The Ohio State Alumni Club of Greater Philadelphia is a group for anyone with Buckeye spirit, including both alumni and friends of the University. We offer events and activities such as sports game watches, networking events, student recruitment and service projects. We also provide scholarships for future Buckeyes coming from the Philadelphia area. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
Mission Statement “The mission for the club is to have fun, continue to build an ever growing Buckeye family in the Greater Philadelphia area, provide scholarships for local students and offer community service. We have a goal to be in the Top 10 Clubs of all of the Ohio State Alumni Clubs around the country. With our wonderful and involved members, we are confident that we can get there”.
Officers:
Mandi Bucceroni, President
I am a proud Buckeye fan born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I am excited to be back home and with some many Buckeye fans. I enjoy travelling and I make sure to attend at least one Buckeye game a year. I am looking forward to another year of great game watches, and assisting with the recruitment of amazing future Buckeye students. I attended The Ohio State University from 2001 -2005, and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in International Business. I am currently working as an Immigration Paralegal for a large law firm in Center City as well as pursuing my MBA. While at Ohio State, I was involved in Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority, Panhellenic Association, Hillel Jewish Student Center. Go Bucks!
Dex Volpe, Vice President of Membership
My name is Dex Volpe and my love for our GREAT University goes back to my earliest childhood memories!
First of all, I grew up in the shadows of Ohio State, being a second generation graduate from the ‘big farm’! My father, Uncles, Aunts, and Sisters are all Buckeye Nuts, I mean grads! You talk about love for our school; I attended my first Ohio State / Michigan football game at age 5! I have ‘strongly disliked’ them ever since!
While on Campus from 1970 to 1975, I was the “Rush Chairman” for one of the largest fraternities at Ohio State, Kappa Sigma. I was involved in many activities while at Ohio State, including all sports of every kind, becoming Greek ‘Athlete of the Year’ two years running.
Serving now as Director of People Development for The Rose Group, I understand the commitment needed to be successful and can provide the passion necessary to enable members, new and old, to want to belong … to stay connected to something that was one of the GREATEST experiences of their lives … becoming a BUCKEYE!
I am married with a great wife that allows me to attend games all over and to stay connected to the college I love! We have three awesome children, our youngest carrying on the tradition by becoming the third generation of Volpe men to go to Ohio State, starting on Campus Fall Quarter 2008!
Steve Yackin, Vice President of Programming
I have bled Scarlet and Grey my entire life, from my home town in Willoughby, Ohio (Outside of Cleveland) all the way to East Norriton, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County) I am currently a Procurement Consultant for Global eProucre in New Jersey, and enjoy watching my Buckeyes no matter what the sport is. No matter where I go, I will have some sort of Scarlet and Grey on, and Brutus is out in the front yard all football season. GO BUCKS!
Years at OSU: 1993-1997, B.A. in History
Paul Hofer, Treasurer
I was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. I first went to The Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio in 1982. After graduating, I worked for a short time and then went to Kent State for undergraduate work. After undergraduate school, I then went to Ohio State’s Main Campus for Graduate School in 1987. I found myself moving to the Philadelphia area to work for the W. Atlee Burpee Company as Controller in 2004.
I find time to go back to Columbus for a couple of football games a year and enjoy traveling to some of the away games each year. I have been to all the Big Ten stadiums. Another goal is to see at least one game of all the 36 intercollegiate sports that Ohio State competes. Go Bucks!
Peter Guth, Scholarship Chair
I grew up in Northeastern Ohio and have been a lifelong Buckeye fan. My mother attended Ohio State followed by my sister and me. I moved to Philadelphia upon graduating with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Though my move to Philadelphia was earn my M.B.A. at another school, my support of the Buckeyes has not wavered. My wife (not a Buckeye) and I even had the pleasure of attending the game where Woody dotted the “i” and I can remember our son’s face when he attended his first Kickoff Classic at the age of seven…
My adult life has been spent in the Delaware Valley and it is great to have other Buckeyes in the area that share the tradition and spirit that comes with being a Buckeye. I am currently VP of Sales for an Office Furniture Mfg and am able to arrange my schedule to get back to Campus for a “game” every year or so. As we all know, there is no place better than Columbus on game day Saturday.
Adam Lewin, Member at Large
Ellie Swartz, Member at Large
Jim Katzenberger, Member at Large
Past Presidents:
Allissa Glickman
Tim O’Rielly