New assistant director of development appointed

The Libraries Development Office  announced the appointment of Chris Brida as assistant director of development on September 16.

Brida is from Marion Heights, Pennsylvania and and attended Penn State Hazelton before transferring to University Park. He graduated in 2002 with a BA in speech communications and with three minors in political science, business, and labor and industrial relations. Brida worked for 13 years in the hospitality and service industry before returning to graduate school to pursue a career in development and is now working towards a graduate degree in higher education administration through the College of Education. Brida participated in the Development and Alumni Relations Summer Internship Program with the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences in 2013. In the next few months, he will begin the task of identifying and engaging alumni in Eastern PA, Virginia, North Carolina, and New England.