Committee Members

About the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee

The Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee, a group of 18 members with student, faculty and staff representatives, was established by the Board of Trustees to oversee the search process. Co-chaired by Trustees David Kleppinger* and Julie Anna Potts, the committee collaborated with the executive search firm Spencer Stuart to review applications, screen nominations, conduct interviews and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees following a thorough recruitment and vetting process.

The 18-member committee includes:

Co-chairs:

Members:

  • Abe Amorós, trustee
  • Erin Boas, undergraduate student
  • Kathleen Casey, trustee
  • Barbara Doran, trustee
  • Lorraine Goffe, vice president for Human Resources
  • Frank Guadagnino, vice president for Administration (executive support)
  • David Han, former academic trustee, professor of surgery, radiology, and engineering design, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine and College of Engineering
  • Abraham Harpster, trustee
  • Alex Hartzler, trustee
  • Shannon Harvey, director of the Office of the Board of Trustees/Associate Secretary (executive support)
  • Randy Houston, trustee
  • Nina Jablonski, Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology
  • Ira Lubert, former trustee (donor representative)
  • Bill Oldsey, trustee
  • Walter Rakowich, trustee
  • Nicholas Rowland, academic trustee, professor of sociology, Penn State Altoona
  • Mary Lee Schneider, trustee
  • Matthew Schuyler, chair of the Board of Trustees

*Mark H. Dambly previously served as co-chair of the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee for 10 months prior to stepping down from the search for personal reasons.