Pennsylvania Senate has confirmed four nominees to Clarion University Council of Trustees. Joy M. Dunbar, Milissa Bauer and Lee James were reappointed, and Brendan M. Shepherd was appointed to replace Syed Ali-Zaidi, who passed away.
Dunbar of State College, was appointed to the Council of Trustees in 2009 and reappointed
in 2013. She is chief administrator for the Pennsylvania Rural Leadership Program
and senior associate at The Pennsylvania State University. She frequently lectures
to various leadership, governmental, and agricultural groups around the world and
is a feature writer for local government publications. Dunbar holds a B.A. in English
and M.S. in communication from Clarion University and has completed all coursework
and comprehensive exams toward a Ph.D. in speech communication at Penn State.
Bauer of Clarion, was appointed to the Council of Trustees in October 2012 and reappointed
in 2013. She is executive vice president and CFO for The Kriebel Companies, one of
the largest independent natural gas producers in the state. Bauer is secretary/treasurer
of the PA Producers Service Company of the PA Independent Oil & Gas Association. She
directs and chairs The Children's Scholarship Fund of PA and is treasurer of Clarion
County YMCA. Bauer holds a B.S. in accounting from Clarion University, where she swam
for the four-time NCAA Division II National Championship women's swim team.
The Honorable R. Lee James R. Lee James of Oil City was appointed to the Council of
Trustees in 1997 and reappointed in 2002, 2009 and 2013. Following a career of 40-plus
years as a local businessman in the banking and investment management sectors, James
was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2012, serving
Venango and Butler counties. He serves on the Fifth Congressional District Military
Academies Advisory Board and Venango Area and Franklin chambers of commerce. James
is a member of Lodge #363 F & AM and was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy
in 1972. He holds a B.S. in economics and an MBA from Clarion University.
Brendan Shepherd of Wexford served as a Clarion University student trustee in spring
2016. He is a senior human resources business partner for Goodwill of Southwestern
Pennsylvania. He has been a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pittsburgh
since 2018. At Clarion, he was involved in Student Senate and Clarion Student's Association
and was an active cadet for the Air Force Junior Reserves Training Corps. Shepherd
graduated from Clarion University in 2016 with a BSBA in human resource management.