Pre-K for PA’s Executive Leadership Council demonstrates public support for high-quality pre-kindergarten as a critical priority for Pennsylvania’s economic growth by participating in roundtable discussions, ribbon cutting ceremonies, press conferences, and lending their voice to other advocacy endeavors. This executive-level group includes the commonwealth’s top leaders across business, civic, education, law enforcement and even national security sectors in regions across the state.
Members of the statewide Executive Leadership Council support Pre-K for PA’s primary goal: by 2022, every at-risk child will have access to a high-quality pre-kindergarten program and middle-income families will more easily afford these services for their children. If you would like to sign-up to be represented on the Council, please fill out our form.
Pre-K for PA Leadership Council Members
| Council Member | Company/Organization |
|---|---|
| Craig Adams | PECO |
| Carol Aichele | West Chester University |
| Stephen Aichele | Saul Ewing, LLC |
| Rick Altman | Radian Group, Inc. |
| The Hon. William Amesbury | Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas |
| Renee Amoore | The Amoore Group |
| Dr. Jay Badams | Erie School District |
| Joe Bard | PA Association of Rural and Small Schools |
| Mike Batchelor | Erie Community Foundation |
| Lt. General Dennis Benchoff (Ret.) | U.S. Army (Ret.); Mission: Readiness |
| Betsy Bort | Erie Bank |
| Steven Bradley | African-American Chamber of Commerce |
| Brooks Broadhurst | Eat n Park |
| Jim Buckheit | PA Association of School Administrators (PASA) |
| Jackie Buhn | Athenian Razak LLC |
| Georgia Burner | Berner International |
| The Hon. Renée Cardwell Hughes | American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania |
| Kevin Carnes | Lakeshore Learning Materials |
| Ida Castro | The Commonwealth Medical College |
| Rob Celeski | General Electric--Employees Community Service Fund |
| Barbara Chaffee | Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership |
| Jim Chiafullo | Cohen & Grigsby |
| The Hon. Mario Civera | Delaware County Council |
| The Hon. Darrell Clarke | Philadelphia City Council |
| David L. Cohen | Comcast Corporation |
| Greg Coleman | Erie Seawolves Baseball |
| Gordon Cooney | Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Ron Cowell | Education and Policy Leadership Center |
| Bernard Dagenais | Main Line Chamber of Commerce |
| Mary Ellen Dahlkemper | Mercyhurst Preparatory School |
| Ron DiNicola | DiNicola Law Offices |
| Ed Donley | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
| Karen Dougherty Buchholz | Comcast Corporation |
| Gary Drapek | United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties |
| Bob Esch | American Refining Group |
| Nick Feden | Michael P. Boyle and Associates |
| The Hon. Rich Fitzgerald | Allegheny County |
| Daniel Fitzpatrick | Citizens Bank |
| Frank Ford | St. Luke's University Health Network |
| Bill Frantz | Nittany Kiwanis Club |
| Robert Fyock | Indiana County Sheriff |
| Kenny Gamble | Universal Companies |
| Thomas Gluck | PA Association of Intermediate Units |
| Lon Greenberg | UGI Corp |
| Melissa Grimm | Grimm & Grove Communications |
| Bill Hankowsky | Liberty Property Trust |
| Tara Hemmer | Waste Management |
| Chuck Hammel | Pitt Ohio Express |
| Franco Harris | Former NFL player |
| Dr. Paul Healey | PA Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals |
| Tom Hogan | Chester County District Attorney |
| Dr. Eric Holmes | York City School District |
| Mike Hopkins | Children's Service Center |
| Julie Hughes | Fifth Third Bank |
| Bill Isler | Fred Rogers Company |
| Bill Jackson | United Way of Erie |
| Roger Janes | First National Insurance Agency, LLC |
| Alan Jennings | Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley |
| Brian Jenson | Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania |
