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Leadership

Our Board of Directors is comprised of executive-level members of the private and public sector in Pennsylvania. The Governor of the commonwealth and a private sector CEO serve as the co-chairs. This unique relationship between state government and industry gives Pennsylvania businesses the opportunity to partner with the public sector to spur greater economic and policy development in Pennsylvania.

Officers

  • Co-Chair: Governor Josh Shapiro, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Co-Chair: Tiffany Wilson, President & CEO, Science Center
  • Vice-Chair: Krista Johnson, U.S. President, Johnson Matthey
  • Treasurer: Jacqueline Fidler, Vice President, Environmental & Sustainability, Core Natural Resources
  • Secretary: Edwin Hill, Jr., International Representative – Business Development, IBEW

Private Sector Directors

  • Brenda Allen, Ph.D., President, Lincoln University
  • Ron Belldegrun, Co-Founder & CEO, ByHeart
  • Neeli Bendapudi, Ph.D., President, Penn State University
  • Chris Bingaman, CEO, Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc.
  • Joel Burstein, CEO, BEAM Collaborative
  • Timothy Charlesworth, Shareholder, Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
  • Ronn Cort, President, Dunmore
  • Joe Dominguez, President & CEO, Constellation
  • Michael Ducker
  • Chad Firestone, Managing Director, Deloitte
  • Jackie Foor, Executive Director, Consortium for Public Education
  • Dr. Terry Gilliland, President & CEO, Geisinger Health System
  • John Hawkins, Jr., President, PA, FirstEnergy Corporation
  • Sheila Ireland, President & CEO, OIC Philadelphia
  • Brian Jackson, Managing Partner, McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC
  • Bradley Jones, President & CEO, Harristown Enterprises, Inc.
  • Sandeepa Kaleida, Founder & CEO, Sigma Resources LLC
  • Sean Luther, President & CEO, InnovatePGH
  • Kevin B. Mahoney, MBA, CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Carrie Eglinton Manner, President & CEO, OraSure Technologies, Inc.
  • Jennifer Murphy, Vice President, Global Compliance and U.S. Government Affairs, TE Connectivity
  • Tim NeCastro, President & CEO, Erie Insurance
  • Hayley Painter, Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Painterland Sisters LLC
  • Charles E. Patterson, Ph.D., President, Shippensburg University
  • Eric Patton, Director, Cooper Farms
  • Eric Reed, VP – Public Policy & State Government Affairs, Verizon Communications, Inc.
  • Neal Salerno, President, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
  • Ulrich Schmidt, Principal Advisory, KPMG LLP
  • Evan Urbania, Founder & CEO, ChatterBlast
  • Randy Vulakovich, Senior Principal, Government Relations, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
  • Patrick Witmer, Corporate Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, B. Braun Medical Inc. (US)
  • Dr. Baligh Yehia, President, Jefferson Health

Public Sector Directors

  • Hon. Amanda Cappelletti, Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate
  • Hon. Kristin Marcell, Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  • Hon. Kyle Mullins, Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  • Hon. Russell Redding, Secretary, PA Department of Agriculture
  • Hon. Devlin Robinson, Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate
  • Hon. Carrie Rowe, Acting Secretary, PA Department of Education
  • Hon. Rick Siger, Secretary, PA Department of Community & Economic Development
  • Hon. Nancy Walker, Secretary, PA Department of Labor and Industry

Labor Sector Directors

  • Edwin Hill, Jr., International Representative – Business Development, IBEW
  • Bernie Hall, Pennsylvania Director, United Steelworkers

Directors Emeriti

  • Anthony Bartolomeo, Former President & CEO, Pennoni Associates, Inc.
  • Wendie DiMatteo, CEO, A.S.K. Foods, Inc.
  • Thomas B. Hagen, Chairman / Owner, Custom Group Industries
  • Stephen Tang, Ph.D., Principal, Tangent2Cogent, LLC.
  • Karen Winner Sed, CEO, Winner International