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Stephanie Nycum Doliveira Set to Deliver 24th Annual Outstanding Alumni Lecture (October 2023)

Stephanie Nycum Doliveira Set to Deliver 24th Annual Outstanding Alumni Lecture (October 2023)

September 21, 2023

The School of Labor and Employment Relations is thrilled to announce that Stephanie Nycum Doliveira, Esquire '93 has been selected as the 24th Annual Outstanding Alumni Awardee. She will return to University Park on Thursday, October 12 to deliver her speech, The Secret Sauce: Investing in People and Culture.

  • TIME: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • LOCATION: Freeman Auditorium, HUB Robeson Center

 

This event is free and open to the public.

GET TO KNOW STEPHANIE:

Stephanie Doliveira is the executive vice president of People & Culture at Sheetz, Inc. where she is responsible for strategic planning and execution of people-centric initiatives. She is also the executive sponsor of the company’s commitment to IDEA—Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility—an integral part of the overall corporate strategy. She is very proud and humbled to be the first female executive vice president in the seventy-plus year history of the company.

Sheetz, a family owned and operated convenience retailer based in Altoona, Pennsylvania has more than 25,000 employees throughout the company’s seven-state operating area. Recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Retailers to Work For, Best Places to Work for Women and Best Workplaces for Millennials, Sheetz is committed to offering sustainable careers built on an inspiring and authentically inclusive culture. In April 2023, Stephanie was honored by Wise Women of Blair County as a Tribute Honoree for the Business & Professional category. Convenience Store News recognized her with the “Top Women in Convenience” honor in 2016 and 2020. The Great Place to Work Institute awarded Stephanie the Inaugural Great Place to Work® For All Leadership Award in March 2018.

She is the proud mom of two loving sons, Gabriel and Carter. Overall, Stephanie is a staunch advocate for children, childcare, and early learning. Since 2008, she has been a member of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Early Learning Investment Commission and currently serves as the co-chair. She also serves on the Sheetz Family Charities board of directors, an employee-driven charity focused on children in need.

Prior to joining Sheetz, Stephanie practiced labor and employment law representing employers at a firm based in Pennsylvania. She received a bachelor of science degree in labor and industrial relations from the Penn State’s School of Labor and Employment Relations in 1993. She then went on to earn a juris doctorate from the Widener University School of Law, Commonwealth Campus in 1996.

Stephanie is thrilled to return to Penn State’s University Park campus on Thursday, October 12, to deliver her speech, “The Secret Sauce: Investing in People and Culture!”

Stephanie Nycum Doliveira