Past Speaker Biographies

Christian Matheis

Christian Matheis is the assistant director of the LGBTA Student Resource Center at Penn State's University Park campus.

Meredith Monroe

Meredith Monroe is a 2010 graduate of Pennsylvania State University in finance and minors in international business and Spanish.

Joe Packowski

Joe Joe Packowski is the Philip Morris USA District Manager in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania market.

Peter Steinberg

Peter Steinberg is the Head Coach Penn State’s Women’s Rugby.

Solomon Plater

Solomon Plater works as an intern and Student Ambassador in the sales department for Philip Morris USA.

Rose Potts

Rose Potts is a speaker for the 2007 START Conference.

Kristi Rosiak

Kristi Rosiak is currently a senior at Penn State University majoring in Public Relations.

Sam Richards, Ph.D.

Sam is a senior lecturer in Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University and Co-director of the Race Relations Project.

Andrew B. Seck

Currently based in Houston, Texas, Andrew Seck holds the position of Business Planning and Support Manager for Shell’s EP operations in the Americas.

Student Panel

Panel of College students from various majors and semester standing; share their experiences about Penn State and college-life in general. It’s your chance to ask the questions! Make your college experience count since the beginning.

Allison Subasic

Allison Subasic is the current Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (LGBTA) Student Resource Center at The Pennsylvania State University and former Director of LGBTQ Services at the University of California, at Davis.

Thompson Harner

Thompson Harner has been with Ernst & Young for over five years.

Tori Farmer

Latoria J. Farmer is the National Director of Diversity and Corporate Responsibility for KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory services firm.

Wilson H. Friend, Jr.

Wilson H. Friend, Jr. is the Director of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic field sales force where he is responsible for building trade partnerships and execution of marketing and trade programs at over 12,000 retail locations.