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:Â 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