Governor-elect Tom Wolf recently announced the members of his transition teams. These teams will work with the outgoing administration to better understand the issues and challenges that face the executive branch.
Please note additional members may be forthcoming.
Aging
| Chair Everette James | Director of the Health Policy Institute, University of Pittsburgh |
| Mark Baiada | Founder and President, Bayada Health Care |
| Sheilah Borne | Director of Government Health Relations, Penn State Hershey Medical Center |
| Maureen Cronin | The Arc of PA, Executive Director |
| Brian Gralnick | Director of Social Responsibilities, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia |
| George Hartwick | Commissioner, Dauphin County |
| Crystal Lowe | Executive Director, Pennsylvania’s Area Agencies on Aging |
| Randy Seitz | President & CEO, Penn-Northwest Development Corporation (PNDC) |
| Mick Smyer | Provost, Bucknell University |
| Barb Valaw | CEO, Valcott Enterprises |
| Debbie Winn-Horvitz | President and CEO, Jewish Association on Aging |
| Katrina Wise | Executive Director & Vice President, Liberty Lutheran Services |
Agriculture
| Chair Russell Redding | Dean of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Delaware Valley College |
| MeeCee Baker | President & Owner, Versant Strategies |
| Russell Biggica | Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association |
| Cheryl Cook | Chief Information Officer, United States Department of Agriculture |
| Mike Fleck | Former Legislator |
| Robert Maiden | Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts |
| Robert Mikesell | Program Coordinator/Animal Sciences Major Senior Instructor, Pennsylvania State University |
| Bill Roberts | President, IBS Development |
| Hannah Smith-Brubaker | Executive Vice President, Pennsylvania Farmers Union |
| Sarah Speed | Government Affairs Director, Humane Society of PA |
Banking
| Chair Hilary Hunt | Former Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Financial Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Emma Chappell | Founder, United Bank of Philadelphia |
| Daniel Fitzpatrick | President, Citizens Bank of PA / NJ / DE |
| Ernie Hogan | Executive Director, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group |
| Warner Macklin | Founder and Owner, WM Strategies |
| Bob Pullo | Former Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Waypoint/York Federal Foundation, Inc. |
| Mary Rosenkrans | Former Director of Financial Education, PA Department of Banking |
| Murray Ufberg | Partner, Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP |
Community and Economic Development
| Co-Chair Rob Wonderling | President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce |
| Co-Chair Dennis Yablonsky | CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development |
| Jim Bloom | President, James J. Bloom, LLC |
| Della Clark | CEO, The Enterprise Center |
| Renee Gilinger | Executive Director, East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District |
| Gary Gulla | Assistant City Manager, City of Hermitage |
| Alex Hartzler | Managing Partner and Founder, WCI Partners |
| Ellen Horan | President and CEO, Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce |
| Keith Leaphart | Chairman, Lenfest Foundation; Brand Manager, Replica Creative |
| Jack Machek | President & CEO, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania |
| Barbara McNees | Former President, Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce |
| Marimba Milliones | President & CEO, Hill Community Development Corporation |
| Catherine Murray | Director, Community Partnerships at Drexel University |
| Doug Neidich | CEO, Chairman of GreenWorks |
| Mayur Patel | Principal, Laughner Patel Developers |
| Mike Pearson | President and CEO, Union Packaging |
| Charles Powell | Director of Diversity Affairs and Community Outreach, Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority |
| Jim Rooney | Principal at FirstLink Research and Analytics |
| David Schuyler | Professor of Humanities and American Studies, Franklin and Marshall |
| Michelle Singer | Executive Director of Political Affairs, Comcast |
| Jerry Sweeney | CEO, Brandywine Realty |
| Ahmeenah Young | Former CEO, PA Convention Center |
Conservation and Natural Resources
| Chair Caren Glotfelty | Executive Director, Allegheny County Parks Foundation |
| Jacqui Bonomo | Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Funders Network |
| Darla Cravotta | Manager Of Special Projects for Allegheny County Executive Office |
