The Rodale Institute has named Jessica Student as chief impact officer of the research and education nonprofit, effective Nov. 6. In her role, Student will lead the Institute's development, marketing, and communications divisions, as well as oversee the Institute's forthcoming capital campaign. She will report to Rodale Institute CEO Jeff Tkach.
In her previous roles at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, Student was recognized for intersecting strategic thinking and effective execution. Her prior experience includes serving as VP, brand & strategy and chief marketing officer for GOOD Institute and Net Impact. In that position, she amplified the voices of global change agents, fostered engagement with corporate and philanthropic partners, and increased brand credibility. Before joining Net Impact, she worked in the Natural Products/CPG industry as the brand manager for the organic greens company, Amazing Grass.
Student holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business marketing from Slippery Rock University. She resides in Philadelphia with her partner and two young children.
Fleetwood Bank
Becky Iannelli, CPA, has joined the board of directors of Fleetwood Bank and Fleetwood Bank Corp.
Since October 2019, she has served as the executive director of the Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau. Prior to this, Iannelli was the chief financial officer for Boyertown Area School District, and she spent the majority of her career with RKL LLP (originally Reinsel & Co.), a regional public accounting firm. As a principal in the audit services group, Iannelli performed and managed audits of government and not-for-profit entities.
She obtained her B.A. in business administration and accounting from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster.
Dedication to community is apparent through Iannelli's investment as a board member of the Foundation for Reading Area Community College since 2016 and member of Opportunity House's board since 2020.
Barley Snyder
Barley Snyder Partner Lauralee B. Baker has been appointed to the board of directors of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (LSO). With unanimous support from the board, Baker joins the organization in its mission to deliver exceptional live music experiences, provide valuable educational opportunities, cultivate an appreciation for the arts, and enrich Lancaster through accessible performing arts.
Baker's appointment continues Barley Snyder's long history of support for the LSO and the performing arts in Lancaster. The board has also outlined plans to engage Baker in the governance and development committees within the organization.
Baker is a partner in the firm's Litigation Practice Group and Health Care Industry Group with more than 30 years of experience. She represents health care providers such as hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice defense litigation and before regulatory agencies. Baker has received numerous honors including being named to The Best Lawyers in America for health care litigation for 10 consecutive years and holding an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Since its inception in 1947, the LSO has been committed to providing high-quality performances, unique repertoire, and educational services to the community.
Saxton & Stump
Saxton & Stump Shareholder Shaun Mumford has been named to lead the firm's healthcare litigation practice, along with Steven Costello and Chad Goebel III. The healthcare litigation group represents hospitals, doctors, and retirement communities across Pennsylvania and beyond.
Mumford's practice includes the defense of medical devices and medical professional negligence claims. He has successfully defended hospitals, health systems, physicians' practices, and medical professionals throughout Pennsylvania. He has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list since 2021 and in 2023 the organization named him "Lawyer of the Year" in Medical Malpractice — Defendants.
Goebel is an experienced trial lawyer and has successfully litigated in the areas of medical malpractice, product liability, business disputes, contract actions, intellectual property actions, and other matters.
Costello has nearly 40 years of experience in professional malpractice litigation, as well as business litigation and medical device litigation. He has received more than 150 successful defense verdicts in jury trials in his career where he has represented Fortune 500 companies, major hospitals, healthcare systems, and insurance companies. Best Lawyers in America twice named him "Lawyer of the Year" in 2022 and 2024 in the Medical Malpractice — Defendants area, and he's been named to the list every year since 2017.
With more than 40 attorneys, paralegals, and physician and nurse consultants the healthcare litigation group has decades of experience litigating complex state and federal cases on behalf of clients in the healthcare industry.
Saxton & Stump
Saxton & Stump has announced the hiring of Xiaoying "Snow" Zhang, Sr. Counsel, as an accomplished patent attorney, Ph.D., and entrepreneur. Zhang is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group.
In addition to her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, she earned a Ph.D. in biochemical engineering from one of China's top academic institutes. She is experienced in patent prosecution in technology areas such as life sciences, biopharma, chemistry, and chemical engineering, robotics, and AI. She previously worked as a project IP manager for a large Pittsburgh-based university. Before that, she held an in-house counsel position with a robotics company. Zhang has also held roles as a licensing manager for a university technology transfer office along with founding her own law firm and co-founding an artificial intelligence solutions company.
Zhang is an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Before attending law school, she worked as a research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, where she focused her research on diabetes and pancreatic cell regeneration, as well as liver regeneration.
The Intellectual Property Group is one of the fastest growing groups in the firm, according to Saxton & Stump CEO James W. Saxton. He said the addition of another talented Ph.D. and patent attorney "not only strengthens our commitment to providing our clients with high-quality representation but is a testament to the type of talent the firm continues to attract."
The Saxton & Stump Intellectual Property Group helps clients define and protect innovations, branding, or creative works through the creation, implementation, transfer, and litigation of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
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