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.