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Donna Palermo, Chamber President, Atty. George Hludzik, Law Offices of George
Hludzik, Vice Chair, Gary C. Danish, Video by UVP, Chair, Angeline Yenchko, M&T Bank,
Treasurer, Llewellyn Dryfoos, III, Vice Chair, Don Elko, Covenant Abstract, board
member, Elizabeth Bernstein, Century 21 Bernstein Real Estate, board member, Lonni
Polli, Earley-Polli Agency, board member, and Terrance Malloy, Legacy Bank, board
member. Missing from photo: Martha Herron, PPL Corporation, Vice Chair; Scott Koch,
UGI Utilities, Vice Chair, Stephen Walser, Standard-Speaker, Secretary, Barry Jais, WYLN,
board member, and Jerome Panisak, Cardiology Associates of Greater Hazleton, P.C.,
board member.

Gary C. Danish, Video by UVP., was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerceat a reorganization meeting of the organization on Monday, April 9th. William L. Spear will serve as Immediate Past Chairman and Donna Palermo was re-elected as President of the organization.

Joining Mr. Danish and Ms. Palermo are new board members and officers who will begin their terms May 1st.

Vice Chairs include Scott Koch, UGI Utilities, Inc.,  Llewellyn Dryfoos, III, Atty. George R. Hludzik, Law Offices of George R. Hludzik, and Martha Herron, PPL Corporation. Angeline Yenchko will serve as Treasurer and Stephen Walser will serve as Secretary.

Elected to three year terms on the Board of Directors were Elizabeth Bernstein, Century 21 Bernstein Real Estate, Lonni Pollie, Earley-Polli Agency, Terrance Malloy, Legacy Bank, Jerome Panisak, Cardiology Associates of Greater Hazleton  P.C., and Barry Jais, WYLN. Don Elko, Covenant Abstract will fill an unexpired term.

Other prominent business men and women currently serving on the Chamber board are; Sean Anderson, General Mills, Amilcar Arroyo, El Mensajero, Atty. Elizabeth Maguschak, McNees, Wallace & Nurick, LLC, Kevin Salaway, Penn State Hazleton, Dr. William Shergalis, MMI, Alexander Sloot, Printmark Industries, Allen Wagner, Janney Montgomery Scott, L.L.C., and Dominic Yannuzzi, Alfred Benesch & Co.

Staff members, in addition to Ms. Palermo, include: Leann Scatton, Marketing Director, Daniel Guydish, Membership Director, Judiann McGrogran, Funfest Executive Director, Julie Pacelli, Funfest Public Relations Coordinator/Executive Secretary, Deborah Pavuk, administrative assistant, and Nancy Zolota, Bookkeeper. The Chamber also houses three affiliates; Leadership Hazleton, Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership, and the Mountain Council of Governments.

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is the area’ s oldest and largest business advocacy organization.  Originally formed in 1892 as the Hazleton Board of Trade, the organization will celebrate its 115th year of service to the business community at its Annual Dinner at the Genetti Best Western Inn & Suite on May 10th.

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