Final HR candidates to visit university

The final two of four candidates for the position of director of human resources at Youngstown State University will be on campus Friday.The itineraries for Carl "Rocco" Nittoli and Kevin W. Reynolds will be staggered to allow both men individual time with the search committee, President David C. Sweet, Vice President for Finance and Administration Eugene Grilli and the board of trustees, as well as open forums for the entire campus community.

Nittoli, a Poland Township resident and YSU graduate, has split his nine-year career in human resources and labor relations between General Motors Corp. [2000-2005] in both Boston and Lordstown, and General Electric Corp. [2005-present] in Ravenna and Cleveland. He is the senior human resources manager for GE's Cleveland-area lighting plants.

Reynolds began in 1976 as a payroll and personnel officer for the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners where he remained until 1985. He then spent 15 years at a private firm as a senior consultant/project manager. From 2000-2004, he was human resources administrator for the City of Lakewood, Ohio, and is district director for labor and employee relations at Cuyahoga Community College.

The open forums will be held in Kilcawley Center at 10:30 a.m. in the Humphrey Room inside for Kevin Reynolds, and at 11:30 a.m. in the Jones Room for Carl Nittoli.

The first two candidates, Porfirio Esparra Jr. and Christopher Yurkovich, were on campus Monday and Tuesday, respectively.