Corbett transition team

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Gov.-elect Tom Corbett's transition team

Gov.-elect Tom Corbett on Tuesday released the names of 400 people on his transitionteam who will examine every state department and help him formulate policy and choosekey personnel.

Corbett told reporters Tuesday that he expects those people, broken up into 17 teams, tosend him drafts of their findings and recommendations in the next few weeks, with a finalreport ready in early January.

Here are the individuals on each of those teams (alphabetical by department):

AGRICULTURE

Chair Keith Eckel

Jim Adams, President & CEO of Wenger Feeds

Gary Althouse, Chairman of the Department of Clinical Studies of New Bolton Vet Center atPenn

John Barley, CEO of Versant Strategies

Lynda Bowman, Comptroller, Tom Corbett for Governor

Jim Brubaker, Partner, Buffalo Valley Farms

PA State Senator Mike Brubaker

Rich Conti, Chairman of PA Forest Products Association

Erick Coolidge, Chairman of US Farm Service Agency

Mike Firestine, Senior VP of Fulton Bank

Dennis Grumbine, CEO of Lebanon Valley Exposition Corporation

Boots Heatherington, Owner of B&R Farms

Chris Herr, EVP of Penn Ag Industries Association

Gordon Hoover, Director of Eastern Milk Supply, Land O Lakes

David Jaindl, Owner of Jaindl Farms


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Ron Kreider, President of Kreider Farms

Ed Leo, Mushroom Farmer

Anton Leppler, President & CEO of A.J. Leppler Strategies

PA State Rep. John Maher

Dr. Bill Newman, Head of the Radiology Department of Bedford Hospital (Retired)

Alan Novak, President of Novak Strategies

John Pierce, VP of Sales, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms

John Reininger, Chief Relationship Officer, The Clemens Family Corporation

Carl Shaffer, President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau

Jim Simpson, Co-owner of Hanover Shoe Farms

Paula Vitz, Senior Associate, Capital Associates

Kyler Walker; PA State Senator Noah Wenger.

BANKING

Chair - Jim Biery, CEO of PA Bankers Association

Nick DiFrancesco, President & COO of PA Association of Community Bankers

Val DiGiorgio, Partner, Stradley Ronon

Chuck Ferry, Partner, Rhoads & Sinon; Stephen Gurgovits, CEO of FNB Corporation

Laurie Kennedy, Of Counsel, Kennedy PC Law Offices

Elmer Laslo, CEO of 1st Summit Bank

William Latoff, CEO of DNB First

Hugh Long, Regional President for PA and Del.,Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company

Charlotte McLaughlin, CEO of PNC Capital Market

Marlene Mosco, Regional President of NW PA, PNC Financial Services

Gary Nalbandian, CEO of Metro Bank

Thomas Petro, President & CEO of Fox Chase Bank


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Steve Rosskopf

Robert Snyder, President & CEO of Luzerne Bank, Chairman of PA Bankers Association;

John Soroko, Chairman of Duane Morris LLP

Rick Stipka, CEO/President, TruMark Financial Credit Union

Julie Wong, President of Pan Am Realty Company, Inc.

BUDGET, PENSIONS & REVENUE COMMITTEE

Chair Ron Henry, Esq., Senior Consultant, Capitol Strategies Group, Harrisburg

Tom Armstrong, Univ. Liaison, Nanotech Program Manager, Department of Community & Economic Development

Scott Baker, Government Relations Professional, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney

PA State Rep. John Bear

PA State Senator Pat Browne

Jerome Cochran, Executive Vice Chancellor & General Counsel, University of Pittsburgh

PA State Senator Jake Corman

PA State Rep. Sheryl Delozier

Rick Dreher, Director, Bureau of Revenue, Capital & Debt Budget Office

Rick Dreyfuss, Senior Fellow, The Commonwealth Foundation

Bob Greenwood, VP, Healthcare Finance & Insurance, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania

Paul McMillen, President, Pennsylvania Automotive Association

Dan Meuser, Former Owner, Pride Mobility

Steve Moore, Chair, McNees Wallace & Nurick

Ed Nolan, Executive Director, Pa. House Appropriations Committee

Sheri Phillips, Director, Management Services Division, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

Diana Reimer, Co-Founder, Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots

Steve Rosskopf

Ann Spishok, Special Ass istant to the Budget Secretary, Governors Office of the Budget


4/16

Dennis Walsh, President of Government Relations, Bravo Group

Bob Wilburn, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University.

