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.

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

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

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

Louis Berroteran, ’83
President and Managing Member, The Berroteran Group, LLC
Silver Lake, Ohio

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

David Dees, Ph.D. ’00
Associate Professor, Kent State University
Lisbon, Ohio

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

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

Eli Kalil III, ’19, M.P.A. ’20
Health System Specialist, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Ashtabula, Ohio

Eileen Kiley, ’95
Director of Programs, Materials Research Society
Warrendale, Pennsylvania

Jordyn Kovolyan, ’14, M.B.A. ’20
Senior Manager, Business Development, Cleveland Cavaliers
Lakewood, 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

Stephanie Sweany, ’05
Executive Director, Stark County Hunger Task Force
Canton, Ohio

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

Jason Zygadlo, '02
Founder, Build.Your.Own.Brand. LLC
Brunswick, Ohio