1 General Information

GLC 2014: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ethics, Economics and Entrepreneurship in concert with the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development’s Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

In the 21st century, innovators speak the language of entrepreneurship and economics but for success and survival it is critical to add ethics to that mix. Ethics, Economics, and Entrepreneurship are three areas generally not addressed together, yet there is a connection among them. For organizational success the interrelation of the three is an absolute must. Social and Business Entrepreneurs must be aware of the impact of a variety of environmental factors. Financial and economic conditions of the local market, industry, country and the world must be monitored and analyzed as these forces will have an effect on future outcomes. Attention must be given to ethical issues along with entrepreneurial and economic considerations before making any decisions. As the world deals with entrepreneurial, financial, economic, environmental, medical, political, and ethical challenges people struggle for survival, search for sustainable solutions and hope for growth and development. Solutions lie in cooperation across national borders, disciplinary boundaries, and cultural scope. We need an engaged interdisciplinary discussion for positive change. Global Landscapes Conference 2014: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ethics, Economics and Entrepreneurship, will assemble scholars, educators, students, and community members who are interested in examining global and local issues related to ethics, economics and entrepreneurship from different angles and recognize the need for cooperation among different constituents to find sustainable solutions to these problems. A complex and dynamic social, cultural, political, economic, financial and scientific environment requires an interdisciplinary examination of problems and solutions. The King’s Global Landscapes Conference is supported by the McGowan School of Business, the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility and NEPA Alliance (Northeastern Alliance). This year the Global Landscapes Conference is held in conjunction with The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development research symposium. The Institute’s Interdisciplinary Research Symposium is in its 7th year. The undergraduate student research presentations are sponsored by the International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter and the Alpha-Mu Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Honor Society in Economics.

Bindu Vyas, Ph.D. Conference Chair Associate Professor of International Business/Management King’s College

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International Business Honor Society, Epsilon Chi Omicron, King’s College Chapter Ruthly Cadestin Lauren Dereinzi Kyle Garon Peter Kmec Laura Ortiz Terria Pettus Kimberly Zurinski Maxwell Allegro Jennifer Jean-Jacques Tushar Mukhija Erin McLin Kamila Hacia Timothy Martin Alpha-Mu Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon Jessika Baranousky Ryan Boyle Anthony DePierro Kyle Hammonds Christian Janusziewicz Sean Moran Mary Patterson Christopher Prater Lauren Wenner Michael Zurek.

2014 Conference Committee:

Bindu Vyas, Ph.D., Conference Chair Teri Ooms, Executive Director, King’s College The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development Margarita Rose, Ph.D., King’s College The Institute’s Academic Advisory Council: Sanjay Paul, Ph.D., Accounting and Finance Beth Admiraal, Ph.D., Chair, Tara Shawver, King’s College King’s College

Economics Terry Clemente, M.B.A., Penn State /Wilkes- Valerie K. Kepner, Ph.D., King’s College Barre Health Care Hengameh Hosseini, , Ph.D., Penn State Alexander Dawoody, Ph.D., University--Harrisburg Technology and Social Media Joseph Driesbach, Ph.D., Jayne Klenner, Ph.D., King’s College

Entrepreneurship and Management Thea Harrington, Ph.D., Keystone College Jennifer Edmonds, Ph.D., Gary Mrozinski, Ph.D., Luzerne County Community College Student Assistants – Sonia Planey, Ph.D. The Commonwealth Nimita Patel, Wilkes University Medical College

Kimberly Zurinski, King’s College Bernadette Rushmer, M.B.A.,

3 Program Overview

Monday, April 14, 2014

8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast/ Registration

9:00 – 10:30 am Session I Plenary Session

Welcoming Remarks Fr. Jack Ryan, C.S.C., President, King’s College

Opening Address Building Bridges Beyond This Horizon Dr. Urmi Ashar, M.D. M.B.A. Founding President and CEO, NACD, Three Rivers Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA

10:30 – 10:45 am Tea/Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:15 pm Session II Concurrent Sessions

