National Board of Directors

The Kent State Alumni Association's National Board of Directors is a 21-member volunteer board, which meets quarterly. To contact members of the board, e-mail alumni@kent.edu with your inquiry.

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

Barbara J. Smith, '84, Past President
Executive Vice President, Chief Banking and Strategy Officer
Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod 
Solon, Ohio

Andrea Gauding, '87, President
Vice President and CFO, Insurance Board
Independence, Ohio

Alexander Evans, ’14, M.B.A. ’15, M.GISc ’19, President-elect
Epidemiologist, Franklin County Public Health
Westerville, Ohio

Desiree Powell, '85, Secretary
EnCore Flexible Content Expert for Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Beachwood, Ohio

Geoff Kroeger, '05, MSA '05, Treasurer
Vice President, Finance & Administration, Stride Tool, LLC
Hudson, Ohio

Scott McKinney, '97, MPA '13
Executive Director, Kent State Alumni Association
Kent, Ohio

Lisa Aurilio, '87, M.S.N. '99, M.B.A. '11
COO, Akron Children’s Hospital
Hudson, Ohio

Nicholas Belluardo, '15
Planning Manager, Cleveland Airport System
Peninsula, Ohio

Dennis Check, '85
Owner/President of Hasenstab Architects, Inc.
Wadsworth, Ohio

Richard J. Frenchie, M.B.A., LFACHE, Foundation Representative
President, The Frenchie Group
Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Russell Galeti, Jr., '05
Strategic Planner, U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC

Jeff Guritza, ’94
Vice President, Marketing, SOPREMA USA
Brecksville, Ohio

Tammy James, '89, M.Ed. '91, Ph.D. '94
Associate Professor, West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Eli Kalil III, ’19, MPA ’20
Health System Specialist, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Ashtabula, Ohio

Eileen Kiley, ’95
Director of Communications, Materials Research Society
Wexford, Pennsylvania

Arica Kress, '03
Head of Strategic Partnerships, Esports Engine
Columbus, Ohio

Stephanie Meadows, ’97, M.Ed. ’01
Teacher, Arlington Public Schools
Falls Church, Virginia

Laurie Ann Moennich, ’12
Research Project Manager, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Kris Palcho, '90, M.P.A. '16
Leadership Coach and Consultant for Federal Aviation Administration
Kent, Ohio

Eric Smer, '07
Development Executive, CDP
Canton, Ohio

Annalisa Stubbs Williams, ’77
Judge, Akron Municipal Court
Akron, Ohio

Ann Mariko Walter, ’96, M.Ed. ’19, Faculty Representative
Associate Lecturer and Director, Kent State New York City Fashion
Asbury Park, New Jersey

Stephan Woods, ’04, Ph.D. '11
Senior Manager, Product Management, Vibrational Spectroscopy for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Jacksonville, Florida

Jason Zygadlo, '02
Account Executive, Merit Medical (Oncology Division)
Brunswick, Ohio