Officers


2025-2026 Executive Committee:

Tri-Chairs

Chair:
Dawn M. Deitch, Executive Director, Office of Government and Community Affairs

Chair-Elect:
Justin Purohit, Manager, Property Mgmt Accounting Operations, Office of the Comptroller

Past Chair:
Tonya Bennett, Director of Educational Technology, Penn Vet

Contact the PPSA Tri-Chairs at:  ppsa@lists.upenn.edu

Members at Large (2-year terms)

2025-2027 Term:

Jeremy Gatens, IT Director, Division of Human Resources

Alisha George, Assistant/Web Editor, Almanac

Erika Gross, Chief Operating Officer, Wellness at Penn

Matthew Kennedy, Director of Parking, Penn Parking and Commuter Services

2024-2026 Term:

JJ Ahern, Senior Archivist, University Archives

Lamesha Brown, Director, Penn College Achievement Program, Penn First Plus

Elona Canaj, Systems Analyst, School of Veterinary Medicine

Monica Jacobe, Director of Academic Affairs, Wharton Undergraduate Division


Appointments

PPSA LISTSERV Manager
Adam Sherr, Adam Sherr, Director of Crossfunctional Training, Senior Application Data Analyst, Office of University Registrar (OUR)

PPSA Secretary
Dee Patel, Director of Content, Wharton Marketing & Communications

PPSA Treasurer
Jillian Powell, Director of Budget and Analysis, Provost Administrative Affairs

PPSA Webmaster
Mayumi Hirtzel, IT Project Lead Senior, Information Systems and Computing

PPSA Communications Manager
Andy Maynard, Associate Director of Data Analysis, University Office of Development & Alumni Relations

PPSA Book Club Manager
Katherine Toder, Katherine Toder, Research Project Manager, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism


2025-2026 Committee Representatives

Veronica Aplenc
Noemi Fernandez
Natalie D. Green
AJ Jacobs
Abby Kalkstein
Christopher Klaniecki
Jenny Luong
Elisabeth Maselli
Kait Johnstone Pawlicky
Francesca Pugh-Opher
Bethany Schell
Adam Sherr
Xime Trujillo
Valerie Wrenn
Bruce Zhou