| Michael DiBerardinis | Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources, City of Philadelphia |
| Cynthia Dunn | President and CEO, PennFuture; Former Deputy Secretary of Conservation and Technical Service, DCNR |
| Julien Gaudion | Corporate Energy Manager, Aqua America; Former program manager; PA DEP’s Office of Energy & Technology Deployment |
| Mike Schiller | CEO, Green Building Alliance |
| Larry Schweiger | Former President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation |
| Tim Weston | Partner at K&L Gates |
Corrections
| Co-Chair Rev. Damone Jones | Senior Pastor, Bibleway Baptist Church |
| Co-Chair David Spurgeon | Deputy District Attorney, Allegheny County Office of the District Attorney |
| John Adams | District Attorney, Berks County |
| Jarrett Ferentino | Partner, Pugliese, Finnegan, Shaffer, & Ferentino LLC |
| Anne Gingrich Cornick | Attorney, The Law Offices of Anne Gingrich Cornick |
| Hilderbrand “Tony” Pelzer III | Principal, Laura H. Carnell School; Former Assistant Regional Superintendent, Alternative Education for Philadelphia School District |
| Roy Pinto | President, PA State Corrections Officers Association (PSCOA) |
| Greg Rowe | Chief & Legislation and Policy Unit, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office |
| Hope Smith | Community Social Worker |
| Risa Vetri Ferman | District Attorney, Montgomery County |
Drug and Alcohol Programs
| Chair Bob Donchez | Mayor, City of Bethlehem, PA |
| Francis Acosta | City Council President, City of Reading |
| Sekela Coles | Councilwoman, Upper Darby Township |
| Frank Janakovic | Mayor, Johnstown PA |
| Pam Janvey | Accounting Supervisor, Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission |
| Ted Kopas | County Commissioner, Westmoreland County |
Education
| Co-Chair Pedro Rivera | Superintendent, School District of Lancaster |
| Co-Chair John Sygielski | President, Harrisburg Community College |
| Joe Bard | Executive Director, Pa. Assoc. of Rural and Small Schools |
| Jamira Burley | Former Executive Director, Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Youth |
| Darlene Callands | President/CEO, African American for Educational Opportunities |
| Mike Crossey | President of PSEA |
| Larry Davis | Dean, School of Social Work University of Pittsburgh |
| Jim Hardy | Teacher, Kensington High School, Founder and Executive Board Member, Kensington Soccer Club |
| Kevin Johnson | Former Pastor, Bright Hope Baptist Church |
| Jerry Jordan | President, PFT |
| Janine Macklin | COO & External Engagement & Grants Manager, Urban Pathway Charter School |
| Kathy Manderino | Former State Legislator |
| Rich Milner | Chair of Urban Education, Professor of Education, Professor of Social Work (by courtesy), and Professor of Africana Studies (by courtesy); Director of the Center for Urban Education, University of Pittsburgh |
| Lisa Nutter | CEO, Philadelphia Academies |
| Adam Schott | Director of Policy Research, Research for Action |
| Greg Taranto | Principal, Canonsburg Middle School |
| Sonia Vasquez | Principal, Donegan Elementary School |
| George White | Director, Lehigh Center for Developing Urban Educational Leaders |
Environment Protection
| Co-Chair Christina Simeone | Deputy Director, Kleinman Energy Policy Center at University of Pennsylvania |
| Co-Chair Robb Fox | Partner, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP |
| Denise Brinley | Vice President and Principal Consultant, TRC Companies; Former Deputy Secretary and Bureau Director of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, DEP |
| Alexandra Chiaruttini | Attorney, Stock and Leader |
| Carol Collier | Senior Advisor for Watershed Management and Policy, The Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University; Former Executive Director, PA 21st Century Environmental Commission |
| Mark Critz | Former Legislator |
| Nick DeBenedictis | Chairman, President and CEO, Aqua America |
| George Ellis | Executive Director PA Coal Alliance |
| Jill Gaito | Founder and Principal, Gaito & Associates; Former Secretary of the Office of Community Revitalization and Local Government Support, DEP |
| Nick Haden | Vice President of Marketing & Government Relations, Reserved Environmental Services |
| Brian Kauffman | Executive Director, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance |
| Pat Lupo | Education Director, Earth Action at Environment Erie |
| Joseph Reinhardt | Co-Chairman, Energy and Natural Resources Group of Babst Calland |
| Scott Roberts | Senior Advisor, Abraham & Roetzel; Former Deputy Secretary for Mineral Resources Management, DEP |
