National Alumni Board
Chairman
David A. Harris
BAED '79, MAED '86
Retired Principal
Hudson City Schools
Vice-Chair
Nicole “Nikki” L. Douglas
BSED ’07
3rd Grade Teacher
St. Gabriel’s Catholic School
Nursing Alumni Ambassador
Thomas K. Lehman
BSN ’09
Systems Analyst, Nursing Informatics
Cleveland Clinic
Law Alumni Ambassador
Victoria Ferrise
JD ’09
Government Affairs Attorney
Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
Scott Armstrong
BSCE ’82
Business Development
Welty Building Company, LLC
Dr. Tierney Bates
BA ’99, MA ’02
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
North Carolina Central University (NCCU)
James DePew
BSIM ’95
Vice President and Consultant
BDeWees Consulting, Ltd.
Paul M. Douglas
BSBA ’06
Financial Advisor
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Brad M. Fellows
BA ’97
Founder/Consultant
The Fellows Practice, LLC
Todd A. Hoff
BSME '89
Global Vice President, Group Head of Innovation
Brambles/CHEP
Anne E. Lazzerini
BSBA ’04, MBA ’07
Business Analyst
FirstEnergy Solutions
Nischal R. Pai
MS ’86, MBA ’89, MS ’90
Managing Director Head of Hedging & Structured Solution
Intelligent Edge Advisors
Donald J. Pavlik
BSBA ’00
Senior Vice President
PNC Bank
Ex-Officio Members
Taylor Bennington
’19
Student Trustee
Board of Trustees
The University of Akron
Brian L. Cherkala
JD ’78
Senior VP and National Director of Field Fiduciary Adm.
KeyBank
Kim M. Cole
BA ’93, MPA ’95
Vice President, Development
Executive Director UA Foundation
The University of Akron
Olivia P. Demas
’91 '95
Vice Chair
Board of Trustees
The University of Akron
Brittany Finch
'10, '11
Assistant Director
Alumni Relations
The University of Akron
Christine Franz
'93
Senior Administrative Assistant
Alumni Relations
The University of Akron
Curtis S. King
BA ’85
Senior Vice President
Universal Television Publicity, Marketing & Corporate Communications
NBC Universal
Willy R. Kollman
BA ’08, MAED ’10
Assistant Vice President
Alumni Relations
The University of Akron
Kristi Reese
Associate Director
Alumni Relations
The University of Akron
Ernest Vargo, II
BA ’78
Immediate Past President
The University of Akron
President & CEO
Eskenazi Health Foundation