President
Stephen McKnight
President & CEO
Altoona Blair County Development Corp
1st Vice President
Laura Goodrich Cairns
Commerce Director
Delaware County Commerce Center
2nd Vice President
Robert Swales
Chief Executive Officer
Clearly Ahead Development
Treasurer / Secretary
Melissa Stone
Vice President of Economic Development
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Immediate Past President
Michael Grigalonis
President & COO
Chester County Economic Development Council
2023 PEDA Directors (Voting Members)
Angela Annibale
Deputy Executive Director
Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
John Biemiller
Director, BRE
Economic Development Company of Lancaster County
Michelle Bisbing
Director of Marketing
Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation
Jeffrey Box President & CEO Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance
Phil Eastman
Director of Economic Development
PECO, an Exelon Company
Ryan Glenn Director of Statewide Initiatives
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Kenetha Hansen Director, Economic Development & Financing
York County Economic Alliance
Ernie Post State Director, Pennsylvania SBDC Network Kutztown University
Rachel Prosser Accounting Manager Altoona Blair County Development Corporation
Lisa Riggs Senior Managing Director, Economic Growth Strategy & Partnerships Team Pennsylvania
Abby Smith
President & CEO
Team Pennsylvania Foundation
Ryan Unger
President and CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Mary Beth Wood
Executive Director
Wayne Economic Development Corporation
David Zellers, Jr.
2023 PEDA Committee Chairs (non voting members except where noted above)
Advocacy
Laura Goodrich Cairns
Acting Director of Commerce
Delaware County Commerce Center
Advocacy
Robert Swales
Chief Executive Officer
Clearly Ahead Development
Audit Melissa Stone
Vice President of Economic Development
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
Awards
Michael Grigalonis President & COO
Chester County Economic Development Council
Conference
Michelle Bisbing
Director of Marketing
Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation
Finance
Melissa Stone
Vice President of Economic Development
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
EDC Vacant
EDC Vacant
Membership & Communications
Angela Annibale
Director of Business Development
Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County
Nominating
Laura Goodrich Cairns
Acting Director of Commerce
Delaware County Commerce Center
Young Professionals
Rachel Prosser Accounting Manager Altoona Blair County Development Corporation
Pennsylvania DCED Mandy Book Acting Deputy Secretary, Office of Business Financing & Workforce Development Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED)
PEDA Staff
Joshua Skopp
Executive Director
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Alex Rahn
Government Relations
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Jason Tobias
Membership & Registration Coordinator
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Julie Williams
Bookkeeper 908 North Second Street
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