{"id":4398,"date":"2024-12-19T11:40:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/staging\/?page_id=4398"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:48:35","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jump to: <a href=\"#officers\">Officers<\/a>\/\/<a href=\"#directors\">Directors<\/a>\/\/<a href=\"#exofficiodirectors\">Ex-Officio Directors<\/a>\/\/<a href=\"#pastpresidents\">Past-Presidents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"officers\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Officers (2025-2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">President: <strong>Zack Klingensmith<\/strong>, Washington &amp; Jefferson College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">President Designate:&nbsp;<strong>Xintong Wang<\/strong>, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Vice President of Program:&nbsp;<strong>Elsy Thomas Kizhakethalackal<\/strong> &#8211; Bowling Green State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Vice President of Publicity: <strong>James Jozefowicz<\/strong> &#8211; Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Vice President of Membership:&nbsp;<strong>Kosin Isariyawongse<\/strong>, Pennsylvania Western University &#8211; Edinboro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Secretary:&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Brewer<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Treasurer:&nbsp;<strong>Steven Andelin<\/strong> (Retired), Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Schuylkill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Editor of&nbsp;<em>Pennsylvania Economic Review<\/em>:&nbsp;<strong>Orhan Kara<\/strong>, West Chester University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Webmaster:&nbsp;<strong>Zack Klingensmith<\/strong>, Washington &amp; Jefferson College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">Immediate Past President: <strong>M. Garrett Roth<\/strong>, Gannon University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bc7c4;color:#7bc7c4\" id=\"directors\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bc7c4;color:#7bc7c4\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Term: 2023\u20132026<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>William McAndrew<\/strong>, Gannon University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Jennifer Roy<\/strong>, Waynesburg University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Yang (David) Yang<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Term: 2024-2027<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Luke Mafrica<\/strong>, Pennsylvania State University &#8211; Abington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Russell Mills, <\/strong>Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Ryo Tashiro<\/strong>, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Term: 2025-2028<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Rajendra Dulal,<\/strong> Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania &#8211; Bloomsburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Hanafiah Harvey,<\/strong> Pennsylvania State University &#8211; Mont Alto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Lei Wang<\/strong>, Gannon University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bc7c4;color:#7bc7c4\" id=\"exofficiodirectors\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bc7c4;color:#7bc7c4\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ex-Officio Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Ralph Ancil<\/strong> (Retired), Geneva College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Thomas O. Armstrong<\/strong>, Pennsylvania State Treasury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Ron Baker<\/strong>, Millersville University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Divya Balasubramaniam<\/strong>, Saint Joe University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Soumendra (Ben) Banerjee<\/strong>, Georgia Southwestern State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Gerald Baumgardner<\/strong>, Pennsylvania College of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>William Bellinger<\/strong> (Retired), Dickinson University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Robert D\u2019Intino<\/strong>, Rowan University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Anusua Datta<\/strong>, Thomas Jefferson University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Soma Ghosh<\/strong>, Albright College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Deborah Gougeon<\/strong>, University of Scranton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Michael Hannan<\/strong>, PennWest University, Edinboro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Jolien Helsel<\/strong>, Youngstown State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Mehdi Hojjat<\/strong>, Neumann College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Tahereh Hojjat<\/strong>, DeSales University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Jui-Chi (Rocky) Huang<\/strong>, The Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Berks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>James Jozefowicz<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Ioannis N. Kallianiotis<\/strong>, University of Scranton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Timothy Kearney<\/strong>, Voya Investment Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Patrick Litzinger<\/strong>, Robert Morris University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Michael Malcolm<\/strong>, West Chester University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Stephen Mansour<\/strong>, Scranton University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Sandra McPherson<\/strong>, Millersville University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Tracy Miller<\/strong>, Mercatus Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Sunita Mondal<\/strong>, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Abdul Pathan<\/strong>, Pennsylvania College of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Todd Potts<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Natalie D. Reaves<\/strong>, Rowan University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>John Ruddy<\/strong>, University of Scranton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Yaya Sissoko<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Brian Sloboda<\/strong>, University of Maryland \u2013 Global Campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Kenneth Smith<\/strong>, Millersville University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Babita