Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the university’s highest governing body, providing strategic leadership to ensure Susquehanna remains a future-ready institution anchored in academic excellence and committed to student success.

Composed of industry leaders, accomplished alumni, engaged parents, committed friends, and faculty and student representatives, the board sets the university’s vision and goals, oversees financial stewardship and advances Susquehanna’s reputation and impact.

These dedicated trustees lend their invaluable leadership, expertise, and diverse perspectives to shape the university’s strategic path toward an even brighter future.

Executive Committee 

Signe S. Gates ’71, Chair
Aldie, VA
Retired, Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Barnes Group Inc.

Elisabeth (Lisa) A. Ryan ’78 Burke, Vice Chair
Berkely Heights, NJ
Retired, Senior Vice President, Heyman Associates, Inc.

Mary A. Cianni, Vice Chair
Bronx, NY
Adjunct Faculty, MS in Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting Program, NYU

James A. Dunlop ’01, Vice Chair & Treasurer
Gettysburg, PA
Managing Partner, Advent Partners in Financial Planning

Dawn G. Mueller ’68, Vice Chair
Richmond, VA
Retired, Physician and Faculty Member, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Martin L. Pinter ’98, Vice Chair
Mount Bethel, PA
Global Category Manager, Production Equipment, CRH Plc

Sandra M. Rocks ’75, P’05, Secretary
New York, NY
Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

James L. Stowe, Vice Chair
Montgomery Village, MD
Director, Montgomery County Office of Human Rights

Trustees

Kendra Aucker
Lewisburg, PA
Senior VP, North Region, WellSpan Health
President, WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital

Shawn M. Berkebile ’05
York, PA
Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Abbottstown

Megan E. McMullen ’02 Blue
Briarcliff Manor, NY
Assistant Vice President, Major Gifts, White Plains Hospital

Elisabeth (Lisa) A. Ryan ’78 Burke
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Retired, Client Partner, Heyman Associates Inc.

Mary A. Cianni
Bronx, NY
Clinical Associate Professor, NYU

Matthew Curran ’92
Cranbury, NJ
Executive Vice President, Head of Surety, Sompo International

Kiara S. De Silva
Mississauga, ON
Student, Susquehanna University

Robert P. Doll ’88, P’13, P’17
Selinsgrove, PA
Pastor, Sharon Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove

Meghan Quinn ’97 Dorr
Southlake, TX
Head of Services, Retirement Link, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

James A. Dunlop ’01
Gettysburg, PA
Managing Partner, Advent Partners in Financial Planning

R. Guy Erwin
Elkins Park, Pa.
President, United Lutheran Seminary

Emma Fleck
Lewisburg, Pa.
Associate Professor Entrepreneurship & Marketing, Susquehanna University

Margaret (Meg) Pierce ’96 Frantz
Hightstown, N.J.
Director of Alumni and Donor Engagement, Thomas Edison State University

Signe S. Gates ’71
Aldie, Va.
Retired, Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Barnes Group Inc.

David L. German ’84
Washington, D.C.
Psychiatrist, Private Practice
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, George Washington University School of Medicine

Jonathan D. Green
Selinsgrove, PA
President, Susquehanna University

Lynda M. Guinan ’80
Downingtown, PA
Chief Financial Officer, Chiral Technologies Inc.

Don C. Hamlin ’70
Nashua, NH
Retired, First Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon

Douglas A. Kniss ’80
Hilliard, OH
Senior Research Scientist, Guild Biosciences, Inc.
Academy (Emeritus) Professor, The Ohio State University

Gerohn E. Lanns ’04
Reisterstown, MD
Partner, EY

Brianna Le ’26
Douglassville, PA
Student, Susquehanna University

George C. Liberopoulos ’86
Garden City, NY
Managing Director, Chanos & Company LP

Virginia (Ginny) A. Lloyd ’81
Mount Laurel, NJ
Vice President and Head of Global Program Claims, AXA XL Insurance

Lois D. Martin ’90
Belleville, PA
Retired International Pastor

Dawn G. Mueller ’68
Richmond, VA
Retired, Physician and Faculty Member, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Martin L. Pinter ’98
Mount Bethel, PA
Global Category Manager, Production Equipment, CRH Plc

Douglas R. Powell ’75
Atlanta, GA
Attorney, Powell & Associates

Bonnie Bucks ’65 Reece P’93
Ann Arbor, MI
Professor and Chairperson Emerita,
Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University

Orville (JR) S. Reynolds ’00
West Hempstead, NY
Deputy Borough Chief, Major Case Unit, New York City Law Department

Timothy G. Robeson ’07
Far Hills, NJ
Vice President, PGIM Real Estate

Sandra M. Rocks ’75, P’05
New York, NY
Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

James L. Stowe P’13
Montgomery Village, MD
Director, Montgomery County Office of Human Rights

JoAnn A. Pochekailo ’77 Suzich
Washington Grove, MD
Head of Research, Immunocore LLC

Annette (Toni) Tomarazzo ’84
Hoboken, NJ
Retired, Associate General Counsel UBS Financial Services

Joseph P. Yalch, Jr. ’86 
Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Restorative Dentist, Penn Family Dental

Emeriti

Gary E. Baylor ’69
Retired, Baylor Family Limited Partnership

Joel L. Cunningham H’00
Retired, Vice Chancellor, University of the South

Bruce W. Ficken ’70
Attorney, Cozen O’Connor

Kathi S. Flack ’76, P’05, P’09
Civic Leader

Gail S. Hanson P’97
Retired, Vice President of Campus Life, American University

Barry R. Jackson ’68
President, Portshire Inc.

Gloria F. Karchner
Businesswoman and Civic Leader

Frank J. Leber ’64
Retired Partner, Rhoads & Sinon LLP

Marsha A. Lehman ’74
Retired, Vice President of Digital Imaging, Eastman Kodak

L. Jay Lemons H’19
President and CEO, Academic Search
President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Susquehanna University

William A. Lewis ’68, H’21
Retired, Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy

Jeffrey A. Roush ’71, P’12
Retired, Principal, Martin Smith Inc.

Edward R. Schmidt ’69
President, Silver Creek Partners LLC

John R. Strangfeld Jr. ’75, H’17
Retired, Chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial Inc.

James W. Summers ’64, H’22
Retired, Senior Vice President Finance and Administration, ARAMARK Corp.

Frank J. Trembulak ’69, P’93
Retired, Executive Vice President and COO, Geisinger Health System

Honorary Trustee

Seward Prosser Mellon ’65, H’93
Trustee Emeritus, Richard K. Mellon Foundation