Board of Directors

2023-2024 Board of Directors

President: Robyn Radomski, ’75

Principal of RLR Advisory Group
TERM ENDS 2026

Robyn is a strategy, marketing and brand positioning executive who has served as Chief Marketing Officer of some of the world’s largest professional services organizations and as Senior Vice President of Edelman Worldwide and Bozell.  She has been widely recognized as a marketing leader by media and business organizations including the American Marketing Association, Legal Marketing Association, Marketing Partner Forum and International Association of Business Communicators. She is retired from her CMO duties and runs her own consulting firm, RLR Advisory Group.  Robyn holds an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago along with her PSU BA in Journalism. She lives in Lake Forest, Illinois and San Diego.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President: Nichole Dobo, ’04

Senior Editor, The Hechinger Report
TERM ENDS 2026

Nichole is an experienced nonprofit newsroom leader and national news reporter. She works at The Hechinger Report, a pioneering national nonprofit news outlet. She manages the product, audience growth and innovation work, facilitating cooperation across departments to meet editorial and revenue goals. In 2021, she was awarded a Knight-Wallace Fellowship from the University of Michigan to study rural affairs, polarization and trust in the media. Her reporting has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, High Country News, Newsweek, The Atlantic and Slate. She worked at local newspapers earlier in her career, earning a variety of awards. She was a reporter and campus chief at The Daily Collegian. She lives in Rose Valley, Pa. with her husband, Wade Malcolm, who is also a Penn State and Daily Collegian alumni.

 

 

 

 

 

Treasurer: Megan Hennigan, ’00

Senior Director Shopper Marketing, SodaStream International, Ltd.
TERM ENDS 2024

 

Megan Hennigan graduated with dual degrees in Marketing & International Business as well as French. She held various roles in the Business Division including managing the ‘Office,’ Advertising Executive, & Business Manager. After graduating, she worked at News America Marketing in their sales development program focused on Consumer Products clients. Her experience at The Daily Collegian directly contributed to both securing this role and the quick start in her career. In 2005, she was hired by Heinz North America in the new and growing field of Shopper Marketing. Since then, she has held successive roles in the CPG industry that focus on bridging sales and marketing capabilities at consumer goods organizations. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband Dr. Nicholas Bonneau (a history professor) and their cat Walter.

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary: Barbara White Stack, ’75

Consultant, The Pittsburgh Foundation Communications Department
TERM ENDS 2025

Barbara White Stack is a consultant providing project management to The Pittsburgh Foundation for its annual report as well as editorial consulting and writing for nonprofit organizations. She is the retired blog editor for the United Steelworkers union, having written and published long form editorials in the name of the international president, published in forums such as Huffington Post and AlterNet. Earlier, she worked for 27 years as an investigative reporter, editor and editorial writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She covered children and family issues for a decade, and her work led to the opening of juvenile court dependency hearings to the press and public in Pennsylvania. Her work was recognized with local, state and national journalism awards. She is a 1975 graduate of Penn State’s journalism school. On The Daily Collegian in the mid-1970s, she covered the police beat, a beat called “radicals and minorities” and served as Editorial Page Editor.

 

 

 

 

 

Terrence Casey, ’09

Director of Communications and Outreach, Penn Memory Center
TERM ENDS 2024

Terrence Casey is Director of Communications and Outreach for the Penn Memory Center and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of InSight news magazine and the weekly InSight newsletter. He designed and manages the Penn Memory Center website. A journalist by training, he believes in the power of storytelling, whether in dissemination of science, research recruitment, or philanthropy. Terrence was Collegian editor-in-chief from 2008 to 2009 and spent time as an editor at various local news organizations before joining Penn in 2015. This is his third stint serving on the Collegian AIG board. He also serves on the Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Prevention Task Force, Together For West Philadelphia’s Senior Well-Being subcommittee, the Springfield Democratic Committee, and the Delaware County Democratic Committee. He lives in Springfield, Delaware County, with his wife and three children.

 

 

 

 

Jason Huang, ’19

Analytic Analyst, Havas Media
TERM ENDS 2024

In 2023, Jason Huang is an analytic analyst for Havas Media, which is the media division for the French multinational advertising and public relations company, Havas Group. In 2022, Jason received his master’s degree in applied analytics from Columbia University. Before entering graduate school, Jason worked with a New York-based multicultural advertising agency, Admerasia, as a media planner, where he helped Fortune 500 brands, such as McDonald’s and Humana, target Asian American consumers with their media strategies. Jason graduated from Penn State in 2019 with dual degrees in business psychology and advertising/public relations. During his time there, he started his role at the Daily Collegian as an account executive and rose to become the top salesman for the department. He served as an account manager in 2017. He helped the department to win first place for Best Training Program in the annual national contest run by the College Media Business and Advertising Managers organization. In addition to the Daily Collegian, he served as vice president of marketing for the Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA).

