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Meet our Exec Board
Austin Craig
President
Year: Junior
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Bellefonte, PA
Favorite team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Fun fact: I've been a sports fan my whole life. I played football and ran track in high school and attended many Penn State sports as a kid.
Katie Thompson
Vice President
Year: Senior
Major: Animal Science
Hometown: Newark, DE
Favorite team: Philadelphia Flyers
Fun fact: Born and raised a Philly sports fan. Comes from a B1G Penn State family and have the colors blue and white run through my veins ever since I could walk and talk.
Brenna Bordner
Treasurer
Year: Junior
Major: Hospitality Management & Spanish
Hometown: Halifax, PA
Favorite team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Fun fact: Dream job is to plan big sporting events such as the NFL draft or the Epsy's.
Olivia Bolsar
Secretary
Year: Senior
Major: Biobehavioral Health
Hometown: Scranton, PA
Favorite team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Fun fact: I have completed over 500 community service hours. I am an equipment manager for the Women's Hockey Team at Penn State University.
Sydney Andrews
Social Media Manager
Year: Senior
Major: Advertising
Minors: Digital Media Trends and Analytics & Communication Art Sciences
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Fun fact: I grew up in a hockey rink watching my brother play. I would absolutely love a job that involved hockey, advertising and traveling.
Troy LaPolice
Executive Officer
Year: PhD Student
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Hometown: Durham, NH
Favorite team: Boston Bruins
Fun fact: I was the President of The Roar Zone during the 2022-2023 season. I also served as the Cowbell Guy for the past 2 seasons.
Jeffery Warren
Executive Officer
Year: Junior
Major: Cybersecurity
Hometown: Whitehall PA
Favorite team: Philadelphia Flyers and Phantoms
Fun fact: I've been a life long Philly and Penn State Fan. I look forward to getting the Roar Zone loud and proud for faceoffs.
Chris Viggiano
Executive Officer
Year: Junior
Major: Kinesiology
Hometown: Secaucus, NJ
Favorite team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Fun fact: I have waited outside for 8 hours to meet Crosby.
Mitchell Blum
Executive Officer
Year: Senior
Major: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Hometown: Olney, MD
Favorite team: Washington Capitals
Fun fact: I've traveled to 35 countries.
Wendy Jo Hartsock
RZ Advisor
Year: Graduated 1986
Major: Health & Human Development
Hometown: Bellefonte, PA
Favorite team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Fun fact: Past President of Friends of Penn State Men's Hockey, honored to be the Roar Zone Advisor. Our students are a phenomenal group of students.
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