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Board of Trustees

Presidential Search

The Lycoming College Board of Trustees will launch a search to find the next president of Lycoming College, successor to the institution's 15th president, Kent C. Trachte, who announced his retirement effective June 30, 2025.

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Officers

  • D. Mark Fultz '80, Chair of the Board
    CEO, Abtex Corp.
    Dresden, NY
  • Donald W. Hughes '72, Vice Chair of the Board
    Retired Managing Member, Camden Partners Holdings LLC
    Baltimore, MD
  • Leigh T. Howe '78, Secretary of the Board
    President and CEO, Maryland Proton Treatment Center
    Baltimore, MD
  • Brian L. Belz '96, Assistant Secretary
    Senior Director, Compliance North America and Latin America, Kenvue
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Ann S. Pepperman, Esquire, Assistant Secretary
    Partner, McCormick Law Firm
    Williamsport, PA

Board Members

  • Robert W. Bucknam Jr., Esquire '81
    Executive Vice President and Attorney, Archer Greiner, P.C.
    Voorhees, NJ
  • Shaun A. Chalk '93
    Executive Vice President, Global Client Operations, Klick Health
    New York, NY
  • Julie Hottle Day, Esquire '88
    Equity Member, Culin, Sharp, Autry & Day, PLC
    Fairfax, VA
  • John C. DiMarco Jr. '76
    Co-Owner, Family Fun Zone
    Honeybrook, PA
    Co-Owner, Penn Oaks Golf Club, West Chester, PA
    Voorhees, NJ
  • William E. Evans, D.M.D. '72
    Retired Director Dental Surgeon, United States Public Health Service
    Singer Island, FL
  • Colleen M. Heisey, Esquire '99
    Partner, Jones Day
    Washington, DC
  • Joseph E. Hoffman III '83
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Maryland Medical System
    Baltimore, MD
  • Patti Jackson-Gehris
    President, UPMC North Central, Pa. & President, UPMC Williamsport
    Williamsport, PA
  • James M. Jeffries III, M.D., F.A.C.S., '78
    Medical Director, Chief Clinical Officer, Soderstrom Skin Institute
    Peoria, IL
  • Philip Johnson
    Regional President, M&T Bank
    Williamsport, PA
  • Steven Johnson '76 '19H
    Senior Advisor for UPMC International Operations, UPMC Susquehanna
    Williamsport, PA
  • Daniel R. Langdon '73
    Retired CEO, East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc.
    Lyon Station, PA
  • Dr. Philip Levesque '00
    Vice President, CMC Development, Invivyd, Inc.
    Waltham, MA
  • Dr. John Edward Marthinsen '70
    Professor of Economics and International Business, Babson College
    Wellesley, MA
  • Timothy L. Myers '87
    President and CEO, Baptist Senior Family
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Mark J. Ohlinger '92
    Senior Manager, Retirement Services, Vanguard Group
    Malvern, PA
  • Frank G. Pellegrino
    Business Developer
    Williamsport, PA
  • Peter Ressler, '94
    Senior Financial Advisor, Managing Director Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors
    Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Mark C. Sitler '86
    Vice President, The Hartman Agency Inc.
    Williamsport, PA
  • Dr. Stanley W. Sloter '80 '21H
    Emeritus Chair of the Board
    President
    , Paradigm Companies
    Arlington, VA
  • Linda Porr Sweeney, Esquire '78
    Attorney
    Lancaster, PA
  • Barbara Lovenduski Sylk '73
    Artist-Educator-Designer
    Merion, PA
  • Dr. Kent C. Trachte
    President, Lycoming College
    Williamsport, PA
  • Dr. Marina Vernalis '73 '16H
    Medical Director and Physician, Integrative Cardiac Health Project, Walter Reed Military Center
    Bethesda, MD
  • Tammy Weber, Esquire '83
    Attorney, Marshall, Parker & Weber LLC
    Williamsport, PA
  • Diane Dalto Woosnam '73
    Art Consultant, Diane Dalto & Associates
    Philadelphia, PA

Emeriti Trustees

  • Dr. Brenda P. Alston-Mills '66 '22H
    Retired Associate Dean and Director: Office of Diversity and Pluralism, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
    East Lansing, MI
  • Hon. Marie White Bell '58, '17H
    Retired N.J. Superior Court Judge
    Huntington, NJ
  • John R. Biggar '66
    Retired Executive Vice President/CFO, PPL Corporation
    Allentown, PA
  • Melvin H. Campbell, Jr. '70
    Retired President, Campbell, Harrington & Brear Advertising
    York, PA
  • Jay W. Cleveland Sr.
    Retired Chairman of the Board/CEO, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company
    Murrysville, PA
  • Richard W. DeWald '61
    Chairman, Montgomery Plumbing Supply Company
    Montoursville, PA
  • Donald E. Failor '68
    Owner, Failor Associates LLC
    Harrisburg, PA
  • Dr. Daniel G. Fultz '57, '01H
    Retired Executive VP and Treasurer, Lycoming College
    Pittsford, NY
  • David D. Gathman '69
    Retired CFO, SunGard Public Sector
    Venice, FL
  • Dr. Arthur A. Haberberger '59, '11H
    Emeritus Chair of the Board
    Reading, PA
  • Daniel R. Hawbaker
    President, Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc.
    State College, PA
  • Bishop Neil L. Irons '12H
    Retired Bishop, Central PA Conference UMC
    Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Dale N. Krapf '67
    Chairman of the Board, Krapf Group
    Exton, PA
  • Dr. Robert G. Little '63
    Retired Staff Physician, UMPC Pinnacle Express Care
    Harrisburg, PA
  • Nanci (Davis) Morris '78
    Retired Staff Physician, UPMC Pinnacle Express Care
    Harrisburg, PA
  • D. Stephen Martz '64
    Retired President & COO, Omega Financial Corporation
    Hollidaysburg, PA
  • James G. Scott '70
    Founder and Principal, CareerChoiceFirst
    Williamsport, PA
  • Hugh H. Sides '60
    Retired, Robert M. Sides Music Inc.
    Williamsport, PA
  • Cheryl (Eck) Spencer '70
    Retired VP Quality and Compliance
    Newtown Squre, PA
  • John S. Trogner Jr. '68
    Retired General Partner, First Commercial Development Company
    Camp Hill, PA
    Director/Treasurer, Troegs Brewing Company
    Hershey, PA
  • Dr. Dennis G. Youshaw '61
    Retired Physician
    Altoona, PA