 

 

 

 

 

R.J. Hufnagel, ’94

Editor, USW@Work
TERM ENDS 2025

R.J. Hufnagel is the editor of USW@Work, the United Steelworkers union’s quarterly magazine with a circulation of 800,000. A native of Pittsburgh, he graduated from Penn State in 1994 with a degree in journalism. He spent four years on the news staff of the Daily Collegian, serving as a reporter, news editor, campus editor and opinion editor. R.J. spent 14 years as an editor and occasional writer with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and served three terms as president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh. He has served on the board of directors of Pittsburgh Cares and is a long-time volunteer helping organize the annual Pittsburgh fundraising event called Off The Record. Before the USW, Hufnagel worked as a communication specialist for SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Kohli-Winklebleck  ’07

President, Kohli-Winklebleck Development, LLC
TERM ENDS 2026

Kohli-Winklebleck launched his company in 2022 and provides strategic support for fundraising operations and grant seeking for small to mid-sized nonprofit clients.
He graduated from Penn State in 2007 with degrees in History and Geography. He earned a Master’s degree in Museum Studies in 2010 from the State University of New York. He worked or interned for institutions such as the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Boston Children’s Museum, Rochester Museum and Science Center, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He then spent a decade focusing on fundraising and development operations for health care organizations in Rochester, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio, and New Jersey. At The Collegian, he worked on the sports staff throughout his time at Penn State, eventually becoming a Sports Editor. Dan believes lessons he learned about information gathering, editing, and storytelling during his time at The Collegian have been essential building blocks for every step of his career. He lives with his wife and two children in the Rochester, N.Y., area.

 

 

 

Nicole Miao, ’18

Data Analytical Expert, Nordstrom
TERM ENDS 2025

Nicole Miao is a data analytical expert at Nordstrom. In her role, she applies statistical techniques, data analytical tools, and business intelligence methodologies to build up strategic decisions and drive measurable business success for Nordstrom’s digital business. Nicole received her master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication from Northwestern University, where she was a Spiegel Research Fellow. Previously, she graduated from Penn State in 2018 with dual degrees in Advertising/PR and Information, Sciences and Technologies. During her time at University Park, she rose through the ranks of the Daily Collegian as a promotion representative, business operations specialist, and finally business operations manager. She was a Schreyer Scholar, an Interstate Advertising Managers’ Association Scholarship recipient, and a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha Society.

 

 

 

 

Terry Mutchler, ’87

Lawyer, Author, Journalist
TERM ENDS 2025

Terry Mutchler, who started the nation’s first transparency law practice for media, multinational corporations and individuals to navigate convoluted public records law, is chair of Transparency and Public Data Practice at the law firm Obermayer Rebman Maxwell & Hippel LLP in Philadelphia. She was appointed in 2008 by former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed. Rendell as the founding director of Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records, enforcing the state’s Right to Know Law. Before that, she was the first Public Access Counselor in Illinois, serving under former Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Mutchler also is a former award-winning reporter and served as Associated Press Bureau Chief in News Jersey and Alaska. She was the first woman appointed AP statehouse correspondent. In addition, she is the author of the award-winning book, “Under This Beautiful Dome: A Senator, a Journalist, and the Poliltics of Gay Love in America.” In addition to Penn State, she is a graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.

 

 

 

 

 

Leen Obeidat, ’18

Director of Business Development, flytedesk
TERM ENDS 2024

Leen Obeidat is Director of Business Development at flytedesk, a technology firm that bridges the gap between national advertisers and college media. She spends most of her time working with hundreds of college media organizations across the nation to help them launch new products, optimize their operations and drive revenue. Her role at flytedesk has enabled her to continue working with The Daily Collegian’s team even after she left the organization in 2018. Prior to flytedesk, Leen worked at The Daily Collegian within the sales department and then took over as the Business Manager in 2017. During her time at Penn State, she double majored in Finance and Telecommunications, which allowed her to see both sides of the news industry. She’s a college media nerd at heart and spends a lot of her time thinking about ways to continue moving student-run media groups forward.

 

 

 

Karen Pallotta ’85

Retired EVP, Fannie Mae
TERM ENDS 2026

Karen Pallotta worked on the Daily Collegian business staff selling advertising to local merchants and graduated from Penn State in 1985.  She subsequently earned an MBA and lives with her family in the Washington DC Metro area. The Daily Collegian served as her first “business” related job and the experience she gained helped launch her on a 30-year career in managing financial services businesses. Karen is currently a retired Executive Vice President of Fannie Mae, operates her own advisory business and serves on the Board of Directors of Stewart Title. She is eager to share her business knowledge with current students and to connect with other Collegian alumni. She created and manages the current Collegian AIG mentoring program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immediate Past President: Jordan Hyman, ’99

SVP, SVP Sales, Navito

Jordan Hyman is SVP Sales, at Nativo, the world’s leading native advertising and storytelling platform. Previously, he was SVP, head of sales and marketing for Magnet Media, a boutique strategy and content production shop based in New York City. He is a 22-year veteran of the advertising and marketing industry, having built and run multimillion-dollar branded content divisions at NBC Universal, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Time Inc (Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money). A 1999 Penn State grad (journalism), Jordan is President of the Collegian AIG Board and resides in Mountainside, NJ, with his wife Jeannine (Penn State Class of 1999) and three children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Daily Collegian

Editor in Chief: Nick Stonesifer 

Business Manager: Luke Vargas

General Manager: Wayne Lowman
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