The GEMS Board of Directors is comprised of 16 members (15 person plus immediate past president). In 1994, the founding Board was appointed by the dean and since that initial appointment, board members have been nominated and/or elected by the general GEMS membership and the active Board of Directors. Board members have a three-year minimum term of office, are committed to attending two board meetings each year at University Park, actively serve on at least one committee, and provide assistance in developing the society and its programming. The officers are selected by the current Board of Directors for a two-year term.
GEMS Board Members
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Dave Archacki Secretary darchacki@shrieve.com Product Manager, Oilfield Chemicals, Shrieve Chemical Products, Inc. Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering '91 Woodlands, Texas |
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E. Scott Billingsley scottbillingsley@penngeneralenergy.com Vice President of Geology and GIS, Pennsylvania General Energy Company Geosciences '81 Warren, Pennsylvania |
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Joseph Frantz, Jr. jfrantz@rangeresources.com VP Engineering Technology, Range Resources Corporation Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering '81 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania |
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Nicole Reed Fry njr142@gmail.com Managing Consultant, Energy Practice, Navigant Consulting Environmental Systems Engineering '05, Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering '08 Boulder, Colorado |
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Larry Hancock lawrence.f.hancock@gmail.com Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Akita Innovations Materials Science and Engineering '83, '86, '88 Billerica, Massachusetts |
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Jennie Karalewich jenniekaralou@gmail.com Lead Redistricting Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau Geography '05 Washington, DC |
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Robert Kraft robert.kraft.7@gmail.com Liaison to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Geography '89 San Diego, California |
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John Lease lease.john@gmail.com Retired, Alcoa '76 Earth Science, '77 Environmental Pollution Control Export, Pennsylvania |
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Susan Lechtanski sal142@psu.edu Marketing Manager, Student Affairs, Penn State Geography '97 University Park, Pennsylvania |
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Enrique Perez PerezE1432@gmail.com Geoscientist, ExxonMobil '08, '10 Geosciences Houston, Texas |
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Bernadette Woods Placky bplacky@climatecentral.org Chief Meteorologist and Climate Matters Program Director, Climate Central Meteorology '99 Princeton, New Jersey |
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Eric Pytlak President-elect espytlak@bpa.gov Manager, Weather and Streamflow Forecasting, Bonneville Power Administration Meteorology '91 Portland, Oregon |
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Joel Reed President jgreednc@comcast.net Principal, Mereo Ceramic Science and Engineering '82 Breckenridge, Colorado |
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Laura Schell soccerharry@gmail.com Research Engineer, NSF International Materials Science and Engineering '11 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Chad Wallaesa Past President chad.wallaesa@libertymutual.com Regional Manager, Liberty Mutual Industrial Health and Safety '02 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |