Penn Student Agencies at the University of Pennsylvania

Board of Advisors

The PSA Board of Directors is the group of 11 people responsible for the strategic management of Penn Student Agencies’ nonprofit corporation. The Board of Directors is presided by the PSA CEO & General Manager and the PSA President.

The purpose of the Board of Advisors is to provide professional and unbiased insights and ideas while honoring the mission
and vision of PSA and its individual student run businesses.

The 2020 – 2021 Board of Advisors

BOARD MEMBERS
Devin Shain PSA Alumni Class of 1988 Founder of Student Playbook Devin is a serial entrepreneur and is currently the Founder of Student Playbook and the Executive Chairman of T-Worx Technologies. Devin also a Penn Parent.
Logan Kesel PSA Alumni Class of 2017 People Manager at Anheuser-Busch Logan is a people professional and is currently a People Manager at Anheuser-Busch. Logan used to work as part of the firstServices Leadership Team.
Monica Yant Kinney Penn Professional Chief Communications Officer Monica is the Chief of Staff & Chief Communications Officer for the Vice Provost of University Life Division at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Pennsylvania.
Jazzy Ortega PSA Alumni Class of 2020 Founder of Benny’s Diner Jazzy is part of the most recent graduate class of PSA. She is the Co-Founder of Benny’s Diner with current PSA EVPO, Michael Warren and was the Executive Director of Williams Cafe.
Denis O’Flynn O’Brien PSA Alumni Class of 2011 Managing Partner at Sudo Partners Denis is an experienced logistic manager with experience in the internet industry. Denis has previously worked for Uber and Axia. He is currently a Managing Partner at Sudo Partners. While at PSA he was a part of the firstServices Leadership Team.
Sydney Cohn PSA Alumni Class of 2015 Chief of Staff at GetUpside Sydney is a strategy and operations consultant with experience at Sprintwell and Medallia. She is currently a freelance consultant and Chief of Staff at Get Upside. While at PSA she was a part of the Williams Cafe Leadership Team.
Jeffrey Adler PSA Alumni Class of 1984 Managing Director at Vault Consulting Jeff is an entrepreneur and is currently the Managing Director at Vault Consulting. Jeffrey is also a Penn Parent.
Scott Romeika, Psy. D PSA Alumni Class of 1994 Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business Scott is a lecturer in the Wharton School of Business. He teaches Wharton 101 which is an introductory course to the Wharton School curriculum.
Sophia Velasquez PSA Class of 2021 President Sophia is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in PPE with a concentration in persuasion and a minor in Consumer Psychology. Sophia used to be the Executive Director of PSA Bartending and upon graduation will be joining Anheuser-Busch in the Global Management Trainee Program.
Michael Warren PSA Class of 2021 Executive VP of Operations Michael is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in Sociology with a concentration in Law & Society. Michael began as the Human Resources Manager at PSA. He is also the Vice President of the Student-Run Business Association. In the summer of 2021, Michael will be joining AlphaSights in New York as an Associate on their Client Services Team.
Edward Wu PSA Class of 2024 Executive VP of Marketing Edward is a first-year in the Wharton School with intended concentrations in Marketing and Operations Management.
Cora Bright Penn Professional Interim GM & CEO Cora joined Penn Student Agencies as its Financial Assistant (CFO) in January 2020. Effective October 19th, 2020, Cora was appointed to serve as Interim General Manager and CEO until a replacement for Claire Williams (previous GM and CEO) is selected.