Two Elizabethtown College Alumni Named to City & State Pennsylvania Magazine’s “Forty Under 40” List

Elizabethtown College alumni Carl Marrara ’09 and Martina White ’10 were named to City & State Pennsylvania magazine’s “Forty Under 40” list.

The Forty Under 40 awards recognize Central PA’s leaders who are under the age of 40 based on their professional accomplishments, community service, and commitment to inspiring change. They are selected by an outside panel of judges that includes previous winners.

Carl Marrara ’09 – Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Marrara currently serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs for the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, the state-wide, nonprofit, trade organization representing the manufacturing sector in the commonwealth’s public policy process. He also serves as an adjunct professor at New England College in their Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and International Relations and Diplomacy programs.

Marrara, who studied Political Science while at Etown, said the experiential learning component of an Etown education is what jumpstarted his career.

“Being close to Harrisburg and having the flexibility to pursue several official and unofficial internships while I was a student was essential,” Marrara said. “This is an industry where connections and relationships are key, and being able to establish those networks before graduating put me a step ahead in a meaningful career.”

Martina White ’10 – Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

White, who was a Business Administration major at Etown, serves as a Pennsylvania State Representative, where she has the honor of representing the needs and concerns of approximately 67,000 citizens of Northeast Philadelphia in Harrisburg. This includes being their voice on legislation as well as helping them navigate the maze of government to address constituent service issues, meeting with residents, local businesses, community groups, neighborhood groups and more.

She also serves in a leadership role in the Majority Caucus in the state House of Representatives helping to guide legislative initiatives for the coming year.

“Etown taught me how to think critically about issues,” White said. “It taught me to further understand people’s perspectives. It taught me to look beyond the surface of things and how to build consensus and bring people together. Each of these are qualities that I believe are critical in being a successful legislator and that I use every day. They are also qualities that appeal to me because they fit into my mindset of not being a partisan, but rather someone who works toward solutions.”