12:15 – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 pm Poster Presentations: Lobby Poster Session

2:00 --3:30 pm Session IV Concurrent Sessions

3:30 – 3:45 pm Tea/Coffee Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm Session V Concurrent Sessions

5:45-6:45 pm Dinner

7:00 pm Keynote Address Burke Auditorium--McGowan School of Business

Economics and Ethics of Sustainable Development Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Director of the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business

4 Tuesday, April 15, 2014 8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast/ Registration

9:00 – 9:30 am Student Posters: Lobby

9:30 -10:30 am Session VI Plenary Session

The start of a new economy in Pennsylvania ~ one based on a triple bottom line: people, planet, and purpose Rita Lacey, Founder and Owner, Close the Loop Company

10:30 – 10:45 am Tea/Coffee Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm Session VII Concurrent Sessions

12:15 – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 pm Session VIII Plenary

Social Entrepreneurship: The Story of the Green Hope Orphanage Pooja Patel, Founding Director and Ari Hamilton, President, The Green Hope Orphanage, Tanzania,

2:00 – 3:30 pm Session IX Concurrent Sessions

3:30 – 3:45 pm Student Posters: Lobby Tea/Coffee Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm Session X Plenary Session

Capital Raising, Financing Options and Recent Regulatory Changes (JOBS Act, Crowd Funding) Glenn Tyranski, SVP Financial Compliance at New York Stock Exchange

Alumni Panel – Personal Perspective on Economics, Ethics and Entrepreneurship Ron Litchkowski, Retired President & CEO Mauser North America John Loyack, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, King’s College Marilyn Millington, VP and CCO at Berkshire Asset Management, LLC, Linette Rayeski, Consultant and Finance Executive

Closing Remarks Barry Williams, J.D. Dean, William G. McGowan School of Business, King’s College

5:15 – 7:00 pm Reception

5 Monday, April 14 Session I—9:00-10:30—Opening Plenary Session—Snyder Room

Opening of Conference Bindu Vyas, Ph.D. Conference Chair

Welcoming Remarks Father, John Ryan, C.S.C., Ph.D. President, King’s College

Introduction: Ruthly Cadestin, King’s College

Opening Address: Building Bridges Beyond This Horizon Dr. Urmi Ashar, Founding President and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors, Three Rivers Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA

Session II—10:45-12:15—Concurrent Sessions

A—Walsh Room—Science, Medical, and Social Work

Session Chair and Discussant: John Arnott

Left Incisor Dislocation and Maxillary Fracture in a 19 Year Old Female Collegiate Soccer Player Greg Janik, David Marchetti, Aaron Hand, Danielle Schuck, King’s College

Evidence Based Self-Care Practices for Social Work Students in the Classroom and Academic Community Young Jin Cho, Jess M. Cunnick, Stephanie Kim, TCMC

Upstream Determinant of Substrate Consensus Sequence Regulates PAK2 Kinase Activity Jun Ling, Amelia Poplowski, Misericordia University

Investigating Cytoskeletan-Associated Protein 4 Variants for Optimal Binding to Antiproliferative by Surface Plasmon Resonance Burzin Chavda, TCMC

B—Student Papers: Section One—Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Kyle Garon, King’s College Discussant: Petru Sandu, Elizabethtown College Invisible Hand & Development Ruthly Cadestin, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica Derek Zrncic, Kyle McNulty, Elizabethtown College Faculty Advisors: Drs. Petru Sandu and Tomas Estrada 6 Interactive Perspectives on Data Identifying Potential At-risk Waterways in Pennsylvania Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Leonela De la Cruz & Rebecca Taylor, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jayne Klenner

U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil in a Historical Context Tushar Mukhija, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

C—Education and Professions—Lipo Room

Session Chair and Discussant: Robin Field, King’s College

A Preliminary Investigation of Business Skill and Academic Skills: Book Smarts versus Street Smarts! Justin Matus, Wilkes University

Pedagogy Research: Exploring the Possibility of Flipping a College Class Stephen Broskoske, Misericordia University