| Michael Walsh | President, Walsh Strategy Group; Former Deputy Secretary, PDE |
| Shari Williams | Community Outreach Manager, Marcellus Shale Coalition |
| Steve Winberg | Vice-President, Consol Energy |
Fish and Game
| Chair Dan Surra | Former Senior Advisor, Pennsylvania Wilds |
| Jay Delaney | Fire Chief, City of Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| Monica Kline | Partner, Kline Associates LTD |
| Tom Kronenwetter | Retired |
| Cathy Myers | Assistant Professor, Alvernia University; Former Deputy Secretary for Water Resources, DEP |
| Ed Staback | Former State Legislator |
General Service
| Co-Chair Don Siegel | International Vice-President, IBEW |
| Co-Chair Andy Toy | Managing Director, Eastern Tower Community Center |
| David Ehrenwerth | Partner, K&L Gates |
| James Hickey | Sole Proprietor, Sovereign Enterprise; Director of Real Estate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Former County Administrator, Northampton County |
| Alan Kessler | Partner, Duane Morris |
| Kerry Kirkland | Former President, Kirkland Consulting |
| Lenny Klehr | Partner, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP |
| Antoinette Kraus | Director, Pennsylvania Health Access Network |
| Marwan Kreidie | Former Chairman, Civil Service Commission |
| Larry McCrae | Owner, Larry C McCrae Inc. |
| Melonease Shaw | Owner, Maven Inc. |
| Sam Staten, Jr. | Business Manager, Local 332 |
| William Warren | Partner, Saul Ewing |
Health
| Co-Chair Dr. Karen Hacker | Director, Allegheny County Health Department |
| Co-Chair Dr. Rachel Levine | Professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine |
| Bruce Bartels | Former President, WellSpan Health |
| Frank Cervone | Executive Director, Support Center for Child Advocates |
| Karen Feinstein | President, Jewish Healthcare Foundation |
| Peter Grollman | Sr. VP, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Larry Kaiser | CEO, Temple University Health System |
| Chuck Kritko | Former District Executive Director, Department of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Larry Light | Executive Director, PA Med Society |
| Herbert Long | Board member, Temple University Hospital and the Philadelphia Nursing Home |
| Bruce Melgary | Former Executive Director, Lenfest Foundation |
| Carolyn Rogers | Executive Director, Healthy Philadelphia |
| Stuart Shapiro | President & CEO, PA Health Care Association |
| Jane Shull | Executive Director, Philadelphia FIGHT |
| David Simon | Current Chairman, Pa E-Health Board; Former Chief Counsel, Jefferson Health System; Former Chief Counsel, Pa. Dept. of Insurance |
| Evon Sutton | Business Agent, Local 48 of AFSCME District Council 33 |
| Susan Taylor | Dermatologist |
| Ann Torregrossa | Director, PA Health Funders Collaborative |
Higher Education
| Co-Chair Connie Williams | Chair, Philadelphia Museum of Art Board of Trustees |
| Co-Chair Leslie Ann Miller | Advisor to Mayor Michael Nutter; Former Advisor to Governor Ed Rendell |
| Elizabeth Bolden | President, Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges |
| Quintin Bullock | President, Community College of Allegheny County |
| Linnie Carter | Vice President of College Advancement, HACC |
| Eric Darr | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology |
| Don Francis | President, Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania |
| Johnny Irizarry | Director, Center for Hispanic Excellence: La Casa Latina at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Jem Spectar | President, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown |
| Bill Strickland | President and CEO, Bidwell Training Center |
| Bob Taylor | Former Board Member, PASSHE |
| Elliot Weinstein | CEO, Weinstein Realty Advisors |
Housing
| Chair Tina Nixon | CEO, YWCA of Greater Harrisburg |
| Jeffrey Blumenfeld | Attorney, Kutak Rock, LLP |
| Esther Bush | President, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh |
| Ray Hassey | President, Opportunity Foundation; Managing Partner, First Eleven Management, LLC; President, HD Sign Solutions; President, Central Development Group, LLC; Owner, Hassey Legal Services, PC |
| Elizabeth Hersh | Executive Director, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania |
| Arthur Kaplan | Counsel, Fine Kaplan & Black RPC; Vice President, Philadelphia ACLU |
| Bryce Maretzki | Director of Business Development, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency |
| Janet Milkman | Executive Director, Delaware Valley Green Building Council |
| Israel Roizman | President & CEO, Roizman Development, Inc. |
