The Board of Directors is a group of industry professionals and business leaders from Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
Board member nominations are made by the nominating committee and are elected by the Board of Directors.
All major decisions are approved by the board.
Board of Directors: 2011-12
- Chairman – Dennis Costello
General Manager – Historic Hotel Bethlehem - Vice-Chairman – Kurt Landes
General Manager - Lehigh Valley IronPigs - Secretary – B. Kathryn Frazier
Regional Community Relations Director - PPL Corp. - Treasurer – Jeffrey Focht
Dean of Business & Technology - Northampton Community College - Immediate Past-Chairman – Steve Carletti
Vice President Marketing & Sales – C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. - Scott F. Craver
Head Coach - Shula’s Steakhouse - Robert DeSalvio
President – Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem - Laura DiLiello
Co-Owner - Lafayette Inn - Charlene Donchez-Mowers
Executive Director - Historic Bethlehem Partnership - Voting Ex-Officio – Cindy Feinberg
Director of Community & Economic Development - County of Lehigh - Voting Ex-Officio Tom Harp
Director of Administration - County of Northampton - James W. Harper
Immediate Past Chairman - AAA East Penn - Kassie Hilgert
Senior Vice-President - ArtsQuest - Ramona Hollie-Major
Executive Director - The Crayola Experience - Voting Ex-Officio – T. Anthony Iannelli
President - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce - Kostas Kalogeropoulos
Executive Vice President of Operations - Meyer Jabara Hotels - Susan Kittle
Business Development Manager – Lehigh/Northampton Airport Authority - Elizabeth L. Klebe
Vice President Corporate Communications – Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Denise Maiatico
General Manager – Courtyard by Marriott, I-78 - Timothy Marhefka
General Manager – Allentown Hampton Inn - Juan Martinez
Owner – State Cafe & Grille - Jason McClure
General Manager – Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom - Voting Ex-Officio – Philip Mitman
President and CEO – Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. - Stuart Schooley
President – Dutch Springs - Michael Stershic
President – Discover Lehigh Valley - Andrea Weismiller
Regional Director of Sales and Marketing – JHG Hotel Management
Ex-Officio Members: 2011-12
- E. James Byrnes
General Manager – Jim Byrnes & Associates - John Cusick
Councilman – Northampton County - Jamie Hartranft
Executive Assistant to the Mayor – City of Easton - David Jones
Commissioner – Lehigh County - Mike Moore
Communications Coordinator – Allentown City Hall - Kathy Vossough
Deputy Director of Community & Economic Development – City of Bethlehem
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