Board Members

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President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

At-Large Board Member

At-Large Board Member

Career Services Chair

Communications Chair

Community Services Chair

Education Chair

Membership Chair

Young Alumni Chair

Student Interaction

Social Chair

President

Name	Katie Dunn
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (Altoona / University Park)
Graduating Year	1991
Major/Minor	Marketing
PSU Activities	PSU Football, Circle K, Orientation Leader, Penn State Marketing Association, Arts Festival
Hometown	Camp Hill, PA
Area of Central NJ	Princeton
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshman Send-Off, Football Watching Parties @ The Lake House, Toys for Tots, Bowl-A-Thon

Vice President

Name	Lisa Danwalder
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (Behrend/ University Park)
Graduating Year	2004
Major/Minor	Media Studies/Sociology
PSU Activities	Penn State Marketing & Advertising Associations, Johnson & Johnson Case Study Competition, IT Lab Consultant, PSU football
Hometown	Pittsburgh, PA
Area of Central NJ	Franklin Park
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshman Send-Off, Football Watching Parties @ The Lake House, Bowl-A-Thon

Secretary

Name	Suzanne McCracken
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (University Park)
Graduating Year	1991
Major/Minor	Accounting
PSU Activities	THON Morale Leader, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Fundraising Chair
Hometown	East Brunswick, NJ
Area of Central NJ	Middlesex County
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshman Send-Off, Football Watching

Treasurer

Name	Tom Higgins
School/Campus Attended	Smeal College of Business / University Park
Graduating Year	1991
Major/Minor	Finance
PSU Activities	Intramural sports, football games, hanging out with friends at Cafe 210 West
Hometown	Matawan, NJ
Area of Central NJ	Garwood, NJ
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshman Send-Off, Football Watching, Toys for Tots

At-Large Board Member

Name	Ernie Tkac
School/Campus Attended	University Park
Graduating Year	1993
Major/Minor	Labor and Industrial Relations/Minor in Business Administration and Psychology
PSU Activities	PSU Sports fan, Football season ticket holder, member of the Penn State Presidents club, Nittany Lion Club member, Lifetime member of the PSU Alumni Association
Hometown	Cranbury, NJ
Area of Central NJ	Cranbury, NJ
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshmen send-off, THON bowling event, football watching parties

Career Services Chair

Name	Andrew Hersh
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (University Park)
Graduating Year	1996
Major/Minor	Business Logistics
PSU Activities	Business Logistics Club, Rugby Club, Tailgaiting, Career Mentoring, Scholarship Fundraising, Alumni Leadership Connection Events
Hometown	Chambersburg, PA/Rockville, MD
Area of Central NJ	Princeton
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Networking, Big 10 beach event, Penn State vs. Princeton mens volleyball, tailgating with other chapter members and of course game watching!

Communications Chair

Name	Nicole Cowley
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (University Park)
Graduating Year	2002
Major/Minor	Advertising and Public Relations/Business
PSU Activities	Resident Assistant (East Halls), THON '02 Dancer, Study Abroad
Hometown	High Bridge, NJ
Area of Central NJ	New Brunswick, NJ
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Toys for Tots, Bowl-A-Thon

Community Services Chair

Name	Lauren Kocur
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (Altoona/ University Park)
Graduating Year	2000
Major/Minor	English
PSU Activities	The Daily Collegian
Hometown	Holmdel, NJ
Area of Central NJ	Monmouth County
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	All of them!

Education Chair

Name	Craig Yetsko
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (University Park)
Graduating Year	1998
Major/Minor	Journalism/Geography
PSU Activities	Sports Reporter, Daily Collegian
Hometown	Sayreville, NJ
Area of Central NJ	Middlesex County
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshman Send-Off, Football Watching Parties, Bowl-A-Thon

Membership Chair

Name	Linda Kinzinger
School/Campus Attended	University Park
Graduating Year	1986
Major/Minor	Finance
PSU Activities	Resident Assistant, Finance Club President (1984-1985), Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Hometown	Princeton Jct, NJ
Area of Central NJ	Princeton, NJ
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshmen send-off, THON bowling event, football watching parties

Young Alumni

Name	Samantha D'Amore
School/Campus Attended	University Park
Graduating Year	2008
Major/Minor	Political Science/Business
Hometown	Charleston, SC
Area of Central NJ	Long Branch, NJ
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Young Alum Tailgate Event, THON bowling event

Student Interaction

Name	Jack Sun
School/Campus Attended	Penn State (University Park)
Graduating Year	2009
Major/Minor	Finance, Economics/Chinese
PSU Activities	Smeal Alumni Society Board
Hometown	Pittsburgh, PA
Area of Central NJ	Princeton
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Freshman Send-Off, Bowl-A-Thon

Social Chair

Name	Benjamin Gelb
School/Campus Attended	Penn State Berks
Graduating Year	2002
Major/Minor	Recreation and Park Management
PSU Activities	RA, ARHS, Movin On
Hometown	Fogelsville, PA
Area of Central NJ	New Brunswick
Favorite PSU Central NJ Events	Football Watching Parties, Bowl-A-Thon