Advisory Board
Advisory Board 2018-2019
The purpose of the Penn State Scranton Advisory Board is to advise and assist the Chancellor, relative to the functioning of the Campus as an essential part of the University. Also, this Board shall support the Campus and serve as a liaison with the community and advocate for Penn State University in the community.
Officers:
- Louis Ingargiola - Chair
- Corey O'Brien - Vice Chair
- Kimberly Bogdan - Treasurer
- Marwan A. Wafa, Ph.D. - Secretary
Members:
Advisory Board Member: Honorable Michael Barrase
- Education: University of Scranton; Dickinson School of Law
- Occupation: Judge in the 45th Judicial District of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County
- Community Involvement: Recipient of the PA Trial Judges Award for Efficient Caseload Management (Golden Crow Bar Award); the 2006 PA Psychological Association Public Service Award; 2007 John J. Baldi Award for excellence in program evaluation and review, which promotes the enhancement and development of service and support for persons with mental disabilities; Women's Resource Center Public Service Award
Advisory Board Member: Maureen Bielman
- Occupation: CFO/Treasurer of Dimeco Inc.; CFO and Treasurer of The Dime Bank
- Community Involvement: Honesdale Rotary member and officer
- Penn State Involvement: Treasurer, The Wayne Pike Penn State Chapter
Advisory Board Member: Bob F. Durkin
- Education: Penn State University; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Organizational Management at the University of Delaware
- Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.
Advisory Board Member: Katrina Foster
- Education: B.S., Management and Marketing (w/high distinction - 2006) Penn State Scranton
- Occupation: President and founder of KKPR Marketing and Public Relations, in Milford, PA
- Community Involvement: Board member of The Scranton Plan; served as president and board member of The Northeast PA American Advertising Federation; Bon Secours Community Hospital Foundation board of directors; Milford Music Festival board of directors.
Advisory Board Member: The Honorable Jonathan A. Fritz
- Education: Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Marketing.
- Occupation: Pennsylvania State Representative, 111th Legislative District. Former Wayne County Commissioner and former Mayor of Honesdale
- Involvement: Member of PA House Committees: Commerce, Aging & Older Adult Services and Human Services. Member of the following local organizations: Fraternal Order of Eagles - Arie 1858, Susquehanna County Farm Bureau, Wayne/Pike Farm Bureau, and other local organizations. Penn State Alumni Association Life Member, Wayne/Pike Chapter of Penn State Alumni Association Member of the Year - 2016
Advisory Board Member: Mary Garm
- Occupation: Administrator, Lackawanna County Library System
- Community Involvement: Scranton's Pages and Places Book Festival; the Scranton Women's Network Committee of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce; vice chair of the PA Governor's Advisory Council on Library Development; past president of the PA Library Association and recipient of its Distinguished Service Award.
Advisory Board Member: Jason Hanyon, D.M.D.
- Education: B.S., nutrition, Penn State University (1998); doctor of dental medication, Temple University (w/high honors, 2004)
- Occupation: Dentist with Century Dental Associates
- Community Involvement: Member, American Dental Association and the Pennsylvania Dental Association; Ommicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society; Temple University Stomatognathic Honor Society; Temple University Oral Surgery Honor Society; Temple University Endodontology Society; Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges at Temple University School of Dentistry in 2002-2003. Penn State Scranton Alumni Society’s 2014 Alumnus of the Year.
Advisory Board Member: Maggie Hawk
- Education: Penn State University, 2005
- Occupation: School Psychologist for the Valley View School District, Archbald, PA
- Community Involvement: Board member, Women's Resource Center, Scranton; Junior League of Scranton.
Advisory Board Member: Louis Ingargiola
- Education: B.S., Finance, Penn State University (1992)
- Occupation: President and founder of Ingargiola Wealth Management Group, Dunmore, PA
- Community Involvement: Past president and long-time member of the Penn State Scranton Alumni Society; member of the campus’ Campaign Committee; Alumni Fundraising Committee; Hammond Society member of the Penn State Smeal College of Business; Scranton Chapter of UNICO National; past consultant for Junior Achievement; lector, extraordinary minister and member of the finance council at St. Anthony’s Church; Penn State Scranton Alumni Society’s 2011 Alumnus of the Year
Advisory Board Member: Robert Luciani
- Education: B.A., Penn State University; FINRA Series 6, 63, and life and health Insurance licenses
- Occupation: Managing Director, Key Account Management, Prudential; sales officer of the Prudential Trust Company; and a NJ, NC and CT Governmental Affairs Agent
- Community Involvement: Board of directors -- Scranton Cultural Center and The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development.