Lunch—12:15—1:00

Interdisciplinary Research Symposium Awards Announcement Beth Admiraal, King’s College and Teri Ooms, The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development

Session III— 1:00-2:00 – Poster Presentation

Can Enhanced Health Literacy Increase Client Empowerment? Implications for the Implementation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act Dennis Chapman, Students: Melody R. Collins; Donald C. Barnes, Marywood University

A Pilot Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education Activity for Health Professions Students from Marywood University, The Commonwealth Medical College and The University of Scranton John Szarek, Karen Arscott, Debbie Zielinski, Diedre Spelman, Diane Shea, Antonio Pellegrino, Mary Triano, Wendy Manetti, TCMC, Marywood University

AFAP1 is a Novel Regulator of Bone Growth John Arnott, TCMC

Actin Filament-Associated Protein 1 is Required for cSrc Activity and Secretory Activation in the Lactating Mammary Gland Young Jin Cho, TCMC

Actin Filament-Associated Protein 1 Contributes to the Insulin Response Jess Cunnick, TCMC & Marywood University

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Functionalization of Thiouronium Salts of L-arabinose, D-glucose and Lactose with Bromonitromethane and Levoglucosenone Witczak Zbigniew, Wilkes University

Session IV—2:00—3:30—Concurrent Sessions

A—Walsh Room—Issues in Medical Care

Session Chair and Discussant: Justin Matus, Wilkes University

The Virtual Doctor: The Rise of Video Conferencing in Telemedicine Karen Mercincavage, King’s College

Integration of Drug Interactions and Human Disease Associations Together with Protein Functions and a Pilot Study to Predict the Likelihood of Prescription Selection William McLaughlin, Paul J. DePietro, Elchin S. Julfayev, (Student), TCMC

B—Student Papers/Panel—Fitzgerald Room

Cross Cultural Perspectives on Humility and Leadership Moderator: Matthew Sowick, Catherine Hughes, Wilkes, University Panelists: Saeed Al Mansouri, Alexander Makos, Nimita B. Patel, Carl Santoro, Asrar Sulaimani, Auxence Wogou, Wilkes University

C—Identity and Culture—Lipo Room

Session Chair and Discussant: Noreen O’Connor, King’s College

Displaying Identity, Displacing History: Public Cultural Institutions and Identity Constructs Thomas Mackaman and Jennifer Momenzadeh, King’s College

Poverty, Gender, and Education in Sub-Sahara Africa: A Case Study Kingsley Banya, Misericordia University

Turning “Bridget” into “Colleen”: Domestic Service and the Acculturation of Irish Immigrants Paul Zbiek & Jamie Costello, King’s College

Remapping the Caribbean: Border Crossings, Zombies, and Class Warfare in Junot Diaz’ “Monstro” Noreen O’Connor, King’s College

Session V—3:45--5:15—Concurrent Sessions

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Session Chair and Discussant: Valerie Kepner, King’s College

Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: Professional Development for Faculty and Students Laurie McMillan, Marywood University

Business Engagement in American Higher Education Morgan Clevenger, Wilkes University

B—Student Panel—Fitzgerald Room

Quantifying the Economic Impact of Natural Gas Drilling on Well-Water Users in Pennsylvania Utilizing the Averting Cost Method Moderator: Royce Vaughn and Members of Environmental-Ecological Economics, King’s College

C—Health Care and Sustainability—Lipo Room

Session Chair and Discussant: Michele McGowan, King’s College

Factors Influencing Neonatal and Maternal Health in Rural Tanzania Linda Winkler, Brian Griffith, Lorinette Williams, Rich Winkler, Wilkes University and University of Pittsburgh

The Case for Healthcare Sustainability: Healing Patients, Safeguarding the Planet, and Resuscitating the Bottom Line Nancy Kopco, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Prof. Michele McGowan

5:15-5:45 — Student Posters in Lobby

Global Information Systems

Impact of Tohoku Earthquake Over Time and Geo-space Joe Bruno,King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jayne Klenner

