As a former Penn State lacrosse player and Lifetime Member of the Penn State Alumni Association, Jennifer Ferrang brings a wealth of Penn State pride to her role as Happy Valley United’s General Manager of Development and Corporate Partnerships. With more than 30 years in the healthcare sales and general management, Jennifer also brings significant experience as a successful executive leading commercial teams, having held various leadership roles at Cardinal Health, Quest Diagnostics, Aetna and Kaiser Permanente. Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Penn State and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic University. She is passionate about helping women advance their careers, serving as Executive Sponsor of the Women’s Initiative Network for the North Chapter at Cardinal Health. Jennifer is a past member of AWE (Advancing Women Executives) and a current member of Women Business Leaders (WBL) in Health Care and active in supporting students enrolled in Penn State’s Health Policy and Administration master’s program.
Pat Flannery serves as the General Manager, Basketball for Happy Valley United. In this role, Pat focuses on revenue generation and creating impactful NIL opportunities for Nittany Lion hoopers.
Pat joins Happy Valley United after a successful career in various roles in college athletics. Most recently, Pat completed a 15-year tenure as Senior Development Officer at Bucknell University, where he partnered with major gift, principal gift and annual fund staffs towards university fundraising goals and alumni relations efforts, including a recent $500M campus-wide campaign. Prior to his time in development, Pat was a 15-year head coach for Bucknell Men’s Basketball, enjoying a 329-221 overall record, winning the Patriot League Coach of the Year four times, and defeating No. 3-seed Kansas in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. He also won a Division III national championship at the helm of Lebanon Valley College in 1994.
Pat holds a bachelor’s degree and a master's in education from Bucknell. He has deep professional and personal ties throughout Pennsylvania
Alexis Yoder graduated from Penn State University with a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism and minors in business and sports studies with a sports journalism certificate. A lifelong Nittany Lion, Alexis worked as a reporter covering Penn State football, men’s and women’s basketball and other sports prior to joining Happy Valley United. She channels her passion for Penn State into her work with student-athletes and helping them maximize their NIL opportunities.
Rich Stankewicz is a proud Penn State Letterman who joins Happy Valley United with a distinguished career spanning 20 years in software development and product management. As the company's Director of Operations, Rich leverages his passion for fostering high-performing teams and his love of everything Penn State. He has overseen and guided teams across the United States, Canada, India, and Vietnam, consistently demonstrating his relentless commitment to operational efficiency, product innovation, and professional success. His track record is a testament to his innovative approach to software development and adeptness in managing large-scale projects. Rich eagerly anticipates harnessing his extensive Penn State network and his strategic management techniques to contribute to the cultivation of NIL opportunities for Nittany Lion student-athletes through Happy Valley United.
For more than two decades, Wendy Hoover has been a well-regarded counselor to a Pennsylvania governor, high-ranking state lawmakers, and leaders of business and industry. A passionate supporter of Penn State football, she’s now putting her vast experience to work for Happy Valley United.
Wendy has represented Fortune 500 companies, health care providers, nonprofits, colleges and universities, cultural institutions, and statewide organizations. While working in the Pennsylvania Senate, she helped build critically needed grassroots support to secure new stadiums for professional sports franchises in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as Penn State’s baseball stadium, considered one of the finest in college baseball.
Read MorePrior to joining Happy Valley United, Wendy served as a key member of one of Pennsylvania’s most influential and successful lobbying firms and a national trade association. In addition to lobbying, she helped organize fundraisers, special events and receptions. Among her clients were the Pennsylvania Troopers Association, the Kimmel Center, the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia 76ers.
She began her career in public service, serving in leadership roles for several elected officials, including Gov. Tom Ridge, Senate President Pro Tempores’ Robert Jubelirer and Joseph Scarnati, she was Chief of Staff to a state senator from the western part of the state, and legislative assistant and assistant of special projects to Speaker of the House Matthew J. Ryan.
A native of Claysburg, Blair County, Wendy is a graduate of Lock Haven University with a degree in political science. She resides in Mechanicsburg and State College with her husband, Will, a longtime business executive and former Penn State baseball coach. They have four children: Emerson, Addyson, Grayson and Will (Bub) – and the real bosses of their family, French bulldogs: Clemens, George, Hendrix and Huxley.
