Committees

“Penn State will prepare students for success in the digital age and use digitally optimized outreach to foster economic prosperity in communities across Pennsylvania and beyond.”

Colin Neill, Co-Chair
Interim Chancellor, Penn State Great Valley

James Delattre, Member
Associate Vice President for Research and Industrial Partnerships, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

José Duarte, Member
Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation and Director of the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing, College of Arts and Architecture

Karen Estlund, Member
Associate Dean for Technology and Digital Strategies, Penn State University Libraries

John Hoh, Member
Senior Director for Information Technology, Office of the Senior Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses

David Hunter, Member
Department Head and Professor of Statistics, Eberly College of Science

Richard Lomotey, Member
Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Beaver

Sascha Meinrath, Member
Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Bellisario College of Communications

Susan Sinnott, Member
Department Head and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

David Smith, Member
Associate Dean for Advising and Executive Director, Division of Undergraduate Studies

Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research

“Penn State will be a leader in promoting quality of life through comprehensive approaches to enhancing personalized and population health, achieved through a commitment to and investment in relevant research, education, clinical practice, and outreach.”

Leslie Parent, Co-Chair
Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Research
Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine

Dennis Scanlon, Interim Co-Chair
Distinguished Professor of Health Policy & Administration, College of Health and Human Development
Director, Center for Health Care Policy Research

Sarah Bronson, Member
Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Research, College of Medicine

Lynette Chappell-Williams, Member
Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, College of Medicine

Vernon Chinchilli, Member
Distinguished Professor of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Chair of Public Health Sciences
Professor of Statistics

Kathleen Keller, Member
Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences and Food Science, College of Health and Human Development

Cynthia Lightfoot, Member
Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Director of Academic Affairs, Penn State Brandywine

James Marden, Member
Professor of Biology, Eberly College of Science
Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Stephen Matthews, Member
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography, College of the Liberal Arts

Andrew Patterson, Member
Associate Professor of Molecular Toxicology, Eberly College of Science

Andrew Read, Member
Evan Pugh Professor of Biology & Entomology, Eberly College of Science
Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Cynthia Robinson, Member
Associate Dean for Library and Information Services, College of Medicine

Praveen Veerabhadrappa, Member
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State Berks

Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research

“Penn State will be a leader in creating comprehensive solutions to mitigate the dangers of climate change and address the challenges of providing safe and abundant water, clean and renewable energy sources, and plentiful and nutritious food.”

Andy Cole, Co-Chair
Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Stewardship
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture

Lee Ahern, Member
Associate Professor of Communications, Advertising, and Public Relations, Bellisario College of Communications

Charlie Anderson, Member
Associate Professor of Biology, Eberly College of Science

Krista Bailey, Member
Sustainable Campus Strategist, Sustainability Institute

Kathryn Brasier, Member
Professor of Rural Sociology, Director of Graduate Studies, College of Agricultural Sciences

Rick Ciocci, Member
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg

Robert Cooper, Member
Director for the Energy and Engineering Division, Office of Physical Plant

Brook Duer, Member
Staff Attorney, Penn State Law

Erik Foley, Member
Instructor, Smeal College of Business

Laura Guertin, Member
Professor, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State Brandywine

Alandra Kahl, Member
Associate Teaching Professor, Energy Engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny

Hollie Kulago, Member
Associate Professor of Education, College of Education

Alfonso Mejia, Member
Associate Professor, College of Engineering

Peter Newman, Member
Department Head and Professor of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development

Esther Obonyo, Member
Associate Professor, College of Engineering

Byron Perizak, Member
Professor, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State DuBois

Mark Sentesy, Member
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts

Erica Smithwick, Member
Associate Professor of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research

Eric Reinhard, Resource Member
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of Development and Alumni Relations

“Penn State will be a leader in the transformation of education, including enhancing access to it, as it fulfills its land-grant mission in a 21^st-century context and continues to drive discovery-focused research across disciplines.”

Brad Kovaleski, Co-Chair
Director, Student Affairs, Penn State Brandywine

Maggie Slattery, Co-Chair
Director, Office for General Education, and Assistant Dean for General Education

Gary Chinn, Member
Assistant Dean for Digital Learning and Director, Office of Digital Learning, College of Arts and Architecture

Lorraine Craven, Member
Director, Student Affairs, Penn State Greater Allegheny

Melissa Johnson, Member
AVP and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Brian Patchcoski, Member
Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

Tonya Peeples, Member
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering

Karen Pollack, Member
Associate Vice Provost for Online Education

Denise Poole, Member
Director, Student Success Initiatives, Undergraduate Education

Mark Rameker, Member
Senior Director, Residence Life

Rene Richardson, Member
University Park Undergraduate Association, Acting Executive Director of Sustainability

Michele Stine, Member
Associate Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development

Elizabeth Toepfer, Member
Assistant Director, Commonwealth Campuses, Student Affairs

Michael Verderame, Member
Senior Associate Dean, The Graduate School

Rebecca Waltz, Member
Interim Associate Dean for Learning and Undergraduate Services, University Libraries

Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research

Heather Winfield, Resource Member
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of Development and Alumni Relations

The supporting elements are classified as Organizational Processes, Infrastructure and Support, and Constituent Outreach and Engagement. All contribute to the central concept of Organizational Excellence, defined as our efforts to establish a consistent framework for the delivery of initiatives related to moving the University forward.

Chris Lucas, Co-chair
Interim Senior Director, Enterprise Service Management, OVPIT

Ann Taylor, Co-chair
Assistant Dean for Distance Learning, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Jeremy Bean
Director, Organizational Change Management

Steve Borrelli
Head of Library Assessment, University Libraries

Bill Clark
Associate Dean, The Graduate School

Paul Clifford
Chief Executive Officer, Penn State Alumni Association

Abigail Diehl
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

Lindsey Droz
Business Process Analyst, University Budget Office

Sharon Hoover
Analysis and Planning Consultant, College of Arts and Architecture

Kristy Hove
Coordinator, Institutional Planning, Penn State Lehigh Valley

Terra Ingram
Administrative Support Coordinator for the SAFES Institute, College of Agricultural Sciences

Peter Moran
Associate Dean Academic Affairs, Penn State Altoona

Alan Rieck
Associate Vice President & Dean Undergrad Education

Jim Taylor
Director, Office of Research Information Systems

Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research