Meet our Team and Board of Trustees at the YSU Foundation
A Message From Our President
The fundamental mission of the YSU Foundation has transcended through the years and is just as impactful today as when the Foundation was established in 1966.
Many students require assistance with overcoming their financial barriers to gain the education that is necessary for a successful and productive life. It is through the generosity of donors that students receive these scholarships, which enable them to pursue their education.
Whether you are a donor seeking to support YSU penguins, or a student eager to fill out our scholarship application, we are here to assist and support your specific needs.
Thank you,
Paul McFadden, ‘84
President
Board of Trustees
The Expectations of a YSU Foundation Board Member
The Board of Trustees is that group of persons vested with the authority to conduct the affairs of this Corporation. The qualifications for becoming and remaining a Trustee of this Corporation are as follows:
Expectations
- Candidates must be nominated by a current Trustee in good standing.
- Trustees shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
- Each Trustee shall hold office for a term of three (3) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified, or until his/her earlier resignation, removal from office or death.
- Each Trustee must be re-nominated at the end of his/her term.
- Re-nomination will be subject to a review of the Trustee’s engagement throughout the completed term by the Governance and Board Trustees Committee.
- The Annual Meeting is held on the second Monday of May and other meetings of the Corporation shall be held on the fourth Monday in September and January, unless otherwise rescheduled by the Executive Committee.
- Board members are required to actively serve on no less than one (1) and no more than three (3) committees.
- Annual philanthropic contributions are expected but not required.
- An individual must be a responsible member of his/her community who has an interest in fostering the goals and purposes of the Corporation.
- A Trustee is encouraged, but is not required, to be an alumnus of Youngstown State University.
- A Trustee will be considered, among other things, based on the skill set, experience, and other relevant factors that she/he brings to the Corporation.
2024-2026 Officers
Mr. Nader Atway, Chair
Atty. Jude Nohra, Vice Chair
Mr. Ed Muransky, Immediate Past Chair
Dr. Rajiv Taneja, Secretary
Mr. Ben Keck, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Theodore Schmidt, Treasurer
Mr. John Moliterno, Assistant Treasurer
General Counsel
Atty. E.C. Thornton, Jr.
Board Members
Mr. Pete Asimakopoulos
Mr. Nader Atway
Atty. Denise Glinatsis Bayer
Ms. Germaine Bennett
Dr. A. Gary Bitonte
Ms. Alexa Sweeney Blackann
Mr. Richard Blase
Mr. Lee Burdman
Atty. Martha Bushey
Ms. Capri Cafaro
Mr. Thomas J. Cavalier
Mr. Domenic L. Constantini
Atty. John P. Daliman
Mr. James Dascenzo
Atty. Alfred J. Fleming
Mr. Thomas J. Fleming
Mr. James Geller
Mr. Stephen J. Gurgovits
Mr. Kevin Helmick
Mr. Benjamin Keck
Dr. Chander Kohli
Dr. James Kravec
Atty. Daniel Letson
Atty. John McNally
Ms. Tina Navarro Misel
Mr. John Moliterno
Mr. Garry L. Mrozek
Mr. Edward W. Muransky
Atty. Jude Nohra
Atty. Carl A. Nunziato
Dr. Kathleen Padgitt
Mr. Anthony J. Payiavlas
Atty. John L. Pogue
Atty. Lawrence Richards
Ms. Molly Seals
Atty. Richard J. Schiraldi
Mr. Theodore Schmidt
Mr. Scott Schulick
Atty. James J. Sisek
Mr. Martin Solomon
Dr. Rajiv Taneja
Mr. Richard B. Thompson
Mr. Simon Werle
Mr. Stuart Wise
Trustee Emeriti
Mrs. Eleanor Beecher-Flad*
Mr. Anthony M. Cafaro
Mr. William M. Cafaro*
Atty. Richard P. McLaughlin*
Mr. Joseph S. Nohra*
Mr. William Roesti
Mr. Clarence R. Smith, Jr*
Mr. William L. Spencer*
Mr. Frank C. Watson*
Mr. Bud Williamson*
Mr. G. Leo Winger*
*Deceased