Srivastava<\/strong>, William Paterson University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Mekael Teshome<\/strong>, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Tufan Tiglioglu<\/strong>, Alvernia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Thomas Tolin<\/strong>, West Chester University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Sandra Trejos<\/strong>, PennWest University, Clarion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Guhan Venkatu<\/strong>, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Roger White<\/strong>, Whittier College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Paul Woodburne<\/strong>, PennWest University, Clarion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Xuebing Yang<\/strong>, The Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Altoona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Zhou Yang<\/strong>, Robert Morris University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bc7c4;color:#7bc7c4\" id=\"pastpresidents\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7bc7c4;color:#7bc7c4\" id=\"pastpresidents\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past Presidents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">2024 \u2013 2025: <strong>M. Garrett Roth<\/strong>, Gannon University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2023 \u2013 2024: <strong>Soumendra (Ben) Banerjee<\/strong>, Georgia Southwestern State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2022 \u2013 2023: <strong>John Walker<\/strong>, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2021 \u2013 2022: <strong>Xuebing Yang<\/strong>, Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Altoona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2020 \u2013 2021: <strong>Tufan Tiglioglu<\/strong>, Alvernia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2019 \u2013 2020: <strong>Tufan Tiglioglu<\/strong>, Alvernia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2018 \u2013 2019: <strong>Sunita Mondal<\/strong>, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2017 \u2013 2018: <strong>Jui-Chi (Rocky) Huang<\/strong>, Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Berks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2016 \u2013 2017: <strong>Kosin Isariyawongse<\/strong>, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2015 \u2013 2016: <strong>Deborah Gougeon<\/strong>, University of Scranton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2014 \u2013 2015: <strong>Sandra Trejos<\/strong>, Clarion University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2013 \u2013 2014: <strong>William Bellinger<\/strong>, Dickinson College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2012 \u2013 2013: <strong>Tracy Miller<\/strong>, Grove City College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2011 \u2013 2012: <strong>Orhan Kara<\/strong>, West Chester University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2010 \u2013 2011: <strong>James Jozefowicz<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2009 \u2013 2010: <strong>Gerald Baumgardner<\/strong>, Penn College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2008 \u2013 2009: <strong>James Jozefowicz<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2007 \u2013 2008: <strong>Kenneth Smith<\/strong>, Millersville University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2006 \u2013 2007: <strong>Kenneth Smith<\/strong>, Millersville University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2005 \u2013 2006: <strong>Mark Eschenfelder<\/strong>, Robert Morris University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2004 \u2013 2005: <strong>Michael J. Hannan<\/strong>, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2003 \u2013 2004: <strong>David B. Yerger<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2002 \u2013 2003: <strong>William Sanders<\/strong>, Clarion University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2001 \u2013 2002: <strong>Lynn Smith<\/strong>, Clarion University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">2000 \u2013 2001: <strong>Donna Kish-Goodling<\/strong>, Muhlenberg College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1999 \u2013 2000: <strong>Daniel Lee<\/strong>, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1998 \u2013 1999: <strong>Patrick Litzinger<\/strong>, Robert Morris College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1997 \u2013 1998: <strong>Cindy Benzing<\/strong>, West Chester University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1996 \u2013 1997: <strong>David Culp<\/strong>, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1995 \u2013 1996: <strong>Tom Arnold<\/strong>, King\u2019s College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1994 \u2013 1995: <strong>Yaw A. Asamoah<\/strong>, Indiana University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1993 \u2013 1994: <strong>James C. Luizer<\/strong>, Kutztown University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1992 \u2013 1993: <strong>Stanley G. Long<\/strong>, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1991 \u2013 1992: <strong>Marvin S. Margolis<\/strong>, Millersville University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1990 \u2013 1991: <strong>James B. Herendeen<\/strong>, Pennsylvania State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1989 \u2013 1990: <strong>Derrick K. Gondwe<\/strong>, Gettysburg College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1988 \u2013 1989: <strong>William F. Railing<\/strong>, Gettysburg College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1987 \u2013 1988: <strong>Rohini Sinha<\/strong>, Muhlenburg College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1986 \u2013 1987:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1985 \u2013 1986: <strong>Ursula F. Wiegand<\/strong>, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1984 \u2013 1985: <strong>Kenneth Ainsworth<\/strong>, Allegheny College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\">1983 \u2013 1984: <strong>Wagiha Taylor<\/strong>, Wilkes College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jump to: Officers\/\/Directors\/\/Ex-Officio Directors\/\/Past-Presidents Officers (2025-2026) Directors Ex-Officio Directors Past Presidents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4398"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5317,"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4398\/revisions\/5317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econpea.org\/pea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}