Networking & Career Exploration Connect Networking & Career Day Sponsored by the David S. Rocchino Family Foundation in partnership with the Scholar Alumni Society
Connect Networking & Career Day brings more than 50 Scholar alumni to campus for a day of career-related panel discussions and networking. With expertise in a variety of fields, Scholar alumni are ready to share their knowledge and perspectives with current Scholars. Whether you are exploring majors, considering internships, preparing for graduate or professional school, or sending out resumes for employment, this event is for you.
Connect 2026
- 11:00 - 3:30 PM
- Business Building, University Park
Event Schedule
The full event schedule for Connect 2026 is coming soon. Please check back later.
Successful Scholar Alumni Alumni Bios
Learn more about the Scholar alumni attending this year's event.
Attending alumni panelists will be updated as confirmations for Connect 2026 are received. Please continue to visit this website and check your email for updates.
Vandana Agarwala PhD Student, Statistics, Penn State '20 Eng
Robert Anderson, Esq. Assistant Counsel - Compliance, PSEG Long Island '89 A&A
Essa Bangura Co-Owner, A Place At Home '05 Bus
Timothy Berkebile, Esq. Construction Attorney / Commercial Litigator, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC '01 Lib
Aaron Blakney Epidemiologist, Food and Drug Administration '18 Agr
Dr. Samuel Bonsall, CFA, CPA Deloitte & Touche Teaching Excellence Professor of Accounting, Penn State Smeal College of Business;, Student Engagement Chair, Scholar Alumni Society '04 Lib
Dr. Alexandre Bourcier, MD, MS Resident Physician - Internal Medicine, UPMC '19 Sci
Charles Burrows, Esq. Deputy Director of Pro Bono Services, Pennsylvania Bar Association '18 Bus
Tim Chen, Esq. Associate Attorney, Robinson & Cole LLP '17 Com
Alexis Collins Associate Booking Producer, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) '19 Com
Eric Conaway Engineering Manager - Propulsion and Thermal Systems, Astrobotic '98 Eng
Dr. Alejandro Cuevas Postdoctoral Fellow in Computer Science, Princeton University;, Co-Founder, Redoux '18 IST
Henry Deteskey Associate Attorney, Seward & Kissel LLP '21 HHD
Dr. Sara Dommer Assistant Professor of Marketing, Penn State Smeal College of Business '05 Bus
Bill Donato President, Patriot Growth Insurance Services;, Campaign Committee Chair for Schreyer Honors College '94 Bus
Barbara Doyle, MBA Retired - VP of Finance, H.B. Fuller, Inc., Alumni Engagement Chair, Scholar Alumni Society '83 Bus
Kymberly Drapcho Editor in Chief, Veriheal;, Co-Founder, Dive Magazine '18 Behrend
Rachel Dungan Adjunct Faculty, Penn State and Georgetown University '12 HHD
Ilya Ekshtut Partner, Avalanche Investments '00 Bus
Wyatt Fink Applications Engineer, Xact Metal '24 Eng
Danielle Finnerty Organizational Strategy Consultant, Vanguard '13 Lib
Maddie Fisher Senior Associate, Emerging Leader Development Program, Vanguard '24 Bus
Rebecca Fox Starr Author and Licensed Therapist, Fox Therapy '07 Abington
Olivia Francois Exam Developer, The National Restaurant Association;, Vice President, Scholar Alumni Society '14 Agr
KD Frick Professor, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University '91 HHD
Rebecca Lee Funk President and Founder, National Fund for Women;, Founder and CEO, The Outrage; Co-Founder, The Wick '07 Bus
Atif Ghauri President, UltraViolet Cyber '00 Bus
Dr. Antoinette Gomez Civilian Clinician in Clinic and LCSW, Buckley Space Force Clinic;, Board Member, Scholar Alumni Society '94 Agr
Keith Graham Advanced Engineering, Codasip '85 Eng
Sean Griffin Humanitarian Program Advisor, US Department of State '09 Lib
Andrew Gutberlet Project Delivery Division Head, Applied Research Lab, Penn Statee '98 Eng
Rida Hamid First-Year Medical School Student (MS1), Penn State College of Medicine '25 HHD
Emma Hance Senior Program Manager, Penn State Readiness Institute '13 Lib
Sydney Hannah Integrated Product Team Lead, Northrop Grumman;, Incoming MBA Student, Standford Graduate School of Business '21 Eng
Duncan Hayes Principal, Bates White Economic Consulting '15 Lib
Muna Heaven, Esq. Attorney, NYC Administration for Children's Services '00 Sci
Gabriel Hiestand Staff Engineer, Herbert, Rowland, & Grubic, Inc. '23 EMS
Karah Hughes Administrative and Programs Coordinator, Centre Helps '24 Lib
Dr. Nathan Jacobs Patent Attorney, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. '13 Sci
Marvin Johnson Associate Director, Marketing - Scrum Master, Merck '14 Lib
Matthew Johnson, MBA Associate Brand Manager, The Hershey Company '18 Eng
Molly Johnson, MS Senior Manager - Clinical Trials, Eli Lilly & Co. '12 HHD
Ashish Kapoor Senior Energy and Climate Policy Analyst, Piedmont Environmental Council '03 Lib
Natalie Keller Senior Research Scientist, Campbell Soup & Pepperidge Farm Co.;, Immediate Past President, Scholar Alumni Society '17 Agr
Dr. Sue Kelley Associate Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State College of Health and Human Development;, Board Member, Scholar Alumni Society '91 Lib
Dr. Christopher Koeppen Advisor, Attalon, Inc. (Advent International Portfolio Company) '92 Sci
Andrew Kreider Communications Director, Chester County, PA '96 Lib
Dr. Catherine Kuhns Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute '11 HHD
Kendall Kutzavitch Incoming Law Student, Georgetown University;, Educational Leadership Consultant, Alpha Phi Foundation '25 Lib
Dr. Alice Lin, MD Resident Physician - Internal Medicine, UPMC '20 Sci
Jeffrey Lunger Business Analyst, Capital One '23 Lib
Ellie Manca, MPH Senior Manager, Global Publications, Aegnus '20 HHD
Melissa Marshall VP - Project Delivery & Commercial Integration, Westinghouse;, Board Member, Schreyer External Advisory Board '00 EMS
Ed Marx Vice President, Enterprise Analytics, Vanderbilt Health, Board Member, Schreyer External Advisory Board '98 Eng
Ed Marx is the Director of Enterprise Analytics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he has worked since 2011. His team works with leaders across the Medical Center to help them frame their opportunities and questions, design the analytics that will most effectively address their needs, and present the results of their analysis.