COMMONWEALTH (Office of Administration and Dept. of General Services)

Co-Chair Nancy Dering Mock, President of Nancy Dering, Inc

Co-Chair Charlie Gerhards

Carol Aichele, Chester County Commissioner

Fred Clark, President of Clark Resources

Don Cunningham, Lehigh County Executive

Fred D'Angelo, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Bob DeSousa, Attorney, Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group

Donetta Dinnencenzo, Owner of Net Gain

Bill Graham, President & CEO of The Graham Company

Bob Green, President, Green Communications

PA State Rep. Glen Grell

Mark Hanna, President of Hanna and Associates

Jeff Haste, Dauphin County Commissioner

Alan J. Hoffman, Co-Chairman of Blank Rome

Kelly Logan, Executive Director of Public Service, PHEAA

Ron Plesco, CEO of National Cyber Forensics & Training Alliance

Roy Powell, Partner, Jones Day

Lou Ruscitto, President of ALCM

Bruce Sarteschi, Director of Human Resources, Office of Attorney General

Dan Schiavoni, Owner of Schiavoni Limited

Steve Welch, Founder of Dream It Ventures

George White, Director of Information Technology Section, Office of Attorney General.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE (Corrections, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime andDelinquency, Probation and Parole, State Police)


5/16

Co-Chair Ed Marsico, Dauphin County District Attorney

Co-Chair John Wetzel, Franklin County Warden

PA State Rep. Thomas Caltagirone

Mark Campbell, Partner, Ridge Policy Group

Bruce Edwards, President of PA State Troopers Association

Marty Horn, Educator, CUNY

Carol Hummel, Warden, Indiana County Jail

Mark Koch, Director of Legislative Affairs, PA FOP

Frank Lalley

Kenya Mann, Partner, Ballard Spahr

PA State Rep. Ron Marsico

Les Neri, President of PA State Lodge FOP

Frank Noonan, Chief of Investigations, Office of Attorney General

Lorenzo North, President of AFSME District Council 33, Local 159

Roy Pinto, President of PA State Corrections Officers Association

Linda Rosenberg, Director of PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency

Amy Rosenberry, Executive Director of PA Chiefs of Police Association

Joseph Sarkis, Vice President of PA State Troopers Association

Ron Sharp, Director Psychological Services, Alternate Rehabilitation Communities

Rick Sheetz, Executive Deputy Attorney General of Criminal Law Division, Office of Attorney General

James Thomas, Criminal Justice Consultant

Carolyn (Bunny) Welsh, Sheriff, Chester County, PA Sheriffs Association.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair Alan Walker, Bradford Coal Company

Gene Barr, VP of Government and Public Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry


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Joann Bell, Director of Philadelphia Office, Pugliese Associates

Mel Billingsley, PhD, President & CEO, Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA

Dave Black, President & CEO, Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC

Pat Black, Erie Management Group

Mike Cortez, VP/General Counsel, Sheetz, Inc.

Nick DiFrancesco; Community Bankers Association

Michael Fiore, President, MLR Partnership

Deep Gupta, Member, Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania

Tom Hagen

Rich Hudic, President & CEO, Team PA Foundation

Kenny Jackson, President, Nittany Distribution Services

Sam Katz

Patrick Killian, Commerce Director, Delaware Co. Economic Development

Mollie McEnteer, Director, Duane Morris Government Affairs

Barbara McNees, Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce

John Moran, President, Moran Industries

Thanh Ha Nguyen, CEO, V-Tech Services, Inc.

Dave Patti, President, PA Business Council

Rocco Pugliese, President, Pugliese Associates

Roger Richards, Attorney, Richards Associates, PC

Brian Rider, President/CEO Pennsylvania Retailers Association

Jim Roddey, Principal, McCrory & McDowell

Bob Schena, CEO, Rajant Corporation

Randy Seitz, President, Oil Region Alliance

Stan Sheetz, President, Sheetz, Inc.

