About Thiel College

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the oversight of Thiel College. The Board adopts rules, regulations and policies governing Thiel College and has authority over curricular development, use of property, development of facilities and fiscal and human resources management. The Board of Trustees meets formally three times a year on campus.

Officers

Robert D. Burns, M.D. ’74 H’22, Chair
Retired Founding and Senior Partner, Mansfield Pediatrics, Inc.
Mansfield, OH

Mark Benninghoff ’82, Vice Chair
Healthcare Executive, Navigant Consulting
Pittsburgh, PA

Dominic Dionisio ’72, Treasurer
Retired, Chief Financial Officer, Bliley Technologies, Inc.
Erie, PA

Catherine V. Mott, Secretary
Founder and CEO of BlueTree Capital Group, LLC
Mercer, PA

Trustees

John M. Barr ’70
Retired Partner, Blue Lake Associates
Pittsford, NY

Edward A. Bartko ’72 H’16
Retired Sr. Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Charlston, SC

Ricardo Daley ’96
Qualified Plan Specialist, Equity Trust Company
Avon Lake, OH

G. Leah Dever ’74 H’25
Retired, Assoc. Director of Safety, Security and Infrastructure, Dept. of Energy Office of Science
Bonita Springs, FL

Rev. Brian Evans ’03
Pastor, First Lutheran Church
Pittsburgh, PA

David J. Fauth, Ph.D. ‘73
Member, US Dept of Energy Radiobioassay Laboratory Accreditation Board
Aiken, SC

John R. Frangakis H’19
Chairman and CEO of Reynolds Services, Inc.
Hermitage, PA

Fredrick C. Haer ’65
Board Chairman, FHC, Inc.
Bowdoinham, ME

Bruce Hartman, Ph.D.
Christian Author and Counselor
Asheville, NC

Alex Hudson, MBA ‘21
Principal at Hudson Companies
Hermitage, PA

Rick Huether ’74
President, Independent Can Company
Lutherville, MD

Diann M. Kuder
Pharmacist, Walberg Family Pharmacies
Greenville, PA

Frank Maenpa, Ph.D. ’69 H’21
Retired Vice President of Operations, USB Products division of Affymetrix
Ashtabula, OH

Sara Matczak ’17
Manager of Operations, Voloridge Investment Management
West Palm Beach, FL

Virginia M. Moszkowicz ‘74
Retired, Analytic Chemist
Honeoye Falls, NY

Nathan P. Neely ’94
CEO/Owner Pathways Adolescent Center
Oil City, PA

Margaret “Maggie” (Boose) Norris ’78
Principal at IndigoB and Founding Member, eVolve Group
Lancaster, SC

Brian Nowak ’89
Nowak Endeavors
Hinsdale, IL

Mary Odem, J.D.
Magisterial District Judge Mercer County
Farrell, PA

Antonio Quarterman, Ed.D. ’08
Director, College of General Studies, University of Pittsburgh
McKees Rock, PA

Robert Rogalski, J.D.
President, Sharon Regional Medical Center
Sharon, PA

Nicholas M. Romano ’18
Environmental Analyst, Kimley-Horn
Norfolk, VA

Paul A. Runge ’70
Retired, Investment Management
Orinda, CA

Joseph Scarpitti ’80
Senior Vice President, Capital Group
Westlake, OH

Lee Tilghman
Managing Director, The Dietrich Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Walton
CEO and Co-owner, Jamestown Coating Technologies
Hermitage, PA

Rod E. Wilt '86
Executive Director, Penn-Northwest Development Corporation
Greenville, PA

Gary J. Witosky ’79 H’'24
Professor Emeritus, Thiel College
Chardon, OH

Joel P. Yuhas, FACHE
Executive Vice President, UPMC President, UPMC Health Services Division
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael G. Zawoysky ’79
Retired CEO and Board Director of Shoe Sensation
Mechanicsburg, PA

Trustees Emeriti

Frank Baker, Ph.D.
Retired Owner, EcoTech Laboratory, Retired Professor of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Elderton, PA

Ruthanne Beighley, Esq. ’73 H’20
Retired Corporate Counsel, Joy Cone Company, Inc.
Sharon, PA

Alan F. Fager, Ed.D. ’69
Retired Professor, California University of PA
York, PA

Carl A. Hoffman, Jr., D.D. '69, H'10
Retired President and Corporate Medical Director, PrimeCare Medical, Inc.
Harrisburg, PA

Dr. James McHugh '62, H'02
President and CEO, Reprax, Inc.
Latrobe, PA

Dr. Peter Mortensen H’05
Retired Chairman of FNB Corporation
Hermitage, PA

Barbara Nakles
Secretary and Treasurer, IRIS Technologies
Greensburg, PA

Mark A. Nordenberg, J.D. ’70, H’97
Chair of the Institute of Politics and Chancellor Emeritas of the University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. James Pedas '50, H'89
Co-owner of Circle Companies
Washington, DC

Edward Redman '60
Retired Owner, Environmental Inks & Coatings
Morganton, NC

Barry Stamm, M.D.  ’70
Retired Stamm Cataract & Laser Center, Inc.
Erie, PA

Roy Strausbaugh, Ph.D.  H’14
Retired Chair of History and Dean of Social Sciences, Mercyhurst University and Edinboro University
Erie, PA