Our Mission

Work within the communities served by the campuses of Penn State to build a strong future for the people of Pennsylvania through the continuation and enhancement of Penn State's highly successful traditions in teaching, research, and service.

 

Membership

Advisory Board Officers

President—Steve Molitierno
Vice President—John VanKirk
Regional Chancellor—Megan L. Nagel, Ph.D.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State New Kensington

Advisory Board Members

Joseph D. Defilippi, Ph.D.
Retired, U.S. Steel
 
Tina Girdano
Delaney Auto
 
Zach Huth
Huth Technologies, LLS
Huth Industries
 
John S. Kamarados, Esq.
Kamarados Law Office
 
Ray Mastre
Associate Director
Accenture
 
Stephen V. Molitierno 
Retired, IBM Public Sector Division
 
Ralph Resnick
Retired, C3 Consulting
Advanced Manufacturing Agitator
 
Jason Rigone
Executive Director
Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation
 
Marissa Russo
GRC Manager 
Seiso LLC
 
James Smith
President & CEO
Economic Growth Connection

Penny Stump
Owner's Representative
Carnegie Mellon University
 
Barbara VanKirk
President and Founder
IQ Inc.
 
John VanKirk
Retired, Kennametal, Inc.
 
Joe Veranese
President and CEO
Advanced Manufacturing International (AMI)
Vice President and CIO -NCDMM
 
Ellyse Williams
University of Pittsburgh
International Enrollment Services Manager
 

Associate Members

Barbara J. Arnold, Ph.D.
President
Prep Tech, Inc.
 
Melissa Fereday
President, Alumni Society
 
Richard Gilbert
Communications Engineer-Network and Cyber Security
Lea+Elliott, Inc.
 
Calvin McCutcheon
President
McCutcheon Enterprise, Inc.
 
Mitchel Nickols, Ph.D.
Pastor
Bibleway Christian Fellowship Church
 
Robert W. Sodini
President/Owner
Sodini & Company, Inc.
 
John Spadaro
Retired
Pitt Specialty Supply Inc.
 
Shannon Wagner
Superintendent
Burrell School District
 
Erin Weber
Vice President, Investments
Weber Group of Raymond James
 

 

Student Representative

 

 
 
 

Emeriti Members

 
Charles H. Booth, Jr. (1919-2019)
Arthur G. Duppstadt, Sr., O.D. (1924-2021)
N.F. (Red) Stein (1928-2024)

For more information on the Advisory Board, contact Billie Jo Yuhaniak at [email protected]u or call the Chancellor's Office at 724-430-4195.