Advisory Board Member: Nina Telesca Magnani
- Education: B.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering-The Pennsylvania State University (1986), MBA-Interior Architecture, Marywood University (2008)
- Occupation: Independent Consultant/Owner of an Interior Design Firm
- Community Involvement: Board Member and Design Committee Member for Scranton Tomorrow; Development Committee Member for Scranton Cultural Center
- Penn State Involvement: 2016 Penn State Scranton Alumni Society's Alumna of the Year; current member of Penn State Scranton Advisory Board
Advisory Board Member: Frank Marcos
- Occupation: Vice chairman at Deloitte Tax, LLP (New York City); leader -- OCEO Strategic Clients
- Community Involvement: Board member of Deloitte Tax LLP and member of the Deloitte Tax Executive Group
Advisory Board Member: Ann Jennings McDonough
- Education: B.S., early childhood/elementary education, Penn State University; master’s in educational administration, University of Scranton; Superintendent Letter of Eligibility, Marywood University.
- Occupation: Retired, Scranton School District principal
- Community Involvement: Lifelong member, Penn State Alumni Association; the Greater Scranton Penn State Chapter; PSWS Ridge View Society; president of the Society of Irish Women
Advisory Board Member: Mary McNichols
- Education: Penn State University, AA (1981); BS (2002)
- Occupation: Senior Vice President/Senior Trust and Investment Officer
- Community Involvement: Director, Estate Planning Council of Northeast PA; NEPA Chapter, Society for Human Resource Management; self-study adviser, PA Bankers Assoc.; advisory committee, PA Bankers Assoc. School of Trust, Investment, and Wealth Management.
Advisory Board Member: Timothy Meagher
- Education: Penn State alumnus
- Occupation: Broker/owner of RE/MAX Wayne and RE/MAX Best locations in Honesdale and Damascus, PA
- Community Involvement: Board member, Wayne County Chamber of Commerce; member and past board member of the Honesdale Area Jaycees; past board member and volunteer of the Wayne County YMCA; volunteer with Rachel’s Challenge.
Advisory Board Member: Fred M. Powell
- Education: B.S., Accounting, Penn State University (1983) PSWS alumnus; Penn State University Scholar
- Occupation: EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Antares Pharma
- Community Involvement: Treasurer of the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County, member of the finance council Redeemer Lutheran Church
- Penn State Involvement: Guest presenter for PSWS business students; Life member, Penn State Alumni Association; endowed the Powell-Freeman Family Scholarship; Ridge View Society.
Advisory Board Member: James F. Thomas
- Education: B.S., communications, Marywood University
- Occupation: President and founder, Thomas Communications, Clarks Summit, PA
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Advisory Board Member: James W. Thomas, CPA
- Education: B.S., accounting, Penn State University; PSWS alumnus;
- Occupation: U.S. Advisory Aerospace & Defense Sector Leader and partner in government contracts practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in McLean, VA
- Community Involvement: Guest presenter for PSWS business students; Ridge View Society member
Advisory Board Member: Dr. Michael Wolk
- Occupation: Partner/Physician, Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates; Medical Director at Allied Services Rehabilitation Associates
- Education: Bachelor of Science in biology at University of Scranton. MD at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Community Involvement: Board member, American Heart Association; member, Nittany Lion Club
Ex-Officio Members:
Kim Bogdan; John Drake; Scott French: Durell Johnson; Brad Kovaleski; Paul Frisch; Jeffrey Mallas; Casey McGhie; Marwan Wafa; Kathy Zielinski
Emeritus Members:
Ray Alberigi; Joseph M. Alu; Kimberly Barrows, CFP, CLU; Donald Bernstein; Richard Bishop, J.D.; Elizabeth Bonczar, Ph.D; Richard Bovard; David K. Brown, J.D.; Dean L. Butler; Jerry Champi; Kristin A. Connolly; Warren Davis, V.M.D.; Dominick DeNaples; Louis DeNaples; Darlene A Dunay, DO; Ann Hawk; Frank Hubbard; Michael R. Kushner; Fred Lettieri; Peter Loftus; Richard Marquardt Jr.; John Martines; P. Christopher Metzger, M.D.; Gino Mori, M.D.; Michael Narcavage III; Corey O'Brien; Sally O'Brien, J.D.; Carolyn Pencek, Ph.D.; David Sanders; Walter L.Schautz; Maryla Scranton; Patrick Sheridan,CPA; Suzanne M. Thomas; David Tressler; Richard M. Walsh; Stephen Weissberger, D.D.S.; Mary Beth Wood and Jemille Zaydon