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First Commonwealth exec to become first woman president of Maryland credit union
Tricia C. Szurgot, executive vice president and COO of First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union in Trexlertown is leaving her post, and the state to take on an exciting new role in Maryland. Szurgot will become the first ever female president of Securityplus Federal Credit Union in Baltimore. “We are excited[...]
PA Insurance Commissioner Altman to resign from role
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Commissioner Jessica Altman is set to resign from her position with the state on Friday, Feb. 25. Altman leaves the role to take up a new position as CEO for Covered California- California's health insurance marketplace. Altman began her career with the Commonwealth as chief of staff[...]
As CFO of Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, Nikki Bloom has learned to adapt
The new chief financial officer at Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group didn’t start out looking to be in charge of a company’s finances. Nikki Bloom entered the business world with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She started out as a credit counselor, but when an administrative position opened at the restaurant group 17 years ago, she saw[...]
Bloom named CFO of Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group
Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, the Allentown-based Red Robin franchisee covering the Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg regions, has named Nikki Bloom as its new chief financial officer. In her new role, Bloom will oversee all finance and accounting functions while leveraging creative problem-solving skills to maximize financial performance at all restaurant locations. Bloom has[...]
Three women entrepreneurs say business ownership means controlling your own destiny
Nov. 19 is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and the Lehigh Valley certainly has no shortage of women entrepreneurs. To recognize the day, LVB spoke with three local women about why they decided to start and run their now successful businesses. The three women shared a common theme – disappointment in working[...]
Kathleen Harring inaugurated as president of Muhlenberg
Friday, they make it official. Kathleen Harring was named president of Muhlenberg College in Allentown in June of 2020. She had been serving as interim president of the liberal arts college since June of 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed back any official inauguration festivities. That inauguration will finally be held starting[...]
Fulton Financial chief legal officer to retire, his replacement joins senior management team
Fulton Financial Corp. senior executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, Daniel Stolzer, will retire Jan 7, after more than eight years with the Lancaster bank. The position will be filled by Fulton’s new senior executive vice president, Natasha Luddington, officials announced. Luddington was hired to take on his roles of chief[...]
Gonzalez Parrilla named senior vice president at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
Astrid Gonzalez Parrilla has joined Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network as senior vice president, Clinical Operations. An occupational therapist by training, Gonzalez Parrilla oversees Good Shepherd’s adult and pediatric inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Allentown and Bethlehem, which include a long-term acute-care hospital in Bethlehem, home health and long-term care facilities for[...]
Laura McHugh to receive 2021 Athena Award
Laura McHugh, associate vice president of marketing & communications for the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, will be this year’s recipient of the Athena Award from the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Council. The award, which has been given out each year since 1981, recognizes women leaders in the[...]
Former nurse practitioner, Kristin Keenan, joins family business
Keenan-Nagle Advertising Inc. of Allentown has named Kristin M. Keenan as vice president of client engagement & integration. She is the daughter of Michael Keenan, president and CEO of the firm. While Keenan grew up in the family business, it wasn’t actually her first career. Keenan spent the past 21 years she has[...]
CBRE names Beares to lead regional market
CBRE has named Rija Beares to lead its Greater Philadelphia Region, which includes both the Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania in addition to downtown and suburban Philadelphia, Delaware and Southern New Jersey. In her new role as advisory services market leader, Beares will be responsible for driving the company’s growth[...]
New wedding planner finds pent up demand for her services
A Center Valley woman has found success in a new career thanks to a little good timing and help from SCORE Bucks County. Samantha O’Donnell had been working as an interior designer for the past decade, but had long toyed with going back to her first love, event planning, and[...]
