Advancement Council
The Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce Advancement Council exists to support the Thomas Jefferson University Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce in achieving a national reputation as provider of innovative, transdisciplinary design, engineering and business programs. The goal is to increase the value of the University’s degree for all alums, while enhancing the reputation of Thomas Jefferson University as an innovation-focused, innovation-producing institution. The Advancement Council will support Thomas Jefferson University’s Nexus Learning approach, which crosses active, collaborative, and industry-based learning to prepare graduates to be leaders in their careers.
The current Kanbar College Advancement Council includes:
Officers
Jim Cass ’90 (Chair)
Principal
Hidden Crest, LLC
Deanna Amorello ’02, M’04 (Chair-Elect)
Product Director, Fittings and Fixtures
Waterworks
Robert L. Nydick, PhD ’78 (Chair Emeritus)
Professor, Management and Operations
Villanova University School of Business
Members
Mary Lynne Bercik ’90
Executive Director, Procurement
Merck
Charles Bernier ’74
President and CEO
ECBM
Salvatore A. Boccella, III ’83
Owner
The Goddard School
Jeff Bruner ’73
President
TexInnovate, Inc.
Andrew Cherry ’87
Partner
KPMG
Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Esq. ’83
Director
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
James G. Geise ’89
Senior Account Executive
Sales & Product Development
S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc.
Irving R. Gerber ’69
Retired
Bryant M. Greene M’96
Owner and Administrator
Always Best Care Senior Services
Marc Kantor
President
Printers Apparel Corporation
Kate Kibler ‘97
Vice President, Direct to Consumer
Timberland
Christine Kobeski ’86
Senior Director, Human Resources
Siemens Healthcare
Jan Maiden ’81
Senior Vice President
Human Resources and Systems Protection
Tenneco Powertrain
Salvatore J. Patti ’90
Senior Vice President and Director, Commercial Banking and Wealth Client Management
WSFS Bank
Jerry Rosenau M’96
Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson University
Stuart Segal ‘70
Chief Behavioral Officer
Tridiuum
Mark A. Sunderland ’84, M’06
Vice-President Innovation+Technology
Jefferson Strategic Ventures
Robert J. Reichlin High-Performance Apparel Chair
Thomas Jefferson University
David Tuttleman ’83
CEO
Matrix NV
Jeannette Wistner ’94, M’99
Partner
Global Mobility Services
KPMG LLP
Michael N. Zimmerman ’98
President
Regal Wealth Advisors