The Advisory Board of Penn State Greater Allegheny works in concert with the chancellor, the faculty, and the staff to make Penn State Greater Allegheny a responsive, high quality, learning center for Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond.
Mission
The mission of the Advisory Board is to provide support and advice to the campus and University. Working with the administration, the Board works to enhance educational outreach opportunities to our communities.
For more information on the Advisory Board, contact Julianna Murin at jtm20@psu.edu or call the Chancellor's Office at (412) 675-9080.
Advisory Board Officers
President - Mark R. Gruskin
Vice President - Clifford C. Wise
Secretary - Karen J. Kutzer, CRFE
Treasurer - Kenneth C. Foltz, Sr., Esquire
Immediate Past President - Jacob N. Skezas
Chancellor - Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D.
Advisory Board Members
William M. Bodnar, CPA
Shareholder, Alpern Rosenthal
Honorable Cynthia A. Baldwin
Vice President and General Counsel, Penn State University
Mary Del Brady
Daniel Byrd
President of Allegheny County Chapter, Penn State Alumni Association
Pamela L. Coates
Community Relations Manager, EQT Corporation
Reverend Earlene Coleman
Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church
Dr. Linda L. Croushore
Executive Director, Consortium for Public Education
Sally A. Cunningham, Esquire
Program Development Director, Counsel
Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
Carnegie Mellon University
Edward Datemasch, CPA
Financial Consultant
Patrick D. Dugan
Vice President and Controller, Wabtec Corporation
William Flanagan
Executive VP Corporate Relations, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Kenneth C. Foltz, Sr., Esquire
Attorney, Leech Tishman Fuscalo & Lampl, LLC
Mark R. Gruskin
Lecturer and Thomas C. Rumble Fellowship Ph.D. student in finance
Preston L. Henderson
Manager - Employee Relations, United States Steel Corporation
Joseph M. Hohman
President, Resource Development & Management., Inc.
E. Carter Jones
Manager of Diversity Outreach Programs, Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University
John W. Keyes
Vice President – Pittsburgh Region, Tube City IMS Corporation
Denise M. Kubli
President of the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society
Karen J. Kutzer, CFRE
Karen Kutzer Associates
Dennis S. Meteny
President and CEO, Cygnus Manufacturing Co., LLC
Amy H. Michaliszyn
Senior Vice President, Federated Securities Corporation
Victor J. Orler, Jr.
Consultant
Ronald H. Ott
President, Excela Westmoreland Regional Hospital
David J. Pasternak
Vice President, The Bank of New York Mellon
Michael J. Perry
McDonald's Corporation
Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D.
Chancellor, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Jacob N. Skezas
Chief Financial Officer/Attorney, Resource Development & Management, Inc.
Keith Staso, CPA
President, Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.
Nancy Traina
Community Volunteer
James M. Weitzel, Jr.
Senior Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Clifford C. Wise
President, General Trade Corporation
Michael T. Youchak, P.E.
Vice-President and Partner, Youchak & Youchak, Inc.
Emeriti Members
Harry J. Alverson, Jr.
Hugh Coughanour
Edwin W. Davis
D. James Heatherington
William Marquette
John D. Neel
Raymond B. Smith, D.D.S.
W. James South
Leo J. Spaeder, Jr.