Executive Board
Chair: Jennifer Chambers
Vice Chair: Matt Tunnell
Secretary: David Callejo Pérez
Immediate Past Chair: Bill Weik
Executive Board Members
Academic Affairs Committee – Lori Suski, Chair
Alumni Relations Committee – Brad Simpson, Chair
Development Committee – Rick Barger, Chair
External Relations Committee – Matt Tunnell, Chair
Nominating Committee – Bill Weik, Chair
Research and Outreach Committee – Lou Paioletti, Chair
Student Life Committee – Rachel Smithers, Chair
Committee Vice-Chairs
Academic Affairs Committee – Susan Steadman
Alumni Relations Committee – Cate Barron
Development Committee – Phil Wenger
External Relations Committee – Kevin Harter
Research and Outreach Committee – Tom Giannantonio
Student Life Committee – Rich Ziegler
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 M. Barger (Rick), '71
Member
CFO & Executive VP (Retired), Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Cate Barron, '13g
Member
President, PA Media Group
Richard E. Bentz, '69, '72g
Honorary Member
President, Edenridge Enterprises, Inc.
Philip Brenckle
Member
CFO, West Shore Home
James C. Byerly, '10
Honorary Member
President and CEO, Byerly Consulting Services, LLC
David Callejo Pérez
Ex Officio
Chancellor and Dean, Penn State Harrisburg
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 Dougherty, '77
Member
Attorney, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Jennifer Eckinger '96, '00g
Alumni Society President
Communications Specialist, Capital Blue Cross
Tom Giannantonio
Member
Program Director, Siemens
Pete Gurt, '97
Member
President, Milton Hershey School
Kevin M. Harter, '90, '05g
Honorary Member
CEO, Respana Therapeutics, Inc.
Dennis Hodgson, '94
Member
EVP & CIO (Retired), Burlington Stores
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
Laura Kurtz '07, '08g, '16 PhD
Member
Co-Chair Public Finance Group, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
John Lawn
Member
President & CEO, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Representative Dave Madsen
Ex Officio
PA State Representative, Dauphin County, PA District 104
Tim Matas
Member
Sr. Dir. of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, The Hershey Company
Jeffrey P. Merritt, '85g
Member
President (Retired), Reynolds Construction/SitelogIQ
Farrah Mittel, '01
Member
President, Schaedler Yesco Distribution, Inc.
Gerald K. Morrison, Esquire, '65, '68g
Honorary Member
Partner, Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP
Steve Overly, '82g
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
Regional VP (Retired), United Concordia Companies, Inc.
Stephanie Reisinger, '86
Member
SVP and GM, Real World Evidence
Barry Schoch, ʼ82
Ex Officio
Senior Vice President, KCI Technologies, Inc.
Brad Simpson '03, 06g
Member
CFO, CrossState Credit Union Association
Rachel Smithers, '01g, ʼ14g
Member
Senior Metallurgical Engineer, Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton
Susan Steadman, '83, '89g
Member
The Hershey Company (Retired)
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
Thomas M. Stoessel, '95, '11g
Member
Executive VP & Strategy & Transformation Officer, Penn State Health
William M. Stout
Honorary Member
Principle Consultant
Chairman & CEO (Retired), Gannett Fleming Valuation & Rate Consultants, Inc.
Rosa C. Stroh, '79
Member
VP & Treasurer (Retired), The Hershey Company
Lori Suski, Ed.D., '89, ʼ95g
Member
Receiver, Harrisburg School District
Superintendent of Schools (Retired), Middletown Area School District
James J. Talalai, '94g
Member and Past Chair
President, Expert Business Integration Services, LLC
Lisa Torchia
Member and Past Chair
Corporate Compliance Officer, Country Meadows Retirement Communities
Thomas Trite
Member
CEO, 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 (Retired), Fulton Financial Corporation
Jon G. Wilt
Ex Officio
President, Board of Commissioners, Lower Swatara Township
David P. Wirick
Member
General Manager (Retired), ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC
Richard Ziegler, '06
Honorary Member
Owner & President (Retired), R. E. Ziegler Remodeling & Construction Co.