National Alumni Board

National Alumni Board

UA’s National Alumni Board of Directors is dedicated to fostering unity of purpose and a beneficial relationship between the University and its graduates, former students and friends, and to provide input to and support for programs and services which will enhance social, educational and cultural interaction.

The 24-member volunteer board meets four times per year and consists of an executive committee and a representative from constituent boards across campus.  Members of the board are individually elected to a three-year term of service which can be renewed one additional time.  To contact members of the National Alumni Board of Directors, please call the Alumni Office at 330-972-7270 or e-mail at alumni@uakron.edu.

Executive Committee

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Constituent Board Members

Ex-Officio Members

Ralph J. Palmisano, Esq.
B.A. Education, ’70
Board of Trustees Office

Matthew Akers
B.A. in English, '00
Assistant Director, Alumni 

Brian Cherkala
Juris Doctor, ’78
Senior Vice President and Regional Trust Manager, Key Private Bank

Courtney Gonser
B.S. Education, ’99 and M.A. Higher Education Administration, ’06
Director, Alumni Relations and Student Engagement

Kim Karson
B.A. in Psychology, ’93 and MPA in Public Administration, ’95
Assistant Vice President for Alumni & College Centered Programs

Curtis S. King
B.A. in Mass Media-Communication, ’85
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Communications, NBC Universal Television Studios

William Kollman
B.A. in Mass Media Production, '08 and M.S. in Higher Education Administration, '10
Assistant Director, Alumni 

John A. LaGuardia 
B.A. in Education, ’70 and M.A. in Education, ’74
Vice President of Public Affairs & Development

Steven Sedlock
B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing, '11
Assistant Director, Alumni