Kevin Shivers, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business

John Silvi, CEO, Silvi Group

Joe Uliana, Managing Principal, JM Uliana Associates


7/16

Rob Wonderling, Philadelphia Chamber.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Co-Chair Joel Greenberg, Susquehanna International Group

Co-Chair Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor University of Pittsburgh

Jim Agras, CEO of Triangle Tech and State Board of Education

Jeanne Allen, President of Center for Education Reform

Chris Bravacos, President, Bravo Group

Matt Brouillette, President, Commonwealth Foundation

PA State Rep. Paul Clymer

Marie Conley, Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Board of Governors

Bill Donahue, Treasurer of Donahue Family Foundation

Carolyn Dumaresq, Partner, Dumaresq Consulting

Dan Fitzpatrick, President/CEO, Citizens Bank

Amy Foerster, Saul Ewing

Don Francis, Independent Colleges & Universities

Dennis Giorno, Malady & Wooten

Vahan Gureghian, Chester County Charter School

Larry Jones, President of Charter School Association

Michael Karp, President of University City Housing

Ruth O'Block Grant, Member, Board of Trustees, Seton Hill University

Pat O'Connor, COB, Temple University, Cozen & O'Connor

PA State Senator Jeffrey Piccola

David Pollard, Susquehanna International Group

Ana Puig, Co-Chair of Kitchen Table Patriots

Father Ed Quinlan, Secretary of Education, Harrisburg Diocese

Cynthia Richey, Director of Mt. Lebanon Library System

Richard Sand, Managing Partner of Sand & Saidel Law Firm


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Dave Schulik, Shulick Law Offices

Carl Singley, Counsel, Ciardi, Ciardi and Astin

Karen Stout, President of Montgomery County Community College

Bob Taylor, Trustee, Slippery Rock University

Paul Taylor, Executive Director Archabbey, St. Vincent's College

Ron Tomalis, Director of Dutko Worldwide

Dennis Tulli, Cyber Charters

PA State Senator Anthony Williams

Charles Zogby, K12 Inc. (Knowledge Universe).

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

Chair David Kleppinger of McNees, Wallace & Nurick

Richard Allan, Principal, RJ Allan Consulting

Scott Baker, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Cynthia Carrow, VP, Government & Community Relations, Western PA Conservancy

Rosemary Chiavetta of the Public Utility Commission

Thomas Chiomento, Director of Government at Exelon Generation

Brian Clark, Shareholder, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Nick DeBenedictus, Chairman, Aqua America

George Ellis, President, PA Coal Association

Ellen Ferretti, VP, PA Environmental Council

Josh First, President, Appalachian Land & Conservation Services Co., LLC

John Giordano, Chief Legal, Philadelphia Works

Pete Gleason, Partner, K&L Gates

Grant Gulibon, Regional Specialist, PA Builders Association

Dave Hess, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection

John Hohenwarter, National Rifle Association

Charlie Kirkwood, President, Shawnee Insurance


9/16

Mike Krancer

John Oliver, Oliver Brothers

Stan Rapp, Senior Partner, Greenlee Partners

John Rich, Ultra Clean Fuels

Todd Rucci

Hasu Shah

John Skoutelas, VP of Governmental Affairs, Waste Management

Pat Solano

Glen Thomas, GT Power Group

Eric Thumma, Director of Institutional Relations, Iberdrola Renewables

Don Welsh, Former President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Pam Witmer, Energy & Environmental Practice Lead, Bravo Group

PA State Senator Mary Jo White

HEALTH & AGING

Co-Chair Bob Cindrich, Conemaugh Health System

Co-Chair Todd Shamash, Senior Counsel & Director of Jefferson Health Systems

Rad Agrawal, Associate Clinical Chief of Research and Education in Gastroenterology,Hepatology and Nutrition/Associate Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine,

West Penn Al HS

Gene Boyle, President of The Boyle Group

Deborah Brown, CEO, American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic

