Who's on Gov.-elect Tom Corbett's transition team
Gov.-elect Tom Corbett on Tuesday released the names of 400 people on his transition team who will examine every state department and help him formulate policy and choose key personnel.
Corbett told reporters Tuesday that he expects those people, broken up into 17 teams, to send him drafts of their findings and recommendations in the next few weeks, with a final report ready in early January.
Here are the individuals on each of those teams (alphabetical by department):
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 Market
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
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
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 Foerster, 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 & Community Relations, Western PA Conservancy
Rosemary Chiavetta of the Public Utility Commission
Thomas Chiomento, Director of Government at Exelon Generation
Brian Clark, Shareholder, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Nick DeBenedictus, Chairman, Aqua America
George Ellis, President, PA Coal Association
Ellen Ferretti, VP, PA Environmental Council
Josh First, President, Appalachian Land & Conservation Services Co., LLC
John Giordano, Chief Legal, Philadelphia Works
Pete Gleason, Partner, K&L Gates
Grant Gulibon, Regional Specialist, PA Builders Association
Dave Hess, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection
John Hohenwarter, National Rifle Association
Charlie Kirkwood, President, Shawnee Insurance
Mike Krancer
John Oliver, Oliver Brothers
Stan Rapp, Senior Partner, Greenlee Partners
John Rich, Ultra Clean Fuels
Todd Rucci
Hasu Shah
John Skoutelas, VP of Governmental Affairs, Waste Management
Pat Solano
Glen Thomas, GT Power Group
Eric Thumma, Director of Institutional Relations, Iberdrola Renewables
Don Welsh, Former President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Pam Witmer, Energy & Environmental Practice Lead, Bravo Group
PA State Senator Mary Jo White
HEALTH & AGING
Co-Chair – Bob Cindrich, Conemaugh Health System
Co-Chair – Todd Shamash, Senior Counsel & Director of Jefferson Health Systems
Rad Agrawal, Associate Clinical Chief of Research and Education in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition/Associate Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine, West Penn Al HS
Gene Boyle, President of The Boyle Group
Deborah Brown, CEO, American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic
Chris Cavalieri, Senior VP and General Council, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Zane Gates, Physician, Altoona Regional Health System
Vicki Hoak, Executive Director, PA Homecare Association
Anthony Horbal, Owner of Sable Chevrolet
Everette James, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Policy and Planning, Schools of the Health Sciences, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh/ Former Secretary of Health
Keith Kanel, Chief Medical Officer, Pittsburgh Reigonal Health Initiative
Bindu Kansupada,MD MBA FACC
John Kennedy, President and CEO of Kennedy, PC Law Offices
Russ McDaid, VP, Public Policy P.A.N.P.H.A
John Morahan, President and CEO of St. Joseph's Regional Health Network
Joyce O'Brien, Office of Attorney General
James M. Redmond, Senior Vice President of Legislative Services, Hospital & Health System Association of Pennsylvania
Andy Sandusky, COO, Deputy Executive VP of Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
Sue Schrand, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
Stuart Shapiro, President & CEO, PA Healthcare Association
David Simon, Jefferson Health Systems
Kim Sokoloski, Government Relations Consultant, Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney
Dave Thompson, Pennsylvania Medical Society
Frank Trembulak, EVP COO, Geisinger Health System
PA State Senator Pat Vance
Bob Zimmerman, Former Secretary of Health/Former Regional Director of HHS under George W. Bush
INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Chair – David Simon, Jefferson Health Systems
Bob Baker, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Capital Blue Cross
Mike Blackwood, President & CEO, Gateway Health Plan
Denise Cesare, NEPA
Michael Consedine, Partner, Saul Ewing
Sam Denisco, Director of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry
Darleen Fritz, President, AEGIS
Chip Hummer, MD, Past President/Board Member, PA Orthopedic Society
Sam Marshall, President, CEO, PA Insurance Federation
Greg Martino, Head of Legislative Affairs, AETNA
Mario Mele, President, Fidelio Insurance Company
Todd Shamash, Senior Counsel & Director, Jefferson Health Systems
Sue Schick, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania
Matt Steck, Partner, Greenlee Associates
Gary Truitt
Michael Warfel VP of Government Affairs, Highmark
PA State Senator Don White
LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Chair – Mike Acker, Triad Strategies, LLC
Sheilah Borne-Fuller, Government Relations, Penn State University
Ryan Boyer, Business Manager, Labor Business Council
Hank Butler, Executive Director, PA Council of General Contractors
Edward Coryell, Executive Secretary/ Treasurer/Business Manager, Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Deep Gupta, Member, Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania
Dave Hackett, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Bill Harris, Harris Funeral Home
Bernie Heckman, AV International
Robert Heenan, Business Manager, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 542
Chris Masciantonio, General Manager of Public Policy and Governmental Affairs, US Steel
Dan Quinn, Secretary Treasurer/Business Agent, Boilermakers
Juan Ramos, Administrator, LECET
Scott Sheely, Executive Director, Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
Bob Shoop, Partner, Thorp, Reid & Armstrong
Jack Zimmer, President and CEO, Associated Builders & Contractors.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Co-Chair – Carol Aichele, Chester County Commissioner
Co-Chair – Keith Hite, Consultant, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Chris Abruzzo, Derry Township Supervisor
Kip Allen, President of PA League of Cities and Municipalities/Edinboro Borough Councilman
Ray Amato, Chairman of Board of Supervisors, Antis Township Supervisor
John Brenner, Director of Development of PA League of Cities & Municipalities
Jim Cawley, Lt. Gov.-elect
Eric Coolidge, Tioga County Commissioner
Mike Dennehey, Pine Township Supervisor
Jim Felmlee, President of PA Boroughs Association
Vince Gastgeb, Allegheny County Councilman
Brian Hudson, Executive Director & CEO of PA Housing & Finance Agency
Scott Martin, Lancaster County Commissioner
Dave Mitchell, Former Mayor of Corry, PA
Jose Molina, Director, Office of Community Engagement & Government Affairs, Kutztown University
Red Pinizotto, Councilman, Johnstown City Council
Mike Pries, Dauphin County Commissioner
David Sanko, Executive Director of PA Township Supervisors
Ira Weiss, Owner of Weiss Law Offices.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (PEMA, Homeland Security, PA National Guard)
Co-Chair – Marko Bourne, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
Co-Chair – Carl Buchholz, CEO, Blank Rome, LLP
Co-Chair – Wesley Craig, Major General (Retired), United States Army
PA State Senator Lisa Baker
Mark Camillo, Senior VP of Contemporary Services Corporation
Duncan Campbell, Managing Director of Operations of Ridge Global
Bob Kennedy, VP of Government Relations, UPMC
Rodney Little, President of Fraternal Order of Housing Police
William Lynch, Major General (Retired), Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Ron Plesco, CEO of NCFTA
Dave Sanko, COO of COB
Francis Schultz, Crawford County District Attorney
Ron Stanko, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Regulatory Compliance & Intelligence Section, Office of Attorney General
PA State Rep. Mike Vereb.