| Robert Simpson | CEO, Crispus Attucks |
| Blane F. Stoddart | President & CEO, BFW Group, LLC |
| Tim Warfield Sr. | Vice-Chairman, PCDFC; Retired Executive Director, NASCSP |
Human Services
| Chair Michael Rashid | Former CEO, AmeriHealth Caritas |
| Deb Beck | President, DASPOP |
| Joan Benso | President & CEO, PA Partnership for Children |
| Jeff Brown | President and CEO, Brown’s Super Stores, Inc. |
| Mark Bullock | Senior VP, Mercy Health System |
| Adam Devlin | Co-Founder, New Vitae Wellness and Recovery |
| John Elliott | Chairman and Senior Shareholder, Elliott Greenleaf |
| Liz Healey | Member, Pittsburgh School Board; Executive Director, The PEAL Center |
| Dorothy Mann | Former CEO, The Family Planning Council of SEPA |
| Sam Milkes | Executive Director, PLAN, Inc. |
| Ross Nese | President, Grane Healthcare |
| Mark Painter | Former State Legislator |
| Tony Payton, Jr. | Former State Legislator |
| Peri Jude Radecic | Chief Executive Officer, Disability Rights Network Pennsylvania |
| Jay Spector | CEO, JEVS Human Services |
| Sari Stevens | Executive Director, Planned Parenthood PA |
| John Tague | Principal, JT Consulting Services |
| Richard Vague | Managing Partner, Gabriel Investments; Chairman, Woods Foundation |
Insurance
| Chair TJ Rooney | Former State Representative; served on Rules, Consumer Affairs, and Insurance Committees |
| Pat Brier | Attorney, Myers Brier & Kelly |
| Patrick Casey | Attorney, Elliot Greenleaf |
| Christopher Drumm | Senior Vice President, Government and External Affairs, AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania |
| Jo Ann Lawer | Director, Government Affairs and Grants, Lancaster General Health |
| Gerald Lawerence | Partner, Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, PC |
| Sam Marshall | President & CEO, Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania |
| Silas Russell | Government Affairs and Legislative Director, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania |
| David Senoff | Attorney, Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy |
| Martin (Lenny) Torrence | Owner & Agent, Nationwide Insurance |
Labor and Industry
| Co-Chair Matt Paules | Business Manager & Financial Secretary, IBEW Local 229 |
| Co-Chair Ron Klink | Former Congressman |
| Donna Allie | President & Founder, Team Clean, Inc. |
| Pat Eiding | Council President, Philadelphia Council, AFL-CIO |
| Harold Epps | President & CEO, PRWT Services, Inc. |
| Anthony Gallagher | Business Manager, Steamfitters Local 420 |
| Donald Generals | President, Community College of Philadelphia |
| Peter Gonzales | President & CEO, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians |
| Paul Harrington | Principal, Association Business Solutions, Inc.; Vice Chair, Mercer County Workforce Investment Board |
| Raymond Hoover | President & CEO, Hoover Rehabilitation Services, Inc. |
| Robert Krebs | Commissioner, Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board |
| Antione Little | Business Manager, District Council 33, AFSCME |
| Gary Masino | Business Manager of the Sheet Metal Workers |
| Jack Shea | President, Allegheny County Labor Council, AFL-CIO |
| Scott Sheely | Executive Director, Lancaster Workforce Investment Board |
| Linda Thomson | President, Johnstown Area Regional Industries |
| Deborah Willig | Managing Partner, Willig, William, & Davidson |
Military and Veterans Affairs
| Chair Frank Sullivan | Retired brigadier general, United States Air Force |
| Chris Carney | Former Congressman |
| Kirsten Gulotta | Member, Focused Business Solutions, LLC |
| Aryanna Hunter | Served in the US Army |
| Larry Maggi | Served in the Marine Corps. |
| Matt Stehman | Served in the Marine Corps. |
| Kevin Strouse | Former Army Ranger, CIA counterterrorism analyst |
| Manan Trivedi | Former Battalion surgeon with the United States Marine Corps as a Navy Officer |
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
| Chair Margaret O’Sullivan | Former Chief Program Officer and interim CEO, American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania |
| Lloyd Ayers | Retired; Former Fire Commissioner, City of Philadelphia |
| Peter Crespo | Executive Chief, Philadelphia Fire Department |
| Eli Gilman | Director of Administration & Development, Foreign Policy Research Institute |
| Willie Reynolds | Councilman, City of Bethlehem, PA |
| Tim Solobay | Chief, Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department |
| Jonathan Spanos | Owner, Paddock Restaurant |
Public Utilities Commission
| Chair Brent Alderfer | CEO and co-founder, Community Energy |