Ed spent seven years with McKinsey & Company before accepting his role at Vanderbilt. During his time there, he helped create the McKinsey Hospital Institute (renamed Objective Health), an offering focused towards community providers that enabled them to capture bottom line impact and build capabilities through proprietary analytics, web-based performance tools, and benchmarking/expertise. He led the development of client solutions including a cost allocation model, physician utilization analyses, and lean training/implementation. Prior to McKinsey, Ed spent four years with Procter & Gamble where he led teams in the installation and equipment setup of new diaper production lines.
Ed graduated summa cum laude and with honors from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and earned his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Apoorva Mathur Engineering Manager, Continuous Improvement, Daimler Truck North America '18 Eng
Krishna Mehta, P.E. Senior Mechanical Engineer, GFT '05 Eng
Kevin Merlini VP, Product Management - AI for Tax/Accounting Firms, Thomson Reuters '14 Bus
Nicole Miao Manager, Omnichannel Engagement Analytics, Customer Insights & Analytics, Nordstrom '18 Com
Rachel-Paige Mumenthaler Vice President, Technology Finance, PNC Bank '15 Lib
Matthew Popek, AICP Transportation Planning Manager, Montgomery County (PA) Planning Commission '09 EMS
Hunter Porcano Auxiliary Materials Category Manager, Anheuser Busch '24 Eng
Dana Ray language strategist, healthcare justice advocate, '11 Lib
Eric Reale, CPA Financial Advisor, Meritage Wealth Management '14 Bus
Galen Reeder Senior Vice President, Operations, dormakaba '86 Eng
Luciano Ricondo, Esq. Partner, Merchant & Gould P.C. '09 Eng
Chelsie Rimel, Esq. Corporate Counsel, FNB Corporation '15 Lib
Jeffrey Ruben, Esq. President, WSFS Home Lending, WSFS Bank '85 Bus
Dr. Lisa Ruch Assistant Dean and Professor of Humanities and General Education, Bay Path University (MA);, Board Member, Scholar Alumni Society '89 Lib
Allison Savio Development Assistant for Senior Associate Vice President, Penn State Division of Development and Alumni Relations '24 Lib
Patrick Scanlan Senior Director of Nuclear Innovation, Waymaker Resource Group '96 Eng
Stacy Schwartz Assistant Professor, Professional Practice - Marketing, School of Business, Rutgers University '95 Com
Ryan Setzenfand Accounting Policy Officer, First National Bank (FNB) '24 Bus
Sarah Shaffer, CPA, MBA Rates & Regulatory Director, EQT Corporation;, Board Member, Schreyer External Advisory Board '97 Bus
Rose Sharp Administrative Assistant, Penn State Global Learning '22 Edu
Jess Strait Senior Global Advocacy Manager, Days for Girls International '22 IST
Katelyn Sullivan Greater Boston REALTOR®, Coldwell Banker Realty Boston '17 IST
Alysha Ulrich Climate Policy Specialist, State of Delaware '24 EMS
Deniz Unal, MS, MBA, PE, PMP, CSSGB Process/Project Engineering Professional, '12 Eng
Tom Wilson Partner & Practice Leader, Buffkin/Baker;, Board Member, Schreyer External Advisory Board '91 Lib
Christopher Wilson, Esq. Partner, Baker Botts LLP;, Board Member, Schreyer External Advisory Board '06 Lib
Logan Wincott Law Student, Penn State Dickinson Law '23 Lib
Hilary Wisniewski Financial Analyst, The Seed Company '13 Lib
Stefen Wisniewski Team Chaplain, Penn State Football;, M.Div. Student, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary '10 Edu
Nathan Woodman Vice President - Capital Markets, Intersection Capital '20 EMS
Jack Yoskowitz Litigation Law Firm Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP;, Board Member, Schreyer External Advisory Board '89 Lib
Kathryn Zeltwanger, Esq. Deputy General Counsel, Armstrong Group;, Board Member, Scholar Alumni Society '98 Lib
