What Are Our Alumni Doing Now?
Penn State Behrend Basketball Alumni Profiles
Click on the names below to read special comments on how Behrend helped prepare them for the future
| Name | Class | Title | Company |
| Thomas Apke | ‘66 | Attorney/Professor | Cal State Fullerton |
| Joe Williams | '67 | National Accounts - Sales | UPS |
| Barney Etzel | ‘67 | Vice President | Swinerton & Walberg Company/San Francisco, CA |
| William Cox | ‘68 | President/CEO | The Cox Group Inc./Detroit, MI |
| Randy Lachowski | ‘68 | President/CEO (Retired)/Adjunct Professor OL Graduate Program | KB Industries Inc./Erie, PA/Mercyhurst University |
| Dan Frye | ‘68 | Finance | Oil City, PA |
| Duane May | ‘69 | Pharmacy Manager | Kroger/Houston, TX |
| Ron Hornyak | ‘69 | Quality Assurance Manager (Retired) | Parker Hanifan/Chicago, IL |
| Doug Zimmerman | ‘70 | Asst. Director of Athletics (Retired) | Gannon University/Erie, PA |
| Mike Kauffman | ‘71 | Manager of Enterprise Systems | Penn State University |
| David Davies | ‘72 | Vice President of Finance | Maryland Insurance Group |
| Gary Borowy | ‘73 | President/Owner | Borowy Insurance/Erie, PA |
| William Cunningham | ‘76 | Erie County DA/Presiding Judge (Retired) | Erie County, PA |
| Ron Miller | ‘76 | Partner/Accountant | PLLC/Greensburg, PA |
| Jeff Gillete | ‘76 | Engineer | PPG Industries/ Pittsburgh |
| James Davis | ‘77 | Manager/Accountant | Erie Insurance Co/Erie, PA |
| Mark Chesko | '78 | Plant Manager | Armstrong World Industries |
| Jon Kennedy | '78 | Engineering Support Manager | Tampa Bay Water |
| David Kiehl | '79 | President/Owner | North East Hardwoods, Inc. |
| Greg Vaughn | ‘81 | Web Designer | RS Information Systems/Mclean, VA |
| Joseph Greer Sr. | ‘85 | Biopharmaceutical Industry Consultant | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Paul Cwalina | '88 | SVP, National Accounts | First Data |
| Mark Majewski | '88 | Sales Manager | Great Lakes Insurance |
| John Sargent | ‘88 | Project Manager | Erie Insurance/Erie, PA |
| Gary Zang | '88 | President | DGS Landscaping |
| David Gurska | ‘90 | Chief Operating Officer | AIM Integrated Logistics |
| Randy Baughman | ‘91 | CFO | Kimble Chase |
| Rick Clark | ‘92 | Manager of Finance & Accounting | Dubois Area School District/Dubois, PA |
| Rich Buzalka | ‘92 | Engineer | Saint-Goblein Corp, Madera, PA |
| Chris Viscuso | ‘92 | Strength & Conditioning Coach | Penn State Behrend |
| Timothy Cook | '93 | Program Coordinator | Booker T. Washington Center/Erie, PA |
| Stephen Respress | '93 | CNC Operator | Modern Industries Inc./Erie, PA |
| Don Plyler | ‘94 | Teacher/Coach | Berwick Area School District/Berwick, PA |
| Byron Thorne | ‘94 | Sales | Jostens Ring |
| Steve Berger | '95 | Teacher | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Todd Sturgin | ‘95 | Project Engineer | Luk Inc./Wooster, OH |
| Eddie Edwards | ‘96 | Attorney/Partner Sports Agent | Sport Entertainment Management Group/Pittsburgh, PA |
| Joe Kissane | ‘98 | Owner | Kissane Construction/Oakmont, PA |
| Brian Emick | ‘99 | Vice Principal | North East Area School District |
| Jason Paloskey | ‘99 | Technical Sales Manager | Performance Distillation Solutions |
| Matt Plizga | ‘99 | Associate AD of Strategic Communications | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Brock Bovaird | ‘99 | Guidance Counselor | Dubois Area Schools |
| Chris Hughes | ‘00 | Asst. General Foreman | National Fuel Gas /St. Mary's, PA |
| John Park | ‘00 | Mechanical Engineer | GE Transportation Systems/Erie, PA |
| Nathan Wilson | ‘00 | Mechanical Engineer | GE Power Systems/Baton Rouge, LA |
| Andy Lawrence | ‘00 | Mold Design Engineer | Sercel, Inc./Houston, TX |
| Ashley Orris | ‘01 | Sales Territory Manager | Zoll Cardiac Diagnostics |
| Matt Keith | ‘02 | Senior Vice President | Global Sales |
| Steve Merril | '03 | Chiropractor | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Joe Greer Jr. | '04 | Key Account Manager | Johnson & Johnson |
| James Curren | ‘04 | Executive Director | Niland Group |
| Casey Ponsoll | ‘04 | Owner | Ponsoll Rentals |
| David Hairston | ‘04 | Vice President of Project Management | Niagara Bottling, LLC |
| Mike Shodt | ‘04 | Computer Engineer | Erie, PA |
| Nick Paris | ‘05 | Operations Manager | Ellwood Crankshaft/New Castle, PA |