| Ronald Boston | Senior Pennsylvania Government Affairs Manager, Duane Morris Government Strategies |
| Charlie Breslin | CEO, Rittenhouse Consulting Company |
| Nora Brownell | Co-founder, Espy Energy Solutions, LLC; Former Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Former President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
| Lisa Crutchfield | Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; Former Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania PUC |
| David Hyman | Managing Partner, Kleinbard LLC |
| Jeff Letwin | Partner, Schnader Attorneys at Law |
| Jamie Maguire | Chairman of the Board, Philadelphia Insurance Companies |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Murphy | Vice President, Governmental & External Affairs, PECO |
| Sonny Popowsky | Retired, Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate |
| Bill Vinsko | Managing Principal & Founder, Vinsko & Associates, PC |
Revenue
| Chair Rick Gray | Mayor, City of Lancaster, PA |
| Kevin Acklin | Chief of Staff, City of Pittsburgh |
| Andre Allen | Principal, Phoenix Capital Partners |
| Jeffrey Blum | Retired, National Leader, State Tax Desk and Multistate Tax Controversy Services, Deloitte Tax LLP |
| Mike Brubaker | Former State Legislator |
| Rob Dubow | Director of Finance, City of Philadelphia |
| Anthony Griffith | Managing Director, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch |
| Bill Leonard | Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP |
| David O’Connor | Executive Vice President, Strategic Investment Relationships & Initiatives, General Counsel, Delaware Investments |
| Suzanne Shank | President & CEO, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co, LLC |
| Thomas Sharbaugh | Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis LLP |
| Joe Torsella | U.S. Representative for Management and Reform, United Nations; Former President & CEO, National Constitution Center |
| Sharon Ward | Executive Director, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center |
State
| Co-Chair Scott Cooper | Attorney and member of PA Association for Justice |
| Co-Chair Pedro Cortes | Former Secretary of the Commonwealth |
| Dana Brown | Executive Director, Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics, Chatham University |
| Kevin Greenberg | Attorney, Flaster Greenberg |
| Morgan Hanson | Attorney with Cohen & Grigsby |
| Barry Kauffman | Executive Director, Common Cause Pennsylvania |
| David Landau | Chairman, Delaware County Democratic Committee; Partner, Duane Morris LLP |
| Bob O’Donnell | Former State Legislator |
| Lazar Palnick | Attorney |
| Marian Schneider | Senior Attorney, Advancement Project |
State Police
| Chair Rick Vilello | Mayor, City of Lock Haven |
| John Brenner | Former Mayor, City of York, PA |
| Steve Bucar | Public Safety Director, City of Pittsburgh |
| Abe Kassis | Attorney |
| Adrian King | Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr’s Government Relations, Regulatory Affairs and Contracting Group |
| Art Martynuska | President, PA Professional Fire Fighters Association |
Transportation
| Co-Chair Kathy Dahlkemper | Executive, Erie County |
| Co-Chair Eric Menzer | President & General Manager, York Revolution |
| Errol Abdulla | President, AWK Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| Hank Butler | Executive Director, Pennsylvania Council of General Contractors |
| Ed D’Alba | President & CEO, Urban Engineers |
| John Durbin | Former Executive Director, Pennsylvania Turnpike |
| Danny Grace | Secretary, Treasurer, Business Manager, Teamsters Local Union 830 |
| Chuck Hammel | President, Pitt Ohio Express |
| Dan “Mike” Hawbaker | President & CEO, Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. |
| Kevin Johnson | President, Traffic Planning and Design, Inc |
| Cliff Levine | Director & Chair, Public Affairs Groups, Cohen & Grigsby, PC |
| Eric Madden | Executive Vice President, American Council of Engineering Companies of PA |
| Dan Onorato | Government Affairs, Highmark; former Chief Executive of Allegheny County |
| Angelo Perryman | President & CEO, Perryman Building & Construction Services |
| Sean Reilly | President of Roscommon International |
| Leslie Richards | Vice Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners |
| Mike Schubert | Manager of Business Development, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
| Andrew Stober | Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, City of Philadelphia |
| Bill Sutton | Project Manager, Fortune Johnson; Chair, Board of Directors, USGBC Central Pennsylvania |