| David John | PA State Alliance of YMCAs |
| James E. Johnson, Ph.D. | Penn State University, Early Childhood Education |
| Garfield Jones | NeuroCall Teleneurology |
| Bill Jones | United Way of Wyoming Valley |
| Chief Thomas King | State College Police Department |
| Jeff Kotula | Washington County Chamber of Commerce |
| Allen Kukovich | Attorney At Law |
| Anthony Lacenere | Propel IT, Inc. |
| Ray Landis | PA-AARP |
| Dr. Keith Leaphart | Replica Creative Inc. |
| The Hon. Thomas Leighton | City of Wilkes-Barre |
| Charisse Lillie | Comcast Corporation |
| The Hon. Rob Loughery | Bucks County Board of Commissioners |
| Roger Maclean | County of Lehigh (and former Allentown Police Chief) |
| Nathan Mains | PA School Boards Association |
| John Marsico | The Commonwealth Medical College |
| Alba Martinez | The Vanguard Group Inc. |
| Dwight Mathis | Merril Lynch |
| Rob McNeill | Deloitte, LLP |
| Paula McWilliams | Heritage Community Initiatives |
| James Micsky, Jr. | United Way of Mercer County |
| Anne Morrissey | AmeriHealth Caritas |
| Marlene Mosco | PNC Financial Services Group |
| The Hon. Michael Nutter | City of Philadelphia |
| Morgan O'Brian | People's Natural Gas |
| Jerry Oleksiak | Pennsylvania State Education Association |
| Dan Onorato | Highmark |
| The Hon. John Peck | Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office |
| Jerome Pesenti | IBM |
| Phil Peterson | Aon Hewitt |
| Jennifer Peterson | Saul Ewing, LLC |
| Dennis Puhalla | Wyoming Valley Montessori School |
| Ajay Raju | Dilworth Paxson, LLP |
| Pedro Ramos | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP |
| Chris Reilly | York County Commissioner |
| Ed Rendell | Former Governor of Pennsylvania |
| Rig Riggins | YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh |
| Frank Rizzo | GeoTraffic |
| Jim Roddey | Former Allegheny County Executive |
| Stephanie Rooney | Consultant |
| Kristen Rotz | United Way of Pennsylvania |
| Scott Roy | Range Resources |
| Brian Schreiber | Jewish Community Center |
| Mark Schweiker | Former Governor of Pennsylvania |
| Nick Scott, Jr. | Scott Enterprises |
| Josh Shapira | Giant Eagle |
| The Hon. Josh Shapiro | Montgomery County Board of Commissioners |
| Heseung Song | Mighty Engine |
| Mary Stengel Austen | Tierney Communications |
| Ivo Stivoric | Jawbone |
| Rev. Sandra Strauss | Pennsylvania Council of Churches |
| Sam Talarico | Northwestern Region - PSEA |
| Dr. Stephen Tang | University City Science Center |
| Kevin Thomas | Pennsylvania District Kiwanis International |
| James Thomas | Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA |
| Yvonne Thompson-Friend | Seniors4Kids |
| Floyd Titus | J. Feltric Metals |
| Dr. Karen Tyler | Erie Day School |
| Judith von Seldeneck | Diversified Search |
| James Waddington | Lockheed Martin |
| Tay Waltenbaugh | Westmoreland Community Action |
| Patrick Ward | United Way of Greater Hazleton |
| Lara Washington | Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation |
| Harriet Weiss | CRW Graphics |
| Larry Weiss | Hippographics |
| Ray Whalen | Wyoming Valley West School District (ret.) |
| Dr. Janis Wilson Seeley | Luzerne County Community College |
| Dr. Todd Wolynn | Kids Plus Pediatrics |
| Rob Wonderling | Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce |
| Tom Woodward | Bank of America |
| John Touey | Salveson Stetson Group |
| Donald Wargo | Temple University |
| Thomas Wilson | Rear Admiral (Ret.), USN |
| Suzanne Yunghans | PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics |
Pre-K for PA’s work is possible only through generous contributions from the 1675 Foundation, The Donley Foundation, GE Employees Community Service Fund, The Heinz Endowments, The Lenfest Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation, Samuel S. Fels Fund, and William Penn Foundation.