Penn State Alumni Association CEO Paul Clifford will participate as a co-host and together, he and Tamra Fatemi-Badi will lead an alumni tailgate workshop. They will share Lebanese-inspired recipes for worldly dishes to offer at your future tailgate. Seven-layer dip, dolmas, kibbeh balls sound perfect for your hungry guests! For this cooking workshop, Tamra and Paul will prepare one appetizer, one side, one entrée, and a signature drink. You’ll receive a list of supplies that are needed in your registration confirmation.
Paul Clifford is the chief executive officer of the Penn State Alumni Association and associate vice president for alumni relations for Penn State. He is the organization’s 11th chief executive in its 150-year history and began his tenure in January 2016.
Clifford guides Penn State’s alumni relations strategy, oversees engagement initiatives with the Alumni Association’s 174,000-plus members and 240-plus affiliate groups, leads a 70-member staff, and manages the Alumni Association’s broad range of programs, benefits, services, and resources, including a $13.5 million annual operating budget.