Triangle Chapter Bylaws

Board of Directors

President

Don Torino was elected President in 2016 after serving in several roles in the Chapter since 2013, including Communications Chair, High School Recruiting Chair, and being the point person in reaching the goal of Penn State license plates in North Carolina. He is a 1988 alumnus from the University Park campus with a B.S. in Biology. He has been a practicing chiropractor for 25+ years, and also graduated summa cum laude from law school in 2009.

Vice-President

Vacant

Secretary

Ella Reese joined the Board in 2018.

Treasurer

Allyson Wharton joined the board in July 2017. She is a 1994 graduate of Penn State with a B.S. in Finance and a 2006 graduate of Wake Forest University with an MBA. She is currently employed as Assistant Treasurer for RTI International.

Rick Orlemanski joined the Board in 2018.  He is a 1973 graduate of Penn State with a B.S. in Finance and a 1991 graduate of Case Western Reserve University with a Masters in Accounting. He is currently retired, but previously was employed as the Vice President of Worldwide Taxes for Global Knowledge Training, LLC for 2 years and Director of Worldwide Taxes for Lord Corporation for 28 years. Rick is also a C.P.A.

Communications Chair

Jim Pastorius joined the Board in 2018.  Jim is a 1987 graduate from Penn State - Behrend with a BS in Management Information Systems.  He has over thirty years in the IT industriy.  For the past thirteen years he has been with ADP, LLC as a Lead Technical Application Analysis on the Health Compliance team.  He has been in the Triangle since 1989.

Membership Chair

Karen Rhodes joined the board in June of 2018.  Karen earned her B.S. in Q.B.A. from the Smeal College of Business in 1985 and was part of the now Schreyers Honors College (known as the University Scholars at that time).  She is also a 1992 graduate of the Harvard Business School with an MBA.  She is currently employed at Advance Auto Parts as a Product Solutions Director.

Student Relations  Chair

Colleen Brinson joined the board in 2017.  She is a 2009 graduate of Penn State Erie with a B.S. in Molecular Biology and a 2014 graduate of The Citadel with a MA in Biology.  She is responsible for heading the scholarship program for all local Penn State students in the Triangle.  Each year a deserving inspiring young mind is selected to receive a scholarship award from our Chapter.  Also, she helps to pull together the annual student send off each year for all local Penn State students. 

Party Czar

Steve Ottone took over as the Game Day Czar in 2014.  In this capacity, Steve heads the football game party committee and emcees during the games.

Alumni Admissions Volunteer and High School Recruiting Chair

Don Torino has coordinated participation in local high school college fairs and contacted high school students offered admission to Penn State through the PSU Admissions Office's Alumni Admissions Volunteer Program for more than 25 years.  Checkout the LionsROAR website for more details and to sign up!

Social Chair

Nikki Takei Nikki joined the board in 2018 as Social Chair. She graduated from Main Campus in 1992 with a BA in Philosophy and went on to earn a BFA in Interior Design from Savannah College or Art and Design. She is currently self employed as a kitchen designer. As social chair she will coordinate Happy Valley Hour's and other social events for the local Penn State chapter.

Philanthropy Chair

Ashley Acornley joined the Chapter Board in 2016 as Philanthropy Chair. Ashley graduated in 2008 from Penn State with a major in Nutritional Sciences and a minor in Kinesiology. She moved to Raleigh in 2009 to pursue her Masters Degree in Nutrition at Meredith College. Ashley currently works as a Registered Dietitian for a private practice in the Triangle area. 

Mark Robinson joined the Board in 2018.



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