Abandoned Mine Drainage in Luzerne County Holly Halecki, King’s College Faculty Advisors: Dr. Klenner and Mrs. Alexandra Younica

Colorado Bighorn Sheep Mortaliaty Rates in Conjunction with Elevation Brittany Czerniakowski, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jayne Klenner

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The Impact of Levees on the Flooding of the Susquehanna River Kelly Lewis, King’s College Faculty Advisors: Dr. Klenner and Mrs. Alexandra Younica

You Booze, You Cruise, and You LOSE Christopher Cefalo & Andrew Witterschein Faculty Advisors: Dr. Klenner and Mrs. Alexandra Younica

Dinner—5:15-6:45—Snyder Room

************************************************************************* Keynote Address—7:00 PM—Burke Auditorium William G. McGowan School of Business

Welcome: Bernard Prusak, King’s College

Introduction of Speaker: Kamila Hacia, King’s College

Economics and Ethics of Sustainable Development Oliver Williams, C.S.C. Director of the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business

10 Tuesday, April 15

9:00-9:30--Student Posters--Snyder, Walsh, Fitzgerald & Lobby

Session VI—9:30-10:30—Plenary Session—Snyder Room

Introduction: Kyle Halesey, King’s College

The start of a new economy in Pennsylvania ~ one based on a triple bottom line: people, planet, and purpose Rita Lacey, Founder and Owner, Close the Loop Company

Session VII—10:45-12:15—Concurrent Sessions

A—Walsh Room—Policy, Partnerships and Education

Session Chair and Discussant: Valerie Kepner, King’s College

The U.S. Affordable Care Act, the Elderly and the Utilization of Prescription Drugs Hengameh Hosseini, Penn State University

Developing Sustainable International Partnerships: King’s College Experience Fevzi Akinci and Deloris Martin, King’s College

Angelo P. Decesaris Executive in Residence-Professional Development Program: Connecting a High Impact Program to Principles for Good Practices in Undergraduate Education Mark Leffler, Christopher Sutzko, Theresa Kinney, Barry Williams, King’s College

B—Student Papers—Fitzgerald Room

Session Chair: Tushar Mukhija, King’s College Discussant: Sanjay Paul, Elizabethtown College

Globalization and Growth: A Comparative Analysis of Economics in Transitions: Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary Kamila Hacia, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

The Relationship between Economic Growth and Happiness Shenk Matthew & Colton Swindler, Elizabethtown College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

The Relationship between National Culture and Innovation Max Allegro, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

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Openness and Its Role in Economic Growth Kyle Manbeck and Kyle Molchany, Elizabethtown College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

C—Student Papers—Lipo Room

Session Chair: Ruthly Cadestin, King’s College Discussant: Scott J. Weiland, King’s College

Innovation and Demand for Healthcare in Emerging Economies Kyle Garon, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

The Rocky Road to the Top: An exploration of Women’s Impact on Leadership and the Barriers of Success Alexis Wilkinson & Tanya Willis, Wilkes University Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Edmonds

Local Bar Patronage Based on Forms of Promotion Ashlee Jacobs, Matthew Powell, Melanie Socash, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Scott Weiland

A Comparative Analysis of Foreign Aid from the United States Nick Mazzaferro, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

Lunch—12:15-1:00—Snyder Room

Session VIII—1:00—2:00—Plenary Session

Introduction: Max Allegro, King’s College

Social Entrepreneurship: The Story of the Green Hope Orphanage Pooja Patel, Founding Director Ari Hamilton, President The Green Hope Orphanage, Tanzania

Session IX—2:00—3:30—Concurrent Sessions

A—Student Papers—Walsh Room

Session Chair: Kamila Hacia, King’s College Discussant: Sanjay Paul, Elizabethtown College

12 Is China stealing Africa’s Lunch? Tim Martin, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

China’s Rise to Power in the Global Economy: A Comparative analysis of China and the USA Kyle Halesey, King’s College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas

Environment and Economic Growth Isaac Bingaman & Paula Skolnik, Elizabethtown College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

