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Keystone Precision Solutions, Allentown City Council and more name new appointments, hires
Consulting Hanover Township, Lehigh County-based Keystone Precision Solutions named Miguel Colom vice president of operations. Colom will oversee the service, support, customer service, inside sales and information technology teams and[...]
Mentors help women at HNL Lab Medicine become leaders
The health care industry, while dominated by women, traditionally lacks female leadership. HNL Lab Medicine, which is celebrating 25 years since becoming independent from Lehigh Valley Health Network, is an exception. Jessica Bargilione, vice president of marketing, HNL Lab Medicine of Allentown, said women represent 42% of the company’s executive[...]
Lehigh Valley has a job for everyone who wants one
If employers in the Lehigh Valley want skilled workers, they may need to take on a bigger role in getting workers those skills. Nancy Dischinat, executive director of Workforce Board Lehigh Valley gave that advice at the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Economic Outlook luncheon. “Recruitment should be aimed at school[...]
Third generation to lead retirement organization
Country Meadows Retirement Communities and Ecumenical Retirement Community has a new president and CEO. Meredith Mills, granddaughter of former Gov. George Leader and Mary Jane Leader, who founded Country Meadows, will take the helm of the Hershey-based organization which has facilities in Wyomissing, Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. Mills takes over[...]
Lehigh County native named Gov.-elect Shapiro’s chief of staff
Lehigh County native Dana Fritz is Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s chief of staff. Fritz, who grew up in Coplay and graduated from Temple University, has worked with Shapiro for nearly a decade. Fritz has extensive experience in government, including as deputy chief of staff in the Office of Attorney General, where[...]
Mentors for Girl Scouts 2023 Take the Lead program look to learn from girls
The four 2023 Take the Lead Lehigh Valley honorees are excited to learn from the “exceptional” Girl Scouts they will mentor next year. Vicki Doulé, senior vice president, BSI Corporate Benefits; Michelle Kott, chief of police, City of Bethlehem Police Department; Lisa Liddington, vice president of Operations, Lehigh Valley Hospital[...]
Girl Scouts name 2023 Take the Lead honoree
The president and executive producer of VA Production Inc. is being honored with the 2023 Berks County Take the Lead award from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Girl Scouts described Virginia Dodge as a business owner with a passion for mentorship and community. When she was laid[...]
Women’s Business Council names 2022 Athena Awards honorees
The Women’s Business Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce has named this year’s winners of the Athena Leadership Award as well as the Athena Young Professional and the Organizational Athena Award. The awards were given out to Dorata Gasienica-Kozak, Meg Dowd and SELF! LV Women’s Reentry. Gasienica-Kozak[...]
Emmaus CEO to speak on how to lose the ‘Us Vs. Them’ mentality between departments
Full Advantage Founder and CEO Katie Keich started out working in the trucking and logistics industry right out of high school, starting out in administration and working her way up until she was in charge of credit and collections. In that role, she helped grow that company into a $1.5[...]
Howard Hanna CEO sees opportunities not challenges in real estate market
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services CEO Helen Hanna Casey was in the Lehigh Valley Oct. 18 to meet with members of Lehigh Valley CREW and agents of Allentown’s Howard Hanna the Fredrick Group. With more than four decades of experience, Hanna Casey has been named the Most Powerful Woman in[...]
PennDOT to hold conference on contracting opportunities
PennDOT will host a one-day conference, Pathways to PennDOT on Oct. 18 to connect small, minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) with potential contracting opportunities at the department. The conference will be held at the Best Western Premier Hotel and Conference Center Union Deposit at 800 East Park Drive[...]
Evonik donates $100K to support STEM education for girls
The Da Vinci Science Center of Allentown said it recently received a $100,000 sponsorship from Evonik Corp. in support of its Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Initiative. “We can’t thank Evonik enough for their ongoing support of the WISE initiative,” said Lin Erickson, executive director and CEO of Da[...]
