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Dana Campolongo, Inside Sales Coordinator Dana Campolongo joined the Client Development team in 2006 as the inside sales coordinator. She qualifies leads and supports the unit's efforts in marketing the University's educational resources to corporations, associations, and the U.S. military. Dana also provides prospect and association research. Dana joined Penn State in 2004, working in the University's plant physiology graduate program. Before coming to Penn State, she worked in corporate sales at MINITAB and in contracting and business development under the Job Training Partnership Act through the Mid-State Employment and Training Consortium and PICCC, Inc. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a human resources certificate from Penn State. Dana can be reached at 814-865-4390 or drc21@psu.edu. Sandy Clemmer, Senior Client Development Manager Sandy Clemmer joined Penn State in 2004 as a client development manager and is responsible for representing the entire portfolio of Outreach services to corporate clients. Prior to joining Penn State, Sandy had a thirteen-year career with a Fortune 500 contract stationer. During her tenure with that organization she held various sales-related positions, ranging from account executive, focusing on creating and developing relationships with corporate clients, to regional sales training manager, focusing on helping sales associates develop successful relationships in the industry. Sandy earned her bachelor's degree in marketing at Penn State and is pursuing a master's degree in workforce education and development. Sandy can be reached at 814-865-4387 or sjc102@psu.edu. John Dolan, Senior Client Development Manager John Dolan joined Penn State as an adjunct instructor in marketing in 2002 and has been with Outreach Client Development since fall 2003. In his dual role with Client Development and Penn State Continuing and Professional Education, he helps national corporate accounts find appropriate resources for training and developing their employees through Penn State programs. John has more than fifteen years of experience with Fortune 500 companies, including The Washington Post Company, Knight Ridder, BellSouth, and AT&T. His professional experience has focused on sales, marketing, research, and product management. John earned his MBA at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management and is working on a doctorate in workforce education and development at Penn State. John can be reached at 814-865-2216 or jjd24@outreach.psu.edu. Denise Gladd, Administrative Assistant Denise Gladd joined Outreach Client Development as a staff assistant in 2000. She is responsible to the director of Client Development for the proactive management of the office and assistance in the sales process. She also serves as office liaison and assists internal and external clients with obtaining appropriate information about courses available online, on site, and on campus. Denise is currently working on a degree in organizational leadership at Penn State. Before joining the University, she was the office administrator and customer service representative at State College Agway for six years. Denise can be reached at 814-865-3513 or dag20@outreach.psu.edu. Rita Graef, Client Development Manager Rita Graef joined Penn State in 1999 as a client development manager and is responsible for representing the entire portfolio of Outreach and Cooperative Extension services to companies and associations. Prior to joining the University, Rita served as product manager for a leading manufacturer of material handling, storage, and transport products for food service, health care, and industry. She also worked as a design manager and representative for a product development consulting firm and as an industrial designer for a premiere manufacturer of architectural lighting control systems, where she developed user interfaces, products, and marketing materials. Rita holds a bachelor's degree in industrial design from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rita can be reached at 814-865-4389 or rsg7@outreach.psu.edu. Sue Greene, Client Development Manager Sue Greene joined Penn State in 2004 and is part of the client development team through Continuing Education. She works with businesses to help them find the noncredit Management Development programs and on-site Continuing Education credit programs that meet their needs. In her seventeen-year tenure with CVS Pharmacy, Sue held positions in regional and corporate training, management, and internal audit in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Penn State, she was the employment and training manager for Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Sue earned an associate degree in liberal arts, a bachelor's degree in management and leadership, and plans to pursue a master's degree. Sue can be reached at 570-713-7598 or sag21@psu.edu. Tim Kerchinski, Assistant Director, Outreach Client Development Tim Kerchinski became a member of Penn State's Client Development team in 1999. He concentrates his efforts on cultivating clients for Outreach through strategic, national corporate partnerships and assisting with strategic development and sales management for the Client Development office. Tim is also an adjunct instructor in marketing at Penn State's University Park campus. Prior to joining the University, Tim had an eighteen-year career as an environmental project engineer and sales manager, working with large electric utility companies in the South (Atlanta, Dallas, and New Orleans) and on hazardous waste remediation projects for Fortune 500 companies in the northeastern part of the United States (Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, and Maryland). Tim was involved in a successful entrepreneurial start-up company in Dallas and helped Delmarva Power and Light Company start, develop, and eventually sell (at a profit) a waste management company in Pennsylvania. Tim earned his bachelor's degree in environmental sciences at Slippery Rock University and his MBA at Penn State. Tim can be reached at 814-865-4388 or txk128@outreach.psu.edu. Ginny Newman, Assistant Director, Military Education Ginny Newman has been with Penn State since 1990. In Client Development she works with government and military sectors. Before coming to Outreach in 1996, Ginny was special assistant to the dean in the College of Health and Human Development and special assistant to the executive vice president and provost in the Office of the President. Prior to arriving at Penn State, she served as an executive director for the YMCA and as a municipal government official. Ginny earned a bachelor's degree and a master of education degree at Penn State. Ginny can be reached at 814-865-6016 or gan1@psu.edu. Denise Rill, Client Development Manager Denise Rill joined Penn State Outreach in 2007 as a client development representative for Penn State Continuing Education's University Park office. She connects employers in Centre, Mifflin, and Juniata counties to various training and education programs offered through Penn State Management Development and Continuing Education. Denise brings ten years of professional experience to Penn State client development. Prior to joining the University she worked with businesses, industry, local governments, and nonprofits to help them obtain education and training. She has worked in higher education as an adult educator for credit and noncredit programming in Maryland, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. She holds a bachelor's degree in corporate communication from the University of Baltimore and is currently taking courses through Penn State's World Campus, with the goal of completing a master's degree in adult education. Denise can be reached at 814-863-1578 or cdr189@psu.edu. Melinda Stearns, Director Melinda Stearns is the director of Outreach Client Development at Penn State. She is responsible for managing the business development group, cultivating new clients who need access to University resources, working across the organization to develop strategy that responds to external client needs, and shaping and implementing Outreach strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Penn State in 1991, Melinda was employed in the field of marketing and management with Armstrong World Industries and was a small-business owner. She is a graduate of Penn State in speech communication. Melinda can be reached at 814-865-4366 or mms9@outreach.psu.edu. Amy Stever, Client Development Manager Amy Stever joined the Client Development team in 2006. Her responsibilities include working with key national and state associations and corporations. Amy has been part of the Outreach family since 2003, first serving as an academic adviser for the World Campus. Prior to joining Penn State, she worked in higher education admissions and advising, and as faculty registrar, at several institutions: University of Adelaide in South Australia, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, and Syracuse University. Amy holds two degrees from Penn State: a master's degree in curriculum and instruction, with a concentration in bilingual studies, and a bachelor's degree in history. Amy can be reached at 814-865-8697 or als39@psu.edu. |