Chris Cavalieri, Senior VP and General Council, Thomas Jefferson University

Dr. Zane Gates, Physician, Altoona Regional Health System

Vicki Hoak, Executive Director, PA Homecare Association

Anthony Horbal, Owner of Sable Chevrolet

Everette James, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Policy and Planning, Schools of theHealth Sciences, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh/ Former Secretary of Health

Keith Kanel, Chief Medical Officer, Pittsburgh Reigonal Health Initiative


10/16

Bindu Kansupada,MD MBA FACC

John Kennedy, President and CEO of Kennedy, PC Law Offices

Russ McDaid, VP, Public Policy P.A.N.P.H.A

John Morahan, President and CEO of St. Josephs Regional Health Netwo rk

Joyce OBrien, Office of Attorney General

James M. Redmond, Senior Vice President of Legislative Services, Hospital & HealthSystem Association of Pennsylvania

Andy Sandusky, COO, Deputy Executive VP of Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians

Sue Schrand, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Stuart Shapiro, President & CEO, PA Healthcare Association

David Simon, Jefferson Health Systems

Kim Sokoloski, Government Relations Consultant, Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney

Dave Thompson, Pennsylvania Medical Society

Frank Trembulak, EVP COO, Geisinger Health System

PA State Senator Pat Vance

Bob Zimmerman, Former Secretary of Health/Former Regional Director of HHS underGeorge W. Bush

INSURANCE COMMITTEE

Chair David Simon, Jefferson Health Systems

Bob Baker, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Capital Blue Cross

Mike Blackwood, President & CEO, Gateway Health Plan

Denise Cesare, NEPA

Michael Consedine, Partner, Saul Ewing

Sam Denisco, Director of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry

Darleen Fritz, President, AEGIS

Chip Hummer, MD, Past President/Board Member, PA Orthopedic Society

Sam Marshall, President, CEO, PA Insurance Federation


11/16

Greg Martino, Head of Legislative Affairs, AETNA

Mario Mele, President, Fidelio Insurance Company

Todd Shamash, Senior Counsel & Director, Jefferson Health Systems

Sue Schick, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania

Matt Steck, Partner, Greenlee Associates

Gary Truitt

Michael Warfel VP of Government Affairs, Highmark

PA State Senator Don White

LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair Mike Acker, Triad Strategies, LLC

Sheilah Borne-Fuller, Government Relations, Penn State University

Ryan Boyer, Business Manager, Labor Business Council

Hank Butler, Executive Director, PA Council of General Contractors

Edward Coryell, Executive Secretary/ Treasurer/Business Manager, Metropolitan RegionalCouncil of Carpenters of Philadelphia and Vicinity

Deep Gupta, Member, Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania

Dave Hackett, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Bill Harris, Harris Funeral Home

Bernie Heckman, AV International

Robert Heenan, Business Manager, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 542

Chris Masciantonio, General Manager of Public Policy and Governmental Affairs, US Steel

Dan Quinn, Secretary Treasurer/Business Agent, Boilermakers

Juan Ramos, Administrator, LECET

Scott Sheely, Executive Director, Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board

Bob Shoop, Partner, Thorp, Reid & Armstrong

Jack Zimmer, President and CEO, Associated Builders & Contractors.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Co-Chair Carol Aichele, Chester County Commissioner


12/16

Co-Chair Keith Hite, Consultant, Pennsylvania State Association of TownshipSupervisors

Chris Abruzzo, Derry Township Supervisor

Kip Allen, President of PA League of Cities and Municipalities/Edinboro BoroughCouncilman

Ray Amato, Chairman of Board of Supervisors, Antis Township Supervisor

John Brenner, Director of Development of PA League of Cities & Municipalities

Jim Cawley, Lt. Gov.-elect

Eric Coolidge, Tioga County Commissioner

Mike Dennehey, Pine Township Supervisor

Jim Felmlee, President of PA Boroughs Association

Vince Gastgeb, Allegheny County Councilman

Brian Hudson, Executive Director & CEO of PA Housing & Finance Agency

Scott Martin, Lancaster County Commissioner

Dave Mitchell, Former Mayor of Corry, PA

Jose Molina, Director, Office of Community Engagement & Government Affairs, KutztownUniversity

