Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 12 p.m.
Erie Room, Crossroads Conference Center (2nd Level)
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center
2301 N Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
What: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors and the Pennsylvania Rural Population Revitalization Commission will be recognizing all Commission appointees at an inaugural press conference.
Established by Act 21 of 2024, the purpose of the Commission is to create “reviews and recommendations aimed at attracting and retaining residents in rural Pennsylvania while addressing challenges facing rural communities due to population shifts and changing demographics”. This includes recommending legislation and regulatory change.
Who: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors
- Senator Gene Yaw, Chair
- Representative Eddie Day Pashinski, Vice Chair
- Dr. Nancy Falvo, Pennsylvania Western University Clarion, Secretary
- Mr. Stephen M. Brame, Governor’s Representative, Treasurer
- Senator Judy Schwank
- Representative Dan Moul
- Mr. Richard Esch, University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Timothy Kelsey, Pennsylvania State University
- Ms. Shannon M. Munro, Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Dr. Charles Patterson, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Ms. Susan Snelick, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
- Mr. Darrin Youker, Governor’s Representative
- Dr. Jeffrey Hyde, Penn State Extension
Pennsylvania Rural Population Revitalization Commission:
- Dr. Kyle C. Kopko, Chairman, Pennsylvania Rural Population Revitalization Commission; Executive Director, Center for Rural Pennsylvania
- Senator Judy Schwank
- Senator Judy Ward
- Representative Paul Takac
- Representative Michael Stender
- Albert Abramovic, Venango County Commissioner
- Mark Critz, Western Regional Director, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, Pennsylvania Rural Development Council
- Lisa Davis, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
- Jordan Grady, President, Butler County Chamber of Commerce
- Nathan Lesh, Vice President, Pennsylvania Future Farmers of America
- Betsy McClure, Greene County Commissioner
- Janet Pennington, School Board Member, Southeastern Greene School District
- Drew Popish, Northeast Regional Director, Office of Governor Shapiro
- Dr. Karen Riley, President, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Gina Suydam, President, Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce