Executive Board
Chair: Bill Weik
Vice Chair: Jennifer Chambers
Secretary: John Mason
Immediate Past Chair: Lisa Torchia
Committee Leadership
Academic Affairs - Susan Steadman, Vice Chair
Alumni Relations - Brad Simpson, Chair; Cate Barron, Vice Chair
Development - Richard Barger, Chair; William Stout, Vice Chair
External Relations - Matt Tunnell, Chair; Kevin Harter, Vice Chair
Nominating - Lisa Torchia, 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
Alan Amici
Member
President and CEO
Center for Automotive Research
President and CEO
Center for Automotive Research
Larry Asu, '14g
Member
Sr. Learning Manager
PepsiCo Beverages North America
PepsiCo Beverages North America
Jay Badame, ’78
Member
President and COO
AECOM Tishman
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
Member
Executive Vice President and Regional President
Truist Bank
Philip Brenckle
Member
Chief Financial Officer
West Shore Home
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
Member
Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Capital Blue Cross
Douglas Charney, '82
Member
President
Charney Investment Group
James Curry
Ex Officio
Mayor, Borough of Middletown
James Dougherty, '77
Member
Attorney
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Gary Eichelberger, ’92
Ex Officio
Cumberland County Commissioner
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners
Chris Gebhard
Ex Officio
Pennsylvania State Senator
Ex Officio
Pennsylvania State Senator
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
Chelton L. Hunter, ʼ02g
Ex Officio
Superintendent of Schools
Middletown Area School District
Ex Officio
Superintendent of Schools
Middletown Area School District
Troy Holloway
Member
Executive Vice President
Century Engineering, Inc.
Member
Executive Vice President
Century Engineering, Inc.
Gibran Jones, ’08
Member
Senior Digital Marketer
Krimson Square
Member
Senior Digital Marketer
Krimson Square
John Lawn
Member
President & CEO
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Parul Luthra ʼ03, ʼ17g
Ex Officio
Project Manager
Capital Blue Cross
Ex Officio
Project Manager
Capital Blue Cross
David L. Margolis
Ex Officio
Retired, Director
PennDOT
John Mason, '72
Ex Officio
Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg
Ex Officio
Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg
Tim Matas
Member
Sr. Dir., Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis
The Hershey Company
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.
Member
President
Schaedler Yesco Distribution, Inc.
Gerald K. Morrison, Esquire, ’65, ‘68g
Honorary Member
Partner
Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP
Steve Overly
Member
Member
Louis Paioletti, '88
Member
Director of Supply Chain Services
Phoenix Contact, Inc.
Jeannine Peterson, '78g
Member
CEO
Hamilton Health Center
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
Ex Officio
President
President
PA News Media Association/MANSI Media
Kathleen A. Smarilli, ’71
Honorary Member
President/CEO
Smarilli Strategic Partners
Rachel Smithers, ’01g, ʼ14g
Member
Senior Metallurgical Engineer
Member
Senior Metallurgical Engineer
Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton
Susan Steadman, '83, '89g
Member
Retired, The Hershey Company
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
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
Member
Receiver, Harrisburg School District
Retired, Superintendent of Schools
Middletown Area 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
Member
Chief Executive Officer
PA Options for Wellness
Matthew Tunnell, '00g
Member
Partner
Lift Development
Ryan Unger
Ex Officio
President and CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Ex Officio
President and CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
H. William Weik, Jr., ‘97
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