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