The business of the Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows is managed by a Board of Directors. Below are the current members.

Board of Directors

Chair

  • Ms. Tesha Nesbit
    Principal, A Phoenix Rising Coaching

Director Emeritus

  • Mr. Gary L. Clark
    CEO, Reed Manufacturing Company

Director Emeritus/University Trustee Emeritus

  • Mr. Robert D. Metzgar
    Retired President, North Penn Pipe & Supply

Directors

  • Mr. Samuel P. Black III
    Chairman, Erie Management Group
  • Bishop Dwane Brock
    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Eagle’s Nest Leadership Corporation
  • Dr. Christopher C. Clark
    President, AHN Saint Vincent Hospital
  • Mr. Michael Colpoys
    Senior Vice President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
  • Dr. Ralph M. Ford
    Chancellor, Penn State Behrend
  • Dr. Priscilla H. Hamilton
    Retired Colonel, U.S. Army
    Former Commander, U.S. Army Dental Command (DENCOM)
  • Mr. Thomas C. Hoffman II, Esq.
    Attorney, Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C.
  • Ms. Karen Burton Horstman
    Vice President, Burton Quinn-Scott Cremation & Funeral Services Inc.
  • Mr. Brian M. Kupchella
    CEO, Clairence Technologies
  • Mr. J. Scott McCain
    President, Econsteel Supply Co.
  • Ms. Ann Karmazon Scott
    Retired Community Outreach Manager, Erie Insurance Group
  • Mr. Matthew W. Totzke
    CEO, Larson Texts, Inc.
  • Ms. Ashleigh E. Walters
    Author and Former President, Onex Inc.
  • Mr. Gregory M. Yahn
    President, Advanced Finishing, USA
  • Dr. Halina M. Zyczynski
    Medical Director, MWRI Erie
    Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UPMC Hamot

Executive Director

  • Ms. Andrea Konkol
    Director, Enrollment Management, Penn State Behrend

Ex Officio Director

  • Ms. Kim Kaercher
    Corporate Marketing Officer, Erie Insurance Group

Secretary/Treasurer

  • Ms. Britt Daehnke  
    Director, Development and Alumni Relations, Penn State Behrend