Board of Directors

PEDA Officers

• 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
• 1st Vice President
  Laura Goodrich Cairns
  Deputy Director of Commerce
  Delaware County Commerce Center
  100 West Sixth Street, Suite 100
  Media, PA 19063
  610-566-2225
  610-566-7337 (fax)
  lgcairns@delcopa.org
• 2nd Vice President
  Vito Gallo
  Principal
  VGG Consulting, LLC
  2613 Somerset Road
  Whitehall, PA 18052
  610-704-9213
  vggallo1@gmail.com
  
  
• Secretary/Treasurer
  Michael Grigalonis
  COO & Executive Vice President
  Chester County Economic Development Council
  737 Constitution Drive
  Exton, PA 19341
  610-458-5700
  mgrigalonis@ccedcpa.com
• Immediate Past President
  Pamela Shupp, AICP, CEcD
  Executive Vice President & COO
  Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
  201 Penn Street, Suite 502
  Reading, PA 19601
  610-898-7787
  610-376-4238 (fax)
  pshupp@greaterreading.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
• Angela Annibale
  Deputy Executive Director
  Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
  789 Bessemer Street
  Meadville, PA 16335
  814-333-2299
  aannibale@epacc.net
• John Biemiller
  Director, BRE
  Economic Development Company of Lancaster County
  115 East King Street
  Lancaster, PA 17602
  717-696-6222
  biemiller@edclancaster.com
• 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)
  
  mbisbing@pmedc.com
• 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
  
• 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
• Brian Hansbury
  Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation
  

  Union Station
  Progress Circle, Suite 200

  Pottsville, PA 17901

  570-622-1943
  570-622-2903 (fax)
  bhansbury@sed-co.com

• Kenetha Hansen
  Director, Economic Development & Financing
  York County Economic Alliance
  144 Roosevelt Avenue
  York, PA 17401
  (717) 848-4000
  khansen@ycea-pa.org
  

  
  
• Steve McKnight
  President & CEO
  Altoona - Blair County Development Corp
  3900 Industrial Park Drive
  Altoona, PA 16602
  814-944-6113
  814-946-0157 (fax)
  stevem@abcdcorp.com
• 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 
  
• Lisa Nentwick
  Manager, Economic Development
  FirstEnergy Corporation
  701 West New Castle Street
  Zelienople, PA 16063
  724-453-3438
  330-255-1008 (fax)
  nentwickl@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
• Ernie Post
  State Director, Pennsylvania SBDC Network
  Kutztown University
  15155 Kutztown Road
  Kutztown, PA 19530
  484-646-4002
  484-646-4009 (fax)
  post@kutztown.edu
  
• Melissa Stone
  Vice President of Economic Development
  Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC)
  3211 North Front Street, Suite 201
  Harrisburg, PA 17110
  717-213-5042
  717-232-5184 (fax)
  melissa@hbgrc.org
  
• Robert Swales
  Chief Executive Officer
  Clearly Ahead Development
  511 Spruce Street, Suite 5
  Clearfield, PA 16830
  814-768-7838, ext. 204
  814-768-7338 (fax)
  rswales@clearlyahead.com
  
• 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
  Vacant
  
• Awards
  Pamela Shupp, AICP, CEcD
  Executive Vice President
  Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
  201 Penn Street, Suite 502
  Reading, PA 19601
  610-898-7787
  610-376-4238 (fax)
  Pshupp@GreaterReading.com
• 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)
  
  mbisbing@pmedc.com
• Finance
  Michael Grigalonis
  Chief Operating Officer 
  Chester County Economic Development Council
  737 Constitution Drive
  Exton, PA 19341
  610-458-5700
  mgrigalonis@ccedcpa.com
• IDC Regions
  Steve McKnight
  President & CEO
  Altoona - Blair County Development Corp
  3900 Industrial Park Drive
  Altoona, PA 16602
  814-944-6113
  814-946-0157 (fax)
  stevem@abcdcorp.com
• IDC Regions
  Brian Hansbury
  

  Vice President
  Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation
  Union Station
  Progress Circle, Suite 200

  Pottsville, PA 17901

  570-622-1943
  570-622-2903 (fax)
  bhansbury@sed-co.com

• Membership & Communications
  Angela Annibale
  Director of Business Development
  Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
  789 Bessemer Street
  Meadville, PA 16335
  814-333-2299
  aannibale@epacc.net
  
• Nominating
  Laura Goodrich Cairns
  Deputy Director of Commerce
  Delaware County Commerce Center
  100 West Sixth Street, Suite 100
  Media, PA 19063
  610-566-2225
  610-566-7337 (fax)
  lgcairns@delcopa.org
• Pennsylvania DCED
  Carol L. Kilko
  Deputy Secretary for Business Finance
  Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
  400 North Street, 4th Floor
  Harrisburg, PA 17120
  717-720-1402
  cakilko@pa.gov
  
  
  

PEDA Staff

• Joshua Skopp
  Executive Director
  908 North Second Street
  Harrisburg, PA 17102
  717-441-6047
  717-236-2046 (fax)
  jskopp@wannerassoc.com