Corruption and Economic Growth in Developing and Developed Countries Bryan Baldwin, Jim Song, Elizabethtown College Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sanjay Paul

B—Panel Discussion—Fitzerald

GIS and Slavery Moderator: Ruthly Cadestin, King’s College Discussant: Jayne Klenner, King’s College

C—Panel Discussion—Lipo Room

Internal Controls, Fraud Prevention, and Promoting an Ethical Work Environment to Benefit Society Moderator: Tara Shawver, King’s College Panelists: Andrew Connell, George Dilger, Michon Dinwoodie, Kyle Haduck

3:30-4:00 Student Posters in Lobby

International Expansion and Management of Operations Abroad Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bindu Vyas, King’s College

Expanding into New Markets: Trasluz Casual Wear, Spain, Clothing for children Tim Martin, Kim Zurinski, Tushar Mukhija, Adam Gilbert, Erin Mclin, Luis Garcia

New Market and New Product: Innospark, Lithuania Educational toys for children Challenges: interested in new market expansion, new product features Michael Tavani, Chris Shuster, Dominic Eramo, Jacob Rohring, Chris DelGaudio

New Market and New Product: Starnell Leadership Institute, USA, Leadership Training and Development Kyle Garon, Ashley Canfield, James Straight

New Market and New Product Ideas: Legend Microfinance Co., Ghana, Micro-financing William McCullough, Ruthly Cadestin

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Daimler AG Expanding into New Markets: China Jennifer Jean-Jacques, William Kerl, Anthony Debise, Samuel Levandoski, George Tsioles, Adam Yozwiak Daimler AG Expanding into New Markets: China Paul Snarski, Peter Kmec, Shareese Wagner, Laura Ortiz, Drew Groblewski

Kitsy Lane Boutique and Jewelry Store Robert Vieira

Session X—4:00—5:30—Plenary Session—Snyder Room

Introduction: Tushar Mukhija, King’s College

Capital Raising, Financing Options and Recent Regulatory Changes (JOBS Act, Crowd Funding) Glenn Tyranski, SVP Financial Compliance at New York Stock Exchange

Alumni Panel – Personal Perspective on Economics, Ethics and Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Timothy Martin, King’s College

Ron Litchkowski, Retired President & CEO Mauser North America John Loyack, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, King’s College Marilyn Millington, Vice President and CCO at Berkshire Asset Management, LLC Linette Rayeski, Consultant and Finance Executive

Moderators: Kyle Garon, King’s College

Benjamin Broedel, Sales Service Associate at Mondelēz International Nicholas Etzold, Assurance, Ernst & Young FSO Anna Gallo, Director of Marketing, Savello USA Inc. Andrew Johnston, Assistant Product Manager PdM Counter Explosive Hazard at US Army Steve Lauer, Manager Financial Planning and Analysis, NRG Energy Stefanie (Gassner) Solimine, HR Generalist, Wegmans Food Markets

Closing Remarks Barry Williams, J.D. Dean, William G. McGowan School of Business, King’s College

5:30-6:30 Reception —Lobby

14 Speakers Program

Urmi Ashar, MD, MBA, President and CEO of NACD Three Rivers Chapter, possesses insights derived from medicine, gifted education and business. She serves as a director at Excela Health System and at the Community Design Cen- ter of Pittsburgh. Her unique experiences of bridging American and Indian cult- ures have been instrumental in helping organizations navigate complex challeng- es. Her primary interests lie in helping boards foster a creative dynamic culture within the boardroom to facilitate enterprise wide innovation.

Dr. Ashar, led the initiative for NACD to establish the NACD Three Rivers Chap- ter, serving the needs of the boards and providing cutting edge education pro grams for di tors, and was elected as its founding President and CEO. She att- ained a Certificate of Director Education from NACD and is involved with its education initiative, which researches and revamps the curriculum needs for director education to keep up with the current rapidly changing environment in Corporate Governance. Within the larger community, Dr. Ashar has participated and engaged in programs associated with NACD, The Governance Institute and Institute for Healthcare Improvement. She served on the Advisory Council of Strong Women and Strong Girls’ citywide initiative and as a Marketing Director for the Women’s Small Business Association in Pittsburgh.

