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Alumni Association National Board of Directors

The Kent State Alumni Association's National Board of Directors is a 21-member volunteer board that meets quarterly. This group is tasked with representing the alumni population and helping guide the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement in making decisions related to alumni events and programming. To contact members of the board, email alumni@kent.edu with your inquiry.

If you are interested in serving on the board, submit a nomination form.

Andrea Gauding Headshot
Andrea Gauding, '87

President
Vice President and CFO, Insurance Board
Independence, Ohio

Alexander Evans
Alexander Evans, ’14, M.B.A. ’15, M.GISc ’19

President-elect
Epidemiologist, Franklin County Public Health
Westerville, Ohio

 
Desiree Powell
Desiree Powell, '85

Secretary
EnCore Flexible Content Expert, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Beachwood, Ohio

 
Jeff Guritza
Jeff Guritza, ’94

Treasurer
Vice President, Marketing, SOPREMA USA
Brecksville, Ohio

Scott McKinney
Scott McKinney, '97, M.P.A. '13

Executive Director, Kent State Alumni Association
Kent, Ohio

Lisa Aurilio Headshot
Lisa Aurilio, '87, M.S.N. '99, M.B.A. '11

COO, Akron Children’s Hospital
Hudson, Ohio

Nicholas Belluardo, '15
Nicholas Belluardo, '15

Planning Manager, Cleveland Airport System
Peninsula, Ohio

Louis Berroteran
Louis Berroteran, ’83

President and Managing Member, The Berroteran Group, LLC
Silver Lake, Ohio

Dennis Check
Dennis Check, '85

Owner/President of Hasenstab Architects, Inc.
Wadsworth, Ohio

David Dees, Ph.D. ’00

Associate Professor, Âé¶¹´«Ã½
Lisbon, Ohio

Richard Frenchie
Richard J. Frenchie, M.B.A., LFACHE

Foundation Representative
President, The Frenchie Group
Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Tammy James
Tammy James, '89, M.Ed. '91, Ph.D. '94

Professor, West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Eli Kalil
Eli Kalil III, ’19, M.P.A. ’20

Health System Specialist, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Ashtabula, Ohio

Eileen Kiley
Eileen Kiley, ’95

Director of Programs, Materials Research Society
Warrendale, Pennsylvania

Jordyn Kovolyn
Jordyn Kovolyan, ’14, M.B.A. ’20

Senior Manager, Business Development, Cleveland Cavaliers
Lakewood, Ohio

Stephanie Meadows
Stephanie Meadows, ’97, M.Ed. ’01

Teacher, Arlington Public Schools
Falls Church, Virginia

Laurie Ann Moennich
Laurie Ann Moennich, ’12

Research Project Manager, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Kris Palcho
Kris Palcho, '90, M.P.A. '16

Leadership Coach and Consultant for Federal Aviation Administration
Kent, Ohio

Eric Smer
Eric Smer, '07

Development Executive, CDP
Canton, Ohio

Judge Annalisa Stubbs Williams, BA ’77, Akron, Ohio
Annalisa Stubbs Williams, ’77

Judge, Akron Municipal Court
Akron, Ohio

Stephanie Sweany, BS ’05,
Stephanie Sweany, ’05

Executive Director, Stark County Hunger Task Force
Canton, Ohio

Stephan Woods
Stephan Woods, ’04, Ph.D. '11

Senior Manager, Product Management, Vibrational Spectroscopy for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Jacksonville, Florida

Jason Zygadlo
Jason Zygadlo, '02

Founder, Build.Your.Own.Brand. LLC
Brunswick, Ohio