Board of Advisers

Executive Board

Chair: Lisa Torchia
Vice-Chair: Rosa Stroh
Secretary: John Mason
Immediate Past Chair: James Talalai

Committee Leadership

Alumni Relations – Brad Simpson, Chair; Patti Thompson, Vice Chair
College Affairs - Lisa Myers, Chair; Susan Steadman, Vice Chair
Development/Campaign - Richard Barger, Chair; William Stout, Vice Chair
External Relations - Matt Tunnell, Chair; Kevin Harter, Vice Chair
Research and Scholarship - David Wirick, Chair; Lou Paioletti, Vice Chair
Student Life - H. William Weik, Jr., Chair; Rich Ziegler, Vice Chair

Board of advisers group photo

Alan Amici

Member

Vice President and Chief Technical Officer

TE Connectivity, Transportation Solutions

Larry Asu, '14g

Member

Sr. Learning & Development Specialist

The Hershey Company

Michael Baird

Member

General Manager

Siemens Industry

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.

David Black (Dave)

Ex Officio

President and CEO

Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC

David A. Brinjac, ’79, ‘80g

Honorary Member

Principal

Brinjac Engineering, Inc.

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

Paul C. Coppock

Honorary Member

Retired Senior VP, General Counsel, CAO

Harsco Corporation

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

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

John Lawn

Member

President & CEO

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts

Jane A. Leipold, '82, '88g

Member

President

JAL Executive HR Consulting

David L. Margolis

Ex Officio

Retired, Director

PennDOT

Terry Martin

Ex Officio

Principal

Steelton-Highspire High School

John Mason, '72
Ex Officio
Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg

F.G. Chip Merkel, '89g

Honorary Member

President and Chief Operating Officer

United Concordia

Jeffrey P. Merritt, '85g

Chair

President

Reynolds Construction, LLC

Meredith Mills, '14g

Member

Vice President of Strategic Planning

Country Meadows Retirement Communities

Gerald K. Morrison, Esquire, ’65, ‘68g

Honorary Member

Partner

Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP

Lisa A. Myers, CPA, CFE, MAFF, FCPA, CGMA, '87

Member

Principal

Boyer & Ritter, LLC

Certified Public Accountants

Heather L. Neary, ‘09g

Member

President

Auntie Anne's, Inc.

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

William Pugh, '76

Member

Senior Vice President, Treasurer & CFO

Pinnacle Health Systems

Stephanie Reisinger, '86

Member

Vice President of Life Sciences, Research Analytics

Evidera

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

PA News Media Association/MANSI Media

Kathleen A. Smarilli, ’71

Honorary Member

President/CEO

Smarilli Strategic Partners

Susan Steadman, '83, '89g

Member

Director of Finance and Administration

Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Susan Steele, P.E., '01

Member

Senior Bridge Erection Engineer

High Steel Structures, LLC

William M. Stout

Honorary Member

Principle Consultant

Gannett Fleming Valuation & Rate Consultants, Inc.

Rosa C. Stroh, '79

Member

Retired - VP, Treasurer

The Hershey Company

Lori Suski, Ed.D., ’89, ‘95g

Ex Officio

Superintendent of Schools

Middletown Area School District

James J. Talalai, '94g

Chair

President

Expert Business Integration Services, LLC

Patricia Thompson, Ph.D. '86, 08g

Member

Partner

Praxis

Lisa Torchia

Member

Vice President of Clinical & Support Services

Country Meadows Retirement Communities

Matthew Tunnell, '00g

Member

Partner

Lift Development

James T. Wallace, Sr. '74

Member

President/Owner

Electro-Soft, Inc.

H. William Weik, Jr., ‘97

Member

CEO

Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster

E. Philip Wenger, '79, '87g

Member

Chairman, President & CEO

Fulton Financial Corporation

Keith Williams, Ph.D.

Ex Officio

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Director of the Pediatric Feeding Center

Hershey Medical Center

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

Owner & President

R. E. Ziegler Remodeling & Construction Co