About Us:Board and Staff


As Board Chair, Ann Benzel will be leading PHC through 2010.

Our Board

  • Ann M. Benzel, Chair, Altoona
  • Jeanne H. Schmedlen, Vice-Chair, Lemoyne
  • Ralph L. Pearson, Secretary-Treasurer, Wexford
  • Janice R. Black, Harrisburg
  • Frank Burnside, Harveys Lake
  • Nancy L. Eaton, State College
  • Mary O. Garm, Scranton
  • Margaret J. Jerrido, Philadelphia
  • Bonelyn Lugg Kyofski, Nelson
  • J. Philip Mosley, Clifton
  • Terrence J. Murphy, McMurray
  • Judith Hansen O'Toole, Greensburg
  • Todd J. Pfannestiel, Clarion
  • Susan L. Sherwood, Dillsburg
  • David R. Shumway, Pittsburgh
  • Marica S. Tacconi, State College
  • C. Reynold Verret, Wilkes-Barre

View Board Bios. [172K PDF]

Our Staff
  • Joseph J. Kelly, Executive Director
    jkelly [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 111

  • Laurie Zierer, Assistant Director
    lzierer [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 113

Programs

  • Virginia Fahey, Grants Administration
    vfahey [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext 114

  • Emilie Haertsch, Commonwealth Speakers
    ehaertsch [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext 112

  • R. Mimi Iijima, Senior Program Officer
    rmiijima [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext 124

  • Gerald Johnson, Programs
    gjohnson [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 125

  • Jennifer Miller, Read About It! & Live and Learn
    jmiller [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 110

Administration

  • Peggy Cameron, Fiscal Officer
    phc [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 117

  • Amanda Jaskowak, Information & Development
    ajaskowak [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 119

  • Pam Shropshire, Communications & Programs
    pshropshire [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 121

  • Katrina Smith, Development
    ksmith [at] pahumanities [dot] org
    1-800-462-0442 ext. 116
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