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, 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
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
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
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