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 – Membership
SVP, Human Resources (Retired)
Chemours
Lauren Baskett ’17 – Communications
HR Consulting & Outsourcing Director
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA)
Valerie Bennardo ’11
Senior Manager
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Sylvester (Sy) Beozzo ’74
Partner (Retired)
Marcus & Shapira LLP
Sawyer Caruso ’14 – Development
Director of People
Mosaic Service Partners
John Hoderny ’13, Co-President
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
GS1 US, Inc
Dan O’Meara ’84
Shareholder
Ogletree Deakins
Carin Otero ’82
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer
US Department of Labor
Kristie Pappal ’00
Vice President of Human Resources
Philadelphia Eagles
Keith Petrosky ’00 – Student Engagement Chair
Sr. Director of Human Resources
Lockheed Martin
Desmondé Pringle ’88
CEO (Retired)
Jim Ryerson ’93
Vice President
Boeing
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, Co-President
Associate Administrator for Administrative Operations (Retired)
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage, and Hour Division
Stephen Vetter ’98
Partner
Barr Resources
Michael Wasser ’10
Assistant to the President / Legislative Director
AFL-CIO (DPE)
Meghan Weaver ’17 – Membership Chair
Dir. HRBP – Finance & GBS
Compensation Operations at Otis Elevator Co.
Dionne R. Wiggins ’13
Vice President of People & Culture
American Jewish World Service
Meagan Wright ’17
Labor Relations Partner
Jefferson Health
Spencer Starr ’21 – JAC Chair
Senior HR Specialist
AON
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.
James (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)
Elizabeth (Leath) Buckley ’84
HR Manager of the HR Global Function
Corning Glass
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
John Gerak ’92
Shareholder
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart, P.C.
Tom S. Giotto ’76
Attorney/Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C.
Robert L. Igo ’77
Assistant Director
Finance and Business
Penn State Outreach
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
John (Jack) Toner ’70
Attorney
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Aleta Weakland ’80
Constituent Relations Specialist
Office of Senator Vulakovich
Mark Wirick ’74,
Assistant to the Regional Director
NLRB Region 6