The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Board of Advisors guides the college on matters concerning the educational and economic needs of the communities served by Pitt- Johnstown. The Board elicits and maintains public support for the institution and shall counsel the administrative officials of the college in the discharge of their respective functions.
Members of the Pitt-Johnstown Board of Advisors represent city and community leaders and Pitt-Johnstown alumni.
Active Members
Thomas M. Kurtz '77, Chair
President / CEO of Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber and
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber
Jodie Saylor Novak '84, Vice Chair
Self-Employed
Richard A. Bross ‘73
Retired Group Vice President, Hormel Foods
Richard A. Burkert
Retired, President & CEO, Johnstown Area Heritage Association
Alan Cashaw
President, NAACP Johnstown Branch
Jonna Contacos-Sawyer, PhD '83
President/Consulting Principal, HR Consultants, Inc.
G. Henry Cook
Somerset Trust Company
Lana V. Custer '65
Retired Teacher
M. Mitchell Fetterolf '78
Vice President, Fetterolf Group, Inc.
Jyothi Gella, M.D.
President, Gella LLC
Michael P. Hruska 2000
President/CEO, Problem Solutions
Sean C. Isgan '82
Retired, Division Manager, Apex Companies
Kim W. Kunkle
President and CEO, Laurel Holdings, Inc.
Michael K. Lauf '93
President and CEO, Cape Code Healthcare
Ernest J. Mantini, DMD '79
Dentist
Gary A. Minchau, DMD '68
Retired, Dentist
Mark E. Pasquerilla
President, Pasquerilla Enterprises
Howard M. Picking III
Retired, CEO of Miller-Picking Company
John J. Polacek, Jr.
Chief Operating Officer, JWF Defense Systems and JWF Industries
Carl R. Sax '58
Retired, CFO of Kuchera Defense Systems
Edward J. Sheehan, Jr
President and CEO, Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Douglas R. Weimer ‘75
Retired Legislative Attorney, Library of Congress
Stephen G. Zamias
Vice Chairman, Zamias Services, Inc.
Emeritus Members
- E. Jeanne Gleason, Chair
Ex Officio Members
- The Honorable Wayne Langerholc, Jr.
- The Honorable Frank Burns '99
- Thomas Chernisky, Cambria County Commissioners
- The Honorable John N. Wozniak '78
- The Honorable Jim Rigby
- The Honorable John Joyce
Year indicates Pitt-Johnstown graduation class