State Executive Council
The State Executive Council (SEC) is comprised of officers and advisors. Information about the duties of the SEC can be found in the State Bylaws.
To contact an SEC member, click on the e-mail link below their picture. If you are unsure who to contact with your inquiry, please use the general contact form.
Alex Baran
Vice President
Drexel University
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| Alex Baran is currently a junior at Drexel University, majoring in Finance and Economics with a minor in Philosophy. During his freshman year, Alex served as reporter of Drexel PBL and has served FBLA-PBL as a member for 7 years. In the past he helped found a local Middle Level chapter, served as FBLA local chapter President for 4 years, and as New Jersey FBLA Central Region Vice President his senior year. He has a particular interest for Business Ethics and is working on a coordinating a panel discussion on business ethics at Drexel in the coming year. In addition to his involvement with PBL, Alex serves on the Drexel Dean’s Student Advisory Board and is currently the President of the Drexel Philosophy Club. In his spare time, Alex enjoys managing his small investment portfolio, playing on his PS3, moonlight bowling, or questioning and contemplating Kant’s proposal of the Categorical Imperative. Alex is looking forward to the bright horizon ahead for PA PBL and is excited to be taking the journey with his fellow members and officers. |
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Andrew Smolarski
Secretary
Alvernia University
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| Andrew Smolarski is a senior at Alvernia University. He is a dual major in Accounting and
Management with a concentration in Fraud and a minor in Mathematics as well as in the
Honor’s Program. This is Andrew’s 5th year in FBLA-PBL and has served as his FBLA local
chapter Treasurer and Alvernia PBL Chapter President. In FBLA, he placed 7th in Spreadsheet
Applications at the 2008 NLC. In PBL, he placed 3rd in both Business Law and Word
Processing at the 2010 SLC and 1st in Who’s Who in PBL at the 2011 SLC. In addition to PBL,
he served as the President of the Reading Chapter of the Institution of Management Accountants
and the Vice President of the Alvernia Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management.
Andrew interned at Penske Truck Leasing in the Financial Reporting Department working with
the Pension Plans. |
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Stephanie Malone
Treasurer
Duquesne University
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| My name is Stephanie Malone and I am the newly appointed State Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Phi Beta Lambda for the 2011-2012 academic year. I will be a senior this year at Duquesne
University in Pittsburgh, majoring in Accounting. As I am relatively new to Phi Beta Lambda, I
am hoping that my fresh perspective will allow me to bring several new and innovative ideas to
the organization.
As with each new year, the arrival of the 2011-2012 academic period has instigated the
derivation of several new statewide goals for Phi Beta Lambda. Several of the goals that I
would greatly like to participate in reaching include: increasing awareness and participation
in statewide charity and service projects, maintaining consistent and efficient communication
among chapters, and initiating a foundation to support and fund future Pennsylvania Phi Beta
Lambda competitors. |
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Paige Renninger
Parliamentarian
Harrisburg Area Community College
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| Bio coming soon! |
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Barbra Gehan
State Chair
Professional Member
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| Barbra has been in education for 34 years teaching all levels from early childhood to adults. She has served as Senior Educational Specialist Consultant in the corporate world where she trained end user, wrote train the trainer manuals and help implemented new software applications for corporations. Barbra has been a Business Analyst for a financial company where she helped designed, developed, and implemented software applications. She holds a degree in education from Penn State and is a Certified Instructional Designer and Developer. She enjoys spending time with her husband, their four daughters and three grandchildren as well as boating. |
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Bob Kollar
Financial Advisor
Duquesne University
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| Bob Kollar is in his second year of involvement with PBL, which includes serving as chapter advisor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and becoming a member of the Pennsylvania State Executive Council in September 2006. Bob is currently an assistant professor of accounting at Duquesne University’s schools of business, and is also the director of the graduate business school’s Master of Accountancy program. He has been a CPA for the past twenty-five years. Prior to joining Duquesne University as a full-time faculty member, Bob began his career with and spent 14 years working for the international professional services firm of Ernst & Young where he was a senior manager in the audit practice. After leaving Ernst & Young, Bob worked with the regional accounting firm of Schneider Downs & Co. for approximately five years as a senior manager also in the audit practice. In 2001, Bob and his wife Kellie, also a CPA, started their own CPA firm, Kuhleman Kollar & Associates CPAs, and Bob still assists some companies with their financial reporting needs in addition to his teaching and administrative responsibilities at Duquesne University. Bob was a member of FBLA during high school. |
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Heather Deakin
State Advisor & Testing Coordinator
Professional Division
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| Heather has been involved with PBL since 2004. She has helped out with set-up and proctoring exams for the last two years at the State Leadership Conferences. Heather graduated with honors, from Lansdale School of Business with and Associate's Degree in Accounting Management in 2006. She went on to pursue her Bachelor's Degree from Strayer University, and graduated with honors in 2008. Heather is employed full-time as a Staff Accountant/Payroll Processor with Meeco, Inc. and Tiger Optics, a manufacturing company located in Warrington, PA. She is also pursuing her Master's in Accounting and Financial Management with and emphasis on her Certified Public Accounting Certification, from the Keller Graduate School of Management with Devry University. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, their friends and family. She enjoys ATV recreation, camping, the mountains, and scenic driving. |
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Josh Wolfe
State Advisor & Webmaster
Professional Division
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| Josh has been involved with FBLA-PBL for 10 years as a member, state officer, and now an advisor. In 2006-07, he served as the Pennsylvania PBL State Treasurer and served as the State President in 2007-08. After graduating from Elizabethtown College in 2008 with a degree in Accounting, he moved to Baltimore where he works for Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four public accounting firms, as a CPA and senior in the assurance practice. In his free time, Josh enjoys following the Ravens and Orioles, and can often be found in the first row at Ravens games. |
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Lucinda Willis
State Advisor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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| Biography coming soon! |
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