Most Influential Leaders

Pennsylvania’s Most Influential Leaders recognition program honors and celebrates talented business and nonprofit leaders across our state. These leaders consistently demonstrate remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, commitment to excellence, company performance and community service.

Awards Celebration

August 18, 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading
701 Penn St, Reading, PA 19601

11:30 a.m. – Registration, Networking and Refreshments

12:00 p.m. – Luncheon and Awards Celebration

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Sponsorship benefits include a table for your guests, the right to use the event logo, multimedia marketing opportunities and much more depending on the sponsorship level you choose. This event is limited attendance. If seats are available after the sponsorship deadline, a limited number of individual tickets will go on sale. Tables are only available with sponsorship.

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2026 Pennsylvania’s Most Influential Leaders Honorees

Eric J. Bartosz

BAR40 Fractional Solutions

Kelly L. Berfield

NAI Summit

Douglas Berry

Solar Renewable Energy, LLC

Beth Christian

Commonwealth of PA/SERS

Kimberly Cramsey

Penn Community Bank

Don Cunningham

Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.

Aimee Deraco

Brubaker

Lisa Diamond

Info-Matrix Corporation

Joni Elekes

J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc.

Samantha Ciotti Falcone

SCF Architecture, LLC

Rebecca L. Francis

The Rebecca Francis Team, part of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®

Kim Gasper

EMI

Gaetan T. Giannini, Ed.D.

Alvernia University

Bryon L. Grigsby

Moravian University

Jason Harshbarger, CPA

GreatLIFE Golf

Jimi Honochick

YMI Insurance Agency

Murtaza Jaffer

EBC Printing & Signs

Andrew Lewis

Commonwealth Foundation

Jason McDougall

Simon Lever

Alex Michaels

Discover Lehigh Valley

Eliz Nestorov, Ph.D.

Ronald McDonald House Central PA

Lucille Arslanian Newhart

MEd, CEC, SHRM-CP, PHR

David Nowicki, PLS

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor

D. Brad Patt

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors & The Trident Group

John Marc Rittle

New Bethany Inc.

Eric Rounds

HNL Lab Medicine

Erich J. Schock

Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.

Betsy D. Shank, CWR

Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation

Tiffany Sondergaard

ts Brand Elevation

Loren L. Speziale

Gross McGinley, LLP

Serena L. Spiezio

GAVIN

Kay E. Weiss

Marquis Health Consulting

President Commissioner Julie Wheeler

York County Government

Michael Wilson

Members 1st Federal Credit Union

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