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Our People: Faculty, Staff, and Advisors

Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government Faculty and Staff

Office of the Dean of the McKenna School

Michael Urick, PhD, Dean

Lana Dillon, Administrative Assistant to the Dean

Faculty

Our students benefit from the expertise of faculty members who are not only academic leaders in their fields but also former executives and successful entrepreneurs. These approachable mentors maintain open-door policies and are deeply committed to student success.

Council of Advisors

The McKenna School is supported by a Council of Advisors, which is composed of business leaders, foundation heads, prominent people in public policy, and alumni. The primary purpose of the council is to assist in strategic planning, program development, curriculum review and resource advancement.

Chairman

Daniel Hennessy, President – Hennessy Consulting 

 

Members

William Barnes, C'94, Director of Special Projects – Diocese of Greensburg

Chilufya Blake, C'17, Assurance Manager - Ernst & Young

Barb Bobula, MCHSL ’15, MSMOE ’17, Vice President Patient Experience – Allegheny Health Network

James Buscaglio Jr., C’04, Strategic Programs Lead – Amazon Web Services

Jamie Crawford, C'00, Director of Business Development - Select Medical

Vince DeLuca, C’87, Chief Executive Officer (former) – Sapphire Systems

Mark Durishan, C'70, Chief Financial Officer (former) - Blue Cross

Don Ellenberger, Head of Multi-Sector Strategies – Federated Hermes

Gregory Fajt, C’77, Chief of Staff to the Governor (former) – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Dan Hennessy, Vice President - Manufacturing (former) - Carpenter

Zachary Kroh, C'09, President - Robindale Export

Richard Kunkle, Emergency Department Medical Director - Latrobe Hospital

Megan Loughner, G'14, Sourcing Manager - Kennametal

John Malone, C'83, Senior Vice President Commercial Lending - Somerset Trust

Pat McCann, Human Resource Business Partner - Lockheed Martin Aeroparts Inc.

Thomas McKee Jr., C’15, G’17, Chief Technology Officer – W. L. Gore and Associates

Jayme Meredith, C'93, Vice President and Financial Advisor - Baird Private Wealth Management

Gabe Monzo, Executive Director - Westmoreland County Airport Authority

Joan Murphy, C'18, Manager of Implementations and Client Experience - All Covered

Michele Murphy, C'88, Executive Vice President Human Resources (former) – Supervalu

Paige Perusset, C'18, Senior Project Specialist - SAP

Jonathan Petrie, C'05, Chief Financial Officer, UPMC Magee and Mercy Hospitals

Theodore Pettko, C'93, Shareholder - Accounting, Assurance, and Advisory Services - Schneider Downs

Brianna Tomack, President and Chief Executive Officer - Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce

Jarod Trunzo, Executive Director - Latrobe Community Revitalization Program