2023-24 Penn State Forum Series Organizational Structure
Kim Lawless– Chair
Dean, College of Education – klawless@psu.edu
Cassie Marsh-Caldwell – Forum Coordinator
Project Manager, Provost Office – cgm17@psu.edu
Administrative Board
- Kathy Bieschke, Chair, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Sara Thorndike, Senior Vice President for Finance & Business
- Larry Terry, Vice President for Outreach
- Rachel Pell, Vice President for Strategic Communications
- Justin Schwartz, Provost and Executive Vice President
Penn State Forum Series Planning Committee [9 Members]
Three At-large Members Appointed by Administrative Board:
- Chair (2023-2024), Kim Lawless: Dean,College of Education
- Chair-elect (2022-2025), Lee Kump: Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Member (2023-2026), Tracy Langkilde: Dean College of Eberly Science
Fixed Membership by Virtue of Position:
Academics
- Ann Clements, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs-Faculty Development
- Scarlett Miller, Administrative Fellow to Executive Vice President and Provost, [One-year term]
Development
- Brent Laskowski, Executive Director, Prospect Management and Analytics, DDAR
Bellisario College of Communications
- Mike Poorman, Director of Alumni Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Strategic Communications
- Laura Waldhier, Associate Editor, Penn State News and Public Relations
Penn State Bookstore
- Jennifer Guyer, General Manager of Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Ex-Officio Members:
- Cassie Marsh-Caldwell, Forum Coordinator
- Chrissy Bowers, Treasurer
- Bethann Hassinger, Cvent Coordinator; College of Agriculture