ziegler, ’06
Honorary Member
Retired, Owner & President
R. E. Ziegler Remodeling & Construction Co

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