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Tom Corbett Transition Team Members by Committee Tom Corbett Transition Team Members By Committee AGRICULTURE Chair – Keith Eckel Jim Adams, President & CEO of Wenger Feeds; Gary Althouse, Chairman of the Department of Clinical Studies of New Bolton Vet Center at Penn; John Barley, CEO of Versant Strategies; Lynda Bowman, Comptroller, Tom Corbett for Governor; Jim Brubaker, Partner, Buffalo Valley Farms; PA State Senator Mike Brubaker; Rich Conti, Chairman of PA Forest Products Association; Erick Coolidge, Chairman of US Farm Service Agency; Mike Firestine, Senior VP of Fulton Bank; Dennis Grumbine, CEO of Lebanon Valley Exposition Corporation; Boots Heatherington, Owner of B&R Farms; Chris Herr, EVP of Penn Ag Industries Association; Gordon Hoover, Director of Eastern Milk Supply, Land O Lakes; David Jaindl, Owner of Jaindl Farms; Ron Kreider, President of Kreider Farms; Ed Leo, Mushroom Farmer; Anton Leppler, President & CEO of A.J. Leppler Strategies; PA State Rep. John Maher; Dr. Bill Newman, Head of the Radiology Department of Bedford Hospital (Retired); Alan Novak, President of Novak Strategies; John Pierce, VP of Sales, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms; John Reininger, Chief Relationship Officer, The Clemens Family Corporation; Carl Shaffer, President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau; Jim Simpson, Co-owner of Hanover Shoe Farms; Paula Vitz, Senior Associate, Capital Associates; Kyler Walker; PA State Senator Noah Wenger. BANKING Chair - Jim Biery, CEO of PA Bankers Association Nick DiFrancesco, President & COO of PA Association of Community Bankers; Val DiGiorgio, Partner, Stradley Ronon; Chuck Ferry, Partner, Rhoads & Sinon; Stephen Gurgovits, CEO of FNB Corporation; Laurie Kennedy, Of Counsel, Kennedy PC Law Offices; Elmer Laslo, CEO of 1st Summit Bank; William Latoff, CEO of DNB First; Hugh Long, Regional President for PA and Del.,Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company; Charlotte McLaughlin, CEO of PNC Capital Markets; Marlene Mosco, Regional President of NW PA, PNC Financial Services; Gary Nalbandian, CEO of Metro Bank; Thomas Petro, President & CEO of Fox Chase Bank; Steve Rosskopf; Robert Snyder, President & CEO of Luzerne Bank, Chairman of PA Bankers Association; John Soroko, Chairman of Duane Morris LLP; Rick Stipka, CEO/President, TruMark Financial Credit Union; Julie Wong, President of Pan Am Realty Company, Inc. BUDGET, PENSIONS & REVENUE COMMITTEE Chair – Ron Henry, Esq., Senior Consultant, Capitol Strategies Group, Harrisburg Tom Armstrong, Univ. Liaison, Nanotech Program Manager, Department of Community & Economic Development; Scott Baker, Government Relations Professional, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PA State Rep. John Bear; PA State Senator Pat Browne; Jerome Cochran, Executive Vice Chancellor & General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh; PA State Senator Jake Corman; PA State Rep. Sheryl Delozier; Rick Dreher, Director, Bureau of Revenue, Capital & Debt Budget Office; Rick Dreyfuss, Senior Fellow, The Commonwealth Foundation; Bob Greenwood, VP, Healthcare Finance & Insurance, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania; Paul McMillen, President, Pennsylvania Automotive Association; Dan Meuser, Former Owner, Pride Mobility; Steve Moore, Chair, McNees Wallace & Nurick; Ed Nolan, Executive Director, Pa. House Appropriations Committee; Sheri Phillips, Director, Management Services Division, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General; Diana Reimer, Co-Founder, Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots; Steve Rosskopf; Ann Spishok, Special Assistant to the Budget Secretary, Governor’s Office of the Budget; Dennis Walsh, President of Government Relations, Bravo Group; and Bob Wilburn, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University. COMMONWEALTH (Office of Administration and Dept. of General Services) Co-Chair – Nancy Dering Mock, President of Nancy Dering, Inc Co-Chair – Charlie Gerhards Carol Aichele, Chester County Commissioner; Fred Clark, President of Clark Resources; Don Cunningham, Lehigh County Executive; Fred D'Angelo, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; Bob DeSousa, Attorney, Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group; Donetta Dinnencenzo, Owner of Net Gain; Bill Graham, President & CEO of The Graham Company; Bob Green, President, Green Communications; PA State Rep. Glen Grell; Mark Hanna, President of Hanna and Associates; Jeff Haste, Dauphin County Commissioner; Alan J. Hoffman, Co-Chairman of Blank Rome; Kelly Logan, Executive Director of Public Service, PHEAA; Ron Plesco, CEO of National Cyber Forensics & Training Alliance; Roy Powell, Partner, Jones Day; Lou Ruscitto, President of ALCM; Bruce Sarteschi, Director of Human Resources, Office of Attorney General; Dan Schiavoni, Owner of Schiavoni Limited; Steve Welch, Founder of Dream It Ventures; George White, Director of Information Technology Section, Office of Attorney General. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE (Corrections, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Probation and Parole, State Police) Co-Chair – Ed Marsico, Dauphin County District Attorney Co-Chair – John Wetzel, Franklin County Warden PA State Rep. Thomas Caltagirone; Mark Campbell, Partner, Ridge Policy Group; Bruce Edwards, President of PA State Troopers Association; Marty Horn, Educator, CUNY; Carol Hummel, Warden, Indiana County Jail; Mark Koch, Director of Legislative Affairs, PA FOP; Frank Lalley; Kenya Mann, Partner, Ballard Spahr; PA State Rep. Ron Marsico; Les Neri, President of PA State Lodge FOP; Frank Noonan, Chief of Investigations, Office of Attorney General; Lorenzo North, President of AFSME District Council 33, Local 159; Roy Pinto, President of PA State Corrections Officers Association; Linda Rosenberg, Director of PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency; Amy Rosenberry, Executive Director of PA Chiefs of Police Association; Joseph Sarkis, Vice President of PA State Troopers Association; Ron Sharp, Director Psychological Services, Alternate Rehabilitation Communities; Rick Sheetz, Executive Deputy Attorney General of Criminal Law Division, Office of Attorney General; James Thomas, Criminal Justice Consultant; Carolyn (Bunny) Welsh, Sheriff, Chester County, PA Sheriffs Association. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Chair – Alan Walker, Bradford Coal Company Gene Barr, VP of Government and Public Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry; Joann Bell, Director of Philadelphia Office, Pugliese Associates; Mel Billingsley, PhD, President & CEO, Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA; Dave Black, President & CEO, Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC; Pat Black, Erie Management Group; Mike Cortez, VP/General Counsel, Sheetz, Inc.; Nick DiFrancesco; Community Bankers Association; Michael Fiore, President, MLR Partnership; Deep Gupta, Member, Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania; Tom Hagen; Rich Hudic, President & CEO, Team PA Foundation; Kenny Jackson, President, Nittany Distribution Services; Sam Katz; Patrick Killian, Commerce Director, Delaware Co. Economic Development; Mollie McEnteer, Director, Duane Morris Government Affairs; Barbara McNees, Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce; John Moran, President, Moran Industries; Thanh Ha Nguyen, CEO, V-Tech Services, Inc.; Dave Patti, President, PA Business Council; Rocco Pugliese, President, Pugliese Associates; Roger Richards, Attorney, Richards Associates, PC; Brian Rider, President/CEO Pennsylvania Retailers’ Association; Jim Roddey, Principal, McCrory & McDowell; Bob Schena, CEO, Rajant Corporation; Randy Seitz, President, Oil Region Alliance; Stan Sheetz, President, Sheetz, Inc.; Kevin Shivers, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business; John Silvi, CEO, Silvi Group; Joe Uliana, Managing Principal, JM Uliana Associates; and Rob Wonderling, Philadelphia Chamber. EDUCATION COMMITTEE Co-Chair – Joel Greenberg, Susquehanna International Group Co-Chair – Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor University of Pittsburgh Jim Agras, CEO of Triangle Tech and State Board of Education; Jeanne Allen, President of Center for Education Reform; Chris Bravacos, President, Bravo Group; Matt Brouillette, President, Commonwealth Foundation; PA State Rep. Paul Clymer; Marie Conley, Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Board of Governors; Bill Donahue, Treasurer of Donahue Family Foundation; Carolyn Dumaresq, Partner, Dumaresq Consulting; Dan Fitzpatrick, President/CEO, Citizens Bank; Amy Forester, Saul Ewing; Don Francis, Independent Colleges & Universities; Dennis Giorno, Malady & Wooten; Vahan Gureghian, Chester County Charter School; Larry Jones, President of Charter School Association; Michael Karp, President of University City Housing; Ruth O'Block Grant, Member, Board of Trustees, Seton Hill University; Pat O'Connor, COB, Temple University, Cozen & O'Connor; PA State Senator Jeffrey Piccola; David Pollard, Susquehanna International Group; Ana Puig, Co-Chair of Kitchen Table Patriots; Father Ed Quinlan, Secretary of Education, Harrisburg Diocese; Cynthia Richey, Director of Mt. Lebanon Library System; Richard Sand, Managing Partner of Sand & Saidel Law Firm; Dave Schulik, Shulick Law Offices; Carl Singley, Counsel, Ciardi, Ciardi and Astin; Karen Stout, President of Montgomery County Community College; Bob Taylor, Trustee, Slippery Rock University; Paul Taylor, Executive Director Archabbey, St. Vincent's College; Ron Tomalis, Director of Dutko Worldwide; Dennis Tulli, Cyber Charters; PA State Senator Anthony Williams; Charles Zogby, K12 Inc. (Knowledge Universe). ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Chair – David Kleppinger of McNees, Wallace & Nurick Richard Allan, Principal, RJ Allan Consulting; Scott Baker, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC; Cynthia Carrow, VP, Government
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