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
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
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
TE Connectivity, Transportation Solutions
Larry Asu, '14g
Member
Manager Learning and Development Supply Chain
The Hershey Company
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
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
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
John Mason, '72
Ex Officio
Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg
Ex Officio
Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg
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
President
PA News Media Association/MANSI Media
Kathleen A. Smarilli, ’71
Honorary Member
President/CEO
Smarilli Strategic Partners
Rachel Smithers, ’01g, ʼ14g
Member
Area Manager
ArcelorMittal USA
Member
Area Manager
ArcelorMittal USA
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
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