Economics and Ethics of Sustainable Development Oliver Williams, C.S.C, Director of the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business

Williams is the editor or author of 14 books as well as numerous articles on business ethics in journals such as the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Business Ethics Quarterly, the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Horizons, and Theology Today. Recent books include Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business: The South African Experience and Global Codes Today (co-authored with S. Prakash Sethi) and Peace Through Commerce: Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the UN Global Compact.

He served as associate provost of the University of Notre Dame from 1987-94 and is a past chair of the Social Issues Division of the Academy of Management. In 2006, he was appointed a member of the three-person Board of Directors at the United Nations Global Compact Foundation. The United Nations Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative with over 7,000 businesses in 135 countries as members.

Each year from May until July, Williams serves as a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Schools of Business of the University of Cape Town. He has also served as the Donald Gordon Visiting Fellow at the University of Cape Town. In the 2012-13 academic year he served as an International Scholar at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. Williams is an ordained Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross.

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Rita Lacey, Founder and Owner of Pennsylvania’s 1st Benefit Corporation, Close the Loop Company

Close the Loop is an environmentally and socially focused company dedicated to reducing waste by offering US-made recycled plastic fencing/posts, glass mulch, rubber landscaping products (mulch, horse footing, landscape timbers, pavers), made from recycled waste tires, plastic milk jugs, glass bottles and other materials. The purpose of Close the Loop is to support the founding values of the company which are to reduce waste and plastic pollution by building markets and demand for recycled products and support our local community by organizing free give and take days, and website building workshops for unemployed and underemployed.

Pooja Patel, Founding Director, The Green Hope Orphanage Tanzania

Pooja is a Senior at the University of Pittsburgh, where she studies Political Science and Economics. Pooja spent four weeks teaching English to orphans in Arusha, Tanzania in Summer 2011, where she and Robert met Harriet Jacobs. Pooja currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Green Hope Orphan- age, Inc.

Ari Hamilton, President, The Green Hope Orphanage, Tanzania

Ari Hamilton will be a Senior at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studies History and Urban Studies. He became a part of Green Hope after a 4-week ser- vice trip in the Summer of 2012. Ari currently serves as the President of Green Hope’s non-profit.

16 Mr.Glenn Tyranski, Most Recently Senior Vice President, Financial Compliance, NYSE Regulation, Inc.

Mr. Tyranski is responsible for the financial reviews of prospective as well as existing listed companies, of domestic and international origin. Mr. Tyranski also represents the NYSE in many public policy matters before such organizations as the SEC, PCAOB, FASB, IASB, FHFA and FEI. He was named to his current posi- tion in January 2006.

Mr. Tyranski joined the NYSE’s Competitive Position group in 1996 as Director, Financial Compliance. He was promoted in 1998 to Managing Director, Financial Compliance, and assumed overall responsibility for the function. Prior to joining the exchange, Mr. Tyranski spent 13 years with KPMG Peat Marwick, rising to the level of Senior Audit Manager.

Mr. Tyranski received a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Computers and Informa- tion Systems upon graduating summa cum laude from King’s College in 1984 where he now serves on the Board of Directors. Mr. Tyranski is a CPA and a member of the Board of Trustees of various not-for-profits on Long Island.

A partnership among Keystone College, King’s College, Luzerne County Community College, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes- Barre, The Commonwealth Medical College, University of Scranton & Wilkes University

About The Institute The Institute is a partnership of nine colleges and universities in the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre/ Hazleton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Institute’s managing partner is Wilkes University.

The Institute is a social science research center with capacity for both community based research and proprietary research for public, private, and non-profit sectors to use in developing feasibility, strategy, programs, initiatives, and policy. The Institute has worked on projects in three states. The Institute facilitates seven volunteer issue based task forces and works with students from the higher education partners .

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