Graduate School Alumni Society
The Graduate School Alumni Society is a constituent society of the Penn State Alumni Association. Our mission is to nurture relationships between graduate students of The Pennsylvania State University and its alumni, both nationally and internationally; enhance the complete graduate experience; advance graduate education and research; and increase graduate alumni membership in the Penn State Alumni Association.
Graduate School Alumni Society Board of Directors
President
Cynthia A. Mable, M.S., Computer Science; B.S., Mathematics
Principal Consultant, The CAM Group
President-Elect
Joseph (Jay) Kovacs, III, MMgt., Business Administration
Vice President and Chief Engineer, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies
At Large Members
Connie Baggett, Ph.D., Agricultural Education
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Amit Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., M.S., Civil Engineering
Distinguished Service Professor; Chair, Department of Architecture and Construction Management; and Director, Green Building Institute, Farmingdale State College-State University of New York
Kayla D. Hales, Ph.D., Information Sciences and Technology
User Experience Researcher, Google
Joseph (Jay) Kovacs, III, MMgt., Business Administration
Vice President and Chief Engineer, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies
Matthew Krott, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineer at Aurora Flight Sciences – A Boeing Company
Jon Lozano, Ph.D., Higher Education,
Senior Advisor to the Dean at the Johns Hopkins University’s Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences
Cynthia A. Mable, M.S., Computer Science; B.S., Mathematics
Principal Consultant, The CAM Group
Michael Magagna, Master of Accounting
Transaction Advisory Associate at RSM LLP
Sharon Melzer, Master of Public Administration
Strategic Policy Specialist at the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Adjunct Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University
Cathy Rusinko, Ph.D., Business Administration; M.A., Economics; B.A., English; B.S., Economics
Professor of Management and Coordinator for Sustainability, Thomas Jefferson University
Jorge G. Trevino, DBA, M.P.S., Homeland Security
Academic Advisor and Lecturer in Organizational Leadership Studies, Penn State World Campus
Campus and College Representatives
College of Agricultural Sciences
Merrilee G. Anderson, Ph.D., Plant Pathology
Professor, Science and Mathematics, Mount Aloysius College
College of Arts and Architecture
Bimal Balakrishnan, Ph.D., Mass Communications, M.S., Architecture
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Architectural Studies, University of Missouri
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Sarah Worley, Ph.D., Mass Communications
Associate Professor of Communication and Director of Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning, Juniata College
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Tyler C. McCandless, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Meteorology
Manager of Services, Ascend Analytics
College of Education
Amy Thul-Sigler, D.Ed., Adult Education
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State
College of Engineering
Susan O. Schall, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Industrial Engineering
Founder and Operations Leader, SOS Consulting, LLC
College of Health and Human Development
David M. Kiser, Ph.D., Physiology; M.S., HPER Exercise Physiology
former Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company and Vice President of International Paper, Consultant in the areas of environment, health, safety, and sustainability
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Paula Bach, Ph.D., Information Sciences and Technology
Senior User Research Lead, Microsoft
College of the Liberal Arts
Michael J. DiRaimo, M.A., History
Former Vice President for Government and Community Relations at Penn State
College of Medicine
Lawrence M. Mylin, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry
Professor of Biology, Messiah College
College of Nursing
Peggy Shipley, Ph.D., B.S., Nursing; B.S., Music Education
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Bloomsburg University
Commonwealth Colleges
Kathleen G. Hume, MMgt., Healthcare Administration
Healthcare Consultant
Eberly College of Science
Stephen H. Korzeniowski, Ph.D., Chemistry
Global Technology Manager, Surface Protection Solutions (retired)
The Chemours Company/E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co, Inc.
Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs
Lynne M. Casper, Ph.D., Sociology with a Dual-Title in Demography
Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California
School of International Affairs
Paige Castellanos, Ph.D., Rural Sociology and International Agriculture and Development, Master of International Affairs
Assistant Research Professor and Program Manager in the Office of International Programs at Penn State.
Smeal College of Business
Jeffrey M. Middleton, MBA, B.S., Economics
Senior Director of Finance, Global Construction Brands Controller, Case New Holland Industrial, Inc.
Graduate Student Representatives
Global Programs
- Terry Torrez-Cruz
Graduate campuses other than University Park, including World Campus
- Evan Davis
Graduate Educational Equity Programs
- Iman Said
Graduate and Professional Student Association
- Alex Zhao
Ex Officio Members
Sarah Ades
Associate Dean for Graduate Student Affairs
William Clark
Associate Dean
*Degrees shown are those from Penn State