2017 Board of Directors
PEDA Officers
- President
Pamela Shupp
President
Greater Reading Economic Partnership
201 Penn Street, Suite 502
Reading, PA 19601
610-376-4237
610-376-4238 (fax)
pamela@greaterreading.com - Vice President
James Becker
Executive Director
Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
789 Bessemer Street
Meadville, PA 16335
814-333-2299
814-337-8282 (fax)
jbecker@epacc.net - Secretary/Treasurer
Laura Goodrich Cairns
Marketing Director
Delaware County Commerce Center
100 West Sixth Street, Suite 100
Media, PA 19063
610-566-2225
610-566-7337 (fax)
lgcairns@delcopa.org - Immediate Past President
David Black
President
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
3211 N. Front Street, Suite 201
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342
717-232-4099
717-232-5184 (fax)
dblack@hbgrc.org
Directors (Voting Members)
- Kevin Abrams
Executive Director
Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission
312 Main Street
Towanda, PA 18848
570-265-1500
570-265-7585 (fax)
abrams@northerntier.org - John Biemiller
Vice President
Economic Development Company of Lancaster County
100 South Queen Street, PO Box 1558
Lancaster, PA 17608-1558
717-397-4046
717-293-3159 (fax)
biemiller@edclancaster.com - Christian Conroy
State Director
Pennsylvania SBDC
3819-33 Chestnut Street, Suite 325
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3238
215-898-1219
215-573-2135 (fax)
cconroy@wharton.upenn.edu - Phil Eastman
Director of Economic Development
PECO, an Exelon Company
2301 Market Street, S-16-3
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-841-5640
215-841-5661 (fax)
phil.eastman@exeloncorp.com - Eric Esoda
President & CEO
Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center
75 Young Street
Hanover Township, PA 18706
570-704-0012
570-819-8931 (fax)
eric@nepirc.com - Vito Gallo
Assistant VP for State Relations
Lehigh University
301 Broadway
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-758-5801
610-758-6838 (fax)
vgg2@lehigh.edu - Ryan Glenn
Director of Statewide Initiatives
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
1010 North 7th St. Suite 307
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-948-4317 Office
ryanglenn@benfranklin.org - Mike Grigalonis
Chief Operating Officer
Chester County Economic Development Council
737 Constitution Drive
Exton, PA 19341
610-458-5700
mgrigalonis@cceconomicdevelopment.com -
Kenetha Hansen
VP Economic Development
York County Economic Alliance
144 Roosevelt Avenue
York, PA 17401
(717) 848-4000
khansen@ycea-pa.org
- Patrick Miller
Executive Vice President
Altoona - Blair County Development Corp
3900 Industrial Park Drive
Altoona, PA 16602
814-944-6113
814-946-0157 (fax)
patm@abcdcorp.org - Doug Myers
Manager, Community & Economic Development
FirstEnergy Corporation
2800 Pottsville Pike, PO Box 16001
Reading, PA 19612-6001
610-921-6997
330-315-9209 (fax)
drmyers@firstenergycorp.com - Richard Novotny
Executive Director
Erie County RDA-CAIDC-CIBA
1524 Enterprise Road
Corry, PA 16407
814-664-3884
814-664-3885 (fax)
novo@corryidc.org - Arthur Tintori
Managing Director, Financial Services
Catalyst Connection
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-918-4221
412-687-2791 (fax)
atintori@catalystconnection.org - Ryan Unger
President and CEO
Team Pennsylvania Foundation
240 N. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-233-1375
717-233-0986 (fax)
ryan@teampa.com -
Dan Weaver
President and Executive Director
PIOGA
115 VIP Drive, Suite 210
Northridge Office Plaza II
Wexford, PA 15090
724-903-7306
724-933-7306
dan@pioga.org
- Mary Beth Wood
Executive Director
Wayne Economic Development Corporation
32 Commercial Street, Suite 1
Honesdale, PA 18431
570-253-2537
570-253-0818 (fax)
mbw@wedcorp.org
Committee Chairs (non voting members except where noted above)
- Advocacy/Government Relations
Vito Gallo
Assistant VP for State Relations
Lehigh University
5 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-758-5801
610-758-6838 (fax)
vgg2@lehigh.edu - Awards
David Black
President
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
3211 N. Front Street, Suite 201
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342
717-232-4099
717-232-5184 (fax)
dblack@hbgrc.org -
Conference
Michelle Bisbing
Director of Marketing
Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation
701 Main Street, Suite 407
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570-839-1992
570-839-6681 (fax)
- Finance
Laura Goodrich Cairns
Marketing Director
Delaware County Commerce Center
100 West Sixth Street, Suite 100
Media, PA 19063
610-566-2225
610-566-7337 (fax)
lgcairns@delcopa.org - IDC Regions
James Becker
Executive Director
Titusville Industrial Fund, Inc.
144 West Spring Street
Box 425
Titusville, PA 16354
814-827-3668
814-827-2696 (fax)
jbecker@tcda.org - IDC Regions
Mike Grigalonis
Chief Operating Officer
Chester County Economic Development Council
737 Constitution Drive
Exton, PA 19341
610-458-5700
mgrigalonis@cceconomicdevelopment.com - Membership & Communications
Aaron Gantz
Marketing Manager Greater Reading Economic Partnership
201 Penn Street, Suite 502
Reading, PA 19601
610-376-4237
610-376-4238 (fax)
aaron@greaterreading.com - Nominating
James Becker
Executive Director
Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
789 Bessemer Street
Meadville, PA 16335
814-333-2299
814-337-8282 (fax)
jbecker@epacc.net - Permitting & Regulatory Reform
Charles Leonard
Executive Director Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation
701 Main Street, Suite 407
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570-839-1992
570-839-6681(fax)
cleonard@pmedc.com - Neil Weaver
Executive Deputy Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
400 North Street
Keystone Building, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
PEDA Staff
- Joshua Skopp
Executive Director
908 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-441-6047
717-236-2046 (fax)
jskopp@wannerassoc.com
