10 Elected to Serve on Alumni Council
Ten alumni leaders have been voted onto Alumni Council—the Alumni Association’s governing board—and will begin their terms July 1.
New members elected to serve on Alumni Council, along with their vote totals, are
Tracy Shillinger Riegel (3,865),
David S. Cavanaugh (3,421),
Stanley Latta (3,295),
Kristin Larson Crossland (3,157),
John Shaffer (3,059),
Betsy Park Haas (3,046),
Liani Trigg (3,008),
Beverly Sobel-Redler (2,919),
Charonda Hill (2,783), and
Charmaine S. Tetkoskie (2,740).
Each of these 10 alumni will serve a three-year term from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022. For full information on Alumni Council, visit our website.
Alumni Council is an all-volunteer governing body that advises and guides the Penn State Alumni Association on programs and initiatives to uphold its mission of service and support to Penn State. Alumni members of the Alumni Association are eligible to vote in the annual election, which takes place online.
Of the 141,428 eligible voters, 7,875 voted, for a voting percentage of 5.57 percent. The election was administered and results were certified by Votenet Solutions Inc., of Washington, D.C.
Following is a brief biography of each newly elected Alumni Council member:
Tracy Shillinger Riegel ’85 HHD, West Chester, Pa.; Riegel is the parent of three Penn State alumnae.
David S. Cavanaugh ’76 A&A, Philadelphia, Pa.; Cavanaugh is the president of LandConcepts, LLC.
Stanley Latta ’75 HHD, ’77g Edu, ’81g HHD, ’92g Edu, State College, Pa.; Latta is a retired assistant vice president of Penn State.
Kristin Larson Crossland ’91 Edu, Horseheads, N.Y.; Crossland is a higher education professional and self-employed.
John Shaffer ’88 Com, Las Vegas, Nev.; Shaffer is a program director/news anchor for Beasley Media Group.
Betsy Park Haas ’80 Com, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; Haas is an associate pastor at Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church.
Liani Trigg ’15 Sci, Conshohocken Pa.; Trigg is a salesforce technical account executive at CSS Technical Services.
Beverly Sobel-Redler ’85 Lib, Fairfax, Va.; Sobel-Redler is a franchisee of Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers.
Charonda Hill ’06 Com, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Hill is a manager of marketing and consultant.
Charmaine S. Tetkoskie ’86 Nur, Coal Township, Pa.; Tetkoskie is a system director of utilization management for Geisinger Health System.
In addition, and in accordance with the bylaws, the officers of the Alumni Association will be appointing 10 additional members of Alumni Council. The 10 appointments will be announced in the near future.
For more information about the Alumni Association or our Alumni Council governing board, visit our website.