Campus Advisory Board
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 – Karen J. Kutzer
Vice President – John W. Keyes
Secretary – Dennis S. Meteny
Treasurer - James Lawson
Advisory Board Members
Honorable Cynthia A. Baldwin
Retired
Ruth Bryd-Smith
Director, Allegheny County Department of Minority Women/ Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Dept.
Dr. Linda L. Croushore
Retired
Michael Cherepko
Mayor of McKeesport
Charles L. "Luke " Desmone
Managing Principal, Architect
Ken Eisner
Attorney, Eisher Law, PC
Vaughn Gilbert
Retired
Mark R. Gruskin
Assistant Professor of Finance, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Jack Halpern
Director, Gulf Trading & Transport
Kathy Kasperik
President of Allegheny County Chapter, Penn State Alumni Association
John W. Keyes
Vice President, Trading Tube City
Karen J. Kutzer
Principal and Owner, Karen Kutzer Associates
James W. “Jim” Lawrence
Fastmarkets/AMM,
James Lawson
Baker & Tilly
Wade Lipscomb
Reservoir Engineer, Range Resources
Kelley Lynch
CFO & VP of Operations, Othot Inc.
Ina Jean Marton
Mayor of White Oak Boro
Dennis S. Meteny
Director, Blue Water Growth, LLC
Victor J. Orler, Jr.
Consultant
David J. Pasternak
Vice President, New York Mellon
President of the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society
Jacob N. Skezas
Chief Financial Officer/Attorney, Resource Development & Management, Inc.
Keith Staso, CPA
President, AKS Associates
Sue Striffler Galaski
Director, Striffler Family Funeral Home
Peter Swistock
Retired
Nancy Traina
Community Volunteer
Jesús Torres
Auditor Project Manager, PNC Bank
James M. Weitzel, Jr.
Retired Division Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Clifford C. Wise
President, General Trade Corporation
Emeriti Members
Edwin W. Davis
D. James Heatherington
Raymond B. Smith, D.D.S.
Leo J. Spaeder, Jr.
Ed Datemasch
John Hohman