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Corporate Partners Events

Corporate Partners Networking for Students

Graham Fellows Program Candidates who have successfully completed the Business Etiquette session may attend the Corporate Partners Networking for Students. This event is an opportunity for students to engage with the Graham Fellows Program Corporate Partners, put their elevator pitch to practice, and meet potential internship providers and employers. The Corporate Partners can see what students are in the pipeline and who might be able to fill employment needs in the future.

2019

Steve Groff, owner of Wyndridge Farm, shared his journey and his act two in life. He now leads Wyndridge Farm, along with his wife, Julie, and son, Taylor, after leading a successful surgical practice. Celebrate Life is not just a tag line, but a daily reminder for a man whose life could have been much worse, and for one who realizes that life is fragile and that every moment needs to be savored. The Graham Center was able to celebrate life and partnerships with our corporate partners.

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Steve Groff talking to a large group of people at Wyndridge Farm.

Steve Groff, owner of Wyndridge Farm, speaks to the group during the 2019 Graham Corporate Partners Dinner.

Credit: Barb Dennis
 
Graham Center Candidates and interim director at Wyndridge Farm

Graham Center Candidates (GCC), Graham Center Fellows (GCF) (L to R – Marina Mekheal (GCC), Emily Chen (GCC), Luke Marsiglia (GCF), Michael Dietrich (GCF), Ben McWilliams (GCC), Amy Harmon Krtanjek – Interim Director, and Koven Leatherman (GCC))

Credit: Barb Dennis
 

2018

Graham Center Candidates are provided personal business cards upon successful completion of the Business Etiquette training session. With the skills they acquired,  during the training session, they were prepared to network with our Corporate Partners.

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Bill Scott, left and Paul Rudy, The Graham Companies, get to know Graham Center Candidate Tim Perez.

Bill Scott, left and Paul Rudy, The Graham Companies, get to know Graham Center Candidate Tim Perez.

Credit: Penn State
 
Corporate Partners Suzanne McConkey, Glatfelter Insurance (center) and Sully Pinos, York County Economic Alliance (right)

Corporate Partners Suzanne McConkey, Glatfelter Insurance (center) and Sully Pinos, York County Economic Alliance (right) network with Graham Center Candidate Nicole Guise.

Credit: Penn State
 

Corporate Partners Dinner

The Graham Center’s Corporate Partners Dinner provided students and campus leadership an opportunity to express gratitude to our Corporate Partners. These dinners were evenings of introductions, interaction, and appreciation.

2017

Ret. Brigadier General Becky Halstead provided levity and resolve in 2017 in her stories of military leadership and her post-military retirement. Halstead was the first female graduate of West Point to become a general officer. She culminated her career as the 34th Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and Schools at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. After her retirement, Halstead joined the Praevius Group, a Virginia-based consulting firm, as Executive Director for Leader Development. She later founded her own consulting firm, Steadfast Leadership.

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Becky Halstead with students

Becky Halstead, retired Brigadier General, United States Army, second from left, shared her experiences and leadership tips with Penn State York students who are part of The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies (The Graham Center) during the Corporate Partners Dinner. Left to right are Emily Chen, Becky Halstead, Barbara Senno, Carson McCaffrey, Lorraine Peters, and Valerie Carrington.

Credit: Barb Dennis
 

2016

The 2016 keynote speaker was Edward W. Marx, Executive Vice President of the Advisory Board (Clinovations), on loan to New York City Health and Hospital and Chairman of the Texas Health Services Authority who shared his 14 rules he lives by every day He found that integrating these rules into his daily life resulted in even more of these amazing experiences.

Whitney Brown and Ed Marx.

Whitney Brown, a Graham Fellow, left, talks with Ed Marx, during the 2016 Corporate Partners Dinner.

Credit: Barb Dennis
 

2015

The 2015 event featured Dr. Luke Tilley, chief economist for Wilmington Trust, who provided his economic forecast for 2016.

Photo of Michael Allen and Luke Tilley at the 2015 Corporate Partners Dinner

Luke Tilley, right, with Michael Allen, executive-in-residence of The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies.

Credit: Barb Dennis
 

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Allan S. Lehman
Director of the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration and Graham Fellows Program for Entrepreneurial Leadership
[email protected]
717-771-8408

Beth Brennan
Program Coordinator, Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration
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717-771-8407

York Groundbreaking 2019

Construction set to begin on Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration

Students

Lawrence Williams

Lawrence Williams

Ryan Dellinger

Ryan Dellinger

Adelaide Pearce

Adelaide Pearce

Tim Perez

Tim Perez

Nic Anzalone

Nic Anzalone

Consulting and Financial Services Private Equity Internship

Consulting and Financial Services Private Equity Internship

Terry Knarr

Terry Knarr

Sahil Heighes

Sahil Heighes

Dining Etiquette

Dining Etiquette

Maura Beaver

Maura Beaver

Shambhavi Gupta

Shambhavi Gupta

Eduardo Rayner

Eduardo Rayner

Shambhavi Gupta

Shambhavi Gupta

Eric Swartz

Eric Swartz

Jacob Newcomer

Jacob Newcomer

Corporate Mentors

Patrick Conlon

Patrick Conlon

Patrick Gwinn

Patrick Gwinn

James F. Eisenbeis

James F. Eisenbeis

David Bross

David Bross

Steven Downey

Steven Downey

Mark Secord

Mark Secord

Leadership Committee

Harley H. Hartman

Harley H. Hartman

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