Committee	Contact Name	E-Mail
Community Service	Vacant
Communications	Pat Dunne	pennstatepat@gmail.com
Membership	Lindsay Hohler	Lindsay.Hohler@gt.com
Nominating	Lindsay Hohler	Lindsay.Hohler@gt.com
Professional Development	Casey Miller	miller.caseyl@gmail.com
Social	Julie Barsic/David Fites	julieb@psualum.com / fites17@gmail.com
Student Affairs	Sara Yoder	yoders719@yahoo.com
Sports	Brian Pacheco	brianlpacheco@gmail.com

Community Service
Vacant
- Coordinate volunteer opportunities for Penn Staters in the DC/MD/VA area
- Lead a Penn State team in an existing run, walk, food drive or clean-up event
- Brainstorm new ideas about how the Chapter can become involved with charities, non-profit organizations or community service initiatives in the area

Communications
Pat Dunne, pennstatepat@gmail.com (Communications Chair)
David Fites, fites17@gmail.com; Lindsay Hohler, Lindsay.Hohler@gt.com
- Responsible for bi-monthly newsletter, monthly emails and ListServ, and most of the Chapter website
- Editing and designing the newsletter entails approximately seven hours of work every other month
- Layout and production of the newsletter takes about two hours every other month
- Website updating and maintenance usually requires about three hours per month
- Maintain the Chapter’s MySpace and Facebook pages (in conjunction with other Committees)

Membership
Lindsay Hohler, Lindsay.Hohler@gt.com
- Assist with direct-mailings (stick ‘n’ stamp); four to six mailing sessions per year take between two and five hours
- Seek out member benefits from area businesses, discuss options with managers, maintain Chapter-vendor relationships annually and keep the Chapter website updated with benefit information
- Attend events as an ambassador for the Chapter; distribute membership materials and collect completed membership forms and dues
- Staff official Chapter football viewing sites to sign up members and answer questions
- Maintain the Chapter’s MySpace and Facebook pages (in conjunction with other Committees)

Nominations/Volunteer Development
Lindsay Hohler, lindsay.hohler@gt.com
- Seek out chapter members who wish to get more involved with the Chapter on the Board of Directors or a Committee
- Run the annual Board and Officer elections process
- Coordinate annual volunteer event

Professional Development
Casey Miller, miller.caseyl@gmail.com
- Provide Chapter members with access to free workshops on debt elimination, investing and home buying, as well as information on getting an advanced degree or certification
- Liaise with Penn State Alumni Career Services to offer services to Chapter members
- Bring together Alumni and employers at annual Networking Event
- Primarily work together via email and conference call

Social/Chapter Relations
Julie Barsic, julieb@psualum.com; David Fites, fites17@gmail.com
- Plan Chapter social events including happy hours, museum tours and professional sporting events
- Oversee the administration of the Chapter sports teams: football, basketball, volleyball, softball and soccer
- Coordinate activities with other Penn State Chapters and the Capital Alumni Network (CAN)
- Time commitment can range from one to two hours per month, plus bi-monthly meetings

Student Affairs
Sara Yoder, yoders719@yahoo.com
- Administer Chapter Scholarship ($8,000-$12,000 annually) by interviewing incoming first-year students
- Host incoming students at the Freshman Send-Off picnic in August
- Coordinate charter bus trips for current students to/from University Park for scheduled breaks throughout the academic year
- Support the Alumni Admissions Volunteer Program by attending local college fairs and information sessions run by the Admissions Office (contact DCMDVA-admissions@psu.edu)