Red Pinizotto, Councilman, Johnstown City Council

Mike Pries, Dauphin County Commissioner

David Sanko, Executive Director of PA Township Supervisors

Ira Weiss, Owner of Weiss Law Offices.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (PEMA, Homeland Security, PA National Guard)

Co-Chair Marko Bourne, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton

Co-Chair Carl Buchholz, CEO, Blank Rome, LLP

Co-Chair Wesley Craig, Major General (Retired), United States Army

PA State Senator Lisa Baker

Mark Camillo, Senior VP of Contemporary Services Corporation


13/16

Duncan Campbell, Managing Director of Operations of Ridge Global

Bob Kennedy, VP of Government Relations, UPMC

Rodney Little, President of Fraternal Order of Housing Police

William Lynch, Major General (Retired), Pennsylvania Air National Guard

Ron Plesco, CEO of NCFTA

Dave Sanko, COO of COB

Francis Schultz, Crawford County District Attorney

Ron Stanko, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Regulatory Compliance & Intelligence Section,Office of Attorney General

PA State Rep. Mike Vereb.

STATE COMMITTEE

Chair Lawrence Tabas, Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel

Charlie Camp, Beaver County Commissioner

Aaron Cohen, President, Arena Strategies

Tom Ellis, Special Counsel, Duane Morris

Esmeralda Hetrick, Client Manager, Highmark Blue Shield

David James, Partner, FLS

Kim Pizzingrilli, Government Relations, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Ken Rapp, Chief Public Defender, Dauphin County

Joe Rocks, Chairman and CEO, NHS Human Services, Inc.

Leo Vergnetti, CEO, Vergnetti Consulting

Joe Watkins, Pastor, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.

TRANSPORTATION/INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Co-Chair Vahan Gureghian, CEO of Charter School Management, Inc.

Co-Chair Brad Mallory, CEO of Michael Baker Corporation

Co-Chair Pete Tartline

Tony Bartolomeo, President & CEO of Pennoni Associates


14/16


15/16

James Anderson, Executive Director , Juvenile Court Judges Commission

PA State Rep. Matt Baker

Deb Beck, President of DASPOP

Fritz Bittenbender, VP of Cephalon

Charlie DeBrunner, DeBrunner Associates

Peg J. Dierkers, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Dennis Felty, President of Keystone Human Services, Board Chair PAR, Federal CouncilMember FICE International, President FICE USA

Neely Frye, Government Affairs, Novartis

Anne Hart, Healthcare Practice Director, Bravo Group

Brian Kelly, Government Relations, Buchanon, Ingersoll & Rooney

Monsignor Joe Kelly, Secretary of Catholic Human Services

Jack Kane, Partner, Kelley & Murphy

Mike Kling, President of MA Transportation

Jay Layman, President of Capital Associates

Bev Mackereth, Executive Director of York Co. Human Services

Russ McDaid, VP, Public Policy, M.H.A

Brenda McLaughlin, National Medicaid Consultant

Jose Molina, Director, Office of Community Engagement & Government Affairs, KutztownUniversity

Tim Pawol, Trust Admin., Provider Alliance

Jim Redmond, HAP

Steve Rosskopf

Mike B. Rosenstein, Senior Government Affairs Specialist, Stevens & Lee

Todd Shamash, Jefferson Health Systems

Steve Suroviec, Executive Director of The Arc of PA

Lawrence Tabas, Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel

PA State Senator Pat Vance


16/16

Shirley Walker, President, CEO of PA Service Network for Autism and IntellectualDisabilities

PA State Senator Kim Ward

Michael Wolf, Government Affairs Director, Pfizer, Inc.f

VETERAN COMMITTEE - (Department of Military Affairs & National Guard)

Co-Chairs Robert DeSousa, PA National Guard, Director, Veterans for Corbett; and William Lynch, Major General (ret.), Pennsylvania Air National Guard

Barbara Cross, Lt. Colonel (ret.), United States Marine Corps

Gregory Davis

Phil DeHennis

Brian Leonhard

John Patten

Walter Pudlowski

State Senator Bob Robbins

Frank Ryan, Colonel (ret.), United States Marine Corps

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Corbett transition team