The LER Alumni Board of Directors, formerly the LER Alumni Program Group, was created by our alumni to enhance and enrich the experience of students enrolled in the school’s undergraduate and graduate programs. The school has long been known as a student-centered program that works hard to build a sense of community between students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Graduates of our program value the experience they had while they were LER students, and they want to ensure that students who come after them will have a similarly positive experience. The alumni board is at the heart of the lifelong connection that many students have with the school and the University as a whole.
The mission of the LER Alumni Board of Directors is to:
While we consider all graduates of the School of LER’s degree programs to be members of the LER Alumni Board of Directors, the alumni board consists of alumni who have volunteered to work actively on behalf of the alumni board to help it pursue its mission.
Any LER or HRER graduate is eligible to serve on the board. The alumni board has established a membership process to fill board positions. For more information on that process, contact any member of the LER Alumni Board of Directors or Director Elaine Farndale.
Beth Albright ’89
SVP, Human Resources (Retired)
Chemours
Lauren Baskett ’17
Human Resources Business Partner
TE Connectivity
Valerie Bennardo ’11
Human Capital Analyst
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Sylvester (Sy) Beozzo ’74
Attorney/Partner
Marcus & Shapira LLP
John Gerak ’92
Shareholder
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart, P.C.
John Hoderny ’13, Co-President
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
GS1 US, Inc
Kevin Hyer ’02
Founder/CEO
The Hyer Calling Foundation, Inc.
Dan O’Meara ’84
Attorney
Ogletree Deakins
Kristie Pappal ’00
Vice President of Human Resources
Philadelphia Eagles
Keith Petrosky ’00,
Human Resources Director
Lockheed Martin
Desmondé Pringle ’88
International HRD Consultant
Global Solutions, Inc.
Jim Ryerson ’93, Co-President
Human Resources Executive
Caterpillar, Inc.
Ron Schwartz ’13
Vice President – Staffing
Penske Truck Leasing
Nikur Shah ’95
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Rexford Simpson ’70
Professor of Practice
School of LER, Penn State
Terri Thomas ’84
Chief, Division of Planning, Mgmt & Tech.
Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Dept of Labor
Stephen Vetter ’98
Principal
Barr Resources
Michael Wasser ’10
Legislative and Outreach Director
AFL-CIO
Aleta Weakland ’80
Constituent Relations Specialist
Office of Senator Vulakovich
Meghan Weaver ’17
Senior Manager
Compensation Operations at Otis Elevator Co.
Douglas F. Allen ’73
Retired Professor of Practice and
Labor Education Consultant
Irwin W. Aronson ’73
Attorney
Labor & Employment Law
Willig, Williams & Davidson
Charlene Binder ’82
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Jim Bowers ’67
Vice President (Retired)
Hay Group, Inc.
Jacquelin J. Brova ’75
Executive Vice President
Human Resources (Retired)
Church and Dwight Co., Inc.
Joseph Brzostowski ’70
USG – Special Agent (Retired)
Ira Bushman ’79
Partner
Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd, P.C.
George Canaga ’55
Personnel Director (Retired)
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Eugene Cavallucci ’69
Vice President-Counsel
Harris Corporation
Joseph Costello ’78
Attorney and Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Tom S. Giotto ’76
Attorney/Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C.
Robert L. Igo ’77
Assistant Director
Finance and Business
Penn State Outreach
Elizabeth Leath Buckley ’84
HR Manager of the HR Global Function
Corning Glass
Michael McCloskey ’83
Partner
Chartwell Investment Partners
Richard (Dick) Rogers ’70
Vice President, Human Resources (Retired)
ConnectiCare Inc.
Ernie Salvino ’69
President
Salvino Management Services
Thomas J. Stripay ’69
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Sumitomo Corporation of America
Jack Toner ’70
Attorney
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Mark Wirick ’74,
Assistant to the Regional Director
NLRB Region 6