| Tom Lulich | ‘05 | External Manufacturing Operations Lead Americas | Bayer Pharmaceuticals/Pittsburgh, PA |
| Joe Lucas | ‘05 | Chief Financial Officer | Triumph/Cincinnati, OH |
| Rylan Marx | ‘05 | Financial Advisor/Parter | ATI Financial Services LLC |
| Michael DiVito | ‘05 | Executive Vice President | Equitable Advisors |
| Justin Jennings | '06 | Head Basketball Coach | Edinboro University |
| JJ Ferguson | ‘06 | Vice President | Delta Contractors & Design Inc./Clarion, PA |
| Kevin Buczynski | ‘08 | Medical Technology | US Air Force |
| David Gahan | ‘08 | Scholastic Sales Representative | Jostens Scholastic Division |
| Doug Straub | ‘08 | Teacher/Coach | Dubois Area School District |
| Dan Zeigler | ‘08 | Teacher | McDowell High School |
| Jacoby Curtis | '08 | Manager/Part Owner | Curtis and Son Oil |
| Ben Gasbarre | ‘08 | Executive Vice President | Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems |
| Drew Seker | ‘09 | Mechanical Engineer | Johns Hopkins University |
| Tom Newman | ‘09 | Accountant/General Manager | Tetra Tool Company |
| Adam Potter | ‘10 | Priest | Mary, Mother of God Parish (Pittsburg, PA) |
| DeShawn Haynes | ‘11 | Vice President, International Strategy | Raymond James |
| Justin Kovac | ‘11 | Financial Advisor/Partner | ATI Financial Services LLC |
| Dan Simpson | '12 | Account Executive Officer | Travelers Insurance |
| Nick Thorsen | ‘12 | Associate Head Basketball Coach | Army West Point |
| Pat St. Andrews | ‘13 | Assistant Basketball Coach | Portland Trailblazers |
| Adam Palcic | ‘13 | Senior Vice President | Northern Trust |
| Russ Conley | ‘13 | Logistics | Greenville, PA |
| Casey Courneen | ‘14 | Senior Territory Manager | Injured Workers Pharmacy |
| Shane Skelly | ‘14 | HRO District Manager | ADP |
| Nick DeLisio | ‘15 | Enterprise Sales District Manager | ADP |
| Chris Dudzenski | ‘15 | Senior Market Research Manager | VPMR, LLC. |
| Dan Kress | ‘15 | Financial Advisor | Kress Financial Services |
| Keith Wallace | ‘15 | Underwriter | Erie Insurance |
| Zane Hackett | ‘16 | Field Operations Manager | National Fuel Gas Company |
| Malquan Pullium | ‘17 | Behavior Specialist | Erie School District |
| Kevin Scuilli | ‘17 | Assistant Basketball Coach | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Connor McLaughlin | ‘18 | Corporate Banking Vice President | Citizens |
| Malike Brinson | ‘19 | Vice Principal | Woodrow Wilson Middle School |
| Mike Fischer | ‘19 | Staff Associate | Young Life |
| Justin Gorny | ‘19 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | HeroDevs |
| Andy Niland | ‘19 | Head Video Coordinator | Phoenix Suns |
| Daniel Wanker | ‘19 | Procurement Specialist | CDM Smith |
| Matt Colpoys | ‘19 | Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach | George Washington University |
| Joe Causgrove | ‘19 | Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach | Mercyhurst University |
| Dorian Connors | ‘20 | Intermediate Data Transformation & Reporting Specialist | Federated Hermes |
| Tyler Gates | ‘20 | MMA Heavyweight Fighter | Denver, Colorado |
| Brandon Thorsen | ‘20 | Head Men’s Basketball Coach | Bethany College (WV) |
| Derrick Clark | ‘21 | Associate IT Analyst | Erie Insurance |
| Nolan Nuara | ‘21 | Data Feed Specialist | HBKS Wealth Advisors |
| John Fukon | ‘22 | Med Student | LECOM |
| Kenny Fukon | ‘22 | Stats and Information Group Researcher | ESPN |
| PJ Gourley | ‘22 | Mechanical Project Engineer | ATI |
| Jacob Zeis | ‘22 | Senior Accountant | Tronconi Segarra & Associates, LLC |
| Stephen Humphries | ‘23 | Manufacturing Quality Engineer | SKF Group |
| Seth Myers | ‘23 | Materials Specialist | Wabtec |
| Austin Ryan | ‘23 | Relationship Strategist | PNC Private Bank |
| Owen Flisnik | ‘24 | Electrical Designer | Stantec |
| Stefan Milinkovic | ‘24 | Software Engineer | Kyocera AVX |
| Matt Niland | ‘24 | Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach | Edinboro University |
| RJ Marsh | ‘24 | Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach | Penn State Behrend |
| Isaac DeGregorio | ‘25 | Graduate Assistant | Duquesne Univervsity Men’s Basketball |
| Tommy DiRienzo | ‘25 | Professional Basketball Player | Team North West, Letterkenny Ireland |
