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President
William Woska '12
VP of Corporate Affairs
John DelSignore '92
VP of Undergraduate Affairs
Tim Zanaras '20
Treasurer
Bill Hauser '81
Secretary
Basil Pinzone '11
Member at Large
Alec Brennan '12
Member at Large
Brenden Finn '12
Member at Large
Tim Finn '75
Member at Large
Marc Jankowski '11
Member at Large
Max Kesner '20
Member at Large
Danny Matulula '19
Member at Large
Mark McGrory '14
Member at Large
Ryan Mullin '11
Member at Large
Gerrit Van Burk '91
Member at Large
Eric Van Emburgh '14
Alumni Board
of Directors
CHAPTER ETERNAL
Benjamin Amato '60 entered Chapter Eternal on October 1, 2022. After graduating with
bachelor's and master's degrees in education, Benjamin built a financial planning and investment
business, Professional Planning Consultants, that thrived for more than 50 years. He did so while
raising five children. A prominent member of the State College and DU alumni communities,
Benjamin will be remembered for his love of people, music, and entertaining others.
Don Steppe '64 entered Chapter Eternal on August 1, 2023. Don spent most of
his career in metal manufacturing after graduating with an industrial engineering
degree. While at Penn State, Don played football and basketball and met Demmy,
his DU sweetheart and wife of 57 years.
ALUMNI NEWS
Dan Surra '76 lives in Kersey, Pa. He is a retired member of the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives. Email: elkco75@yahoo.com
Alan Piciacchio '89 is officially retired from IBM but remains active as a distinguished engineer
and vice president of IT management for Kyndril, a startup company created from IBM's IT
services division. Alan resides in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Email: alanpiciacchio@gmail.com
Thomas Samuel II '91 is still working as a high school English teacher while his wife of 29
years, Julie, works for Sysco Foods Corporation. His son, Lance, is planning a July wedding
while his daughter, Leah, is working toward graduation from Bloomsburg University. Thomas
lives in Enola, Pa. Email: tsam20@hotmail.com
Rick Yeager '96 shares that his daughter continues the family tradition as a sophomore at
University Park. Meanwhile, Rick's son is a high school senior with hopes to attend Penn State.
Rick lives in Phoenixville, Pa. Email: ryeager@its.jnj.com
Aaron Stidd '06 suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2006, leading to a coma and rehab with
support from his brothers. Aaron currently resides under the care of his parents in Huntingdon,
Pa. DU helped with many fundraisers for Aaron, and he looks back on his college years with
many fond fraternity memories. Email: connie.stidd@gmail.com
Sage Perisse '11 lives in Phoenixville, Pa. He started a photo/video company with his fiancé,
Casey, called Manavon. The company stemmed from them shooting weddings, though they also
do marketing, social, and corporate work. Sage shared the company's website,
manavon.com. Email: sageperisse@gmail.com
ALUMNI UPDATE ALUMNI UPDATE
Multiple generations of alumni brothers gather for a tailgate prior to the Penn State vs. Michigan game.
