Advancement Council

The Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce Advancement Council exists to support the Thomas Jefferson University Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce in achieving a national reputation as provider of innovative, transdisciplinary design, engineering and business programs. The goal is to increase the value of the University’s degree for all alums, while enhancing the reputation of Thomas Jefferson University as an innovation-focused, innovation-producing institution. The Advancement Council will support Thomas Jefferson University’s Nexus Learning approach, which crosses active, collaborative, and industry-based learning to prepare graduates to be leaders in their careers.

The current Kanbar College Advancement Council includes:

Officers

Bryant M. Greene M’96 (Chair)
Owner and Administrator
Always Best Care Senior Services

Deanna Amorello ’02, M’04 (Chair Emeritus)
Product Director
Waterworks

Members

Charles Bernier ’74
President and CEO
ECBM Insurance Brokers & Consultants

Salvatore A. Boccella, III ’83
Owner
The Goddard School

Jeff Bruner ’73
President
TexInnovate, Inc.
Hemp Black

Brittany Rae Buckmire ’15
Senior Buyer
Stitch Fix

Jim Cass ’90 (Chair Emeritus)
President
Ultimus LeverPoint

Andrew Cherry ’87
Partner
KPMG

Brian Corcodilos ’13
DesignBlendz

Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Esq. ’83
Director
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Thomas T. Fung
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Statistics, Operations, and Data Science
Temple University Fox School of Business 

Irving R. Gerber ’69
Retired                       

Marc Kantor
President
Printers Apparel Corporation

Kate Kibler ‘97
General Manager and SVP
Vionic Shoes

Claire Koontz ’14
ElectroMechanical Engineering Manager
Lockheed Martin

Jan Maiden ’81
Senior Vice President
Human Resources and Systems Protection
Tenneco Powertrain

Robert L. Nydick, Ph.D. ’78 (past Chair)
Villanova University School of Business

Salvatore J. Patti ’90
Senior Vice President and Director, Commercial Banking and Wealth Client Management

Gary Peck ’80
CEO
The S Group Inc.

Alicia Pinckney ’14
Global Men's Apparel Designer
Jordan-Nike World Headquarters

Jerry Rosenau M’96
Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson University

Jonathan W. Spiro ’06
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
GumGum | Contextual Intelligence

Mark A. Sunderland ’84, M’06
Chief Innovation Officer and
Chief Sustainability Officer
Hemp Black

David Tuttleman ’83
CEO
Matrix NV

Jeannette Wistner ’94, M’99
Partner, Global Mobility Services
KPMG LLP

Michael N. Zimmerman ’98
President
Regal Wealth Advisors