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Allentown Boys & Girls Club names new CEO
The Boys & Girls Club of Allentown has a new CEO. Katarah Jordan has assumed the role effective Feb.19. “This opportunity is not just about a position; it's a commitment to unleashing the boundless joy in every child's journey of growing up. Together, we will create transformative spaces where the potential[...]
Penn State Health names new president, COO
Deborah Addo has been promoted to president and chief operating officer for the Penn State Health system. In this role, she will still report to Penn State Health’s CEO, Steve Massini. “I am honored to have this opportunity to continue to make a difference for the health care of the[...]
LVB celebrates the 2023 Women of Influence
Some of the Lehigh Valley region’s best and brightest women leaders met this week as Lehigh Valley Businesses’ 2023 class of Women of Influence award winners. The event, held on Wednesday at DeSales University, honored 38 women in three categories: Women of Influence, Women to Watch and Circle of Excellence. [...]
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[...]
SLUHN surgeon to lead General Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery
St. Luke’s University Hospital Network General Surgeon Dr. Marian P. McDonald has been named Director of the General Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. McDonald said she is honored to join the board and help shape the future of general surgery. “I do this as a sense of[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Defender of workplace disputes is appointed vice president of Pa. Bar Association
Nancy Conrad, partner with White and Williams, who defends high profile faculty and student dismissal matters and complex discrimination and retaliation claims, has been appointed vice president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She will become president-elect in 2023 and take the helm as president in 2024. The Philadelphia-based law firm[...]
Vistacom certified as Women’s Business Enterprise
Vistacom Inc. of Allentown, a provider of audiovisual, communications and control room solutions, said that it has achieved national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise Center – East, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). “After meeting the WBENC’s[...]
Three Lehigh Valley women offer advice through mentorships
Mentorship can be a powerful tool, especially for high school girls looking toward career paths. So say three Lehigh Valley women who took time recently to work with three Girl Scouts involved in the Take the Lead leadership program they have been preparing for since joining the group. “Girls need[...]
Azzur Group celebrates 10 years of growth and change
When Kym Faylor started Azzur Labs in Schnecksville back in 2012 she had high hopes for the growth and success of the lab services company, but she said she didn't have expectations. “I wasn’t sure we’d get to this point,” she said. She knew that many smaller labs, like Azzur,[...]