STATE COMMITTEE
Chair – Lawrence Tabas, Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
Charlie Camp, Beaver County Commissioner
Aaron Cohen, President, Arena Strategies
Tom Ellis, Special Counsel, Duane Morris
Esmeralda Hetrick, Client Manager, Highmark Blue Shield
David James, Partner, FLS
Kim Pizzingrilli, Government Relations, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Ken Rapp, Chief Public Defender, Dauphin County
Joe Rocks, Chairman and CEO, NHS Human Services, Inc.
Leo Vergnetti, CEO, Vergnetti Consulting
Joe Watkins, Pastor, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.
TRANSPORTATION/INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Co-Chair – Vahan Gureghian, CEO of Charter School Management, Inc.
Co-Chair – Brad Mallory, CEO of Michael Baker Corporation
Co-Chair – Pete Tartline
Tony Bartolomeo, President & CEO of Pennoni Associates
Brenda Bratina, Director of Toll Revenue Audit, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Tom Caramanico, President of McCormick Taylor, Inc.
Randy Cheetham, Regional VP of CSX
Mark Compton, Director of Government Affairs, American Infrastructure
Charles Courtney, McNees, Wallace & Nurick
Walter D'Alessio, Northmarq Capital
Pasquale T. Deon, Sr., Chairman of SEPTA, Turnpike Commissioner
Paul Detwiler, New Enterprise Stone & Lime
Douglas Dick
John Durbin, President, Durbin Associates
Tom Ellis, Special Counsel, Duane Morris
Liz Ferry, Manager, Policy Development, Select Greater Philadelphia
Mike Fesen, Resident VP Public Affairs, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Annette Ganassi, VP of Walmar Enterprises
Steve Haddad, President & CEO of Bieber Transportation Group
Kevin Johnson, President of Traffic Planning and Design
Bob Kinsley, President of Kinsley Construction
Ted Leonard, Executive Director of Pennsylvania AAA
Ross Myers, President of American Infrastructure
Jim Roddey, Principal, McCrory & McDowell, LLC
Bob Shuster
Mark Stine, VP of Legislative Affairs, PA Automotive Association
Jeff Zell, CEO of Jeff Zell Consultants.
WELFARE
Co-Chair – Charles Curie
Co-Chair – David Simon, Jefferson Health Systems
James Anderson, Executive Director, Juvenile Court Judges' Commission
PA State Rep. Matt Baker
Deb Beck, President of DASPOP
Fritz Bittenbender, VP of Cephalon
Charlie DeBrunner, DeBrunner Associates
Peg J. Dierkers, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Dennis Felty, President of Keystone Human Services, Board Chair PAR, Federal Council Member FICE International, President FICE USA
Neely Frye, Government Affairs, Novartis
Anne Hart, Healthcare Practice Director, Bravo Group
Brian Kelly, Government Relations, Buchanon, Ingersoll & Rooney
Monsignor Joe Kelly, Secretary of Catholic Human Services
Jack Kane, Partner, Kelley & Murphy
Mike Kling, President of MA Transportation
Jay Layman, President of Capital Associates
Bev Mackereth, Executive Director of York Co. Human Services
Russ McDaid, VP, Public Policy, M.H.A
Brenda McLaughlin, National Medicaid Consultant
Jose Molina, Director, Office of Community Engagement & Government Affairs, Kutztown University
Tim Pawol, Trust Admin., Provider Alliance
Jim Redmond, HAP
Steve Rosskopf
Mike B. Rosenstein, Senior Government Affairs Specialist, Stevens & Lee
Todd Shamash, Jefferson Health Systems
Steve Suroviec, Executive Director of The Arc of PA
Lawrence Tabas, Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
PA State Senator Pat Vance
Shirley Walker, President, CEO of PA Service Network for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities
PA State Senator Kim Ward
Michael Wolf, Government Affairs Director, Pfizer, Inc.f
VETERAN COMMITTEE - (Department of Military Affairs & National Guard)
Co-Chairs – Robert DeSousa, PA National Guard, Director, Veterans for Corbett; and William Lynch, Major General (ret.), Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Barbara Cross, Lt. Colonel (ret.), United States Marine Corps
Gregory Davis
Phil DeHennis
Brian Leonhard
John Patten
Walter Pudlowski
State Senator Bob Robbins
Frank Ryan, Colonel (ret.), United States Marine Corps