Team Pennsylvania is pleased to welcome the newest leaders on our Board of Directors, who were formally approved at our annual meeting:

  • Mary Stengel Austen, Chief Executive Officer, Tierney
  • Neeli Bendapudi, President, Penn State University
  • Ronn Cort, President, Dunmore
  • Michael Ducker, Senior VP, Head of Hydrogen Infrastructure, Mitsubishi Power
  • Bernie Hall, Pennsylvania Director, United Steelworkers
  • Hayley Painter, Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Painterland Sisters LLC
  • Eric Patton, Senior VP of Growth & Development, Clemens Food Group
  • Eric Reed, VP – Public Policy & State Government Affairs – PA & Delaware Region, Verizon Communications, Inc.
  • Darren Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, Bowery
  • Evan Urbania, Founder & CEO, ChatterBlast

Our new directors bring breadth and depth of experience to the Board, which they will leverage to accelerate Pennsylvania’s long-term economic future through public-private partnership.

We also want to thank the following departing board members for their time and energy throughout the past several years:

  • Dr. Ken Mash, APSCUF
  • Greg Quandel, Quandel Enterprises
  • Julian Ritchey, Sanofi
  • Dr. Stephen Tang
  • Susan Yee, Active Data

Their leadership, skills, and expertise have been instrumental in advancing organizational goals and creating conditions for economic growth in Pennsylvania.