Business Department Events
Fall 2025 Lectures
Simone Splendiani & Alberto Burchi
Friday, August 29, 2025
Location: Hoover 212
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon
Simone Splendiani is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Perugia, specializing in Tourism Marketing and Management. As an author of numerous scientific publications in international academic journals, his research focuses on sustainable tourism, heritage management, and strategic communication, making significant contributions to both academic and practical advancements. He has been an active member of several national and international research teams and has successfully managed local development projects in Italy.
Alberto Burchi, Ph.D. (University of Bologna), is Associate Professor of Banking and Finance at the University of Perugia and the Departmental Erasmus Coordinator. He teaches Financial Markets and Investments (BSc) and Applied Corporate Finance (MSc). His research focuses on socially responsible investment, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing, with recent publications in the International Review of Financial Analysis and Research in International Business and Finance. He previously served as Assistant Professor at SDA Bocconi School of Management (2003–2009). He has been Visiting Professor at UNWE (Sofia, 2023) and at the University of Warmia and Mazury (2016). He serves as referee for peer-reviewed journals, and he is Associate Editor of Cogent Economics & Finance and serves on the Program Board of the Olsztyn Economic Journal.
Christine Archer, Leader of SAP’s Internship Experience Program (SAP iXp)
Friday, September 19, 2025
Location: Hoover 212
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon
Christine is a human resources leader with over 20 years of experience in learning & development, facilitation, instructional design, performance consulting, career coaching, talent attraction and program management. Her career has been dedicated to building and enhancing the careers of others, which is both professionally exciting and personally rewarding. Currently, Christine leads SAP’s Internship Experience Program (SAP iXp), a global learning program connecting students around the world with dynamic and immersive business experiences. She is also an adjunct professor of HR Technology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
Dan McCarthy, President & CEO of Del-One Federal Credit Union
Friday, October 3, 2025
Location: Hoover 212
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon
Dan McCarthy is the President and CEO of Del-One Federal Credit Union, Delaware’s largest credit union serving over 80,000 members with more than $657 million in assets. Appointed permanently in January 2024 after serving as interim CEO, McCarthy previously held roles as Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Administrative Officer since 2019. His career includes leadership positions in HR at The Ingerman Group and the Buccini/Pollin Group. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Delaware Hospice. Known for his dynamic leadership and commitment to culture, McCarthy continues to guide Del-One toward innovation and member-focused growth.
Sven Reigle '07, Government Partnerships, Reddit, Inc.
Friday, November 7, 2025
Location: Hoover 212
Time: 11 a.m. - Noon
Sven Reigle joined Reddit, Inc. as Government Partnerships in May 2025, bringing experience from previous roles at Ascension, Crosby Marketing Communications and Google. For the past decade, Reigle held senior-level roles with Google and Twitter, with a focus on serving federal government and nonprofit advocacy clients. He led Google’s work on the $70 million 2020 Census campaign, $20 million in paid search for COVID campaigns on behalf of the Department of Health & Human Services, and influencer and creator partnerships for the National Pork Board. Prior to that, he spent four years at Twitter. Sven has robust skills that include PPC, Email Marketing, Online Reputation Management, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite and more.
Spring 2025 Lectures
February 14, 2025: Karen King
March 14, 2025: Jeremy Bitz ’96
April 11, 2025: Frank Barrett
Fall 2024 Lectures
September 20, 2024: Steve Figgatt
October 25, 2024: Kent Whiting ’82
November 22, 2024: Velma Redmond
Spring 2024 Lectures
February 23, 2024: Charlie Ebersole '86 | Recorded Lecture
March 15, 2024: Dr. Katie Sandoe | Recorded Lecture
April 12, 2024: Meron Yemane | Recorded Lecture
Fall 2023 Lectures
September 22, 2023: Matthew Bassett '15 | Recorded Lecture
October 27, 2023: Michael Kenneally '11 | Recorded Lecture
November 17, 2023: Salena Coachman | Recorded Lecture
Spring 2023 Lectures
February 17, 2023: Jessica Laspino | Recorded Lecture
March 24, 2023: Rachel Wilson | Recorded Lecture
April 14, 2023: Bob Rigg '74 | Recorded Lecture
Fall 2022 Lectures
October 21, 2022: Mark McNaughton '85 P'10 | Recorded Lecture
November 11, 2022: James H. Steeley '00
Contact the Department of Business for more information.
Mars Wrigley Confectionery has partnered with the Elizabethtown College Department of Business to create an Executive Lecture Series geared toward bringing in senior level executives from various industries to talk about their businesses and engage students in discussions about programs that are offered to customers. Students are exposed to an assortment of executives that specialize in certain disciplines. This program is another example of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Business commitment to experiential learning. This collaboration provides a strong foundation for our students to apply key core business principles learned in our learning community. The Mars Wrigley Confectionery partnership represents an example of how business and education can create bridges that accelerate the learning process for students. We want students to be able to interact with executives as well as demonstrate that they are capable of presenting views that represent the impact of how society benefits from firms, while at the same time government is placing constraints upon people and firms to create a level playing field in the market. Through the Mars Wrigley Confectionery Executive Lecture series, students obtain a real world perspective of business. This relationship will further enhance the transformative educational learning experience our students will receive while at Elizabethtown College.
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